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Mowl v1.7.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 21 Sep 14:51

Added

  • Self-update (Windows). About → Check for updates looks at the latest release here. A download is only accepted if its signature matches a key built into the app. The portable Mowl.exe is replaced in place and restarted, installer builds run the new installer, and Scoop installs are pointed at scoop update mowl. Once a day at startup Mowl checks quietly and puts a dot on the About button when something is new — that is the only time it goes online by itself; switch it off under Settings → System or with auto_check_updates = false. (Copies older than 1.7.0 can't update themselves — install this one manually once.)
  • Configurable keyboard shortcuts — Settings → Shortcuts, or [shortcuts] in settings.toml. Copy/paste/undo, Ctrl/Cmd+K and Ctrl/Cmd+0–7 stay fixed.
  • Raw HTML shown as content — <img> (local paths, width/align, also wrapped in <div>/<p>/<a>), <kbd>, <a href>, collapsible <details>/<summary>, <div align="…"> and <!--more-->. Display only: your Markdown is saved exactly as written.
  • Image toolbar — click an image to align it left/centre/right, scale it to 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % of its original size, or remove it. An untouched image stays plain Markdown; once scaled or aligned it is saved as <img src alt width align> (understood by GitHub and most renderers) and turns back into Markdown at the defaults.
  • Drag & drop — drop .md / .markdown / .mdx / .txt files onto the window to open them.
  • Windows "Open with" — Settings → System → Register adds the portable exe to the "Open with" menu of Markdown files (per user, removable).

Changed

  • Clearer icon for the Export button.
  • README: centred header; all five languages cover the new features.
  • Because file drops are now handled by the app on Windows, dragging selected text inside the editor may no longer work there.

Downloads

Platform File
Windows (portable) Mowl.exe
Windows x64 / ARM64 Mowl_1.7.0_x64-setup.exe, Mowl_1.7.0_arm64-setup.exe (also .msi)
macOS (universal) Mowl_1.7.0_universal.dmg
Linux x64 / ARM64 .AppImage, .deb, .rpm

SHA256SUMS.txt covers every file; the .sig files are the update signatures. Copy settings.example.toml next to the executable as settings.toml to start from a documented config. Binaries are not code-signed — Windows SmartScreen and macOS will warn on first launch.