SideNotes 1.3

Released on: 2021-07-28

It's the biggest update to SideNotes since the first release. It introduces iCloud synchronization, note background colors, user interface themes and many other small improvements.

New Features

  • iCloud synchronization between computers

    Requires macOS 11
  • Refined User Interface

  • Notes can have background color now (instead of bar)

  • Greyed out markdown syntax characters

  • User Interface Themes

  • Choosing font family for notes

  • Folder sorting

  • Quickly copying content of note via Share menu

  • Note and folder URLs

  • Markdown inline links

  • Choosing default color for a new note

  • Increased frequency of automatic backups (each 15, 30 and 45 minutes)

  • Quick moving note to top and bottom

  • New shortcut to change status of a task (CMD-.)

  • Defining a global shortcut for searching

  • CMD W now hides the app

  • Choosing where new notes and folders should be created (top, bottom, over current one, under current one)

  • Choosing if app should ask for folder when creating new notes using global shortcut

  • Reorganized Preferences window

  • Opening last folder on app restart

  • New shortcut to go to the last folder (CMD-OPT-O)

  • Defining a global shortcut to creating a new note from pasteboard

  • New introduction

  • Added folder name to search result

  • Setting note colors using keyboard shortcuts (CMD-num)

  • App now displays a guide line to resize the window

Bug Fixes

  • Command-num on numeric keyboard did not work

  • Drag and drop files to other apps was not always working

  • Using Hot Side, app disappeared when launched using global shortcut

  • Text copied from Microsoft apps (OneNote, Word, etc) was pasted as an image

  • Dragging and dropping colors did not work

  • Esc key while word completion did move to folder list

System Requirements

  • macOS 10.15 or newer
  • for iCloud synchronization: macOS 11 or newer

Price

  • $19.99, one time payment
  • free update for SideNotes 1.x users

Download

You can download this release here.