What's new in Dawn.Every update, as it ships.

Dawn for Mac updates itself.Check for Updates is in the Dawn menu.

v0.2.7Latest

November 3, 2026

Mac
Windows preview

Dawn has its own icons, and a first Windows preview.

Every icon is drawn for Dawn now: softer corners, one steady line, and each one sits right where it always did. And Dawn now runs on Windows, as a preview.

New

Dawn for Windows, as a preview. Download it from getdawn.co, and it updates itself from then on. Check for Updates is in Ctrl+K.
Every icon in Dawn is drawn for it, in one steady line.

Improved

A workspace name too long for the sidebar ends in "…", and hovering it shows the whole name.
New notes start from the sidebar or ⌘N (Ctrl+N on Windows), in the folder you're in. ⌘K no longer offers New File, where it couldn't tell which folder you meant.
Dawn appears once under Quick Look in System Settings, not twice. Mac

Fixed

Dawn links made a while ago open again. After some updates, an older copy of Dawn's background helper could keep running and hold on to them; Dawn now replaces it when it starts. Mac

v0.2.6

October 31, 2026

Your version and your agent's, side by side.

When you and your agent change the same line, Dawn shows both side by side, and you click the one to keep. Everything else you both wrote comes together on its own.

New

When your agent changes a note while you're writing in it, whatever doesn't overlap comes together, even different words in the same paragraph. A short notice says so. Show changes marks what came in, and you can put any of it back.
A paragraph you both changed is marked, with your version beside the new one and the words that differ underlined. Click the one to keep. With several, step through them from the notice, or keep all of yours or all of the new ones at once.
The rest of the note keeps saving while a paragraph waits for your choice.
Close the note or quit before choosing, and both versions stay in the file, marked, so the choice is waiting for you when you open it again.
All of this works the same when you open a note through a Dawn link in your browser.

Improved

Dawn's window opens with your workspace already in place, instead of filling in piece by piece. When it takes a moment, the Dawn mark shows until everything is ready.
Folders that belong to build tools, like Cargo's target or a Python environment, are left out of the file list and search, so workspaces with code in them open faster.

Fixed

With Dawn set to light on a Mac set to dark, the sidebar no longer flashes dark as Dawn opens.
⌘Q now waits until every window has saved, so the last words you typed are kept.
Opening Dawn straight into a workspace shows its files, not the list of workspaces.
HTML written into a note shows as its source, and --> no longer turns into an arrow.

v0.2.5

October 30, 2026

Links that work in Obsidian too.

Links between notes now save just as you see them.

Improved

Links like [[Weekly digest]] and [[Plan#Next steps]], and embedded images, are saved just as you see them, so Obsidian and other apps can follow them. A link an earlier version saved with backslashes is cleaned up the next time you edit its paragraph.
Code blocks name their language however your agent wrote it: a block marked ts says TypeScript and py says Python, where both used to say Plain text. A language Dawn doesn't list, like YAML, shows its own name. Go and zsh blocks are now colored too.
The language list in a code block lines up with the code under it and highlights like Dawn's other menus.

Fixed

Code blocks, the source view and some labels could show a system font on a Mac without Geist installed. Dawn now always uses the Geist and Geist Mono it ships with.

v0.2.4

October 29, 2026

Your files stay as they were written.

Editing a note in Dawn now changes only what you edit.

Improved

Saving changes only the lines you edited. Tables, lists, spacing and everything else stay exactly as you or your agent wrote them, so a one-word fix is a one-line change in git.
When an agent changes a file you have open, Dawn shows its version and leaves it as the agent wrote it.
A diagram too wide for the column is laid out again to fit, so its labels stay easy to read. Narrow the window and it lays itself out again.
The source view of CSV, JSON and JSONL files opens any size of file.

v0.2.3

October 29, 2026

Press Space on a note in Finder.

Notes now look like Dawn even before you open them.

New

Press Space on a Markdown file in Finder and Quick Look shows it the way Dawn does: headings, tables, task lists, code in Dawn's colors, math and diagrams, light or dark with your Mac.
It works whether or not Dawn is open.
After an update, Dawn shows what's new in that version, once.

Improved

A long note in Quick Look shows its first part and points you to Dawn for the rest, so the preview always comes up quickly.

v0.2.2

October 28, 2026

Export as PDF from ⌘K, right after you open Dawn.

A small update that makes Export as PDF in ⌘K work every time.

New

After an update, Dawn shows what's new in that version, once. Help › What's New in Dawn, also in ⌘K, opens it again.

Fixed

Right after Dawn opened with your notes restored, ⌘K showed Export as PDF… greyed out with "Open a note to export it." It now works as soon as a note is open.

v0.2.1

October 27, 2026

Export a note as a PDF, and diagrams in Dawn's colors.

Any note can now leave Dawn as a PDF set for paper. Diagrams, code and dark mode also got a quieter, more readable look, shared with Dawn for iPhone.

New

Export as PDF, in the More menu or ⌘K, turns a note into a PDF that looks like Dawn on paper. It asks where to save, starting in the folder you used last.
Tables, code, formulas and diagrams fit the page, and nothing is cut between pages: a heading never ends a page, and a long table repeats its header row.
Links still work in the PDF, and a link's address is printed next to it.

Improved

Diagrams are drawn in Dawn's own colors, follow light and dark mode right away, and pie charts use eight calm colors of equal weight.
Code uses a new set of colors that are all easy to read in both themes. None of them is blue, so links stay the only blue on the page.
In dark mode, body text is a little softer for long reading, and headings, bold text and links stand out more.
The source view of CSV, JSON and JSONL files opens large files right away, with no size limit.
A table that fits the page fills its width instead of leaving empty space.
Chinese text lines up in code blocks.
The launch screen stays tidy however many workspaces and files you have: it shows the most recent few, with "Show all" for the rest.
Dividers are a thin, quiet line in the app and in PDFs, and a PDF never starts or ends a page with one.

Fixed

Backspace on the empty line under a divider removes only that line.
Ticking a numbered task like "1. Open the big file" no longer adds a backslash to the file.
The title of a JSONL log no longer jumps when switching between Records and Source.

v0.2.0

October 18, 2026

CSV, JSON and JSONL open as tables, fields and records you can edit.

Dawn now reads and edits more of the files your agents make, not only notes. A note's frontmatter also moves up to the top of the page as Properties.

New

CSV and TSV files open as a table you can edit in place. Add or remove rows and columns, find any cell, and paste a block straight from a spreadsheet.
JSON files open as a page of fields. Click a value to change it, and rename, delete or add fields. If the file has a mistake, Dawn shows where it is and often offers the fix.
JSONL logs open as a list of records that follows new ones as they arrive, and can show the newest first.
Any data file can switch to its source text and back.
A note's frontmatter shows as Properties above its title, ready to open and edit. Add properties from the title or by typing /properties.
Use in Agent now works with CSV, JSON and JSONL files, so you can share them with your agent too.

Improved

Notices about a file that changed or was deleted use plainer words and two clear buttons, such as "Use the new version" and "Keep mine".
The inspector shows when a note was last edited.
If another app takes the port Dawn links use, Dawn takes it back on its own so your links work again, and the Use in Agent status names that app in the meantime.

Fixed

Save it again on a note that was deleted now actually saves it.

v0.1.5

October 12, 2026

Plain text files, and a sidebar that keeps up.

Dawn now opens .txt files as plain text, and new files show up in the sidebar sooner.

New

Text files open in a plain-text editor and are saved exactly as they were. A # or * is just a character, never Markdown.
A Refresh button in the sidebar, also in View › Refresh Files, re-reads the workspace whenever you want it to.

Improved

New files appear in the sidebar right away, even in large workspaces, and the sidebar catches up when you come back to the window.
Files that aren't Markdown show their extension next to their name.
The find bar is clearer and counts in words, like "3 of 12" or "No matches".

Fixed

The Moved to Trash message always shows the whole sentence and shortens only the file name.

v0.1.4

October 8, 2026

Inline formulas update as you type.

A small update that makes editing inline math and links calmer.

Improved

An inline formula now redraws right in its sentence as you type, and a long formula wraps in the editor so you can read it whole.
Leaving the formula editor keeps what you typed, and ⌘Z undoes it.
The formula editor, the link editor and the note picker share one look and close when you scroll the page. Clicking away from the link editor keeps a link you changed.
Wide diagrams stay inside the text column, like tables, and scroll sideways when they need more room.

Fixed

Clicking an inline formula can no longer replace it with the next key you press.
A popover that opens above a line now sits on that line instead of floating far above it.

v0.1.3

October 7, 2026

Edit diagrams and formulas in place, and sort your workspace.

Diagrams, math and SVG now stay on the page while you change their source. The sidebar can sort your files and shows what kind each one is.

New

Click a Mermaid diagram, a math block or an SVG to edit it. The picture stays where it is, its source opens beneath it, and the picture updates as you type. Done, Esc or a click elsewhere puts it away.
Inline formulas open in a small editor next to the formula, so the sentence around it stays still.
Sort a workspace by name or by when files were last edited. Dawn remembers the choice for each workspace.
Every file in the sidebar has an icon for its type, so files and folders line up.

Improved

Wide tables stay inside the text column and scroll sideways, so the page keeps one clean edge.
Tables with Chinese, Japanese or Korean text stay neatly lined up when you open the file in another app.
When Dawn links need repair, the Use in Agent card in the sidebar says so plainly instead of looking like a tip.

Fixed

Empty lines and empty table cells are saved as blank space, so other apps no longer show a stray "<br />".

v0.1.2

September 15, 2026

Line breaks that show, steadier lists, and Open in Dawn from the browser.

Notes written in other apps now look the way their authors wrote them, and typing Chinese and other languages that use an input method works properly.

New

A single line break inside a paragraph now shows as a line break, the way Obsidian and Notion show it.
The browser view of a Dawn link has an Open in Dawn button that brings the note straight into the app.

Improved

When you break a numbered list with a paragraph, the numbers carry on after it, and Backspace joins the two halves back together.
Wide diagrams stay large enough to read and scroll sideways when they need more room.
A long formula scrolls inside its own box instead of moving the page.

Fixed

Typing with an input method, such as Chinese, no longer adds an empty line for every character.
Saving a note no longer changes your bullet style or adds blank lines between list items, and long numbered lists stay aligned.
Diagrams and formulas display correctly again in the installed app.

v0.1.1

August 12, 2026

The first public release of Dawn for Mac.

Dawn for Mac is a calm place to read, write and keep the Markdown files you and your agents make. Open a folder as a workspace, and every note in it is ready to read and edit right on the page.

New

Open any folder as a workspace, browse its notes in the sidebar, and keep notes from different workspaces open side by side in tabs.
Write on the page itself. Headings, lists, tasks, tables, code, quotes and links take shape as you type, and every change saves on its own.
Math, Mermaid diagrams, SVG and images show in the note, and the slash menu adds any of them.
Link notes with [[wikilinks]], see which notes link to the one you're reading, and jump between headings from the outline.
Search a whole workspace, find text in a note with ⌘F, and open any file with ⌘P.
When an agent or another app changes a file, the change appears right away. If you were in the middle of writing, Dawn asks which version to keep.
Use in Agent gives a note a link your agent client can open, so you can read and edit what it wrote in the browser too.
Make Dawn the app that opens Markdown files from Finder. Dawn keeps itself up to date.

What's new in Dawn.Every update, as it ships.

Updates come from the App Store.Dawn tells you when a new one is out.

v2.0.1Latest

October 28, 2026

Dawn for iPad, and a calmer look everywhere.

Dawn now runs on iPad and is made for iPhone Duo. On every device it takes on a neutral look shared with Dawn for Mac.

Dawn on a 13-inch iPad in landscape: the library, a document and its outline side by side

Dawn on iPhone Duo, unfolded: the library beside the page

New

Dawn runs on iPad. In landscape your library, the page and its outline sit side by side; in portrait the library slides over the page.
Open a document in its own window, and work with the menu bar and keyboard shortcuts on a hardware keyboard.
If the same file is open in two windows, only one edits it at a time, and the other updates when you're done.
On iPhone Duo, Dawn uses the side rail. Unfolded it shows the library next to the page, and half-folded it keeps every line off the fold.

Improved

Lighter and darker grounds without the warm tint, with softer body text in dark mode and clearer links.
Diagrams are drawn in Dawn's colors, the same as on the Mac, and a very wide flowchart turns vertical on a phone.
Code uses colors that are all easy to read, and none of them is blue.
Nested lists show their markers, and wide tables fade at the edge that has more.
Turning the phone or resizing the window keeps your place.
The app icon has a neutral dark version and a tinted version for the home screen.

Fixed

Bold and italics next to Chinese and Japanese punctuation now show as bold and italics.

v2.0.0

October 20, 2026

Edit right where you read.

Double-tap any line and start writing exactly there. The page looks the same while you type, and your changes go back to the same file.

New

Double-tap the page, or tap the pencil, to start editing. The cursor lands where your finger did.
A slim bar above the keyboard has bold, italic, headings, lists, checklists, links, quotes and code. Markdown you already know works too: start a line with # for a heading or - for a list.
Add a code block, a formula or a diagram from the + button. Tap a formula or a diagram to edit its source and watch it redraw as you type.
Edit the text in table cells right on the page.
Tap Done (✓) to go back to reading, right where you were. Changes save to the same file in Files or iCloud, and leaving the document or the app saves too.
Dawn changes only what you edited. Everything else in the file, front matter and line endings included, stays exactly as it was.
If a file changed somewhere else while you were editing, Dawn asks what to do: keep your changes, save yours as a copy, or use the other version.
Dawn now tells you when a newer version is on the App Store.

Improved

A diagram that can't be drawn shows its source and a short note about what's wrong.

v1.0.6

September 30, 2026

Image cards that look like the page, and full-screen diagrams.

Shared image cards now show math and diagrams as they appear in Dawn, and any diagram can open on its own screen.

New

Tap a diagram to open it full screen, then pinch to look at the details.

Improved

Image cards show formulas and diagrams drawn as they are on the page, instead of their source text.
Wide code, tables, formulas and diagrams fit the card instead of being cut off.

v1.0.5

September 25, 2026

Line breaks that show, and your text size from the first moment.

Notes now keep the line breaks their authors typed, and a few reading details are steadier.

New

A single line break inside a paragraph now shows as a line break, the way Obsidian, Bear and Notion show it.

Improved

Diagrams grow and shrink smoothly with the text when you pinch, and their labels stay inside their boxes.
The Today and This Week labels in your recent files are quieter and no longer sit on top of the list as it scrolls.
Reopening a document brings you back to where you left off without a flicker.

Fixed

Each document opens at the text size and font you chose, instead of the default.

v1.0.4

September 16, 2026

Pictures stored next to your notes show up.

Images and other media that a note keeps in a nearby folder now appear in the document, and sharing a selection is more dependable.

Improved

Pictures and other media saved beside a note, such as in an images folder, now show in the page.
A large diagram stays big enough to read and scrolls sideways, instead of shrinking its labels too small.
A long inline formula scrolls inside itself instead of stretching the page.

Fixed

The share bar acts only when you tap it, never when your finger passes over it while selecting, and a copied diagram or formula stays whole.
Diagrams redraw in the right colours when you switch between light and dark.
Documents with many pictures appear sooner.

v1.0.3

August 5, 2026

Pull down to see the latest version of a file.

Files you open with Open File or Browse Folder stay linked to the original, so you can pull down to get the newest version. Math written with dollar signs also displays properly.

New

Pull down on the home screen, inside a folder, or at the top of a document to re-read the latest version of a file edited somewhere else.
Math written as $…$ , $$…$$, $…$ or \[…\] now displays as math, as it does in Obsidian and other apps.

Fixed

Prices such as $5 and $10 stay ordinary text, and code and links are never mistaken for math.
Opening a file while another one was on screen could show the new title over the old text. Each file now opens in its own fresh page.
Sharing a selection that starts on the first line of a code block keeps it as one code block.

v1.0.1

July 20, 2026

Dawn shows up in Files, and big folders open quickly.

This update makes Dawn easier to reach from the Files app, steadier with large and nested folders, and more dependable when you share.

New

Dawn now appears in the Files app's Open With menu for Markdown files.
Very large folders open quickly, and more files load as you scroll.

Improved

Sharing a whole document sends the actual .md file, so AirDrop, Messages, Notes and Save to Files receive a real Markdown file.
The share bar appears right at your selection and responds to the first tap. An image card or a Markdown copy keeps headings, lists, tables and code as they look on the page.
Folders inside a folder you added open at any depth, and so do search results from deep inside them.

Fixed

A file that is still in iCloud shows that it's downloading instead of freezing the app.
Tapping a saved folder that has moved or been deleted now tells you so instead of doing nothing.

v1.0.0

July 13, 2026

Dawn for iPhone is on the App Store.

Dawn is a calm place to read Markdown on your iPhone, whether it came from your AI, your notes or a README. There's no account and nothing is tracked, and everything renders on your phone, so it works offline.

New

Markdown reads like a well-set page: headings, lists, task lists, tables that scroll sideways, highlighted code that folds away when it's long, math and Mermaid diagrams.
Pinch to size the text, choose Light, Dark or Auto, and jump between headings from the outline while a thin line shows how far you've read.
Frontmatter folds into a tidy Properties strip at the top of the page.
Select any passage and share it as plain text, as Markdown, or as an image card.
Open files from the Files app or iCloud Drive, browse whole folders with a preview of each file, and send a web link from Safari to read it in Dawn.
Recent files group themselves by Today, Yesterday and This Week. Pin the ones you come back to, and search names and contents.
A short How to Use Dawn guide is waiting in your recent files the first time you open the app.