StackPad v2.2.0

Automatic updates, a Help menu, safer saving and a proper Linux release.

New

• Automatic updates. StackPad checks for a new version in the background, downloads it, and installs it when you close the app. Help → Check for Updates checks straight away, and Help → Check for Updates Automatically turns the background checks off
• Help menu with the StackPad website, keyboard shortcuts, release notes and Report a Problem, which opens a bug report with your StackPad version and operating system already filled in
• About StackPad, showing the version, with a button to copy it for bug reports
• Changes made by other programs are noticed. When you come back to StackPad, a file that was edited elsewhere is reloaded if you hadn't changed it. If you had, StackPad asks whether to keep your version or reload the file, so neither is lost silently. Files that were moved or deleted are flagged too
• Linux .deb package for Ubuntu, Debian and similar, alongside the AppImage

Improved

• Saving a file is now crash-safe: the new text is written in full and flushed to disk before it replaces the old file, so a crash or power cut during a save can't leave a half-written document. Read-only files are refused with a clear message, and symbolic links, hard links and Linux file permissions are kept
• The app runs on Electron 45 (from 31), bringing current security fixes and a newer Chromium
• Linux windows now show the StackPad icon
• Installer files are named StackPad.v2.2.0.exe, StackPad.v2.2.0.AppImage and StackPad.v2.2.0.deb

Fixed

• Files in the ANSI (Windows-1252) encoding are now read and written byte for byte in every case, including characters such as € and curly quotes

Note for 2.1.0 users

2.1.0 can't update itself, so install 2.2.0 once from the website. From then on, updates arrive automatically. Your notes are kept.

StackPad v2.1.0

New

• Tab groups: named sections in the rail that fold away and are remembered between sessions
• Drag tabs into, out of and around groups, and drag a group's header to reorder the groups
• New Group in the File menu and on the rail, with the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut
• A Linux build, as an AppImage

Improved

• Tab titles have much more room: the open rail no longer shows the initials badge or a rename button (double-click a tab to rename it)
• Unsaved tabs are marked with a notch on their left edge in the open rail instead of a dot that took up space
• The collapsed rail shows only the initials badges, without the notch
• The rail scrolls when you drag a tab or group near its top or bottom edge, and stays where you left it after you drop

StackPad v2.0.0 - Windows Desktop App

New

• Initials badges with a colour that stays with each tab, replacing the tab numbers
• Unsaved-change dots, and Save / Don't Save / Cancel when closing an unsaved tab
• Match case and Match whole word in find and replace
• Word count, line-ending and encoding indicators in the status bar
• Drag files onto the window to open them, and Open with StackPad from Explorer
• Original line endings and encodings are kept when saving
• Settings, the screen-size preset and the Freeform window position are remembered
• Setup wizard with install location, per-user or all-users install, shortcuts and an uninstaller
• New logo, and a blue accent shared by the light and dark themes
• Light motion throughout the interface

Improved

• Find and replace: search follows the cursor, previous/next/replace stay in step, the highlight stays aligned after scrolling, resizing or zooming, and every replacement can be undone
• The tab rail slides over the editor instead of re-wrapping your text
• Printing outputs the full note rather than just the visible part of the window
• The window opens at the right size and theme without flashing
• The app works fully offline (the online font dependency was removed)

Fixed

• Dropping a file onto the window no longer replaces the app with that file
• The last few keystrokes are no longer lost when closing quickly
• Saved tabs no longer ask to be saved again when closed
• Undo now works after Replace, Replace All, Time/Date and Tab
• Double-clicking a tab to rename it works reliably
• Edit menu commands (including Paste) now run reliably from the in-app menu
• Open and save errors (e.g. a read-only file) are now reported instead of failing silently
• The column number in the status bar is correct at the start of a note

StackPad v1.3.0 - Windows Desktop App

• Added a centred active-tab title in the editor toolbar (double-click to rename; Enter or ✓ to save, Esc or × to cancel).
• Kept the active-tab title and sidebar tab title in sync.
• Added compact Find and Find & Replace controls in the editor toolbar with match navigation, counts and highlighting.
• Moved the screen size presets into a dedicated Screen menu and added a Freeform option.
• Added editor zoom with Ctrl + mouse wheel.
• Refined the title and menu styling and the responsive toolbar layout.

StackPad v1.2.0 - Windows Desktop App

• Fixed the plus button so it opens a new tab.
• Added a greyed-out tab preview while dragging.
• Constrained tab dragging to the sidebar rail so tabs move only up and down within their panel.
• Preserved the tab reorder placeholder and existing drag-and-drop behavior.

StackPad v1.1.0 - Windows Desktop App

• Added tab renaming and drag-and-drop tab reordering.
• Added font family, font size, and editor zoom controls from 20% to 500%.
• Improved find and replace with case-insensitive matching, previous/next navigation, replacement status, and visual match highlighting.
• Added themed dialogs for find, replace, go-to-line, font, rename, and unsaved-close confirmation.
• Preserved the Windows packaging, app identity, tab restoration, body-style editor, and keyboard improvements from version 1.0.1.

StackPad v1.0.1 - Windows Desktop App

• Fixed the Windows icon with a valid multi-resolution ICO asset.
• Configured the installer and application window to use the StackPad icon.
• Added a stable Windows App User Model ID for taskbar and Start menu identity.
• Restored the last active note tab when reopening the app.
• Removed unused H1/H2/Body controls.
• Improved tab drag-and-drop animation and sidebar confinement.
• Refined keyboard shortcuts for editing and tab switching.

StackPad v1.0.0 - Windows Desktop App

StackPad is a lightweight desktop note-taking app for fast writing, clean organization, and distraction-free editing.