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Keep It 1.8 Release Notes Archive

Version 1.8.21

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

November 9, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue extracting a summary from invalid web archives.
Fixed an issue extracting information from items when text recognition fails.
Fixed issues importing standalone files and notes with dividers from ENEX files.
Updated MultiMarkdown support.
Updated the Yojimbo Importer to convert invalid web archives of images to standalone image files.

Version 1.8.20

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

October 28, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where bulleted or numbered lists in notes imported from ENEX files could include empty lines between each item.
Fixed an issue deleting an empty checklist item in a note.
Fixed an issue where content searches would not match any term when that option is selected.
Fixed an issue where search results could be incorrect.
Fixed an issue where the color button in the format bar may display the incorrect color when notes or rich text documents are set to always show as light content, and opened in a separate window.
Fixed an issue where inserting a divider could cause the current font to be lost at the insertion point.
Fixed an issue where Keep It could scan a folder for changes more than once at startup.

Version 1.8.19

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

October 12, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where the item list sort pop-up would be incorrect when switching between saved searches.
Fixed an issue where the color button in the format bar may display the incorrect color when notes or rich text documents are set to always show as light content on macOS 10.14 and later.
Fixed an issue saving custom note styles that include a paragraph style on macOS 10.13.
More progress is now reported when downloading a library from iCloud for the first time.

Version 1.8.18

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

October 2, 2020

Changes

Fixed issues where icon view may not show the correct content after searching.
Fixed an issue where Keep It may crash during iCloud updates if icon view in use.
Fixed an issue where Finder tags removed while Keep It isn’t running could be restored when Keep It starts up (if using iCloud).
Fixed an issue where shared items and folders may not appear as such after downloading a library from iCloud.
Fixed an issue where Keep It might not retry downloading items when iCloud is unavailable.

Version 1.8.17

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

September 22, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue that could occur when downloading a library from iCloud that contains shared items or folders.
Fixed an issue that could occur when an item has been deleted on one device but edited on another.
Fixed an issue where Automator actions would not work on versions of macOS earlier than 10.15.
Fixed an issue that could occur when disabling iCloud.

Version 1.8.16

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

September 1, 2020

Changes

It’s now possible to remove items and folders in shared folders that have been shared with you by someone else.
Improved performance when downloading an entire library from iCloud, or when a large number of files are being updated.
Improved performance when saving changes to iCloud.
Fixed an issue that could occur when the first save to iCloud is interrupted.
Fixed an issue that could prompt a full scan for missing or updated files or folders when the app starts up.
Fixed a crash that could occur with icon view when iCloud updates are in progress.

Version 1.8.15

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

August 22, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where changes to files may not be stored in iCloud immediately.

Version 1.8.14

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

August 21, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where text recognition would not work for images in some languages on macOS 10.15 and later.
Fixed an issue where Keep It would attempt to extract summaries from some inappropriate kinds of text files, such as CSV files.
Improved performance when highlighting found text in large PDF documents.
Added a workaround for parsing invalid dates in ENEX files.
Fixed a crash that could occur when searching and the item list is shown as thumbnails.

Version 1.8.13

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

August 6, 2020

Changes

When opening an item link, if the item exists in the current list, Keep It will no longer switch to All Items.
Improved the summaries extracted from notes and other textual items.
Fixed an issue extracting information from items not completed when the app was last quit.
The page of a PDF shown when search results are highlighted in the document is no longer restored when the file is next viewed.

Version 1.8.12

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

July 27, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue extracting info from new and edited items.

Version 1.8.11

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

July 23, 2020

Changes

Fixed issues importing from ENEX files created with newer versions of Evernote, including notes with images that are not embedded, and identifying web clippings correctly.
Fixed an issue where, when settings have been changed, text recognition would not be performed until after the app is restarted.
Fixed an issue where names would not be trimmed to the maximum length when saving a web link.
Fixed an issue finding shared items by their content.
Fixed an issue where a duplicate folder could be created after first accepting a shared folder invite.
Fixed an issue when searching where the number of items shown as found in the status bar may be incorrect.

Version 1.8.10

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

July 7, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue exporting notes as PDFs.
Fixed issues extracting information from some files.
Fixed an issue where an unnecessary additional error message could be shown when a web link could not be saved for offline.
Fixed an issue dealing with custom file locations that cannot be reached when the app starts up.

Version 1.8.9

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

June 9, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where images wouldn’t be shown inline when sharing notes to Mail.
Fixed an issue extracting summaries from some PDFs.
Fixed issues handling iCloud unresponsiveness when initially storing or fetching the library from iCloud.

Version 1.8.8

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

May 26, 2020

Changes

A warning icon will now be shown next to All Items when iCloud is unavailable or not responding. Clicking this will show a message and gives the option to retry before Keep It does that automatically.
When an item has been removed on another device, but subsequently modified locally, that item will no longer be deleted, but stored in iCloud again.
The first time an Evernote ENEX file is imported, the setting to automatically rename notes is set to “When First Saved”, rather than “Always”.
The settings to automatically rename notes and stationery items are now stored in iCloud.
For readability, custom colors are no longer shown when note styles are listed.
Improvements when extracting summaries from some documents.

Version 1.8.7

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

May 6, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where creating a note with the share extension in another app wouldn’t work when Keep It wasn’t running.
Fixed an issue where files could be attached twice to notes and rich text documents when using the Format > Attach Files menu command.
Fixed an issue where Keep It would not indicate when an item’s file is missing in iCloud after failing to download it.
Fixed an issue where unresponsive Quick Look thumbnails could cause an issue saving to iCloud on macOS Catalina.

Version 1.8.6

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

April 15, 2020

Changes

Fixed an issue where some larger images may not appear on screen immediately on macOS Catalina.
Fixed an issue where holding on Option would not show alternative menu options to create new stationery items in a tab when choosing File > New From Stationery from the menu.
Fixed an issue opening non-HTTP URLs that contain anchors (such as those created by Highlights app) in Markdown previews and web pages.
To complement existing support in the Edit menu, you can now toggle smart lists on and off using the Substitutions > Smart Lists contextual menu item in notes and rich text documents.
Image captions are no longer displayed in the default Markdown previews.
Fixed an issue where iCloud timeouts may not be dealt with correctly.

Version 1.8.5

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

March 31, 2020

Changes

Fixed a crash that could occur when importing from Together.
Keep It will now cancel and retry when iCloud operations appear to be unresponsive for one minute.
Fixed a hang that could occur when updating Automator support files.

Version 1.8.4

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

March 16, 2020

Changes

Improved handling of unresponsiveness and network errors when saving to iCloud.
Fixed an issue using Command-Backspace to delete to the beginning of a line when editing text in the main window.
Fixed a crash that could occur when permanently removing an item.
Fixed a crash that could occur when checking file changes.
Fixed a crash that could occur when Show Small Images is enabled for a note that contains an invalid image.

Version 1.8.3

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

March 2, 2020

Changes

Fixed a flicker that could occur showing the preview in Compact Mode on macOS Catalina.
Fixed an issue where PDFs would be scrolled to the very bottom when navigating using the keyboard on macOS Catalina.
Fixed a crash that could occur when a file is changed.

Version 1.8.2

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

February 21, 2020

Changes

Fixed a crash that would occur when trying to view a sound file.
Fixed issues customising and using the Subheading style.
Fixed an issue adding a web link that is not saved for offline with the Share extension.
Fixed a hang that could occur when there are over a thousand files in a single folder.
Fixed an issue where saving to iCloud could get stuck generating thumbnails for web links on macOS Mojave or earlier.
Added an option to Import preferences to disable the generation of thumbnails for web links.

Version 1.8.1

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

February 18, 2020

Changes

Improved automatic naming of notes and rich text documents: if the item has no text, any name set won’t be reverted to the default new name.
A format pop-up is now shown when saving web links for offline in the Share extension and Import View instead of a gear icon.
Choose Edit > Substitutions > Smart Lists from the menu to disable automatic conversion of text lists in notes and rich text documents.
Fixed issues with automatic text list creation.
Fixed an issue where the Import View wouldn’t be shown when adding a link with a bookmarklet.
Fixed an issue editing checklists in notes.

Version 1.8

Requirements

macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.

Released

February 12, 2020

Summary

Thumbnails for Web Links on macOS Catalina
Support for sketches in notes created in Keep It for iPad and iPhone on macOS Catalina
Improvements for notes and rich text editing
Float editor windows on top and set a default size
Automator actions for adding web links, files, text and attachments
AppleScript improvements for adding text and links
Now supports x-callback-urls for integration with iPad apps on Mac

Web Links

On macOS Catalina, Keep It will now create thumbnails for web links.
In Import preferences, options for web links are now shown by clicking the Options buttons, and will only show options relevant to the “save web links as” format that is selected.

Notes

Added support for sketches created in Keep It for iPad and iPhone so that they remain editable. On macOS Catalina, sketches will be displayed appropriately for light or dark mode.
Set a default style for new notes in Fonts preferences.
An item to toggle small images is now included in the contextual menu that is shown for attachments.
Added a Subheading note style.

Notes & Rich Text

When a line starts with a bullet character, asterisk, dash or a number followed by a period and Return is pressed, the line will automatically be converted into the corresponding list style.

Editing & Previews

Float editor windows on top of other windows by choosing Window > Float on Top from the menu when an editor window is open.
Set a default size for new windows by choosing Window > Save as Default Size from the menu when an editing window is open. To reset, hold on Option and choose Window > Reset Default Size from the menu when an editing window is open.
Comma separated values files are now shown as Quick Look previews rather than editable text.
Fixed an issue where it would not be possible to zoom or rotate standalone images with a trackpad.
Fixed an issue where the creation date could be set to the modification date when PDFs, images, Markdown and plain text files.
Fixed an issue where manually saving items in editor windows would wrongly show a message that the item couldn’t be saved.
Fixed an issue where the state of an (e.g. zoom factor or current page of a PDF) may not be stored.

Sharing

Hold on Option when clicking the Share button or choosing Item > Share from the menu to share an item’s link instead of its file content.
Added a “Share item link instead of file” option to Advanced preferences to always provide item links instead of file content to the Share panel (without needing to hold on the Option key).
Improved link detection when sharing plain text to Keep It’s Share extension.

Automation

To support iPad apps on the Mac, Keep It for Mac now handles the same x-callback-urls as Keep It for iPad and iPhone.
There is now an Automator action to add a web link to Keep It, optionally specifying whether to save for offline, the format, tags, and destination.
There is now an Automator action to add files to Keep it, optionally specifying whether to copy or move, tags, a destination, whether to convert text files to notes, and how to deal with conflicts.
There is now an Automator action to add text to a new or existing item in Keep It, optionally specifying a style (Keep It notes only), tags, format, and item name.
There is now an Automator action to attach a file to a note or rich text document.
When using the add text AppleScript command to create or append text to a note, a style can now be specified. If not specified the default style will be used for a new note, and the body style will be used when appending text to an existing note.
The add link AppleScript command can now append a link to an editable text item.
Fixed an issue where it wouldn’t be possible to specify a list of tags when using the add text AppleScript command.
Fixed an issue where the attach file AppleScript command wouldn’t work for rich text documents.
When using AppleScript, get a list of the files attached to a particular Keep It item using the attached files property.