• Organise multiple pens or inks directly from your collection. Select items together to update favourites, move them between storage locations or archive them. • Discover Collection insights from your home screen, with collection totals, fill and care history, favourite pairings and rotation suggestions. • Report problems without sending an email. Add an optional description and review the available technical diagnostics before choosing what to submit. • Take control of saved error reports: turn off automatic reminders, review reports later or delete saved logs. • Restore backups with clearer previews and confirmation messages. Restore immediately if you already have a backup, or choose to back up first. • Improved iCloud sync progress and recovery guidance, backup validation and restoration of nested storage locations, alongside reliability improvements when editing your collection and adding photographs.

• Added Japanese and Traditional Chinese, bringing NibVault to nine languages. • Select either new language in Appearance and language, or follow your device settings. • Spreadsheet imports now recognise translated column headings and Japanese/Traditional Chinese Yes/No values.

Improvements • In-app logos now match your selected colour theme, independently of your Home Screen app icon. • Added an optional Model Number field for pens, making it easier to record and find the exact model in your collection. • Model numbers are included in catalogue suggestions, shared links, QR labels, PDFs and image cards, as well as collection sync, backups and CSV or Excel imports and exports. • In-app logos now match your selected colour theme, including Sakura and Garnet, independently of your chosen app icon. • Improved collection loading and recovery, with clearer messages and a retry option if your pens or inks cannot be loaded. • Added the installed version and build number to the About screen, making it easier to identify your version when requesting support.

New features • Home Screen widgets show your current pen rotation and upcoming care, with links straight to the relevant records. • A Lock Screen widget opens the QR label scanner. • Scan pen packaging and ink labels to find likely catalogue matches and prefill an entry. Recognition happens on your device, and you review the match before continuing. • Siri and Shortcuts can help you check which ink is in a pen, find pens using a particular ink, check maintenance and choose your next rotation pen. • On iOS 18 and later, add controls for scanning labels and starting new entries to Control Centre or the Lock Screen, or use them with a compatible Action button. • Two new colour themes: Sakura for a soft pink light appearance and Garnet for a charcoal dark appearance with muted red accents. • Choose from six app icons, independently of your theme or using Match my theme. • Suggest missing catalogue products directly from your custom pen and ink entries, with their product details already filled in for review. Improvements • A more comfortable iPad portrait layout, with tablet navigation and better use of the available space. • Catalogue suggestions keep your personal collection details separate. Nicknames, purchase information, private notes and photographs are not included in the prefilled submission. Bug fixes • Fixed Appearance and language keeping the previous theme’s colours until the screen was reopened.

New features • Rate individual pens and inks from zero to five stars. • Add a separate rating and notes to every pen-and-ink pairing in fill history. • Create nested storage locations for cabinets, cases, shelves, drawers and boxes, then assign each pen or ink to its place. • Scan one of your own QR labels to open its record, edit its details, ink or empty a pen, or open its Care log. • Find owned pens and inks from Spotlight on iPhone and iPad. • Press and hold the NibVault icon for shortcuts to add a pen, add an ink, scan a label or search. Improvements • Ratings, pairing notes and storage locations are now included in NibVault backups, private iCloud sync and spreadsheet exports. • Collection browsing, searching, photographs, fill-history loading and large label-sheet generation are faster and more efficient. • Improved support for VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text and Reduced Motion. Bug fixes • Fixed A4 label pagination so QR labels remain together instead of being divided between pages. • Fixed the pairing-notes screen so the keyboard keeps the active field visible.

NibVault 1.2 brings your digital records closer to the physical collection on your desk. Physical QR labels • Create permanent QR labels for your pens and inks. • Print individual labels or complete sheets in several practical sizes. • Scan your own label to open its record immediately. • Use another collector’s label to create a new collection or wishlist entry without copying their private information. Private iCloud sync • Sync pens, inks, photographs, fills, care history and wishlist items between your iPhone and iPad. • Keep the synced copy inside your own private iCloud storage. • Use NibVault without creating an account or sending your collection to NibVault. A better iPad experience • Use a new adaptive navigation rail and wider collection views. • Browse pens and inks in multi-column layouts. • View record details in layouts designed for larger screens. A more useful wishlist • Browse the catalogue by brand, model and version when adding an item. • Start with pre-filled product information that remains fully editable. • Record your preferred colour, nib, edition, release year and target price. More ways to personalise NibVault • Choose from Cream, White, NibVault and Black themes. • Set separate light and dark themes or follow your device automatically. Other improvements • Improved QR label pagination so codes are not cut off when printing. • Added NibVault branding to QR codes while preserving reliable scanning. • Fixed an issue that could prevent iCloud sync from starting when photographs were present. • Fixed the ink colour picker confirmation button overlapping the status area. • Improved catalogue and wishlist searching. • Reorganised Settings so sync, backup, restore and data transfer are kept together. • Improved tablet headings and contextual actions. • Refined guidance and interface text throughout the app. • Improved handling of deleted or concurrently edited records during sync.

Colour without the guesswork • Choose an ink colour from a visual palette, then refine its intensity and brightness. • Prefer hexadecimal codes? You can still type or paste the exact value directly. Photos worth a closer look • Tap any pen or ink photograph to open it full screen. • Pinch or double-tap to zoom, pan around the image, and move between photographs without closing the gallery. Clearer collection totals • Recorded Spend now separates pen and ink purchases. • Recorded Collection Value now separates pens, inks, gift pens and gift inks while keeping currencies distinct. Improvements and fixes • Fixed the keyboard jumping over or hiding notes and other active form fields on iOS. • Improved colour-code formatting and added translated, accessible controls for the new picker and gallery across all seven supported languages.

CARE REMINDERS • Schedule cleaning and rotation reminders directly from Care or from an individual pen. • Choose the date and time for each reminder. • Receive clearer notifications using the pen’s nickname when available, or its brand and model otherwise. • See upcoming, due-today and overdue reminders. Reminders remain private and are scheduled on your device. DOWNLOADABLE CATALOGUE UPDATES • Keep NibVault’s predefined pen and ink catalogue updated without waiting for a new app release. • Automatic monthly checks are enabled by default and can be turned off. • Check manually whenever you want and see the installed catalogue version. • Catalogue updates never alter or upload your personal collection. COMMUNITY CATALOGUE SUGGESTIONS • Suggest missing manufacturers, pens and inks, or corrections to existing catalogue information. • Review the exact information in a clear, readable format before sending it. • Keep private submission receipts on your device and check their review status. MORE DETAILED RECORDS • Select multiple pen colours, body materials and nib sizes, including custom values. • Record the year a pen model was first released. • Expanded and corrected reference data for pens, inks, variants and limited editions. EASIER TO DISCOVER AND SHARE • Wishlist now appears directly on Collection, with totals for wanted items and grails. • Clearer guidance connects the heart button on Pens and Inks with the Wishlist. • Share NibVault with friends through Apple’s share sheet and a worldwide App Store link. • About is now a practical guide to the app’s features, privacy behaviour and limitations. IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES • Fixed the iOS reminder-time picker so every valid time can be selected. • Fixed Share NibVault failing before Apple’s share sheet opened. • Reworked the restore preview into clear, readable rows. • Improved catalogue download, validation and installation reliability. • Added clearer progress, privacy explanations and error messages across all seven supported languages.