1.8.5
2023-06-28
Bug fix:
- A login error was fixed
1.8.4
2023-06-22
Improvement:
- Annotations can now be loaded in Kosmik web app. (https://[play.kosmik.app](https://play.kosmik.app/))
To make sure it works properly, you must previously open your Universe with this new version (Kosmik 1.8.4)
1.8.2
2023-03-15
New features and improvements
- Support information added in the help pop over and in error messages. Details available here [www.kosmik.app/support](http://www.kosmik.app/support)
- Web resolution was optimized in Pin mode fullscreen.
- Titles were hidden in post-it notes in oder to make them lighter.
Bug fixes
- Universe description (clic on the universe name in the header to edit) is now always saved.
- When dropping a PDF in the canvas’ placeholder and reloading it, several documents were displayed. This issue is now fixed.
- Text background was normalized when extracting it from the web to avoid any display issues.
- When you are in Pin mode, triple clic to select a paragraph does not trigger anymore the extract button.
- In post-it notes, an issue with accent was fixed.
- Latency when selecting text in web pin mode was fixed.
- At a specific zoom point, some items won’t load properly. This issue is now fixed.
- Text edition and format in text items were sometimes not properly saved.
- Underlining text in post-it notes was not functional. This issue is now fixed.
- When loading a selected post-it note in a card, the post-it note was disappearing. This issue is now fixed.
- When extracting content from a PDF, a shadow was displayed on the canvas instead of the content extracted. This issue is now fixed.
1.8.1
2023-02-16
- The sync indicator was fixed to display the right status when offline.
- Moving a multi-selection of items, linked with connectors, doesn't make connectors disappear anymore.
- When moving a multi-selection by the title of an item, other objects were hidden until another move. This issue is now fixed.
- The email used when creating your Kosmik account is now displayed in your user settings.
- Text edit docks were sometimes not properly displayed. This issue is fixed.
- Resizing extracted content in a multi-selection now keeps the right constraints of items (width and height).
- Duplicate feature is now behaving properly while using it with Universe inception (inception sticker to another universe in your current universe).
- Opening items in Pin mode works even the first time you click the Pin button.
- In the sign up process, entering a magic code with a blank character no longer prevents you from finishing the sign up process.
- When reloading a PDF imported by dropping it in the File placeholder, several PDF were sometimes displayed. This issue is now fixed.
- The progress bar when loading your account was fixed.
1.8.0
2023-01-12
New features and improvements
- Edit and remove profile picture (avatar) in user settings
- When selecting several items, the select wireframe is displayed for each selected item. This will make the selection more visible.
- Interoperability improvement: Extracted content from the native app (Mac and iPad) is now always properly displayed on Kosmik web app.
- Default text sizes
- In order to harmonize text sizes in text items, pre-configured sizes are now offered through the edit dock: small, medium, large, extra large and huge.
- Edit dock UI enhancement.
- Optimization on connectors’ handles: from an item, using the same handle to pull different connectors is now smoother.
Bug fixes
- When resizing an extract, it now keeps the size constraints (heigh, width).
- Navigation chevrons are now properly displayed, even when web items are in cards.
- Three clicks were necessary to enter in edit mode when text or post-it items were in a card. This problem is now fixed.
- A bug when resizing a PDF Pin panel was fixed.
- Using keyboard arrows was triggering the font menu in the edit dock instead of moving items. This issue is now fixed and using keyboard arrows properly move items on the canvas.
- Quick spatial updates of items with annotations on it are now properly managed.
- When resizing a PDF in the Pin panel after using the extract button, PDF pages were all messed up. This bug is now fixed.
Technical
- Universe and account loading views (what is displayed on the screen when loading) were redone in order to optimize loading performances, especially when an item is blocking while loading.
- UI refactoring.
1.7.2
2022-11-22
Enhancements made on the authentication process while trying to log-in the app with network issues.
1.7.0
2022-11-02
New features and improvements
- Enhancement made on the “extract content” feature:
- You can now resize an extracted item without showing any content that was outside the extracted part, and keeping the proportions.
- The design of connectors’ handles was slightly modified in order to ease drawing one or several links between items.
- Universes sections were renamed:
- “Shared” is were you will find your published universes.
- “Private” is were you will find your private universes.
- Quick item creation using keyboard letters (T for Text, S for sticky, C for card, etc.): some user experience enhancements were made in order to easily localize and edit new items created through this feature.
- Log in, sign up and reset my password flows were redesigned.
- Network and service status indicator were added to log in and sign up flows in order to give you a visual feedback when services are not connected properly.
- A progress bar for items in “creation” state was added inside the synchronization progress bar (Sync pop over, top bar right side). The objective is to ease identifying items being created from items being synchronized.
Bug fixes
- The the default "title" of web stickers are in placeholder state was fixed, from "Double click to add a title", to "Type URL”
- A bug preventing you to focus on revoked items (to localize them) was fixed (observed on iPad only).
- A bug related to text edition in Pin Mode was fixed. Now, when clicking on a formatting option, it is properly applied to the text being typed.
- A bug preventing to save text when editing in Pin Mode was fixed.
- Cosmetics: connectors pixelated when zoomed are now displayed neatly.
- Connectors’ pointers were sometimes in the wrong direction when reloading a universe, this issue is now fixed.
- When selecting several items, wrong docks were displayed, this is now fixed.
- Moving a multi selection was changing the distance between items. This is fixed in this version, distance between items is now properly maintained when moving a selection.
1.6.2
2022-09-27
New features and improvements
- Help section:
Click on the help section to discover basic features and tips: how to add items to your Kosmik canvas, edit universes, use keyboard shortcuts to create items, etc.
- Sync indicator:
Kosmik works offline, but needs to synchronize your data to make it available across your devices. Click on the sync indicator bubble (on the top right corner) to get more details on the different sync statuses (synced, syncing, offline, syncing failed).
- Zoom buttons were added to the canvas (lower right corner) to zoom in (+) and zoom out (-). Note that you can also zoom using your keyboard, zoom in using + and zoom out using -.
- Optimizations, including shorter creation time, when adding new items in the canvas.
- PDF enhancements: Kosmik now stores the page number on a PDF document in order to easily find the last viewed page when switching from fullscreen in Pin Mode to classic mode, and also from Pin Mode to canvas.
- iPad: the publish status indicator was modified, click on the status to open the publish menu.
Bug fixes
- New universes sometimes weren’t appearing in the side panel universe list.
- Text modifications made in text notes inside cards were sometimes lost.
- Switching rapidly from one universe to another, when in the process of publishing or unpublishing, was making the universe cell go crazy.
- Focus (cursor) issues on several modals now fixed.
- Display issue (rectangular box) when deleting a title from the pin mode.
- Several zooming issues were fixed.
- Moving an item with connectors from one universe to another, using the side panel, now properly moves connectors to the right universe.
- Selecting a card containing connected items (with arrows) doesn’t make connectors go to the background anymore.
- Transclusion issue when modifying a live copied item was fixed.
- When clicking in an empty universe, it was sending you to a wrong position.
- A display issue in the title when visualizing in Pin Mode was fixed.
1.6.1
2022-08-29
New features and improvements
- Draw and ink anywere on Kosmik canvas
Use Pencilkit on iPad to draw and annotate on the canvas, but also directly on all Kosmik items.
Use Pencilkit button to invoke the palette and display drawing tools, colors and additional options.
Take advantage of our spatial interface to draw and ink without any limit, your work is synchronized across all your devices.
- Kosmik connectors enhancements
Live update of connectors fully functional from one device to another.
Also, the load of connectors was improved when switching from one universe to another.
- Drag a web item using the header
Web items are now draggable from the full header, not only from the title.
- Size templates available in cards
Use templates in the edit dock of your Kosmik cards, in the canvas, in order to use preset format to build universes.
-Enhanced user experience when deleting items
You can now just use Enter form your keyboard to confirm deletion and close delete modals.
Bug fixes
- A synchronization failure when interacting (create/import/delete/transclude) with several items was fixed.
- Importing issue with pictures and files, using the Create button, is now fixed.
- Web items, created by drag and drop from another web item, now have the proper title.
- Beachball when using the defocus button is fixed on most configurations. You can now defocus on your Kosmik canvas without experiencing the colored spinning wheel.
- Dropping a selection of items in a card was invoking card’s connectors handles. This problem is now fixed.
- When a picture is imported in a placeholder previously resized, the picture now takes the size of the placeholder.
- Files imported in live copied cards (through the placeholder) are now properly synced between one and the other live copy.
Technical
- Performances improved when importing items in Kosmik canvas.
1.6.0
2022-07-27
New features and improvements
- Publish your content:
Publish your universes and share the public link with your friends, colleagues, partners or clients.
Each time you update your universe, they will automatically get access the updated version.
- Shortcuts to create items:
- *S* to create a Post-it note
- *T* to create a Text note
- *C* to create a Card
- *W* to create a Web sticker
- *F* to import a file
- *P* to import a picture
- Connector enhancements:
- Automatic display update: when items are moved on the canvas, the connectors automatically change to link the handles of the two nearest faces.
- Edit dock: now you can personalize the style, weight and color of connectors when selected.
- Dragging a connector to an empty spot in the canvas will automatically create a text item.
- Item creation enhancement: when a new item is created, it is now displayed in front of everything, and default size has been increased to improve readability.
- Use ESC to deselect a selected item.
Bug fixes
- Performance issue with dotted and dashed connectors.
- Quickly switching between universes didn’t load them properly.
- Couldn’t import files by drag and drop in the placeholder.
- Formatting text in live-copied cards was making the other instances disappear.
- When selecting text near the bottom of the pin panel, the extract button was not visible.
- Various text bug fixes:
- Creating a text sticker at a certain zoom level prevented it being saved.
- Text stickers didn’t expand correctly, after writing the 2 last lines would always be hidden. Especially observed on iMac M1 11.6.0, Macbook 12.3.1 & MacBook x86 11.3.1.
- The app would freeze when a URL was dragged from a text sticker.
- Various image bug fixes:
- When importing several images from outside the app, on reload, the ones imported after the 2nd one wouldn’t have a colored skeleton when the canvas wasn’t zoomed.
1.5.5
2022-07-04
New features and improvements
- Kosmik Connectors:
Connectors in Kosmik offer a simple and fast way to structure information, build associations between items and ideas, and create a visual representation of what you have in mind.
To draw a link between Kosmik items, just select an item, use one of the four handles to drag a connector and drop it anywhere in another item. The two will be connected.
- Set a title on Kosmik items:
Titles can now be added on every Kosmik item by selecting it and double clicking in the title zone either in the canvas or in Pin Mode.
- Enhanced user experience with Web and PDF Kosmik items.
Two of the most powerful additions: use the title on web stickers to browse the web or type a URL, and navigation arrows were added to quickly go back and forth.
Bug fixes
- Drag and dropping a URL in Kosmik canvas was not creating a web sticker.
1.5.4
2022-06-07
### New features and improvements
- Easy text extract: An Extract button was added to ease text extract from PDF and Web pages in Pin mode. Make a text selection, use the extract button to automatically drag it to the current canvas.
- Easy content extract: A selection tool and an extract button were added to the Pin mode in order to easily extract a piece of PDF or images.
-New pin mode: enhanced user experience to display and access edit/extract features with PDF documents, images, texts, websites.
- Edit Universe Icon: you can now easily edit the Universe Icon, as well as choose a random one or remove the icon.
- Remove button ⇒ restore the default Universe icon
- Random button ⇒ Kosmik picks a random emoji for the Universe
### Bug fixes
**Bugs listed below were fixed in this version:**
- Inception sticker (link to another Universe in your current Universe) was not displayed properly right after creation or when positioned in a card.
- Zooming on the border of an item was moving it, instead of just zooming it.
### Technical
- Performance optimization while loading account and universes on other devices.
1.5.3
2022-04-28
### New features and improvements
- A confirmation window was added when deleting a Universe in order to prevent deleting by mistake
- Several minor wording improvements
- A button was added enabling users to show/hide password when setting it
### Bug fixes
- Card and post-it background colors are now always properly saved
- Text formatting in post-it is properly saved
- Extracting text from the web, a pdf or a file now creates a text sticker without the highlight color on the text
- Fixed a bug displaying wrong borders on placeholders when dropping an item
- When extracting text from a web sticker or a file, text size and font are properly extracted
- You can now move or resize an item during creation process
- Fixed a regression when moving items on iPad, the preview of several items remained blocked on the canvas.
1.5.2
2022-03-29
### New features and improvements
- Personalize universe icon by universe
- New dialog boxes look and feel
### Bug fixed
- Issue when extracting out text (using select and drag) from PDF documents, web pages, sticky notes or text stickers, from a universe to create a new text sticker.
- Duplicated stickers (using cmd + D) that were not saved.
- Sync issue: Missing item when creating stickers on two devices at the same time.
- Text overlap when renaming a card title.
- Issue with keyboard shortcuts and iPad Magic Keyboard when trying to use the delete touch, @ ) ! - + V H and also navigation with arrows.
- Issue when scrolling the Terms of Services modal.
- Issue when dropping objects from desktop or Finder into a Kosmik card.
- Issue when dropping files in Kosmik.
- Importing placeholder not displayed on some objects.
- Issue using the right-click in a PDF, zooming inside was triggering the right-click context menu each time when finish zooming.
1.5.1
2022-02-22
### New features and improvements
- Major user interface enhancement to improve user experience
- Easy items creation through a brand new menu: card, photo, file, web page, text, post-it
- Start universe added for a smooth discovery of Kosmik features
- Side dock menu offering a quick access to items' features
- Reset password procedure included in this version
1.5
2022-01-26
New features and improvements
- New Sidebar: redesigned to make it more user friendly and interactive. Add different sections to sort Universes.
Bug fixes
- New universe button in passeport panel is back on iPad
- Text is now normalized when dragged and dropped from web or file/pdf
- Moving a text by its border doesn't make it disappear anymore
- Double-click now offers you a proper text edit mode and not selecting all text.
- File extension supported properly
1.4.8
2021-12-22
New features and improvements
- Kosmik objects Placeholders: new designs and behavior were implemented for objects placeholders after a drop action, either by being dragged or clicked from the create menu.
- Move objects from one universe to another universe using the sidebar
- Move and transclude: If the user holds "option" and "shift" keys while dragging the object, the object is live copied in the universe highlighted by the cursor.
- Move and duplicate: If the user holds "option" key while dragging the object, the object is duplicated in the universe highlighted by the cursor.
- Modally open the system picker to let the user choose which picture, file or video should be imported.
- Saving credentials and tokens when browsing the web in Kosmik.
Bug fixes
- Fixing a crash during sign up process
- When you open a panel, it deselect the selected sticker but doesn't close the design panel.
- Fixing a crash if you log out when a big universe is still loading
1.4.7
2021-11-04
- Various optimizations related to the pin mode
- Object's title is now saved properly when you update it
- Adapt Kosmik UI to Monterey/iOS 15
- New shortcuts added to improve user experience and work faster
1.4.6
2021-08-06
- enhanced synchronization of data after a network loss
1.4.5
2021-07-13
-fix ip4/ip6 management
1.4.4
2021-07-08
- fix ip4/ip6 management
1.4.3
2021-07-01
- beautiful new splash screen and icon
- new design : a Dock for editing objects quickly
- you can now pin Web and PDFs on the left-side of your screen for parallel browsing or editing
- new object : the sticky note
- Tab shortcut to switch from one object to another
- memory optimisation especially when loading/unloading PDFs
- fixed a bug that wouldn't let you load PDFs in MacOS 11.3
1.3.2
2021-04-22
Kosmik 1.3 comes with a new version of our graph. When you'll connect to your passeport, all your data will migrate so it can take some times. The loading time will return to normal after the first use.
What's new ?
- fix the signup process with the token
1.3.1
2021-04-20
Kosmik 1.3 comes with a new version of our graph. When you'll connect to your passeport, all your data will migrate so it can take some times. The loading time will return to normal after the first use.
What's new ?
- refined UI completely reworked with Swift UI and Mac idiom
- you can move your creation panels (create menu and album) on the screen
- new embed sticker : copy and paste iframe links to see an embed doc (like a Figma board)
- in the lower right-hand corner, you'll see a new button : it will automatically center you in your universe to help if you're lost
- "cards" are now called "zones" and will help you better organize your content (give a title in your collected objects in this way)
- loading screen now shows you a progress bar
1.2.4
2020-07-15
- fix crash when slecting unload card
- fix key binding when deleting text in web