v0.3.0 — Author Notes, Focus Mode, and a Web App That Works on Your Phone

Our biggest beta update yet. This release brings two long-requested writing tools — Author Notes and a two-tier Focus Mode — a web app that finally feels at home on a phone, and a much smarter Google Drive workflow. Plus a guided tour and full documentation to help you find your way around.

Write on your phone (and tablet)

The web app now works properly on small screens.

• A toolbar that fits — on a phone the menu, formatting icons, and word count stack into tidy, scrollable rows instead of crowding each other.
• Touch-friendly everywhere — bigger tap targets on buttons, menus, and note markers; menus and submenus that open on tap and stay on screen.
• Preferences as a bottom sheet — settings slide up from the bottom with easy-to-scroll tabs.
• Edge-to-edge and safe — the editor uses the full height of your screen and respects the home indicator on iPhones.

Author Notes

Leave notes for yourself — or your critique partner — right in the margin, without touching your manuscript text.

• Add a note anywhere — select a phrase or just place your cursor in a line, then click Add note. A colored marker appears in the margin.
• A dedicated Notes panel — see every note in order, edit it, and color-code it (yellow, blue, green, pink, or gray) to track different kinds of feedback.
• Markers that follow your text — notes stay anchored as you edit. If a note's text gets rewritten, the note isn't lost — it moves to a Detached notes list so you can re-attach it wherever you like.
• Export as Word comments — when you export to Word (.docx), your notes come through as real comments, anchored to the right spot. Sharing for feedback has never been cleaner.

Focus Mode

Read your story straight through, the way an agent or editor will.

• Hide the scaffolding — Focus Mode removes spread breaks so your manuscript reads as continuous prose.
• Two views to choose from — pick Story text only for pure prose, or Story + art notes to keep your illustration notes in view. Switch any time from File → Focus Mode, or tap the eye icon in the toolbar.
• Export a clean read copy — turn on Focus Mode, then export and choose the focus copy: a tidy version with no spread labels and no author comments, in TXT, PDF, Word, or Google Docs. Focus copies are saved with a "(Focus)" label so they never overwrite your full manuscript.

A smarter Google Drive workflow

• Save anywhere, in any format — publish to Google Drive as a native Google Doc, Word, PDF, plain text, or your Scriblit (.spb) file.
• Save As, your way — a new Save dialog lets you choose your computer or Google Drive, and a quick save remembers where you last saved and updates the same file.
• Friendlier importing — clearer messages when a Drive file isn't what you expected, and the auth window no longer leaves you stuck if you close it.

Use Scriblit offline

• Install it like an app — add Scriblit to your home screen or desktop.
• Keep writing offline — once you're signed in, brief drops in connectivity won't stop you, and a recovery banner helps you pick up an unsaved draft.
• You're in control of your data — a new Offline & Storage tab in Preferences lets you clear locally stored recovery data whenever you like.

Find your way around

• A guided tour the first time you sign in, walking you through spreads, illustration notes, Focus Mode, word and page budgets, and saving.
• Full documentation — a new docs section covering Getting Started, Writing in Scriblit, Saving & Exporting, and Picture Book Basics. Reach it any time from Help → Documentation, or replay the tour from Help → Tutorial.

Under the hood

• Faster, steadier editing — word and page budgets now update incrementally, so the editor stays responsive in long manuscripts.
• Reliability fixes — opening a file now loads on the first try, Cut/Copy/Paste in the Edit menu works correctly, and several smaller editor glitches are resolved.
• Plus groundwork for subscriptions and account management as we move toward general availability.