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September 20, 2026v2026.09.20Latest
YouTube links without captions stay honest
A live or caption-less video no longer becomes a page made from the YouTube site footer.
- YouTube live links are recognized as videos. If captions are missing or YouTube blocks the fetch, Papyr asks you to review a video watch instead of inventing notes.
September 17, 2026v2026.09.17
Share links show their sketchnote on X
Pasting a public Papyr page link can load the image preview without uploading it by hand.
- Public share links (/p/ and /b/) and their preview images are crawlable for social previews, while those pages stay out of search results.
September 16, 2026v2026.09.16
A little motion, a clearer journey
Papyr’s homepage introduces your learning agent with gentle, purposeful movement.
- Contextual learning help in lessons and note readers: simpler explanations, worked examples, analogies, and prerequisite explanations. Costs are shown before asking; saved source links are free, and help never changes mastery or progress.
- Clearer usage costs: platform style regenerations use credits, Pro high-quality pages use 2 credits, and optional video analysis costs 3 credits per started 10-minute section, with a total quote, selectable range, saved progress, and explicit retries. Monthly safety allowances are explained on Pricing.
- Manual Notes keeps your draft editable until you choose a format. Sample sources no longer start generation immediately, and clipboard errors explain how to paste directly.
- Larger touch targets, scrollable dialogs, clearer creation steps, and improved dark-mode button contrast make the workspace easier to navigate.
- Explore a source-to-note illustration on the homepage. A skippable three-step welcome tour is available from Home/Create and can be reopened from the workspace menu.
- YouTube milestones open a reviewable video-analysis or captions import before note generation. A new video-to-notes guide explains PDF/PNG exports and separate usage costs.
- Staggered hero entrances and a brief notebook movement welcome you to the page.
- Story sections reveal as you scroll; the illustrated learning route draws into view with its milestones.
- Buttons and links respond gently on hover. New entrance animations play once and respect reduced-motion preferences.
September 15, 2026v2026.09.15.2
A warmer, connected learning workspace
Your learning home, paths, notes and account now share one workspace, with clearer public pages and a calmer reading experience.
- A clearer learning-agent setup: compact goal card, separate optional context and exam requirements, visible research guidance, and one page scroll.
- One consistent workspace header and sidebar after sign-in, including Create, Library and Account. Your avatar opens an account menu in place.
- Warmer paper colors, clearer dark-mode labels and a sidebar that keeps Settings and background jobs reachable on shorter screens.
- Study Room focus sessions follow you into lessons and notes, with persistent pause, resume and end controls.
- Knowledge shows concepts from your learning path, with clear empty and error states instead of example personal scores.
- Public learning guides and visual-note examples: the original floating paper animation, a compact note index and an in-page reader with Previous/Next controls.
- The public Wall sends ideas through Papyr Care and explains how feedback is reviewed. Private messages are not published automatically.
- Consistent branding and navigation, more readable legal pages, and updated search metadata and public sitemaps.
- Optional Papyr leaf cursor, with native text and precision cursors, busy and confirmed-success states. Disable it in Reading comfort or the footer; reduced-motion and touch devices keep native cursors.
September 15, 2026v2026.09.15
Agent Mode searches for real sources
Papyr’s research agent plans queries, searches the web, YouTube, and arXiv, then builds your map only from live results — not invented links.
- Agent Mode runs a Papyr-owned research loop: search → collect candidates → order a map.
- Map steps with links come from Serper, YouTube, and arXiv — then still pass source checks before Generate.
- Create Agent shows what it’s doing while researching (web / YouTube / arXiv).
- On a map step: Reduce skips ahead; Go deeper researches denser follow-up steps.
- Daily map limits by plan so Free can’t burn search quota.
- Pricing FAQ explains Agent Mode cost vs credits.
- Maps enforce foundations→core→build, mix papers/articles with fewer videos, and fix & titles.
- Paths and maps: delete or archive a map, clearer progress, and a focus-first current step (no nested scrollbar).
September 11, 2026v2026.09.11
Agent Guide: a map, not a chat
Tell Papyr what you want to master. Get an ordered learning map of real sources, then move one step at a time — Skip when you already know it.
- Create now chooses Agent Mode (learning map) or Manual Mode (paste a paper, lecture, or notes).
- Paths: your maps live in one place — resume the current step, mark done, or skip.
- Agent plans with source checks for arXiv and YouTube so invented links don’t get Generate-ready.
- Homepage leads with the guide promise: one next step at your pace, not a 200-message syllabus.
- Nav adds Paths next to Library.
September 9, 2026v2026.09.09
Honest Free Create. Titles that make sense
Free Study books no longer fail mid-run, out-of-credits gets a clear next step, and Google Doc imports stop naming pages Untitled.
- Create on Free: Study book asks for an OpenAI key or upgrade instead of starting an empty running book.
- Out of free visual pages: soft landing to text page, Add key, or See plans — not a dead Make button.
- Import titles skip “Untitled document” and pick the real heading from your notes.
- Study-book jobs that hit a Free/key wall finish as failed instead of stuck on running.
- Outlining a book no longer counts as a structured page in usage history.
- Create Options shows style / goal / text page more clearly so chips feel clickable.
- Visual pages now draw with GPT Image 2.5 — Flare for Free/Learner (faster), Sunburst for Pro (sharper).
- Security: Next.js 16.3.3 and sharp 0.35.4 (Hostinger critical/high advisories).
September 8, 2026v2026.09.08
Cleaner homepage copy. Steadier visual pages
Hero and marketing copy read more naturally, and sketchnote briefs keep teaching detail instead of falling back when the model overfills.
- Homepage and marketing copy drop awkward em-dashes and the orphan period under the hero headline.
- Visual-page briefs stay on the high-quality path when the model returns too many definitions — we trim instead of falling back to a weaker summary.
September 7, 2026v2026.09.07
Cheap full coverage. Deepen only what you need
Study books default to dense Overview chapters so long sources stay affordable; go deeper on any chapter for one credit.
- Create is rebuilt as one calm column: add your source, pick Visual page or Study book, make it. No more left/right scavenger hunt.
- Plain-language free pages in the header (“2 free pages left” / “Unlimited · your OpenAI key”) instead of credit jargon.
- Create multi-page: Overview / Standard / Deep density. Overview packs related ideas so a glossary or lecture isn’t one credit per term.
- Confirm step shows exact chapter count and credit cost before you generate.
- Reader Go deeper: one focused page (+1 credit) appended to the same book when you need mastery on a chapter.
- Papers still default to Standard (~8–12 chapters); glossaries prefer Overview.
September 6, 2026v2026.09.06
Full PDFs and lectures. No more mid-source cutoffs
Long papers and YouTube captions stay intact; study books can use many more chapters so the middle and end are covered.
- PDF, YouTube, and URL imports keep the full source text (no study trim at a few hundred thousand characters).
- Multi-page explain books can outline up to 100 chapters, and long docs are merged so coverage spans the whole source, not just the opening.
- Paper deep-extract reads every fragment of a long PDF, not a fixed chunk cap.
September 2, 2026v2026.09.02
A new face for Papyr, and signup credits that always land
The site now leads with real pages, and new accounts reliably receive their 2 free sketchnote credits.
- Homepage and Create lead with “understand a paper” — arXiv/PDF into a visual study book, chapter by chapter.
- Paper study books: paper-aware chapter outlines, deeper extraction on long PDFs, and clearer “Study this paper as a book” in Create.
- Pricing spells out 1 credit per chapter (~8–12 for a typical paper); Learner and Pro both get paper books; Free stays honest with BYOK.
- Book reader: Contents (TOC), reading progress bar, and resume where you left off — calmer chrome for longer study sessions.
- Redesigned homepage: real Papyr pages in the hero, a “What you get” tour of sketchnotes, study pages, and explain books, and a clearer path to your first page.
- Pricing, sign-in, Care, About, and Release notes share one editorial look — serif headlines, paper cards, and full dark-mode support.
- Pricing gained plain-language answers on credits, structured pages, bring-your-own-key, and switching plans.
- Create is now a three-step workspace: paste notes, pick Sketchnote or Editable page, generate. Compare-two-papers and your OpenAI key fold away until you need them, and the Generate button says what it costs.
- YouTube import: choose Captions only (free) or Watch with Gemini (agentic video — boards & demos). Watch is 1 separate credit on Papyr’s key, or free with your Gemini key in Account.
- Fixed a duplicate footer on Pricing and Care.
- Fixed signup bonus credits not appearing for new free accounts.
- Welcome email now confirms your 2 free Papyr credits and how to use them on Create.
- Long PDFs and multi-unit docs can no longer be squeezed into one structured page — Create steers you to multi-page explain so every chapter is covered.
September 1, 2026v2026.09.01
Reliable magic links and faithful study pages
Sign-in mail works again, and sketchnotes stay grounded in your full YouTube, PDF, or notes — no invented lectures.
- Fixed “Error sending magic link email” — magic links are delivered via Papyr mail again.
- YouTube, PDF, and notes: keep the full source, convert faithfully, and never invent a different topic or fake examples.
- Long lectures and PDFs use multi-page explain so every chapter is covered — one page won’t drop the middle of a long video.
- YouTube captions import fixed when Google’s page timedtext returns empty — lectures like 3Blue1Brown load again.
- Sketchnotes ban poster fluff — pages must follow the source’s concrete teaching (examples, numbers, mechanisms), not generic brochure sticky notes.
August 30, 2026v2026.08.30
About page and clearer discovery for search & AI
A public About page, richer structured data, and an updated sitemap so people (and assistants) can find what Papyr is.
- New /about — what Papyr is for, how it works, and how we treat AI accuracy.
- Footer link to About; sitemap now includes About and is generated live.
- Richer product metadata for search engines and llms.txt / llms-full.txt for AI assistants.
August 28, 2026v2026.08.28
Reader, study tools, and unified Papyr credits
Kindle-style reading, Ask/flashcards/audio, arXiv & YouTube import — plus one credit pool for everything on Papyr’s key.
- Sign up and get 2 free AI sketchnotes on Papyr (no API key required).
- Library → Share link: trypapyr.com/p/yourname/title-abc123 — read-only, no sign-in to view.
- Book Studio → Share book link: trypapyr.com/b/yourname/book-title-abc123 — flip through the whole book, no sign-in.
- Library → Turn into flashcards: one click builds 12–18 study cards from any backed-up page; flip, shuffle, and review.
- Library and notebooks: tap a page or Read book for a fullscreen Kindle-style reader — swipe, zoom, and page turns. Edit lives in the ⋯ menu or Book Studio.
- Reader → Ask: chat about your saved page — answers stay grounded in your notes and source, with a clear disclaimer.
- PDF imports: Map source pages to show “From page N” on structured blocks; toggle highlights off anytime in the reader.
- Warmer default paper tones and relaxed line spacing across the app — easier on the eyes during long study.
- Account → Reading comfort: larger text (Standard / Large / Extra large) and soft color mode for long sessions.
- Create → arXiv paper mode: paste abs or PDF link — title, authors, abstract auto-fill; pick Key idea, Methods, Results, or Limitations focus.
- Create → YouTube / lecture import: paste a watch link — captions become chaptered source text for sketchnotes or explain books.
- Create → Compare two papers: import two PDFs or arXiv links — each paper is read fully in sections, then one visual page shows what's similar and different.
- Reader → Listen: 3–5 minute audio walkthrough of your saved page (mini podcast for commutes).
- Listen and flashcards: generate once per page (credits or your key), then play or study free for life on that page. Fresh recording / New set only when you ask — that uses credits again.
- One Papyr credit pool for everything: sketchnotes (1), Ask (0.05), flashcards (0.25), and audio (1) — or add your OpenAI key for unlimited.
- Buy any number of extra credits in Account — packs or a custom amount at the same per-credit price.
- Controls → Field templates: ML paper, History, Medical lecture, Startup pitch — each sets style, density, and teaching tone.
- Share & export → Carousel pack: cover slide + your page + CTA for Instagram/LinkedIn, with caption copied to clipboard.
- Social previews show your sketchnote when you paste the link in chat or forums.
- Welcome email updated to match; Reddit and new visitors can try the product before checkout.
August 27, 2026v2026.08.27
Sketchnote viewer, recovery, billing, and styles
Zoom your sketchnotes on Create, recover after slow generations, smoother billing, six visual styles, and better behavior when many people generate at once.
- Create: zoom in/out, expand fullscreen, and Cmd+scroll to read labels and formulas on your sketchnote.
- Sketchnote generation now runs as a background job — safe to refresh; Create picks up when it finishes.
- Generate again on the same notes no longer creates duplicate Library pages — Papyr reuses the in-flight job or updates the existing page.
- Gateway timeouts (HTTP 504) no longer show a false error — Papyr recovers your finished sketchnote and loads it on the canvas.
- One sketchnote at a time per account during heavy load, with clear messages instead of mysterious failures.
- Book: Read book — fullscreen page turns, swipe on mobile, optional soft page sounds, zoom while reading.
- Active subscribers change plan in-app (Learner ↔ Pro, monthly ↔ yearly) without duplicate checkout.
- Billing lifecycle emails: upgrades, downgrades, cycle changes, cancellation, expiry, payment issues, and credit purchases.
- Account shows billed monthly/yearly and cancellation status; mid-month upgrades top up included credits.
- Mobile Create Controls sheet scrolls so style and API key options are reachable.
- PostHog analytics with consent; signup funnel events via /ingest on your domain.
- Six visual styles and study goals; try another style once included on Learner/Pro.
- Buy extra Papyr credits at $0.59 from Account when monthly credits run out.
- Release notes at /releases; Privacy and Terms always show trypapyr.com.
- New Papyr notebook logo for tabs, home screen, and Google search results.
August 26, 2026v2026.08.26
Sign-in copy, refunds, and explain job fixes
Clearer guest messaging, a published refund policy, and more reliable long-document explain runs.
- Login and Library copy now focus on saving your pages — not quotas or API keys on the sign-in screen.
- New Refund Policy at /refund, linked from the footer and Terms.
- Homepage shelf copy owns our ML/technical examples while welcoming any topic you are learning.
- Workshop Pause and Stop work reliably; duplicate explain jobs no longer auto-resume and waste credits.
- Blocked starting a second explain run when the same PDF already finished.
August 25, 2026v2026.08.25
Production launch on trypapyr.com
Papyr is live on our own domain with analytics, email, and hosting tuned for Next.js.
- Public site at https://trypapyr.com (Create, Library, Workshop, Book, Pricing, Care).
- Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode — Real-time counts visitors after cookie consent.
- Transactional email via Resend (welcome, job done, plan changes).
- Node 22 runtime on Hostinger for stable production builds.
August 24, 2026v2026.08.24
First-visit UX and legal pages
- Cookie consent and analytics respect your choice before storing measurement data.
- Privacy, Terms, and Care (/support) pages for launch.
- /care redirects to Care for older links.
- Create layout fixes for smaller screens.
August 23, 2026v2026.08.23
Workshop jobs you can trust
- Explain jobs keep running on Papyr servers — close the tab and check Workshop.
- Library stays scoped to your account on shared browsers.
- Workshop UI shows live job progress again after navigation.
August 22, 2026v2026.08.22
Homepage samples and sign-in
- Real sketchnote samples on the homepage with click-to-zoom.
- GitHub sign-in alongside magic link (Apple sign-in removed for now).
- Homepage gallery polish and sample image cache busting.
August 21, 2026v2026.08.21
Core platform
The foundation: sketchnotes, explain books, library, billing, and Care.
- Paste notes or import PDFs and arXiv links — sketchnotes or structured pages.
- Multi-page explain books for long documents (outline → one page per section, up to 20).
- Library, notebooks, folders, and Book studio to bind pages.
- Free, Learner, and Pro plans with Dodo Payments; BYOK optional for sketchnote images.
- Care form for bugs and feature requests (Continuous Monitoring & Support).
- SEO foundation: sitemap, metadata, and structured data for trypapyr.com.

What shipped.

YouTube links without captions stay honest

Share links show their sketchnote on X

A little motion, a clearer journey

A warmer, connected learning workspace

Agent Mode searches for real sources

Agent Guide: a map, not a chat

Honest Free Create. Titles that make sense

Cleaner homepage copy. Steadier visual pages

Cheap full coverage. Deepen only what you need

Full PDFs and lectures. No more mid-source cutoffs

A new face for Papyr, and signup credits that always land

Reliable magic links and faithful study pages

About page and clearer discovery for search & AI

Reader, study tools, and unified Papyr credits

Sketchnote viewer, recovery, billing, and styles

Sign-in copy, refunds, and explain job fixes

Production launch on trypapyr.com

First-visit UX and legal pages

Workshop jobs you can trust

Homepage samples and sign-in

Core platform