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Release Notes

Elisi updates automatically. If you are not using the latest version, try closing and reopening the app a few times.

To check for an update manually, select About Elisi in the left menu. If an Android device does not update automatically, visit elisiapp.com and contact the Elisi assistant for help.

March 2026

Improved note creation

  • A more focused flow: Selecting Add on the Notes tab now opens the note editor directly, without interrupting you to choose another card type. The redundant icon picker has also been removed.
  • Faster typing on mobile: The keyboard opens and focuses the input when the creation panel opens, so you can start writing right away.

Better AI note formatting

  • Improved Markdown conversion for AI-generated notes. Headings, lists, and bold text are now more consistent and easier to read.

Planner improvements

  • Fixed a possible screen jump while scrolling the Planner. Schedules should now scroll more smoothly.

February 2026

New promotions

  • Limited-time promotions and gift redemption are now available. Check the app to see which offers you can claim.

Improved AI chat

  • Select a card shown in an AI conversation to open its details directly, without searching for it manually.

January 2026

Main updates

  • Improved the interface and flow for the Invite users and earn membership feature.

December 2025

Main updates

  • Launched Invite users and earn membership, allowing users to invite others and receive membership benefits.
  • On the web, select a widget to open quick creation and create tasks more efficiently.

November 2025

Main updates

  • Launched AI task breakdown to turn complex tasks into actionable subtasks.
  • Added a setting for the first day of the week: Sunday or Monday.
  • Each tab can now independently control whether completed tasks are hidden.

October 2025

Main updates

  • Launched starred lists for organizing important, high-priority items.
  • Preview items in a tab without opening it.
  • Redesigned the week selector.
  • Improved the AI collection of personal information to support future personalization and intelligent features.
  • Updated the Planner's Act display: it appears in the Planner but not in the Belongs to selector.

September 2025

  • Fixed an iOS sign-in issue and refined the interface.
  • Fixed several issues, including duplicate date controls when multiple desktop tabs were open and a missing background for the voice-input button on the mobile AI page.
  • Fixed issues with deleting items and preserving parent-child relationships when editing notes.

August 2025

Feature updates

  1. Launched Compact Mode for a cleaner interface and more efficient use.
  2. Improved the styles of both the new card UI and existing cards.
  3. Mobile quick entry no longer opens the keyboard automatically.
  4. Enhanced AI features.
  5. Added an Elisi AI entry to system sharing, so shared content can open directly in Elisi AI.
  6. Added a more flexible Any time option to the AI assistant.
  7. Fixed an issue where pressing Enter while typing Chinese could send an incomplete English phrase.

Bug fixes and refinements

  • Improved UI details.
  • Added an option to clear note formatting.
  • Fixed a status-bar color issue.
  • Updated the item details icon.
  • Fixed missing scroll bounce when a tab page was too short.
  • Released the iOS widget.
  • Habit statistics were under development at the time of this release.
  • Fixed list statistics for hidden tasks.
  • Fixed recurring-task display in day view.
  • Fixed access to calendar import from the iOS sidebar.
  • Open the add page by default when a user has no calendar.
  • Made other compatibility improvements.

July 2025

  • Added swipe-back support on iOS.
  • Updated the week-view and day-view UI.
  • Improved widgets and list statistics.
  • Improved calendar import management.
  • Added AI voice input on Android.
  • Added different AI prompts for different times of day.
  • Fixed and improved other issues.

June 2025

  • Fixed several iOS navigation issues, including pages that could not go back, a white block at the bottom of the screen, and flickering while scrolling the Planner.
  • Fixed week-task lists jumping back to the top when scrolled to the bottom.
  • Corrected mood icon alignment when completing a task.
  • Fixed tab switching on very narrow desktop windows.
  • Improved the sign-in and registration screens.
  • Added reply options to the AI welcome message.

May 2025

  • Added user and device information to analytics to help improve product performance and stability.

April 2025

  • Launched the AI assistant to help users manage tasks.
  • Added calendar URL sync for using a personal link to sync calendars across platforms.
  • Added a swipe-down gesture to close mobile dialogs.
  • Added a user-agreement confirmation step when purchasing membership in Chinese-language environments.

March 2025

  • Added drag-and-drop from lists to the Planner to schedule items.
  • Released the getting-started guide.
  • Added one-tap iOS calendar sync.

February 2025

New features

  • Added quick sign-in with a Google account.
  • Added a quick-create entry for Lists to make assigning items more efficient.
  • Improved the list statistics view.

Experience improvements

  • Updated the item-creation dialog.
  • Expanded Quick Add by default on the Planner page.
  • Child tasks are no longer shown separately in item details when there are fewer than five.
  • Simplified iOS navigation by not retaining browsing history.

Fixes

  • Fixed the Hide completed tasks control on the Tasks tab.
  • Fixed issues closing the mobile paywall and restoring purchases.
  • Improved the sort icon tooltip and fixed Chinese text appearing in the English interface.
  • Improved notification-permission guidance when notifications are disabled.

January 2025

  • Added status filters to Custom Views for tasks, habits, recurring tasks, and lists.
  • Added an App Store review prompt after a user completes all tasks for the day.
  • Fixed long task names in Quick Add and added multiline input.
  • Fixed unresponsive habit-frequency checkboxes.
  • Fixed an oversized input when adding a child task from item details.
  • Fixed dragged items appearing behind other cells in the Planner.
  • Corrected the VIP banner text color to use the theme color.
  • Fixed line wrapping in quick mood entry.
  • Updated word splitting for mood and expense category names.
  • Fixed screen offset when quickly swiping to later tabs.
  • After selecting Done in Quick Add, the input now clears and focuses for the next item.
  • Added date filters to Custom Views.
  • Added multiline input to Quick Add.

December 2024

  • Quick creation: Added shortcuts for Account Book and Mood Notes. Improved long-text wrapping, switching input type while the keyboard is open, and keeping the keyboard open when tapping outside. The created item expands automatically, and the input clears when you finish.
  • Interface: Redesigned card creation, collapsed the sidebar by default on large screens, added a celebration animation when all tasks are completed, added reminders for unfinished tasks the following day, and added the ability to pause habits.
  • Smart reminders: The push-notification system was upgraded.
  • Refinements: Improved small interaction details.
  • Fixes: Resolved more than ten issues, including iOS routing, cross-device sync, creating tasks on Sunday, and overflowing list text.

November 2024

Updates

  • Released the registration page with a short introduction for new users.
  • Moved the Momentum Points display.
  • Added drag-and-drop sorting within all pages. Cross-feature and cross-level dragging were still being researched.
  • Fixed numerous smaller issues, including recurring-task behavior, added tips, immediate feedback after completing tasks, and onboarding elements.
  • The native app now tells JavaScript the system dark-mode status.
  • Fixed the social sign-in layout on narrow screens and list text overflowing on smaller displays.
  • Quick entry keeps its input after completion; improved quick note titles and habit check-in labels.

October 2024

Important updates

  • Launched Quick Add for faster task creation.
  • Allowed reducing the number of habit check-ins.
  • Added time to note cards and start dates to habits.
  • Updated the overall card UI, renamed Goals to Lists, and fixed list colors.
  • Fixed compressed checkboxes, synced recently hidden time records, and updated where relationships and start times appear on cards.
  • Added habit start dates, expanded lists after creating items, displayed date properties on cards, removed card tags, and updated button behavior.

September 2024

  • Added WeChat membership purchases.
  • Added onboarding for new users.

August 2024

  • Improved Settings.
  • Added a one-week membership trial.
  • Elisi launched on Product Hunt and reached number two for the day.
  • Launched redemption codes.

July 2024

  • Released several small improvements and increased loading speed.

June 2024

  • Membership: Launched the membership system. Free users have limits on goal levels and pinned goals.
  • Top-menu layout: Date navigation now applies only to the Planner, leaving more visible space in other pages.
  • Data: Improved handling of errors during repeated check-ins and data updates.
  • Onboarding: Released a new onboarding flow with guidance on the Planner page.
  • Previous version: Removed the entry for switching back to the previous version and improved the update notice for existing users.

May 2024

  • Added Momentum Points: creating a project or completing a task adds one point.
  • Added the ability to show or hide completed tasks in goal view.

April 2024

  • Made the top navigation customizable so all feature modules can be shown.
  • Added goal statistics to goal details to track progress.
  • Added cross-day drag-and-drop for items.
  • Improved loading speed.
  • Closing the item-creation dialog now keeps unsubmitted content.

March 2024

  • Goal view: Added expand and collapse controls at every level for a complete structural view.
  • Content caching: Closing the item-creation dialog keeps unsubmitted content.
  • Recurring tasks: Cards are now labeled Recurring task instead of To-do.
  • Details: View a task's details on its card without opening it.
  • Move unfinished tasks: Restored quick movement of unfinished tasks from the previous version to today in the new version.

February 2024

  • Launched card drag-and-drop for reordering within the same level and day.
  • Released goal-based onboarding.
  • Added access to the Elisi assistant from within the app.
  • Highlighted the selected goal.
  • Improved task and mood details to support multiline input.
  • Notes with content but no title are saved as untitled notes.
  • Opened data migration to all previous-version users, with no allowlist, and allowed repeat migrations.

January 2024

  • Added multiline input for tasks, moods, and income details.
  • Added support for decimal expense amounts.
  • Preserved line breaks in quick notes.
  • Added Enter-key support for saving plans.
  • Added a sync progress bar.
  • Launched drag-and-drop reordering within the same level.
  • Made the structured getting-started guide available to all users under Goals.

December 2023

October 2023

  • Released an updated beta build and moved the Help Center.
  • Published the migration guide.

August 2023

  • Began internal testing with more than 50 beta users in China and other regions.
  • Fixed many bugs.

May 2023

  • Launched Elisi AI, an assistant powered by ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo to help users plan their lives.
  • Started recruiting beta users for a major redesign.

April 2023

  • Launched a monthly membership plan at a lower price, which users can cancel at any time.

January–March 2023

  • Removed the goal limit for members.
  • Opened the Flow Training Camp to everyone to help people regain focus after the pandemic.
  • Started a monthly special with one feature article, one product update, and one user story in each issue.
  • Began integrating ChatGPT, with tuning planned for March.
  • Fixed duplicate notifications across devices.

October–December 2022

  • Ran a Double 11 half-price promotion with an annual-card giveaway.
  • Launched the global community, with Fanbook for China and Discord internationally.
  • Launched a discounted Elisi productivity training course for new users.
  • Released note templates for daily reviews. Five templates were available:
    1. KPT: Keep, Problem, Try.
    2. Morning journal: focus on three important things.
    3. OKR: Objective, Reflective feeling, Interpretive meaning, Decisional action.
    4. Daily review: a short daily record, gratitude, and summary.
    5. General journal: mood, weather, and notes.
  • Users could share their own templates with the community.
  • Renamed Journal to Mood to focus on emotional well-being.

July–September 2022

  • Ran a back-to-school promotion.
  • Added WeChat Pay on Android and launched lifetime membership with a limited-time discount.
  • Updated iOS 16 lock-screen widgets.
  • Improved note wrapping and auto-scrolling, Apple sign-in, and loading delays.
  • Opened the Elisi community for events, rewards, and discussion.
  • Published Elisi in the Huawei and OPPO app stores; other stores were in review.

April–June 2022

  • Launched an iOS home-screen widget that shows today's Planner tasks.
  • The first widget focused on a simple, practical design, with more functions planned. Android availability was also planned that year.
  • Fixed a number of smaller issues based on community feedback.
  • Updated redemption codes. A promotional link was provided to help some users who could not see the redemption entry add one month of membership. Each user could claim once; inviting friends could extend membership further.

February–April 2022

  • Fixed an iOS blank-screen issue after leaving the app in the background for a long time.
  • Launched redemption codes under Account → Membership → Redeem code.
  • Launched membership referrals: a friend who downloads the app using your QR code can receive one month of membership.
  • Began iOS widget development.
  • Opened a feedback page on Tencent Rabbit Hole.
  • Moved this Help Center to Menu → Blog.

December 2021–February 2022

  • Added budgets to Expenses.
  • Added a quick-create goal button to the goal filter bar.
  • Updated the date-navigation UI and the Today button.
  • Launched the Chinese blog and planned ongoing updates.
  • Improved dark mode and the option to follow the system theme in Account → Settings.
  • Uploaded a portable Windows installation package to the bottom of the home page.
  • Added Chinese tips to the Achievements page and localized the app-store description.
  • Fixed smaller issues, including showing the option to create a list in the new-workspace flow.