June 26th, 2026
A scene can carry all the same outlining goodies as a chapter. The chapter list now shows what each item is (chapter, scene, prologue, epilogue) with a running position number, and the new + button lets you choose what you're adding. Scenes carry all the way through to every export — print PDF, EPUB, Word, and web.
Uploading a custom chapter ornament or scene-break image now actually takes effect — in the preview and in every export (print, EPUB, and web), not just on individual chapters. A book-wide ornament you set in Style now shows up everywhere it should.
Add, replace, or remove a chapter's opener, drop-cap background, or ornament right where it sits — no separate gallery to wade through. Each slot holds one image and a new upload replaces it, with size tips so your artwork prints crisp.
Dropping in a high-resolution full-page or two-page-spread image no longer bogs the preview down. The screen now uses a lightweight preview copy while your export keeps the full-resolution original.
⌘/Ctrl+B bolds and ⌘/Ctrl+I italicizes again (a recent change had B toggling the sidebar by mistake). Show/hide the side panels with ⌘/Ctrl+[ (left) and ⌘/Ctrl+] (right).
A bug could drop a properly activated license into a locked, read-only state, causing the inconvenience of having to reinput your license code.
More of what you set now survives a restart: writing goals and streaks are tracked per book, daily/weekly word counts no longer reset if you reopen mid-day, Publisher submission and audiobook settings persist, and the app reopens to the workflow and tab you left off in. Chapter artwork also no longer carries over between books in a series.
Clearer update notifications with a manual 'Check for updates', the critique Word preview now matches the exported file, 'Copy settings from another format' now brings your chapter formatting (openers, ornaments, drop caps) along too, and assorted smaller fixes.