### NEW - Render fenced SVG code blocks in the preview, with a preference to show the SVG source instead. ### IMPROVED - Mermaid mind maps use soft branch colors and pill-shaped nodes in the preview font, and flowchart connectors curve. ### FIXED - Keep the blank line between paragraphs in PDF export when a paragraph does not end with a period or colon - Pause a subscription from Manage Subscriptions. It takes effect on the next renewal, and access continues until that date. - Manage Subscriptions shows the plan name and start date, and a scheduled pause can be undone. - File watching no longer restarts on attribute-only changes, which leaked watchers until new documents could not open. - The file watcher releases path entries after each event so descriptors are not retained forever.

### NEW - Right-click the Dock icon to open Clipboard Preview or Streaming Preview ### FIXED - Apex next-line IALs attach to thematic breaks, definition lists, fenced divs, and raw HTML, and the marker is removed - Apex blockquote IALs on a quote line attach to the paragraph they follow, and an IAL on the next line without a quote marker attaches to the blockquote - Apex multiline paragraph IALs keep their class when the paragraph spans more than one line - Apex image titles can contain parentheses when the image also has attributes, and the title still becomes the caption - Apex link titles can contain parentheses without the destination ending at the parenthesis inside the title

### CHANGED - Bundled Mermaid from 11.16.0 to 12.2.0 ### FIXED - Mermaid diagrams print with their shapes instead of only the label text - Tall diagrams and images stay on the page where they start and continue onto the following pages instead of being cut off - Searching Help for RTL or direction finds the setting for right-to-left text

### IMPROVED - EPUB export shows a progress meter, dismisses the save sheet first, and keeps the app responsive while a large book is packaged ### FIXED - Generated tables of contents keep every entry on long documents instead of truncating and hiding the rest of the document - EPUB images resolve from the document folder, including files reused many times, and are listed in the book so readers display them - Unclosed image links are closed when the URL ends at the line or a following sentence is glued on, so broken BlogBook buttons still preview and export - Apex ignores @ inside tokens, so retina names like image@2x.png stay image paths instead of citations - Apex headings that follow a table no longer absorb cell text, so ### Tripod Issue stays "Tripod Issue" instead of starting with >

### FIXED - Paginated PDF export no longer draws a scrollbar along the right edge of later pages. - Paginated PDF export keeps a custom box, such as a div or a horizontal rule, when that box does not contain a Markdown block. - Broken image markup shows an error in the preview instead of being left for the processor. An unclosed image, an unclosed image link, or a second destination jammed against the first becomes an error span. - Documents with many figures no longer sit on the loading screen when accessibility labels are on. Apex 1.1.37 grows the ARIA buffer instead of spinning once it fills.

### FIXED - Restoring several documents no longer shows Unable to generate preview while the previews are still loading. - Apex keeps CriticMarkup comments in Markup view instead of dropping them as accepted edits. - CriticMarkup highlights stay yellow in every processor, including themes that restyle mark. - Selection statistics popup sits just above the cursor so its arrow points at the mouse. - Apex leaves mid-line dialogue like NAME [stage directions]: line as text instead of percent-encoding it. - Apex no longer URL-encodes inline code or fenced code. - Apex resolves reference definitions inside blockquotes. - An Apex table header column span no longer deletes header cells, and cells that only contain merges stay in the table - Copy Rich Text no longer hangs when the preview includes remote fonts or images. - Callouts stay intact in PDF export, including the title and body.

### CHANGED - Set Metadata adds a "key: value" metadata comment at the top when a document has no existing metadata, instead of a bare MultiMarkdown line - Edit as Markdown asks before replacing a Markdown file that is already next to the Word document ### NEW - iA Writer compatibility option in Processor settings (on by default) turns iA Writer content blocks on or off, so lines that begin with a path can be left alone - Open in Editor on a Word document lists apps that can open the .docx, plus Edit as Markdown - Edit as Markdown saves a Markdown file beside the Word file, copies images into a folder next to it, and switches the preview to that file ### IMPROVED - Set Metadata updates or adds keys inside existing top-of-document metadata comments (single-line or multi-line), so repeated actions build one metadata block - Delete Metadata removes "key: value" comment metadata - Multi-line metadata comments at the top of a document (comment opener on its own line) are now read as metadata - German localization ### FIXED - iA Writer content blocks no longer convert file paths inside fenced code blocks or pre blocks into includes - Consecutive iA Writer content block lines all convert instead of every other line - iA Writer image blocks with a title no longer put quotes in the image alt text - Apex callout bodies no longer start with a stray line break or an empty paragraph - Apex callout titles are HTML-escaped and no longer truncated at 1KB - Apex memory issue in the cmark-gfm parser - Set Metadata no longer joins a new YAML front matter key onto the previous line - Set Metadata no longer treats comment lines or URLs as MultiMarkdown metadata - Set Metadata and Delete Metadata handle keys and values containing regex characters like $ and \, and match keys case-insensitively - Processor keys added by Conductor Preprocess rules now take effect for the preview - Inline equations that start a line render again, including ones with spaces such as ${e}^{i\pi } 1=0$ - Diff markers stay visible in a paragraph that contains an equation, instead of flashing and then disappearing - Export typesets $...$ that a processor left inside a math span - Markdown export keeps Markdownifier images (![][1]) when downloading image assets, instead of leaving a bare ! and a broken reference - Image reference definitions stay on their own lines, so a downloaded asset still previews instead of showing the URL as text - HTML export embeds remote images in the background with progress, so one slow image no longer freezes the app - HTML export applies the selected preview style when saving runs off the main thread - URL page imports no longer race the download callback - Settings stability improvements for the focus ring, style menus, export profiles, external app picker, and preference refresh - Mac App Store subscription registration reports its result reliably - Settings help descriptions name the pane instead of starting with "Options in the :"

### NEW - iA Writer compatibility option in Processor settings (on by default) turns iA Writer content blocks on or off, so lines that begin with a path can be left alone - Bear wiki links ([[Note]], [[Note/Header]], [[Note|Label]]) in Bear previews now open the linked note in Bear, falling back to creating the note if it doesn't exist ### CHANGED - Set Metadata adds an HTML comment at the top when a document has no existing metadata, instead of a bare MultiMarkdown line - Relaxed tables in Apex options are off by default for new users ### IMPROVED - Set Metadata updates or adds keys inside existing top-of-document metadata comments (single-line or multi-line), so repeated actions build one metadata block - Delete Metadata removes comment-style metadata - Multi-line metadata comments at the top of a document are now read as metadata - Clipboard Preview save names now default to a title guessed from the content: a metadata title, the first heading, or the first line of text, trimmed to about 60 characters - Change markers now point at the exact edited word instead of the start of the next block or the middle of a word - Callout titles render inline bold, italic, and code instead of showing literal asterisks and backticks ### FIXED - iA Writer content blocks no longer convert file paths inside fenced code blocks or preformatted blocks into includes - Consecutive iA Writer content block lines all convert instead of every other line - iA Writer image blocks with a title no longer put quotes in the image alt text - Apex callout bodies no longer start with a stray line break or an empty paragraph - Apex callout titles are escaped and no longer truncated at 1KB - Apex no longer leaks memory in its Markdown parser - Set Metadata no longer joins a new YAML front matter key onto the previous line - Set Metadata no longer treats comment lines or URLs as MultiMarkdown metadata - Set Metadata and Delete Metadata handle keys and values containing regex characters, and match keys case-insensitively - Processor keys added by Conductor Preprocess rules now take effect for the preview - Inline equations that start a line render again, including ones with spaces - Diff markers stay visible in a paragraph that contains an equation, instead of flashing and then disappearing - Export typesets inline math that a processor left inside a math span - Markdown export keeps Markdownifier images when downloading image assets, instead of leaving a bare exclamation mark and a broken reference - Image reference definitions stay on their own lines, so a downloaded asset still previews instead of showing the URL as text - HTML export embeds remote images in the background with progress, so one slow image no longer freezes the app - HTML export applies the selected preview style when saving runs off the main thread - Saving or exporting a Clipboard Preview no longer suggests a filename with a long internal ID appended - Software Update no longer stacks several "New version available" dialogs for the same release - Change markers no longer land on the next heading or paragraph when an edit is a short word, sits at the start of a heading or list item, or follows an inline footnote or HTML comment - Streaming Preview from Bear no longer consumes many GB of memory when a note with inline images is previewed - Streaming Preview keeps streamed content instead of resetting to the placeholder - Base64 images from Bear display in Apex instead of being corrupted inside data URIs - Wiki links with a label in list items no longer trigger a relaxed table and a stray separator row - Obsidian callouts render as styled, collapsible callouts in Apex instead of unstyled details blocks - Tables and task lists render inside callouts and other markdown blocks in Apex, including nested callouts - Consecutive callouts separated by a blank line no longer merge into the previous callout - YAML metadata values with doubled single quotes or escapes now render correctly in Apex

### CHANGED - Relaxed tables in Apex options are off by default for new users ### IMPROVED - Callout titles render inline bold, italic, and code instead of showing literal asterisks and backticks ### FIXED - Streaming Preview from Bear no longer consumes many GB of memory when a note with inline images is previewed - Streaming Preview keeps streamed content instead of resetting to the placeholder each time an app calls x-marked://stream - Base64 images from Bear display in Apex instead of being corrupted by ++insert++ markup inside data URIs - Wiki links with a label ([[target|label]]) in list items no longer trigger a relaxed table and a stray separator row - Obsidian callouts render as styled, collapsible callouts when Apex is the processor instead of unstyled details blocks - Tables and task lists render inside callouts and other markdown="1" blocks with Apex, including nested callouts - Consecutive callouts separated by a blank line no longer merge into the previous callout - YAML metadata values with doubled single quotes ('Brett''s Notes') or escapes like \t now render correctly with Apex instead of showing the raw quoting

### CHANGED - Comments sidebar keeps its 300px chrome and gutter open whenever the document has comments or footnotes, so scrolling and TOC jumps do not slide the layout - Comments sidebar width/margin no longer animate open and closed while scrolling ### NEW - Configure Apex Emoji name autocorrect toggle (on by default; disabled when Render GitHub :emoji: is off) - Optional Preview setting Display header link icons shows GitHub-style hover permalinks that copy an x-marked-3:// deep link - Preview context menu Copy Marked Link to Heading copies a deep link for any heading without enabling the icons - x-marked://open deep links with &id= and #fragment open a file and scroll to that heading - AppleScript open markdown accepts an optional heading id; documents expose current heading id and marked link ### IMPROVED - Table of Contents scroll tracking highlights the section at the top of the preview (classic scrollspy) instead of a mid-viewport heading ### FIXED - Generate IDs on headlines stays editable for Apex and other non-MultiMarkdown processors instead of grayed out unless MultiMarkdown is selected - Enabling Apex Header anchors turns on Generate IDs and always generates header IDs so empty permalink anchors actually appear - Apex 1.1.28 emoji shortcodes require non-alphanumeric boundaries and stop autocorrect from turning digit-colon runs like 1:00:55:00 into emoji - Deep-link scroll no longer loses to restore-scroll / scroll-to-diff races after preview load - Heading jumps work for ids that start with a digit (for example 1-adam-engst-tidbits) - Local markdown file.md#heading links keep the fragment and scroll after open

### NEW - Line numbers preference for syntax-highlighted code blocks, with per-block linenums / nolinenums overrides and matching HTML export - Restore open documents when launching Marked preference (defaults on), independent of the Dock quit setting ### IMPROVED - Header IDs keep unicode letters and numbers in GFM-style slugs so Japanese and accented titles get real anchors - Code block line numbers use a compact gutter that no longer inherits theme table chrome in preview and HTML export - Fence info tokens such as linenums are preserved as classes on preview code blocks - Context menus and copy-link show clean #fragment targets for MathJax and in-preview anchors ### FIXED - Table of Contents entries stay clickable for unicode headings under MultiMarkdown and Discount instead of appearing grayed out - Discount keeps its English product name in Settings and preference strings instead of translated labels like Promo or Rabatt - Diff markers paint in the preview gutter again instead of sitting off-screen - Show all diff markers places a gutter badge at each significant edit, not only the first - MathJax clears prior typeset state on preview updates so equation \label names are not reported as multiply defined - MathJax \ref links use fragment-only hrefs instead of file:// URLs with ?mknav= - AppleScript / Shortcuts command codes are unique Marked four-char codes so scripting actions register reliably - Settings help buttons for Status Bar, Preview behavior, Scroll to Edit, Additional features, Additional CSS, Track CSS changes, Syntax highlighting, and Line numbers jump to the matching Help anchors

### CHANGED - Turning off Render github :emoji: also disables Apex :name: emoji conversion and autocorrect ### NEW - PDF export builds a hierarchical bookmark outline from document headings ### FIXED - PDF internal links use Acrobat-friendly GoTo named destinations instead of fragile URI fragments - Apex relaxed tables no longer split multi-row GFM tables or leak following tables (including colspan rows) as paragraphs - PDF export keeps table rows in document order across page breaks instead of swapping boundary rows or moving a mid-table row to the end

### CHANGED - Speed Read paragraph jumps moved from [ ] to { }. - PDF export packs the original document into pages and skips the old padding paginator. ### NEW - Add blank lines between paragraphs preference (default on) in Apps > Word and on the DOCX save panel, including export profiles. - Speed Read [ and ] jump by sentence, and keep abbreviations, initials, and decimals like Dr., U.S., and 3.14 in the current sentence. - Reading Mode tool buttons show labels for highlight, focus, and export. ### IMPROVED - Tighter DOCX spacing when blank lines are off: Marked spacers are suppressed while Word style spacing and mid-paragraph breaks remain. - Fountain PDF export is much faster, fills pages, handles dialogue CONTINUED correctly, and no longer inserts blank pages. - Scene headings and the first line of a lyric block have space above them in a Fountain PDF. - Fountain pages fill down to the bottom margin. A paragraph that runs long is split, and dialogue continues with (MORE) and (CONT'D). - PDF export breaks a table between rows, repeats the header on the next page, and improves list packing across page breaks. ### FIXED - DOCX files that would not open in Word due to nested paragraphs, bare breaks, empty headers, and invalid hyperlinks. - Preprocess and Conductor Custom Rules apply to included file content in preview and export. - OPML and RTF export reload paths expand includes before Preprocess so included text is processed consistently. - CommonMark preview renders HTML again instead of falling back to raw Markdown. - Speed Read repeated rewind taps while playing keep moving to earlier sentences and paragraphs instead of sticking on the same one. - DOCX export keeps Apex footnote text, so Pages no longer shows empty notes. - Manual page breaks still start a new page after that skip. - Page break before footnotes starts Apex notes on their own page. - Prevent orphaned headlines keeps a heading with the text that follows it instead of leaving it alone at the bottom of a page. - Fountain PDF includes the title page. - Fountain page numbers sit on their own line, start at 2 after the title page, and count up without repeating a number. - Fountain preview no longer shows a blank page after a forced page break. - PDF preview loads again after the old paginator was removed. - A long list item in a PDF starts in the space above it and continues on the next page, without a second bullet or a clipped line. - With heading page breaks off, a heading starts in the leftover space on the previous PDF page instead of on a new page. - Links in a PDF export are clickable again, including the links in the opening paragraph. - AppleScript open file no longer shows a bogus File not found alert for "name" before opening the real document. - AppleScript open file converts classic HFS paths to POSIX so documents open without a File not found alert. - Marked Share keeps tab-indented nested lists instead of flattening them on publish. - Updating a Marked Share document that was deleted remotely now republishes as a new document instead of failing. - PDF export keeps parent list-item text ahead of tab-indented nested items instead of moving it to the bottom.

### NEW - Add blank lines between paragraphs preference (default on) in Apps > Word and on the DOCX save panel, including export profiles - Keyboard Shortcuts and Help HUD include a Reading Mode section (next/previous unit, highlight, and comment/footnote cycling) - Draw a native Mini Map overlay on the preview with scroll, bookmark ticks, and Command-magnify - Apex (beta) as a built-in unified Markdown processor with Configure Apex settings and file paths (CSL, bibliography, concordance, metadata) - Remove iA Writer annotations in Processor settings (off by default) - Choose a Marked Share library folder when publishing, including nested folders and New Folder ### IMPROVED - Tighter DOCX spacing when blank lines are off: Marked spacers are suppressed while Word style spacing and mid-paragraph breaks remain - Paginated PDF packing for medium and long documents: faster burst path, lists and long paragraphs fill remaining space and split at the cut, continuation table headers, and better heading page starts - PDF bottom and blockquote clearance so body lines stay off the footer rule - Save PDF writes the current preview immediately when page size, margins, title, and content have not changed - Conductor processor actions no longer change the default processor while a document is processing - Persist reading-mode and document state through an on-demand bridge instead of idle WebView polling - n and p jump to the next and previous bookmark by document position - Status tips stay clear of the Mini Map - Apex processor handling for metadata files, TextIndex, table cells, and long lines ### FIXED - DOCX files that would not open in Word due to nested paragraphs, bare breaks, empty headers, and invalid hyperlinks - Preprocess and Conductor Custom Rules now transform content from included files in preview and export - OPML and RTF export expand includes before Preprocess so included text is processed consistently - Paginated PDF page packing: page numbers, trailing blank pages, mid-page holes, footer straddles, list and heading page breaks, section titles at page tops, and table header continuation - Continuous PDF width, blank columns, heading page breaks, and trailing blank pages - HTML comments no longer collide with math, TOC, or smart typography - TOC fills when an H3 appears before the first H2 - Folder watch switches back when you save the file shown immediately before the current preview - KaTeX renders $...$ inline math the same way MathJax does - AppleScript close closes the targeted preview without a save prompt - Mini Map restore after tab switches, overlapping overlays, and failed captures - HTML to Markdown nested lists use 4-space indent - Processing stuck in the status bar after preview refresh or Conductor - Software Update no longer stacks New version dialogs for postponed Sparkle downloads - Task list checkboxes from Apex and other processors no longer show an extra bullet - Preview no longer aborts or crashes when two documents process at once - Apex header-anchor injection no longer truncates long documents - Universal Apex.framework so Release/Archive builds resolve apex symbols on Intel and Apple silicon ### CHANGED - Paginated PDF export skips post-pagination clip repair that ballooned page counts on longer documents - Paginated PDF restored to the last known-good print engine for Swiss packing - Apex conversion maps Marked prefs plus Configure Apex sheet flags, including wiki and file-path overrides

### CHANGED - Paginated PDF export uses the last known-good Swiss print engine and skips a clip repair that inflated page counts on longer documents - Lists can fill remaining space after a heading and split at the page cut instead of moving as one block ### NEW - Keyboard Shortcuts and the Help HUD include a Reading Mode section - Draw a native Mini Map overlay on the preview with scroll, bookmark ticks, and Command-magnify ### IMPROVED - Paginated PDF packing for headings, lists, tables, checklists, and long paragraphs - Apex processor handling of metadata files, TextIndex, table cells, and long lines - n and p jump to the next and previous bookmark by document position - Status tips stay clear of the Mini Map ### FIXED - Paginated PDF page numbers, trailing blank pages, footer straddles, heading placement, list holes, and repeating table headers - HTML to Markdown nested lists and list continuations use 4-space indent so they stay nested - Folder watch switches back when you save the file shown immediately before the current preview - HTML comments no longer get replaced by a nearby math equation - KaTeX renders dollar-sign inline math the same way MathJax does - AppleScript close now closes the targeted preview document without a save prompt - Restore the Mini Map after switching tabs, avoid overlapping maps, and recover from a failed capture - Keep HTML comments from colliding with math and TOC placeholders - The in-document Table of Contents marker now fills when an H3 appears before the first H2

### CHANGED - Default TOC markers use decimal numbering at every heading level - Export palette labels drop "Export" and trailing nouns, showing names like HTML, OPML, and Continuous PDF ### NEW - Awkward export aliases: md/mmd for Markdown, tb/tp/textpack for TextBundle, plus odt/opendocument for ODT ### IMPROVED - Paginated PDF keeps multi-page tables whole at row boundaries across successive page breaks - Test Rules shows how many rules matched, with orange/green status coloring - Export palette search (Shift-Command-E) uses fuzzy matching so short queries like md, tb, and opml find the right format - Export palette ranks stronger matches first so exact hits like rtf beat loose fuzzy matches ### FIXED - Paginated PDF export honors author BREAK markers instead of collapsing them into mid-page gaps - Paginated PDF keeps manual page breaks intact through gap cleanup, snap, and draw repairs - Table rows no longer straddle page boundaries in paginated PDF (including tall calendar cells and orphaned last words) - Markdown export no longer reverses the order of inline code spans - Additional CSS selectors that start with .mkprinting (and other body classes) apply correctly instead of nesting under #wrapper - HTML export applies Additional CSS by adding the mk-has-additional-css body class - Closing the Additional CSS editor refreshes open previews so exports are not stale - The first paste into an emptied Additional CSS field is no longer discarded - Insert CSS File in Conductor can read chosen CSS files under sandbox - Failed Insert CSS File inserts an error comment only, not a dead file:// stylesheet link - Table headers repeat on following pages when a table crosses a page break in print/PDF - TOC level markers appear in front of each entry instead of on a line above - None is the last TOC marker option, with Square immediately before it

### IMPROVED - Reading Mode current-element indicator uses a stretch-and-settle animation when moving between blocks - Definition list pagination normalizes MultiMarkdown colon-style paragraphs into proper dl/dt/dd structure before paginating - List item pagination handles long bare li content and syllabus-style grade lists without mid-page holes or duplicated lines - Selection stats popup uses a two-column grid that right-aligns labels and left-aligns counts - Reading Mode treats definition list terms and descriptions as navigable reading units ### FIXED - Paginated PDF export no longer leaves large gaps between grade percentage lists and following definition list sections in MultiMarkdown documents - Paginated PDF export no longer adds a trailing blank page when container padding extends past the last line of ink - PDF header and footer %md_* metadata variables resolve correctly instead of being mangled by the strftime pass - Paginated PDF export re-paginates cleanly when the header logo is added or removed between exports - PDF export strips pagination continuation splits, spacers, and inline-flow markers from exported HTML before rendering - Orphaned definition terms stay attached to their body text across page breaks in paginated export - Selection word count popup no longer overlaps counts with longer localized labels such as German Wörter and Zeichen

### IMPROVED - Continuous PDF export centers document content symmetrically across the full page canvas width - Update and refine German localization for Reading Mode dialogs, Settings, keyboard shortcuts, and special windows ### FIXED - Continuous PDF export no longer leaves an empty right sidebar space when comments or preview sidebar margins are active - Print and PDF export strips preview comments sidebar styling and margins during export - Inline CriticMarkup comments no longer cause text paragraphs to overwrite themselves on a single line when comments are hidden - Footnote numbers no longer render on a separate line above footnote text in preview and print - MathJax advanced configuration JSON is passed cleanly to the preview engine without double-encoding errors - Extra MathJax packages (Physics, Chemistry, Bra-ket, and Bold symbols) load and initialize properly in MathJax v3 - Opening documents when Custom Preprocessor is enabled no longer crashes or stalls when no script is configured - List item page breaks keep list markers and paragraphs together when paginating in print and PDF export

### NEW - Publish documents to Marked Share as TextPacks with images and optional Reading Mode highlights - Share link management: copy share links, open published documents on the web, and manage publishing records - Publish options sheet to configure title, visibility (Private, Unlisted, Public), reading style suggestion, highlights, and remix permissions - Publish to Collection submenu and sheet picker to publish directly to Marked Share collections - Post to Micro.blog directly from the File > Publish menu and Published Documents window in full or excerpt format - Published Documents library window to manage, search, open, import, or syndicate documents published from your account - Server-side fuzzy search in Published Documents window with live matching snippets and debounced queries - Double-click or Open in Published Documents launches the linked local file, with options to import or open on web if missing - Conflict resolution when updating documents already modified on Share or another Mac ### CHANGED - Publish sheet automatically locks visibility to Public and disables Private/Unlisted when publishing to a public collection - Publish sheet default title automatically strips filename extensions - Publish menu dynamically updates to show Update Published Document for linked files and disables actions during active uploads - File menu places Published Documents before account controls - Connect Account allows switching or reconnecting an existing account - Forget in Published Documents removes only the local file association while retaining the remote document - German Settings tooltips updated for current header and Scrivener Assume Markdown ### IMPROVED - Asynchronous background TextPack generation and publishing keeps the interface responsive - Offline library display keeps cached documents visible with clear connection status indicators - Reading style suggestions in publish sheet map preview styles to reader layout options on Share ### FIXED - Publish sheet popups and collection selections remain properly enabled and responsive across choices - Marked Share account connection and credentials persist reliably across app relaunches - Published library pagination and threading hardened to avoid duplicate loads or UI hangs - HTML and paginated PDF exports strip temporary preview heights on syntax-highlighted code blocks - TextBundle Reading Mode highlights re-anchor reliably by text and preserve highlights during merge and teardown - Published record updates preserve existing metadata when API responses are sparse - Restored previous custom URL handler ownership after connection flows finish

### NEW - Reading Mode dialogs, context menus, export/import panels, status messages, and preview toolbar strings localized for all shipping languages ### IMPROVED - PDF print spacing normalizes list, paragraph, heading, table, and horizontal rule margins when WebKit fails to collapse adjacent blocks - Paginated PDF block spacing rules also apply under body.mkprinting for themes that bypass @media print - Reading Mode selection action labels and PDF export highlight checkbox respect the active locale - Help assistant fuzzy search matches mistyped or partial page titles and tags ### FIXED - Opening documents no longer beachballs when Marked still has security-scoped bookmarks for deleted or moved files - Stale document-state bookmarks for missing paths are pruned automatically instead of blocking every subsequent open - Empty Custom Processor / Custom Preprocessor preferences are disabled on launch so they no longer log errors on every open - PDF spacing so lists and headings no longer leave large empty bands when WebKit fails to collapse margins - Paginated PDF paragraph splits no longer leave nearly blank pages with a single orphan continuation line - Paginated PDF excessive gaps between intro paragraphs and following lists - Paginated PDF list items cut mid-line or leaving mid-list holes, including bare inline-flow items - Paginated PDF table row straddles and stale row-break spacing leaving voids mid-page - Paginated PDF irregular heading spacing and stale heading push padding at page boundaries - Paginated PDF spurious gaps between lists and following paragraphs - Paginated PDF mid-page holes between table rows on the same page, including timeline tables with stale row spacers - Paginated PDF stale in-table row spacers and trailing row padding no longer survive after per-page layout shifts during PDF draw - Continuous PDF export no longer shrinks page dimensions or paginates into multiple pages when content exceeds the viewport - Conductor custom processor PATH lookup no longer throws in sandboxed builds when the user shell cannot launch

### CHANGED - Custom Processor and Custom Preprocessor default to off (and Conductor migration no longer re-enables them with blank paths) ### FIXED - Opening documents no longer beachballs when Marked still has security-scoped bookmarks for deleted or moved files - Stale document-state bookmarks for missing paths are pruned automatically instead of blocking every subsequent open - Empty Custom Processor / Custom Preprocessor preferences are disabled on launch so they no longer log errors on every open

### NEW - Reading Mode (Preview menu / Control-Option-R) with j/k block navigation and a current-unit marker - Reading position restores after refresh, with Resume or Start from Here - Highlights via selection or h, with resize handles, auto-highlight, and sticky highlighter tool - Focus mode dims non-current blocks from the Reading Mode rail - Highlight comments (add/edit/delete) with indicator dots and Comments sidebar notes - Export and Import Highlights (Markdown, HTML, plain text, CSV, JSON) plus CriticMarkup copy and inject - Share highlight via the system Share sheet; include highlights in Print/PDF - TextBundle/TextPack Include Highlights writes highlights.json; open bundles merge and autosave highlights and comments without rewriting text.md - Show highlights when Reading Mode is off preference; highlight signature for CriticMarkup attribution ### CHANGED - Injecting highlights as CriticMarkup warns and confirms before modifying the Markdown file - Selection popup appears in Reading Mode without word-count stats; popup highlighter undoes auto-highlights - Reading Mode current marker uses a left rule without a wash ### IMPROVED - Smoother Reading Mode navigation between units - Status bar confirms TextBundle highlight saves and shows persistent errors on failure ### FIXED - Reading Mode position and highlights persist and restore reliably, including on quick close - Turning Reading Mode off no longer replays saved position and highlights over the current session - Highlight anchoring, duplicate, and broken-anchor handling fixes - Reading Mode navigation skips footnotes and walks collapsed-headline sections correctly - TextBundle opens via text.md use the .textbundle path and bundle window title - Local Markdown preview links open the linked file immediately - Blank preview recovery when a document switch never painted - PDF export pagination fixes: blank pages, mid-table and mid-list gaps, heading overlap, clipped table rows - Highlight resize grips no longer appear in HTML, PDF, DOCX, RTF, or EPUB exports - Reading Mode tool rail and selection popup polish

### IMPROVED - mk CLI accepts multiple file paths in one invocation ### FIXED - Style Manager labels, buttons, alerts, badges, and preview sample headings now follow the active locale (German included) - Print/PDF Bottom Center header/footer label is fully visible instead of clipping the last letter - Clicking a local Markdown link in the preview now shows the linked file immediately instead of only changing the window title - Blank preview recovery reloads already-generated HTML when a document switch never painted, so a manual refresh is no longer required

## CHANGED - Treat Scrivener returns as defaults to Paragraphs for new installs - Renamed the preference to Treat Scrivener returns as, with Paragraphs listed first - Treat Scrivener returns as options: Automatic, Soft line breaks (join lines), and Paragraph breaks (keep separate) - Automatic returns follow Assume Markdown (soft join when on, paragraph breaks when off); explicit Soft/Paragraph always override ### NEW - Assume Markdown formatting checkbox for Scrivener binders (default on) - Show current header at top of preview option in Preview settings (off by default) - Current header bar tracks the heading stack while scrolling and jumping, and crumbs are clickable ### IMPROVED - New installs default to Assume Markdown on with Automatic returns for Markdown blank-line semantics - Current header bar skips work when disabled and refreshes after window resize - Show current header at top of preview setting and tooltip are translated in shipping locales ### FIXED - Scrivener nested Markdown lists no longer turn into indented code or bare paragraphs - Standalone CriticMarkup comments no longer leave a phantom empty gap when moved to the comments sidebar - Whole-line CriticMarkup insertions keep normal paragraph spacing - Comments sidebar stays visible after PDF export and cards relayout to the correct scroll position - Current header bar: truncated crumbs stay clickable, ellipsis does not jump, and the bar stays inset from traffic lights when the titlebar is hidden - Show Title Bars restores the document title instead of leaving it hidden after overlay hover - Scrivener line breaks mode keeps a paragraph break after standalone HTML images so following text is not rendered on the same line

### IMPROVED - Italian Settings and UI strings from translator review (Outline/struttura, Mermaid, CommonMark, Bike/OmniOutliner, and related labels) ### FIXED - Preview no longer sticks on Processing when a heading id contains CSS-special characters - In-document anchors and TOC jumps keep working after preview init on those documents - Paginated PDF clickable links no longer sit offset below their text after layout repairs - Footnote and heading link targets in PDF export align with the visible text again - Show Comments menu checkmark and toggle now work without the broken document binding (Proofing menu, all MainMenu variants) - Show Comments preference persists to defaults when toggled from the menu