Tap the capsule to show or hide the keyboard. A small hint shows you the first time. • Writing sideways: the rail and capsule now stay in view above the keyboard. • Charms hang the right way when the phone is turned. • Paper slips close when the phone turns, and the night settings panel on iPhone Duo keeps its edges clean. • Small fixes and polish.

A much smaller download. Charms and picture packs now arrive only when you use them, so Platen takes far less room on your iPhone. • The Back button on the charm board always works again. • Small fixes and polish.

Platen now unfolds with iPhone Duo. • Half open: your Box and Studio on the left, the page on the right. • Standing like a tent: the page above, the keys below. • Fully open: the whole sheet on a paper desk. • Closed: the front screen, edge to edge. Also new: a bigger bottom bar and smoother scrolling at night.

Give your Box some order: file a letter behind a named divider while you write, and find pressed flowers in one row of tabs. A glass quick bar on every page puts paper, ribbon, flower, lamp, night light and sound one tap away. Choose Fresh, Seasoned, Worn or Clean ink, with richer ribbon colours and bolder punctuation. Night writing now reaches Home and Studio, glowing by lamplight when the machine is shown. Embossed paper marks press a little letterhead into every letter. Charms & Pegboard: hang small companions from your rail. Try every one, keep two for free, or add the collection. Included with Studio. New capsules from Italy, Peru and Japan in Crafts of the World, and a Día de Muertos pack for 1–2 November. Settings are regrouped, with Find a setting and a Show the machine switch beside Night light. Sounds are grouped by action, with four new ones. A vintage battery sits beside the time, and there's a tip jar for the maker. Smoother scrolling and quicker menus.

Crafts of the World brings country capsules and painted margins together in one pack, also included with Studio. Celebrate Día de Muertos with a new pack of colourful capsules, rail ends and paper decorations. Korean typing follows every growing syllable, with richer Fresh and Worn ink. Chinese typing is steadier when words wrap, and emoji get their own hammer strike. Find a beginning among 120 first lines. Platen now speaks Ukrainian, too. The share button is on by default, and the character count is easier to read with large text. For a quieter Home and Studio, you can hide the machine and rail. Choose to hear your typewriter even when your phone is in silent mode. A softer paper launch, quicker picker navigation and sharing, little capsule stories, and tidier Studio settings.

The Halloween Pack is here. Open Platen tonight and let the paper stir. • Seven capsules: Frankenstein sparks as you type; Ghost Lantern; Lantern Pumpkin with a flickering candle; Mummy with swinging bandage tails; Delft Skeleton; Haunted House with windows lighting up one by one; Crystal Storm with lightning. • At night, cobwebs on the rail sway with the capsule, spiders cross the paper, bats leave the lamp, and thunder rolls with lightning. • Two rail ends: a carved Jack-o'-Lantern that glows at night, and Mummy Wrap. Add a red balloon tied to the capsule, carnival lights under the rail and wandering footprints. • Included with Platen Studio, or available on its own. New crafts for your capsule • China: cinnabar lacquer, blue-and-white porcelain and white jade. South Korea: celadon with cranes and mother-of-pearl lacquer. Mexico: Tenango embroidery and Oaxacan black clay. Each pack is carved in 3D from real crafts and included with Studio. Jade and brass rail ends join them; packs now sit in tidy rows you swipe. You asked, we listened • Flower bookmarks in six colours, with a colour filter in the Box. • Platen now speaks Russian (Русский). Russian, accented letters (é, ü, ñ…) and Greek get the real typewriter strike and uneven ink. • Korean, Chinese and Japanese regain the worn, uneven ribbon look. Characters sit at a balanced size beside Latin letters, fitting more on a line; the hammer strikes during composition and confirmation. • Share short notes with “Centre on page”, the capsule in the middle, and a “Share to Instagram Story” button. • Follow Platen on Instagram, X and Xiaohongshu from Settings. Smoother writing • The first lines stay still, and curved paper no longer briefly flattens. • Photo stamps stay sharp, keeping their size and place. • Selecting and pasting no longer scroll the page under your finger. • Interrupted iCloud sync no longer duplicates letters. • With the narrow margin, the capsule stops at the rail ends. • The home screen shows the full month and letter count. Thank you for the notes — keep them coming through Send feedback.

Better for Chinese, Japanese and Korean, and safer for everyone's writing. • Chinese, Japanese and Korean: the paper stays curved while you compose, characters are never cut off at the top, Traditional Chinese shows every character, and punctuation, menus and translations read naturally. • Your words are safer: what you write is saved while a word is still being composed and every few seconds while you type without stopping. • A damaged file can no longer hide your notes or stop backup and iCloud for the others. • The large widget at night: the lamp's glow now fades smoothly into the glowing ink. • A letter too long for one keepsake now tells you why. Thank you for the notes — keep them coming through Send feedback.

External keyboards, fixed — thank you for the notes. • With a keyboard connected, a note is ready the moment you open it: just start typing, no tap needed. • Typing keeps working after you open menus, settings or the photo stamp, and when you leave the app and come back. • The on-screen keyboard stays out of the way while a keyboard is connected. Keep the notes coming through Send feedback.

Fixes from your notes — thank you for writing in. • Long Keepsake exports now carry your words onto every page (pages after the first came out blank). • New notes start in the ribbon colour you chose in Make it yours. • Menus and settings open faster. • Turning your phone sideways and back keeps the page at its normal width. • At night, the page stays dark when you come back to the app — no more flash of daylight. • Smoother turns at night, and the garden keeps moving after you leave and return. Keep the notes coming through Send feedback. If Platen keeps you company, a rating means the world.

Your desk, now beyond the app. • Desk widget — your capsule and the last lines you typed, by day and by lamplight. Three sizes. Hold the Home Screen → Edit → Add Widget → Platen. • Pin to Lock Screen — keep one letter on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island; tap it to come straight back to your page. In a letter: Make it yours → Pin to Lock Screen. Want privacy? Turn on Cross out on Lock Screen. • Little blooms — type an exclamation mark and a few flowers open in the margin (with the garden on). • Share a picture of your page with your capsule on its rail, now also as an Instagram Story. • Korean now types in a classic serif that suits the typewriter. • With a hardware keyboard, the on-screen keyboard steps aside and the machine settles low. • At night, the lamp now stays with the capsule when you turn your phone. • Follow Platen on X (Xiaohongshu in mainland China) from Settings. Thank you for every note you send — keep them coming through Send feedback. If Platen keeps you company, a rating means the world.

Thank you for the warm welcome and all your notes. Here is what's new: • Type size — Small, Regular, Large or Larger. Make it yours → Writing & garden. Tip: with a larger type, switch Page margins to Narrow so more words fit on each line. • Page margins — Wide (the original) or Narrow, for longer lines. • Chinese and Japanese — your characters are now set in a classic serif, with the same inked edges as the Latin letters. • Chinese, Japanese and Korean in the app itself — Settings, Home and the introduction now show every character completely, in the same classic style. Thank you to everyone who wrote in about this. • Language — choose Platen's language in Studio → Language. • Print-ready sheets (Platen Studio) — Keepsake export can now make A4, US Letter and A5 pages laid out like a real typed letter, and print them. Writing settings → Keepsake export → Page size. • Export shortcut — an optional share mark beside the counter: Writing & garden → Export button on the page. • Photo stamps — the Place stamp button stays within reach, and your photo stays in view while you adjust it. • Softer haptics and a quieter bell — Sound & touch, with Soft/Medium/Strong and a Soft/Normal bell. • A warmer night lamp, and your chosen capsule from the very first moment. Have an idea or found something odd? Studio → Send feedback goes straight to me. And if Platen has found a place on your desk, a rating in the App Store helps others discover it. Thank you.

Page margins: choose Narrow in Writing & garden for longer lines. A warmer night lamp with a softer edge. Your chosen capsule appears from the first moment the app opens. Send feedback and rate Platen from Studio.

A richer paper garden: ivy, trailing vines, violets and daisies that stand up off the page as it curls. Smoother scrolling on Home, and typing that feels more like a real machine.

A smoother welcome: clearer Next buttons, a tap to try the lamp, and simple Keep or Erase choices. Discover new capsule materials, photo stamps, flower bookmarks, writing prompts and paper keepsake exports. Settings are easier to explore, with smoother night controls and other fixes.