6.0.0 [2026-09-27]
• Universal Command Palette (Ctrl+K / Alt+Shift+P) with instant fuzzy navigation.
• Code-driven Story Challenges (challenge 40day, 90day, itch, import) with multi-section CSV engine.
• Caret Velocity Glow: Kinetic sprint pacing aura scoped exclusively to typing cursor.
• Midnight Darkroom defaults to instant red-orange phosphor photon shield.
[Dog Dev Note: "The dog developer has crawled out of secluded cultivation with v6.0.0! Please bestow monthly votes and spare this humble dog's life!"]
5.4.0 [2026-09-24]
• CRT Optics: Flyback raster bloom, RF composite chroma bleed, and phosphor burn-in ghosting.
• Added Wang/Zenith sub-blink idle sleep for vintage power conservation.
• Tuned scanline pitch selector (Fine 2px, Medium 4px, Coarse 6px).
[Dog Dev Note: "Bugs found in CRT voltage sag. The head developer was locked in the immortal cave without spiritual rice until fixed."]
5.3.5 [2026-09-21]
• Kinetic Carets: Solid Block, Hollow Wireframe, CRT Baseline, Framing Brackets, and Print-Hammer.
• Dynamic glyph-width caret breadth tracking and smooth harmonic motion interpolation.
• Mechanical typing keystroke synthesizer with vintage acoustic switches.
[Dog Dev Note: "Dog developer vomited three liters of essence blood over the keyboard while calibrating mechanical typewriter audio."]
5.3.0 [2026-09-17]
• Calendar mobile overhaul: 7-column grid with responsive multi-day chip text wrapping.
• Compact mobile headers to prevent weekday horizontal overflow.
• Bi-weekly serial release schedule tracking with target word counts.
[Dog Dev Note: "Readers swung their divine tribulation rulers; the dog dev dared not sleep and redrew the calendar grid all night."]
5.2.5 [2026-09-14]
• Added Motivational Mission Statement ticker bar across the editor.
• Daily word goal presets (500, 1000, 1667 NaNoWriMo, 2500 Serial) with live progress meter.
• Fixed service worker offline precache for instant startup without wifi.
[Dog Dev Note: "This humble outer disciple slapped his own face 81 times in repentance for the word goal rounding error."]
5.2.0 [2026-09-08]
• Prose Linter overhaul: 12 stylistic rule diagnostics and real-time squiggles.
• Subtext, evasion, dialogue tags, cliches, and adverb scanner.
• Cleaned up UI wording across the app for pure distraction-free focus.
[Dog Dev Note: "The Sect Elders found an adverb in the code; junior dev was sent to sweep the spirit beast pens for three weeks."]
5.1.5 [2026-09-02]
• Added Pacing Metronome (rhythm ticker with adjustable BPM) for sprint cadence.
• Binaural Alpha Beat soundscapes (40% alpha + 60% ambient rain).
• Fixed horizontal scroll retention between Grid and Stacks.
[Dog Dev Note: "Dog author suffered heart demon backlash from excessive typing; metronome added to stabilize shattered meridians."]
5.1.0 [2026-08-26]
• Story-Scoped Workspaces: Independent cells, stacks, and notes isolated per project.
• Stacks cards now link directly to manuscript chapters with word counts.
• Story timeline view integrated into Calendar planner.
[Dog Dev Note: "One bowl of plain longevity noodles was awarded to the coder after separating the story scopes."]
5.0.0 [2026-08-15]
• Milestone 5.0: The 4 Studio Workspaces (Pantser, Stacks, Grid, Calendar).
• Local-First Hybrid sync engine with emergency offline failover.
• Retro Arcade Game Deck launcher with easter eggs.
[Dog Dev Note: "The dog developer has survived 500 lightning tribulations to ship 5.0.0! Venerable Seniors, please grant mercy!"]
4.4.0 [2026-07-20]
• Ambient sound engine: Cozy Cafe, Rain, White Noise, Cyberpunk Drone.
• Keystroke audio chime combos on sprint word count milestones.
• Master volume control slider in settings.
[Dog Dev Note: "Sound loop crackled; developer was hung upside down from the sect gates until rain audio played smoothly."]
4.3.0 [2026-06-15]
• Teleprompter autoscroll for hands-free reading and proofing.
• Reading speed estimator (WPM read aloud) with voice picker.
• Speed adjustment hotkeys (Up/Down arrows).
[Dog Dev Note: "Dog coder tried to slack off; the Sect Master personally monitored his typing speed with the teleprompter."]
4.2.0 [2026-05-10]
• Hemingway Mode: Locks backspace and delete keys during sprints.
• The Underdeck: Retro floating scratchpad drawer (Ctrl+`).
• Quick word sprint presets (5m, 15m, 25m, 1k words).
[Dog Dev Note: "Hemingway mode was created because the dog dev kept deleting his own chapters out of shame."]
4.1.0 [2026-04-05]
• Local snapshot diff viewer to restore earlier draft versions.
• Automatic snapshot capture every 500 words written.
• Polished button borders and padding in dark themes.
[Dog Dev Note: "Accidentally wiped a draft during testing; developer kowtowed until forehead bled, then wrote snapshot restores."]
4.0.0 [2026-03-01]
• Restructured 3-Panel Workflow: Manuscript, Workstation, Environment.
• Expanded drafting capabilities and sprint QOL metrics.
• Cleaned up navigation icons and left dock layout.
[Dog Dev Note: "The dog dev reorganized the entire palace layout. Elders were confused; two beatings were administered."]
3.3.0 [2025-12-15]
• Retro typewriter carriage bell ding at paragraph ends.
• Plain text file import via drag and drop.
• Fixed word count calculation on large manuscripts.
[Dog Dev Note: "Paragraph typewriter bell added so the sect leader knows the dog coder is still breathing at 3 AM."]
3.2.0 [2025-10-20]
• Built-in Pomodoro sprint timer in game deck.
• Vim & WordStar cursor support with Alt key diamond.
• Added Clean Copy button to clipboard.
[Dog Dev Note: "Dog developer begged the QA immortals for mercy. All evening steamed buns were withheld until Vim keys worked."]
3.1.0 [2025-08-10]
• Permanent left sidebar for quick chapter navigation.
• Word target animated fill progress bar.
• Mini distraction-break snake typing game.
[Dog Dev Note: "Dog author sacrificed the last remaining hairs on his scalp to forge the three-panel layout."]
3.0.0 [2025-05-01]
• Retro amber and green phosphor screen overlays.
• CRT scanlines and curvature toggle.
• Standardized CSS theme custom properties.
[Dog Dev Note: "The green phosphor CRT screen is glowing. Esteemed readers, this blind dog dev can no longer see the sun."]
2.4.0 [2025-02-15]
• Local storage backup exporter to clean JSON format.
• One-click restore backup with confirmation guard.
• Prevented accidental data overwrite on import.
[Dog Dev Note: "Backup JSON exporter created after the dev accidentally dropped a stone tablet on the primary hard drive."]
2.3.0 [2024-11-20]
• Converted monolithic script into separate ES modules.
• Debounced autosave to prevent UI stutter.
• Reduced memory footprint during long writing sessions.
[Dog Dev Note: "Spaghetti code cleaned up. The junior disciple responsible has been demoted to kitchen fire-stoker."]
2.2.0 [2024-09-10]
• Complete architectural refactor and layout grid overhaul.
• Clean chapter reordering and word counts in drawer.
• Purged legacy prototype styling.
[Dog Dev Note: "Refactoring code until dawn. Not a single copper coin was earned, only spiritual enlightenment."]
2.1.0 [2024-06-15]
• WordStar top status row and classic save hotkeys.
• Tunnel vision mode: Visible lines range to isolate active text.
• Sentence length and passive voice analysis highlights.
[Dog Dev Note: "WordStar keys added. Senior cultivators from 1982 nod in satisfaction while the dog dev weeps."]
2.0.0 [2024-03-01]
• Multi-chapter document manuscript navigation tree.
• Double-click chapter title renaming.
• Courier Prime and VT320 retro typography presets.
[Dog Dev Note: "Multi-chapter support achieved! The dog developer dares to ask the Sect for half a bowl of broth."]
1.8.0 [2023-11-15]
• Typewriter vertical centered scrolling with toggle.
• Real-time WPM calculation during writing sprints.
• Sprint summary popup with peak typing velocity.
[Dog Dev Note: "Typewriter scrolling enabled so the dog author's neck does not permanently bend at a 90-degree angle."]
1.5.0 [2023-06-01]
• Daily writing goal tracker with circular progress ring.
• Celebration confetti trigger upon reaching goal.
• Fullscreen zen mode (F11) with auto-fading interface bars.
[Dog Dev Note: "Confetti cannon triggers upon goal completion. The dog dev cleaned up digital paper scraps for two hours."]
1.2.0 [2022-10-15]
• Vim navigation (h, j, k, l, w, b) with Normal/Insert modes.
• Spellcheck squiggles toggle for zero-distraction drafting.
• Text-to-speech read aloud proofing engine.
[Dog Dev Note: "Added Vim keys. The dog developer was trapped in normal mode for three days before figuring out how to exit."]
1.0.0 [2022-04-01]
• Core drafting engine with sprint stopwatch timer.
• Live word count, reading time, and sprint word diff.
• Plain text .txt file export download.
[Dog Dev Note: "Version 1.0 launched! The dog developer survived on cold water and mantou to reach this heavenly realm."]
0.5.0 [2021-11-15]
• First working prototype built for NaNoWriMo sprints.
• Distraction-free textarea with localStorage autosave.
[Dog Dev Note: "Humble prototype for NaNoWriMo. The dog author wrote 50k words and regretted every life decision."]
0.1.0 [2021-09-15]
• Initial prototype: black screen with green phosphor terminal text.
[Dog Dev Note: "Initial commit. A wandering rogue cultivator begins his journey with a black screen and green qi."]