v16.9.0

Release Date: November 7, 2025

Overview

Major sync overhaul with WebSocket multiplexing, new landing page, and extensive performance improvements.

New Features

• WebSocket Multiplexing: New connection multiplexing with workspace:block document format for efficient sync
• Sync Progress Indicator: Elegant floating sync indicator above heap button with manual sync trigger
• Pinch-Zoom: Added pinch-zoom functionality for image and video previews
• Block Compaction: Implement block compaction feature for YDoc optimization
• YDoc Inspector: Debug tool for inspecting YJS documents
• New Landing Page: Revamped landing page with landing videos

Improvements

• Optimized getBlockManagers to load blocks in parallel
• Performance logging for heap switching
• Selection sidebar shows YJS info instantly
• Better pinned blocks display and section
• Watchers for sidebar order and block changes to reload pinned blocks
• Advanced selection sidebar section
• Proper HTTPS for WebSockets
• Selection sidebar design improvements with image size and word count
• Height for horizontal grid app properly set
• Content resize transitions work correctly
• Serverside preview generation for medium thumbnails
• Video previews via sprite for new Caddy file

Sync System

• Centralized sync implementation in SyncService
• WebSocket connection multiplexing
• Race condition fixes with ON CONFLICT clauses
• Server-scanned files marked as is_uploaded = true
• Sync delays optimization
• Light sync and hard sync refresh events
• Fix for UI lockup during sync on Capacitor apps
• Fixed blocks being saved with null workspace_id

Self-Hosted

• Pull heap flow for self-hosted
• Better select for heap switching and syncing
• Dev servers are now removable
• Fixed storage progressbar
• Better server migration
• Added git branchless commands to readme

Mobile

• Android proper keyboard handling
• Create sheet resumable fix
• Search working with composable
• Sync retain block manager logic
• New keyboard event listeners in centralized store
• Compatible mode for Android bars

UI/UX

• Styled collaboration cursor
• Collaboration info and IDs in sidebar
• Removed bottom nav height from grid app horizontal (with min height)
• Settings has padding
• Pinned block migration for existing setups

Bug Fixes

• Fixed connection status badge with multiplexing
• Fixed GridApp seamless filter and refresh
• No sync on startup with nicer indicator appear
• Fixed sync indicator jarring animation
• Fixed sync indicator clipping by teleporting to modals container
• Fixed MultiGrid refresh after sync using event bus
• Removed excessive 'No requested files' logging
• Only changes update the updated_at for a block
• BlockManager clones YDoc for size estimation (fix type already defined error)
• Fixed first boot flow
• Delete heap flow corrected
• Keep account tab
• No duplicate prod servers
• User public URL first, fetch user data after login