Release Notes

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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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Version 18.2 with project sorting options and optional link shortening

New

• You can now also sort individual projects on title, edited date, or creation date, and group notes by color
• On macOS you can now disable link shortening using a new command in the Edit > Substitutions menu

Improved

• Pasting code as preformatted text or code now correctly preserves indentation and new lines
• The formatting palette keyboard shortcut now works in the template editor
• Addressed slow-typing after a colon on iOS and iPadOS triggers emoji autocompletion
• Improvements to note drag and drop and sorting in overviews
• Videos are automatically paused when closing the community window
• Added the Lock all Projects and Notes keyboard shortcut on iPad
• Command-Shift-F no longer needs to be hit twice to enter a search
• Improved display of the calendar header in the related panel when showing week numbers
• Starting a heading with a number no longer removes it
• Added a hidden preference to disable sidebar and related panel swiping on macOS
• Tags in the tag manager are now shown with their respective values on iOS and iPadOS
• Improved navigation of the sidebar using Voiceover

Fixed

• Fixed a number of crashes in the texteditor introduced by the latest OS updates
• Addressed a number of conditions in the editor that could lead to self-duplicating paragaphs
• Fixed a crash that could occur when syncing in the background on iOS and iPadOS
• You can now edit the text of links again in the editor (using the arrow keys or by deleting text)
• Color searches are now correctly preserved when saving as a smart overview
• The text and highlight colors now include red on iOS and iPadOS
• Renaming a project or overview now scrolls it to become visible on iOS and iPadOS
• The formatting palette keyboard shortcut now works in the template editor on macOS
• Fixed an issue where the project icons were not shown correctly in menus
• Links now work in templates if used through Shortcuts
• Fixed layout of the calendar picker on macOS, including when selecting preset dates.
• Improvements to ensure displaying the correct pricing of premium features
• Small tweaks and UI improvements
• Localization improvements

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Version 18.3 with grouping of notes by their Done status

New

• It is now possible to group notes in projects and overviews by their Done status
• A long press on a link will now trigger the link editor popover on iOS and iPadOS
• The help menu now has a search bar that allows the search the Agenda community

Improved

• More careful hiding of the title of notes in locked projects
• Project icons are now properly shown in a number of menus
• The link, move to, and navigation menus now show (but not allow selection of) locked projects and notes and hide notes that have moved to the trash
• Improved scrolling and updating behavior while using dictation on iOS and iPadOS
• More reliable jump and scrolling behavior when tapping internal links on iOS and iPadOS
• Highlights and note backgrounds are now included when sharing a note as PDF on iOS and iPadOS
• The Add and Append to note shortcuts now always show the end date field

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where starting the app could be very slow or fail in low-power mode
• Fixed a layout issue when collapsing the timeline in the related panel without having given permission to access the calendar
• Addressed an issue that could trigger a crash of the app in the background during sync
• Fixed an issue where after a force quit no authentication was required
• Fixed a small graphic glitch in the calendar when selecting multiple dates
• X-callback-URLs on iOS now properly trigger the x-success callback on iOS and iPadOS

Version 18.3.1

Fixed

• Fixes export of tables (eg PDF) which broke in a recent macOS release
• The filter field could lose focus when there were no results. Fixed.
• Notes marked as done, but on-the-agenda, will now appear in the Relevant Notes widget
• Widgets could have half truncated rows. This is fixed.
• Facilitated future integration with the Things app

Version 18.3.2

Fixed

• Update copyright notice
• Improved the animation for showing features panel
• Improved animation when showing preferences panel
• Corrected some layout issues for upcoming visionOS
• Fixed a variety of crashes

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Version 19.0 with Redesigned, More Powerful Search and Spotlight Integration

New

• Simpler and faster search interface
• Integration with Spotlight
• Advanced search queries
• Search options for many types of content, not just text
• Saving of new powerful searches for Overviews
• ToDo overview showing notes with incomplete check list items
• Support for two new accessibility fonts

Agenda 19 completely redefines how to find the most important notes instantly, with powerful queries and quickly jumping between search results without losing your context and focus.

Improved

• Added support for Google meet event note format
• Move to trash is no longer considered a destructive action in dialogs
• Projects with locked notes can now be moved between categories
• Checklists should now appear in the list of auto-completable options
• You can now check off items in multiple notes at once
• Added support for Things Quick Entry

Fixed

• Addressed an issue where text would end up overlapping from multiple notes
• Fixed a crash while syncing in the background
• Fixed an issue where x-callback-urls would not properly work on iPhone
• Fixed an issue where the keyboard bar could appear with the wrong size when using a hardware keyboard
• Various minor UI issues resolved

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Version 19.1 with highlighting of search hits

New

• Search results are now highlighted in note content and title
• Cycle through search results within a single note
• Use Find Next command (CMD-G) to move between notes in results

Improved

• Added syntax highlighting for the Julia programming language

Fix

• Fixed missing translations