About Zavala
Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export...
Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering
Version History * Added Row Order to the Find Row Shortcut action so that you can now sort by the order in the Outline. * Fixed a crash that could happen when dismissing the editor locked view. 4.2.2 Apr 8 * Fixes a critical error that prevented new users from using iCloud sync (error Unknown Item). 4.2.1 Apr 3 * Add the ability to Lock Outlines. This encrypts an Outline and prevents it from being viewed without user authorization. This also enables iCloud encrypted syncing. * Added Find Outline and Find Row shortcut actions. * Deprecated Get Outlines and Get Rows shortcut actions. 4.2 Apr 2 * Added the ability to import Markdown documents. * Added a new formatting option called Code for inline code. * Added another new formatting option called Highlight that highlights text. * Now when you export an Outline as Markdown or OPML that contains images, the images will also be exported into an asset directory next to the Outline. * Added the Shortcuts menu. You need to enable it in Settings to use it. If you are a Shortcuts user, this enables you to launch your Shortcuts right from Zavala. * The Link command is now under Format in the main menu since it is usually grouped with formatting in other places. * Added a Delete Outline menu option in the main File menu. * Markdown exports are now limited to 80 characters per line * You no longer have to have the main window open to double click an OPML file in the Finder for it to import correctly. * Fixed a crash that could happen when dropping rows into an outline at the end of the outline. * We now correctly tint the link button blue when the cursor is in a link formatted section of text. * Removed the Import OPML button from the Collection view - it didn’t get used enough there to justify taking up the space. 4.1 Mar 16 * The operating system now recognizes Zavala as an application that can import OPML files * Fix a crasher on the documents view that could happen when adding or removing outlines from the tag being viewed 4.0.1 Feb 26 * Updated UI to support Liquid Glass * iCloud syncing and internal storage has been redone to eliminate Corrupted Outlines * Added German localization * Added Simplified Chinese localization * Added a setting (Create Rows) to change how the editor behaves when a user presses Return on a Row with children. * Added Directly Before as an option for Row Destination when using applicable Shortcut Actions * Added the Document Link parameter to the Get Outlines Shortcut Action * Added the Row Link parameter to the Get Row Shortcut Action * Made cursor restoration more reliable when using standalone editor windows * Made expanding and collapsing rows faster when Disable Animations is on 4.0 Feb 17 * Fixed the iCloud database version number error. * Fixed a crash that could happen if you pasted a Rich Text Format list into a Topic or Note. 3.3.10 Jan 27 * The duplicate outline action now also copies the outline settings 3.3.9 10/31/2025 * Fixed a bug that caused a Topic to be lost when using the Add Note keyboard shortcut * Fixed a problem where a newly created Row might lose its contents if Delete All Completed was executed before moving the cursor outside of the Row. * We now index the outgoing Outline instead of the Incoming one when we are switching Outlines. * Worked around a system bug that prevented full text search results from working 3.3.8 10/16/2025 * Fixed the Restore Fonts dialog title. * Fixed an issue where Topic text might disappear when using the Notes toolbar item. * Made testing to see if a parent row should autocomplete slightly more efficient. 3.3.7 07/25/2025 * Fixed some localization issues. * Fixed a problem where the cursor would sometimes appear to jump back a character while typing. * Fixed a bug where undoing an outdent could put the outline in an incorrect state. 3.3.6 07/02/2025 * Fixed a regression that prevented the New Outline option to not work on the Link dialog. * Fixed Notes current result search highlighting. * Fixed a problem that could cause random Rows to not reflect a change to font or font color. * The Sort Documents main menu item now shows which options are currently selected. 3.3.5 06/24/2025 * Improved editor performance. * Fixed the Get Info dialog label vertical alignment. * Removed redundant “Created on” and “Updated on” verbiage from the Get Info dialog. * Fixed the quotes in Shortcut suggestions for editing an Outline. * Reloading an Outline because an external process accessed Zavala’s internal database no longer causes rendering artifacts. * The cursor no longer gets moved to the beginning of the line when clicking on the Move Row Right button on a newly created Row with text. 3.3.4 06/05/2025 * Fixed a bug that could prevent deleting an empty row using the backspace key from the beginning of the next row. * Fixed a crash that could happen if you created a Note and then immediately hit the filter. * Fixed a bug that could cause an Outline to be deleted if another process accessed the internal Account database. * Fixed a crash that could happen while resolving iCloud syncing conflicts. 3.3.3 05/28/2025 * Improved the Editor performance. This is especially noticeable when pressing Return on a row with text. * Fix regression that prevented moving a row on left when hitting enter on an empty row. * Fixed a crash that could happen if shutting down and an iCloud sync were started at the same time. 3.3.2 05/11/2025 * Localized iCloud error messages are now shown correctly. * Fixed a couple iCloud syncing problems that could cause Outline corruption when resolving Outline merge conflicts. * Prevent a crash that could occasionally happen when viewing an Outline and an iCloud update happened. 3.3.1 04/24/2025 * You can now navigate the full user interface using the keyboard. One effect of this is that selected items now have a gray background unless you are focused on them. Focused items (being actively selected) are the accent color now. * Added localizations for Australian English and British English. * Printed Topics now correctly use the system serif font to make them easier to read on paper. * When printing an Outline as a list, the Notes field uses a slightly smaller font size than the Topic to make it easier to discern. * The Title field cursor is now brighter when the default accent color is used so that it matches the curser used in the rest of the Outline Editor. * The cursor now appears much faster when creating a new Outline. * Made restoring the cursor position when opening an Outline much faster. * When selecting multiple Rows and then dragging by a Row other than the first one, then cancelling the drag would result in uneditable rows. This has been fixed. * A bug that could cause a Row to be dropped into the wrong location when dragging downwards has been fixed. 3.3 03/02/2025 * When adding a Row after the Focus Row, we now always add it as a child Row. Previously it could get added as a sibling Row which wasn’t visible due to Focus being active. * The Shortcut action Copy Rows now correctly returns the result of the action instead of the input to the action. * Fixed a rare crash that could happen if you were viewing an Outline and iCloud syncing happened to that Outline with a specific combination of updates. 3.2.2 02/23/2025 * We no longer show a context menu for the Collection item Account because it can’t be acted upon with the context menu. * You can no longer, incorrectly summon a context menu for the Title in the Outline Editor. * Made the Focus toolbar button correctly disable when no row to Focus on could be determined. * Fixed a crash that could happen if the Tags get out of sync. * Fixed a bug that could crash the app when the operating system touches the internal database forcing a data reload. * Made it harder to hit the wrong toolbar button 3.2.1 02/07/2025 * There is a new Setting for Outlines that will enable automatic row numbering. Options are None, Simple, Decimal, and Legal. * When executing Create Row Inside we now automatically expand the current row if it is collapsed. * We now clean up any pending Row sync requests when the parent Outline has been deleted. * Fixed a couple of bugs that were causing problems when syncing Outline Settings. * Fixed a crash on the iPad when resizing while using Stage Manager. * Fixed a bug that had the Focus button disabled on the iPhone when opening an outline and there was Focus, but the keyboard wasn't showing. 3.2 01/15/2025 * Tags are now considered part of the Outline and are copied between Accounts. * iCloud error messages are now human readable. * We no longer show an error dialog when iCloud is unreachable (CloudKitDomain 4). Instead we just try again in 5 seconds. 3.1.1 12/30/2024 * There is now an option to sort the Documents View by Title, Created Date, or Updated Date. * A new option has been added to disable automatically creating links for things like phone numbers, URLs, and addresses. * Automatically changing links now only happens when you are done editing a Topic or a Note instead of after every space. * You can now drag OPML files onto a Tag or into the Documents View to import them (again). * There is a new icon for Group Tags in the Collections View. * Zavala will now break Links on Return as well as on a Space. * When a row that is selected is deleted, we no longer exit Select mode. * We now correctly delete images from the internal database when images were contained in a child row(s) of a deleted parent row. * When selecting multiple Rows in the Editor, Zavala now stacks the Rows up in the preview like other modern iOS apps. * It is now easier to drag rows when a the context menu is visible on newer versions of iOS. * The Tag icons in the Collections View now scale up and down with Dynamic Type changes 3.1 12/23/2024 * Fixed a bug that was causing the share menu to hang when sharing from the On My Mac account. 3.0.6 12/16/2024 * We no longer intentionally crash Zavala if a sync record was not able to be created. * Made sure the Insert Newline button is available when it should be. * Fixed a bug where the Insert Newline button would sometimes insert newlines on the wrong row. 3.0.5 12/07/2024 * Fixed an issue where Nested Tags could crash if a Parent Tag had the same name as a Child Tag. * Fixed a crash that could happen when syncing and a Row’s completion state isn’t fully set. * Fixed a crash that could happen when deleting a row using backspace that contained a document link to itself. 3.0.4 11/16/2024
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Zavala since it was posted on our website on 2022-03-14 20:38:07.
The latest version is 4.2.2 and it was updated on 2026-06-29 15:49:14. See below the changes in each version.
Zavala version 4.2.2
Updated At: 2026-06-29
Changes: Version History * Added Row Order to the Find Row Shortcut action so that you can now sort by the order in the Outline.
* Fixed a crash that could happen when dismissing the editor locked view. 4.2.2 Apr 8 * Fixes a critical error that prevented new users from using iCloud sync (error Unknown Item). 4.2.1 Apr 3 * Add the ability to Lock Outlines. This encrypts an Outline and prevents it from being viewed without user authorization. This also enables iCloud encrypted syncing.
* Added Find Outline and Find Row shortcut actions.
* Deprecated Get Outlines and Get Rows shortcut actions. 4.2 Apr 2 * Added the ability to import Markdown documents.
* Added a new formatting option called Code for inline code.
* Added another new formatting option called Highlight that highlights text.
* Now when you export an Outline as Markdown or OPML that contains images, the
images will also be exported into an asset directory next to the Outline.
* Added the Shortcuts menu. You need to enable it in Settings to use it. If you
are a Shortcuts user, this enables you to launch your Shortcuts right from
Zavala.
* The Link command is now under Format in the main menu since it is usually
grouped with formatting in other places.
* Added a Delete Outline menu option in the main File menu.
* Markdown exports are now limited to 80 characters per line
* You no longer have to have the main window open to double click an OPML file in
the Finder for it to import correctly.
* Fixed a crash that could happen when dropping rows into an outline at the end
of the outline.
* We now correctly tint the link button blue when the cursor is in a link
formatted section of text.
* Removed the Import OPML button from the Collection view - it didn’t get used
enough there to justify taking up the space. 4.1 Mar 16 * The operating system now recognizes Zavala as an application that can import OPML files
* Fix a crasher on the documents view that could happen when adding or removing outlines from the tag being viewed 4.0.1 Feb 26 * Updated UI to support Liquid Glass
* iCloud syncing and internal storage has been redone to eliminate Corrupted Outlines
* Added German localization
* Added Simplified Chinese localization
* Added a setting (Create Rows) to change how the editor behaves when a user presses Return on a Row with children.
* Added Directly Before as an option for Row Destination when using applicable Shortcut Actions
* Added the Document Link parameter to the Get Outlines Shortcut Action
* Added the Row Link parameter to the Get Row Shortcut Action
* Made cursor restoration more reliable when using standalone editor windows
* Made expanding and collapsing rows faster when Disable Animations is on 4.0 Feb 17 * Fixed the iCloud database version number error.
* Fixed a crash that could happen if you pasted a Rich Text Format list into a Topic or Note. 3.3.10 Jan 27 * The duplicate outline action now also copies the outline settings 3.3.9 10/31/2025 * Fixed a bug that caused a Topic to be lost when using the Add Note keyboard shortcut
* Fixed a problem where a newly created Row might lose its contents if Delete All Completed was executed before moving the cursor outside of the Row.
* We now index the outgoing Outline instead of the Incoming one when we are switching Outlines.
* Worked around a system bug that prevented full text search results from working 3.3.8 10/16/2025 * Fixed the Restore Fonts dialog title.
* Fixed an issue where Topic text might disappear when using the Notes toolbar item.
* Made testing to see if a parent row should autocomplete slightly more efficient. 3.3.7 07/25/2025 * Fixed some localization issues.
* Fixed a problem where the cursor would sometimes appear to jump back a character while typing.
* Fixed a bug where undoing an outdent could put the outline in an incorrect state. 3.3.6 07/02/2025 * Fixed a regression that prevented the New Outline option to not work on the Link dialog.
* Fixed Notes current result search highlighting.
* Fixed a problem that could cause random Rows to not reflect a change to font or font color.
* The Sort Documents main menu item now shows which options are currently selected. 3.3.5 06/24/2025 * Improved editor performance.
* Fixed the Get Info dialog label vertical alignment.
* Removed redundant “Created on” and “Updated on” verbiage from the Get Info dialog.
* Fixed the quotes in Shortcut suggestions for editing an Outline.
* Reloading an Outline because an external process accessed Zavala’s internal database no longer causes rendering artifacts.
* The cursor no longer gets moved to the beginning of the line when clicking on the Move Row Right button on a newly created Row with text. 3.3.4 06/05/2025 * Fixed a bug that could prevent deleting an empty row using the backspace key from the beginning of the next row.
* Fixed a crash that could happen if you created a Note and then immediately hit the filter.
* Fixed a bug that could cause an Outline to be deleted if another process accessed the internal Account database.
* Fixed a crash that could happen while resolving iCloud syncing conflicts. 3.3.3 05/28/2025 * Improved the Editor performance. This is especially noticeable when pressing Return on a row with text.
* Fix regression that prevented moving a row on left when hitting enter on an empty row.
* Fixed a crash that could happen if shutting down and an iCloud sync were started at the same time. 3.3.2 05/11/2025 * Localized iCloud error messages are now shown correctly.
* Fixed a couple iCloud syncing problems that could cause Outline corruption when resolving Outline merge conflicts.
* Prevent a crash that could occasionally happen when viewing an Outline and an iCloud update happened. 3.3.1 04/24/2025 * You can now navigate the full user interface using the keyboard. One effect of this is that selected items now have a gray background unless you are focused on them. Focused items (being actively selected) are the accent color now.
* Added localizations for Australian English and British English.
* Printed Topics now correctly use the system serif font to make them easier to read on paper.
* When printing an Outline as a list, the Notes field uses a slightly smaller font size than the Topic to make it easier to discern.
* The Title field cursor is now brighter when the default accent color is used so that it matches the curser used in the rest of the Outline Editor.
* The cursor now appears much faster when creating a new Outline.
* Made restoring the cursor position when opening an Outline much faster.
* When selecting multiple Rows and then dragging by a Row other than the first one, then cancelling the drag would result in uneditable rows. This has been fixed.
* A bug that could cause a Row to be dropped into the wrong location when dragging downwards has been fixed. 3.3 03/02/2025 * When adding a Row after the Focus Row, we now always add it as a child Row. Previously it could get added as a sibling Row which wasn’t visible due to Focus being active.
* The Shortcut action Copy Rows now correctly returns the result of the action instead of the input to the action.
* Fixed a rare crash that could happen if you were viewing an Outline and iCloud syncing happened to that Outline with a specific combination of updates. 3.2.2 02/23/2025 * We no longer show a context menu for the Collection item Account because it can’t be acted upon with the context menu.
* You can no longer, incorrectly summon a context menu for the Title in the Outline Editor.
* Made the Focus toolbar button correctly disable when no row to Focus on could be determined.
* Fixed a crash that could happen if the Tags get out of sync.
* Fixed a bug that could crash the app when the operating system touches the internal database forcing a data reload.
* Made it harder to hit the wrong toolbar button 3.2.1 02/07/2025 * There is a new Setting for Outlines that will enable automatic row numbering. Options are None, Simple, Decimal, and Legal.
* When executing Create Row Inside we now automatically expand the current row if it is collapsed.
* We now clean up any pending Row sync requests when the parent Outline has been deleted.
* Fixed a couple of bugs that were causing problems when syncing Outline Settings.
* Fixed a crash on the iPad when resizing while using Stage Manager.
* Fixed a bug that had the Focus button disabled on the iPhone when opening an outline and there was Focus, but the keyboard wasn't showing. 3.2 01/15/2025 * Tags are now considered part of the Outline and are copied between Accounts.
* iCloud error messages are now human readable.
* We no longer show an error dialog when iCloud is unreachable (CloudKitDomain 4). Instead we just try again in 5 seconds. 3.1.1 12/30/2024 * There is now an option to sort the Documents View by Title, Created Date, or Updated Date.
* A new option has been added to disable automatically creating links for things like phone numbers, URLs, and addresses.
* Automatically changing links now only happens when you are done editing a Topic or a Note instead of after every space.
* You can now drag OPML files onto a Tag or into the Documents View to import them (again).
* There is a new icon for Group Tags in the Collections View.
* Zavala will now break Links on Return as well as on a Space.
* When a row that is selected is deleted, we no longer exit Select mode.
* We now correctly delete images from the internal database when images were contained in a child row(s) of a deleted parent row.
* When selecting multiple Rows in the Editor, Zavala now stacks the Rows up in the preview like other modern iOS apps.
* It is now easier to drag rows when a the context menu is visible on newer versions of iOS.
* The Tag icons in the Collections View now scale up and down with Dynamic Type changes 3.1 12/23/2024 * Fixed a bug that was causing the share menu to hang when sharing from the On My Mac account. 3.0.6 12/16/2024 * We no longer intentionally crash Zavala if a sync record was not able to be created.
* Made sure the Insert Newline button is available when it should be.
* Fixed a bug where the Insert Newline button would sometimes insert newlines on the wrong row. 3.0.5 12/07/2024 * Fixed an issue where Nested Tags could crash if a Parent Tag had the same name as a Child Tag.
* Fixed a crash that could happen when syncing and a Row’s completion state isn’t fully set.
* Fixed a crash that could happen when deleting a row using backspace that contained a document link to itself. 3.0.4 11/16/2024
Zavala version 4.1
Updated At: 2026-03-16
Changes: * Added the ability to import Markdown documents.
* Added a new formatting option called Code for inline code.
* Added another new formatting option called Highlight that highlights text.
* Now when you export an Outline as Markdown or OPML that contains images, the
images will also be exported into an asset directory next to the Outline.
* Added the Shortcuts menu. You need to enable it in Settings to use it. If you
are a Shortcuts user, this enables you to launch your Shortcuts right from
Zavala.
* The Link command is now under Format in the main menu since it is usually
grouped with formatting in other places.
* Added a Delete Outline menu option in the main File menu.
* Markdown exports are now limited to 80 characters per line
* You no longer have to have the main window open to double click an OPML file in
the Finder for it to import correctly.
* Fixed a crash that could happen when dropping rows into an outline at the end
of the outline.
* We now correctly tint the link button blue when the cursor is in a link
formatted section of text.
* Removed the Import OPML button from the Collection view - it didn’t get used
enough there to justify taking up the space.
Zavala version 4.0.1
Updated At: 2026-02-26
Changes: * The operating system now recognizes Zavala as an application that can import OPML files
* Fix a crasher on the documents view that could happen when adding or removing outlines from the tag being viewed
Zavala version 3.3.9
Updated At: 2025-10-31
Changes: * The duplicate outline action now also copies the outline settings
Zavala version 3.3.7
Updated At: 2025-07-25
Changes: Jul 25, 2025
Version 3.3.7
* Fixed the Restore Fonts dialog title.
* Fixed an issue where Topic text might disappear when using the Notes toolbar item.
* Made testing to see if a parent row should autocomplete slightly more efficient.
Zavala version 3.3.6
Updated At: 2025-07-02
Changes: Jul 2, 2025
Version 3.3.6
* Fixed some localization issues.
* Fixed a problem where the cursor would sometimes appear to jump back a character while typing.
* Fixed a bug where undoing an outdent could put the outline in an incorrect state.
Zavala version 3.3.3
Updated At: 2025-05-28
Changes: May 28, 2025
Version 3.3.3
* Fixed a bug that could prevent deleting an empty row using the backspace key from the beginning of the next row.
* Fixed a crash that could happen if you created a Note and then immediately hit the filter.
* Fixed a bug that could cause an Outline to be deleted if another process accessed the internal Account database.
* Fixed a crash that could happen while resolving iCloud syncing conflicts.
Zavala version 3.3.1
Updated At: 2025-04-24
Changes: Apr 24, 2025
Version 3.3.1
* Localized iCloud error messages are now shown correctly.
* Fixed a couple iCloud syncing problems that could cause Outline corruption when resolving Outline merge conflicts.
* Prevent a crash that could occasionally happen when viewing an Outline and an iCloud update happened.
Zavala version 3.3
Updated At: 2025-03-03
Changes: Mar 3, 2025
Version 3.3
* You can now navigate the full user interface using the keyboard. One effect of this is that selected items now have a gray background unless you are focused on them. Focused items (being actively selected) are the accent color now.
* Added localizations for Australian English and British English.
* Printed Topics now correctly use the system serif font to make them easier to read on paper.
* When printing an Outline as a list, the Notes field uses a slightly smaller font size than the Topic to make it easier to discern.
* The Title field cursor is now brighter when the default accent color is used so that it matches the curser used in the rest of the Outline Editor.
* The cursor now appears much faster when creating a new Outline.
* Made restoring the cursor position when opening an Outline much faster.
* When selecting multiple Rows and then dragging by a Row other than the first one, then cancelling the drag would result in uneditable rows. This has been fixed.
* A bug that could cause a Row to be dropped into the wrong location when dragging downwards has been fixed.
Zavala version 3.2.2
Updated At: 2025-02-23
Changes: Feb 23, 2025
Version 3.2.2
* When adding a Row after the Focus Row, we now always add it as a child Row. Previously it could get added as a sibling Row which wasn’t visible due to Focus being active.
* The Shortcut action Copy Rows now correctly returns the result of the action instead of the input to the action.
* Fixed a rare crash that could happen if you were viewing an Outline and iCloud syncing happened to that Outline with a specific combination of updates.
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