BookStax

Version History

  1. 2.1

    Make available offline

    • Make available offline: download entire books and shelves — pages stay readable without a connection
    • Offline full-text search: finds downloaded content even in airplane mode, including match previews
    • Spotlight: pages saved offline show up in iOS search and open right in the app
    • Manage in Settings: an overview of your offline content with storage size and easy removal
    • Demo server: try BookStax without your own installation using the official BookStack demo server — with a step-by-step guide
    • Editor: the Markdown/visual editor switcher now has its own row and no longer overlaps buttons
    • Smaller improvements and bug fixes
  2. 2.0

    Polish and more reliability

    • Updated links: Website, Support and Privacy now go straight to bookstax.app
    • More reliable premium unlock: The themes purchase was reworked — buying and restoring behave more cleanly, and the status is refreshed when you open the app
    • “More apps for self-hosters”: The four sibling apps are now shown right inside the app with their real icons and App Store links
    • Smaller improvements and bug fixes
  3. 1.9

    Visual editor & flexible tags

    • Visual editor: edit pages WYSIWYG — bold, headings, lists, tables, no Markdown syntax required
    • Seamlessly switch between Write, Visual and Preview, the classic Markdown editor stays fully available
    • Rename and delete tags on books and shelves directly
    • Embedded videos on pages now play inside the app too
    • Smaller improvements and bug fixes
  4. 1.8

    New start: favorites, activity feed & mobile management

    • New personalized Home view with favorites, recently opened and recently updated pages
    • Favorites: a star button to pin items, includes a new Favorites widget
    • Breadcrumb navigation: tap any path segment to jump straight back
    • Activity feed straight from the BookStack audit log
    • View, download and upload file and link attachments
    • Mobile management: create, rename, move shelves, books and chapters right on iPhone
    • Trash: restore individual items or empty the bin in one tap
    • Tags per book and shelf with colored chips
    • Premium features: three premium themes, custom accent color, multiple server profiles
  5. 1.7

    Task lists, export & Face ID lock

    • Checkable task lists: task boxes in the Reader are tappable, changes save immediately
    • Export sheet: share pages, chapters and books as PDF, Markdown, plain text or HTML
    • Smarter wiki links: internal BookStack links open the target page in-app
    • Code blocks with syntax highlighting and a copy button
    • Biometric app lock with configurable grace period
    • Recycle Bin tab: restore or permanently delete items from one place
    • Cross-promotion: a dedicated detail view for sibling apps
    • Iris is the new default theme, theme selection now sticks across launches
  6. 1.6

    Books section & AI in the editor

    • All books at a glance: a dedicated Books section next to the shelves, including unassigned books
    • AI right inside the editor: sparkles button in the editor toolbar for summarize, translate and improve
    • Keyboard collapses reliably again
    • More apps for self-hosters: a new section surfaces gyokuro, dock-g and Mobile MA
    • Polish and bug fixes
  7. 1.5

    Apple Intelligence in the editor

    • Apple Intelligence in the editor: rephrase, shorten, proofread — straight inside BookStax
    • Home Screen widget: shelves, books, pages and words at a glance, large size adds a 30-day history chart
    • Share Extension for text and images: send from any app to BookStack
    • Theme presets with custom typefaces: Standard, Reading, Coding, Writing
    • More themes as a one-time in-app purchase
    • Accessibility boost: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, larger touch targets
    • New Credits section linking back to BookStack and the open-source project
  8. 1.4.3

    Reliable connection & web editor pages

    • Fixes a sneaky bug where the server would suddenly refuse your API token after a few requests
    • Pages created in BookStack’s web rich-text editor now open as editable Markdown on iPhone
    • Clearer login feedback: a banner takes you straight to Settings to reconnect
    • A “What’s New” screen after every update