SideNotes 1.6

New Features

• Pinning Notes

  Pin important notes so they always stay at the top.

  

• Pinning Folders

  Pin frequently used folders for faster access.

  

• Folding Notes

  Collapse notes to reduce visual clutter in long lists.You can do it using the keyboard shortcut (⌘⌥←), zoom in/out pinch gestures, or by double-clicking a note's bottom bar

  

• Deleting Completed Tasks

  Quickly remove completed checklist items.

  

• Text Formatting: Underline

  Added underline support in text formatting.

  

• Custom Keyboard Shortcut: Change Side

  Assign a shortcut to move SideNotes to the other screen side.

• Horizontal Separator

  Insert horizontal separators inside notes.

  

• Right-click Menu in Menu Bar Icon

  Added context actions directly to the menu bar icon.

  

• Quick Formatting Toolbar

  Format selected text without opening the Aa menu. In Settings → Notes → Quick Formatting Toolbar, you can choose to show the formatting toolbar above or below the cursor. You can even disable it.

  

• Optional Single-click Folder Opening

  Open folders with single click (optional behavior). See: Settings → Folders

  

• Custom Color Copy Format

  Choose the output format when copying #rrggbb colors. See: Settings → Text → Colors

• Disable #rrggbb Color Display

  Option to hide color rendering for hex codes. See: Settings → Text → Colors

• New Bottom Bar in Notes List

  Better access to list-level actions.

  

Improvements

• Completely Redesigned Settings Window

  Rebuilt Settings from scratch with improved structure and UX.

  

• New Translations

  Added Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Spanish.

• Redesigned Move Note Menu

  New move flow, including Move to Recent Folders.

  

• New Built-in Themes

  Added more native themes out of the box.

  

• All Fonts Can Now Be Set

  Expanded font customization.

  

• New Bottom Bar in Note View

  Improved actions and clarity in note-level controls.

  

• Better Pasting from ChatGPT

  Improved formatting cleanup and structure when pasting.

• Improved Note Color Picker

  Better color selection in Note Settings.

  

• Empty Folder Guidance Message

  Added helper message explaining how to add the first note.

  

• New Delete Note Confirmation Popover

  Clearer note deletion confirmation.

  

• New Delete Folder Confirmation Popover

  Clearer folder deletion confirmation.

  

• Update-Available Badge

  Badge on the Settings button indicating available app updates.

• Updated Settings Graphics

  Refreshed visuals/icons in Settings.

• Improved First-launch Introduction

  Better onboarding on first app start.

  

• Show Window if Already Running

  Launching SideNotes now brings the window forward instead of only showing an "already running" warning.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed disabling drop-to-side not working

• Fixed note bottom bar disappearing when showing the Share popover

• Fixed note colors not working when note background was disabled

• Fixed link editing not working when markup was visible