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Jotty Feature History

This document lists all major features added since the app's initial baseline (v1.0.0 Stable Beta), organised by release version.

1.15.1

Features

  • Localization: Deprecated LOCALE env in favor of user-specific language settings (DEFAULT_LOCALE remains as fallback).
  • UI Translation: Added a dropdown in the user menu and settings to switch languages.
  • Admin Settings: Added option to hide the language selector from the header.
  • Unraid Support: Added official Unraid template support.

1.15.0

Global & UI Features

  • Translations: Introduced full app translation support (Italian and English currently supported).
  • MFA/2FA: Added Multi-Factor Authentication support for local logins (via Authenticator apps).
  • Settings Redesign: Fully redesigned the settings UI.
  • Context Sidebar: Sidebar content is now relative to the active page (e.g., specific filters for Checklists or Notes pages).
  • View Modes: Added Card, List, and Grid view options for Home, Notes, and Checklist pages.
  • Audit Logs: Added full support for audit logs (user and admin views).
  • How-To: Added a dedicated /howto page and section.

Notes & Editor Features

  • Excalidraw: Added support for Excalidraw (free mode).
  • Skip Modal: Added a user setting to skip the note creation modal.
  • Encrypted Editing: Allowed editing encrypted notes without requiring decryption first.
  • Draw.io Proxy: Added support for proxying draw.io via internal local networks.

Admin Features

  • Admin Privacy: Added a flag to prevent admins from viewing user content.
  • Admin Views: Specific admin views for notes/checklists (/admin/note/<uuid>) respecting privacy flags.
  • OIDC Fallback: Added fallback to fetch claims from the user info endpoint if missing in callbacks.

New API Endpoints

  • Logs: Endpoints for retrieving, exporting, and cleaning logs (/api/logs, /api/logs/export, /api/logs/stats, /api/logs/cleanup).

1.14.3

Features

  • Encryption Default: Switched to XChaCha20 as the default encryption method (symmetric).

1.14.1

Features

  • Codeblocks: Restyled codeblocks and added support for significantly more languages.
  • Theming: Added sakura-blue and sakura-red themes.
  • Default Filters: Added ability to set default filters for Checklist and Note pages via settings.
  • UX: Auto-focus on name input when opening new folder/note modals.

1.14.0

Global & UI Features

  • PGP Encryption: Added PGP encryption support for notes with key management in settings.
  • UI Refresh: Replaced Lucide icons with Huge Icons, reduced border radius, and adjusted the main color palette.
  • Unified Loader: Standardized loading screens across the application.
  • Font Change: Updated font to Inter Variable.
  • Markdown Theming: Added theming support for markdown editor syntax.

1.13.1

Notes & Editor Features

  • Improved Markdown: Enhanced markdown editor with full syntax highlighting and tab support.
  • Line Numbers: Added optional line numbers to the markdown editor.
  • Preview Mode: Added a preview button to the rich editor.
  • Minimal Mode: Added a mode to fully disable the Rich Text Editor while retaining syntax support.

1.12.2

Features

  • Custom 404 Page: Added a custom 404 page for missing routes.
  • Sidebar Scroll: Sidebar now automatically scrolls to the active item.

Bug Fixes

  • Sanitisation: Fixed harsh sanitisation to only remove specific tags (iframe, embed, object, script).
  • UI Fixes: Fixed login page spinner and blockquote/mermaid/file rendering in notes.
  • Table of Contents: Removed code comments from appearing in the TOC.

1.12.1

Bug Fixes

  • HTML Sanitisation: Fixed HTML comments being stripped out by sanitisation.
  • Webmanifest: Allow app to run even if webmanifest folder permissions are not set (errors logged to console).

1.12.0

Notes & Editor Features

  • Hybrid Table Support: Complex content (lists, codeblocks) is now allowed within tables. Tables automatically switch to HTML if complex content is used, regardless of user settings.
  • Draw.io Integration: Enabled support for multiple draw.io instances within the same note.

Checklist & Task Features

  • Mobile Drag/Drop: Added ability to drag and drop checklist items on mobile.
  • Sub-item Drag/Drop: Added drag and drop for sub-items on simple checklists (move between parents or turn into parents).
  • Input Focus: Focus is maintained on the input field when adding sub-items.

Admin & Security

  • OIDC Roles: Added support for OIDC admin roles on top of groups.
  • Permissions: Added extra environment variables to set permissions.

New API Endpoints

  • Tasks CRUD: Full CRUD endpoints for tasks (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE at /api/tasks).
  • Task Statuses: Endpoints to manage task statuses (/api/tasks/:taskId/statuses).
  • Task Items: Endpoints to create and manage task items (/api/tasks/:taskId/items).
  • Nested Item Support: API now supports nested items via index paths (e.g., "0.1", "0.2.1").

1.11.1

Features

  • Cloning: Added ability to clone checklists and notes.
  • Reading Progress: Added a visual progress bar while scrolling notes with reading time/character count (Beta).
  • Import Safety: Added a warning message when closing the checklist bulk import modal.

Bug Fixes

  • Performance: Major memory reduction on build for systemd environments.
  • Linking: Fixed bilateral linking issues for consistent behavior.
  • Kanban: Fixed issue with updating statuses on new Kanban boards.

New API Endpoints

  • Checklists: POST, PUT, and DELETE endpoints for checklists.
  • Search/Filter: Added query parameters for filtering by category, type, and search query (q={query}) for both notes and checklists.

1.11.0

Global Architecture

  • YAML Frontmatter: Introduced YAML metadata to all notes/checklists (adds title, UUID, checklistType).
  • UUID Implementation: Refactored system to use immutable UUIDs for notes and checklists.
  • Sidebar Drag/Drop: Refactored sidebar behavior to allow dragging notes/categories into different subfolders/categories.
  • Timezone Formats: Added support for both dd/mm/yyyy and mm/dd/yyyy formats in settings.

Notes Features

  • Bidirectional Linking (Refactor): Links now use /jotty/<uuid> format. Added a toggle to opt-out of bidirectional linking per link (reverting to standard path).
  • Diagrams: Native markdown integration for Mermaid.js.
  • Draw.io: Full embedded integration with draw.io (diagrams.net), including offline instance support via admin settings.

Checklist Features

  • Kanban Customization: Kanban board status columns and colors are now fully customizable per board.
  • Kanban Archiving: Added ability to archive/unarchive Kanban items.
  • Drag/Drop Refactor: Improved checklist drag and drop performance.

API

  • OpenAPI Docs: Full OpenAPI documentation available.
  • Update Note: Added endpoint to update notes.

1.10.2

Performance & Fixes

  • Checklist Performance: Massive improvement to checklist performance; lazy loading for lists >50 items and optimistic UI updates for checking items.
  • Emoji Caching: Heavily cached emojis to prevent reloading on every refresh.
  • TOC Scroll: Table of contents now scrolls when headings reach the bottom of the screen.
  • OIDC: Allowed the use of "false" string for OIDC environment variables.

1.10.1

Features

  • Content Parsing: Added setting to allow parsing of content (titles) across the app for sidebar styling (can be disabled for performance).

Bug Fixes

  • Search & Filter: Fixed broken search results when categories have spaces and refactored category filters.
  • Codeblocks: Standardized codeblock fonts and fixed escaping issues.
  • ARM Support: Fixed binary issues affecting ARM architecture updates.

1.10.0

Global & UI Features

  • Performance Refactor: Sidebar now parses filenames instead of full file content for significant performance gains.
  • Sharing Refactor: Completely refactored sharing with granular permissions (View/Edit/Delete). Shared items now stored in .sharing.json.
  • Theming: Ability to create/edit themes and add custom CSS directly from Admin -> Styling.
  • PWA Customization: Options to customize PWA splash screen and icons.
  • Deletion: Added ability to delete items from the sidebar.

Notes Features

  • Bidirectional Linking (Beta): Type @ in the editor to link notes. Includes a "Referenced by" section in linked notes.
  • Relationship Graph: Added a profile tab with a visual representation of note/checklist relationships.

Checklist Features

  • Recurring Items (Beta): Added support for recurring checklist/task items (enabled in settings).
  • Nested Collapse: Nested subtasks automatically collapse if the parent is completed.
  • Uncheck Suggestion: Added prompt to uncheck already checked items (toggleable).

New API Endpoints

  • /api/health - GET
  • /api/manifest - GET

1.9.2

** Features**

  • Archive: Allow checklist/notes to be archived (only from sidebar from now). Once archived they will be available in profile -> archive
  • New settings: Add settings in profile->settings to set how frequent you want autosave to happen. Autosave can still be disabled from the browser session settings modal, but also enabled/disabled persistently from your settings.

** New api endpoints**

/api/note - POST /api/user - GET /api/{username}/user - GET (only for Admin) /api/categories - GET

1.9.1

  • Security Update: Keep image/file/video cache on private for private serving data and keep it public for truly public image (e.g. favicon)

1.9.0

Notes & Editor Features

  • Image and File Paste: Allows copying and pasting of images and files from the clipboard into the editor.
  • Image and File Drag/Drop: Allows drag and drop of images and files directly into the editor.
  • Video Embedding (Beta): Added a 'Videos' tab to the file upload and allows embedding of videos within notes.
  • Public Video Support: Added SERVE_PUBLIC_VIDEOS=yes environment variable to enable videos in public notes (security feature).
  • Image Resizing: Clicking on images shows an overlay to resize them.
  • Text Colour Extension: Added text colour formatting options to the editor.
  • Advanced Table Options: Added advanced table features, including shortcuts and a toolbar for manipulation.
  • Slash Command Extension: Allows typing / in the editor to quickly select an action.
  • Quick Edit Bubble: Selecting text shows a bubble for on-the-fly editing options.
  • Filterable Notes Page: Added a dedicated page (/notes) to view and filter all notes.
  • Default Editor Setting: Users can choose their default editing view (view or edit mode).
  • View Mode Setting: Users can set a note to open in view mode by default.

Checklist & Task Management Features

  • Checklist Children/Sub-Items: Added the ability to create checklist children (sub-tasks).
  • Restyled Checklist View: UI was updated to accommodate children.
  • Completed Task Filter: Added a filter to the checklist view to only show completed lists/tasks.
  • Filterable Checklists/Tasks Pages: Added dedicated pages (/checklists, /tasks) to view and filter all lists and tasks.
  • Subtasks and Description (Kanban): Added subtasks and task description to Kanban items (beta).
  • Session Tracking Info (Kanban): Shared items show last updated/user info and user avatars in time sessions.
  • Manual Session Time: Added the ability to manually enter session time (in minutes) to tasks.

General & UI/UX Features

  • New Version Notification: Added a prompt to notify users of new versions.
  • Version Visibility: Shows the latest version on the login/registration screen and admin panel.
  • Pinning to Homepage: Added the ability to pin checklists/notes to the homepage.
  • Pinned Item Re-ordering: Pinned checklists/notes can be re-ordered by drag/drop on desktop.
  • Max Upload Size: Allows the admin to set the maximum file upload size in admin settings.

1.8.1

  • Added compact mode toggle for notes in the settings modal.
  • New users can choose a persisting theme that stays across multiple sessions.
  • Ability to set the initial landing page (Notes, Checklist, or Last Visited).
  • Option to choose if a note's table should be saved as HTML or Markdown.

1.8.0

  • Rebranding: Application name changed from rwMarkable to Jotty!.
  • Web Presence: Launched a new website (jotty.page).
  • Added new themes/logo (including fccview and b/w themes).
  • Added legacy themes for rwMarkable lovers.
  • Show note/checklist title in the browser tab title.
  • Ability to change the font within notes.

1.7.0

  • Added the ability to use the Tab key in a codeblock (like an IDE).
  • Unlimited sub list items by tabbing in the editor.
  • Added Masonry layout for latest notes.
  • Ability to enable/disable markdown preview from settings (for Masonry layout).
  • Added a whole range of keyboard shortcuts for the app and note editors.
  • Added support for custom syntax.
  • Added a Help icon to the header that opens a modal with tutorials.

1.6.0

  • Security: Added environment variables (SERVE_PUBLIC_IMAGES, SERVE_PUBLIC_FILES) to control public access to uploaded files/images on shared notes.
  • Export: Export checklists/notes/users or the entire data folder (via UI).
  • Mobile Experience: Improved overall mobile layout to look and feel more like a native app.
  • Mobile UI: Open sidebar swiping from left to right on mobile (toggleable).
  • Profile: Enhanced profile with avatar upload feature and display.
  • API: Export API implementation for programmatic data export.

1.5.1

  • Allows expand/collapse all categories (quality of life improvement).
  • Kanban board improvements: timer persists if status is moved, reorder vertically, and drag/drop by grabbing the whole card.

1.5.0

  • Organization: Added subfolder functionality for both notes and categories.
  • Organization: Reorder notes within categories with drag/drop.
  • Authentication: SSO Support (OIDC) officially implemented (tested with Authentik & Auth0).
  • UI/UX: Ability to resize the sidebar on a device-by-device basis.
  • PWA Customization: Ability to customize name/description/icon for the PWA and Google search results (via settings).
  • Sharing: Added social share for notes/checklists.
  • Backend: On save, uses the category/note title as the filename to enhance reordering.

1.4.0

  • Notes: Improved code block on notes; now shows syntax highlighting and allows selecting common coding languages.
  • Notes: Added table component to notes to create tables with an easy-to-use UI.
  • Notes: Prompts to save or discard a note when navigating away from it.
  • Notes: Autosave notes every 15 seconds (can be disabled via settings).
  • Notes: Added table of content that can be toggled on/off on notes.
  • Notes: Add file uploader to notes (not just images).
  • Checklists: Ability to edit/delete tasks when in the Kanban view for checklists.
  • Checklists: Added check/uncheck all to checklists.
  • Sharing: Refactored sharing to allow public sharing on top of private sharing.
  • Admin: Empowered admin to navigate to any checklist/note via the admin content section.
  • Customization: Prioritized custom emoji if they override default ones.

1.3.0

  • Checklists: Kanban board and simple time management for checklists.
  • UI/UX: Overall UI cleanup (more consistent spacing, restyle of checklist pages).

1.2.0

  • Checklists: Allow creating checklist items via clipboard paste of big text lists.
  • Notes: Added image support for notes (both uploading and external links).
  • Notes: Added exporting notes as PDF.
  • API: Added API support and API key generation/regeneration.
  • Deployment: Added support for arm64.
  • Deployment: Added support for specific pinned versions and latest.

1.1.0

  • Admin: Added functionality to change user passwords from the admin dashboard.
  • UI/UX: Added toast notifications on UI for some modal confirmation forms.

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