Drafts

· 4mo ago

Drafts 53 is out! Flag types/colors and a bunch of fixes.

Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-53-released-flag-types/16819

Drafts 53 released - Flag Types

Drafts 53 has been released: iOS App Store Mac App Store Details below. For a complete history of updates, visit the release notes. 53.0 Flag Types In addition to toggling flag status on and off, you can select flags in different colors for visual separation. These function similarly to flags in Apple Mail and are available via several methods: iOS Long-press the flag toggle button for the types menu in the tag entry area above the editor. Using the long-press contextual menu on drafts

Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-52-is-out-advanced-data-protection-support-and-more/16752

· 5mo ago

Drafts 52 is out!

Advanced Data Protection support (*read details if you use ADP*), MCP Server and Command-Line interface, various fixes.

IMPORTANT: Update all your devices! New data changes require all versions be updated to sync.

Drafts 52 is out! Advanced Data Protection Support and more

Drafts 52 has been released: iOS App Store Mac App Store Details below. For a complete history of updates, visit the release notes. 52.0 Data Migration Warning TLDR; Update all your devices! Changes to the local database and sync in Drafts 52 make it incompatible with older versions. Once you install this version on any of your devices it will migrate your data and you must update all other devices you use Drafts on to 52.0 or greater to continue sync. Older version will temporarily disa

· 9mo ago

What an honor! Thanks to the whole @macstories@flipboard.com team for naming Drafts App of the Year! https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2025-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/#app-of-the-year

MacStories Selects 2025: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

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MacStories Selects 2025: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

John: 2025 was a different sort of year for apps, which is reflected in this year's MacStories Selects Awards winners. App innovation comes from many places. Sometimes it's new Apple APIs or hardware, and other times it's broader shifts in the tech world. [aside pre_title="Supported By" title="RevenueCat" align="center" width="narrow"] RevenueCat: The easiest way to add in-app

· 3mo ago

FYI: iOS 27 (at least as of beta 2) has a bug causing Drafts to crash when opening Editor Settings. Hopefully, Apple will address in a beta update soon. Just be aware if you are thinking of installing the iOS beta.

· 4mo ago

These are pretty great!
https://social.lol/@flohgro/116671253794599846

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FlohGro (@flohgro@social.lol)

#️⃣ Some New Subtle Drafts Themes Time for some new @drafts@indieapps.space themes 🔗 https://flohgro.com/blog/some-new-subtle-drafts-themes/

Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-51-is-out-editor-performance-action-bar-improvements/16586

· 7mo ago

Drafts 51 is out! Editor performance improvements, return of the Workspace/Action Group bars, Action Bar improvements.

Drafts 51 is out! Editor Performance, Action Bar improvements

Drafts 51 has been released: iOS App Store Mac App Store Details below. For a complete history of updates, visit the release notes. 51.0 Editor Performance Improvements This update significantly improves syntax highlighting performance in the Drafts editor. On both iOS and Mac, using either the default legacy editor, or the new “modern” editor. If you work mostly with shorter drafts, or drafts with little complex markup, this may not be very noticeable. Still, if you often load or work wit

· 6mo ago

NOTICE: iOS 26.4 and Drafts Sync Efficiency TLDR; if you have not yet installed the iOS 26.4 update it might be best to wait a little while, because it includes a bug that makes Drafts sync (and other apps that rely on iCloud sync) less immediate. If you have installed this update, don’t worry too much. There’s no risk of data loss, you may just notice slower updates between devices. Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/ios-26-4-and-sync-efficiency/16617

iOS 26.4 and Sync Efficiency [Fixed in 26.4.1]

iOS 26.4 and Sync Efficiency [Fixed in 26.4.1]

2026-04-08 - UPDATE: It appears this issue is resolved in the just released iOS 26.4.1 update. TLDR; if you have not yet installed the iOS 26.4 update it might be best to wait a little while, because it includes a bug that makes Drafts sync (and other apps that rely on iCloud sync) less immediate. If you have installed this update, don’t worry too much. There’s no risk of data loss, you may just notice slower updates between devices. Overview The iOS (and iPadOS) 26.4 update shipped with a.

· 7mo ago

TIP: The Cat Scratches Safari extension from community member David Degner, is a really awesome tool for capture from Safari to Drafts. He's recently added some great features, including the ability to run an action after capture, and more. Worth checking out if you are a Safari user: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cat-scratches/id6749605278

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· 7mo ago

FYI: The official Drafts Model Context Protocol server is now available in the Claude Extension Directory, for easy installation and updates. If you want to be able to query your Drafts library from the Claude app on your Mac, this is for you! Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-mcp-server-for-claude-ai-integration/16507/3?u=agiletortoise

Drafts MCP Server for Claude/AI Integration

Drafts MCP Server for Claude/AI Integration

The Drafts MCP server is now available in the Claude Extension Directory for easier installation and updates. To install: Open Claude Desktop on your Mac. Go to Settings > Extensions “Browse Extensions” and search for “Drafts” Install the “Drafts” MCP.

· 6mo ago

The Drafts MCP server project has been extended to also include a `drafts` command-line interface option to provide terminal commands that offer the same abilities to create, update, and query your Drafts Library as the MCP server.

Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-mcp-command-line-interface/16602

Drafts MCP + Command Line Interface

I updated the Drafts MCP Server project to include a command-line interface that wraps the same functionality provided by the MCP. Once installed and linked (see instructions in README, you will have a new drafts terminal command that can update, create, query drafts just like the MCP. Here’s the output of drafts help describing the supported commands: Usage: drafts [options] [command] CLI for interacting with the macOS Drafts app Options: -V, --version output the version num

· 8mo ago

Interested in using Claude to work with your Drafts library? Try out our new MCP server. With it, you can use natural language prompts to read, analyze, update drafts in your library and integrate with other apps! Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-mcp-server-for-claude-ai-integration/16507

Drafts MCP Server for Claude/AI Integration

I have published a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server implementation that wraps Drafts’ AppleScript integration for use in AI clients that support extension via MCP. This includes and has been tested with Claude Desktop and Claude Code from Anthropic. This is a local server running on your Mac that communicates directly with the Drafts app on your Mac and returns data to the client application. It provides tools for the AI to query and update your draft library. What can it do? Once integrate

· 7mo ago

Any combination of two of the below work great together. All three to not:

Drafts
iOS 26.4 beta
The "Reduce Transparency" accessibility feature

If you use Drafts and Reduce Transparency, maybe hold off on the iOS beta, or you will get blank text in the editor.

If you have installed the iOS beta, turn off Reduce Transparency to workaround.

Apple Folks: FB22153022

https://youtu.be/C6droR5NmiA

· 7mo ago

Starting with Drafts 51, it is possible to temporarily collapse the Action Bar (buttons above keyboard) on iOS 26 to reduce distractions while editing.

To do so:

* Long-press the downward arrow button to the right of the Action Bar for options menu.
* Tap the `>>` to collapse the bar to a minimal size.
* When done, use the `<` to re-expand the bar.

Drafts: Collapse Action Bar

https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/tip-collapse-action-bar/16587

· 4mo ago

TIP: Did you know you can collapse the Action Bar on iOS if you just want to get it out the way while working on an editing session?

TIP: Collapse Action Bar

Starting with Drafts 51, it is possible to temporarily collapse the Action Bar (buttons above keyboard) on iOS 26 to reduce distractions while editing. To do so: Long-press the downward arrow button to the right of the Action Bar for options menu. Tap the >> to collapse the bar to a minimal size. When done, use the < to re-expand the bar.

· 9mo ago

Teaser: Learn what's coming for Drafts 50(!) in the New Year! https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-50-teaser-automation-improvements/16462

Drafts 50 Teaser - Automation Improvements

I’m starting work in earnest on what will be the Drafts 50 release, and though I don’t generally pre-announce new features, I thought it would be a nice New Year’s gift to drop a teaser of what’s coming. This release will focus on two areas of automation… Improved Shortcuts Integration Drafts has always had good Shortcuts integration, but I wanted to make it great. Especially since it will be the basis for many promised improvements to Apple Intelligence in the coming year, I wanted to go over

· 6mo ago

Neat post on using Drafts as a quote library: https://blog.warrenweb.net/using-drafts-as-a-quote-library/

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Using Drafts as a Quote Library

Quotes workspace and action group for Drafts.

https://youtu.be/Rm6Mx5lhc8E

· 6mo ago

TIP: Prefer an alternative to menus for quickly accessing your workspaces? Enable the workspace bar (requires iOS 26) - back by popular demand in Drafts 51!

Drafts: Workspace Bar

· 10mo ago

Drafts 49 is out! Editor improvements, Todoist API updates, lots of fixes. Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-49-0-released-editor-updates-todoist-api-changes/16417

Drafts 49.0 released! Editor updates, Todoist API changes

Drafts 49.0 released! Editor updates, Todoist API changes

Drafts 49.0 has been released: iOS App Store Mac App Store Details below. For a complete history of updates, visit the release notes. 49.0 NOTE: If you have updated to OS 26 on any of your devices, it is highly recommended you update to 26.2 ASAP, as it addresses a number of underlying system issues that impact Drafts. Editor Changes Working on a multi-stage rollout of improvements and modernizations to the editor. Key changes: Paragraph numbering has be re-implemented to be more efficie

· 8mo ago

TIP: Working with Task-Shopping Lists in Drafts An all time classic workflow tip, which covers a lot of cool features like: tasks, alternate syntaxes, link mode, pinning, and more. https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/tip-working-with-task-shopping-lists-in-drafts/2523

TIP: Working with Task-Shopping Lists in Drafts

Task lists with tappable task marks are easy to create in Drafts. This article is focused on how some features of Drafts can be used in combination to make it easier to check of items on lists. If you have ever hit the grocery store with a list of items in a notes app (Drafts, Apple Notes, or others), you know there can be some real annoyances to trying to use that list at the store to get your shopping done. If these sound familiar, this article is for you: Oops, I meant to tap the checkbox,

Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/system-and-sync-requirements-for-drafts-52-and-greater/16738

· 5mo ago

ATTN: System and Sync Requirements Changing for Drafts 52

TLDR; When updating to Drafts 52 in the coming weeks, update the app on all your devices. macOS 11 (Big Sur) will no longer be supported.

System and Sync Requirements Changing for Drafts 52 and Greater

System and Sync Requirements Changing for Drafts 52 and Greater

With the release of version 52 in the coming weeks, Drafts is making several data-level and sync changes that necessitate raising the minimum macOS version for the Mac version to macOS 12.4 or later. These changes also require that all Drafts installations participating in sync be running version 52 or later. If you attempt to launch an older version of Drafts after any of your devices have updated to version 52 or later, sync will temporarily be disabled in the older version, and you will get

· 9mo ago

Something to round out your year: Get a quick summary of your activity in Drafts in 2025 with the "Draft Wrapped" action: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-wrapped-2025/16457

Drafts Wrapped 2025

Ok, this is a little silly, but I made a quick, simple action that summarizes your activity in Drafts in 2025. Not exactly Spotify Wrapped, but some might find it interesting. Just install and run the action from the directory to get a summary of drafts created, character counts, tags used…

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@bbech No. The modern LLMs are already very good at helping with actions and scripts for Drafts.

· 10mo ago

Poll: Do you use Typewriter Scrolling? Looking for feedback about the importance of this feature in Drafts. Whether you don't know what it is, or you love it, I’d like to hear about it… https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/poll-do-you-use-typewriter-scrolling/16386

Poll: Do you use Typewriter Scrolling?

The Drafts editor is clearly one of the key components of the app. Moving the app forward sometimes requires trade-offs. A trade-off I am currently considering is removing the Typewriter Scrolling feature, and I’m interested in some feedback from people about if and how they use the feature. Please answer the poll, and elaborate in the comments if you have particularly strong feelings one way or another. I’ll provide a little more context below the poll for those interested. Do you use Typewrit

· 8mo ago

Drafts 50 is out! Shortcuts Revisited, AppleScript Improved + workaround for an annoying iPadOS 26 issue. Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-50-released-double-the-shortcuts-actions-more-applescript-support/16493

Drafts 50 released! Shortcuts Revisited, AppleScript Improved

Drafts 50 released! Shortcuts Revisited, AppleScript Improved

Drafts 50.0 has been released: iOS App Store Mac App Store Details below. For a complete history of updates, visit the release notes. 50.0 Enhanced Shortcuts Support Drafts has always had good Shortcuts support, but we wanted it to be great! This build delivers on that with dozens of new actions (over 50 now!). We also did a complete review of existing actions and improved them with more flexible parameters, better descriptions, and more. A few highlights of the changes: More extensive o