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News, announcements, and other tips and tricks around the app.


Postmortem: Zettlr’s first Security Incident

Postmortem: Zettlr’s first Security Incident

  • May 13, 2021
  • Announcements, Releases

Zettlr has received a security disclosure regarding a severe security issue that potentially affected many Zettlr users. In this postmortem, we explain what went wrong, when it went wrong, why it went wrong, and what we will do in order to prevent such incidents in the future.


Happy Birthday, Zettlr!

Happy Birthday, Zettlr!

  • December 26, 2020
  • Announcements

Another year has passed. Zettlr is now three years old, and a lot has happened. Time for the obligatory year-in-review-post! Read about what happened in 2020, and what will and might happen in 2021!


Zettlr 1.8.2 released

Zettlr 1.8.2 released

  • December 13, 2020
  • Announcements, Releases

The second patch for Zettlr 1.8 has just been released. There are numerous improvements, including a much better support for screen readers. Read the announcement to know what's been improved!


Discontinuing 32 bit

Discontinuing 32 bit

  • December 11, 2020
  • Announcements

In 2021, Zettlr will be including Pandoc by default so you don't have to install it separately anymore. However, doing so also requires another change: We'll be discontinuing support for 32 bit in the coming year. That means that you won't be able to run Zettlr on 32 bit operating systems and should upgrade if you want to continue using Zettlr. Additionally, we are planning to support Apple's new M1 chip natively.


Zettlr 1.8.1 released

Zettlr 1.8.1 released

  • December 04, 2020
  • Announcements, Releases

Zettlr 1.8.1 fixes a few bugs from last week's release and brings further improvements.


Zettlr 1.8.0 released

Zettlr 1.8.0 released

  • November 27, 2020
  • Announcements, Releases

The biggest release of Zettlr is here – 1.8 brings a ton of features and improvements right to your computer. Read in this blog post about the major changes 1.8 brings as compared to 1.7!


Zettlr 1.7.0 released

Zettlr 1.7.0 released

  • July 03, 2020
  • Announcements, Releases

After the long wait, we are happy to finally announce that Zettlr 1.7 has just been released! Read more on the numerous features, improvements, and fixes that we integrated into the new version!


Selling Trust

Selling Trust

  • March 13, 2020
  • Journal

Behind the scenes the internet is a giant trust-machine. To separate the good from the bad websites, the useful from the harmful software, an entire industry has been established that specialises in selling small text files to individuals and organizations so that they can sign their digital products. Operating systems are complicit in this, as they force people to buy and use such certificates.


Zettlr 1.6.0 released

Zettlr 1.6.0 released

  • March 06, 2020
  • Announcements, Releases

Two exciting months are behind us, and we are proud that finally Zettlr 1.6 sees the light of the world! This update is really huge, so the release announcement is as well — make sure to read what beautiful changes this update brings!


Continuous Cross-Platform Deployment with GitHub Actions

Continuous Integration can sometimes be puzzling, so this is my take at continuous deployment of Zettlr. I'll explain GitHub Actions (and, on a more abstract level, the concepts behind CI) using a real-world, working GitHub Actions workflow.