Release Notes

mekentosj · October 24, 2022, 8:16am

Version 16.0 with Collaboration through Shared Notes

New Premium

Create your own shared notes to collaborate with others
Invite existing connections to collaborate, whereby they receive an invitation via email
Generate a link which allows others to join your shared note
Invite others to collaborate and chat using Shared with You in Messages (requires macOS13, iOS16 or iPadOS 16.1 or higher).

New

Accept invitations to collaborate on the shared notes of others (free)
Shared notes can be put in any project in your Agenda
Edit shared notes with others in close to real time
Anyone joining a shared note can then invite others
Browse notes shared via Messages in the Shared with You panel
Use Shared with You to jump to notes you have already joined, or accept new invitations to collaborate
Easily jump straight from a shared note into the corresponding thread in Messages app
When you leave a shared note, you keep a personal copy of the most recent version
Anyone sharing a note can continue to collaborate, even if some others stop sharing
Data for shared notes is encrypted before upload, and when stored in the cloud
If you are the last person sharing a note, it will be removed from the cloud when you stop sharing
Use any user handle you like on each shared note. Eg. “Janice” on work notes, and “Mom” on family notes - See who is making edits using the user “bubbles” on each shared note
Recently Edited list now indicates the most recent editor of shared notes (when it is not you)

Improved

Agenda now includes the Czech language
Added and improved the available of App Shortcuts, including getting the selected note and project, and allowing to set many more properties of a note.
The note background color is now also shown in the table of content menu when clicking/tapping the project title

Fixed

Various UI tweaks and improvements

Agenda 16 allows you to share notes with other Agenda users and edit them together

mekentosj · November 22, 2022, 2:07pm

Version 16.1 with Tag editing and Paste As improvements

New

Added a Get Note Summary and Get Selected Text app Shortcut, as well as additional search and sort options for other Shortcuts
Added a Paste As menu with options to paste text with or without formatting, or directly as a preformatted or block quote paragraph
It’s now possible to delete tags from the tag browser

Improved

Tables pasted from Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, etc. are now converted to tables. Pasted lists are now maintained as well, as are attributes from pasted HTML
Much improved behaviour with emoji’s and multi-byte unicode characters like those used in Chinese and Japanese during text editing, including when creating and editing tags, using markdown formatting, etc.
Autocompletion should now work better when using Chinese or other mult-byte languages
It is now possible to show multiple full-width images next to each other if there’s sufficient space
Long-tapping an attachment on iOS and iPadOS will directly open the preview of an attachment
Block quotes are now shown in a nicer way when used within a list
When pasting text leading spaces and tabs are now automatically converted to indentation
The placeholder of an empty note is now using the preferred font
When sharing a note as email we no longer show the advertisement for Agenda if you own the premium features
Rich Text is now available for sharing using AirDrop
When inserting a tag at the start of a line, Agenda no longer inserts a preceeding space
More reliable activation of focus filters

Fixed

Printing now works again on iOS and iPadOS
Title fetching for pasted links was not working, this is fixed
Fixed an issue where editing a tag could delete extra words or spaces
Fixed an issue where changing the name of a tag, person or attachment token could truncate some characters
Deleting attachments by backspacing now works, and so does deleting characters within a tag, person or attachment token
Tooltips on macOS for links are now shown correctly
The keyboard shortcuts for moving a note to the beginning or end now work
Typing > at the end of a note now properly converts to the block quote style
Escape no longers triggers help in the collaboration popover
The \clear action now properly works to remove formatting
Fixed an issue where sync could get stuck
Fixed an issue where the island button would move up along with the keyboard
Fixed an issue where selecting a note from the recently edited list would not make it visible while searching
Fixed an issue when editing attachments that have just been added to a note
Updated and improved translations

mekentosj · March 12, 2023, 7:30pm

Version 17.0 with Multiple Windows, Focus Mode, Formatting Window and Lifetime Premium

New Premium

Open notes, projects or overviews in a new window on both macOS and iPadOS
Take a note into fullscreen with just a click to create an instant focus mode
Keep a window floating above all other windows for easy note taking during video calls for example
Option/Alt-click any note or project in the Table of Contents, Sidebar or Related Panel to open it in a new window
Introduced Lifetime Premium purchase option

Agenda 17 allows you to open your notes, projects and overviews in a separate window on Mac and iPad. You can even choose to have the window float above all other windows, great during video calls for example.

New

Drag the formatting palette into a window to keep it around and give you easy access to all formatting options.
Added Save as File option in Share menu on macOS
Added the option to click the dock again to bring forward the main window
Added support for cmd-3, 4, 5, etc to select the smart overviews in the sidebar
Added support for drag and drop of notes in the Related Panel on iPadOS, including into new windows
The community and tag browser can now be opened in a separate window on iPadOS

The community and tag browser can now be opened in a separate window on iPadOS

Improved

On iOS and iPadOS Agenda can now sync in the background
Improved behaviour of pasting text as plain text
Improved look and feel of the menus in the sidebar and of the gear menu of a selected note on iPad
The quickly open and table of contents popovers now show the notes in the sort order of the project
The formatting palette can now also be invoked with a keyboard shortcut
Improved look and feel of the menus in the sidebar and of the gear menu of a selected note
Improved readability of the calendar items in the Related Panel
On macOS the autocompletion menu now shows above the text if there is not enough space below the text
The order of notes is now correct when selecting a project when using the internal link menu autocompletion
Shortcuts should now show the name of the template instead of their title
Colored note backgrounds and block quotes should now be visible when printing
Fixed and improved the behavior of the panel drag handles, including fixing their occasional disappearing or misalignment
Open quickly on iPad now also responds to alt-space (can be disabled in preferences)
The Open quickly menu can now be filtered on projects starting with an emoji in the title
The request to kindly leave a positive review in the App Store should no longer show while typing in a note
Block quotes can now be inserted in templates and the sharing extension on iPadOS and iOS
Added draghandle on iPad and smarter drag beginning behavior
Alt/option-clicking the notes showing in the Related Panel now shows a nicer menu on macOS
Agenda no only remembers the default \date format if it’s one of the standard formats
On iPhone turning the screen from landscape to portrait and vice versa should animate smoother
Improved translations

Fixed

Agenda should now work properly in combination with Stage Manager on iPadOS
Automatic switching between light and dark mode should now work more reliably
Pasted links should now update with the title of the website again
Fixed an issue where the title in the template editor would have a transparant background
Fixed an issue where the searchfield would become irresponsive when typing into the table of contents popover
Fixed an issue when using the trackpad on iPad and hovering over the project and/or category title
Fixed and improved the behavior of the panel drag handles, including fixing their occasional disappearing or misalignment on iOS
Fixed an issue where the auto completion menu would gain a white background after showing a submenu
Fixed an issue where the sidebar would not respond to dark/light switches for example.
Fixed overlapping icons in the Related Panel
Fixed a crash of the sharing extension for certain libraries
Fixed overlapping text in welcome tour

By holding the alt/option key you can jump into fullscreen focus mode in one step, you can even tear-off the inspector to make it permanently visible.

Version 17.0.1

Fixed an issue where triggering a keyboard shortcut could open many windows
Addressed the issue where the floating formatting window would not show or hide correctly
Alt-click the window button in a note will open the note it fullscreen
Fixed Dropbox authentication on iOS
Fixed a number of crashes. Reworked the floating formatting window
Fixed pasting text from PowerPoint
Fixed a regression where notes from archived or deleted projects would still show in On the Agenda
Fixed a layout issue with the date picker for reminders
Updated localizations

Version 17.0.2

Fixed a crash when viewing the video during the migration from older versions on iOS
Fixed an issue where the formatting window would lose its background in dark mode
We now indicate the main window using an icon in the Window menu

mekentosj · July 22, 2023, 9:37am

Version 18.0 with password support, overview improvements and color and people manager

New Premium

Ability to lock Agenda via the app settings, to prevent unauthorized viewing of content
Lock individual notes, or whole projects, to prevent unauthorized viewing
Unlock notes and projects using TouchID, FaceID, Apple Watch, or a privacy password

Agenda 18 allows you to hide private notes and projects from privy eyes by setting a password, you can even set a password on the entire app

New

There are now sort options for the notes list, for grouping and changing sort order
Access the sort options by tapping the Project Title at the top of the list
Group notes by project or color or show them ungrouped in one big list
Sort notes by assigned date, creation date, edited date or title
Added Color Manager to name, organize, and change colors
You can now create custom colors
Added way to set the default format for the date action
Added a People Browser, similar to the Tag Browser, for renaming, merging, and deleting People tags
Introduced preferences which sync across devices for some settings

Improved

The color picker has been improved
Open quickly and showing the Table of Contents is now supported in separate windows for single notes (it will unhide the titlebar)
More accurate naming of the formatting palette show/hide menu item
You can now open notes in a window from archived projects

Fixed

Fixed an issue where the time and date pickers in the event and reminder sheet would always be expanded
More reliable detection of reminder and event updates that force the inspector to refresh
Changing reminders in the reminders app now updates the icon in the text properly
Significant reduction in memory use during printing of notes with attachments
Fixed an issue where upon switching from light to dark, the background of the autocompletion popover would be light instead of dark
Fixed a layout issue where launching the app in landscape on iPad would not properly layout
Fixed some issues with tokens in notes dropping characters
Fixed an issue where the title in the template editor would disappear
Fixed an issue where the preferences window wouldn’t show if told to sign in from the features window
Fixed attachment import for text bundles when alt-text is empty.

Agenda 18 adds a new color manager that allows you to add new colors and given them their own labels, that then become available to color your notes with, or use as text color or highlights.

Version 18.0.1

Fixed issue where title would deselect when you add a new note
Fixed wrongly named menus for sorting
No longer crashes on iOS 13 and 14
Fixed handling of dates older than 5 years.
The Change Password button in Settings now appears properly

mekentosj · September 16, 2023, 10:47pm

Version 18.1 with iOS 17 and macOS 14 support and Encrypted iCloud Sync

New

There is a new iCloud sync option with End-to-End encryption, using Advanced Data Protection

Improved

Support for widget changes in iOS 17 (including Standby mode), and macOS 14 (including display on the Desktop)
Widgets are now interactive on iOS 17 and macOS 14, allowing toggling of On-the-Agenda status
Added a new widget type for displaying a single favorite note of your choice in macOS
Agenda Shortcuts have been redesigned

On iOS17 the Agenda widget can now appear in Standby mode when turning your iPhone to landscape while charging.

Fixed

The project title field no longer loses focus when creating a new one
Fixed an issue where certain events and reminders would not be shown in the inspector
Fixed a crash when using Shared with You
Fixed some wrong translations in the menus
Fixed issues with Focus mode
Fixed editing of links in the text editor
Fixed a crash in the Shortcuts app when trying to get the content of notes with a reminder
Fixed some minor issues around using private notes

Version 18.1.1

Fixed

Fixed an issue with calendar and reminder access in iOS 17 and macOS 14

Version 18.1.2

Fixed

Fix for crashing on launch on macOS 11