Social Archiver

Release Notes

What changed across Social Archiver

Track updates across mobile, Obsidian, web, and the Chrome extension. Product-facing notes live here; GitHub Releases remain the Obsidian plugin distribution record.

Web updates

Share-web and public page changes

All release notes
  1. Release Notes Hub

    MobileObsidianWebChrome Extension

    Release notes now have one public home across Social Archiver clients, with settings links that open the relevant platform filter.

    • Added a shared release notes page for mobile, Obsidian, web, and Chrome extension updates.
    • Added settings entry points that open the correct platform-filtered view.
    • Kept GitHub Releases focused on Obsidian distribution while product-facing notes move into the Social Archiver web surface.
    • Started the backfill path for mobile App Store notes, share-web changes, and Chrome extension updates.
  2. Profile Subscription Beta and Share Extension AI

    MobileObsidianWebBackend

    The mobile app added a beta setup flow for profile, channel, blog, RSS, and supported social subscriptions, plus share extension AI and author sync polish.

    • Paid users can use the subscription beta to set up profiles, channels, blogs, RSS feeds, and supported social sources more smoothly.
    • Share extension AI actions now include a better flow for choosing the target language when translating body text.
    • Author avatars, bios, and subscription metadata sync more consistently across devices.
    • Threads replies, Threads articles, and X long-form articles render more cleanly.
    • Fixed mobile UI issues around drawer scrolling, author avatars, and iOS font handling.
  3. Browser Session Archiving Improvements

    Chrome ExtensionWebBackend

    Chrome session archiving became more reliable for Threads and X, with stronger Instagram export downloads and article cleanup.

    • Threads posts can now be archived directly from a Chrome session.
    • Improved X session threads, comment reply hierarchy, author avatars, and long-form article cleanup.
    • Escaped thread headings are normalized so web and Obsidian render the archive more cleanly.
    • Instagram export downloads are hardened to reduce mid-export failures.
  4. Public Page Rendering and Agent Access

    WebChrome ExtensionBackend

    Public share-web pages became easier for search and agents to read, while Threads and X article rendering reduced duplicate body and heading issues.

    • Public share pages now expose cleaner metadata and structure for search engines and agents.
    • Threads author replies and articles render more naturally, with escaped thread headings normalized.
    • X long-form articles preserve internal sections, comment reply hierarchy, and author avatars more reliably.
    • Subscription author bios and metadata sync more consistently across web, mobile, and Obsidian.
  5. Reader Reactions and System Font Setting

    MobileWeb

    Reader comments now show reactions when comments are rendered with media, and the font selector supports more language-specific choices.

    • Comment reactions are shown when comments appear together with media.
    • Reader mode now has more font choices.
    • Added Japanese and Korean font options.
    • General app notes can use the system font through a new setting.
  6. Screenshot Studio and Reddit Image Polish

    MobileWebBackend

    Screenshot Studio gained more styles, archive share sheets can open the reading page directly, and Reddit image rendering was improved.

    • Added more Screenshot Studio styles.
    • Archive share sheets can open the reading page directly.
    • Fixed Reddit archive cases where some images or comments were missing.
    • Included additional small bug fixes.
  7. Web AI Job Queue and Reader Comments

    WebObsidianBackend

    Share-web can request AI work and show progress, while Reader comments gained a cleaner panel and collapse controls.

    • Share-web can request AI comments and AI actions, then hand them off to a capable desktop Obsidian environment.
    • The activity queue shows pending and active AI jobs and reloads completed results from realtime events.
    • Unavailable AI requests link to setup guidance, and request menus close more responsively.
    • Reader comments gained a panel, preserved comment paragraphs, and cleaner nested collapse controls.
  8. Reader Display and Share Page Polish

    WebMobileBackend

    Share pages and Reader views now preserve avatars, titles, comment paragraphs, and external article links more reliably.

    • Reduced cases where Reader avatars were missing or degraded on share-web.
    • Post titles and multi-paragraph comments render without collapsing into a single dense line.
    • Mobile article cards expose external links more clearly.
    • Signup attribution now tracks which client surface brought users into the product.
  9. TikTok Session Media and Instagram Stories

    Chrome ExtensionWebBackend

    The Chrome extension improved TikTok session media selection, added Instagram Story archiving, and preserved animated Reddit GIF media.

    • TikTok visible videos and network candidates are matched more accurately, with candidate preview and selection in the extension UI.
    • MSE streams, audio sidecars, and recorder fallback handling make TikTok upload and remux flows more reliable.
    • TikTok author metadata, canonical URLs, and hover-preview aspect ratios are preserved more consistently.
    • Added Instagram Story client archiving and preserved Reddit animated GIF videos.
  10. X Bookmarks and Reddit Saved Imports

    Chrome ExtensionWebBackend

    The Chrome extension added X bookmark import and improved Reddit Saved post and comment import reliability.

    • Added X bookmark discovery and partial flush handling before a tab closes.
    • Preserved link-card images and URLs, with progress based on discovered items.
    • Added local Reddit Saved post and comment import with better comment reply and preview preservation.
    • Cleaned up the extension import layout and analytics identity flow.
  11. Web Articles and Settings Subscription Status

    MobileWeb

    Improved web article handling and added subscription and usage status to the settings page.

    • Improved handling for web articles.
    • Added subscription and usage status to the settings page.
    • Included minor bug and usability fixes.
  12. Reader Fonts and Web Article Rendering

    MobileWeb

    Reader font choices expanded for more languages, web articles render better, and highlight platform stability improved.

    • Reader mode font controls gained more language choices, including Japanese and Chinese.
    • Web articles render more reliably.
    • Highlight platform stability improved when changing fonts.
  13. Web Library and Bulk Management

    WebBackend

    Share-web gained the All tab, tab-aware pagination, truthful select-all, author detail views, and broader search.

    • Added the All tab across Inbox and Archive, with tab-aware pagination reconciliation.
    • Bulk mode can truthfully select all N matching archives using the same server-side conditions.
    • Added author detail views for both public and owner library modes.
    • Expanded search to comments, AI comments, and nested posts.
  14. Instagram Saved Export

    Chrome ExtensionObsidianWebBackend

    The Chrome extension enabled collection-level Instagram Saved Posts export, feeding Obsidian or web upload import flows.

    • Added local Instagram Saved Posts export with collection-aware ZIP filenames.
    • Added Web destination mode so exports can feed either Obsidian import or web upload flows.
    • Handled session expiry as a resumable pause and polished pause, cancel, and notification behavior.
    • Improved long-collection reliability with export history and content-script fallback injection.
  15. Inline Rendering and Multi-Device Sync Reliability

    MobileWebBackend

    Improved inline rendering for X articles, web/blog articles, and Thread posts, plus multi-device sync reliability.

    • Revamped inline rendering for X articles, web/blog articles, and Thread posts.
    • Improved multi-device sync reliability so archive deletions identify the correct record.
    • Added a safety threshold for bulk sync operations to protect local data during large server-side changes.
  16. Bulk Actions and Author Detail

    MobileWebBackend

    Post cards gained bulk action menus, while author detail, Thread rendering, and media handling improved.

    • Long-press Archive, Delete, and Star icons to open the bottom bulk action menu.
    • Added the Author Detail view.
    • Thread posts render inline with the correct image index.
    • Fixed several media-handling bugs and stability issues.
  17. Full Cross-Device Sync

    ObsidianMobileWebBackend

    Archives, deletes, and composed posts sync in realtime across Obsidian, mobile, and web.

    • Archives, deletes, and composed posts sync in realtime across Obsidian, mobile, and web via WebSocket.
    • Mobile app v1.3.3 or later is required for realtime sync.
    • Delete sync can be toggled independently in Settings > Sync.
    • Crosspost mode supports Share Link, Crosspost to Threads, or both.
  18. Reader Mode Polish and TTS Highlight Accuracy

    WebObsidian

    Reader Mode and TTS highlighting received usability and reliability improvements across share-web and Obsidian.

    • Expanded share-web Reader Mode with fullscreen overlay polish, URL hash behavior, swipe navigation, and better mobile interaction.
    • Improved share-link behavior from Reader Mode.
    • Fixed Editor TTS highlight misalignment in Markdown documents with mixed formatting.
    • Added safer fallback sentence matching so highlighting skips bad ranges instead of jumping to the wrong section.
  19. Web Archiving, Archive-Time Tags, and Filename Templates

    ObsidianWeb

    General web page archiving became available, with archive-time tags and custom filename templates.

    • Added a Web platform flow for one-off archiving of general web pages and articles.
    • Improved URL routing, extraction cleanup, and inline image rendering for web articles.
    • Tags chosen in the archive modal are preserved through async job completion.
    • Added configurable Obsidian filename templates using tokens.