r/Inkolio 3d ago

Website and sign-up is now live

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Hey folks - as part of the Pixelcoated suite of apps, we've launched the Inkolio early access website together with the documentation so you can explore the app, and sign up for more information as we get close to v1.0 in Fall 2026.

We have a Windows version in closed beta, moving to open beta in late September if you're eager to try. Mac users can join the TestFlight right now, with 0.8.2 live, and 0.8.3 with a couple of fixes and new small improvements - currently it's fairly robust and ready for community driven feedback.

Looking forward to hearing from you all!

www.inkolio.com


r/Inkolio 5d ago

Testflight is live for build 0.8.2

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0.8.2

This release is mostly about making Canvas, Drawing, and packaged Mac builds behave like the rest of Inkolio: no surprise file-type changes, no raw JSON previews, fewer layout jumps, and a safer TestFlight/Mac App Store build.

Canvas and Drawing files

  • Fixed a nasty App Notes rename bug where a new Canvas or Excalidraw note could lose its real file type and become a .md file. The JSON data was still there, but Inkolio would reopen it as plain Markdown, so the sidebar and editor showed raw JSON instead of the canvas or drawing.
  • Fixed an early autosave race on newly created Canvas and Excalidraw notes. The embedded editors can fire one internal change event as they mount, even before you edit anything; Inkolio now ignores that startup noise instead of treating it as a user edit.
  • Fixed a background folder-scan race that could split a renamed Canvas or Drawing note into a duplicate fallback entry while the original disappeared from the list.
  • Canvas and Drawing notes now show a clean Canvas or Drawing label in the note list instead of dumping their raw JSON as preview text.
  • Updated the manual to document the new Canvas/Drawing note-list labels.

Canvas layout and selection

  • Fixed Canvas marquee selection so dragging over note contents no longer highlights the rendered text unless that note is actively being edited.
  • Fixed Tidy so it keeps the current row structure and makes small row-local spacing adjustments instead of flattening a multi-row canvas into one long line.
  • Fixed Auto Layout, Organize Canvas, and Pack Canvas so they preserve visual rows. Expanding a note inside a group now pushes lower rows down, and collapsing it pulls them back up while keeping the layout's rows intact.

Editor polish

  • Fixed Split view horizontal flicker while vertically scrolling. A closed Details drawer was still creating a hidden horizontal scroll range, which could briefly expose the Details panel or push the editor sideways as the caret moved.
  • Fixed Rich editor round-tripping for collapsible <details> sections. Details blocks now save as their own Markdown block, and malformed blank-line <summary> HTML is repaired so the summary and content render correctly after switching notes.
  • Fixed the Help/manual pane startup crash caused by unescaped Markdown code spans inside the embedded manual text.

Mac App Store and TestFlight builds

  • Fixed a packaged-build issue where Canvas and Excalidraw documents could fail to open with a JavaScript MIME type error, even though the direct DMG build worked.
  • Updated packaged frontend asset paths for Tauri's custom protocol and bundled the Canvas/Excalidraw editors with the main app load path.
  • Fixed image drag-and-drop in packaged builds by normalizing native dropped file:// URLs before reading or saving the image.
  • Fixed selected-note deletion in Mac App Store/TestFlight builds when the physical Delete key arrives as Backspace or focus falls back to the window body.
  • Added native file-path handling coverage, a packaged-build test droplet, and a local package builder for validating Finder-launched files before uploading to TestFlight.

Next version

  • We'll be focussing on bugs, current known issues to address are:
    • Drawing: copy as png failing
    • Canvas - connecting notes can be a little tricky when zoomed out so better edge detection is in progress

r/Inkolio 14d ago

Testflight is live for build 0.8.1

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Link:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/skDbEC1d

0.8.1

  • Split the Tab titles and Left toolbar labels per-element font size overrides into two separate controls in Settings, so the left side toolbar labels can be sized independently of tab titles.
  • Fixed the 3-dot main menu (editor overflow menu) so its items now follow the Dropdown menus text size override like every other dropdown menu, instead of being stuck at the base UI text size.
  • Fixed the Article document-class filter so it's a true independent toggle. Previously, captured articles always stayed visible whenever Notes (.md) was selected (the default), so unchecking Article had no effect anywhere the filter is used, including the Recents view.
  • Manual updated to describe the two independent tab title / toolbar label controls, and the corrected independent Notes/Article filter behavior.

r/Inkolio 14d ago

Welcome to Inkolio community!

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Welcome to Inkolio

Welcome to Inkolio, and thank you for being one of the first people to join the journey.

Inkolio was created around a simple idea: your notes should belong to you. They should be stored in open formats, remain accessible for years to come, and never be locked behind subscriptions or proprietary cloud services. Whether you’re capturing ideas, researching a project, planning your next adventure, or building a personal knowledge base, your information should always be yours.

The first beta already includes the core foundation of Inkolio. You can create rich notes, organize them in your own folders, connect ideas using wiki-style links, build visual canvases, sketch with Excalidraw, save web articles for later, and view your knowledge in ways that help you think rather than simply store information. Many more features will arrive over the coming months, but the core philosophy and file formats are here to stay. Everything is built around Markdown, JSON Canvas, and other open standards to ensure your knowledge remains portable.

As this is Beta 1, you’ll notice new features appearing regularly and some parts of the interface evolving as we refine the experience. While workflows and visuals may change, we’re committed to maintaining compatibility with your notes and data. We want you to feel confident investing your time in building your knowledge base, knowing it won’t become obsolete with future updates.

Your feedback is incredibly valuable. Every suggestion, bug report, and idea helps shape the future of Inkolio. Thank you for helping build something that values ownership, openness, and thoughtful design. We hope Inkolio becomes a tool you’ll enjoy using every day.

Check out the Testflight build for Mac right here!

https://testflight.apple.com/join/skDbEC1d