Changelog

What's shipped

Dotstell ships continuously. Every release is open source and tagged on GitHub.

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v0.5.0LatestAug 2026
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AI Writing Assistant
Draft any note from scratch using 8 built-in templates: Meeting notes, Daily log, Research note, OoO email, Proposal, Status update, Email draft, and Custom. Improve existing notes with one-click actions — Improve English, Make formal, Make concise, Expand, or Full rewrite.
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Local AI Agent v1.1.0 on npm
The Dotstell Local AI Agent is now published as @dotstell/agent on npm. Run npx @dotstell/agent from any machine to bridge the live app with your local Ollama — no repo clone needed. Zero dependencies, loopback-only, proxies only to your configured Ollama host.
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Redesigned landing page
New interactive feature carousel with 9 panels and inline mockups — covers Dashboard, Smart Notes, Knowledge Graph, Bookmarks, People, Tasks, AI Chat, AI Writing, and AI Digest. Plus the Capture → Connect → Ask product story.
v0.4.0Aug 2026
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AI integration — bring your own key
Connect Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or Groq. All AI features work locally or through your cloud provider of choice. API keys are stored in your browser only — never sent to our servers.
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AI Digest
A daily or weekly AI-generated recap on your dashboard. See what you worked on, what tasks are due, what notes have gone idle, and what to focus on next — in one card.
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Note & notebook summarisation
Summarise any note in bullets, short, or detailed mode. Summarise an entire notebook (all its notes) into a single overview in one click.
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Bookmark summarisation
One-click AI summary of any saved link — useful when you need a quick refresher without re-opening the page.
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Smart titles & auto-tags
Generate a title from the content of an unsaved note, or auto-suggest relevant tags for any note, person, bookmark or task.
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Related notes
Surface semantically similar notes to the one you're reading — find connections your graph hasn't made yet.
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Graph intelligence
AI analyses your knowledge graph for missing links, natural clusters, and knowledge gaps — with an Analyse panel directly on the graph page.
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AI Chat (RAG)
Ask questions about your notes with full context. The AI finds relevant notes via semantic search, then answers based on your actual knowledge base — not the internet.
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Person intelligence
AI-powered insights about your relationships — topics discussed, communication patterns, and relationship context over time.
v0.3.0Aug 2026
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Trash — 30-day note recovery
Delete now moves notes to a recoverable trash. Restore any note within 30 days. Notes auto-purge after the window expires.
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Smart paste
Paste from web pages and documents while preserving headings, bold, lists, and links. Toggle between Rich paste and Plain paste mode in the toolbar.
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Table of contents (Outline)
Auto-generated Outline panel in every note built from headings. Click any heading to scroll there instantly. Collapsible, preference remembered.
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PDF export
Export any note as a PDF with one click — opens a print-ready view in the browser.
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Richer templates with auto-date
Nine built-in templates — Meeting notes, 1-on-1, Daily standup, Weekly review, Decision log, Project plan, Bug report, Feedback (SBI), and Blank. All auto-fill today's date.
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Security hardening
Blocked javascript: hrefs, DNS rebinding SSRF fix, rate limits on bulk-import endpoints, LIKE injection fix in notes search, 2 MB content cap.
v0.2.2Aug 2026
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Colour picker redesign
25-colour swatch grid with a full gradient custom picker. Your last 5 custom colours are remembered as quick-access swatches.
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Note & notebook colour labels
Right-click any note or notebook to assign a colour label — visible in both the sidebar and the main grid.
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Smooth drag-to-reorder
Sidebar note reordering rebuilt with pointer-based drag — works precisely even on trackpads and touch screens.
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Security hardening
Fixed IPv6-mapped SSRF bypass, ilike pattern injection, missing rate limits on write routes, and OTP type validation.
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Stability fixes
Resolved React hydration mismatches on the tab bar and dashboard greeting. Fixed Content Security Policy for Google Fonts and Cloudflare Insights.
v0.2.1Aug 2026
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Onboarding flow
A guided 3-step welcome for first-time users — creates your first note and gets you into the graph immediately.
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Task reminders
Browser notifications when a task is due within 15 minutes.
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Unlinked mentions
The backlinks panel now shows notes that mention your note's title as plain text. One click converts them into a formal [[wikilink]].
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Note status bar
Word count, character count, and read time in a clean status bar at the bottom of every note.
Live wikilinks panel
The Links / Linked from panel refreshes instantly after saving — no page reload needed.
v0.2.0Aug 2026
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Notebooks
Organise notes into named collections. Collapsible sidebar, drag to reorder, pin important notes to the top.
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Note tabs
Open multiple notes at once in a tab bar. Tabs persist across refresh. Middle-click to close.
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Sub-notes
Nest notes under a parent for hierarchical organisation — ideal for projects and meeting series.
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12 themes
Six new themes: Dotstell Light, Pure Light, Catppuccin Latte, Rosé Pine Dawn, Gruvbox Light, Catppuccin Mocha.
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Export to Markdown
Download any note as a .md file in one click.
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Security hardening
Fixed mass-assignment, SSRF, auth gaps. Rate limiting added on all write routes.
v0.1.0Aug 2026
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Rich text notes
Full editor with slash commands, tables, code blocks, task lists, and [[wikilinks]] between notes.
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Knowledge graph
Visual graph of all linked notes. Click any node to navigate. Backlinks tracked automatically.
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People
Track contacts and collaborators. Attach notes, tasks, and context to any person.
Tasks
Kanban board with priorities, due dates, and status tracking.
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Bookmarks
Save any URL — title, description and favicon fetched automatically.
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Universal search
Ctrl+K command palette — search notes, tasks, bookmarks and people in one place.

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