Changelog

Release notes

What's new in Refchi. Updated with every release.

Latest
v0.7.5April 12, 2026

Canvas mode, notes with calendar, and AI semantic search

New
  • Canvas editor — freeform board for spatially arranging assets
  • Notes with rich text editing (headings, lists, tasks, code blocks, links)
  • Note calendar view — browse notes by creation date
  • Note bubble menu bar for inline text formatting
  • Semantic search — find assets by meaning, not just filename
Improved
  • Inspector panel sections are now collapsible
  • Screenshot editor rewritten — cleaner toolbar and tool layout
  • Various UI consistency improvements across app shell
v0.4.0April 9, 2026

Cross-platform builds, AI tagging, bookmarks, and design overhaul

New
  • Cross-platform builds — Windows installer + portable, macOS, and Linux packages
  • Auto-updates — app checks for and installs new versions automatically
  • Color palette extraction from images with palette filter in grid toolbar
  • Smart collections with rule-based filters (type, tag, date, color)
  • Rich bookmark cards — OG image, favicon, title, description, domain pill
  • Video, audio, and GIF native preview support
  • AI auto-tagging — on-device classification with confidence scores
  • OCR text extraction from images and screenshots on import
  • Browser image drag-and-drop — drag directly from web pages
  • Clipboard link save — save URLs directly from clipboard panel
Improved
  • Design overhaul — masonry grid, compact cards, clean chrome
  • Light mode polish — all surfaces, bookmarks, inspector, and animations
  • AI tags now shown directly on asset cards
  • Bookmark metadata fetching with better fallbacks
  • Inspector now compact with file-type icons per asset
  • Drag-and-drop reliability improvements — multiple import strategies
Fixed
  • 33 accessibility, performance, and theming audit issues resolved
  • Drag-drop import now completes in a single step (no two-pass)
  • OCR race condition on concurrent import resolved
  • Navigation block when opening asset source URL fixed
  • URL download handler and inspector resize edge cases fixed
Removed
  • Mock/placeholder tags replaced with real AI-generated tags
  • Gaussian blur effect removed from preview
  • Preview info bar removed (info lives in inspector)
v0.3.0April 9, 2026

Lottie thumbnails, screenshot capture, 3D preview, and AI pipeline

New
  • Lottie animation thumbnails — animated previews in the grid
  • Screenshot capture with live area selection on desktop
  • Native crop tool for screenshots
  • 3D model thumbnails and full interactive preview
  • AI classification + OCR pipeline (beta) — fully on-device, no API key needed
  • Pin-to-top (always-on-top) window mode
  • Title bar logotype and favorites count badge
  • Comprehensive settings panel
Improved
  • Sidebar cleanup — cleaner section structure and nav items
  • Inspector panel made compact with file type icons
Fixed
  • GLB preview rendering issues resolved
  • Screenshot live area selection now captures correct desktop region
  • Dark mode rendering fix for frameless window
v0.2.2April 9, 2026

Drag-drop import fix and screenshot area selection

Fixed
  • Drag-drop import now reliably saves files to library
New
  • Screenshot area selection before capture
v0.2.1April 9, 2026

Stability fixes for slider, Lottie, drag-drop, blur, and resize

Fixed
  • Density slider value sync fixed
  • Lottie preview stability improvements
  • Drag-drop edge cases resolved
  • Background blur performance fix
  • Panel resize handle stability
  • Window reload behavior corrected
v0.2.0April 9, 2026

Clipboard manager, screenshot annotation, and multi-select

New
  • Clipboard manager — monitors and browses clipboard history
  • Screenshot capture with annotation editor (draw, crop, annotate)
  • Multi-select with bulk operations (tag, move, delete, export)
  • URL import — bookmark any web link with metadata fetch
  • Resizable panels with drag handles
  • Toast notifications and persistent status bar
  • File explorer integration (Reveal in Explorer / Finder)
  • Collapsible sidebar sections
  • Grid keyboard navigation (arrow keys, Enter, Escape)
  • Confirm-delete dialog to prevent accidental deletion
Improved
  • Broad file type support: Lottie, Markdown, PDF, Video, Audio, Font, Archive
  • List view with sortable columns
  • Folder and tag asset counts in sidebar
Fixed
  • 20 bugs resolved from thorough audit