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v1.8.1 Feature

This release adds 2 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

Published 2mo Productivity & Wikis
✓ No known CVEs patched
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✓ No known CVEs patched in this version

Topics

electron local-first markdown mcp notes vim

Summary

AI summary

ZenNotes registers as a markdown file opener and fixes editor blanking and proxy asset loading.

Full changelog

Highlights

  • Open any markdown file with ZenNotes (#56). ZenNotes now registers as a handler for .md and .markdown files, so you can open them straight from Finder/Explorer ("Open With"), a double-click, or by dropping them on the dock. A file inside a vault opens as a normal note; a file anywhere else opens in a standalone editor window with full editing and live preview — plus a Move to Vault button to pull it into your vault when you want. From the terminal: zen open <file.md>.

Fixes

  • Editor no longer goes blank when toggling edit ↔ preview in the standalone external-file window and the pop-out floating-note window. The editor keeps its text across the toggle, and in-progress edits are preserved.
  • Reverse-proxy static assets now load (#58). When self-hosting under ZENNOTES_BASE_PATH, CSS/JS/manifest were served as index.html (wrong MIME type) and rejected by the browser; the static handler now strips the base-path prefix so assets resolve beneath the configured subpath.

Downloads

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

  • macOS (Apple Silicon): ZenNotes-1.8.1-mac-arm64.dmg (or .zip)
  • macOS (Intel): ZenNotes-1.8.1-mac-x64.dmg (or .zip)
  • Windows: ZenNotes-1.8.1-win-x64.exe (installer) or .zip (portable)
  • Linux: ZenNotes-1.8.1-linux-x86_64.AppImage or ZenNotes-1.8.1-linux-amd64.deb

Full changelog: https://github.com/ZenNotes/zennotes/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.1

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