Hey folks! The team has been busy, and we’ve got a whole bunch of exciting new features and fixes to share with you.

🆕 Claude Sonnet 5 is Here!

Anthropic just released Claude Sonnet 5, their most powerful Sonnet-class AI model yet, and we just added it to Sudowrite.

Sonnet 5 delivers quality approaching Anthropic's flagship Opus 4.8—with notably sharper instruction-following—at a much more reasonable credit cost. That makes it a strong everyday choice for authors looking for great prose and strong instruction-following. Try it now in Write, Draft, or Plugins, and be sure to let us know what you think!

🆕 Export an Entire Folder at Once

We just added an option to export a whole document folder in one click. Now when you click on a folder’s three dot (•••) more menu inside of a project, you have the option of exporting all of the documents in that folder as a .zip or as a single (merged) .docx file. This makes it easier than ever to export just what you need—a single file exclusively containing your entire final manuscript, or a .zip file of the supporting research you’d compiled with help from Chat.

🆕 Accessible Document Reordering

We made it so that you can reorder your document list using your keyboard. While holding Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) use Up/Down to reorder, Right to nest an item inside a folder, and Left to move it back out. It’s faster than dragging and fully screen-reader friendly, with each move announced as you go.

Recent fixes

Other fixes include:

• Write Guidance Persistence - We fixed a Write (Guided) bug where dismissing the custom prompt menu by clicking outside the field could delete your guidance. Your in-progress prompt will now persist until you choose to change or submit it.

• Stale Browser Bug - We fixed an issue where the editor might display an unusual “Cannot Get” error in a stale browser tab. Refreshing fixed it—but now you don’t have to.

• Too Many Comments Fix - Feedback made it possible to receive hundreds of comments on a single document, which could result in performance issues such as freezing. We’ve resolved this issue by changing how comments load. They now appear in batches as you scroll.

• Feedback Text Preservation - We fixed a Feedback bug where leaving the page or switching chapters could make manuscript text appear missing when you came back. Your chapter text will now remain visible.

• Comment Allow Edit Bug - When asking @Sudowrite for help in comment replies, the response would sometimes mistakenly suggest you need to toggle your Chat mode to Allow Edits. We’ve fixed that, and you can tag away to get help without interruption now.

• Series Chat History - We fixed a bug where your Chat history from books later in a large Series folder could be missing. Series-level chat retrieval will now include books beyond the first 16.

• Quick Edit Usability - We fixed Quick Edit layout and readability issues where buttons could overlap and highlighted text could be hard to read in some themes. Quick Edit suggestions should now be easier to review and accept.

• Draft Generation Fix - We fixed a Draft generation bug where failed or partially completed scene output could still charge estimated credit amounts. Partial or failed scene generations will no longer cost the same as successful complete generations.

• Import Novel Character Detection - We fixed an import issue where Sudowrite could detect Worldbuilding but silently miss Characters in some cases. The Import Novel flow will now retry rather than producing zero Character cards.

• …and a whole bunch more!

Most of these fixes and improvements are a direct result of your feedback. Thank you—and please keep it coming!

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