


Breveto 2 Beta
v2.0.0 BetaMaciOS
The wait is over! You can now try Breveto 2.0 for Mac and iOS. Breveto 2 brings a fresh new experience across all your devices, with a polished design, improved sync, and dozens of quality-of-life upgrades.
Read the blog post- Added a new setting on iOS that lets you prevent your device from sleeping while a file is open (found under General settings).
- You can now import files by dragging them directly into the sidebar to your desired folder or position.
- Improved the link editor in the formatting menu, including adding a button to close it so you can view other formatting options.
- Added context menus that let you share, copy, and preview attachments in the editor sidebar and the All Attachments page.
- Pressing Escape in the bubble menu when a submenu is open now closes it.
- Links now have an underline.
- Moved the app icon options to the theme settings on Mac.
- Opening files in Breveto on Mac now automatically shows the import sheet, including when dragging files to the dock icon or opening from Finder.
App Menu Improvements
- Added menu items and shortcuts for headings 4, 5, and 6.
- Added an "Open in New Window" menu item under Window > Open File.
- Added rename, duplicate, and pin menu items for the selected file.
- Added a "Show Formatting Menu" menu item, and added other missing formatting options.
- Added a menu item that lets you turn spell check on and off under Edit > Spelling & Grammar.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where the share sheet would appear twice or glitch.
- Fixed a bug where you couldn’t select text in the floating link editor.
- Fixed a bug where spell-checked words would remain partially highlighted in red as you typed.
- Fixed a bug where child ordered list items would start with zero.
- Fixed a bug where you couldn’t tap on folders or files in the bottom left near the trash can on iOS.
- Fixed a bug where folders were selected without selection mode enabled on iPhone.
- Fixed a bug where only the first file would be imported when dragging files into the import dropzone.
- Fixed a bug where import would not show the correct number of files that will be imported.
- Fixed additional contrast issues in themes, including divider colors.
- Fixed the clear search button.
- Many other minor bug fixes.
- Reintroduced the original Breveto theme as "Dual Tone," featuring a dark sidebar and a light editor.
- The theme options button is now visible for default themes.
- You can now make the window smaller on Mac.
- The sidebar remains visible in smaller windows on Mac.
- Fixed a bug causing the dictionary to become very laggy.
- Right-clicking a folder and choosing "New File" now correctly places the new file inside the folder instead of below it.
- Added document handoff feature between Mac and iOS.
- Added a "Save as PDF" button to the print page.
- Added a warning when attempting to print with a theme that has a colored background.
- Fixed a bug where changes to workspace icons were not discarded when cancelling edits.
- The sidebar sync status now only becomes visible if the app is offline, if there is a sync issue, or if syncing takes a considerable amount time. Otherwise, the sync status now appears in the editor gutter, next to the share button.
- Enabled support for Apple Intelligence writing tools.
- The clear formatting button is now always visible in the floating menu and has a new eraser icon.
- The paragraph button no longer removes other styles.
- You can now create headings up to level 6 using markdown shortcuts.
- The link button now appears in the floating menu when selecting a line of text.
- Fixed an issue where links were not opening in some cases, including deep links to other apps.
- Breveto is Now on iOS! — Access your files anywhere, anytime, from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Long press, then drag and drop files to reorder, organize, or trash them. Breveto for iOS has all the features that the Mac version has too!
- Improved Editor Sidebar — Including a new dictionary, and the ability to see all links and attachments in your file.
- Attachments Browser — Click "View All Attachments" in the sidebar options menu to view attachments from all files at once.
- Improved Sync — iCloud sync is faster, more efficient, and more reliable. Plus, you can now see when Breveto is syncing in the sidebar, and its sync status in the settings.
- Performance Improvements — Faster search, quicker document opens, and improved editor performance with large files.
- Themes — Choose separate themes for light and dark modes. Two new themes, Lime and Blush Eclipse have been added, with improvements across all themes.
- Print Improvements — New redesigned print page, code blocks are highlighted when printing, and you can now set a theme when printing.
- Export — You can now export to TextBundle and RTF. Markdown export has been improved, including correctly exporting todo lists.
- Find & Replace — The active result is now highlighted more clearly, and breveto doesn't unnecessarily scroll when moving between results.
- New Inline Formatting Menu — Format your document by selecting text, or by pressing ⌘ K. If you'd like, you can choose to show it at the bottom of the screen at all times in the settings.
Locations are Now Workspaces
Locations have been replaced with workspaces, which let you organize your files into distinct spaces. Breveto has stopped supporting file locations, and everything now syncs with iCloud (learn why we made that decision below).
Other Changes
- The editor now restores your document scroll and cursor position from exactly where you left off, and shows the cursor position when it's not focused.
- Click on a misspelled word to have AI suggest replacements
- Trashed files are automatically deleted after 30 days
- Right-click on a pinned file, or a file in the search page to reveal it
- Double-click files in the search page to reveal them
- Choose a personalized icon for each workspace
- Open the sidebar in every window
- Added a "Toggle All Folders" button to the sidebar options to collapse or expand all folders at once
- Added a "Paste as Plain Text" option to the Edit menu
- Added an option to disable scrolling past the last line in the document
- Added an option to change the paragraph spacing
- Added the option to sort pinned files by either modification date or name
- Changed the drop behavior for folders: Drag and drop a file on a folder to immediately move it into the folder without opening it, or hover for a couple seconds to auto-open the folder and place it where you'd like
- Pinned files can now be selected in the sidebar and behave the same as regular files
- Fixed nested list item rendering bugs, and bug where list items get disconnected from each other
- Fixed a bug where the todo sound effect paused playing music
- Numerous other small improvements and bug fixes
New Shortcuts
- Show the formatting menu at any time: ⌘K
- Open the link editor: ⌘L
- Switch between workspaces using ⌘1, ⌘2, ⌘3, etc.
- Pressing tab now continues to indent instead of toggling indent. Pressing ⇧Tab, or Return on an empty line removes indentation.
The file tree now has new keyboard navigation shortcuts:
- Navigate up and down: J / K or ⌃N / ⌃P
- Focus the editor when a file is selected: ␣, Tab, or Arrow→
- Expand or collapse folders: ␣, Arrow→, Arrow←
- Rename files: Return
- Duplicate files: ⌘D
- Select all: ⌘A
- Move to trash: ⌦ or ⌘⌦



Math Equations, a New Theme, and App Icon Customization
1.4.0Mac
In this update, we've made tons of refinements, added more shortcuts, math equations, a new theme, and more!
New Features:
- Math expressions! Write pretty math formulas using TeX math expressions
- New app icon customization! We added 16 beautiful new app icons to choose from
- Added a button to import themes in the themes settings page
- Lists now align their text properly when wrapping into multiple lines
- Added a new shortcut to toggle todo items as complete, including multiple at once: ⇧⌘U
- Added a shortcut to open the outline and statistics sidebar: ⇧⌘I
- Added a new shortcut to insert a math equation: ⇧⌘M
- Added a static non-blinking option to the cursor animation options
- New refined settings page
Themes
- Added a new theme: Peach!
- You can now set a secondary sidebar color to create beautiful gradients
- Added the ability to change header colors independently of the text color
- Made some refinements to existing theme colors
Code Blocks
- Code blocks now show an icon for each language instead of the language name
- Added a new dropdown menu that lets you copy the entire code block at once, or choose the language with search
- Code blocks now support language aliases when autocompleting from markdown. For example, ```js will turn into a javascript code block
- Added the ability to change the code block font
- Added a setting to turn on or off code wrapping
- Added a setting to configure the tab size of code blocks (default is now 4)



AI Improvements
1.3.1Mac
We just upgraded the AI reword feature! Now you can give instructions to Breveto on how to reword your selected text. We also polished up more of Breveto’s features.
New and Improved:
- Tell Breveto AI how to reword selected text
- Added an "open in new window" button to the editor dropdown
- We've rolled out the AI-recommended synonyms so it works with every word
- Added a "None" option for completed todo appearance
- Now when you click directly on a folder icon it will only toggle the folder, not select it
- Changed the default document window size to be larger
- Removed the 'Improve' button from the AI for the sake of simplicity, since the same can be accomplished using the 'Reword' button
Fixes:
- Fixed a lag when dragging files that contain images in the sidebar
- Fixed a bug where sometimes reordering a file would create a copy, instead of moving it
- Fixed the clickable area where you can right-click to create a new file in the sidebar
- Fixed a bug where the print view wouldn't be centered
- Fixed a bug where the first line in a file would be clipped in separate document windows
- Fixed a bug where dragging a single file to be pinned would cause the files to be pushed down for a split second



Print Your Notes in Different Styles
1.3.0Mac
This update lets you print your files in different styles. We also made some minor improvements and fixed some more bugs.
Improvements:
- Print your files in 5 different styles!
- Added the ability to indent task lists
- Improved markdown paste. Breveto now recognizes "
**bold**
", "*italic*
", and "::highlight::
" markdown that is pasted without spaces around them. - We've made it easier to select text by enlarging the selection area around the editor
- You can now press Tab and ⇧Tab to indent and outdent list items
- You can now press ⌦ at the beginning of a list item to join it into the previous one
Bug Fixes:
- We fixed a bug where creating a new file directly inside a folder didn't order the file properly
- We also fixed a bug where the sidebar selection would not connect properly in some cases



Introducing Breveto AI
1.2.0Mac
Reword paragraphs, fix complex grammar mistakes, and more with Breveto AI. Select a piece of text, then click the magic wand button to get started.
Newly revamped indentation: Indent and outdent paragraphs, block quotes, and code blocks too! Added the ability to format paragraphs with first-line indentation along with hanging indentation.
Added horizontal lines! Now you can divide your document into sections.
Improvements:
- Right-clicking on a new folder to create a file will now create it inside of the folder.
- When searching for certain word synonyms, Breveto will recommend the top synonyms and their categories with AI.
- Added shortcuts for all indentation options: indent, outdent, indent first line, indent hanging.
- The alignment shortcuts now appear in the text formatting menu.
- Renamed "Indent Wrapped" to the more standard term "Indent Hanging".
- Added indentation options to the menubar format menu
- Added a loading indicator to the dictionary.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed multiple bugs with the shortcut inputs.
- Fixed a bug where the new file shortcut would not work.
- Fixed a bug where some text editing shortcuts would not work.
- Improved the contrast of colors in a few themes.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements.



Customizable keyboard shortcuts and new themes
1.1.0Mac
New Features:
- 3 new themes: Dracula, Blush, and Ashen!
- Customize Breveto's keyboard shortcuts with the new shortcut editor! (Found in Breveto's settings).
- Preview document images by pressing the spacebar or double-clicking on them.
- Right-clicking on an image gives you options to preview it, open it with a different app, or share it.
- Added a restore button to trashed files.
Improvements:
- Improved the existing themes.
- You can now right-click on spell check problems to show corrections.
- The sidebar now retains its width when it is opened and closed.
- You can now see your selection when editing a link.
- When creating a link, the URL input is automatically focused.
- Improved the styling of scrollbars to match themes better.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed multiple bugs with scrollbars.
- Fixed a bug where find and replace would scroll downward while typing.
- Fixed a bug where the scroll lock wouldn't always scroll when turned on.
- Fixed a bug where clicking on a link would prevent moving the text cursor to that location.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
Version 1 Polishes and Bug Fixes
1.0.1Mac
This update polishes up version 1.0.0 and squashes a ton of bugs!
New Features:
- Added typewriter mode, which keeps your text cursor centered as you type.
- Added individual typewriter and dimming options to focus mode.
- Added a setting to choose where the cursor position is restored: top, last edit, or bottom.
- When selecting a file, enter the document with the spacebar, right arrow, or control + tab.
- Added shortcuts for focus mode, creating links and inserting images.
- The text formatting menu now shows shortcuts.
- Added a setting to turn off sound effects.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where spell check would not work sometimes.
- Fixed multiple issues with lag, including resizing the editor, and opening documents consecutively.
- List item bullets now follow text alignment.
- Squashed lots of other small bugs!