Ingrid

What’s new in Ingrid

Major additions, newest first. All changes includes the smaller improvements and fixes; Ingrid through the years shows the earlier editors.

Explore the features: Workspaces · Inspector · Reshaping · Diagrams · Tile types · Folding

Browse the history · 2021–2026

Earlier entries are reconstructed from surviving source. Development dates mark when work was added; release labels identify confirmed public versions. Current examples illustrate today’s capabilities; restored captures name their source date.

Tabs, panes and views

· Web 0.1.130

Keep several grids open in one workspace. Arrange them in tabs and panes, or use New View to work on an overview and its details together.

Two grids · four views · three panesInterface illustration

Overview pane

  • Reading journal (visible)
  • Weekly plan

Dune is folded here; the reading list stays open.

Dune pane

  • Reading journal · Dune (visible)

Same journal, focused on one book.

Questions pane

  • Reading journal · Questions (visible)

Same questions, unfolded in this view.

Reading journal has three views. Weekly plan is a separate grid in the second tab. Edits and Undo are shared within each grid; focus and folds belong to each view.

Current example: an abstract workspace with two grids, four tabs and three panes. Reading journal stays visible at three levels; Weekly plan is ready in another tab.

Views of one grid share edits and Undo, with their own focus and folds. Tabs, panes, focus and folds return on reload. Layout stays on this device; optional Sync carries grid content between devices.

Arrange tabs, panes and views · Full entry

Tabs, panes and windows on Desktop

· Desktop development

The Desktop workspace grows to support several grids, tabs, panes and windows. Views of the same grid share their document and editing history.

This is a private Desktop development milestone; it does not mark a public installer release.

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Back up grids and their media

· Web development

Full Export packages grids and their image and audio assets in an .ingrid-backup.zip file. Full Import restores the archive and continues to accept older JSON backups.

All your grids, one backupInterface illustration

Settings → Data → Backup

  • Full ExportDownload all grids and their embedded media.
  • Import backupBring a saved backup into this browser.

What happens on import

  • New gridAdded to your local grids.
  • Identical gridKept as it is.
  • Different grid with the same IDImported as a copy; your local grid stays.
Current example: abstract backup actions and their results. Full Export includes every grid; Import backup preserves differing local work.

This work is included in Web 0.1.130.

Back up and restore grids · Full entry

A floating Inspector

· Web development

Keep the Inspector open in a floating panel while you work. Supported Chromium browsers can also place it in a separate picture-in-picture window; other browsers keep the floating panel.

Keep the Inspector beside the gridInterface illustration

Reading journal · Dune

Select a tile in the grid.

Tile Inspector

Selected tile
Dune
Type
Header
Heading
2
Style
Soft green fill
Render
Children below

The Inspector follows the selected tile.

Current example: the grid and an abstract Inspector side by side. The floating panel stays open as you select another tile.

Available by Web 0.1.114. Desktop window support follows on October 1.

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Review recovered changes

· Web development

Recovered changes opens a read-only preview of captured recovery data. Inspect it, copy a selection or export the recovered grid before deciding what to keep.

This is recovery for captured changes, not a permanent version archive. Available by Web 0.1.110.

Understand storage and recovery · Full entry

A library of example grids

· Web development

Open example grids to explore nested notes, structured plans and mixed content. Converted TreeSheets examples join the library.

Reading Map · follow the rooms through an imaginary novel

Current example: a branch from Reading Map, one of the library’s example grids. Chapter numbers and room details stay together in the same nested grid.

The library browser was implemented by Web 0.1.109. It currently requires a configured download library and is hidden in the public app.

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Search commands in Help

· Web development

Searchable Help brought commands and keyboard shortcuts into a compact in-app reference.

From a shortcut to its instructionsInterface illustration

Search Docs · “Ctrl+]”

  • Indent selection or current rowKeyboard reference → Structure

Keyboard reference

Shortcut
Ctrl+]
Action
Indent selection or current row

Search results jump to this part of the guide.

Current example: an abstract Docs search. Search a command or shortcut, then follow the result to its instructions. Help opens Docs directly.

It has since been replaced by searchable Docs. Help now opens that guide in a separate tab.

Read the keyboard reference · Full entry

A compact interface and Inspector

· Web development

The toolbar, footer and Inspector are rebuilt around smaller grouped controls. Appearance controls and selectable themes sit alongside the grid without taking over the workspace.

One tile, its properties togetherInterface illustration

Tile Inspector

Selected tile
Dune
Type
Header
Heading
2
Style
Soft green fill
Render
Children below

The Inspector follows the selected tile.

Current example: an abstract Tile Inspector. Type, Style and Render describe the selected tile; Render controls how its children appear.

This interface and searchable Help are available by Web 0.1.102.

Use the Tile Inspector · Full entry

Reuse tile appearance

· Web development

Copy and paste appearance between tiles, transfer it across a row, column, grid or nested tiles, or clear it without replacing the tile’s content.

One tile’s fill

Transferred to its row

Current example: Transfer To → Row applies the selected tile’s appearance to its row. Here, all three activities gain the same fill.

Reuse appearance settings · Full entry

Work with larger grids

· Web development

The editor mounts the visible portion of large grids instead of keeping every tile on screen. This reduces rendering work as documents grow.

Inventory · five records, three columns

Current example: five records and three columns from the synthetic inventory stress grid. The complete grid has 1,800 records, seven columns and 12,608 tiles.

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A homepage and user guide

· Web development

Ingrid gains its own public homepage and Docs, introducing nested grids, mixed content, structural editing and local storage.

Start with one note

Put plans inside it

Current example: Docs starts with a note, then shows how to put a grid inside it. One tile becomes a parent with two plans inside it.

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Native Desktop documents

· Desktop development

Desktop moves to .ingrid documents backed by SQLite, with embedded media and checks for changes made by another writer.

This is private Desktop development, separate from browser storage and public Web releases.

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· Web development

Print the grid without application controls, flowing its content across pages. Later work improves preparation of images and long code blocks.

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Reopen Ingrid offline

· Web development

A cached app shell lets a previously loaded Ingrid reopen offline. Locally saved grids remain available for editing without a connection.

Work with locally saved grids · Full entry

Cloud Sync

· Production milestone

Optional Cloud Sync reaches production. Sign in with an email code to carry grid content between devices while keeping a local copy for offline work.

Saved here. Synced across devices.Interface illustration

Saved

The grid’s changes are stored on this device.

Local saving works without a Sync subscription.

Synced

Cloud Sync has uploaded the grid’s changes.

Optional Sync connects your signed-in devices.

Current example: Saved and Synced describe different destinations. This illustration shows both complete; other states indicate work is still pending or needs attention.

Use optional Sync · Full entry

Export and restore your library

· Web development

Full Export backs up all locally stored grids and their media. Full Import can create missing grids or bring them in as copies.

Your newer local note stays

The backup returns as a copy

Current example: when a saved grid differs from its backup, Import backup preserves the local grid and adds the imported version as a copy. You can compare both.

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Transpose, sort and fold

· Web development

Transpose exchanges rows and columns, recursive folding controls deeper branches, and row sorting reorganizes structured notes.

Before Transpose

After Transpose

Current example: Transpose swaps rows and columns while each day keeps its activity.

Reshape a grid · Full entry

Find your place

· Web development

Find improves the presentation of ranked search results, while the minimap makes it easier to locate the current part of a grid. Search already existed in the April editor.

Find a note by its words and its placeInterface illustration

Find · “water”

  • Water becomes political power.Reading journal → Dune → Summary
  • Who controls the water?Reading journal → Dune → Questions

The parent path distinguishes each matching tile.

Current example: abstract Find results for “water”. Each result includes its parent path so similar notes are easier to tell apart.

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Diagrams in tiles

· Web development

Mermaid, Graphviz and Pikchr source can produce diagrams inside the grid. Diagrams join the existing text, code, math and media tile types.

A Mermaid diagram inside an Ingrid tile, with arrows connecting Tile and Grid.
Current example: a Mermaid diagram rendered inside a tile in the built-in Ingrid Tour. View full-size screenshot.

Edit a diagram tile · Full entry

Portable grids and media

· Web development

Grid import and export carry embedded media. File drop and paste make it easier to bring content into a grid without managing separate asset folders.

Image

Audio · try the one-second sample

Current example: an image and an audio tile. Ingrid JSON can carry embedded media with the grid, so the receiving copy has the files it needs.

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Richer text and tile appearance

· Web development

Rich text and more tile appearance controls extend the editor’s original background colors, giving related notes their own emphasis and presentation.

Current example: a heading, bold book titles and a soft tile fill keep a reading list easy to scan.

Style tiles and text · Full entry

A two-way TreeSheets bridge

· Web development

TreeSheets XML export joins import, so text and nested grid structure can travel in both directions. The format does not preserve Ingrid’s specialized tile types.

Ingrid grid

After a TreeSheets XML round trip

Current example: text, rows and columns survive the XML round trip. The Header becomes a text tile and Ingrid’s tile appearance is not carried across.

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Fold and wrap nested grids

· Web development

Fold nested grids and wrap a selection into a parent tile. Wrap works with whole grids, rows, columns and rectangular selections. Multiple tiles can change type or background color together.

Folded

Unfolded

Current example: the two questions stay in the grid while folded away. Unfolding brings them back into view.

Export a grid snapshot as JSON, or copy selections as plain text, HTML or Markdown.

Fold and focus a branch · Full entry

Images, audio, code and to-dos

· Web development

To-dos, code, math, images, audio and video join text and headings. Media controls attach files or link to their sources.

Current example: an image, a playable audio sample, a to-do and highlighted code in one grid.

Choose a tile type · Full entry

Copy whole branches

· Web development

Copy, cut and paste structured selections while keeping their nested grids. TreeSheets XML import brings existing outlines into Ingrid.

Current example: copying Dune carries its summary, themes and nested questions together.

Copy and paste grids · Full entry

The current editor begins

· Web development

A new editor foundation starts with editable nested grids, row and column operations, and Undo and Redo. It carries forward the nested-grid idea from the earlier Desktop work.

The restored June 2026 Ingrid core editor with its original demo grid.
Restored capture from June 4, 2026 source, showing how the editor developed after its April start. Captured November 1, 2026. View full-size screenshot.

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The early Desktop editor

· Desktop development

The early Desktop renderer combines nested grids, several tile types, structural actions, search and a minimap. The small colored action icons and grid-within-a-grid layout already point toward today’s Ingrid.

The restored 2022 Desktop renderer with its toolbar and a neutral reading journal.
Restored browser capture from July 2022 Desktop source, using a neutral sample. Captured November 2, 2026; this is not a native installer capture. View full-size screenshot.

See the visual history for a restored capture from this source. This was development work, not a verified public release.

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The earliest surviving source

· Source milestone

The preserved Desktop repository begins here. It is the earliest source record recovered for this history; it does not establish an original public launch date.

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