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 # novelWriter Changelog

+## Version 2026.3 Beta 1 [2026-10-20]
+
+### Release Notes
+
+This is a beta release of the next release version, and is intended for testing purposes. Please be
+careful when using this version on live writing projects, and make sure you take frequent backups.
+
+See the website for complete [Release Notes](https://novelwriter.io/releases/release_26_3.html).
+
+### Detailed Changelog
+
+**Bugfixes**
+
+* Fixed a bug where rebuilding the project index triggered a re-highlight of the open document for
+  each tag updated. By @vkbo. Issue #3092. PR #3093.
+* Fixed a bug where a project backup that failed while writing the archive left a broken zip file
+  behind. The incomplete archive is now deleted. By @vkbo. PR #3111.
+
+**Features**
+
+* The Outline panel has been redesigned from scratch as a new Story View panel, starting with a
+  tree-like outline. Synopsis text wraps over multiple lines, and each entry shows how far into the
+  story it lands, for tracking pacing. Comments and references can be shown as icons, with new
+  dedicated icons for point-of-view and focus characters. Further options include showing document
+  status, inactive partitions, and word counts with sub-headings included. Documents can be opened
+  with a middle or double click, or with a keyboard shortcut. By @vkbo. Issues #1465, #2286, #3012,
+  #3087 and #3100. PRs #2961, #3058, #3062, #3088 and #3103.
+* Added basic right-to-left support. A new project setting lays out text right-to-left, and a new
+  Preferences option forces a right-to-left interface, which otherwise follows the selected
+  translation. The editor lays out each paragraph in its own direction, while the viewer,
+  manuscript preview and all export formats follow the project direction, with right-to-left books
+  binding on the right. By @vkbo. Issue #3097. PRs #3098, #3101 and #3103.
+* Added basic single-level list support, using `*` for bullet lists and `#.` for numbered lists.
+  The editor continues a list when Enter is pressed, and new toolbar buttons and menu entries have
+  been added for lists, as well as for left, centre and right alignment. Lists pasted as formatted
+  text are converted to Markdown lists. By @vkbo. Issues #1460 and #3099. PRs #3075 and #3101.
+* Added support for Markdown style links on the form `[text](url)`, and for `file://` links. A new
+  link button, menu entry and dialog have been added to the editor, and URLs dropped into the
+  editor are formatted as links. By @vkbo. Issue #3025. PR #3028.
+* Improved handling of copied projects and backups. When a copy of a project is detected in the
+  recent projects list, the user is asked whether to treat it as a separate project. Opening a
+  backup asks whether to restore it or keep it as a separate copy. Projects now contain a
+  manifest file marking them as a project, backup or template. By @vkbo. Issues #2737 and #3047.
+  PRs #3085 and #3086.
+* Added gutter and double-sided page settings to ODT and DOCX manuscripts. Double-sided pages
+  mirror the margins for book binding and enable a separate even page header format. The heading
+  page break setting now has "No Break", "Any Page" and "Odd Page" options, allowing chapters to
+  start on odd pages. By @vkbo. Issues #2976 and #3070. PRs #3068 and #3102.
+* Added a manuscript build option to insert the document's status label below each heading. By
+  @vkbo. Issue #2958. PR #3104.
+* Added a "Uses" column to the tag panels below the viewer, counting how many headings reference
+  each tag. By @vkbo. Issue #1686. PR #3091.
+* The project tree pane can now be hidden by clicking the sidebar button of the tree view already
+  showing, or by pressing `Shift+F8`. By @vkbo. Issue #3023. PR #3072.
+* Added a Preferences option to enforce Unix line endings for all project files. By @vkbo.
+  Issue #3055. PR #3090.
+
+**Improvements**
+
+* The Novel View can optionally include sub-headings in each heading's word count. By @vkbo.
+  Issue #962. PR #3088.
+* Footnote keys are now tracked in the project index, ensuring new keys never collide with existing
+  ones. By @vkbo. PR #3062.
+
+**User Interface**
+
+* Removed the Novel Details tool, as its information is now mostly available elsewhere. By @vkbo.
+  Issue #3043. PR #3044.
+* Removed the Remix Icons theme, as its licence is no longer GPL compatible, and replaced the
+  FontAwesome theme with Microsoft's Fluent UI icons in regular and filled styles. The Lucide icons
+  have been updated to version 1.49.0, and padded to match the size of the Material icons. By
+  @vkbo. Issues #3051 and #3069. PRs #3045, #3059, #3062 and #3071.
+
+**Accessibility**
+
+* Added missing accessible text to a large number of widgets, mostly reusing their existing labels,
+  as tooltips are not exposed to screen readers. By @vkbo. PR #3089.
+
+**Internationalisation**
+
+* Urdu translation of the project export strings added by Ahmad. PR #3110.
+
+**Other Changes**
+
+* The editor and viewer have been moved into a shared wrapper class, as a first step towards
+  unifying them. By @vkbo. PR #3082.
+* Simplified the caching of icons, with no expected functional impact. By @vkbo. PR #3063.
+
+**Packaging**
+
+* Moved the PyPI release to a workflow, and removed the Launchpad release code and the scripts for
+  local builds. By @vkbo. PR #3037.
+
+**Code Maintenance**
+
+* Added type annotations to all tests. By @vkbo. PR #3083.
+* Fixed minor test coverage and typing issues. By @vkbo. PR #3094.
+
+----
+
 ## Version 2026.2.2 [2026-10-11]

 ### Release Notes
--- a/novelwriter/init.py
+++ b/novelwriter/init.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ __license__    = "GPLv3"
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__    = "26.3a0"
-__hexversion__ = "0x260300a0"
-__date__       = "2026-07-30"
+__version__    = "26.3b1"
+__hexversion__ = "0x260300b1"
+__date__       = "2026-10-20"
 __status__     = "Stable"
 __domain__     = "novelwriter.io"
 # fmt: on
--- a/sample/nwProject.nwx
+++ b/sample/nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="26.3a0" hexVersion="0x260300a0" fileVersion="1.6" fileRevision="0" timeStamp="2026-10-17 12:43:40">
-  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="2429" autoCount="437" editTime="112693" indexRevision="393">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="26.3b1" hexVersion="0x260300b1" fileVersion="1.6" fileRevision="0" timeStamp="2026-10-20 20:47:01">
+  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="2431" autoCount="437" editTime="112699" indexRevision="60">
    <name>Sample Project</name>
    <author>Jane Smith</author>
  </project>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <language rtl="no">en_GB</language>
    <spellChecking auto="yes">None</spellChecking>
    <projectTarget date="None" last="1183" mode="words">15000</projectTarget>
-    <dailyTarget auto="no" last="0" date="2026-10-17">1000</dailyTarget>
+    <dailyTarget auto="no" last="0" date="2026-10-20">1000</dailyTarget>
    <targetSkipRoots>
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