# Scrivener changelog

> The writing studio for long-form work — novels, theses, scripts — with research and outlining built in.

- Vendor: Literature & Latte
- Category: Productivity
- Platforms: macOS
- Official site: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
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- Entries below: 15 (newest first)

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## Releases

### 3.3.1 — Version 3.3.1

- Date: 2023-04-06
- Version: 3.3.1
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_3_1.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.3.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when trying to access the colour popovers via the formatting bar
- **added** — Compile now supports generating PDF files in the PDF/X-1a format for self-publishing services
- **changed** — PDF/X-1a format is turned on by default for the Paperback Compile formats
- **changed** — Improved ebook formatting of superscript and subscript
- **changed** — Updated the Ebook Compile format to preserve indents in tables of content
- **changed** — Improved HTML cover page output for ebooks
- **changed** — The .separator CSS for ebooks is now included before styles CSS so that styles can be used to override it
- **changed** — Docx export is now more careful about avoiding duplicate image data where the same image with the same file name has been included multiple times
- **fixed** — The Compile option to convert Markdown in text and notes to rich text no longer changes smart quotes
- **changed** — Updated Compile formats that target Pandoc to remove closing hashes from titles for improved compatibility
- **changed** — New projects created from templates containing no MultiMarkdown metadata in Compile no longer auto-populate the metadata with author and title
- **changed** — When compiling to MultiMarkdown and Pandoc formats, if a section layout's title is set to use no hash marks, it now has no empty line added beneath it
- **changed** — Where annotations are denoted by square brackets in export formats, the brackets now skip whitespace
- **changed** — When Convert smart to dumb punctuation is selected in the Compile settings, en-dashes are now included in the conversion
- **removed** — The option to convert linked images to embedded images during Compile has been removed as this behaviour is now standard
- **changed** — Updated the way custom Office importers and exporters are installed to abide by new Apple requirements
- **changed** — When importing Word DOCX files, the range to which comments are applied is now preserved
- **fixed** — Comment chains in RTF and DOCX files are now imported into a single comment
- **added** — Docx import now supports links in footnotes, endnotes and comments
- **changed** — Composition mode now leaves space at the top of the screen for the notch on modern MacBooks

Scrivener for macOS
 
 
 



Scrivener for macOS
Version 3.3.1
Literature & Latte
31 March, 2023
Scrivener 3.3 includes numerous refinements and improves overall
stability.
Hotfix 3.3.1 fixes a bug in version 3.3 that caused a crash when
trying to access the colour popovers via the formatting bar.
Refinements and Changes
Compile - PDF
- Compile now supports generating PDF files in the PDF/X-1a format,
which is required by certain self-publishing services (such as
IngramSpark). This is turned on by default for the “Paperback” Compile
formats, and can be turned on for custom formats in the “PDF Settings”
area. (This replaces the option for PDF/X-3.)
Compile - Ebooks
- Improved ebook formatting of superscript and subscript.
- Updated the Ebook Compile format to preserve indents in tables of
content.
- Improved HTML cover page output for ebooks.
- The .separator CSS for ebooks is now included before
styles CSS, so that styles can be used to override it.
Compile - Docx
- Docx export is now more careful about avoiding duplicate image data
where the same image with the same file name has been included multiple
times.
Compile - MultiMarkdown and
Pandoc
- The Compile option to convert Markdown in text and notes to rich
text no longer changes smart quotes.
- Updated Compile formats that target Pandoc to remove closing hashes
from titles for improved compatibility.
- New projects created from templates containing no MultiMarkdown
metadata in Compile no longer auto-populate the metadata with author and
title.
- When compiling to MultiMarkdown and Pandoc formats, if a section
layout’s title is set to use no hash marks, it now has no empty line
added beneath it, allowing for more custom use of titles. (You can still
create an empty line by adding a return character to the title
suffix.)
Compile - General
- Where annotations are denoted by square brackets in export formats,
the brackets now skip whitespace. (Also applies to Export Files.)
- When Convert smart to dumb
punctuation is selected in the Compile settings, en-dashes are
now included in the conversion.
- The option to convert linked images to embedded images during
Compile has been removed as this behaviour is now standard.
Importing Files
- Updated the way custom Office importers and exporters are installed
to abide by new Apple requirements.
- When importing Word DOCX files, the range to which comments are
applied is now preserved.
- Comment chains in RTF and DOCX files are now imported into a single
comment (previously only the first comment in a chain was imported and
subsequent comments were ignored).
- Docx import now supports links in footnotes, endnotes and
comments.
UI Tweaks
- Composition mode now leaves space at the top of the screen for the
“notch” on modern MacBooks.
- The binder now shows expansion tool tips for truncated items.
- When using one of the View ▸ Editor Layout
split commands on a Quick Reference panel, the synopsis will now be
shown by default rather than an empty split.
- The outliner option View ▸ Outliner Options ▸ Use
Fixed Row Height now has the same availability as other outliner
options.
- Improved conversion of colours when converting between inline and
inspector comments using the Transformations menu.
Miscellaneous
- Updated the “General Non-Fiction (LaTeX)” project template.
- Updated the links in the comic script project template.
- Removed limitation whereby backups could not be created from
projects with tildes in their file names.
- Added support for “Translate” in the editor contextual menu.
- Auto-Fill ▸ Set Selected Text as Title is
no longer limited to 100 characters.
- The Fade between modes option for
composition mode has been removed because it no longer works on modern
systems and can cause problems on older systems.
- Refined behaviour where Project Replace uppercases replacements when
the found text is uppercase (necessary for scriptwriting). This
behaviour is no longer triggered if the search term is all uppercase,
making it possib

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### 3.3 — Version 3.3

- Date: 2023-03-30
- Version: 3.3
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_3.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **added** — Compile now supports generating PDF files in the PDF/X-1a format, which is required by certain self-publishing services such as IngramSpark
- **changed** — Improved ebook formatting of superscript and subscript
- **changed** — Updated the Ebook Compile format to preserve indents in tables of content
- **changed** — Improved HTML cover page output for ebooks
- **changed** — The .separator CSS for ebooks is now included before styles CSS, so that styles can be used to override it
- **changed** — Docx export is now more careful about avoiding duplicate image data where the same image with the same file name has been included multiple times
- **changed** — The Compile option to convert Markdown in text and notes to rich text no longer changes smart quotes
- **changed** — Updated Compile formats that target Pandoc to remove closing hashes from titles for improved compatibility
- **changed** — New projects created from templates containing no MultiMarkdown metadata in Compile no longer auto-populate the metadata with author and title
- **changed** — When compiling to MultiMarkdown and Pandoc formats, if a section layout's title is set to use no hash marks, it now has no empty line added beneath it
- **changed** — Where annotations are denoted by square brackets in export formats, the brackets now skip whitespace
- **changed** — When Convert smart to dumb punctuation is selected in the Compile settings, en-dashes are now included in the conversion
- **removed** — The option to convert linked images to embedded images during Compile has been removed as this behaviour is now standard
- **changed** — Updated the way custom Office importers and exporters are installed to abide by new Apple requirements
- **changed** — When importing Word DOCX files, the range to which comments are applied is now preserved
- **changed** — Comment chains in RTF and DOCX files are now imported into a single comment
- **changed** — Docx import now supports links in footnotes, endnotes and comments
- **changed** — Composition mode now leaves space at the top of the screen for the notch on modern MacBooks
- **changed** — The binder now shows expansion tool tips for truncated items
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby certain combinations of paragraph styles and page breaks could throw an exception when exporting to RTF

Scrivener for macOS
 
 
 



Scrivener for macOS
Version 3.3
Literature & Latte
30 March, 2023
Scrivener 3.3 includes numerous refinements and improves overall
stability.
Refinements and Changes
Compile - PDF
- Compile now supports generating PDF files in the PDF/X-1a format,
which is required by certain self-publishing services (such as
IngramSpark). This is turned on by default for the “Paperback” Compile
formats, and can be turned on for custom formats in the “PDF Settings”
area. (This replaces the option for PDF/X-3.)
Compile - Ebooks
- Improved ebook formatting of superscript and subscript.
- Updated the Ebook Compile format to preserve indents in tables of
content.
- Improved HTML cover page output for ebooks.
- The .separator CSS for ebooks is now included before
styles CSS, so that styles can be used to override it.
Compile - Docx
- Docx export is now more careful about avoiding duplicate image data
where the same image with the same file name has been included multiple
times.
Compile - MultiMarkdown and
Pandoc
- The Compile option to convert Markdown in text and notes to rich
text no longer changes smart quotes.
- Updated Compile formats that target Pandoc to remove closing hashes
from titles for improved compatibility.
- New projects created from templates containing no MultiMarkdown
metadata in Compile no longer auto-populate the metadata with author and
title.
- When compiling to MultiMarkdown and Pandoc formats, if a section
layout’s title is set to use no hash marks, it now has no empty line
added beneath it, allowing for more custom use of titles. (You can still
create an empty line by adding a return character to the title
suffix.)
Compile - General
- Where annotations are denoted by square brackets in export formats,
the brackets now skip whitespace. (Also applies to Export Files.)
- When Convert smart to dumb
punctuation is selected in the Compile settings, en-dashes are
now included in the conversion.
- The option to convert linked images to embedded images during
Compile has been removed as this behaviour is now standard.
Importing Files
- Updated the way custom Office importers and exporters are installed
to abide by new Apple requirements.
- When importing Word DOCX files, the range to which comments are
applied is now preserved.
- Comment chains in RTF and DOCX files are now imported into a single
comment (previously only the first comment in a chain was imported and
subsequent comments were ignored).
- Docx import now supports links in footnotes, endnotes and
comments.
UI Tweaks
- Composition mode now leaves space at the top of the screen for the
“notch” on modern MacBooks.
- The binder now shows expansion tool tips for truncated items.
- When using one of the View ▸ Editor Layout
split commands on a Quick Reference panel, the synopsis will now be
shown by default rather than an empty split.
- The outliner option View ▸ Outliner Options ▸ Use
Fixed Row Height now has the same availability as other outliner
options.
- Improved conversion of colours when converting between inline and
inspector comments using the Transformations menu.
Miscellaneous
- Updated the “General Non-Fiction (LaTeX)” project template.
- Updated the links in the comic script project template.
- Removed limitation whereby backups could not be created from
projects with tildes in their file names.
- Added support for “Translate” in the editor contextual menu.
- Auto-Fill ▸ Set Selected Text as Title is
no longer limited to 100 characters.
- The Fade between modes option for
composition mode has been removed because it no longer works on modern
systems and can cause problems on older systems.
- Refined behaviour where Project Replace uppercases replacements when
the found text is uppercase (necessary for scriptwriting). This
behaviour is no longer triggered if the search term is all uppercase,
making it possible to search for uppercase terms and replace them with
mixed case.
- Writing direction options in the Format menu are no longer

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### 3.2.3 — Version 3.2.3

- Date: 2021-10-25
- Version: 3.2.3
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_2_3.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.2.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **changed** — Updated and tested for macOS 12 Monterey
- **added** — Add "Update NaNoWriMo Word Count" feature to the Project menu for National Novel Writing Month projects
- **changed** — When the system tint is set to grey, focus indicators in header bars are now blue instead of using the system tint colour
- **changed** — "Insert MathType Equation" is now hidden on 64-bit machines and when MathType is not installed
- **changed** — The "selection affects other editor" button now has its background highlighted when on
- **fixed** — Fixed .docx import bug whereby lists based on styles could throw an exception and would not import properly
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby toolbar search field didn't update to reflect search collection settings
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby footnote markers may use bold or italics in Word export if the footnote itself started with bold or italics
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby the "Section headers use binder indenting levels" Fountain option in Compile did nothing
- **fixed** — Fixed issue whereby part titles may not appear correctly in Vellum when using the Vellum .docx Compile format
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby controls were squashed in Page Layout
- **fixed** — Fixed position of styles and font buttons in the format bar for compact layout
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby Preferences toolbar was too short
- **removed** — Preferences for disabling insertion point blinking are no longer available on macOS 11 and above

Scrivener 3.2.3 Change List
Ready for macOS 12 Monterey
- Tested and updated for macOS 12 Monterey.
Update NaNoWriMo Word Count
- A new “Update NaNoWriMo Word Count” feature has been added to the Project menu for those taking part in National Novel Writing Month. This feature is available when using the special NaNoWriMo project template available from [our site](https://www.literatureandlatte.com/nanowrimo), or for any project with a target of 50,000 words and a deadline of 30th November. The feature can be added to any project with any target or deadline using [these instructions](https://scrivener.tenderapp.com/help/kb/features-and-usage/enabling-the-update-nanowrimo-word-count-feature-in-scrivener).
UI Tweaks
- When the system tint is set to grey, the focus indicators in Scrivener’s header bars are now blue, rather than using the system tint colour, which, when grey, is too easily confused with the regular header background colour and locked-in-place.
- "Insert MathType Equation" is now hidden on 64-bit machines (and if MathType is not installed).
- The “selection affects other editor” button now has its background highlighted when on, to make its state clearer.
Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
- Fixed .docx import bug whereby lists based on styles could throw an exception and would not import properly.
- Fixed bug whereby toolbar search field didn’t update to reflect search collection settings.
- Fixed bug whereby footnote markers may use bold or italics in Word export if the footnote itself started with bold or italics.
- Fixed bug whereby the “Section headers use binder indenting levels” Fountain option in Compile did nothing.
- Fixed an issue whereby part titles may not appear correctly in Vellum when using the Vellum .docx Compile format.
- Fixed bug whereby controls were squashed in Page Layout.
- Fixed position of styles and font buttons in the format bar for compact layout.
- Fixed bug whereby Preferences toolbar was too short.
- Preferences for disabling insertion point blinking are no longer available on macOS 11 and above. macOS 11 and above do not allow insertion point blinking to be disabled.

### 3.2.2 — Version 3.2.2

- Date: 2020-12-15
- Version: 3.2.2
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_2_2.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.2.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **fixed** — Fixed bug that could cause a crash or hang when typing at certain text scales
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby Search in Project would not work on Big Sur if the search field was in the toolbar
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby links in comments would result in an invalid .docx file
- **fixed** — Worked around an Apple bug that can cause crashes when deleting or moving text in page view in certain circumstances
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby headers and footers could come out upside down for PDF and print-outs on systems earlier than 10.13
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby bulleted lists that skipped levels could result in an invalid .docx file
- **fixed** — Worked around an Apple bug whereby an exception would be thrown if you clicked one of the Line height options in the spacing panel
- **changed** — Improved the speed of exporting RTF for text containing images
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby adjacent comments could create problems when exporting to RTF
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby line breaks could result in invalid HTML in epub files
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby styles weren't maintained when importing RTF files even when the project had styles with matching names

Scrivener 3.2.2 Change List
- Fixed bug that could cause a crash or hang when typing at certain text scales.
- Fixed bug whereby “Search in Project” would not work on Big Sur if the search field was in the toolbar.
- Fixed bug whereby links in comments would result in an invalid .docx file.
- Worked around a nasty Apple bug that can cause crashes when deleting or moving text in page view in certain circumstances.
- Fixed bug whereby headers and footers could come out upside down for PDF and print-outs on systems earlier than 10.13.
- Fixed bug whereby bulleted lists that skipped levels could result in an invalid .docx file.
- Worked around an Apple bug whereby an exception would be thrown if you clicked one of the “Line height” options in the spacing panel (e.g. “At least” or “At most”).
- Improved the speed of exporting RTF for text containing images.
- Fixed bug whereby adjacent comments could create problems when exporting to RTF.
- Fixed a bug whereby line breaks (as opposed to paragraph breaks) could result in invalid HTML in epub files.
- Fixed bug whereby styles weren’t maintained when importing RTF files, even when the project had styles with matching names.

### 3.2.1 — Version 3.2.1

- Date: 2020-11-20
- Version: 3.2.1
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_2_1.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.2.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **fixed** — Fixed bug that could cause Compile to throw an exception and fail to appear
- **fixed** — Fixed spacing issues in Preferences lists
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby toolbar search field did not show options menu
- **fixed** — Fixed minor UI issue in Styles pane of Compile format editor
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby Scrivener could crash after a project was closed in which dragging had occurred
- **added** — Added a workaround for an old bug in TextKit whereby the edited line could get scrolled to the centre at certain text scales
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby the Check for Updates preference options were missing
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby table cells in .docx export could be duplicated if the text inside them used varied paragraph formatting
- **fixed** — Fixed bug in .docx export whereby the first paragraph after a page break would lose association with its assigned style
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby styles may be lost in RTF export
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby the divider above the Binder tab in collections would not be drawn if the binder was set to use a dark background on macOS 10.15 and below

Scrivener 3.2.1 Change List
- Fixed bug that could cause Compile to throw an exception and so not appear.
- Fixed spacing issues in Preferences lists.
- Fixed bug whereby toolbar search field did not show options menu.
- Fixed minor UI issue in Styles pane of Compile format editor.
- Fixed bug whereby Scrivener could crash at any point after a project was closed in which dragging had occurred.
- Added a (hopefully) better workaround for an old bug in TextKit whereby the edited line can get scrolled to the centre at certain text scales.
- Fixed a bug whereby the “Check for Updates” preference options were missing.
- Fixed bug whereby tables cells in .docx export could be duplicated if the text inside them used varied paragraph formatting.
- Fixed bug in .docx export whereby the first paragraph after a page break would lose association with its assigned style.
- Fixed bug whereby styles may be lost in RTF export.
- Fixed a bug whereby the divider above the “Binder” tab in collections wouldn’t be drawn if the binder was set to use a dark background on macOS 10.15 and below.

### 3.2 — Version 3.2

- Date: 2020-11-18
- Version: 3.2
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_2.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **added** — Scrivener is now a Universal app running natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel machines
- **added** — Added option to Import preferences to have text from OPML imported as the main text
- **added** — Added a new drag format that other developers can use to drag and drop items between Scrivener and other apps
- **added** — Added option on Big Sur to use a monochrome toolbar in Appearance preferences
- **added** — Added a reload button to the scratchpad to force refresh of its content
- **changed** — UI and icons updated to match the new look of macOS 11 Big Sur
- **changed** — Scrivener's default Preferences updated so that colours work well on Big Sur
- **changed** — Scrivener's Compile sheet now recommends Kindle Previewer instead of kindlegen for generating mobi files
- **changed** — Ebook export no longer unnecessarily includes span elements where formatting is already determined by para and char styles
- **changed** — Pandoc export now includes the -s flag to create standalone files rather than fragments
- **changed** — Pandoc export now uses shift-header-level-by instead of the deprecated base-header-level
- **changed** — Smart typography is no longer passed as a separate argument for Pandoc formats since it is now used by default
- **changed** — Header bars now use the system tint colour to indicate focused status and dark grey to indicate locked status
- **changed** — Binder Selection Affects Both will now scroll to item selected on left in scrivenings on right when Open Non-Group Items on Right is selected
- **changed** — Changed default composition mode selection colour to that set in the system preferences
- **changed** — Scratchpad now refreshes its content whenever the window is brought to the front instead of actively monitoring the external folder
- **changed** — MultiMarkdown updated to 6.5.3
- **fixed** — Pandoc export now correctly exports to ePub 2 format when the option is selected
- **removed** — Scrivener is no longer bundled with a built-in Java Runtime Environment
- **removed** — Removed Use default script elements from FDX Compile options
- **removed** — Scrivener no longer uses Contacts or AddressBook to fill out address information in manuscripts

Scrivener 3.2 Change List
Scrivener 3.2 provides compatibility for both macOS 11 Big Sur and Apple Silicon, along with more than a hundred bug fixes and tweaks.
Refinements and Changes
Big Sur Refinements
- UI and icons updated to match the new look of macOS 11 Big Sur.
- Scrivener’s default Preferences have been updated so that the colours work well on Big Sur. (If you’re using custom colours, you will need to reset the Preferences to the Defaults to see the updated Big Sur theme.)
Apple Silicon Support
- Scrivener is now a Universal app, running natively on both Silicon and Intel machines.
Compile - Ebooks
- Scrivener’s Compile sheet no longer recommends installing kindlegen for generating mobi files, but Kindle Previewer instead.
- You can now enable a “Version” popover for epub files by setting “SCRShowAppleBooksVersionOption” to “true” in the defaults via the Terminal. This is an advanced option only for use by those trying to update books that already have version numbers associated with them. It is hidden by default because it should not normally be used. (To enable, quit Scrivener. Then, in Terminal.app, type “defaults write com.literatureandlatte.scrivener3 SCRShowAppleBooksVersionOption -bool YES” and hit return. Then restart Scrivener.)
- Ebook export no longer unnecessarily includes <span> elements where the formatting is already determined by the para+char style (previously extra span formatting was unnecessarily output for para+char styles).
Compile - Pandoc
- Pandoc > .docx now supports table of contents options in Compile.
- Pandoc export now includes the -s flag to create standalone files rather than fragments.
- Pandoc export now uses “shift-header-level-by” instead of the deprecated “base-header-level”.
- When working with newer versions of Pandoc, Scrivener now correctly exports to ePub 2 format when the option is selected.
- “-f markdown+smart” is no longer passed in as an argument for Pandoc formats, since smart typography is now used in Pandoc by default.
Compile - Other
- Removed “Use default script elements” from FDX Compile options, as it was of limited use.
- Links are now removed from <$linkID> replacements.
DOCX Converter and Deprecated Native ODT and DOC Support
- Scrivener is no longer bundled with a built-in Java Runtime Environment, which was previously used for improved conversion when importing and exporting .docx, .doc and .odt formats. Scrivener now has its own native .docx importer/exporter, so there is no need to include Java (which added 100MB to Scrivener’s file size). This does mean, however, that the default .odt and .doc converters are now of a lower quality. Users who rely on these formats and cannot use .docx as an alternative can install Java themselves; if Java is installed, Scrivener will use the same converters it used previously for these formats. (You can also set .docx to use the Java converters via the Preferences should you ever need to.) Allowing users to install Java themselves also improves security.
Import/Export
- Updated Fountain import/export to modern Fountain syntax - two spaces at the end of a line no longer forces an Action element (Action elements are forced only by prefixing a line with an exclamation mark).
- Added a new drag format that other developers can use to drag and drop items between Scrivener and other apps. (We haven’t documented this yet, so please get in touch if you’re a developer interested in using it.)
- Placeholder synopses are no longer included in drags to Scapple.
- Added option to Import preferences to have “text” from OPML imported as the main text.
- To avoid data loss, Scrivener now forbids the overwriting of open projects when using Export > as Scrivener 2 Project.
- MultiMarkdown updated to 6.5.3.
Contacts Dependency Removed
- Scrivener no longer uses Contacts or AddressBook to fill out address information in manuscripts - this information can now be added to “Author Information” in the General pane of the Preferences, or can be ent

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### 3.1.5 — Version 3.1.5

- Date: 2019-12-12
- Version: 3.1.5
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_1_5.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.1.5
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **changed** — Updated the built-in Courier Prime font to a version that supports Cyrillic variants
- **changed** — Improved the position of headers and footers in the page layout preview in Compile
- **fixed** — Worked around a Catalina issue whereby using the navigation options to scroll to the top of documents in scrivenings mode would not take into account ruler visibility
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug in the MAS version whereby the built-in non-enhanced .docx converter would not work correctly under sandboxing
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby the Compiled character count would be zero if the option to exclude whitespace from the count was ticked
- **fixed** — Fixed an edge-case situation whereby overtyping text that has just had a comment removed could restore the comment
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby the Project Settings backup folder would not be used in the Mac App Store version
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby it was not possible to toggle character styles
- **fixed** — Fixed bugs in the Ebook Compile format
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby adding a new style in Compile while the title of a newly-added style was still being edited could cause the wrong style to be selected
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby bold and italics did not work for non-English languages

Scrivener 3.1.5 Change List
Changes
- Updated the built-in Courier Prime font to a version that supports Cyrillic variants.
- Improved the position of headers and footers in the page layout preview in Compile.
Fixes
- Worked around a Catalina issue whereby using the navigation options to scroll to the top of documents in scrivenings mode would not take into account ruler visibility.
- Fixed a bug in the MAS version whereby the built-in (non-enhanced) .docx converter would not work correctly under sandboxing.
- Fixed a bug whereby the Compiled character count would be zero if the option to exclude whitespace from the count was ticked.
- Fixed an edge-case situation whereby overtyping text that has just had a comment removed could restore the comment.
- Fixed a bug whereby the Project Settings backup folder would not be used in the Mac App Store version.
- Fixed a bug whereby it was not possible to toggle character styles.
- Fixed bugs in the “Ebook” Compile format.
- Fixed a bug whereby adding a new style in Compile while the title of a newly-added style was still being edited could cause the wrong style to be selected.
- Fixed a bug whereby bold and italics did not work for non-English languages.

### 3.1.4 — Version 3.1.4

- Date: 2019-10-11
- Version: 3.1.4
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_1_4.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.1.4
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **changed** — Updated for macOS 10.15 Catalina compatibility
- **changed** — Clicking the X button on a comment to remove it now scrolls to the location in the text where the comment was located
- **changed** — Update Document Links to Use Target Titles in Edit > Text Tidying now removes links to documents that no longer exist
- **added** — Find by Formatting can now search in the URLs of links
- **removed** — Removed script summary and note font options from Compile for FDX since Final Draft now ignores these settings
- **changed** — Updated the abbreviated title placeholder in Compile metadata to show Use Title as a more accurate indicator of the field's function
- **fixed** — When Base page view size on is set to Compile settings, the page size now ignores the Compile settings and uses the File > Page Setup settings for Compile formats that do not support page settings
- **changed** — Updated a number of Compile formats
- **changed** — Page break characters are now stripped out of the text when compiling to ebook or HTML formats to avoid HTML errors
- **fixed** — Fixed bug with PDF cover images that could cause them to be cropped incorrectly
- **fixed** — Worked around an Apple issue whereby file links dragged in would use an arcane private Apple ID scheme rather than the file path
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby pressing up/down buttons on corkboard arranged by label when there was no selection would throw an exception
- **fixed** — Fixed bug that could cause a crash with unfound bookmarks
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby shadow artefacts could be left in page layout view until resized when switching the Base page view size on preference
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby Opt-clicking on the open collection arrow in the collections header would erroneously include a representation of the collection itself in the corkboard or outliner
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby certain toolbar items could have text drawn over them on Catalina
- **fixed** — Worked around an OS bug whereby the bold and italic menu items would not work on Catalina
- **fixed** — Worked around an OS bug whereby the UI elements of the main window may not resize correctly on Catalina
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue whereby epubcheck would report a warning for sections with no explicit title in Scrivener
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug whereby an exception could be thrown when entering composition mode if the screen size had changed since first launching composition mode

Scrivener 3.1.4 Change List
Updated for macOS 10.15 Catalina compatibility.
Changes
- Clicking the “X” button on a comment to remove it now scrolls to the location in the text where the comment was located.
- “Update Document Links to Use Target Titles” in Edit > Text Tidying now removes links to documents that no longer exist.
- Find by Formatting can now search in the URLs of links.
- Removed script summary and note font options from Compile for FDX since Final Draft now ignores these settings.
- Updated the abbreviated title placeholder in Compile metadata to show “Use Title”, as a more accurate indicator if the field’s function.
- When “Base page view size on” is set to “Compile settings”, the page size now ignores the Compile settings and uses the File > Page Setup settings for Compile formats that do not support page settings.
- Updated a number of Compile formats.
- Page break characters are now stripped out of the text when compiling to ebook or HTML formats, to avoid HTML errors.
Fixes
- Fixed bug with PDF cover images that could cause them to be cropped incorrectly.
- Worked around an Apple issue whereby file links dragged in would use an arcane private Apple ID scheme rather than the file path.
- Fixed bug whereby pressing up/down buttons on corkboard arranged by label when there was no selection would throw an exception.
- Fixed bug that could cause a crash with unfound bookmarks.
- Fixed bug whereby shadow artefacts could be left in page layout view until resized when switching the “Base page view size on” preference.
- Fixed bug whereby Opt-clicking on the “open collection” arrow in the collections header, which loads all documents set to “Include in Compile” into the editor, would erroneously include a representation of the collection itself in the corkboard or outliner.
- Fixed a bug whereby certain toolbar items could have text drawn over them on Catalina.
- Worked around an OS bug whereby the bold and italic menu items would not work on Catalina.
- Worked around an OS bug whereby the UI elements of the main window may not resize correctly on Catalina.
- Fixed an issue whereby epubcheck would report a warning for sections with no explicit title in Scrivener.
- Fixed a bug whereby an exception could be thrown when entering composition mode, causing buttons in the control strip to go missing, if the screen size had changed since first launching composition mode.
- Fixed bug whereby newly-created styles would include Inspector comments until the project was closed and reopened.

### 3.1.3 — Version 3.1.3

- Date: 2019-06-25
- Version: 3.1.3
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_1_3.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.1.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **changed** — Scrivener's licensing and activation system has been updated to work with Paddle
- **added** — Added a new Matching Texts feature to the Bookmarks area of the Inspector that lists all documents sharing a paragraph or sentence with the current document
- **added** — Added a new corkboard preference Compress threads when arranged by label to interleave cards and reduce space usage
- **fixed** — The native .docx importer now correctly reads text inserted in Word during Track Changes
- **changed** — The native .docx importer now decreases the font size of superscript text
- **changed** — Made improvements to the way styles are removed so character styles can be removed more easily when a paragraph style is present
- **changed** — Direct character formatting is no longer removed when resetting to No Style
- **changed** — Quick Search now treats curly and straight apostrophes and quotes as though they are the same
- **fixed** — Asterisks are no longer highlighted in the editor when using an asterisk project search
- **changed** — Optimised and increased speed of Find Duplicates
- **changed** — When finding duplicates, alternating row colours now alternate between duplicate blocks rather than between each row
- **changed** — Copy as Markdown now converts footnotes and removes comments
- **changed** — Enclosing annotation markers are now escaped when exporting MMD files
- **changed** — Save source files for the MultiMarkdown format in Compile is now dependent on the Post-process setting rather than the Use Pandoc syntax setting
- **changed** — Made improvements to Fix script elements that flow across page breaks
- **changed** — If Kindle Previewer is installed, Scrivener now uses kindlegen from inside that to generate Kindle files rather than requiring a separate kindlegen installation
- **removed** — Removed the At <!--ENDNOTES--> marker option from plain text and RTFD Compile options
- **changed** — Improved the dual dialogue option for print and PDF to work with formats other than only Screenplay
- **changed** — The total word count is now given in parentheses after the selection word count in the footer bar
- **fixed** — Fixed bug whereby Scrivener could crash if a Revision Mode was invoked while Linguistic Focus was open

Scrivener 3.1.3 Change List
Refinements and Changes
Licensing and Activation
- Scrivener’s licensing and activation system has been updated to work with our new e-commerce provider, Paddle.
Matching Texts Feature
- Added a new “Matching Texts” feature to the Bookmarks area of the Inspector in the main window. This lists all documents that share a paragraph or sentence with the current document. Double-clicking a result selects matching text in the main editor.
Corkboard Threaded View
- Added a new corkboard preference, “Compress threads when arranged by label”. This is turned on by default, and interleaves cards on the board so that they take up less space when “Arrange by Label” is turned on.
Import
- The native .docx importer now correctly reads text inserted in Word during Track Changes.
- The native .docx importer now decreases the font size of superscript text.
Styles
- Made improvements to the way styles are removed. Character styles can now be removed more easily when a paragraph style is present, and direct character formatting is no longer removed when resetting to “No Style”.
Searching
- Quick Search now treats curly and straight apostrophes and quotes as though they are the same.
- Asterisks are no longer highlighted in the editor when using an asterisk project search to find any match.
- Optimised and increased speed of “Find Duplicates”.
- When finding duplicates, the alternating row colours used in the search colours alternate between duplicate blocks rather than between each row.
MultiMarkdown
- Copy as Markdown now converts footnotes and removes comments.
- Other minor improvements to Copy as Markdown.
- Enclosing annotation markers are now escaped when exporting MMD files.
- “Save source files” for the MultiMarkdown format in Compile is now dependent on the “Post-process” setting rather than the “Use Pandoc syntax” setting.
Compile
- Improvements made to “Fix script elements that flow across page breaks”.
- If Kindle Previewer is installed, Scrivener now uses kindlegen from inside that to generate Kindle files, rather than requiring a separate kindlegen installation. (Kindle Previewer contains a newer, 64-bit version of kindlegen which is not currently available on Amazon’s website as a separate download.)
- Removed the “At <!--ENDNOTES--> marker” option from plain text and RTFD Compile options, since it does nothing - the marker always overrides the options selected there if it exists.
- Improved the dual dialogue option for print and PDF to work with formats other than only Screenplay, such as US Stage Play format.
Miscellaneous
- The total word count is now given in parentheses after the selection word count in the footer bar (as long as only one count type is shown and not both words and characters).
- The text fields in the image resizing panel now have a hard minimum of 25 points (previously the minimum may be higher, and different from what could be achieved with the sliders).
- It is now possible to copy and paste label, status and auto-complete items between the Project Settings of different projects.
- Added extra code to ensure the session count resets when a project is opened if the reset time passed while the project was closed.
- Added “Back Up All Projects Now” as an alternate to “Back Up Now” in the “Back Up” menu (hold down Option to turn “Back Up Now” into “Back Up All Projects Now”.
- Opt-dragging into collections now acts consistently, always including subdocuments of folders, even when dragging into the cork board or outliner (which previously worked differently).
-
Bugs Fixed
Major (Stability)
- Fixed bug whereby Scrivener could crash if a Revision Mode was invoked while Linguistic Focus was open.
- Fixed bug that could cause a crash or hang when importing certain .docx files using either the Aspose or native importers.
- Fixed bug that could cause an exception to be thrown by Compile when styles were set both to delete text and add prefixes or suffixes.
- Fixed bug whereby keywords could

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### 3.1.2 — Version 3.1.2

- Date: 2019-02-18
- Version: 3.1.2
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_1_2.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.1.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

### 3.1.1 — Version 3.1.1

- Date: 2018-11-08
- Version: 3.1.1
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_1_1.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.1.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

### 3.1 — Version 3.1

- Date: 2018-11-08
- Version: 3.1
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_1.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

### 3.0.3 — Version 3.0.3

- Date: 2018-06-21
- Version: 3.0.3
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_0_3.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.0.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

### 3.0.2 — Version 3.0.2

- Date: 2018-03-06
- Version: 3.0.2
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_0_2.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.0.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

### 3.0.1 — Version 3.0.1

- Date: 2017-12-21
- Version: 3.0.1
- Original notes: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/downloads/3_0_1.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener/releases/3.0.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS