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Changelog: PaperTrail

Version 1.4.3

2026-08-11

Added

• App-wide saved searches—available in every document’s sidebar and Go to Search (embed under Searches: is still optional when saving)
• Italicise Notes setting (and command) so note lines can stay upright instead of italic

Version 1.4.2

2026-08-07

Added

• Move Branches Up/Down can now cross project boundaries—the first/last item hops into the end of the previous or top of the next project, reindenting to fit
• Move Branches Up/Down now moves every branch in a multi-line selection, and keeps the moved block selected so you can keep going

Changed

• A collapsed item now acts as a single unit: moving, deleting, duplicating, indenting/outdenting, and section moves all carry its hidden children with it
• Return, New Line Below, and multi-line paste on a collapsed item now insert after its hidden children instead of splitting them off
• Duplicating a collapsed item duplicates its whole branch, placing the copy after it

Fixed

• Undo now steps back through every edit—previously any structural command silently wiped the undo history after a single ⌘Z
• No more view jumping when repeatedly moving lines in large documents; the cursor stays on screen and rides with the moved lines
• Moving a folded branch no longer loses the cursor, so repeated presses keep moving it
• Folds no longer pop open when toggling a line between task/project/note or changing its case
• Moving a line into the last project no longer adds a stray blank line

Version 1.4.1

2026-08-03

Speed improvements for very large documents:

• Searching and filtering are now much faster, even in documents with over 10,000 lines
• Search runs when you pause typing, so the editor stays smooth on every keystroke

Version 1.4

2026-07-24

Added

• Swipe to Focus gesture: swipe right to focus into a line, left to focus out (mutually exclusive with Swipe to Indent), with a Settings toggle and command
• One-time notice on first opening a Bike or OPML file, explaining files are edited as TaskPaper and saved back in their original format
• Reset Onboarding Alerts command to re-show the round-trip notice and What's New sheet

Changed

• Bike and OPML files now save in place in their original format instead of being overwritten as plain TaskPaper
• OPML export now preserves blank-line spacing
• Refreshed the What's New screen for 1.4
• Clearer export and import warning wording

Fixed

• Bike and OPML files being corrupted when saved
• Duplicate title rows accumulating on OPML save
• What's New sheet was sometimes clipped behind the keyboard

Version 1.3.3

2026-07-19

Added

• Swipe to indent/outdent

Version 1.3.2

2026-07-18

Changed

• Archiving completed tasks while viewing a saved search or filter now adds them to the existing Archive section instead of creating a duplicate
• Archiving no longer accidentally sweeps unrelated tasks into the Archive
• Archiving a completed task now keeps its notes and sub-tasks together with it
• Move to Project now works correctly when used from a search or filtered view
• Delete with Children no longer removes unrelated tasks when used from a search view
• Sort Projects and Reindent now apply to the whole document from a filtered view, rather than affecting only the visible items
• Indent, Outdent and Duplicate now affect only the intended task and its real sub-items when used from a search view

Version 1.3.1

2026-07-15

Added

• Export documents directly to Bike’s native .bike format, preserving outline structure, formatting, links, tags, IDs and blank rows

Fixed

• Make the Move to Project shortcut work and display correctly across keyboard layouts (`Cmd+\ or Cmd+#`)

Version 1.3

2026-06-30

Added

• Import .bike files (Bike 1.x and 2.0), keeping links, row ids and inline formatting
• Export your document as an OPML outline
• Export button now lets you choose between an HTML presentation and an OPML outline
• Exports now confirm what the chosen format can't include before sharing
• OPML import now warns when attributes, metadata, or embedded HTML can't be carried into TaskPaper
• Inline @tag suggestions as you type
• On iPad, the Style and Settings panels open as full-height drawers docked to the side
• New iPad "Toggle Panel Side" command to flip the panels to the other edge
• Keyboard shortcuts to fold or unfold the outline one level at a time (Ctrl+Cmd+9/0 or Shift+Cmd+9/0)
• Built-in tag colours, plus colour-coding for @high and @low priority
• Customise the Tool Belt: drag to reorder, add or remove dividers, and hide any tool (including Export and Style)
• Duplicate and section-move tools in the Tool Belt
• Long-press Add Task for a New Project or Note; long-press Duplicate to include an item's children
• New Settings panel grouping Help & About, the Tool Belt, Editing (Auto-Correction, Auto-Capitalisation, Tag Suggestions), and Advanced
• Open the Welcome and Guide documents, or What's New, from Settings ▸ Help & About
• Shortcuts support: find items and projects, append a task, mark an item done, set a tag, and open a search
• New "Support: Changelog" command

Changed

• Tool Belt customisation now lives in Settings ▸ Tool Belt (the toolbar's help button has been removed)
• The Settings tool can be reordered in the Tool Belt but no longer hidden, so Settings is always reachable
• Long-press the Settings tool to share a debug file (previously on the help button)
• Improved parity of the search query language
• Further speed-ups for editing, toolbar actions, and searches on large and folded documents
• Command and Go To palettes now open as a full-height card on iPad
• What's New only shows major changes, not bug fixes
• Updated the in-app Support link to the website
• Auto-Correction and Auto-Capitalisation are now on by default
• "Next Actions" searches now return the first task of each project
• Large documents now fold on open for a faster load
• @alarm reminders are cleaned up when you delete the tag

Fixed

• The dismiss-keyboard button in the Tool Belt no longer flashes on screen when using an external keyboard on iPad
• Focusing out of a project no longer leaves extra blank lines piling up between your projects
• The date picker now shows every week of the month, including the final days, at larger text sizes
• The date picker no longer cuts off the last week of the month on iPad in landscape, including with the Standard Display Zoom setting
• Tool Belt icons no longer grow too large and overflow the bar at large accessibility text sizes
• Adding a new task or note at the end of a collapsed item now places it after the collapsed items, not inside them
• Searches that scope to a project with a leading slash now return matching items
• Search paths that combine a slash with a named axis now resolve correctly
• Items added while a search filter is active now stay visible until you change the filter
• Tapping an alarm date-and-time tag in the filter bar now shows the matching items
• Holding Up/Down across collapsed sections now moves the cursor smoothly on a hardware keyboard
• Tool Belt keeps its horizontal scroll position when you change button visibility or order
• The Tool Belt now stays clear of the home indicator with a hardware keyboard, including after rotating
• The Tool Belt no longer grows too tall on iPad with a hardware keyboard
• Sidebar focus and hardware-keyboard fixes
• What's New no longer stretches edge-to-edge on iPad

Version 1.2

2026-06-07

Added

• About PaperTrail, in the app menu, showing the current version
• More Support options in the Command Palette
• Debug reports now include extra device info (Low Power Mode, temperature, memory, document length)

Changes

• New Project is inserted at the same indent as the current line, and now works while focused
• Selecting lines with Shift + Up/Down now skips over hidden (folded) lines
• Templates now include example searches to learn from
• Menu commands that open a dialog now end with "…"
• The Command Palette is clearer and easier to dismiss

Fixes

• Filter icon could sometimes disappear
• Delete (trash button or Shift+Cmd+K) now removes every selected line, not just the first
• Fold to Level now works inside a focused view and collapses or expands one level at a time
• The first word of a task now capitalises correctly when typing after a bullet
• Autocorrect could corrupt the first word's capitalisation on iOS 26, so it is now off by default (toggle it in the Command Palette)
• The sync icon is now off by default (also toggleable in the Command Palette)
• Pull down on the document title to start a search now works reliably
• Picking a due date now works reliably with the keyboard
• Editing a focused outline no longer misbehaves in rare cases
• Large or deeply-nested documents no longer freeze or crash when scrolling, dismissing the keyboard, or typing
• Typing in large documents is much more responsive, especially with folded sections

Version 1.1

2026-05-21

Headline Features

• Activities — open specific or recent documents from Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, or the Action Button
• Focus Bar — breadcrumb trail shows active focus level so you always know what's visible
• Command Palette (⇧⌘P) — run any editor command and discover shortcuts
• Import from Reminders — with notes, subtasks, dates, completion, alarms, priority and flags mapped to tags

New

• Home navigation with search across documents
• Search options are now in a dropdown
• Mid-line return honours indent and starts a new item
• Movable hide-keyboard button
• iPad iOS 26 menu support
• Light/Dark tabs for interface colour settings
• Added @start tag
• Scoped archive and persisted sidebar fold state
• Aggregate tag rollups for parent items

Keyboard

• Indent/Outdent: ⌘] / ⌘[ · Move Up/Down: ⌃⌘↑↓
• New: Duplicate ⇧⌘D · Delete ⌘⌫ · Go Home ⇧⌘H · Group ⌃⌘G · Move to Project ⌘/
• Expand/Collapse All ⌃⌥⌘9/0 · By Level ⌃⌘9/0 · Move Branch ⌃⌘]/[ and ⌃⇧⌘↑↓
• Full shortcut parity with TaskPaper for macOS

Fixes

• Editing the only visible line in a focused view no longer moves it unexpectedly
• Folding a task after a sibling project now correctly hides nested notes
• Focused-item folding now hides subtree text correctly
• Move-to-project no longer leaves stale text behind
• Second focus on the same item now lands correctly
• Replacement no longer leaves stale text in the buffer
• Key chord routing fixes for multi-step shortcuts
• Sidebar collapsing tap area is no longer obstructed

Performance

• Faster handling of deeply nested documents and OPML import

Version 1.0

2026-04-10

Initial release.

Version Private

2025-08-20

• First private version
• Social media post