What's New in MarkNode

Latest Version 2.1.2

MarkNode 2.1.2 (Beta)

New Features

  • Outline Panel Editing: Rename, add, and delete headings directly in the outline panel. Drag and drop to reorder sections, double-click or press F2 to rename, and use the right-click context menu for quick operations — all changes sync back to your Markdown source
  • Editor Focus Mode: Activate Focus Mode (View menu or Cmd+Shift+H) to dim everything except the section you’re working in, helping you concentrate on one topic at a time
  • Drag-and-Drop File Linking: Drag files from the file explorer or from Finder directly into the editor to insert Markdown links. Images automatically use image syntax, and files dragged from the OS are copied into your project’s media folder
  • Import Files into Project via Drag and Drop: Drag files from Finder into the file tree to add them to your project. Includes collision protection with automatic renaming and a size guard for large files
  • Import and Export Mind Map Themes: Share custom mind map themes by exporting them to JSON, or import themes created by others. Available from the theme gallery toolbar and Settings, with validation and automatic rename for conflicts
  • Find and Replace Panel: An all-new Find and Replace panel with toggle buttons for Match Case, Whole Word, and Regex, plus a “Select All Matches” button for multi-cursor editing

Improvements

  • Faster Editing with Mind Map and Preview Open: Typing in the editor while the mind map and preview panels are visible is now significantly faster, especially on large documents. Mind map updates are incremental rather than full rebuilds
  • Instant File Tree Updates for Ignore Rules: Editing .gitignore, .marknode-ignore, or similar ignore files now immediately updates file visibility in the file explorer — no restart needed
  • Reliable Sleep and Wake Recovery on macOS: The app now detects system sleep and wake events and recovers gracefully, preventing blank windows or freezes after resuming from lock screen or extended idle

Bug Fixes

  • Crash Recovery Dialog Wording: The crash recovery dialog now clearly asks whether you’d like to send diagnostic logs, replacing the previous unclear message
  • Preview Scroll on Mind Map Click: Clicking a node in the mind map now scrolls the preview to show the corresponding heading at the top of the viewport
  • Mind Map Rounded Rectangle Shape: Selecting the Rounded Rectangle shape for subtopics or style rules now correctly renders with rounded corners instead of sharp edges
  • Cursor No Longer Jumps During Mind Map Sync: Editing in the Markdown editor with the mind map open no longer causes the cursor to jump unexpectedly when the mind map rebuilds
  • Mind Map Keyboard Shortcuts After Node Click: Clicking a mind map node now reliably transfers keyboard focus to the canvas, so shortcuts like Enter, Tab, and Delete work as expected
  • Cloud Sign-In Flow: Fixed blank page and invalid verification token errors when signing in or verifying email on cloud.marknode.com