Drafts 12.1 (macOS) Released

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Drafts 12.1 (macOS) is now available in the Mac App Store, details below. This is mostly a quick release to polish out a details around the new windows features in r12.

  • New: Add “Window > Float Selected Draft” menu item to open new draft window.
  • New: Add “Window > Float Selected Draft On Top” menu item to open new draft window floating over other applications.
  • Fix: Drafts in floating windows should support all Editor menu commands.
  • New: Button in title bar to toggle “on top” floating status of draft windows.
  • New: Add “Editor > Navigate” menu item to trigger navigation.
  • Change: Remove “Navigate” top level main menu item.
  • New: Add periodic check for subscription status changes
  • Fix: If same draft was loaded in main editor as other open windows, and the app became inactive directly after making edits, the edits could revert.
  • Fix: Workspace editor would mis-select sort order for “all” folder when changing flagged sort.
  • New: Update to MultiMarkdown 6.4.0 (was on 6.3.2).

For a complete history of updates, visit the changelog

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Given that I already have Drafts on my mac from the early release…

  1. Do I need to get it from the App Store? Will I need to pay again etc?
  2. Am I missing out on some functionality by not having it from the App Store?
  3. Should I continue using it as it is and continue as usual?

Thanks for taking the time.

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Mac App Store still showing version 12.0 as of the time of my posting, FYI.

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Great to see window floating. One ask: when I try to minimize or close the main window (and just keep the floating window on screen) every time I type in it or bring it to focus it reopens the main Drafts window. Is there any way to fix?

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I know that it can be changed, but….I would imagine that a fair few Drafts for Mac users would use 1Password and likely find ⌘\ (for Draft’s Editor\Navigate command) clashing with 1Password’s ‘Fill Login’ command.

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Seems to show the new version, but 12.0.6 downloads, not 12.1 as advertised. Probably an App Store problem. Is there a way to get this direct from site?

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I think the same. And because of this, I don’t use the feature of Drafts. Can this be changed for Drafts (not for 1P)?

Tx!

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You can create your own (and change default) keyboard shortcuts for all applications on the Mac.
I would suggest that doing it too often is likely to cause confusion, but a few here and there can be really helpful.

More info here:

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I just showed up in the AppStore for me. I’m on EST if that helps.

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12.1.3 is now posted. I had to delete 12.0.6 to download the “update”

Barry

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I just got it to show in the MAS. It says the update was from “yesterday,” but I still couldn’t get it this morning. Weird. Anyway, thanks for the update!

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Stupid question, but how do you tell what version of an iOS app you have installed,
now that they are not kept on the mac?

Barry

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In Drafts’ case, the version number is always displayed at the bottom of the settings screen.