v1.0.2

[1.0.2] - 2025-12-28

🎓 Learning Hub

A dedicated space for all your AI-generated learning content!

• Flashcard Decks: Save and study AI-generated flashcards with flip-to-reveal cards
• Quiz Mode: Take saved quizzes with score tracking and instant feedback
• Podcast Library: Save and replay AI podcasts with full media controls
• Segment Scrubber: Click to jump between podcast segments, progress bar, skip controls
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press ⌘4 / Ctrl+4 to access Learning Hub

🎴 AI Flashcard Generation

Generate study flashcards from any note!

• Smart Extraction: AI identifies 5-8 key concepts from your note
• Q&A Format: Each card has a front (question) and back (answer)
• Save to Hub: Save generated decks to Learning Hub for later study

📋 AI Quiz Generation

Test your knowledge with AI-generated quizzes!

• Multiple Choice: 5 questions with 4 options each
• Instant Feedback: Green checkmark for correct, red X for incorrect
• Score Tracking: See your score and performance at the end
• Retry or Save: Try again immediately or save quiz for later

🔊 Read Aloud

Select any text and have it read aloud!

• Selection Menu: New "Read Aloud" button appears when you select text
• Kokoro TTS: Uses your configured voice settings
• Quick Access: Perfect for proofreading or accessibility

🏠 Welcome Dashboard

A beautiful new home screen greets you on startup!

• Time-Based Greeting: "Good morning/afternoon/evening, [Name]!" based on time of day
• Birthday Celebration: Special message with sparkles on your birthday 🎂🎉
• Quick Actions: Create New Note and Today's Daily Note buttons
• Recent Notes: Last 5 edited notes with quick access
• Vault Stats: Shows total note count
• Dashboard Badge: Header shows "Dashboard" when on home view
• Logo Navigation: Click the Synaptic logo to return to Dashboard from anywhere

🎙️ AI Podcast Generation

Generate NotebookLM-style podcasts about your notes!

• Two AI Hosts: Alex (curious female) and Sam (knowledgeable male)
• Natural Conversation: AI generates an engaging 2-minute discussion about your note
• Kokoro TTS: Uses alternating voices (af_heart & am_adam)
• Live Playback: Shows current speaker and text as podcast plays
• Stop Button: Cancel playback at any time
• Gradient UI: Beautiful purple-pink styling for podcast controls

👤 Personalization Settings

New dedicated "Personalization" section in Settings:

• Your Name: Change how the AI addresses you
• Birthday: Set your birthday for special greetings
• AI Integration: AI system prompt now includes your name and birthday

🤖 AI Gets Superpowers

This release focuses on making the AI smarter and giving it control over the entire application through plugins.

🔌 AI Plugin Integration

• Command Execution: The AI can now execute any registered plugin command (e.g., "Start a timer", "Toggle focus mode").
• Dynamic Command Discovery: AI automatically knows about all available commands from enabled plugins.
• Natural Confirmations: Improved response quality after executing commands - no more awkward echoing.

🧠 Smarter Context

• Always-On Active Note: The currently open note is now always injected into AI context, regardless of query wording.
• Better Search Navigation: Asking the AI to "find" or "open" a note now properly opens it in the editor (not just displaying content in chat).

🎨 Custom Modal System

• Beautiful Prompts: Replaced browser's ugly default prompt() dialogs with custom styled modals.
• Themed Design: Modals match Synaptic's dark aesthetic with solid backgrounds (no transparency issues).
• Keyboard Support: Enter to confirm, Escape to cancel, click outside to dismiss.
• Promise-based API: New useModalStore with prompt(), confirm(), and alert() methods for easy use throughout the app.

📜 License Update

• AGPL-3.0: Relicensed from MIT to AGPL-3.0 for stronger open-source protection.
• Updated LICENSE file, README, package.json, and website footer.

🎙️ Personalized AI Onboarding

• Name Input: First step now asks "What should I call you?" to personalize the experience.
• AI Voice Greeting: "Hello [Name]! I'm Synaptic..." - the first voice greeting creates an emotional connection.
• Narrated Walkthrough: Every step is read aloud by the AI with Kokoro TTS.
• Smart Auto-Advance: Informational steps (Notes, Plugins) auto-advance after narration; interactive steps (Vault, AI) wait for user action.
• Skip Greeting on Back: Navigation properly skips the one-time greeting step when going backwards.
• Auto-Refresh on Reset: Clicking "Reset Onboarding" in Settings immediately refreshes to start the flow.

✨ Onboarding Polish

• 🔊 Sound Effects: Subtle chime on step transitions
• ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts: Enter = Next, Escape = Skip
• 💾 Progress Persistence: Resume onboarding if closed mid-flow
• 🎬 Caption Bar: Beautiful glassy bar with glow effect showing narration text

🛠️ Technical

• New HomeDashboard component with greeting and quick actions
• Added speakSegments() to Kokoro service for sequential voice playback
• Added generatePodcast()/stopPodcast() to AI store
• New 'home' view type and default view changed to home
• Added userBirthday to Settings interface
• Personalization info injected into AI system prompt
• New src/stores/modalStore.ts for global modal state management
• New src/components/ui/Modal.tsx component
• Updated aiStore.ts with invoke_command tool handler
• Improved SYSTEM_PROMPT with clearer instructions for tool usage

v1.0.1

[1.0.1] - 2025-12-27

🚀 Voice Mode Experience Upgrade

This release brings a massive overhaul to the Voice Mode, moving entirely offline for TTS and refining the conversation flow.

🧠 Local Intelligence

• Offline High-Quality TTS: Integrated Kokoro (82M) directly into the app. No more external dependencies or slow system voices.
• WebGPU Acceleration: Powered by ONNX Runtime with WebGPU backend for blazing fast audio generation on supported hardware.
• Sentence Streaming: Audio now plays instantly as it is generated (sentence-by-sentence), eliminating perceived latency.

🎨 Visuals

• AI Glow: Added a premium animated mesh gradient that swirls when the AI speaks.
• Ambient Pulse: Subtle breathing glow effect when the microphone is ready for input.
• Layout Fixes: Moved "Speaking" indicator to status bar to preserve header layout.

🗣️ Interaction

• Continuous Conversation: The AI now automatically re-enables the microphone after executing tools (like creating notes), allowing for seamless multi-turn workflows.
• New Voices: Added 9 distinct high-quality voices, defaulting to "Heart" (US Female).
• Barge-In: Speaking instantly stops the AI's audio response.

v1.0.0

[1.0.0] - 2025-12-27

🎉 Initial Release

The first public release of Synaptic - your intelligent, local-first knowledge companion.

✨ Features

Core Editor

• Markdown Editor with TipTap-powered rich text editing
• [[Wikilinks]] for connecting notes with automatic backlink detection
• Backlinks Panel showing all notes that reference the current note
• Auto-save with configurable intervals
• Spell check toggle
• Customizable fonts (font family, size, line height)

Knowledge Graph

• Interactive graph visualization of your entire vault
• Force-directed layout with smooth physics simulation
• Click-to-navigate between connected notes
• Real-time updates as you create and link notes

Daily Notes

• Quick daily note creation with keyboard shortcut
• Calendar widget in sidebar for navigation
• Templater plugin support for custom daily note templates

AI Integration

• Chat with your notes using local LLMs via Ollama
• Context-aware responses based on your knowledge base
• Smart summarization and brainstorming
• 100% local - no data leaves your machine

Spaced Repetition

• Flashcard system with SM-2 algorithm
• Create cards directly in notes using ?question::answer syntax
• Study view with flip animations
• Progress tracking (Easy/Good/Hard/Again)

Plugin System

• Built-in Plugin Marketplace with categories and search
• One-click install/uninstall for all plugins
• Plugin settings with declarative schema
• Coming Soon badges for unreleased plugins

Themes

• Light Mode - Clean, bright interface
• Dark Mode - Easy on the eyes
• OLED Mode - True black for battery saving
• Catppuccin Mocha - Vibrant pastel-on-dark aesthetic

🔌 Included Plugins

Productivity

• Pomodoro Timer - Focus sessions with customizable work/break intervals
• Tasks - Aggregate all - [ ] #task items from your vault
• Calendar - Sidebar widget for daily note navigation
• Templater - Dynamic templates for daily notes

Utility

• Reading Time - Estimated read time in status bar
• Typing Speed - Real-time WPM tracking
• Core Commands - 25+ essential note-taking commands

Integration

• Local RSS - Download articles for offline reading
• GitHub Sync - Sync vault to a GitHub repository (Coming Soon)
• Obsidian Sync - Import/export with Obsidian (Coming Soon)

Fun

• Birthday Tracker - Never forget a birthday
• Meal Plan - Weekly meal planning
• Fantasy Name Generator - Random fantasy names for RPG notes

⚙️ Settings

• Factory Reset - One-click cleanup with confirmation
• Onboarding - Guided setup for new users
• Core plugin toggles - Enable/disable built-in features
• AI configuration - Model selection and endpoint settings

🏗️ Technical

• Built with Tauri for lightweight, native performance
• React + TypeScript frontend
• Zustand for state management with persistence
• TipTap rich text editor
• D3.js force-directed graph
• Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux

📖 Documentation

• Landing page at /docs for GitHub Pages
• Comprehensive README with setup instructions
• GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases