2025

Grid layout and navigation refinements

Improved

• Added a grid-based layout to make it easier to manage thoughts while keeping journal entries in focus.
• Added vertical navigation so notebook tools are more prominent and accessible.
• Updated the bullet button with a “more” icon to make its menu behavior clearer.

AI agent reliability and writing agents

Added

• Expanded the writing agents available in the content-creation popup.

Fixed

• Resolved a Gemini service error caused by an outdated API endpoint.

Improved

• Re-engineered the core AI agent structure for more reliable content creation.

Reflection AI agent

Added

• Added Reflection, an AI agent for analyzing news, trends, and opinions on popular websites.
• Reflection uses critical thinking techniques to help users cut through noisy information.

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More site support and model updates

Added

• Added support for BlueSky, TikTok, Gmail, and other messaging sites.
• Added the latest AI models.

Fixed

• Fixed the black background issue on Twitter/X.
• Fixed API token matching so the token matches the chosen AI model in settings.

Improved

• Improved the reply button UI.

Gemini model, reply fixes, and new logo

Added

• Added the latest Gemini model to text generation.

Fixed

• Fixed lost child replies when users edit the parent post.
• Fixed the fold/unfold reply position issue.

Improved

• Added the shamrock logo concept: each leaf represents a consistent day of work, forming luck and success over time.

Model, timeline, and storyboard workflow updates

Added

• Added the nano-banana model to image generation.
• Added the animation timeline view option to page management.
• Added the PAS copywriting structure to the script-writing prompt library.

Fixed

• Fixed exported audio files sometimes having empty content.
• Unified audio formats to WAV and WEBM.
• Moved video export to the workspace header and removed the animation section from the storyboard workspace.
• Fixed the disabled state of the text tool after completing or cancelling text editing.
• Removed the presentation canvas feature from the storyboard workspace.

Improved

• Refactored video script generation UI and behavior to be more reliable and user-friendly.

Breaking Changes

• Audio format support was unified.
• Video export moved to the workspace header.
• The animation section and presentation canvas were removed from the storyboard workspace.

Feed fixes and notebook UI refactor

Fixed

• Fixed a serious feed issue that scrolled users to the bottom when opening the journal notebook.
• Fixed the scrollbar not showing when users scrolled the feed.
• Simplified entry actions by grouping them into the bullet button.
• Removed the demo task-based notebook module.

Improved

• Refactored the styling system to use Umbel/SUI and Tailwind CSS v4.
• Enhanced notebook theme management with Zustand.
• Replaced create-notebook and settings modals with Umbel/SUI sheets.

Breaking Changes

• Entry item actions were simplified into the bullet button.
• The demo task-based notebook module was removed.

Grammar and spelling check

Added

• Added grammar and spelling checks to the default popup.
• Reduced the extension bundle size.

Project structure refactor

Improved

• Refactored the project structure and system to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability.

Umbel UI Design System

Announcement

• Released Umbel UI Design System to keep UI and UX consistent across projects.
• The concept is inspired by the umbrella-like flower cluster, suggesting broad and versatile UI coverage.

Journal prompts, pinned posts, and UI polish

Added

• Added custom journal prompts so users can insert their own journal templates.

Fixed

• Fixed pinned post state being lost after update.
• Removed zen mode to simplify the app.
• Fixed invalid date and time in the header when using calendar stats view.
• Fixed scrubber issues in timeline stats views.

Improved

• Added new empty-state illustrations for home and journal pages.
• Updated the logo with new color tokens.

Breaking Changes

• Zen mode was removed.

Book feature

Added

• Added a book feature that turns blog posts into chapters for free software books.
• Designed the feature to make consistent blogging more rewarding.

Entry actions content source fix

Fixed

• Fixed entry actions using the parent entry content instead of the latest entry content.
• Switched to a dynamic content source.

Improved

• Added a “sort by” option to notebook management on the home page.

Flipbook Pro desktop alpha

Announcement

• Released the alpha version of the Flipbook Pro desktop app.

Shape tool fill options

Added

• Added fill options to the shape tool: solid color, no fill, and image.

Calendar stats view

Added

• Added calendar stats view.
• Users can now choose between calendar view and timeline view for stats.

Threads domain update

Improved

• Updated support for Threads’ new domain so the popup works on the new site.

Entry links

Added

• Added link support so users can attach links to entries.

Home window UX enhancement

Improved

• Improved home window UX with 3D notebook covers and view options.
• Strengthened the emotional feel of the app experience.

Duration management

Added

• Added duration management for each page.

Journal prompts

Added

• Added journal prompts to help users journal more easily with guided questions.

Pin and unpin entries

Added

• Added the ability to pin and unpin entries.

Flipbook Lite web alpha

Announcement

• Released the alpha version of the Flipbook Lite web app.

Plain text paste

Added

• Added support for pasting plain text into entries.

Entry UI consistency

Improved

• Standardized text size instead of changing size based on text length.
• Synced entry status with the timeline stats indicator.
• Entry bullets now represent status: Draft, Public, or Archived.

New AI features

Added

• Added Reflection.
• Added grammar and spelling checks.
• Added improve writing.

Video script generation

Added

• Added video script generation with a prompt chain.