How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• The eraser now works properly with straightened lines https://github.com/adil192/saber/commit/9feb6e6529a171525665c87035126eb5f7ce24d3
• More image formats are supported f12953992bd7a1c3764a7df92f032ab354daf3eb including SVGs https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/359
• The toolbar can be aligned to the left and right of the screen https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/355
• Improved performance on app load https://github.com/adil192/saber/commit/55c506681ca7d3953655fdc9d2579cb0e855958a https://github.com/adil192/saber/commit/f5b6d29a268364cde6f08f0344f16e81f3f43047
• Windows users can now install without administrator privileges
• iOS ipa files are now signed (not tested)
• Minor visual tweaks https://github.com/adil192/saber/commit/3a23a1a66afddbe7efb97244a8948733ffd91f8f

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.9.2...v0.9.3

Translations

• i18n: Update Persian by @mehdijahann in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/334, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/353, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/364
• i18n: Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/335, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/347, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/362
• i18n: Update Spanish by @iamjosuefischer in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/339
• i18n: Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/340, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/354, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/363
• i18n: Update German by @comcloudway in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/341
• i18n: Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/336, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/348, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/361
• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/346
• i18n: Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/352
• i18n: Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/358

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• You can now re-order pages in the editor #151
• Improved the appearance of strokes that go beyond the page
• Pen (non-highlighter) strokes are sorted chronologically rather than by color #332
• Fixed a bug regarding the sizing of off-screen pages in the editor
• Fixed the selection area being displayed on all pages

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.9.1...v0.9.2

Translations

• i18n: Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/321
• i18n: Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/327
• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/328

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• Fixed a bug where pages with background images would be automatically removed when the rest of the page was erased

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.9.0...v0.9.1

Translations

• i18n: Update Persian by @mehdijahann in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/324
• i18n: Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/325
• i18n: Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/326

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• You can now import PDFs in the editor menu #322
• Long press a setting to reset it to its default value
• You can now import multiple images at once
• Syncing reliability improvements
• Fixed going into fullscreen on the whiteboard for Android devices

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.8.1...v0.9.0

Translations

• i18n: Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/310
• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/314
• i18n: Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/315
• i18n: Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/316
• i18n: Update Persian by @mehdijahann in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/317
• i18n: Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/318, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/323
• i18n: Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/319

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• Fixed Android devices flickering in and out of fullscreen
• Home screen performance improvements
• You can choose to hide the backgrounds of your notes on the home screen for a cleaner look
• Added a monochrome icon for Android 13 users
• Fixed the navbar overlapping with the home screen on some Android tablets
• Discontinued the web version of Saber due to a number of issues such as
  • missing networking features and couldn't connect to Nextcloud
  • poor performance when writing
  • the web required special attention/implementations in basically all io features

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1

Translations

• i18n: Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/294
• i18n: Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/296
• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/297, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/307
• i18n: Update Persian (fa) by @mehdijahann in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/300
• i18n: Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/311
• i18n: Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/312

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• New selection tool! Currently restricted to strokes only
• Drawing performance improvements
• Scrolling performance improvements
• Minor UI changes
• PDF exports are now pixel perfect (but are rasterized)
• Images on the home screen no longer 'flicker' while syncing

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0

Translations

• i18n: Add Persian by @mehdijahann in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/292
• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/284
• i18n: Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/286
• i18n: Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/287, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/291
• i18n: Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/288, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/290
• i18n: Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/289

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• Improved the appearance of the highlighter on custom backgrounds
• Performance improvements with the .sbn file format
• Fixed size indicator not updating when switching between the fountain pen and ballpoint pen #215
• Fixed UI regression on the home screen
• You can now configure how much images are compressed in settings #218

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.6.0...v0.7.0

Translations

• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/274
• i18n: Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/275, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/282
• i18n: Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/276
• i18n: Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/278
• i18n: Update Spanish by @iamjosuefischer in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/280

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• You can now set images as the page background
• Fixed the finger drawing toggle on web
• Fixed photo import on web
• Upgraded to Flutter 3.7.0

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.8...v0.6.0

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Small UI improvements
• Fixed issue #267 where you couldn't use http (instead of https) server URLs
• macOS users can opt in to insecure storage, because Saber can't access the keychain without an Apple Developer account. See #257 (sponsors needed!)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.7...v0.5.8

Translations

• i18n: Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/248, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/260
• i18n: Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/261
• i18n: Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/258
• i18n: Update German by @comcloudway in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/262
• i18n: Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/263
• i18n: Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/266

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Various UI changes for iOS/macOS users
• You can choose whether to use the regular or iOS style of the app
• Better color scheme for high contrast devices
• Fix bug with notes named with special characters not being openable
• Samsung users are warned about the S Pen crash
• Fixed editor menu not being sized correctly on landscape phones
• The Settings page is organised into categories

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.6...v0.5.7

Translations

• Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/240, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/244, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/253
• Update German by @comcloudway in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/241
• Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/243, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/249
• Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/245, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/252
• Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/246, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/251
• Update Spanish by @iamjosuefischer in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/250

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Added a button to lock the canvas zoom
• Decreased minimum Android version to 4.3 for the FOSS build
• Added icons to the settings page
• Updated the copyright year
• UI improvements
• Disabled the container transform animation if your device has reduced animations enabled

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.5...v0.5.6

Translations

• Update Italian by @toobaz in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/221
• Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/227
• Update Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/229
• Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/230
• Update Czech by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/231
• Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/232

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• You'll remained scrolled/zoomed to the same position when you close and open a note during the same session
• Optimisations for Onyx devices (Saber-FOSS.apk comes without this)
• Removed the empty last page from PDF exports
• Initial support for exporting typed text to PDF (doesn't line up properly yet)
• Quill toolbar buttons now match the other toolbar buttons
• Images can now be stretched (distorted)
• You can now override your system language in Settings
• New Turkish and Czech translations
• Bug fix: The Quill toolbar no longer disappears if the editor loses focus

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.4...v0.5.5

Translations

• Add Turkish by @fybx in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/210
• Add Czech translation by @ceskyDJ in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/209, updated in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/217

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Make it clearer when you're taken to your last viewed page
• Pages now have a page indicator on the bottom
• Improvements for Android users importing files #196
• Better version comparison for updates
• Bug fix: Deleting files properly syncs again
• Bug fix: Only show the size indicator hint once #203
• Bug fix: Whiteboard pages no longer blank out if you expand the navigation menu #204
• Bug fix: Fix zoom indicator not showing up

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.3...v0.5.4

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Notes will reopen to the last page you were on #194
• Android users can now import .sbn files #200
• Uploading indicators are no longer shown if you aren't logged in with Nextcloud
• Performance improvements for notes with lots of strokes #179
• Bug fix: Correctly save 90° straight lines #199
• Bug fix: Exiting fullscreen now works in Firefox https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/issues/50857

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Fixed regression where the 3rd page couldn't be drawn on #188
• Fixed bug on desktops where pages would incorrectly be calculated as offscreen #190
• Performance improvements with syncing
• Syncing now handles being offline

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2

Translations

• Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/185

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• There's now a button to use the editor in fullscreen #165
• Undo/redo history is now limited to 100 records #179
• Fix bug with new notes all having the same name #173
• Invertible pictures won't be shown not-inverted while loading
• Reduced stutter while opening large files
• Performance improvements for notes with many pages #179
• Pages in the editor now have a box shadow to make them stand out from the background #172
• The web version now has a splash screen
• The web version has smoothing enabled by default #171

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1

Translations

• Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/167, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/174
• Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/168, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/175
• Update Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/169, https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/176

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• You can now type in notes! #158
• Minor bug fixes

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.4.9...v0.5.0

Translations

• Add Russian by @ShevT in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/157, Updated in #161
• Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/159
• Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/160
• Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/162

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Better transition when opening a note
• You can now choose custom colors in the editor
• If you've chosen to auto-clear the whiteboard, you can tap the undo button to restore it
• Minor UI tweaks
• Added missing dependencies to the Flatpak release

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.4.8...v0.4.9

Translations

• Update German by @comcloudway in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/153
• Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/154
• Update Traditional Chinese by @jhihyulin in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/155

How to install (links)

Android • Linux • Windows • iOS • macOS

Changelog

• Greatly reduced scrolling jank
• Inverted images are now pre-loaded and nicely animated
• You can now download images into your gallery/hard drive, by @adil192 in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/152
• Fixed transition from old secure storage
• Fixed bug with computers with multiple disks/partitions (0135d495051934d74fbbf8a13b7962af6f57ec87)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.4.7...v0.4.8

Note (19 December 2022)

Flatpak releases (both Saber.flatpak and the Flathub release) will need you to install sudo apt install libsecret-1-dev libjsoncpp-dev. This won't be necessary after the next release, and has since been fixed on Flathub.

How to install (links)

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Changelog

• Security fix for how your credentials are stored on your device. You'll need to login again if you get logged out after this update.
• The home screen will now show thumbnails of images to reduce memory usage.
• Renaming a file to an existing file's name won't overwrite the existing file.
• The iOS/macOS icon is now properly cropped.
• New users will get a hint to drag the pen size indicator left and right.
• Minor bug fixes

Full Changelog: https://github.com/adil192/saber/compare/v0.4.6...v0.4.7

Translations

• Update Italian by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/144
• Update German Translation by @mamasch19 in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/145
• Update Simplified Chinese by @Sdarfeesh in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/148
• Update Spanish by @iamjosuefischer in https://github.com/adil192/saber/pull/149

Note (19 December 2022)

Flatpak releases (both Saber.flatpak and the Flathub release) will need you to install sudo apt install libsecret-1-dev libjsoncpp-dev. This won't be necessary after the next release.