Changelog

All notable changes to Lokus, ordered by release date. Lokus follows Semantic Versioning.

1.0.1 — 2026-01-26

iOS and mobile support

iOS app — Full native iOS build with optimized touch experience.
Bottom navigation — Thumb-friendly nav bar for mobile devices.
Safe area handling — Proper support for the iPhone notch and Dynamic Island.
Haptic feedback — Native touch feedback throughout the app.
Responsive UI — Adaptive font sizes, tab widths, and touch-optimized controls.
Mobile layout — Terminal panel and git menu hidden on mobile.
Touch media queries — Larger touch targets and improved interactions.

Calendar integration

Google Calendar — Connect and sync with Google Calendar directly.
iCal / CalDAV — Sync with Apple Calendar, Outlook, Fastmail, and other CalDAV providers.
Intelligent sync — Smart calendar syncing with conflict resolution and deduplication.

Authentication

Supabase auth — New authentication system with secure email/password login.
Login screen — Clean, modern login flow.

Editor and writing

Syntax highlighting — Code blocks now have language-aware highlighting.
Instant content rendering — Inserted content renders immediately without reopening the file.
Code block indentation — Preserved correctly when copying and pasting.
Image embed autocomplete — Smart image path suggestions with reference tracking.

File management

Multi-select — Select multiple files with Shift/Cmd+click for bulk operations.
Kanban context menu — Right-click actions for kanban board cards.
Drag and drop to root — Drop files directly to the workspace root folder.
Create in open folder — New files are created inside the currently selected folder.

Plugin system

Plugin SDK — Complete API implementation for plugin developers.
Plugin system overhaul — Improved CLI, SDK, and runtime architecture.
Stability — Resolved 363 failing tests across plugin APIs and templates.

Canvas

Canvas links — Reference .canvas files from Markdown with live preview support.

UI improvements

Tooltips — Added to all icon-only buttons for accessibility.
Loading indicators — Visual feedback for server status and template actions.
Server-pushed toasts — Enhanced notifications powered by Sonner.
Lokus Dark theme — New built-in dark theme option.
WikiLink dialog — Responsive autocomplete that works on all screen sizes.
Link navigation — Fixed wikilink and internal link navigation issues.
Better errors — Meaningful feedback in Kanban, Search, and throughout the app.

Infrastructure

Auto-update signing — Fixed code signing for automatic updates.
Centralized versioning — Single source of truth for app version.
Mac App Store compatibility — Proper handling for MAS distribution.
Node.js 22 — Upgraded runtime for better performance.
Remote configuration — Server-side feature flags and announcements system.
Production audit — Pre-deployment security and stability fixes.
E2E tests — Re-enabled end-to-end testing.

Analytics and privacy

PostHog analytics — Replaced Umami with focused, privacy-respecting analytics.
Opt-out toggle — Analytics opt-out in Preferences.
Session recording disabled — Your notes and writing stay completely private.
Kill switches — Remote feature control for Canvas, Plugins, Sync, and AI Assistant.

Licensing

FCL 1.0 — Updated from BSL 1.1 to the Fair Core License for clearer terms.

2.1.0 — 2024-09-18

Keyboard shortcuts

All shortcuts work on both Mac and Windows (Cmd on Mac = Ctrl on Windows).

Tab management:

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Alt+Right`	Next tab
`Cmd+Alt+Left`	Previous tab
`Cmd+Shift+T`	Reopen recently closed tab
`Cmd+W`	Close current tab
`Cmd+Shift+W`	Close all tabs

File operations:

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+S`	Save file
`Cmd+N`	New file
`Cmd+Shift+N`	New folder
`F5`	Refresh file tree

Navigation:

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+K`	Command palette
`Cmd+B`	Toggle sidebar
`Cmd+F`	Find in note
`Cmd+Shift+F`	Global search
`Cmd+L`	Insert WikiLink
`Cmd+,`	Open preferences

Views and tools:

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Shift+G`	Graph view
`Cmd+Shift+K`	Kanban board
`Cmd+Shift+C`	New canvas
`Cmd+/`	Keyboard shortcuts help

Graph view (when active):

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+K`	Search nodes
`Cmd+R`	Reset view
`Cmd+1` / `Cmd+2` / `Cmd+3`	2D / 3D / Force layout
`Space`	Toggle layout
`Escape`	Close graph

Context menus

Right-click shows a context menu with inspect, copy, clear console, reload, and context-specific options.
Shift+Right-click shows the browser’s native context menu.
Inspect Element highlights the element and logs it to the console as $0.

Tab features

Reopen closed tabs — Remembers up to 10 recently closed tabs. Excludes Graph, Kanban, and Plugins tabs.
Throttled switching — Tab navigation is throttled to prevent UI issues during rapid switching.

Breaking changes

Tab navigation changed from Cmd+Tab to Cmd+Alt+Right/Left to avoid the macOS system shortcut conflict.
Right-click now shows a custom context menu. Use Shift+Right-click for the browser default.

Bug fixes

Fixed Cmd+Shift+G opening the wrong view.
Resolved Mac keyboard shortcut conflicts.
Fixed shortcut help modal theming.

1.0.3 — 2024-09-15

Template system

Template engine — Create, manage, and use text templates with variable substitution.
Template variables — Built-in {{date}}, {{time}}, {{datetime}}, and {{cursor}} variables.
Category organization — Group templates by category.
Selection-based creation — Select text, open command palette, and save as template.

Markdown compiler

Middleware architecture — Centralized Markdown processing that bypasses TipTap limitations.
Consistent rendering — Unified compilation across all features.
Template integration — Native Markdown compilation for template preview.

Command palette

Template integration — Access and apply templates from the command palette.
Command history — Track and revisit recent commands across sessions.

Bug fixes

Fixed Markdown paste detection.
Improved template variable parsing reliability.
Better keyboard navigation in the command palette.
Improved text selection preservation during template operations.

1.0.0 — 2024-09-14

The first release of Lokus.

Editor

TipTap-based rich text editor with Markdown support.
Math equations — KaTeX rendering for inline $x^2$ and block $$E=mc^2$$ math.
Wiki links — [[page]] syntax with autocomplete.
Task lists — Interactive checkboxes.
Tables — Resizable columns with full editing.
Code blocks — Syntax highlighting for 100+ languages.
Images — Local and web URLs with drag-and-drop.
Advanced formatting — Strikethrough, highlights, superscript, subscript.
Smart paste — Auto-converts Markdown to rich text on paste.

Theming

Light and dark modes with a custom theme architecture.
Real-time preference changes.

Plugins

Plugin architecture with install, enable, disable, and manage.
Security framework with granular permissions and sandboxed execution.
Hot module replacement for plugin development.

File management

Native file system access with workspace management.
Multiple tabs, auto-save, and full-text search.

Kanban

Visual task management with drag-and-drop columns and cards.

Keyboard shortcuts

Command palette (Cmd+K), sidebar toggle (Cmd+B), global search (Cmd+Shift+F), and more.

Cross-platform

macOS, Windows, and Linux support.
Tauri v2 (Rust backend) with React 19 frontend.
Vite build system with Tailwind CSS.

Testing

Unit tests with Vitest, E2E tests with Playwright, CI/CD with GitHub Actions.