This small update refines the controls around your board. • Mac: reduced unnecessary toolbar updates while panning and zooming around the canvas. • iPhone and iPad: the item action icon stays hidden during dragging and release motion, then reappears when the item has settled.

Reference Board 1.6.1 makes collecting and arranging references easier. • Cleaner imports: sharing an image or link with the automatic “Take a look!” caption no longer creates an extra note. Your own captions and standalone text are preserved. • Adjustable grids: choose 2 to 8 images across while keeping the masonry layout. Pinch on iPhone and iPad, or use the plus and minus controls on Mac. • Easier sticky notes: start typing straight into a new note, with native text selection, undo, and bulleted or numbered lists. • Better board controls: long-press menus work in canvas and Grid View, with improved placement and actions for multiple selected items. • A quieter sidebar: tile views have no reorder handles, and list hints disappear after your first successful board move. • Better recovery from temporary iCloud errors and interrupted shared imports. • More consistent Similar Images thumbnails, improved video controls, and more compact board exports without recompressing your originals.

MADE FOR IPHONE DUO More room for your ideas. Reference Board now supports iPhone Duo, with layouts that adapt as you open and close your device. On the expanded display, see your selected reference and its details side by side, with smooth animated focus. SMOOTHER ON IPHONE AND IPAD Refined selection, item menus, and inspector controls make everyday work feel more natural. The minimap steps out of the way while you inspect an item, and Grid View displays image previews more reliably. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS Improved image loading, caching, and background work for smoother browsing and canvas interactions. This release also brings performance improvements to Reference Board on Mac.

This update makes arranging references on iPhone and iPad more comfortable, with clearer image actions and simpler Grid View menus. • Tap the info button on a selected image to open its actions, including the inspector. • Drag small selected images more easily when zoomed out. • Find image tools in simpler Grid View menus. • Improved two-finger gesture handling to keep images steady when you finish pinching. • Refined board navigation and widget presentation.

Turn a reference into a new direction on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. • Generate new inspiration from a reference with Image Playground and add the result beside the original. • Lift an object from an image and add it to your board as a separate cutout. • Explore Similar Images in a larger grid, select several, and add them to your board. • Find references using natural-language search. • Let Smart Regions detect related references and name each group from its content. • Use Image Editing, Similar Images, and Generate Similar Image directly from Grid View. • Lock items so they cannot be moved or resized accidentally. • Enjoy faster, smoother scrolling on large grids. • Ask Siri to find references and use their saved details on supported systems. • Improved iCloud restoration on first launch and a refreshed app icon. Apple Intelligence features depend on your device, language, region, and system settings.

New ways to shape your mood board on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Turn saved references into new ideas. • Explore image variations with Image Playground, then add the result beside your original. • Create object cutouts and bring the useful detail onto your board as a separate image. • Compare Similar Images in a larger grid, select several, and add them to your board. • Search in everyday language and turn selected results into a new board. • Use Siri to find references and work with their saved details on supported systems. • Get more descriptive automatic names for groups of related references. Apple Intelligence features depend on your device, language, region, and system settings.

Reference Board now includes Reference Pro for new App Store purchases, with one purchase covering iPhone, iPad, and Mac. People who previously acquired Reference during the Free period can keep using their existing Free plan or unlock lifetime Pro for the same one-time price. Original paid-app customers and existing Pro purchasers keep permanent Pro access automatically. • Reorder boards more easily with a dedicated drag handle on iPhone and iPad. • Pan around your canvas with a trackpad or mouse scroll wheel on iPad. • Improved empty-board text readability in light and dark appearance. • Performance and reliability improvements for images, imports, and syncing.

Bug fixes and improved onboarding

Reference Board now makes the move from Free to Pro clearer and more seamless when you’re ready for more boards and references. This update also improves Publish to Web, making it easier to share finished boards as public, view-only webpages. You’ll also find refined upgrade guidance, clearer Pro benefits, and general reliability improvements across Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Turn any board into a webpage you can share. - Publish a view-only webpage and share it with anyone using a link. - Update the published version as your board evolves, or unpublish it at any time. - Crop images, adjust their framing, and flip them horizontally or vertically without changing the original. - Move, resize, and magnify the loupe with steadier controls across images and video. - Enjoy more precise selection, smoother canvas transitions, and more dependable sidebar state.

Turn any board into a webpage you can share. - Publish a view-only, searchable webpage and share it with anyone using a link. - Update the published version as your board evolves, or unpublish it at any time. - Crop images, adjust their framing, and flip them horizontally or vertically without changing the original. - Move, resize, and magnify the loupe with steadier controls across images and video. - Enjoy more precise selection, smoother canvas transitions, and more dependable sidebar state.

Reference Board is now free to get started. • Create up to 3 private boards and collect up to 100 items for free. • Start an optional 14-day Reference Pro trial with no charge and no automatic renewal. • Unlock unlimited boards and items, AI metadata and visual discovery, new collaboration, PDF export, and MCP automation with one lifetime purchase. • Existing customers who previously downloaded the paid app receive Reference Pro automatically. Your existing boards and items are never deleted when a trial ends or a Free limit is reached.

Reference Board is faster and more organized than ever. This update brings smoother performance across your library and canvas, folders for organizing related boards, and a new Remove Background feature for creating clean image cutouts directly from the context menu.

Bugfixes

Bug fix

Reference Board is now more connected, flexible, and reliable: • Connect to Codex, Claude, and other compatible AI clients through MCP. Choose an access level, approve sensitive actions, and let authorized clients search, create, organize, import, and export board content. • Select multiple items on iPhone and iPad by long-pressing an empty area and dragging. Turn your selection into a new board or arrange it in a grid. • Import images more reliably from Instagram, X, Pinterest, and other apps—including multi-image Instagram posts. • On Mac, keep the active board above other windows with View > Show on Top or by right-clicking a board. Thanks for using Reference Board!

MCP is here. Connect Reference Board to Codex, Claude, and other compatible AI clients using the Model Context Protocol. • Search, create, organize, import, and export board content • Choose access levels and approve sensitive actions • Connect securely with a protected pairing token • Enjoy faster image analysis and smoother browsing on large boards • Benefit from accessibility, stability, and performance improvements throughout the app

New Added stronger automatic backup cleanup and recovery safeguards. Improved support for Pencil annotations across light and dark appearances. Improvements Smoother canvas navigation and annotation editing. More consistent masonry grid layouts and item counts. Refined settings and content-import handling. Improved overall stability and performance. Fixes Fixed canvas controls occasionally remaining stuck after leaving annotation mode. Fixed annotations incorrectly affecting masonry grid layouts. Fixed visual issues with annotations in light mode.

Fixed a few visual bugs and added something small, shiny, and useful for looking closer. Try pressing L.

Reference boards now have grid view, making it easier to scan, review, and move through your visual inspiration.

Fixed a sync issue that some users were experiencing.

- Option to disable Al Metadata Generation in settings - Bug fixes

• Light Mode is here Switch between light and dark themes to match the way you work. • Custom Theme Colors Personalize Reference Board with a theme color that fits your style. • Grid View Browse your boards in a grid layout for a faster visual overview. • Export to PDF Save and share boards as PDFs for presentations, reviews, or archiving. As always, we’ve also made improvements and fixes to keep Reference Board running smoothly.

New - Added support for link cards, so you can save website links directly to your boards. - Added support for Tweets and Maps links, turning them into cards you can arrange alongside your other references. Improvements - Improved search by color with more accurate visual matching. - Added a color picker to search, making it easier to find references by palette or a specific color. Fixes - Fixed a small issue where click-outside behavior could react to clicks from another window. - General polish and reliability improvements for search and board interactions.

New - Add custom tags to your references and get smarter suggestions as you organize. - Name faces with clear face boxes, so it is easier to see who you are tagging. - Draw a face area manually when face detection misses someone. - Search now understands custom tags and face names, and you can copy search results into existing or new boards. Improvements - Improved the tag and face naming workflow in the inspector. - Face suggestions now require selecting the right face first, making naming less confusing. - Search works better across descriptions, colors, custom tags, and face names. - The in-app What's New screen has been refreshed for this release. Fixes - Fixed cases where face naming could be available without a detected or selected face. - Fixed missing or unclear face boxes in the inspector. - Fixed the layout of face pills so they use less vertical space. - Improved reliability around board creation, imports, and search-to-board actions.