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Zettlr

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Velocity2.5

Markdown editor for note-taking, academic writing and knowledge management

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Zettlr added admonitions after six years, then spent a release fixing its updater.

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◆Current state
Zettlr 4.8.0 brought admonitions, a feature six years in the making, plus translation updates and a fix for a long-standing logic bug in search. 4.9.0 followed in late October to stop a false 'Update failed' error introduced by 4.8, drop macOS 12 and old Ubuntu support, distrust the eMudhra TLS certificates and render reference-style images.
◆Where it's heading
Releases arrive roughly monthly and alternate between a headline writing feature and cleanup of the previous one. The app is tracking Electron's platform support, so older operating systems will keep falling away.
◆Prediction
A small 4.9.x fix release or a feature-led 4.10 in about a month fits the pattern; the entries don't hint at its contents.

◆Recent moves

  1. 20d ago

    Zettlr 4.9 fixes update errors and drops macOS 12

    Fixes the false 'Update failed' error after 4.8, drops macOS 12 and old Ubuntu, removes trust in compromised eMudhra certificates and renders reference-style images. A cleanup release with a security reason to update.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Zettlr 4.8 adds admonition blocks

    Admonitions arrive after six years of requests, alongside community translation updates and a fix for a severe search logic bug. The feature release the 4.9 cleanup followed.

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  3. 3mo ago

    Zettlr 4.7 adds long-requested custom shortcuts

    Custom shortcuts arrive after years on the user wishlist, bundled with a wide set of usability fixes. The one addition in this window that changes how people drive the app rather than how it looks.

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  4. 5mo ago

    Zettlr 4.6 fixes regressions from the editor transition

    Explicitly a fixing release rather than a feature one, clearing regressions introduced during the editor codebase transition. The maintenance half of the rewrite showing up on the release notes.

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  5. 6mo ago

    Zettlr 4.5 adds a long-running task indicator

    A visual indicator for slow operations such as PDF export, plus improvements for custom CSS users. Addresses the specific complaint of an app appearing frozen during exports.

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  6. 6mo ago

    Zettlr 4.4 improves the file manager and security model

    File navigation gets more reliable folder opening and related fixes, alongside changes to the app's security model. The second of four consecutive releases centred on the file manager.

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