Changelog
New features, improvements, and fixes in Acres.
v0.3.2
- Use local AI models through LM Studio, with model discovery and an optional API token.
- Customize keyboard shortcuts in Settings, with conflict detection and one-click resets.
- Send feedback directly from Settings without leaving Acres.
- Open the changelog from a brief sidebar link after updating Acres.
v0.3.1
- Fix click-by-click lines disappearing when you finish drawing.
- Select drawn strokes with a click and remove them with the new Eraser tool.
- Add Nested whiteboard to the toolbar and make its icon easier to distinguish from Section.
v0.3.0
- Redesign the getting-started tour and add clearer guidance on empty whiteboards.
- Search note contents from the command palette, with recent items and a working Show all results action.
- Import from Obsidian or Heptabase directly from the launcher, review import warnings, and open the imported whiteboard.
- Reopen your last vault automatically, with an option to turn this off in Settings.
- Keep the canvas visible when opening the side panel, and fix zoom drifting away from the center.
- Make AI setup easier, with clearer provider status and suggestions that help you build on the whiteboard.
- Simplify card menus, improve text contrast, and make whiteboard names and item counts consistent.
- Extend the free trial to 14 days.
v0.2.0
- Release signed, notarized Mac builds for Apple silicon and Intel, alongside Windows.
- Add one-time license purchases, in-app activation, and a free trial. Your notes remain readable and exportable after the trial.
- Ask before adding Acres files to an existing notes folder, with a clear explanation of backups.
- Improve agent activity history and undo, including warnings when content has changed since an action.
v0.1.1
- Simplify Acres Cloud to optional Sync and Publish subscriptions.
- Remove the hosted Acres AI offer. AI remains available with your own API keys or local Ollama models.
v0.1.0
- Initial Windows release with local Markdown notes on an infinite canvas.
- Organize cards, nested whiteboards, sections, connections, images, and PDFs in a folder you own.
- Bring in notes from Obsidian and Heptabase, and find them through search, the Library, and Database views.
- Work with built-in AI using your own provider or Ollama, and connect external agents through MCP and the CLI.
- Add optional encrypted Sync and public publishing, plus in-app updates.