Paperling v1.0.51

What's new in v1.0.51

Android: one-time reinstall (please read before updating)

This Android update is signed with a new key, so Android will not install it
over version 1.0.50 ("App not installed"). You need to uninstall 1.0.50
first, and uninstalling deletes the notes stored inside the app, so save
them out first:

1. In Paperling 1.0.50, open each note and choose Menu → Save as… → Save to
   Downloads. This saves the note as a .md file in your Downloads folder,
   which is kept when the app is removed.
2. Uninstall Paperling 1.0.50, then install Paperling_1.0.51_aarch64.apk.
3. Open your notes again with Menu → Open from device… and pick them from
   Downloads.

The new key is stored permanently, so future Android updates install
normally over this one. Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) updates as usual.

Added

• Right-to-left languages. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu now read the
  right way round. Each line in the editor, and each paragraph, heading,
  list, quote and table in Reader, follows the language it is written in,
  so mixed notes just work, and code always stays left-to-right. In the
  editor, Ctrl+Right Shift switches the whole note to right-to-left and
  Ctrl+Left Shift goes back to automatic, as in other Windows editors, and
  Settings → Editor → "Text direction" lets you pick Auto, LTR or RTL for
  good. Exports keep the direction. (#216)
• Nothing is lost in a crash. Unsaved changes, including brand-new notes
  that were never saved, are kept safe in the background. If Paperling is
  force-closed, crashes or the computer restarts, your text is back the next
  time you open the app.
• Replace across files. Folder search (Ctrl+Shift+F) can now replace
  every match in every note at once, after asking you to confirm, with a
  one-click "Undo replace". A whole-word option joins the search too, and
  .txt notes are included.
• Manage files from the file panel. Create notes and folders, rename
  (F2) and delete (Delete key or right-click) without leaving Paperling.
  Deleted items go to a .trash folder next to them, so nothing is ever
  destroyed, and open tabs follow a rename.
• Custom keyboard shortcuts. Settings → Shortcuts lets you rebind any
  command: click it and press the new keys. Paperling warns if the keys are
  already taken. Settings search now finds any setting from any page.
• Multiple cursors. Ctrl+D (Cmd+D) selects the next occurrence of the
  current word so you can edit them all at once, and Ctrl/Cmd+click adds
  cursors. Other occurrences of a selected word are highlighted.
• Callouts, tags and comments. > [!NOTE], > [!WARNING] and 25 other
  callout types render as coloured boxes (foldable with [!NOTE]-).
  #tags become pills that search your folder, and %%comments%% stay
  hidden in Reader, as in Obsidian.
• Better diagrams. Mermaid diagrams open at their natural size instead
  of stretching across the page, and can be zoomed (Ctrl+scroll, + / -),
  panned, shown fullscreen, copied as a PNG or saved as an SVG.
• Go back after following a link. Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+Left and Right, or the
  mouse's back and forward buttons, take you back to where you were after
  following a link, a search result or a backlink.
• Follow links from the editor. Ctrl/Cmd+click a [[wikilink]], a web
  address or a link to another note right in the source. [[Note#Heading]]
  links now jump straight to the heading.
• Keep your place when switching views. Going from Reader to Edit (and
  back) opens at the paragraph you were reading instead of the top of the
  note. Text you select in Reader is selected in the editor, ready to fix.
  Split view stays aligned past images, tables and code.
• Each tab remembers its state. Caret, scroll position and undo history
  survive switching between tabs, and switching no longer flashes the
  previous note.
• Keyboard-friendly lists and tasks. Tab and Shift+Tab nest and un-nest
  list items, Enter on an empty nested item steps out one level, numbered
  lists renumber themselves, and Ctrl/Cmd+Enter ticks a task.
• Pin recent files. Right-click a recent file on the welcome screen to
  keep it at the top of the list. Thanks to
  @itshakemd. (#204)
• Reading width. Settings → Editor → "Readable line length" centres the
  text in a comfortable column in Reader and the editor; turn it off to use
  the full window width. Thanks to @Nf-Jza.
  (#205)
• More everyday tools. Go to line (Ctrl/Cmd+G, or :42 in the command
  palette), a quick switcher for the notes in the current folder, Print from
  the command palette, an Extra large font size that now also applies to the
  editor, installed-font suggestions in Appearance, paste as plain text
  (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+V), and a double-click on the empty tab bar to open a new
  tab.
• Smarter names for new notes. Saving a new note suggests its title as
  the file name, in the folder you were last working in.
• Zen mode keeps your tools. The Zen top bar now has the outline, New and
  Open, and shows itself for a few seconds whenever Zen starts, so the
  window can always be moved, maximized or closed. (#206)

Changed

• Ctrl+S is quiet. Saving flashes "Saved" in the status bar instead of
  popping a message over your text.
• Much faster with long notes. Reader and Split view only redraw the
  part of the note you are editing, so typing in large documents no longer
  stutters.
• Find works like your other editors. Ctrl+F starts with the selected
  text, Escape leaves you on the match, results appear as you type, and
  Enter in the Replace box replaces. Folder search stays open while you
  click through results.
• Clearer close prompt. Closing an unsaved tab names the file it is
  asking about.

Fixed

• Paperling never silently overwrites newer work. If a file was changed
  by another app or a sync tool, saving and autosave now ask first instead
  of writing over it, including for tabs in the background.
• Nothing you do during startup is lost. A note started or a file opened
  while the last session was still loading used to disappear when the
  restore finished.
• Tab no longer deletes selected text in the editor, and Enter right
  after a list marker no longer deletes the marker or the task checkbox.
• Replacing text one match at a time no longer corrupts the text next to
  it.
• Pasting from Excel or Google Sheets gives a proper Markdown table.
• Exports are complete. Maths renders correctly in HTML, PDF and Word
  exports, the last few keystrokes are no longer missing, and exported links
  and headings are clean.
• Chemistry formulas (\ce{...}) render again, and diagrams use dark
  colours in every dark theme.
• Shortcuts no longer fire twice. On macOS, Option+Arrow moves the caret
  without switching tabs; in Vim mode, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+E and Ctrl+O no longer
  also close tabs or switch views; Ctrl+J works on Linux.
• Links and images. Code containing [[...]] is no longer turned into a
  link, headings in Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic and other scripts get working
  anchors, broken images show an error instead of loading forever, and
  clicking a link to a PDF no longer blanks the app.
• Files with a byte-order mark (common from Windows Notepad) open and
  save correctly.
• The outline shows clean heading text, includes underlined (===)
  headings, ignores # lines inside code, and Escape elsewhere no longer
  closes it.
• Layout. Open side panels no longer cover the first tabs, the file
  panel follows the note you switch to, the split divider stays under the
  mouse (double-click resets it), the end of a note scrolls clear of the
  view switcher, and the toolbar no longer shifts when a note becomes
  edited.
• Accessibility. Settings traps keyboard focus properly, the Zen bar can
  be reached with the keyboard, and screen readers no longer announce the
  cursor position on every keystroke.

Security

• Saves are safer. Two saves of the same file can no longer interleave,
  saving through a symbolic link updates the real file instead of replacing
  the link, and file permissions are preserved.
• Updated TLS library. rustls is updated to 0.23.45 for
  RUSTSEC-2026-0285.

Installation

• Windows: .msi (recommended) or .exe (NSIS installer)
• Linux: .deb or .AppImage
• macOS: .dmg (Apple Silicon + Intel, universal)
• Android: Paperling_1.0.51_aarch64.apk attached below (arm64-v8a; allow "install unknown apps" once)

See the CHANGELOG for the full history.