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26 Dec 2020

Happy Birthday, Zettlr!

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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!

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13 Dec 2020

Zettlr 1.8.2 released

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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!

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11 Dec 2020

Discontinuing 32 bit

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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.

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04 Dec 2020

Zettlr 1.8.1 released

  • Hendrik Erz
  • Announcements, Releases

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

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27 Nov 2020

Zettlr 1.8.0 released

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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!

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03 Jul 2020

Zettlr 1.7.0 released

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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!

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13 Mar 2020

Selling Trust

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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.

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06 Mar 2020

Zettlr 1.6.0 released

  • Hendrik Erz
  • 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!

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08 Feb 2020

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.

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26 Dec 2019

Happy Birthday, Zettlr!

  • Hendrik Erz
  • Journal

Zettlr is two years old now. Time to celebrate! In this blogpost, we look back on 2019, forward to 2020, and also resolve a promise we've made during the year: share with you some insights on the community of the app. Happy Birthday!

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