macOS
macOS 12 Monterey or later
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Windows
Windows 10 or later
Linux
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- Anytype import — pages arrive with their full editor structure, original dates, properties and tags; collections become Lists; re-importing updates instead of duplicating.
- Automatic update checks — Brainstorm tells you when a new version is ready and updates in two clicks.
- Contacts merge — duplicate people become one card, reversibly.
- Fixes across the desktop — pinned-tile renames, frameless Files views (now guarded), widgets that can't vanish off-screen, one shared control height everywhere.
Previous releases
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A patch release: editors outside Notes get their styles back, the Files grid stops overlapping tiles, reminders open what they are about, and four apps get shorter names.
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Beta usage analytics can talk to Amplitude again, using one anonymous install id and without sending vault ids or other identity.
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Fixes the Files and Graph typecheck failures that kept CI red since 0.4.3, and caps Rust parallel jobs on release runners so arm64 packaging no longer OOMs mid-build.
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Graph now shows live collaborator cursors and selection rings on shared boards; Database joins the presence fleet. Twelve apps ship Spanish UI overlays when you switch language in Settings.
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Live presence avatars now show in Tasks, Chat, Journal, Calendar events, Graph, Code editor, Preview, and Books — plus browser tab fixes and Settings polish.
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Live presence — when you share a board or a note, you now see your collaborators' cursors and avatars in real time. Plus a per-site trust switch for the in-app browser and an instant light/dark shell.
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A task or event reminder now fires even if the app wasn't running when it came due — it catches up the next time you open Brainstorm. Plus a fix for list numbers going missing in composers.
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Removing someone really removes them: when you take a collaborator off a shared note, page, or channel, they can no longer read anything you write afterward — access removal is now enforced by encryption, not just policy. Plus a PDF crash fix.
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Small fixes on the back of the sharing release: your own name shows up instead of "Anonymous", a couple of rough edges smoothed, and a fix for a harmless console error in Tasks.
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Invite teammates to any note or collection, give them Editor or Viewer access, and edit together — changes sync live, end-to-end encrypted, with the relay never seeing your content. Viewers are now truly read-only.
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A quality release: task and calendar reminders now fire even when the app is closed, duplicate alerts are gone, synced attachments can be cleaned up server-side, and every known dependency vulnerability is patched.
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Semantic search arrives — an on-device model finds your notes by meaning, not just keywords. Plus a background-activity center, six new dashboard widgets, a richer chat composer with @-mentions, and editor templates.
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A fixes release for the public beta — status and select cells now edit as a type-or-pick list, the calendar and preview render cleanly, chat messages stay out of the file browsers, and the assistant shows real titles instead of internal ids.
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A polish release for the public beta — the PDF viewer now fits the page on open, text fields and buttons line up on one control scale across apps, and the entity inspector reads as a tidy property sheet.
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The first public beta of Brainstorm — a local-first desktop where your apps, your files, and your AI all run on your own machine, with optional end-to-end encrypted sync across devices.