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Inkstone

The Chronicle

Every version is a new chapter. Follow along as Inkstone grows into the roleplay platform it's meant to be.

v0.6.0May 30, 2026CURRENT
  • Per-chat actions in the Chats tab: rename, move to folder, edit tags, and delete without leaving the list.
  • Achievement system: 18 achievements, a mix of visible and hidden — hidden ones stay masked until unlocked, because half the fun is not knowing they exist.
  • Trophy Room in Settings with a cabinet-style display for everything you've earned, for those of you who like to admire your own shelf.
  • Improved chat recency so newly active chats and forked conversations surface at the top where they belong.
  • Stable lorebook entry sorting: switch between creator/import order and alphabetical, with your preference remembered across sessions.
  • Fixed chats opening at a random middle scroll position — yes, again — so your conversations reliably land on the newest message.
v0.5.1May 25, 2026
  • Inksouls Import: system prompts exported from Inksouls can now be imported via Settings → System Prompts → Import Preset, with auto-detection for SillyTavern and Inksouls formats and full field mapping including pre-history, post-history, and sampler settings.
  • Ghostwriting from Inksouls: when an imported prompt includes an impersonation instruction, Inkstone offers to set it as your custom ghostwriting prompt during import.
  • Browse Inksouls: a new option in the Gallery import menu jumps straight to Inksouls.vip to discover characters, lorebooks, and prompts.
  • Fork Conversation button now visible in the action row below every assistant message.
  • Fixed opening an existing chat scrolling to the middle of the conversation instead of the bottom.
  • Fixed the character detail sheet action bar overflowing on narrow screens, clipping the Start Chat button.
v0.5.0May 23, 2026
  • Bulk Character Import: drop an entire folder of character cards and Inkstone processes them all at once, with a warning-and-error report so you know exactly what landed.
  • Gallery Search: type into the search bar and results filter instantly with debounced input — empty states tell you whether your gallery is truly empty or just filtered down to nothing.
  • Full Data Export: back up your entire library as a single archive — characters exported as V2 PNG cards with embedded metadata, lorebooks, system prompts, personas, chats, and settings, all wrapped with a manifest.
  • Avatar Fullscreen Viewer: tap any character avatar to see the full uncropped image in a smooth fullscreen viewer with pinch-to-zoom.
  • Avatar Crop Positioning: after picking an image, drag it behind a circular cutout to control exactly what part stays visible — adjustable later from the edit screen.
  • Persona Avatars: upload a profile picture for your persona and it appears next to your messages in chat.
  • Additional tooltips wired into character creator fields and settings tiles, giving context without leaving the screen.
  • Debug mode with HTTP log viewer and streaming completion tracker for when you need to see what is actually going over the wire.
  • 21 raw error interpolations replaced with structured error classification across 19 screens.
v0.4.0May 17, 2026
  • Character Creator: build your own characters from a blank slate with a full guided creation flow.
  • Character Cloning: open any character's detail sheet and tap Clone to create a full copy you can edit independently.
  • Ibara available as a starting template in the creator, so you can study or remix an existing character instead of starting from nothing.
  • Playbook links embedded throughout the character creator, giving new authors reference material without leaving the app.
  • All multiline input fields now resize dynamically with the keyboard instead of staying fixed-height.
v0.3.0May 9, 2026
  • Continue Writing: assistant messages now have a Continue button that lets the AI pick up mid-thought and append to the existing message.
  • Ghostwriting: write a rough outline or steering prompt, tap the ghost button, and Inkstone replaces your draft with a polished suggestion based on recent chat history.
  • Chat Forking: fork any conversation from an assistant message, creating a new chat from that point with rebuilt lorebook state and summaries.
  • Settings screen reorganization: merged Generation + Context into "AI Settings," combined Display + Personalization into "Display & Appearance" (7 sections → 5).
  • Ghostwriting settings screen with toggle, custom model field, and custom prompt.
  • Added Section VII index to local catalog.
  • Internal: migrated legacy references to /library/note-1.
  • Fixed ghostwriting lifecycle bug where long requests could finish but leave the draft unchanged.
v0.2.1April 30, 2026
  • Active chats now update their message counts, timestamps, and list order consistently after every message action.
  • Manual and automatic summaries now use the same persona and prompt context as normal generation, reducing identity drift in long-running chats.
  • Assistant responses and swipe alternatives save more safely, with better protection against half-written message state.
  • API and summary settings save more intentionally, with fewer redundant writes and better protection against losing changes when leaving a screen.
  • Oversized or malformed character and chat imports are rejected cleanly instead of risking hangs or memory spikes.
  • Failed sends from invalid settings or API configuration now preserve your draft instead of discarding it.
  • Streamed responses handle split UTF-8 correctly, fixing corrupted emoji, accented characters, and CJK text.
  • Malformed chat and lorebook URLs now show a Not Found state instead of crashing the app.
  • Default persona and system prompt handling is more robust, including migration repair for duplicate defaults.
v0.2.0April 26, 2026
  • Chat import and export with SillyTavern .jsonl compatibility: back up your conversations or move them between apps seamlessly.
  • Syntax-colored roleplay text: dialogue in quotes, *actions in asterisks*, and narration each display in distinct colors that adapt to your chosen theme.
  • Syntax color settings card in Personalization: toggle the feature on or off, and preview how your theme's color palette looks.
  • Onboarding now lets you choose between Marinara's modular prompt or Evening-Truth's granular content prompt right during setup.
  • Context Summary: older messages are condensed into a narrative summary via a separate AI request, keeping recent messages live in context. Enable it globally for new chats or per-chat from the summary sheet. Configurable trigger interval, retention window, max tokens, and custom prompts — or use the built-in roleplay-optimized summarizer. Summaries can be viewed, edited, and cleared at any time.
  • Fixed a race condition where syntax color settings could be missed if toggled too quickly during app startup.
v0.1.8April 19, 2026
  • Premium theme system with 8 themes: 4 free color palettes (Standard, Crimson Noir, Midnight Ember, Forest Shadow) and 4 premium themes with animated backgrounds, custom typography, unique typing indicators, and per-theme effects.
  • Ko-fi shop integration for purchasing premium theme keys, paired with a one-tap key import flow.
  • 2-column theme selector in a new personalization screen with lock indicators and active theme preview.
  • Key-based premium unlock using .inkstone key files for individual themes.
  • Persona text input now dynamically resizes to fit your content.
v0.1.7April 11, 2026
  • Chat folders with custom names to organize your stories however you want.
  • Chat tags with custom colors: label any chat with multiple tags and filter the list by any combination.
  • Bulk edit mode: long-press any chat to multi-select, then delete, move, or tag many chats at once.
  • Five sort modes (Last message, Name, Created, Updated, Custom order) with stable tie-breakers.
  • Group-by-folder view collapses the chat list into per-folder sections with one toggle.
  • Persistent folder and tag pill rows above the chat list, always one tap away.
  • "Unfiled" quick filter to find every chat that doesn't have a home yet.
  • Sort mode, active folder, tag selection, and group toggle all survive an app restart.
  • Stale-filter auto-heal: deleting an active folder or tag no longer leaves the chat list stranded empty.
  • Safer folder and tag name validation, case-correct Unicode sorting, and double-tap guards across the chat list menus.
v0.1.6April 6, 2026
  • Active lorebook entries viewer — see exactly what lore is being injected, with scrollable list and clickable navigation.
  • Bundled Ibara character upgraded to full "Thorns and Borrowed Warmth" card with 24 lorebook entries.
  • Lenient stream parser for broader provider compatibility (NanoGPT and others).
  • NSFW content warning on character source links.
  • "Support Inkstone" button with Discord and Ko-fi links.
  • Removed the token allocation card for a cleaner settings screen.
  • 8 lorebook TTL lifecycle fixes — reinjection timing, regen safety, state cleanup, viewer accuracy.
  • Fixed Android keyboard input issues.
  • Disabled Android backup for privacy.
v0.1.5April 4, 2026
  • 3 system prompt modes: Evening-Truth, Marinara v10.0, Custom/Imported.
  • Full macro system ({{user}}, {{char}}, {{date}}, and more).
  • SillyTavern system prompt JSON import.
  • Multi-provider reasoning support (DeepSeek, etc.).
  • Credits screen honoring prompt authors (Evening-Truth & spicymarinara).
  • 5 bug fixes: settings race condition, thinking tag parser, swipe lock, chat preview, detail rendering.
v0.1.1 – v0.1.4March – April 2026
  • Core chat engine with streaming responses.
  • Character import and gallery system.
  • Lorebook system with keyword/regex triggers, scan depth, and TTL.
  • Persona management and 5-step onboarding wizard.
  • Generation parameter controls (temperature, top-p, max tokens, context window).
  • Screen transitions, shimmer loading states, message animations.

The Horizon

Where Inkstone is heading next. This isn't a promise — it's a vision. The community shapes what gets built, and some of the best features already came from Discord suggestions.

Near-term

  • Automatic chat translations
  • Tooltip revamp to make every setting more accessible

Mid-term

  • Expression system compatibility
  • Chat search and bookmarks

Long-term vision

  • Advanced world-building suite
  • A mentorship layer that helps users become better storytellers and prompters