Rook

Changelog

Release notes for Rook

  1. v1.3.3May 28, 2026
    • ·MCP support for Codex. Saves reach its AI inbox in Rook.
    • ·AI saves formatting: activity popover and menu bar format input as rich text
    • ·Menu bar: support for light mode appearance
    • ·Support for batch MCP saves
    • ·Added Cisco syntax highlighting
    • ·Quieter byline (time, vendor, id) for AI inbox saves
    • ·Inline code styling included in the slash menu
    • ·TypeScript and JS syntax highlighting enhanced
    • ·Performance improvements throughout
  2. v1.3.2May 19, 2026
    • ·Polished menu bar: quick capture, recent notes, and the latest AI saves are one click away
    • ·Snappier animations app-wide
    • ·Code blocks paint their backgrounds and headers more smoothly
    • ·Search opens with the cursor ready
    • ·Editor and toolbar polish for macOS Tahoe
  3. v1.3.1May 17, 2026
    • ·Rook menu bar: capture quick notes, look up recent ones, and view MCP AI activity without opening the app
    • ·Refreshed editor look: code blocks, fonts, inline code chips, and more
    • ·Notes saved by Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Gemini now render as styled markdown: headings, fenced code blocks, lists, todos, and inline code
    • ·Paste markdown as rich text with Option+Cmd+V, or right-click "Paste as Markdown"
    • ·Notifications when AI saves to your inbox
  4. v1.3.0May 13, 2026
    • ·Rook MCP beta: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Gemini CLI can save notes to Rook through a sandboxed helper that runs locally. Each AI gets its own inbox, with saves grouped into one note per day. Disabled by default; enable in Settings → MCP. Set it up →
    • ·SnippetsLab import: pick your folder import preferences, either all as one collection, or one collection per SnippetsLab folder
    • ·Bulk move and delete for notes and notebooks on shift hold
  5. v1.2.4May 7, 2026
    • ·more accurate syntax highlighting across more languages
    • ·much longer code blocks paste and edit responsively
    • ·bulk delete notes and notebooks: shift-click to select multiple, then delete
    • ·smarter paste from web pages: headings, bold, and italic come through from articles
    • ·todos keep their strikethrough through indent and outdent
    • ·inline code colors and backgrounds stay consistent across theme switches and reloads
  6. v1.2.3May 2, 2026
    • ·a new look
    • ·collections: a new top-level container above notebooks
    • ·smarter paste: code blocks preserved between notes, formatted output from markdown, IDE, and terminal sources
    • ·editor shortcuts: cmd+x cuts the line, cmd+delete clears a code-block line, cmd+up/down jump to start and end of a note
    • ·press space to preview notes in notebooks
    • ·shortcuts cheatsheet (cmd+/)
    • ·smoother zoom and sidebar animations
    • ·bash CLI commands colored in the theme accent
    • ·search finds notebooks and collections, not just notes
    • ·import from snippetslab
    • ·strikethrough text formatting
  7. v1.2.2Apr 28, 2026
    • ·fixed automatic updates for sandboxed installs
    • ·smoother link editor: cleaner empty state, focus returns to note on Done, explicit http preserved
    • ·inline code: refreshed light and paper themes, color preserved on titles, background survives theme switch
  8. v1.2.1Apr 28, 2026
    • ·added stack-frame filtering to error reporting
  9. v1.2.0Apr 26, 2026
    • ·theme and color picker selections now persist correctly
    • ·automatic updates: rook can now install new versions in the background
    • ·smoother code blocks: cursor and return-key behavior around blocks, language and styling preserved across relaunches
    • ·slash menu: heading commands and link support added
    • ·general polish across the editor, sidebar, and zoom
  10. v1.0.0Apr 24, 2026
    • ·rich text: headings, lists, todos, inline code, code blocks
    • ·five themes: dark, light, paper, terminal, midnight
    • ·syntax highlighting for 17 languages, including bash, python, and json, with auto-detect
    • ·basic slash menu for blocks
    • ·basic horizontal edit menu on double click
    • ·shortcuts: cmd+n to create a note, cmd+k / cmd+f to search, cmd+\ to toggle the sidebar, cmd+shift+delete to delete a note, cmd+shift+return to insert a code block, cmd+, for settings, cmd+z / cmd+shift+z to undo and redo, cmd+= / cmd+- to zoom in and out, opt+click for multi-cursor
    • ·notebooks to organize notes
    • ·trash with restore
    • ·local JSON store at ~/Library/Application Support/Rook/store.json
    • ·autosave debounced 300ms after the last keystroke