# Scrivener 3.2 — Version 3.2

- Product: Scrivener (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scrivener)
- Vendor: Literature & Latte
- 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

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- **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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