Changelog

v2.0 Meet Prose, your AI co-author

Pinery 2.0 is our biggest release ever. Pinery grew from a Markdown book editor into a full studio for writers — and it starts with Prose, the AI co-author that lives beside your manuscript.

NEW: Prose, your AI co-author. Ask in plain language, right next to your text — no chat-window copy-paste, and nothing lands in your book without your review.

• Draft in your voice: Ask for a new chapter or a continuation. Prose works from the pages you've already written, so the draft comes back in your tone and pacing. Drafts stay pending while you iterate, and you choose where they slot in.
• Proofread & rewrite as reviewable diffs: Every suggestion is a labeled before/after change — grammar, word choice, formatting. Read each one and accept or reject it.
• Illustrate your scenes: Prose reads the scene and generates artwork that fits your book, saved straight to Assets.
• Ask your manuscript anything: Search and summarize across every chapter in plain language, or ask for readability scores, word counts, and an outline or structure pass — and Prose remembers the facts of your story.
• Skills: Eight bundled playbooks — /beta-reader, /brainstorm, /continue-chapter, /developmental-edit, /drafting-partner, /line-edit, /market-analysis, /tighten-prose — plus /create-skill to build your own. Type / in the composer to browse them.
• Past Chats: Prose sessions are saved alongside your book and restore exactly as you left them — activity, sub-agent runs, and generated images included.

NEW: Choose your model. Prose runs on Auto by default, picking a suitable model for each task. Or open the model chip in the composer and choose your own — models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, each row showing the plan it needs and how much of your budget it uses. See plans for what each tier unlocks.

NEW: Instant tables of contents. Drop {{TOC}} anywhere and it builds itself — hierarchical entries, real page numbers in the Design preview and PDF, and links in ePub and HTML. It stays in sync as your book changes. Add one from the Insert or File menu, and control which heading levels appear (and what front matter to skip) in the document's settings.

NEW: Chapter notes. Keep notes on a chapter in the inspector — research, continuity, reminders — held separately from the chapter text, so they never reach your exported book.

NEW: Plan & Usage. A settings screen with your current plan, what it includes, and one-click paths to upgrade or manage your subscription.

Fixes & Improvements

• Text checking is yours to configure: spelling, grammar, and smart-substitution options in Settings ▸ General.
• Faster rendering and syntax highlighting in the Design preview.
• Recent Documents no longer lists files that have been moved or deleted.
• Stability improvements and fixes throughout the app.

v1.6.2 UI improvements and fixes

This update includes some follow-up polish and important fixes.

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed a bug where sometimes it wasn't possible to rename files.
• Fixed minor macOS 26.2 UI bugs
• Other minor fixes and improvements.

v1.6.1 Syntax Highlighting improvements

This update significantly improves the syntax highlighting introduced in our last release, making it faster, more accurate, and more reliable.

v1.6 Syntax Highlighting for Code

This update brings a new, highly-requested feature for technical writers, plus more stability improvements.

NEW: Syntax Highlighting for Code! Your code blocks will now be beautifully colored, making them much easier to read and edit. Whether you're documenting APIs, writing tutorials, or including code snippets in your technical documentation, syntax highlighting makes your code stand out and improves readability.

Pinery supports 70+ programming languages, including: ada, apache, bash, c, clojure, clojure-repl, cmake, coffeescript, cpp, crystal, csharp, css, d, dart, diff, django, dns, dockerfile, elixir, elm, erb, erlang, fsharp, go, gradle, graphql, groovy, haml, handlebars, haskell, http, ini, java, javascript, json, julia, kotlin, less, lua, makefile, markdown, matlab, nginx, nim, node-repl, objectivec, ocaml, perl, php, plaintext, powershell, properties, protobuf, python, python-repl, r, ruby, rust, scala, scss, shell, sql, swift, typescript, vbnet, vbscript, verilog, vim, wasm, xml, yaml. Simply specify the language in your code fence (e.g., ```javascript or ```python) and watch your code come to life with beautiful syntax highlighting.

Fixes & Improvements

• Smarter Code Editing: We've disabled auto-correction inside code blocks, so you can type without interruptions.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang on launch.
• Also squashed a bug where the text editor would sometimes cut off some text when was first opened.

v1.5.2 Faster app launches

This update focuses on making the app launch faster and more reliably.

Fixes & Improvements

• We've fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang or be slow to start up.
• Improved how your document windows are restored when you re-open the app, so you can get back to work more quickly.
• Also squashed a bug where the text editor would sometimes cut off some text when was first opened.

v1.5.1 Portuguese language improvements

This update brings Portuguese language support improvements to Pinery, plus some important fixes.

Fixes & Improvements

• Enhanced Portuguese language support with improved translations and localization.
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

v1.5 Olá! Portuguese support is here...

This update brings full Portuguese language support to Pinery, plus some important fixes. But not only that—now it's going to be way easier to add new languages.

Fixes & Improvements

• Now in Portuguese: We're thrilled to announce that the entire app has been fully translated for our Portuguese-speaking users.
• Text Editor Polish: We've fixed some minor UI issues in the editor.

v1.4.2 Liquid Glass improvements

This update includes some follow-up polish and important fixes.

Fixes & Improvements

• We've made additional UI refinements to the new Liquid Glass design for an even more polished experience.
• Improved text editor overscroll behavior.
• Improved design preview performance when resizing.
• Fixed a bug in the Kindle simulator where it would mess up pages.
• Fixed a hard-to-reproduce crash when auto-saving documents in the background.

v1.4.1 Liquid Glass improvements

This update includes some follow-up polish and important fixes.

Fixes & Improvements

• We've made additional UI refinements to the new Liquid Glass design for an even more polished experience.
• Improved how writing tools process some parts of the text to avoid unnecessary changes.
• As always, this release contains other minor fixes and stability improvements.

v1.4 Liquid Glass and Tables

A major update: Pinery has been redesigned to be right at home on macOS Tahoe!

In addition, Pinery now renders Markdown table previews. The tables follow the standard Markdown table syntax, as well as row alignment.

For example:

| Character      | Role                   | Action                              |
| :------------- | :--------------------- | :---------------------------------- |
| Alice          | Uninvited Guest        | Applies logic to the madness.       |
| The Hatter     | Eccentric Host         | Asks a **riddle** with no answer.   |
| The March Hare | Co-Host                | Offers fake *wine*; butters a watch.| 
| The Dormouse   | Sleepy ~~Storyteller~~ | Used as a cushion; tells stories.   |

Fixes & Improvements

• Pinery has been redesigned to adopt the new Liquid Glass design system to make your writing experience more immersive and fluid.
• Full Markdown Table support—one of our most requested features—is here! You can now create, preview, and export documents with tables.
• You can now use Apple Intelligence directly from the formatting toolbar.
• This update also includes many other minor bug fixes and performance improvements for an even more polished and stable workflow.

v1.3 Mermaid Diagrams Support

This update introduces a powerful new way to visualize your ideas and more performance enhancements.

About Mermaid diagrams

Mermaid is a Markdown-inspired tool that renders text into diagrams, such as flow charts, sequence diagrams, and pie charts. To create a Mermaid diagram, add Mermaid syntax inside a fenced code block with the mermaid language identifier.

For example, you can create a simple flow chart by specifying values and arrows:

```mermaid
graph TD;
    A-->B;
    A-->C;
    B-->D;
    C-->D;
```

For more information, see the Mermaid documentation.

Fixes & Improvements

• NEW: Add Diagrams and Charts! You can now bring your documents to life with support for Mermaid. Create flowcharts, graphs, and more, directly within your text.
• We've fixed hangs that could occur when loading recent documents or using the Kindle preview.
• Also squashed a bug where the app's appearance (light/dark mode) wouldn't switch correctly.

v1.2.1 HTML Export Improvements

This update brings a great improvement to HTML exporting and a key stability fix.

Fixes & Improvements

• HTML exports are now mobile-friendly! We've added a navigation menu and improved the layout for smaller screens.
• We fixed a critical crash that could occur when duplicating Pinery documents.

v1.2 Bug fixes and performance improvements

This update continues our focus on making your writing experience as smooth and reliable as possible!

Fixes & Improvements

• We fixed a critical crash that could occur when importing Microsoft Word (.docx) documents.
• The app is now more responsive, with fixes for hangs that could occur when loading recent documents.
• More stability improvements to prevent other rare crashes.

v1.1 Bug fixes and performance improvements

Wow! Just two days on the App Store, and Pinery has already climbed to No. 145 on the Productivity charts! 🥳

Fixes & Improvements

This update is packed with performance and stability improvements to make your experience much smoother!

• Say goodbye to freezes when opening documents, loading large files, or importing images.
• We've fixed a rare crash on startup to make the app more reliable.
• General bug fixes and enhancements for a faster, more responsive workflow.

Microsoft Word Importing Support

We've added support for importing Microsoft Word documents into Pinery. This allows you to easily convert your existing documents into Markdown format, making it easier to work with text in Pinery.

File > New Project > Import Word File or ⌘ + ⇧ + N

Fixes & Improvements

• Microsoft Word documents can now be imported into Pinery
• Improved exported ePub accessibility

v1.0 The first public version is here!

I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who helped test Pinery, provided feedback, and spent their time using it before the public release. Starting today, you can download Pinery directly from the Mac App Store.

Main features

• Write in Markdown with built-in AI
• Live preview your document
• Customize the design and preview on an eReader (simulated eInk display)
• Export to ePub 3, PDF, and HTML (static website)