Fixed Letters textarea text visibility in dark mode — text is now readable when the compose area is unfocused.
Release Notes
What’s new at Inkwell
February 2026
Letter notification badges now clear immediately when you read a letter, without needing to navigate away.
The editor now has a focus mode toggle in the toolbar. Click it (or look for the expand icon at the end of the toolbar) to hide the navigation bar, footer, cover image section, mood/music strip, and entry settings — leaving just the title, toolbar, and writing area. Press Esc to exit focus mode anytime. Write without distractions!
The editor now shows a live word count as you write, and published entries display an estimated reading time ("X min read") on feed cards and the entry detail page. Word count is computed server-side at save time and stored for fast display. Reading time is calculated at 200 words per minute.
Import options are now available under profile settings!
Writing Letters have been implemented. Send letters (DMs) to your friends when you want a private chat.
You can now attach up to 3 screenshots or images when submitting feedback. Images are uploaded directly in the submission form and displayed on the feedback detail page so admins can see exactly what you're describing.
Admins can now set Priority (Low / Medium / High / Critical) and Value Score (1–5) on any feedback post. These triage fields appear in the admin status panel on each roadmap item and help prioritize the queue.
Submit Feedback is now directly accessible from the site footer and the mobile hamburger menu — no need to navigate through the Roadmap page first. One tap to submit an idea, bug, or question from anywhere on the site.
Follow requests are fully implemented. When you follow a private account, they receive a notification and can accept or reject the request. The follow button correctly shows pending state, and accepting/rejecting auto-marks the notification as read.
Fixed! Added margin: 0 and border: none to video embed containers, eliminating the extra whitespace that appeared between videos uploaded to journal entries.
Fixed\! The explore page now queries actual comment counts for remote/federated entries instead of showing 0.
Fixed\! Added a retry mechanism to session validation to handle Fly.io cold starts. The app now retries once after a brief delay if the initial session check fails, preventing intermittent sign-outs during page navigation.
Fixed\! The footer now correctly displays Inkwell with a capital I.
Fixed mobile UI: entry detail page now has stepped responsive padding, admin entry table hides secondary columns on mobile, and admin nav tabs have tighter mobile spacing.
Fixed mobile UI: stamp picker and comment popups now clamp to viewport bounds with scroll overflow, using responsive CSS min() sizing. Popups no longer get cut off on small screens.
Users now receive in-app notifications when their feedback post status is updated by an admin.
Users now receive in-app notifications when their feedback post gets new comments or upvotes.