# Typewriter — What’s new Last updated: 2026-08-30 Canonical: https://typewriter.digital/changelog HTML: https://typewriter.digital/changelog RSS: https://typewriter.digital/changelog/rss.xml Machine: https://typewriter.digital/changelog.md > How the desk and CoAuthor got better for writing. We only bump a number when authors can feel it. No ops, Stripe, flags, or model names. Latest desk version: **26.4** (Your book is on your phone now) Signed-in authors: in-app What’s new at `/w/{workspace}/whats-new`. Roadmap and ideas live on the public ship hub. ### 26.4 — Aug 19, 2026 · New · Desk **Your book is on your phone now** *I closed the laptop mid-sentence. Opened Typewriter on the phone. The same chapter was waiting. I kept writing.* - Tap a book. Write the next scene. Same manuscript as the desk. Nothing to transfer. - Chapters slide in from the side. CoAuthor from the bottom. Built for a thumb. - Home, Books, Inbox. Put it down. Pick it up tomorrow. Autosave already saved. - Import a draft. Invite a reader. Generate files. Phone sheets, not a squeezed desk. ### 26.3 — Aug 13, 2026 · New · Desk **Your book can have a room now** *Google Docs share is one blob of access. Typewriter gives each person a seat: coauthor, editor, beta reader, or publisher.* - Invite by email from People on the manuscript. They get a private link, not a ZIP of chapters. - Four seats: coauthor writes live, editor suggests (you accept), beta highlights, publisher reads. - Beta matching opens a thread when it clicks, so notes don’t die in email. - You stay editor-in-chief. They never silently own the page. ### 26.2 — Aug 9, 2026 · Improved · Desk · Agent **CoAuthor walks the book with you** *You used to re-explain the cast every turn. Now CoAuthor keeps the bible, the map, and the chapter you are in — and works from there.* - Tools for story bible cards, characters, map pins, and chapter craft — one partner across the desk. - Sharper context: pins, @chapter / @selection, and handoff so CoAuthor aims at the right words. - Bible cast desk — detail sheet, mentions in the manuscript, portraits that re-roll when you ask. - Activity trail in plain language — what CoAuthor is doing, not tool names or eng jargon. ### 26.1 — Aug 8, 2026 · New · Desk · Agent **Write in your language — native craft, not translation slop** *Set the book’s language, type Roman→native with more scripts, and CoAuthor drafts like a local author — not a stiff translator.* - Book language on the write desk — CoAuthor keeps writing in Hindi, Spanish, Japanese, and more. - Typing IME expands: Kannada, Malayalam, Arabic, Persian, Russian, Chinese pinyin, Japanese, Korean, and more. - Ask “write this chapter in Punjabi” — native idiom and register, then you Accept as usual. - Settings → Writing: manuscript language + typing IME + learned dictionary in one place. ### 26.0 — Jul 29, 2026 · Improved · Desk **A calmer desk — full tools, fewer nags** *Story bible, map, and series stay where you left them. Software Update lives in Settings. Writing stays the point.* - Story bible, relationship map, series, and collab when you have full tools. - Software Update in Settings — one place for release notes and install. - New accounts: a week of full tools to try, then free writing forever. - Typewriter+ is own-once for full tools and Mac when it ships. ### 1.8 — Jul 28, 2026 · New · Desk · Agent **First page, first draft — CoAuthor meets you there** *New books open ready to write. Blank pages can start an opening scene you Accept. Reject? Try again. Mac can pull cloud books home.* - New manuscript → desk with CoAuthor ready to draft your opening (you still Accept). - Empty page CTA: “Write opening with CoAuthor” — one tap, proposal on the page. - Stronger free opening drafts — concrete place, want, problem; no outline dump. - Mac Sync: pull a cloud book onto this machine (push was already there). ### 1.7 — Jul 28, 2026 · Improved · Agent · Desk **Chat that steers the desk — mission, jump, verify** *CoAuthor keeps a mission checklist, can jump selection on the page, and a second pass checks the draft before you Accept.* - Mission strip in the dock — done, pending Accept, what’s next after multi-step work. - @selection and @chapter in the composer — point CoAuthor at exactly what you mean. - Desk follows chat: jump chapter, select a span, focus a proposal, undo last Accept. - Verifier pass on drafts — continuity and voice flags before you commit. ### 1.6 — Jul 28, 2026 · Improved · Agent · Desk **Smarter CoAuthor — revise, gas, and honest drafts** *Reject a draft and try again smarter. Critique stays light. Big jobs still go deep — without burning the room on empty loops.* - After Reject: Revise · Shorter · More atmosphere — CoAuthor learns what you didn’t want. - Paste a chapter outline → it becomes a draft on the page (Accept still required). - Right gas for the job: quick critique doesn’t spin tools; multi-chapter still gets a full run. - No fake victory — drafts wait for Accept, activity trail stays in plain language. ### 1.5 — Jul 28, 2026 · Improved · Agent · Desk **One CoAuthor — proof, covers, and a cleaner desk** *One partner in the dock. When the bible updates, you see the names. Covers and narration start from chat when you’re ready.* - Proof when work lands — bible names listed, no bare “Done.” without a real change. - One CoAuthor dock — no swapping agents. Cover ideas and Narrate chips when those power-ups are on. - Ask to merge character cards, reorder chapters, or open bible/map from chat — desk follows. - Privacy: Help improve CoAuthor (optional) under Settings — off by default, your book stays yours. ### 1.4 — Jul 27, 2026 · Improved · Agent · Desk **Done means done — bible, Accept, and the trail** *CoAuthor stops claiming victory when nothing landed. You see the steps, the bible cards, and Accept that matches the page.* - Story bible that actually fills — whole cast, not just the lead. A toast when cards land so you’re not guessing. - Activity trail in the dock: what CoAuthor did stays after the turn, in plain author language — not tool names. - Accept from chat matches Accept on the page. Stop mid-run. Autorun really writes the big drafts. - Sticky chips after you start: keep writing, update bible, continuity, research — one tap, no retyping. ### 1.3 — Jul 19, 2026 · New · Agent **CoAuthor knows the product — and your room** *Ask about Typewriter in the dock. See week room left on a quiet gas wheel. Smarter context, same propose-only trust.* - Gas wheel in the dock — week room left at a glance (Free included). - Product answers in chat — pricing, propose/accept, how room works — without leaving the desk. - Tighter context: CoAuthor loads what the turn needs, not the whole book every time. - Live research when your seat includes it — sources you can weave or park in the bible. ### 1.2 — Jul 18, 2026 · New · Desk **Your book lives on your Mac first** *Open Typewriter offline. Write without an account. Cloud and CoAuthor when you want them — never as a hostage.* - Local library on this Mac — new book, chapters, autosave. No login wall. - Native menu bar, draggable chrome, window memory. Feels like a real Mac desk. - Cloud desk stays one click away when you want sync or collab. - CoAuthor is still a subscription for AI only — your manuscript never depends on it. ### 1.1 — Jul 18, 2026 · New · Desk · Agent **The chapter finally has a control panel** *Less hunting. More writing. CoAuthor still only proposes.* - Inspector on the open chapter — status, label, synopsis, word target, jump to snapshots without leaving the page. - Research shelf for notes and sources. Dig with CoAuthor, then weave into the scene or pin it in the bible. - Export that looks like a book: title page, copyright, dedication, author / ISBN / publisher. DOCX, EPUB, or PDF. - Series the agent can actually use — shared canon, volume progress, and a one-click series brief for CoAuthor. ### 1.0 — Jul 17, 2026 · New · Agent · Desk **An agent that proposes. You keep the keys.** *CoAuthor writes a change. You accept or reject. Nothing steals the page.* - Propose only — no silent overwrites of your manuscript. - Ask · Partner · Agent: think with me, get prose, or run multi-step tools on the book. - Story bible and relationship map live in the loop, not a side chat that never read chapter 12. - Room that resets (day + week). Free taste on fast models before you subscribe.