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Stow 0.3.0 is an alpha release with live Markdown notes, clearer pull request cards, and an opt-in update check. Download the unsigned DMG below, or build it yourself.

Notes

  • Markdown as you type. The Edit and Preview switch is gone. Headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, quotes, lists, links, and code show as you type, and the Markdown marks stay visible but dimmed. The .md file is exactly what you typed.
  • Titles. A note's first line is its title, on the board, in exports, and in a popped-out note's window.
  • A few lines, or the whole note. Open notes show a few lines, and you can keep as many open as you like. The note you type in opens fully, then shrinks back when you click elsewhere or switch to another app, and opens again when you come back. Notes collapses like the other sections.
  • Note buttons. Show Markdown file, Export, and Delete are buttons in the note's header.
  • Links. Command-click a web link, or choose Open Link from its context menu.

Board

  • Repository colors. Each repository's name has its own color.
  • Clearer cards. A card shows its state on one line and its checks, with a GitHub-style icon, on the next. Its corner says when the pull request was last active.
  • Recent commits. An expanded card lists its last three commits, fetched in the same request as its reviews.
  • Pins. Pinned cards come first, count toward the three cards before Show more, and always show.
  • Settings stays in front of a pinned board or note.

Update check

Turn on Settings → Updates, or choose Check for updates… in the Stow menu, and Stow asks GitHub whether a newer version is out. When one is, the board shows a notice that links to its release page. Nothing downloads. The check is off by default. It's one request to GitHub's API, without your GitHub login, so GitHub sees your IP address and nothing else from Stow. While Stow is in alpha, it offers pre-releases; once a stable version is out, it offers stable versions only.

Fixes

  • Open notes folder opens the notes folder only when it's a real folder, never something a link points to.
  • Pull request links always open on github.com, whatever host a saved or restored setup names.
  • Links in notes that macOS detects on its own, as with Smart Links, go through the same web-link check as every other link.

Install

Download Stow-0.3.0.dmg below, open it, and drag Stow to Applications. It runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 14 or later. It's unsigned, so macOS asks you to allow it the first time it opens. GitHub Actions built it from this release's tag. To check it, run gh attestation verify Stow-0.3.0.dmg --repo byanthny/stow, or compare it with Stow-0.3.0.dmg.sha256.

Updating from 0.2.x: quit Stow and replace the app in Applications. Your notes and settings stay where they are. The removed "Open one note at a time" and "Let Notes collapse" settings are ignored.

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/byanthny/stow.git
cd stow
./scripts/package.sh

Reporting bugs

Use the bug report form. Include your Stow version, macOS version and Mac. Use synthetic data, and never paste private notes, pull request data or tokens.

Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.

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