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Jotty

A simple app, for your checklists and notes

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About this app

Tired of bloated, cloud-based to-do apps? Jotty is a lightweight alternative for managing your personal checklists and notes.

Features:

  • Checklists: Create task lists with drag & drop reordering, progress bars, and categories. Supports both simple checklists and advanced task projects with Kanban boards and time tracking.
  • Rich Text Notes: A clean WYSIWYG editor for your notes, powered by TipTap with full Markdown support and syntax highlighting.
  • Sharing: Share checklists or notes with other users on your instance, including public sharing with shareable links.
  • File-Based: No database needed! Everything is stored in simple Markdown and JSON files in a single data directory.
  • User Management: An admin panel to create and manage user accounts with session tracking.
What's new
Version 1.18.1today

This is a quick bug fix release addressing several permission and UI issues.

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed bulk checklist creation being allowed to users with read-only permissions
  • Fixed checklist item deletion being allowed to users with read-only permissions
  • Fixed permission issue when sharing to non-admin users
  • Fixed sidebar scrolling to active item on page load appearing sluggish
  • Fixed history move actions when triggered from sidebar
  • Fixed code highlighting in lists not displaying correctly

Translations:

  • Added Simplified Chinese translation

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.18.02 days ago

This release introduces note history tracking, callout blocks, visual theme indicators, and improved testing infrastructure.

New features:

  • Note history tracking with git-based version control (must be enabled in Admin Settings)
  • Visual git diff view for each revision to easily see changes
  • Callout blocks in rich editor using syntax like [!INFO] and [!WARNING]
  • Visual theme color indicators in the theme dropdown
  • Animated SVG logo for page loads
  • Improved slash commands and bilateral note linking with keyboard navigation

Improvements:

  • Better mobile sidebar swipe behavior that won't interfere with checklist dragging
  • Fixed PWA icon centering on some devices
  • Enhanced theme editor appearance
  • Comprehensive unit testing and security testing for server actions
  • New CI pipeline for pull request validation

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed theme bug where sakura themes appeared above custom themes
  • Improved functionality of slash commands and note linking

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.17.2last week

This release addresses several bugfixes and adds new features to improve the markdown editor and checklist functionality.

New features:

  • Pasting a link in selected text in markdown mode now creates a link automatically
  • Easier continuation of bullet points in markdown mode

Improvements:

  • Improved drag and drop functionality for checklists with better handling of nested items and swipe gestures
  • Fixed delay on hover to create child items in checklists
  • Enhanced markdown mode shortcuts for better editing experience
  • Added accessibility labels to all icon buttons

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed issue where swiping left would delete checklist items
  • Fixed bug where moving nested checklist items could delete them
  • Fixed various markdown mode shortcuts that were not working properly

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.17.1last week

This release fixes critical bugs affecting fresh installations and shared notes, and adds several new features including OIDC enhancements and improved editor functionality.

New features:

  • Editor toolbar added to markdown mode for improved editing experience
  • Ability to convert between task and simple checklist while persisting data
  • OIDC user groups and roles mapping for better access control
  • Ability to load OIDC secret values from files
  • About modal with app information
  • Autocomplete input for checklist statuses to set complete status automatically

Improvements:

  • Improved checklist drag and drop experience using draggable instead of sortable
  • Better handling of OIDC user info claims when response is JWT format
  • Enhanced editor dirty state detection to reduce false alerts about unsaved changes
  • Checklist items now always accessible from mobile
  • Better autosave behavior in markdown editor

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed redirect loop on new registration that prevented fresh installs
  • Fixed sharing permission bug where edit and delete permissions don't work for non-admin users
  • Fixed issue where last couple of lines in wysiwyg mode were not visible
  • Fixed public routes being inaccessible when sharing file doesn't have a category
  • Fixed local auth visibility when OIDC fallback is disabled
  • Fixed complete and reset all subtasks functionality
  • Fixed issue where renaming folder or category of shared item made it inaccessible

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.16.12 weeks ago

This release fixes a critical bug affecting shared notes with non-admin users.

Improvements:

  • Improved security by obfuscating sensitive data on logged in instances
  • Updated mobile interface with better hand gesture support and larger touch targets
  • Added left-handed mode option in user preferences
  • Note editor action buttons moved to bottom right (or bottom left for left-handed mode)
  • Clear all button for completed and uncompleted checklists with confirmation modal
  • Brute force protection for accounts after failed login attempts
  • Improved checklist drag and drop experience with clearer dropzones
  • Added Polish and German translations

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed sharing permission bug where edit and delete permissions don't work for non-admin users
  • Fixed file rename mode setting that was previously not working
  • Fixed issue where renaming folder or category of shared item made it inaccessible
  • Fixed mobile bubble menu positioning to avoid conflicts

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.15.22 weeks ago

🚨 This release includes an urgent security update that fixes data exposure on public routes. If you have public notes or checklists, please update immediately and consider rotating your admin API keys.

New features:

  • Multi-factor authentication support for local login via authenticator apps
  • Full translation support with English, Italian, French, and Spanish languages
  • Audit logs for both individual users and admin view
  • Three view options for pages: card view, list view, and grid view
  • Excalidraw support for diagrams and drawings
  • Ability to proxy draw.io via internal network for private instances
  • Option to prevent admin from viewing user content for enhanced privacy
  • Ability to edit encrypted notes without decrypting them first

Improvements:

  • Redesigned settings interface with improved navigation
  • All pages now use consistent sidebar with contextual content
  • Ability to skip note creation modal via user settings
  • Better drag and drop accuracy for checklists
  • Archived items no longer counted in statistics
  • User-specific language preferences instead of system-wide setting

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed critical bug where admin users could override other users' notes with same name
  • Fixed issue editing other users from admin panel
  • Fixed deleting statuses not moving tasks correctly
  • Fixed checklist dropdown behavior on mobile
  • Fixed z-index issue with kanban tasks

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.14.4last month

This release includes Docker image optimization, new encryption options, and various bug fixes.

New features:

  • Added XChaCha20 encryption as default option alongside PGP for note encryption

Improvements:

  • Docker image size reduced from 2.1GB to 274MB
  • Fixed markdown syntax highlighting
  • Fixed encryption/decryption for non-admin users
  • Only users with edit permissions can encrypt/decrypt content

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.14.1last month

This release includes a license change to AGPL-3.0, new themes, and various improvements.

License change:

  • Changed from MIT to AGPL-3.0 to protect Jotty's open source nature and ensure any modifications remain open source

New features:

  • Restyled code blocks with support for many additional programming languages
  • Added two new themes: sakura-blue and sakura-red
  • Added ability to set default filters for checklists and notes pages
  • New folder/note/checklist modal now auto-focuses on the name input

Improvements:

  • Made all button states more consistent across the interface
  • Fixed task not showing up unless page is refreshed

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

Version 1.14.0last month

This release includes important security patches, new encryption features, and visual improvements.

Security updates:

  • Patched Next.js vulnerability CVE-2025-55184

New features:

  • PGP encryption for notes with key generation and import in user settings
  • Improved markdown editor with syntax highlighting and tab support
  • Optional line numbers for markdown editor
  • Preview button for rich editor to avoid accidental reformatting
  • Minimal mode that disables rich text editor while keeping all syntax support
  • Custom theming for markdown editor syntax

Improvements:

  • Updated UI with new icon set and refined styling
  • Improved light mode with softer colors
  • More consistent rounded borders throughout the app
  • Unified loading screens across all pages
  • Cleaner interface with reduced redundant descriptions

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed task status API not updating correctly
  • Fixed markdown editing without rich editor no longer reformats content
  • Fixed initial load saving raw HTML instead of markdown in markdown mode
  • Fixed blockquote, mermaid, and file rendering in notes
  • Fixed login page missing spinner on buttons
  • Added scroll to active sidebar item
  • Code comments no longer appear in table of contents

Full release notes are found at https://github.com/fccview/jotty/releases

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