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What’s New Version 1.2.4
Scrivener 1.2.4 fixes a bug in 1.2.3 whereby creating a new card on the corkboard would cause a crash.
1.2.3 release notes:
• Updated for iOS 17.
• Fixed issue whereby you could tap outside of the new text/folder sheet to dismiss it, and thus accidentally lose a synopsis you were adding.
• Fixed bug whereby “Split” didn’t work in the text when the selection was at the end.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Style to” scriptwriting setting did not work.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Style to” scriptwriting setting could cause a crash in some circumstances.
• Fixed crash that could occur when setting certain fonts as the default, and in other circumstances related to font changes.
• Fixed bug whereby the keyboard accessory bar on the iPhone might be cut off by phone features such as the home bar.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Look Up” popover in the main text and notes would disappear immediately.
• Fixed bug whereby if you tried to search for a font, the fonts popover would disappear.
• Fixed bug whereby the share sheet would disappear when trying to share text from the main editor or notes.
• Fixed bug whereby, in full screen mode, the top of the navigation bar could collapse after multitasking, resulting in controls being too close to the top of the screen.
• Fixed bug whereby typing on an iPhone could disappear beneath the on-screen keyboard.
• Fixed bug whereby typewriter scrolling on an iPad when using the on-screen keyboard could create too much empty space and result in the typing disappearing off the top of the view.
• Fixed bug whereby the buttons in the keyboard accessory row may use light mode colours in dark mode.
• Fixed bug whereby “Allow Negatives” in session targets would always be reset to off.
• Fixed bug whereby temporarily setting the session target to 0 while changing the target could reset the current session count.
• Fixed clipping of numbers in the target settings picker.
• Fixed bug whereby, in dark mode, text in Compile’s Appearance editor would turn black and thus become unreadable on editing.
• The Appearance “i” button in Compile now works with VoiceOver, making it possible to access the Appearance editor using VoiceOver.
Description
“The biggest software advance for writers since the word processor.” —Michael Marshall Smith, bestselling author
Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop.
Tailor-made for creating long manuscripts, Scrivener banishes page fright by allowing you to compose your text in any order, in sections as large or small as you like. Got a great idea but don’t know where it fits? Write when inspiration strikes and find its place later. Grow your manuscript organically, idea by idea.
Whether you plan or plunge, Scrivener works your way: meticulously outline every last detail first, or hammer out a complete draft and restructure later. Or do a bit of both. All text sections in Scrivener are fully integrated with its outlining tools, so working with an overview of your manuscript is only ever a tap away, and turning Chapter Four into Chapter One is as simple as drag and drop.
Need to refer to research? In Scrivener, your background material is always at hand. Write a description based on a photograph. Reference a video or PDF. Check for consistency with an earlier chapter. On the iPad, open two documents side-by-side; on the iPhone, flip between research and writing with just two taps.
Once you’re ready to share your work with the world, simply compile everything into a single document for printing, or export to popular formats such as Word, PDF, Final Draft or plain text. You can even share using different formatting, so that you can write in your favorite font and still keep your editor happy.
FEATURES
Get Started
• Interactive tutorial project
• Keep each manuscript and supporting materials in a self-contained project
• Import Word, RTF, Final Draft and plain text files
• Easily split imported text into separate sections
Get Writing
• Write your manuscript in sections of any size
• View all sections as a single text using the “Draft Navigator” (iPad only)
• Quickly navigate sections using the “binder” sidebar
• Format with fonts and presets
• Comments, footnotes, links and highlights
• Simple bullets and lists
• Insert images
• Pinch-zoom to resize text
• Full-screen mode (iPad only)
• Typewriter scrolling mode keeps typed text center-screen (iPad only)
• Write a screenplay using scriptwriting mode
• Live word and character counts
• Set word and character count targets
• Find and replace
• Customizable keyboard row provides quick-access buttons for formatting, navigation and punctuation
• Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for external keyboard users
• Dark mode
Find Your Structure
• Write in any order and reorganize later
• Write a synopsis for any text section and see it in the outline
• Expand, collapse and drill down into sections of your project
• Rearrange sections as index cards on the corkboard (iPad only)
• Project-wide search
• Track ideas using labels and status
• Apply custom icons to your sections
Refer to Research
• Import research material such as image, PDF and media files
• View research files or other sections right alongside your writing (iPad only)
• Every section has its own notes area for jotting down ideas
• Supports multitasking split screen mode (supported devices only)
Share Your Work
• Compile to a single document for sharing or printing
• Use different formatting in your exported or printed document
• Export to Word, RTF, Final Draft, PDF or plain text
• Convert rich text to Markdown for sharing with Markdown apps
• Create and email zipped backups of your projects
Work Anywhere
• Use Dropbox to sync between devices and with the macOS and Windows versions of Scrivener*
• Copy projects between devices via iTunes
* Requires a Dropbox account (not compatible with iCloud).
SUPPORT
You can contact us at ios.support@literatureandlatte.com, visit our forums at http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum, or find us @scrivenerapp on Twitter.
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Version history 13 versions
Build 860182224v1.2.42023-09-29 08:22:11
Scrivener 1.2.4 fixes a bug in 1.2.3 whereby creating a new card on the corkboard would cause a crash.
1.2.3 release notes:
• Updated for iOS 17.
• Fixed issue whereby you could tap outside of the new text/folder sheet to dismiss it, and thus accidentally lose a synopsis you were adding.
• Fixed bug whereby “Split” didn’t work in the text when the selection was at the end.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Style to” scriptwriting setting did not work.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Style to” scriptwriting setting could cause a crash in some circumstances.
• Fixed crash that could occur when setting certain fonts as the default, and in other circumstances related to font changes.
• Fixed bug whereby the keyboard accessory bar on the iPhone might be cut off by phone features such as the home bar.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Look Up” popover in the main text and notes would disappear immediately.
• Fixed bug whereby if you tried to search for a font, the fonts popover would disappear.
• Fixed bug whereby the share sheet would disappear when trying to share text from the main editor or notes.
• Fixed bug whereby, in full screen mode, the top of the navigation bar could collapse after multitasking, resulting in controls being too close to the top of the screen.
• Fixed bug whereby typing on an iPhone could disappear beneath the on-screen keyboard.
• Fixed bug whereby typewriter scrolling on an iPad when using the on-screen keyboard could create too much empty space and result in the typing disappearing off the top of the view.
• Fixed bug whereby the buttons in the keyboard accessory row may use light mode colours in dark mode.
• Fixed bug whereby “Allow Negatives” in session targets would always be reset to off.
• Fixed bug whereby temporarily setting the session target to 0 while changing the target could reset the current session count.
• Fixed clipping of numbers in the target settings picker.
• Fixed bug whereby, in dark mode, text in Compile’s Appearance editor would turn black and thus become unreadable on editing.
• The Appearance “i” button in Compile now works with VoiceOver, making it possible to access the Appearance editor using VoiceOver.
Build 860010721v1.2.32023-09-20 15:22:12
• Updated for iOS 17.
• Fixed issue whereby you could tap outside of the new text/folder sheet to dismiss it, and thus accidentally lose a synopsis you were adding.
• Fixed bug whereby “Split” didn’t work in the text when the selection was at the end.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Style to” scriptwriting setting did not work.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Style to” scriptwriting setting could cause a crash in some circumstances.
• Fixed crash that could occur when setting certain fonts as the default, and in other circumstances related to font changes.
• Fixed bug whereby the keyboard accessory bar on the iPhone might be cut off by phone features such as the home bar.
• Fixed bug whereby the “Look Up” popover in the main text and notes would disappear immediately.
• Fixed bug whereby if you tried to search for a font, the fonts popover would disappear.
• Fixed bug whereby the share sheet would disappear when trying to share text from the main editor or notes.
• Fixed bug whereby, in full screen mode, the top of the navigation bar could collapse after multitaking, resulting in controls being too close to the top of the screen.
• Fixed bug whereby typing on an iPhone could disappear beneath the on-screen keyboard.
• Fixed bug whereby typewriter scrolling on an iPad when using the on-screen keyboard could create too much empty space and result in the typing disappearing off the top of the view.
• Fixed bug whereby the buttons in the keyboard accessory row may use light mode colours in dark mode.
• Fixed bug whereby “Allow Negatives” in session targets would always be reset to off.
• Fixed bug whereby temporarily setting the session target to 0 while changing the target could reset the current session count.
• Fixed clipping of numbers in the target settings picker.
• Fixed bug whereby, in dark mode, text in Compile’s Appearance editor would turn black and thus become unreadable on editing.
• The Appearance “i” button in Compile now works with VoiceOver, making it possible to access the Appearance editor using VoiceOver.
Build 848804688v1.2.22022-06-14 22:32:58
ENHANCEMENTS
• App icon tweaked to match macOS app.
• Dropbox syncing speed improved.
• Scrivener now supports fonts installed on iOS from font provider apps such as Adobe Creative Cloud and Font Diner. (The font chooser UI has been updated to use Apple’s standard font picker to allow for this.)
• Search bars have been updated to use the most recent iOS UI conventions.
• PDF research files are now shown using Apple’s dedicated PDF view rather than a web view, improving the viewing experience.
• Updated outline keyboard shortcuts so that left/right arrow keys now expand folders and groups rather than drill down into them. To drill down, now use Cmd-right or hit return; to go back, hit Cmd-return.
• Improved styles so that typographic settings such as small caps, medium, semibold and other features added to styles created on macOS or Windows now work in the iOS version.
BUG FIXES
• Fixed crashes on trying to access project screen help and the Bookmarks and Recents list in some circumstances.
• Fixed bug whereby typed text would disappear beneath the visible area on some iPhones.
• Fixed bug whereby drafts navigator was blank.
• Fixed bugs with some controls appearing light in dark mode.
• Fixed issue with scriptwriting mode in non-English languages.
• Fixed several keyboard positioning issues.
• Fixed issue whereby exporting PDF files using hyphenation could result in truncated files.
• Dozens of other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
Note: Scrivener now requires iOS 11 and above.
Build 833951325v1.2.12019-12-12 23:13:58
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
Build 829567895v1.22019-09-19 19:49:40
• iOS 13-compatible.
• Updated to support iOS 13’s dark mode.
• Scrivener now uses Apple’s smart quotes and dashes (as introduced in iOS 11) rather than its own smart punctuation system.
• Updated to support all modern screen sizes.
• Better support for Dynamic Type in the projects list, binder and outliner.
• Fixed bug whereby certain internal tags used in the macOS version would show up in the iOS version’s text.
• Fixed bug whereby search bar could disppear when scrolling.
• Many other miscellaneous bug fixes.
Build 825220490v1.1.52017-12-06 23:55:12
• Fixed serious bug in Dropbox sync that was causing crashes for many users.
• Web page import now checks to avoid hangs caused by invalid URLs.
• On iOS 11, long-pressing a document link now opens it.
• Added support for .heic and .heif image files, the format now used by the iOS camera on 11.2 and above.
• Fixed bug whereby compiling to plain text with both “Titles Use Markdown Levels” and “Convert to Basic Markdown” checked would cause hashes in Markdown headings to be escaped.
Build 824350381v1.1.42017-11-20 11:12:06
• Fixes several iOS 11-related bugs.
• Updated app icon to fit with Scrivener 3 on macOS.
Build 823783409v1.1.32017-09-25 19:59:16
- Updated for iOS 11 support.
- Use Files app to import files into projects.
- Use Files app to import projects from elsewhere or to open projects stored in Scrivener's container.
- Export and compile files to Files app.
- Drag and drop text in Scrivener's editor.
- Quick Reference can now be used in horizontal mode on the iPhone +.
1.1.3 patch:
- Fixes a bug that can cause new or imported projects not to upload to Dropbox properly.
- Improves the workaround for an iOS 11 typing bug.
Build 823674979v1.1.22017-09-18 23:54:17
- Updated for iOS 11 support.
- Use Files app to import files into projects.
- Use Files app to import projects from elsewhere or to open projects stored in Scrivener's container.
- Export and compile files to Files app.
- Drag and drop text in Scrivener's editor.
- Quick Reference can now be used in horizontal mode on the iPhone +.
Build 822581012v1.1.12017-06-16 18:54:57
DARK MODE
• "Dark Mode" is now available via Settings app or the gear button menu inside Scrivener projects. Perfect for tired eyes.
CUSTOM ICONS
• You can now use emojis as document icons in your projects.
• More custom icons are available.
DROPBOX
• Dropbox syncing has been rewritten to be compatible with Dropbox's API 2.
• Scrivener can now check for changes on the server before opening a Dropbox project.
OTHER
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and refinements.
• 1.1.1 fixes a bug whereby 1.1 showed in the App Store as being available in languages other than English. (Scrivener is currently being translated into nine other languages, but the translations are not yet ready.)
Build 821431915v1.12017-06-14 18:55:18
DARK MODE
• "Dark Mode" is now available via Settings app or the gear button menu inside Scrivener projects. Perfect for tired eyes.
CUSTOM ICONS
• You can now use emojis as document icons in your projects.
• More custom icons are available.
DROPBOX
• Dropbox syncing has been rewritten to be compatible with Dropbox's API 2.
• Scrivener can now check for changes on the server before opening a Dropbox project.
OTHER
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and refinements.
Build 819293253v1.0.12016-12-16 02:52:01
DOCUMENT TEMPLATES
• Document templates are now supported, allowing for the creation of character and location sheets, for example (see new section in tutorial).
IMPORT
• Web pages can now be imported from the "import" button.
TEXT EDITING
• Superscript and subscript support added.
• A line break button is now available for the extended keyboard row.
• Cmd-L in the editor will now create a line break.
SEARCH
• Project search now includes label and status names.
• "Replace" now jumps to the next match after a replacement.
COMPILE
• Rich text lists are now converted to Markdown when "Convert to Basic Markdown" is ticked in Compile.
• Applying "Preserve Formatting" (available from extended keyboard row options) to text now excludes that text from having special characters escaped when using "Convert to Basic Markdown".
• Compiling to PDF and printing now uses the full resolution of embedded images.
OTHER
• Auto-Lock is now disabled while Dropbox is syncing, to prevent timeouts.
• Added an option to Settings app to disable Auto-Lock.
• You can now remove Quick References from the history by swiping on the Quick Reference list in the history popover.
• You can now determine the sort order of the main projects list by entering "Edit" mode and pulling down to reveal sort options.
• Improved iOS 10 support.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
Build 811893618v1.02016-07-20 07:35:27
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Reviews 30 reviews · AU
★★★★★
Faulty for a year— Basic functions do not work
I adore Scrivener, and have used the mobile app since it came out & desktop versions for over a decade.
However the app has been faulty now for around a year, with the devs aware of the faults (via the forums). I HATE having to give it a negative review because when the app works it is 5/5, but as it is now, the ONLY thing you can do in the app is arrange your files and type without formatting. Any attempts to format text or open any sort of options/overlays/etc crashes the app.
Normally I would recommend Scrivener without hesitation, but the price of the app in the store vs the functionalit
CJ________2026-04-24
★★★★★
Worst syncing ever
Be prepared to lose your documents as it fails to sync to drop box
Jurassdinosaurs2026-03-19
★★★★★
Potentially 5 star but only 1 star on attentiveness.
Scrivener is the most amazing platform to write in. And on PC it’s fantastic. But I’m on the go and often can only use my phone. They haven’t updated the app in 2 years and is currently very difficult to use as many common features don’t work or crash the app. A true disappointment. Had I done more research before purchase, I wouldn’t have purchased.
Don’t hesitate to buy it on PC. But on IOS. They aren’t taking care of it.
bbax512026-03-09
★★★★★
Need an update!
This is by far the single most incredible writing app I have ever used. The desktop version is brilliant. Sadly the IOS app glitches terribly with IOS 26, particularly with anything related to text styles, fonts, colours etc.
It seems two years have gone by since the last update, very hopeful the next one is coming soon.
Also think one for Android would be great 😬
Predig12026-03-06
★★★★★
New IOS update 26
Causing the keyboard to not allow the use of the keyboard.
Things like alignment or highlighting no longer work. Kind of annoying
treaton_oce2025-12-07
★★★★★
Love the app but…
I love this app, I have scrivener on my iPad, phone and MacBook and use it for all my novels as well as just note keeping, it’s my go to however after the iOS update to iOS 26 the formatting function has stopped working, they updated the macOS version pretty quickly but I am still waiting for an update for the phone app. I emailed them in September and they said the app would be updated shortly they were just working on the update, it’s now December and no update which makes it very hard for me to do my work on my phone when my laptop is not nearby
phoesrules2025-12-04
★★★★★
Text Colours in Dark Mode
It would be nice if when selecting a different colour for the text in dark mode would actually show the colour instead of just grey. Otherwise everything else I’ve encountered so far is very well done. But I would like the option of a different text colour. It makes things fun and easier in the planning stages.
anooyrd2025-05-21
★★★★★
Not user friendly
It’s overly complicated and has a very old style UI.
Worst of all even though it’s a dedicated Apple application you have to pay for separately on both desktop and iPhone there is no way to use iCloud to sync files across devices - instead you have to pay for drop box and have a whole other cloud storage provider just for this.
little.known2025-04-09
★★★★★
Undo/Redo
I’ve lost hours of work due to accidentally deleting but there’s no undo/redo button. Stuck rewriting for hours, very frustrating.
Anonymousbigfoot2024-12-10
★★★★★
Fabulous
I have been a Literature and Latte devotee since pre Scrivener days and absolutely love Scrivener iOS. I find it much more comfortable, flexible and less invasive to write on an iPad than a lap/desktop, and with Scrivener iOS I have no need for the former any more. No matter how one approaches a big project, there is a way forward with index cards, outlines, notes, folders, summaries visible in different ways and kind to those of us who think spatially. There have been comments about features lacking in the iOS version, but these are minor, and very clearly explained in Will All Desktop Featur
Zytglogge2024-02-28
★★★★★
Airdrop for Syncing
I love Scrivener! It has been a real game changer for me when it comes to organising my writing and meeting my goals!
One of the biggest issues is the syncing between devices. I originally started using Scrivener on my PC, and when I moved my projects over to my iPad, the syncing was painstakingly difficult with Dropbox, and vice-versa when I moved the documents from my iPad to my Mac.
BUT! A work around that I’ve found with syncing my projects from my Mac to my iPad and iPhone, is Airdrop! As long as you’re projects are saved as a Scrivener file, you can airdrop your projects from one dev
h.e.l.p.f.u.l.u.s.e.r2024-01-01
★★★★★
App crashes on launch
I updated to the latest version and it crashes on launch. Cool.
nickjbedford2023-09-21
★★★★★
No iCloud integration
I quite like scrivener desktop overall, but since the iOS app will only sync with Dropbox, it really impacts the utility. I wish the devs would add the ability to store projects in iCloud rather than just on-device, since Dropbox only offers expensive, high capacity plans, and also I just don’t like their service very much, it’s bad
😐😐 😐😐 😐😐2023-03-10
★★★★★
Wish they had snapshot feature
I understand that they can’t fit all of the UI into the iOS feature, but at the very least, I wish they can somehow utilise snapshot. It’s honestly the best feature of scrivener and it’d bring the iOS experience to a whole new level.
KellyBu2022-09-22
★★★★★
Avoid
Scrivener is great, the desktop version. I couldn’t write without it. The app is a disaster. It doesn’t always sync correctly and randomly wipes files. The file is still there but all the text is gone. Not worth the risk.
GrumpyGuts37042022-08-26
★★★★★
Syncing is troublesome
Can’t figure out how to sync between one drive and iOS, only other option is to continuously copy back and forth from Dropbox, that was a problem solved 10 years ago for most other platforms
nrogikabo1232021-09-24
★★★★★
Dropbox Makes this Near Worthless
I love Scrivener, I’ve bought a PC and Mac copy for various laptops over the years, and eventually bought the iOS version, hoping to use it on the road with my iPad. Unfortunately, it’s a severely neutered version on the App Store.
Fair enough, it’s going to be lacking some features, but there’s even basic stuff on the phone version that it can’t do. Like tell you the word count of a document. I found it useful only for checking something briefly, but as for getting any actual work done on the phone version, don’t even try.
The iPad version is better, but still not great. It would be functio
Timetoswitchtogoogle?2021-09-18
★★★★★
Amazing. Love it.Could use some work
Love this app. It has been perfect for writing a novel. Love it’s easy to navigate formatting.
However would love an option to have dual or split screen or even reference like image within the document that can be moved of other documents so you don’t have to keep re opening other documents for reference.
Also would love more options for editing and style of text.
Other than that love it
Katie2506252021-07-28
★★★★★
Appearance tab on ipad gives no formatting options
Again, another very limited writing app on Ipad.
nadacat2021-07-27
★★★★★
Very annoying bug present though
I use the dark mode, but the annoying thing is that they achieve this by changing the actual font colour to white.
So when it comes time to compile a draft, I can’t see any text because the text is white and the page is ofc white,
And there’s not even an option to change the text to a different colour,
I can’t believe this is a thing in an expensive writing app
mjm_002021-07-23
★★★★★
Please fix
I spend a decent walk of money on this program and I’m extremely disappointed, I have to return my words in for them to line up. Please fix this
snape is hot2021-03-02
★★★★★
Not Synced With Desktop Scrivener
This doesn’t sync with iCloud from your PC and $80 Scrivener, it syncs with Dropbox. So you can’t take your PC work with you on your phone. I don’t think they should call this the same app, and should disclose this massive flaw at the top not at the bottom of their about info. It’s disingenuous to market these apps as the same or as seemingly intuitive as Apple when you’re not using iCloud, not even as an option, alongside Dropbox.
Not what I wanted.
Not the same app.
Not PC version.
Not synced to my desktop work.
Not helpful.
MizMav2020-11-11
★★★★★
Great companion on the move
I have both Scrivener for iOS and MacOS (v3) and find the two work very well together using Dropbox sync.
I’ve only been using the iOS app for about 4 months and understand that - compared to its big sister - it has a lot less ‘development time under the bridge’
There are a few important features that I’ve noticed are missing, which will hopefully come soon in updates:
1. Global search
Currently it’s only possible to search within an individual document in a project. Given that a project typically consists of many such documents this is frustrating when trying to find a particular word/idea
g.nome2020-07-21
★★★★★
Ugh! Sync! 😫
Please please PLEASE! For the love of all things good in this world, please.
I don’t like Dropbox. I don’t trust Dropbox. I don’t want a Dropbox account. I just want a different syncing option.
iCloud would be great. But if that’s really not possible, there’s got to be some other non proprietary way to sync between Mac and iOS.
Why is Scriv the only app with this problem?
Saadia Carbis2020-06-18
★★★★★
Please keep up with the iPadOS features
Adding multiple window support for the iOS version could make it a even more powerful writing app. On the iPad, Quick Reference only allows viewing of two documents from the same project. This of course is not a problem on the desktop version since you can open multiple windows.
popendrills2020-01-25
★★★★★
Terrible Design
Why make it so frustratingly hard to setup templates. The instructions for setting it up are buried under confusing groups and they don’t work.
This has been such a let down I am switching to another tool for both iPad and Desktop.
You should have put more effort into making this app usable.
Hugh Gaskins2019-12-22
★★★★★
Disappointed IOS version
So I bought Scrivener iOS for nearly $60 Australian dollars. I wanted to simply put my apple Pages writing project into somewhere where I could access notes, plans and create chapter folders etc. Wow what a mistake. The written and video tutorials by scrivener and third parties do not even show how to create chapters correctly in the default ‘untitled document’ , I created two chapters and it placed chapter 2 above chapter 1 in the time line and when I tried to drag them into correct order it wouldn’t let me? I’m sure there’s a way but come on, I should ebe able to drag them for the money they
Christopher for President2019-09-29
★★★★★
No updates
The app hasn’t been updated in over a year and the bugs are starting to pile up. Dropbox sync still takes a lot of time an no option to sync using iCloud.
App needs some attention.
sensible_au2019-07-21
★★★★★
Great program
This program is a great program and is very beneficial for writers. It does have a learning curve, but this is not to difficult to pickup, and there are plenty of support videos to assist.
dmax06612019-02-08
Change log 16 changes · AU
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releaseNotes updated
Scrivener 1.2.4 fixes a bug in 1.2.3 whereby creating a new card on the corkboard would cause a crash.
1.2.3 release notes:
• Updated for iOS 17.
• Fixed issue
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description updated
“The biggest software advance for writers since the word processor.” —Michael Marshall Smith, bestselling author
Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener
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name updated
Scrivener
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Version 1.2.4 released
Scrivener 1.2.4 fixes a bug in 1.2.3 whereby creating a new card on the corkboard would cause a crash.
1.2.3 release notes:
• Updated for iOS 17.
• Fixed issue whereby you could tap outside of the new text/folder sheet to dismiss it, and t
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Version 1.2.3 released
• Updated for iOS 17.
• Fixed issue whereby you could tap outside of the new text/folder sheet to dismiss it, and thus accidentally lose a synopsis you were adding.
• Fixed bug whereby “Split” didn’t work in the text when the selection was
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Version 1.2.2 released
ENHANCEMENTS
• App icon tweaked to match macOS app.
• Dropbox syncing speed improved.
• Scrivener now supports fonts installed on iOS from font provider apps such as Adobe Creative Cloud and Font Diner. (The font chooser UI has been updated
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Version 1.2.1 released
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
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Version 1.2 released
• iOS 13-compatible.
• Updated to support iOS 13’s dark mode.
• Scrivener now uses Apple’s smart quotes and dashes (as introduced in iOS 11) rather than its own smart punctuation system.
• Updated to support all modern screen sizes.
• Bette
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Version 1.1.5 released
• Fixed serious bug in Dropbox sync that was causing crashes for many users.
• Web page import now checks to avoid hangs caused by invalid URLs.
• On iOS 11, long-pressing a document link now opens it.
• Added support for .heic and .heif im
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Version 1.1.4 released
• Fixes several iOS 11-related bugs.
• Updated app icon to fit with Scrivener 3 on macOS.
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Version 1.1.3 released
- Updated for iOS 11 support.
- Use Files app to import files into projects.
- Use Files app to import projects from elsewhere or to open projects stored in Scrivener's container.
- Export and compile files to Files app.
- Drag and drop tex
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Version 1.1.2 released
- Updated for iOS 11 support.
- Use Files app to import files into projects.
- Use Files app to import projects from elsewhere or to open projects stored in Scrivener's container.
- Export and compile files to Files app.
- Drag and drop tex
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Version 1.1.1 released
DARK MODE
• "Dark Mode" is now available via Settings app or the gear button menu inside Scrivener projects. Perfect for tired eyes.
CUSTOM ICONS
• You can now use emojis as document icons in your projects.
• More custom icons are availabl
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Version 1.1 released
DARK MODE
• "Dark Mode" is now available via Settings app or the gear button menu inside Scrivener projects. Perfect for tired eyes.
CUSTOM ICONS
• You can now use emojis as document icons in your projects.
• More custom icons are availabl
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Version 1.0.1 released
DOCUMENT TEMPLATES
• Document templates are now supported, allowing for the creation of character and location sheets, for example (see new section in tutorial).
IMPORT
• Web pages can now be imported from the "import" button.
TEXT EDITIN
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Version 1.0 released
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