Version history

Public releases of Midcent for macOS. Windows coming soon.

1.0.5

March 13, 2026

Text selection fixes with custom cursors

Fixed
  • Fixed text selection and double-click word select not working correctly with custom cursor styles
  • Custom cursor no longer interferes with drag selection

1.0.4

March 5, 2026

Cursor styles, dark paper texture, and bug fixes

New
  • Cursor style setting — choose from line, standard, carriage, block, pulse, or hidden
  • Pulse cursor style that gently breathes and hides while typing
  • Block cursor style
  • Dark paper texture with ink bleed effect in dark mode
Improved
  • Line cursor height increased for better visibility
  • Placeholder text refined — lowercase, reduced opacity, crisper feel
  • Paper texture toggle now visible in settings for all themes
Fixed
  • Fixed cursor style radio buttons (Block and Hidden) not clickable when settings overflowed
  • Fixed carriage movement not responding to Tab and Shift-Tab indent changes

1.0.3

February 24, 2026

Drawer notes export and typewriter scroll fix

New
  • Export drawer notes — optional checkbox appends per-chapter notes to PDF, Word, TXT, and Markdown exports
Fixed
  • Fixed typewriter mode vertical scrolling and cursor positioning

1.0.0

January 24, 2026

Initial public release

New
  • Typewriter carriage movement — the page moves left as you type, with smooth and bouncy styles
  • Purist Mode — backspace strikes through instead of deleting, with type-over option
  • Six paper textures: Classic, Warm Ivory, Soft Sepia, Cool White, Newsprint, and Parchment
  • Light, dark, and system theme support
  • Chapter management with drag-to-reorder and version history
  • The Drawer — per-chapter notes panel
  • Paper Trail — daily writing goal tracking with calendar view
  • Snapshot backup and restore for project state
  • Export to PDF, Word, and plain text
  • Print support
  • Find and replace with match count and navigation
  • Seven bundled typewriter fonts including Special Elite and Courier Prime
  • Font size, line spacing, and margin settings
  • Paragraph indentation with Tab and Shift-Tab
  • Editor zoom setting
  • Keyboard shortcuts modal with search
  • First-run onboarding experience
  • macOS dock icon and native application menu
  • Local file storage — no account, no cloud, no internet required
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