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Changelog

Every public Aside version and what changed.

Build 5

New

Disk image installation

Aside is now distributed as a notarized disk image. Drag Aside to Applications to install it.

Other changes

  • Fixed downloads returning an older installer after a new build was published.
  • Build 5 replaced build 4 to apply the download fix. The app itself did not change.

Build 3

New

Floating status messages

Actions such as starting the trial now show a confirmation inside the Aside panel.

New

About and update settings

Settings now shows the installed version and support address, with a separate option for automatic update checks.

New

Shorter initial setup

The welcome screen shows the global shortcut directly and can be dismissed immediately.

New

Trial start confirmation

Aside now confirms when the 14-day trial starts after the first edit.

New

Updated interface

The panel, welcome screen, and Settings now share control styles, empty states, app icons, and motion behavior.

Other changes

  • Empty archived pages can be restored to the active page list.
  • Renamed Recent Pages to Browse Pages and clarified automatic archive labels.
  • Delayed floating messages until the panel finishes opening.
  • Adjusted the empty-page placeholder spacing.
  • Fixed update downloads returning an older archive.

Build 2

Other changes

  • Iterated on the internal release workflow. No user-facing changes.

Build 1

New

Global scratchpad shortcut

Open Aside over the current app with a customizable global shortcut.

New

Markdown editor

Edit headings, tasks, links, lists, inline formatting, and fenced code with live styling.

New

Page history and archive

Move between recent pages, archive pages manually or automatically, and restore archived pages.

New

Files and preferences

Store each page as a Markdown file in a local or synced folder. Configure shortcuts, appearance, panel size, text size, and editor behavior.