ZenNotes/zennotes v1.0.4 on GitHub

ZenNotes v1.0.4 is a stability and UX polish release focused on editing flow, note management correctness, and update discoverability.

Highlights

Smoother split editing and preview rendering, with cached/deferred markdown updates and less visible churn while typing
More reliable note-management flows, including immediate rename propagation across breadcrumbs, tabs, and the sidebar
Better keyboard-first behavior around new notes, floating windows, and tab navigation
Clearer update UX through the app menu, command palette, notifications, and release-note rendering

Improved split-view rendering behavior to reduce blinking and visual resets while typing
Tightened edit/preview typography parity so split mode feels more consistent
Improved Vim block cursor rendering to better track the rendered glyph instead of using a generic fixed box
Fixed tab-strip keyboard navigation so focus and highlighting behave correctly when moving between tabs and the editor

New notes now focus the breadcrumb title immediately so you can name the file first and start writing after pressing Enter
Renaming a note now updates the breadcrumb, sidebar, open tabs, and cached note metadata immediately instead of waiting for a later refresh
When there is no active note/tab, the app now falls back to Inbox instead of creating new notes inside a stale previously selected folder
Sidebar new-note creation now prefers the active note context, then falls back to Inbox

Replaced native destructive confirm dialogs with an in-app confirm flow to avoid focus/input issues after delete and trash operations
Added app links to the native Help menu and command palette
Added Check for Updates… to the command palette and improved the native menu update flow
Improved updater feedback so “up to date”, “update available”, and error states are explicit instead of looking like no-op actions
Normalized GitHub release-note rendering in-app so raw HTML tags do not show up in the About/Updates surface
Added background update notifications when a newer version is available or ready to install

macOS, Windows, and Linux assets are published through the release workflow attached to this tag
In-app updates continue to use the GitHub release feed for ZenNotes

Thanks to everyone filing detailed bugs and screenshots. They directly shaped this release.