v0.4.0 - Expanded

v0.4.0 — Expanded (2026-07-15)

New features

• Auto-update — electron-updater with progress dialog, release notes, and opt-in auto-download (Settings).
• Image paste & drag-drop — paste or drop images into the editor; saves to the vault and inserts ![](path) markdown.
• Note Export — export as .md, HTML (full styled page), or entire vault as .zip via the native save dialog.
• Vault Stats — modal with note/folder/tag/wiki-link/orphan counts, size metrics, and recently modified list.
• Pin favorites — pin notes to the top of the sidebar tree (separate from bookmarks), with context menu and indicator.
• Mermaid diagrams — lazy MermaidDiagram renders ```mermaid blocks in preview (dark/light aware).
• Toast notifications — FIFO queue, max 3 visible, 4s auto-dismiss (success/error/warning/info).
• Context menus — right-click sidebar items (Open, Pin, Bookmark, Rename, Copy path, Delete).
• Empty states — shared icon/title/action component used across panels.
• System theme — system option follows prefers-color-scheme and OS changes.
• Graph loading state — progress indicator while the graph builds.

Architecture

• Split App.tsx into feature hooks (useNoteOperations, useVaultSync, useAutosave, useTheme, useUpdateFlow, ...).
• Extracted EditorArea, AppOverlays, LazyPanel, SettingsWrapper, RenameModal.

Pre-release fixes

• Session coordinator used when opening tabs (no dirty buffer loss on tab switch).
• Wiki links: create-missing dialog, clickable missing links, HTML escape in preview.
• ZIP export without shell injection (paths via env + execFile).
• File watcher starts after window creation (cold start with saved vault).
• Spellcheck from Settings reaches the editor; dirty dots on tabs work.
• CI release runs on v* tags.

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v0.3.0 - Expanded

v0.3.0 — Expanded

New Features

• macOS Glass Theme — translucent panels with backdrop-filter blur and dark gradient wallpaper
• Trash panel with preview — click to preview note content before restore/delete, styled buttons with SVG icons, permanent delete confirmation
• New note dialog — InputDialog prompts for note name (same as New Folder), auto-appends .md
• Bookmark star icons — bookmarked files show a star in the file tree
• Dialog system — ConfirmDialog, InputDialog, Dialog components with full CSS, replacing native prompts
• Missing wiki-note creation — clicking a [[link]] to a non-existent note asks to create it
• External file change watcher — monitors vault directory and notifies renderer of external changes

Bug Fixes

• Autosave race condition — session coordinator with versioned loads and queued saves
• Dirty-close dialog — Save/Discard/Cancel when closing unsaved tabs
• Theme name mismatch — obsidian theme now saves correctly to localStorage
• Context menu z-index — fixed context menu appearing under editor in macOS theme (createPortal to body)
• macOS preview pane — preview now has proper glass effect in macOS theme
• Dialog CSS — Delete Note and New Folder dialogs are now properly styled
• "Destination already exists" — auto-increments note name (Untitled 1, 2...)
• Ctrl+E in editor — preview toggle now works without clicking outside editor
• Focus mode button — moved from window controls area to breadcrumb bar
• Graph simulation leak — opening/closing graph no longer leaves running simulations
• Trash buttons — restore/delete buttons now properly styled

UI/UX Improvements

• Sidebar with ARIA tree markup and full keyboard navigation
• prefers-reduced-motion support on all animations
• transition: all replaced with specific properties for better performance
• Empty states for all panels
• Unified z-index and overlay rules
• Automatic bookmark cleanup on note delete

Architecture

• VaultIndex for indexed global search
• Incremental backlinks via index instead of full recalculation
• Code splitting with React.lazy for modals
• Session coordinator for per-tab editor state isolation
• New trash:load IPC channel

Void Notes v0.2.5 - expanded

v0.2.5 — expanded

Performance fixes:

• Split drag zero-render: splitView/splitRatio moved from Zustand to local state + useRef. No more store-wide re-renders when dragging the split divider.
• Scrollbar positioning fixed: editor scrollbar now flush with pane edge (padding moved from wrapper to cm-content)

Changed files:

• Removed splitView/splitRatio from Zustand store
• Local useState + useRef in App.tsx for split state
• CSS: .editor-wrapper padding removed, .cm-content padding added
• New store/useAppStore.ts, themes.css extracted from index.css

v1.0.0 — Void Notes Minimalistic (Stable)

Void Notes v1.0.0 — Minimalistic Edition

Stable release of the minimalistic version — a minimalist, brutalist-styled Markdown second-brain notepad.

This is the MINIMALISTIC version

• Clean, distraction-free interface
• Core features only
• Lightweight and fast

Features

• Markdown editor with CodeMirror 6
• Live preview / split view
• Wiki links [[note]] with autocomplete
• Backlinks and tags
• Callouts, highlights, spoilers
• 5 themes (Obsidian, Light, Dracula, Nord, Solarized)
• Command palette (Ctrl+P)
• Focus mode (F9)
• Auto-save, Vim keybindings, Daily notes

Download

Run Void Notes Setup 1.0.0.exe to install. Windows x64 only.

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For the Expanded version with Obsidian-like features, see v0.1.0.

v0.1.5 — Void Notes Expanded (Beta)

v0.1.5 — Void Notes Expanded (Beta)

Void Notes v0.1.5 — Expanded Edition

Beta release of the expanded version — an Obsidian-like knowledge management notepad with advanced features.

This is the EXPANDED version

• Obsidian-like interface with Left Ribbon
• Tab system, Functional Right Panel, and fully working Interactive Graph View
• Advanced features: Templates, Bookmarks, Global Search, Custom Themes, and Canvas (placeholder)

Changelog (What's New in v0.1.5)

• Graph View Improvements: Fixed the Settings layer/hitbox bugs; the settings panel morphs smoothly and is hidden by default. Corrected the view title to "Void Graph".
• Theme Polish: Custom void-dark theme optimized to look exactly like the classic Obsidian Legacy theme. Fixed Focus Mode icon visibility bugs on both void-dark and macos-dark layouts.
• UI & UX Refinement: Completely redesigned the Filters/Checkboxes into modern, responsive active pills instead of generic browser checkboxes. Fixed hitboxes across the Bookmarks list items for a much wider, full-width click zone. Custom scrollbar styling added globally to eliminate bulky default OS scrollbars.

Core Features

• Left Ribbon — vertical icon bar (new note, new folder, search, daily note, graph, templates, bookmarks, canvas, settings)
• Tab System — VS Code-style tabs with drag reorder and close buttons
• Right Panel — fully styled tabs for backlinks, tags, and outline/TOC
• Graph View — fully interactive node network maps with active neon-glow highlights on hover and lightweight connections
• Global Search — Ctrl+Shift+F deep text search across all markdown files
• Templates — 5 built-in functional templates (Daily Note, Meeting Notes, Project, Book Notes, Journal)
• Bookmarks — quick star/bookmark system with whole-row comfortable click targeting
• Settings — complete theme control (including Void Dark and macOS variants), Vim keybindings, readable line length toggle, custom font picker, and spellcheck

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+P — Command palette
• Ctrl+Shift+F — Global search
• Ctrl+N — New note
• Ctrl+Shift+N — Daily note
• Ctrl+S — Save note
• Ctrl+E — Toggle markdown live preview
• Ctrl+Shift+E — Split view editor
• Ctrl+, — Open Settings dashboard
• F1 — Open Help center
• F9 — Toggle Focus mode

Download & Installation

1. Download and run Void.Notes.Setup.0.1.5-expanded.exe below to install.
2. Windows x64 architecture only.
   For the clean, Minimalistic stable version, please refer to the main v1.0.0 branch.