Liquid Glass has arrived with iOS and macOS 26, and NotePlan has received a major facelift to match. Corners are now rounder, backgrounds more transparent and glassy, and both the NotePlan app icon and in-app icons have been refreshed. On top of that, we’ve packed in a long list of bug fixes.

Because NotePlan is built with a lot of custom code, adapting to the new design required deep changes throughout the app. We had to adjust countless small details to align the interface with the new look, and in some cases even restructure how views are created and connected. This caused a ripple effect of issues that we worked through and cleaned up.

New Icon

NotePlans icon got also the Liquid Glass treatment on Mac and iOS. We also made it slightly thicker to accommodate the new style.

Mac:

iOS:

macOS 26

On Mac, the first thing you’ll notice is that the left sidebar now appears to “float” above the window. The best part: it allows your note’s background color to shine through.

You can set a background color for any note by opening Properties at the top. (For calendar notes, first click the menu button in the top right and select Add Properties.) Add a key called "bg-color" and select the desired color from the drop down that appears when you click into "value" — or simply hit the AI button to let NotePlan suggest properties automatically, including background and icon.

The command bar has also been redesigned with a glassy look that lets the background subtly show through.

iOS 26

On iOS, the biggest visual change is on iPad: the sidebar now matches the same floating, glassy design you’ll see on macOS. The command bar also uses this new glass effect here, too.

On iPhone, the keyboard toolbar has been completely refreshed, and most menus and dropdowns throughout the app now share the updated look.

Other Improvements

This release contains an accumulation of a months worth of bug fixing, many edge cases were fixed, some iOS/macOS 26 issues, crashes and more.

Teamspaces

• Added teamspace name to daily note titles
• Fixed private notes incorrectly appearing in teamspace folder views
• Fixed duplicated references in teamspaces when the default extension for private notes is set to “.txt”
• Fixed switching to the correct note in teamspaces when clicking on a weekly note in the date picker
• Fixed opening calendar note tasks in a teamspace not opening the correct note
• Fixed issues with teamspace folder names containing periods
• Fixed self-referencing in teamspace notes (e.g., adding a task on Sept 3 referencing the same date)
• Blocked dragging between teamspaces and improved drag indicators (shows a plus symbol when moving between team and private spaces)
• Fixed creating a new teamspace folder not working correctly

Calendar & Timeline

• Fixed iOS 26 timeline dragging offset
• Fixed dragging tasks from folder view cards into the calendar and timeline
• Fixed “Calendar Notes” folder view not updating when underlying tasks changed
• Fixed opening tasks from the “Calendar Notes” folder view on iPad
• Fixed “Calendar Notes” folder view incorrectly showing archived tasks
• Fixed issues timeblocking from the “Calendar Notes” Kanban
• Excluded teamspace tasks from the “Calendar Notes” Kanban

Folder Views

• Added a right-click option to always open tasks or notes in Split View
• Allow renaming a column to an empty name to delete its value and move related notes/tasks to Uncategorized
• Allow re-ordering notes and tasks inside the Uncategorized group
• Allow moving a note or task into the Uncategorized group (removing its property)
• Allow re-ordering columns when grouping by a standard field like “Folder” (creation/deletion of such columns is not possible)
• Automatically hide empty columns for standard fields like “Folder”
• Shortened date titles in folder views
• Fixed folder view and Split View both opening the daily note when switching
• Fixed folder views showing an incorrect name when the view was called “All Notes”
• Fixed “Calendar Notes” folder view showing archived tasks
• Added a setting in Properties to keep tags in titles (removed by default)
• Fixed empty folders appearing in folder view

Notes & Tasks

• Fixed bullets with date links being misclassified as scheduled tasks
• Fixed detecting scheduled tasks that contained “@” inside a link
• Fixed linking to headings with trailing spaces
• Fixed table cells not saving content when switching to another note too quickly
• Fixed markdown characters not disappearing when inserting a template
• Fixed Split View focus indicator (top-left path fading out)
• Search Operators
• Added support for multiple is values (e.g., is:open,scheduled)
• Automatically add default sources if only task state/filters are used (prevents empty results)
• Added hide:archive to exclude results from archived notes

Other Fixes

• Fixed image transcription prompt to reduce hallucinations
• Fixed Opt+Shift+Left/Right text selection across tasks

Developer

• Fixed saveNote not returning if it finished faster than the promise resolution
• Fixed Editor.save() sometimes not returning
• Fixed Editor.selectedParagraphs returning the wrong line
• Fixed incorrect note type for dated or linked paragraphs
• Fixed new note creation from API with a teamspace folder path (templating issue)
• Fixed Editor.openNoteByFilename not returning when opening a folder
• Added DataStore.trashNote(filename)