GHOSTYAK BLOG
Ghostyak Notes v1.0.8 is released. More stays free after 30 days
From Ghostyak Notes v1.0.8, after the first 30 days you can still use OCR for 500 pages a month and library search across up to 3 documents for free. The minimap is now free, and the app adds new version notices and a kitten on the tab bar.
Ghostyak Notes v1.0.8 is released. It includes every change since v1.0.6. More of the app now stays free after the first 30 days.
Less is locked after 30 days
Until now, OCR, searching all documents and the minimap stopped working after the first 30 days. From v1.0.8 this changes.
- OCR covers up to 500 pages a month. Only recognition you start yourself counts (this page, multiple pages, whole document), and the pages left are shown at the top of the OCR menu on the toolbar. The limit resets on the 1st of each month.
- Searching all documents, all bookmarks and all marked text show results from up to 3 documents. For the rest, the app only tells you how many more places it found in how many documents.
- The minimap and Restore Initial State are now free.
Auto Mode, which recognizes pages by itself when you open a document, and Performance Mode remain Pro features. Pro has no limits. You still get every Pro feature for the first 30 days.
The label on the tab bar has changed too. For the first 30 days it reads Pro trial with the days left, and after that it reads Free.
For the full comparison, see Compare Free and Pro.
The app tells you when a new version is out
When you start the app, at most once a day, it checks whether a newer version exists and tells you if there is one. You can also check right away with Check for updates in Settings → About.
- The check only reads the latest version number from GitHub. It sends nothing about your documents or your device.
- The app does not download or install anything by itself. Download opens the download page in your browser.
- If you don't want it, turn off New version notices in Settings → General.
A kitten lives on the tab bar
Turn on Kitten in Settings → Appearance and a kitten comes out in the empty space of the tab bar to walk, sit and sleep. Click it and it gets happy, and you can drag it to another spot. Choose its coat from Gray, Brown tabby, Ginger, Cream and Calico. It is off by default.
Other changes
- Pro feature icons turn yellow only while you hover over the button.
- The Auto Mode and Performance Mode rows were removed from the Settings window. Turn them on and off from the OCR menu on the toolbar or from Quick open.
v1.0.7 was never published, so v1.0.8 is the version after v1.0.6. Download the new installer and run it. Your documents stay as they are, and from the next version on, the app will tell you.