What's new

Everything that changed, newest first.

November 6, 2026

Sign in straight to your documents #74

  • Signing in on a new browser opens a document from your account without showing an access-denied screen for the temporary welcome document.

November 2, 2026

Start typing without clicking into the editor #72

  • With a document open and nothing else focused, just start typing: your text goes to the end of the document, including the first key you press.

November 1, 2026

Organize documents faster in the sidebar #71

  • Move through the document list with the arrow keys. Press ↓ in Find to jump into the list, ←/→ to close and open folders, Home/End to reach the ends, and Enter to open.
  • Select several documents with Cmd/Ctrl-click, Shift-click, or Shift+arrows. Space adds or removes one, Cmd/Ctrl+A selects all, and Esc clears the selection.
  • Right-click a selection to move, pin, unpin, or delete all of it at once.
  • Drag documents onto a folder to move them there, or onto empty space to move them to the top level. The drag shows which documents you're moving, and a label tells you where they'll land.

October 31, 2026

Keyboard shortcuts for documents #70

  • Create, open, rename, and delete documents from the keyboard: Ctrl/⌘+Alt+N for a new document (Ctrl/⌘+N in the installed app), Ctrl/⌘+O to jump to a document, F2 to rename, and Ctrl/⌘+Shift+Backspace to delete.
  • The command palette (Ctrl/⌘+Shift+P) now lists document actions such as duplicate, pin, add tag, move to a folder or space, turn into presentation, download, and Time Machine.
  • In local files, Ctrl/⌘+O opens a file from your computer.

October 28, 2026

PDF export for slides and from the command line #69

  • Print a presentation as slides only or as notes pages with your speaker notes, in 16:9 or 4:3, from File → Print Slides to PDF.
  • Export documents and presentations as PDF from the command line with alkalye doc export, using any of your themes or a local theme file.
  • New Letter theme for invoices and correspondence, in the style of iA Writer's monospaced PDFs.
  • Creating or updating a theme from the command line waits for the upload to finish, so a slow connection no longer leaves a broken theme in your library. The --timeout option now takes effect.

October 26, 2026

Clearer text selection in the editor #68

  • Selected text stays readable instead of turning white.
  • On iPhone and iPad, selection handles are back, so you can adjust a selection by dragging.

October 25, 2026

Sharp toolbar in the iPhone Home Screen app #67

  • On iOS 26 and later, the toolbar and sidebar buttons at the top of the Home Screen app are no longer blurred.
  • If you added Alkalye to your Home Screen before this update, remove it and add it again to get the fix.

October 23, 2026

Keep Personal accessible after sharing ends #66

  • Open Personal and keep using your other documents after access to a shared document is revoked.

October 24, 2026

Lines stay reachable with the iPhone keyboard open #64

  • Tapping a line near the top of a document on iPhone no longer hides it, or the lines above it, behind the toolbar.
  • The cursor stays visible above the keyboard while you type, including when you press Return near the bottom of the screen.
  • Opening and closing the keyboard no longer makes the document jump. The text glides into place to keep the cursor in view.

October 21, 2026

Open workspaces in new tabs #60

  • Cmd-click (or Ctrl-click) any workspace in the workspace picker, including Personal, to open it in a new tab.

Keep typing while large documents save #59

  • Write in large documents with shorter pauses during autosave, including when collaborators are editing.

New documents inside folders #58

  • Right-click a folder in the sidebar and choose New Document to start writing directly inside it.

October 1, 2026

MCP clients use your Alkalye permissions #57

  • Connect any compatible MCP client, including Claude, Cursor, and custom clients.
  • Connected clients use your existing document and space permissions. No separate agent accounts or access grants to manage.
  • Check each client’s host before connecting. Disconnect individual clients even when the MCP server is unavailable. Create personal documents through MCP, too.

September 29, 2026

Point at slides from your teleprompter #52

  • Draw smooth, fading laser trails from the teleprompter on your laptop or phone.
  • Choose a slideshow on another screen or device signed into the same account.
  • On phones, switch between your teleprompter and a full-screen slide preview.
  • Selecting teleprompter text no longer highlights the slideshow.

Start writing sooner on slower connections #56

  • Opening the app starts downloading what you need sooner, reducing the wait before you can write on slower connections.

September 27, 2026

Keep your search when switching documents #55

  • Switch between documents without losing your search in the document list.

Less waiting when opening documents #54

  • Opening a document has less to download before you can start writing.
  • Code in previews stays readable even when its colors take longer to appear.

Start writing sooner #53

  • The loading screen gets out of your way as soon as your document is ready.

September 24, 2026

Suggestions that stay out of your way #51

  • Link and attachment suggestions stay open while your document updates.
  • When adding a code block, language suggestions appear after you start typing a language or ask for suggestions.
  • Suggestion popups no longer interrupt writing on touch-only devices.

Tasks stay unchecked until you complete them #42

  • Writing [x] inside a task no longer makes the task look completed.

September 22, 2026

Readable links in lists #50

  • Links in lists no longer overlap their icons or nearby text.

Clearer sidebar buttons #49

  • Open sidebars have clearly labeled close buttons.
  • Icons change smoothly when you copy, switch views or themes, and show or hide document tools.
  • These animations follow your device's reduced-motion setting.

September 20, 2026

Clearer multicursor editing #48

  • Matching text is outlined before you add cursors
  • Each cursor stays visible while you edit
  • The editor shows how many selections are active

Native shortcuts in installed Alkalye #46

  • Installed Alkalye now uses shortcuts that would otherwise be reserved by the browser

Connect your AI apps #44

  • Find the connection address in Settings to connect ChatGPT or another app that supports MCP.
  • Connections now require the current MCP connection format. Older SSE connections are no longer supported.
  • Desktop apps can now finish signing in to Alkalye.

September 16, 2026

See what changed when you update #41

  • The update prompt now lists what changed since the version you were running
  • Every release is written up at alkalye.com/changelog

September 15, 2026

Local edits save directly to your files 9a6ca85

  • Changes to files in an opened folder save straight to that folder. Alkalye no longer keeps a separate backup copy of those files.

Whiteboards in local folders 5fdcda2

  • Whiteboard drawings save alongside your Markdown when you work in a local folder

Manage images and videos from the terminal ca62541

  • Use the alkalye command to list, add or remove a document's images and videos.

Create and organize files in a local folder 38cb93b

  • Add, rename, move and delete files and folders directly in an opened folder

September 14, 2026

Open a folder of Markdown files af8cdc9

  • Work on a folder from your disk in the sidebar, next to your synced documents

September 13, 2026

Tap below the text to start writing fc92d7c

  • On mobile, tapping the empty space under a document now puts the cursor in it

September 11, 2026

Settings are easier to navigate 99c0047

  • Settings screens now use a consistent layout, making options easier to find.

Sign in to connected apps 3608abd

  • You can now sign in to authorize an app or AI assistant to use Alkalye.

Finer control over agent access 2713d7e

  • Choose more precisely what a connected agent may read and change

Use Alkalye from ChatGPT bf3964b

  • Connect Alkalye to ChatGPT so you can ask it to read and update your documents.

Fixed dropped keystrokes while syncing e751676

  • Typing during a sync no longer loses characters

September 10, 2026

Choose colors for code blocks cc90884

  • Choose the color theme used to highlight code in your documents.

Bundeswehr theme for documents and slides a264021

  • Give documents and slides a Bundeswehr design, complete with banner artwork.

An easier starting point for your own themes 3ee2fd2

  • The starter theme is easier to read and adapt when creating your own design.

September 9, 2026

More room to edit themes 91561b9

  • The theme editor now uses the full panel, giving you more room to work.

More reliable theme downloads 00ee51e

  • Alkalye checks for missing parts before you download a theme and removes unsafe content from its preview image.

Shared themes keep their preview images 725712e

  • Downloaded themes include their preview images and other files, so they stay together when you share them.

Share a theme as one file 4fbb88a

  • Download a theme as a single Markdown file with its images included.

Paste large themes without freezing 0f1932f

  • Pasting a large theme no longer freezes the editor.

September 8, 2026

Fixed slide colors and PDF themes 0a37de6

  • Slides use the right default colors, and PDF export picks the theme you selected

Create your own document themes 1cb8aff

  • Write and edit your own themes in the theme editor, or manage them from the terminal.

September 7, 2026

Fixed invites to documents in a space 146f89a

  • An invite to a space document now grants access on the first try

September 6, 2026

Share with the system share sheet 01408e4

  • Send a document to any app your device can share to

Task indentation stays in place c028534

  • Tasks keep their indentation when you use a custom task marker.

Clearer text while typing c7df2cb

  • Characters that join together no longer leave smears as you type.

September 5, 2026

Fixed keyboard selection in the command palette a233221

  • Arrow keys move through results reliably

Fixed line movement and find highlights f89c687

  • Moving lines and highlighting matches behave correctly again

Search lives in the sidebar 64279a9

  • One place to search your documents instead of two

Large documents stay responsive ff29fda

  • Typing, scrolling and selecting keep up in very long documents

September 1, 2026

Fixed external profile links f24c8c5

  • Links to profiles outside Alkalye open correctly

August 31, 2026

Images appear reliably ec06c9c

  • Images no longer stay missing when they take longer than the rest of the document to load.

Insert a whiteboard from the editor 06d8efe

  • New Whiteboard is in the editor's Insert menu

Fixed typing in whiteboard text 4940ea5

  • Text on a whiteboard accepts input again

Fixed printing images 5f4da53

  • Printed documents include their media

Fixed command palette navigation f3b170c

  • The palette lays out correctly and moves between results as expected

August 22, 2026

More formatting shortcuts e87bcaa

  • Use keyboard shortcuts for more of the formatting available in the editor.

August 20, 2026

More authoring tools 8a8305a

  • Extra editor commands for shaping documents as you write

Better editor shortcuts 4d1e248

  • Shortcuts respond more predictably across the editor

August 19, 2026

See who else is on a whiteboard f106f5e

  • Viewers appear on a shared whiteboard while they watch

August 18, 2026

Cleaner mobile sidebar 8f88536

  • The redundant close button is gone; swipe or tap outside instead

Better context menus a762bbe

  • Context menus across the editor offer the right actions in the right places

Right-click in the editor 83281e6

  • A context menu with the actions you need where you clicked

August 17, 2026

Clearer command-line output 8ec9c68

  • The alkalye command gives clearer output when you work from the terminal.

August 15, 2026

A subtler highlight for the selected document 32db6c6

  • The selected document is easier to spot without a distracting highlight.

August 14, 2026

Faster startup for accounts with a long history b2f969f

  • Alkalye opens faster for accounts with a long history of edits, while keeping document history available.

August 8, 2026

Fixed teleprompter flicker 0220352

  • Slides stay steady while the teleprompter scrolls

July 14, 2026

Jump from preview to the editor f0c3bda

  • A link in the document preview takes you straight to editing

Whiteboards 8d3d535

  • Draw on an infinite canvas and embed it in a document

July 13, 2026

Fixed space invites be8d097

  • Accepting an invite uses the right account

July 10, 2026

Start working sooner 02114c9

  • You can start using Alkalye sooner while your documents load.

July 8, 2026

Fixed data loss when signing in on a new device ce28329

  • Signing in on a second device no longer wipes what was already there

June 29, 2026

Read up-to-date documents from the terminal 81b4182

  • The alkalye command reads the latest version of your document.

Scrollbars match your theme 44808c9

  • Scrollbars follow light and dark mode

Fixed slideshow code highlighting 614693c

  • Code on slides is highlighted again

Fixed image grids on slides 8c5b5ee

  • Images in a grid size themselves correctly

Comment on a document 0613ccc

  • Leave inline comments and discuss a document in place

June 19, 2026

Run Alkalye from any terminal folder 42e9f9a

  • When installing the command-line tool with Bun, use bun link to make the alkalye command available from any folder.

June 15, 2026

Fixed the iOS home screen layout dff73eb

  • No more gap at the bottom, and the keyboard no longer covers the action button

June 14, 2026

Fixed the iOS keyboard layout 7b66703

  • The editor resizes correctly when the keyboard opens

June 8, 2026

Sidebar context menu defbcaf

  • Right-click a document or folder in the sidebar for its actions

June 7, 2026

Stay in your space after deleting a document f3ea853

  • Deleting the document you are viewing in a space keeps you in that space.

May 19, 2026

German translation 6a7185e

  • Alkalye speaks German, and follows your browser's language

May 18, 2026

Fixed text selection on iOS 295df80

  • Selecting text in the editor is stable on iPhone and iPad

May 15, 2026

Fixed the white bar on iPhone 0684224

  • The home screen app fills the screen properly

A sign-in button that fits 62708ab

  • The sign-in button no longer extends beyond its panel.

Slideshow images fill the slide 397a835

  • Images use the full space available to them

Fixed the hidden cursor on iOS f36d6f9

  • The keyboard no longer covers the cursor in short documents

May 14, 2026

Fixed the find panel 538dcab

  • Searching inside a document works again

May 8, 2026

Reopening a document opens its space e2a8286

  • The most recent document arrives with the right space selected

May 6, 2026

No lingering marker after dropping a file 25d460b

  • The marker showing where a file will land disappears after you drop it.

Text stays still while others edit dfb2c46

  • Paragraphs no longer shift as another person's cursor moves through them.

Fixed dragging images into the editor 194789a

  • Dropped images land where you dropped them

March 24, 2026

Smoother cursors when working together 5bd7340

  • Other people's cursors move smoothly instead of jumping.

March 18, 2026

Use Alkalye from the terminal d7e5292

  • Read, write and manage your documents with the alkalye command.

Find help for terminal commands cbe4857

  • Run alkalye without a command to see what you can do.

March 15, 2026

Word and character count c8c329d

  • See how many words and characters are in your document as you write.

March 11, 2026

Scroll to top and bottom d315eef

  • Buttons to jump to either end of a long document

Better wrapping for indented text 14d7b15

  • Wrapped lines in lists and indented blocks line up with their content

March 9, 2026

Search opens with your last query 1801fdc

  • Opening a document with an active search shows the find panel

March 2, 2026

Buttons are easier to tap 826ec6a

  • Buttons and menu items are easier to tap on a phone.

Text fields grow as you type fbf7843

  • Text fields with multiple lines expand so you can see more of what you have written.

Clear message when access is denied 6cc207f

  • A space you cannot open explains why instead of failing silently

Sign in to open a shared space 414ec1f

  • If you are signed out when you try to open a restricted space, you can sign in from that screen.

February 23, 2026

No bright flash in dark mode 3abb7ae

  • Opening Alkalye in dark mode no longer briefly shows a light screen.

February 18, 2026

A new landing page 24f6e6a

  • alkalye.com introduces the app before you open it

February 16, 2026

Keep documents and local files in sync d388838

  • Changes to your personal documents and spaces can sync to files on your computer, and changes to those files sync back.

February 15, 2026

Better save and palette shortcuts bd834bd

  • Cmd+S and Cmd+P behave the way you expect

February 4, 2026

Open local Markdown files ae4cfb7

  • Edit a file from your disk without importing it

January 30, 2026

Fixed the find button 019c477

  • The button opens search, not just the keyboard shortcut

Search inside a document 9ca6fdb

  • Cmd+F finds and highlights text as you type

January 25, 2026

Permanent deletion 06f7b6a

  • Remove a document for good instead of only archiving it

January 20, 2026

Videos in documents 7096090

  • Upload and play video alongside images

January 18, 2026

Choose the text for a document link c897158

  • Link to another document using your own label.

January 17, 2026

More room to browse document history f6628df

  • The sidebar closes when you open document history, giving the document more room.

January 16, 2026

Highlight slides from the teleprompter 57669ba

  • Selecting text in the teleprompter highlights it on the slide

Faster loading of your last document 2a524d8

  • Alkalye remembers where you were and opens it first

No extra blank lines when adding list items 1a0ecef

  • Adding an item to a list with spaced-out entries no longer inserts an unwanted blank line.

Fewer loading spinners d39a5d1

  • Content appears in place instead of behind a spinner

Text displays correctly after images 7e01605

  • Text following an image now appears in the right place.

Create a space while moving ffc5a64

  • Move to space can make the space you need on the spot

Images and videos move with your document 66d6519

  • Moving a document to another space brings its images and videos with it.

Hold to sweep through history 70c9b06

  • A visual hint shows that holding next or previous keeps moving

Readable links in the teleprompter 81d78a8

  • Links no longer disappear against the background

Fixed dragging document links d1d6c40

  • Links in the document list stopped starting accidental drags

January 14, 2026

Fixed slide flicker 8e85078

  • Advancing a slide no longer flashes

Sidebar closes for a tutor f29963d

  • Opening a tutor gives it the full screen

Fixed the image preview c6a7aaf

  • Previews load their assets instead of showing a gap

Fixed theme and preset buttons e9ce565

  • Selecting a theme or preset applies it

January 13, 2026

Better image styling 58a9c90

  • Images size themselves sensibly and are no longer clipped

More control when browsing document history e871b5f

  • A quick press moves one step through history. Hold the button to keep moving through versions.

Screen stays awake while presenting e25141f

  • Your screen stays on during slideshows and while you use the teleprompter.

January 12, 2026

Edits stay with the right document a16eb1f

  • Switching documents no longer sends your edits to the wrong document.

Drag images and videos into a document 9973a83

  • Add images and videos by dropping them straight into your document.

Drop files anywhere in the document list 1a6c4e6

  • Import files by dropping them anywhere in the document list.

Download images and videos 123c582

  • Save an image or video from a document to your device.

Document settings stay visible 4eea367

  • The settings at the top of a document no longer collapse on their own.

Themes for slideshows and preview 5ed4ffa

  • Style presentations and the reading view

Time machine 79741cc

  • Browse a document's history and restore any earlier version

January 9, 2026

Fixed the settings back button 5ac1be5

  • It returns to the document you came from

Images appear in slideshows 7bb2f51

  • Images you add to a document now appear correctly on its slides.

Sort checked tasks to the bottom 7366792

  • Manually, or automatically as you tick them off

January 8, 2026

See other people's cursors in Safari c563f63

  • Other people's cursors now update correctly as they move.

Sync now, and an offline indicator 48f111a

  • See when you are offline and trigger a sync yourself

Move and duplicate into a space 382b3e9

  • Duplicates land in the space with (copy) in the title

Fixed launching from the iOS home screen 9354b8f

  • The app opens at the right place every time

January 7, 2026

Fixed navigation after signing in 71dec2a

  • Logging in takes you into the app

Keep your place while others edit 7819b5b

  • Your cursor and selected text stay in the right place as other people edit the document.

Document spaces 0e1372c

  • Group documents into spaces and share a whole space at once

January 4, 2026

Nested lists beba3fd

  • Indent list items to any depth

January 3, 2026

Toggle formatting without a selection 8ecf2f6

  • Bold, italic and code turn on and off at the cursor

January 2, 2026

Your preferred layout appears right away 5ad626d

  • Documents open with your chosen font and width, without briefly showing the wrong layout.

Automatic on-device backup 946b3c8

  • Your documents are backed up locally as you work

Presentation polish a00a49e

  • Small improvements throughout the slideshow

Link your documents together 7428f76

  • Use [[double brackets]] to link to another document.

January 1, 2026

Empty documents clean themselves up 7e4c201

  • Navigating away from an untouched document removes it

Rename and delete folders 9a1d21b

  • Folders can be managed from the sidebar

Clearer error messages 3111704

  • Error messages explain what went wrong.

Folders in the document list c6bbb45

  • Documents and folders read as one clear list

December 31, 2025

Alkalye 0d4fe08

  • An end-to-end encrypted Markdown editor that works offline and syncs when you are back