ZenNotes

Highlights

• Vault path no longer disappears across crashes and updates (#57). The config file is now written atomically with a .bak fallback, so a half-written file from an interrupted save can't silently clobber your vault selection on the next launch. This was the actual cause behind "the app keeps asking me to pick a vault."
• Task list checkboxes now render in live preview. - [ ] and - [x] show as real clickable checkboxes in the editor's live preview, matching the dedicated Preview pane. Toggling rewrites just the state character in place, so doc positions don't shift. Move the cursor onto the marker to edit it as raw markdown.
• Self-hosted reverse-proxy support. Set ZENNOTES_BASE_PATH=/notes (or similar) when deploying the server behind a subpath on your reverse proxy. Asset URLs, the web app, and the API all rewrite to the new prefix.
• macOS Intel builds are back. v1.7.0 ships both arm64 and x64 DMG/ZIP artifacts for macOS, so Intel Macs and older Apple Silicon users have a native option.

Fixes

• Atomic config writes + backup recovery prevent vault loss on auto-update restarts, force-quits, and partial writes.
• Config Windows-CI tests now resolve paths up front so they pass on every platform.

Downloads

Pick the right binary for your platform from the assets below.

• macOS (Apple Silicon): ZenNotes-1.7.0-mac-arm64.dmg (or .zip)
• macOS (Intel): ZenNotes-1.7.0-mac-x64.dmg (or .zip)
• Windows: ZenNotes-1.7.0-win-x64.exe (installer) or .zip (portable)
• Linux: ZenNotes-1.7.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage or ZenNotes-1.7.0-linux-amd64.deb

If you're upgrading from v1.6.0 and your vault was lost, you'll need to point ZenNotes at the folder one last time — after that, the fix takes over and it stays.

Full changelog: https://github.com/ZenNotes/zennotes/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0