Jylos v2.1.0 — Workspaces, Git Sync, Knowledge Insights & Advanced Search

This release builds on v2.0.0 with four new features, a series of performance and UX fixes, and a complete documentation and code-quality pass. No breaking changes — vaults and databases from v2.0.0 open without migration.

What's New

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Workspaces

• Save and restore named work contexts (open tabs, active note, view mode, sidebar and split-pane layout) — similar to VS Code workspace sessions
• Access from File → Workspaces or the command palette (Workspace:)
• Restoring a workspace is additive: it reopens saved notes without closing your current ones

Advanced Search

• Operator-based search syntax alongside free text: tag:, folder:, title:, body:, created:, modified:, favorite:, private:, has:, is:orphan, and negation with -
• Date shorthands: today, yesterday, last-week, last-month, YYYY-MM-DD
• Parser is strict but forgiving — unknown operators fall back to literal text, invalid values are skipped without breaking the rest of the query
• Full documentation in doc/SEARCH.md

Git Sync panel

• Unified IDE-style panel: repository status (branch, remote, ↑ahead / ↓behind), a single change list with M / A / D / ?? / UU prefixes, commit message field, activity log, and all safe operations — Refresh, Stage All, Unstage All, Commit, Pull, Push, Sync
• Conflict detection: unmerged paths are surfaced for manual resolution; no auto-merge, no force push
• Replaces two separate "pending changes" and "commit" dialogs that duplicated the same information

Knowledge Insights

• New panel (View → Knowledge Insights, Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I) with vault analytics: note and link counts, top-connected notes, orphans, broken links, notes without tags, and tag usage
• Graph health score (0–100) with an itemised breakdown: orphan ratio, untagged ratio, broken links
• Graph filters (text, tag, folder) that re-render from the cached model without a full rebuild

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Fixes & Improvements

Performance — iCloud and large vaults

• Startup no longer hangs on vaults with many cloud-offloaded files. The filesystem DAO now builds a metadata-only cache at launch (filenames + timestamps, zero file reads) and loads note contents, tags and links in a background daemon thread. The UI is usable immediately; the list refreshes automatically when loading completes
• Backlinks no longer trigger a second per-note file read. Link targets are extracted and cached when a note is first read; BacklinkService reuses them without extra I/O

UI / UX

• Pin icon is now a real thumbtack (bi-pin-angle, Bootstrap Icons) instead of a map location pin — consistent across the notes list and the editor toolbar
• Git Sync panel header redesigned: branch and change summary on the first line, remote URL on its own line with ellipsis truncation; summary color changed from green (reserved for added lines) to a neutral tone
• Folder filter in the sidebar now shows the correct placeholder instead of the advanced-search hint
• Command Palette and Quick Switcher hints and placeholders are now fully localised (EN / ES)
• Preferences dialog shows the actual storage location (vault path or absolute SQLite path) instead of a hardcoded string
• About dialog version is now read from a single source and will not fall out of sync on future releases
• GitService forces LC_ALL=C on every subprocess so status parsing works correctly on non-English systems

Tooling

• Build and launch scripts discover the uber-JAR by glob (jylos-*-uber.jar) — no version string to update on each release
• 203 tests, all green

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Downloads

Download the package for your platform:

• Windows — portable app-image, .exe installer, .msi installer
• macOS — DMG (opt-in code signing and notarization via JYLOS_MAC_SIGN_IDENTITY / JYLOS_NOTARY_PROFILE)
• Linux — .deb / .rpm (detected automatically by the packaging script)
• Any platform — uber-JAR (requires Java 21 + JavaFX 23 on PATH)

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Technology Stack

Java 21 · JavaFX 23 · SQLite · Maven · Ikonli (Feather + Bootstrap Icons)

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License

Released under the MIT License.

Jylos v2.0.0 — Tabs, Encryption, Kanban & Richer Plugins

First major release since the initial launch. This version focuses on a faster,
more capable editing experience, per-note encryption, an Obsidian-style Kanban,
data import from other apps, version history, and a richer plugin API — plus
native Windows installers.

This is a major release because of two backward-incompatible changes:
the minimum Java runtime moves from 17 to 21, and the data format now supports
encrypted notes that older 1.x versions cannot read. See "Upgrade Notes" below.

What's New

Editor

• Multiple notes open at once with tabs
• Real Markdown syntax highlighting (RichTextFX)
• Inline save indicator (amber = unsaved, green = saved)
• Focus / writing mode

Knowledge & Organization

• Obsidian/Trello-style Kanban: a board is a note, with columns and cards,
  WIP limits, per-column colors, and image/PDF card thumbnails
• Drag & drop notes between folders
• Persistent split-pane layout across sessions

Security

• Per-note AES-256 encryption (AES-GCM) behind a master password,
  derived with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256; unlocked once per session,
  password never stored. Works in both SQLite and Markdown vault modes.

Import & History

• Import from Obsidian vaults (folder hierarchy, titles, tags preserved)
• Import from Evernote .enex exports (ENML → Markdown)
• Note version history: per-note snapshots with line-level diff and restore

Plugins

• New editor hooks: onBeforeSave, onBeforeTextInsert, onAfterSave
• Plugins can contribute toolbar buttons

Appearance

• Improved light-theme contrast (WCAG AA)
• Customizable accent color
• Persistent editor text size (including Ctrl +/- zoom)

Performance

• Cached preview title index (no full note scan per keystroke)
• Incremental backlinks index
• Incremental knowledge-graph rebuilds

Packaging

• Windows installers: .exe and .msi (in addition to the portable build)
• Opt-in macOS code signing and notarization

Upgrade Notes (Breaking Changes)

• Requires Java 21 to run from the JAR. The native installers bundle their own
  runtime and are unaffected.
• Notes marked as private are stored encrypted; databases/vaults that contain
  encrypted notes are not readable by Jylos 1.x. Back up your data before upgrading.

Downloads

Download the package that matches your platform:

-Windows (portable, .exe installer, .msi installer)
-macOS (DMG)
-Linux (.deb)

Technology Stack

Java 21
JavaFX 23.0.2
SQLite
Maven

License

Released under the MIT License.

Jylos v1.0.0 — Initial Public Release

First public release of Jylos.

Jylos is a local-first knowledge management application built with Java and JavaFX. It combines Markdown notes, wiki-links, backlinks, interactive knowledge graphs, themes, plugins, and flexible storage options in a desktop-first experience.

Features

• Markdown editor with live preview
• Wiki-links and backlinks
• Interactive knowledge graph
• SQLite storage
• Markdown vault storage
• Full-text search
• Tags, favorites, recent notes and trash
• Daily notes and templates
• Theme system
• Plugin system
• HTML and PDF export
• Git integration for Markdown vaults

Downloads

Download the package that matches your platform:

• Windows
• macOS

Technology Stack

• Java 17
• JavaFX 21
• SQLite
• Maven

License

Released under the MIT License.