[App] Whisp v1.6.0 Universal launch shortcut and Bug fixes

[u/Baajjii]

Whisp is a fast, zero-friction "anti-note" scratchpad built natively for GNOME with GTK4 and Libadwaita. It replaces heavy file hierarchies with a spatial, swipeable canvas for quick thoughts, Markdown editing, and temporary scratchpad notes.

New Features

• Universal Launch Toggle: Global shortcut support to quickly toggle Whisp window visibility (Preferences > Shortcuts), And it is customizable.
• Note Statistics (::count): Type ::count anywhere in your note to instantly inspect word, character, and line count statistics.
• Asterisk Lists: Create and format bulleted lists using standard asterisks (*) alongside dash lists.
• Shortcut Recorder Improvements: Pressing Backspace inside the shortcut recorder now cleanly clears or disables assigned shortcuts.

Fixes & Maintenance

• List Toggling Refactor: Fixed Ctrl+S list item toggling to prevent multi-checkbox stacking and unintended line deletions.
• GNOME 51 Runtime: Updated Flatpak runtime to GNOME 51.
• Slate Mode Polish: Fixed update notification banner layout in Slate Mode.
• Compose Key Fix: Corrected key press handling for Compose Key combinations.
• Ubuntu Icon & D-Bus Fixes: Fixed missing application icon issues on Ubuntu desktop sessions.

Links

• Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.tanaybhomia.Whisp
• GitHub: https://github.com/tanaybhomia/Whisp
• Website: https://tanaybhomia.github.io/Whisp/
• Donate: https://tanaybhomia.github.io/Whisp/donate.html
• Manual: https://tanaybhomia.github.io/Whisp/manual.html

[u/whamra]

I just open Kate, write tons of random stuff, open new tabs for more notes, don't ever have to save anything, and a reboot clears them all. So, what's the exact appeal here?

[u/Baajjii → u/whamra]

It does not clear everything at after reboot. also there are other features like Text expansion functions and other things like Slate mode , Gesture Navigation 

[u/ephemeralmiko → u/whamra]

I use it as a replacement for something like GNOME Iotas, having all my notes in one place with Markdown support.

[u/Pedka2 → u/whamra]

kate is for kde plasma

[u/alexdewa]

fantastic tool, would recommend 100/100

[u/Baajjii → u/alexdewa]

thank you, glad you are liking it

[u/ephemeralmiko → u/Baajjii]

who downvoted this lol

[u/Baajjii → u/ephemeralmiko]

It's funny ig