October 2026
6 releases- Export all your notes as Markdown or plain text in a ZIP file.
- Right-to-left notes display correctly, and Hebrew lettered lists continue as you type.
- Gravity backs up your notes before an import replaces them, and handles changes across devices more safely.
- You lose fewer edits when the same note changes on two devices.
- Search results refresh after edits and undo.
- Undo and drafts keep your latest text.
- Sharing, exports and file pickers open reliably after you close a panel.
- Export all your notes as Markdown or plain text.
- Right-to-left notes and Hebrew lists display better.
- Imports and backups are safer, and Gravity handles conflicting edits better.
- Search results refresh more reliably.
- Undo keeps your latest text.
- Sharing a note from Gravity works more reliably.
- A replace import now removes the replaced notes from iCloud too, so every synced device ends up with exactly the file's notes.
- Before a replace import, Gravity backs up every note, Trash included, checks the backup and stops if it fails. It keeps the newest 10 beside the database.
gravity backupslists your recent backups. Restoring one straight after a replace undoes it.- A merge import marks only the notes it writes for upload. Importing one note uploads one note.
brew install tristanmanchester/tap/gravity-cli- On first launch, a short setup covers text size, the capture shortcut, iCloud sync and opening at login. You can run it again from the menu bar under Set Up Gravity.
- Two larger text sizes: Huge and Largest.
- Export each note as its own Markdown or plain text file from Import & Export in Settings.
- Shift-Command-O opens the Notes window from any app. You can change it, or any other global shortcut, in Settings.
- Hebrew, Arabic and other right-to-left notes lay out right to left, including checklists and lists.
- When an import replaces your notes, it replaces them on every synced device, and Gravity saves a backup first. Import & Export in Settings lists recent backups.
- Importing a few notes no longer re-uploads your whole library, and iCloud sync recovers from conflicts in seconds instead of minutes.
- Changes you make with the gravity command-line tool appear straight away.
- Fixed a crash on launch on macOS 15 Sequoia.
- Page through search results with
--offset, and sortgravity listby stream order, creation or last update with--sort. - Filter by creation date with
--created-since. gravity editasks for--expect-versionor--force, so you don't overwrite a newer change.- Purging a note queues its deletion from iCloud, and emptying the Trash takes 0.4 seconds instead of 6 on 5,000 notes.
purgeandtrash emptyshow each note's first line.- Gravity rejects notes over iCloud's 900,000-byte limit, and large notes no longer slow down search.
- Clearer errors for read-only, non-SQLite and empty database files. One damaged note no longer blocks an export.
gravity sync statusexplains what to do about notes iCloud has quarantined.- The agent guide covers paging, editing, deletion and sync status, and maps requests like "delete completely" to commands.
- Read and write your Mac's Gravity notes from Terminal with the
gravitycommand, for scripts and AI agents. - Commands cover listing, searching, adding, appending to, editing, rescuing, archiving and trashing notes, plus tags, stats, export and import.
- Add
--jsonto any command for JSON output. Destructive commands ask for--yesand support--dry-run. - Changes you make sync to iCloud through the Mac app.
gravity doctorchecks your database,gravity sync statusshows what's waiting to sync, andgravity agentprints a guide for AI agents.
September 2026
9 releasesiPhone & iPad2.0.5
- The editor formats Markdown as you type, and a bar above the keyboard adds headings, bold, lists and checklists. You can turn it off in Settings, under Reading & writing.
- Start a line with - [ ] to make a checklist, then tick items in the stream or in the open note.
- Strikethrough, third-level headings and labelled links now display correctly.
- Long notes open on one page. Tap Edit and the same page becomes the editor, with the cursor on the line you were reading.
- When you archive or delete a note, the notes below slide up to fill the space, and new notes rise into place at the top.
- Search results no longer freeze the app, and accented letters match however you type them.
- If two devices change the same note, iCloud sync keeps a copy, so you keep both edits.
Android2.0.5
- The editor formats Markdown as you type, with buttons for headings, bold, lists and checklists. You can turn it off in Settings.
- Start a line with - [ ] to make a checklist, and tick items from the stream.
- Long notes open on one page, which turns into the editor when you tap Edit.
- Archiving or deleting a note closes the gap smoothly.
- Search matches accented letters better.
- Pressing Enter twice saves the note more reliably.
Mac1.1.4
- The editor styles Markdown as you type and dims the markers. You can turn it off in Settings, under Appearance.
- Command-B, Command-I and Command-K add bold, italics and links. Shift-Command-L starts a checklist. They work in the editor and the capture panel.
- Start a line with - [ ] to make a checklist, then tick items in the list or the reader.
- Return continues bulleted, numbered and checklist items. Return on an empty item ends the list.
- Strikethrough and third-level headings now display correctly.
- The undo bar slides in and out, and the Copied banner fades instead of jumping.
- If two devices change the same note, iCloud sync keeps a copy, so you keep both edits.
iPhone & iPad 2.0.5 release notesAndroid 2.0.5 release notesMac 1.1.4 release notes
- Very long notes no longer overlap the notes below them.
iPhone & iPad 2.0.4 release notesAndroid 2.0.4 release notes
- Bug fixes and interface improvements.
- Bug fixes and a refreshed interface.
- Bug fixes and better stability.
- Bug fixes and better stability.
August 2026
3 releases- Bug fixes and interface tweaks.
- Bug fixes.
- Bug fixes.
July 2026
1 release- Gravity saves drafts as you write, and pressing Return twice saves straight away.
- Markdown headings, emphasis, links, lists and blockquotes render more naturally.
- Choose the text size for notes.
- Show or hide Gravity in the Dock from Settings.
- Clearer save feedback, tooltips, sync status, icons and contrast, and a tidier Settings window.
- You can click notes while sync refreshes, and tags sit above longer notes.
- Undo is more consistent when you edit or delete notes.
- Gravity keeps your draft through fast edits, window changes, imports and interruptions.
- iCloud retries failed syncs better and keeps pending deletions during imports.
- Fixed Markdown parsing for non-English text, emoji, backticks, lists and blockquotes.
June 2026
2 releases- Bug fixes and speed improvements.
- Choose a folder on your phone, and Gravity backs up your notes to it every day.
- Many small bug fixes.
April 2026
3 releases- Sort search results by relevance or by most recent.
- Tap a search result to open it in the viewer.
- Export notes as Markdown.
- Touch and hold the floating plus button to paste into a note.
- Bug fixes and speed improvements.
- Sort search results by relevance or by most recent.
- Open a search result in the viewer.
- Export your active notes as Markdown.
- Long-press the floating capture button to paste into a note.
- Bug fixes, speed improvements and interface tweaks.
March 2026
3 releases- Long notes open in a reader, with a full-height editor for writing.
- Scrolling and the text cursor behave better in long notes.
- Text size now scales across the app's main screens and Settings.
- Search has better contrast in the dark theme and clearer states.
- Archive and Deleted share the same headers and actions.
- Simpler screens for importing notes, database maintenance and confirmations.
- The home screen composer no longer steals focus while you scroll.
- The home screen capture box works more reliably and has a cleaner look.
- Fixed iCloud sync bugs that duplicated notes.
- iCloud now resolves remote edits and local deletes in the right order.
- iCloud retries failed syncs better, and push notifications arrive more reliably.
- Fixed sync errors when you delete a note or open the app during a sync.
- Fixed paging and filtering errors when you search by tag.
- Search stays stable with large queries and older databases.
- Fixed list formatting bugs when you press Return in the editor.
- Gravity detects a double Return more accurately.
- Fixed glitches in swipe action rows and disabled buttons.
- Archive and Deleted keep your scroll position after a refresh.
- Long notes open in a redesigned reader and editor.
- You can scale text size across the whole app.
- Search is more reliable and the editor is faster.
- Better support for Chinese text.
February 2026
6 releases- Gravity runs faster and renders text better.
- Gravity runs faster and renders text better.
- Gravity renders Markdown better and runs faster.
- A new welcome screen.
- Press a global shortcut to capture a note from a floating panel.
- Browse, search, bump, archive and restore notes stored on your Mac.
- Read Markdown, pick a theme, and sync notes through iCloud if you want.
- Import and export notes as JSON.
- Home screen widgets start a new note or paste your clipboard into one.
- Share highlighted text and links to Gravity from other apps.
January 2026
7 releases- Dark mode, with a true-black option for OLED screens.
- Search highlights the matching text in results.
- A Stats for Nerds screen.
- A database maintenance and diagnostics screen.
- Notes render basic Markdown: bold, italics, code and quotes.
- Home screen widgets start a new note or paste your clipboard into one.
- Share highlighted text and links to Gravity from other apps.
- Dark mode, with a true-black option for OLED screens.
- Search highlights the matching text in results.
- A Stats for Nerds screen.
- A database maintenance and diagnostics screen.
- Notes render basic Markdown: bold, italics, code and quotes.
- Removed notes go to Deleted, where you can delete them for good.
- Lists continue as you type.
- Scrolling is smoother and swipe controls work better.
- Recover deleted notes from the new Deleted folder.
- Scrolling is faster.
- You can turn off saving with a double Return.
- Small interface changes.
- Write notes into one stream, stored on your phone.
- Search by part of a word.
- Import notes. Gravity checks the file before adding anything.
- Swipe a note to archive, delete, share or copy it.
- Gravity saves what you're writing when you switch away from the app.
- Search matches parts of words.
- Swipe left on a note to archive, delete, share or copy it.
- Type, then close the app. Gravity saves your note.
- New import tools check your file and skip duplicates.
- Search is faster and finds more, and the app runs more smoothly.
December 2025
4 releases- Gravity colours any word followed by a colon at the start of a note.
- Tag caching speeds up long lists.
- Other speed improvements.
- The new note box has a solid background, so you can see what you're typing.
- Faster performance.
- Press Return twice to save a note.
- Write notes into one stream, stored on your iPhone.
- Bump older notes back to the top, archive notes and edit longer writing.