2 versions tracked
· earliest snapshot 2026-05-13
· current v8.9.56
Summary
Current version
v8.9.56
Released 2026-05-20
Versions tracked
2
since 2026-05-13
Current rating
4.60★
540 ratings
Current size
273 MB
+66 MB since v8.9.55
Release timeline
2026-05-20
live for 24 days
v8.9.56Current
273 MB
(+66 MB)
· 4.64★ · 543 ratings
• Added translations for many languages; choose from Settings tab > Globe button.
• Settings > Text Fields - added Translate button for additional, optional English to Spanish translations.
• Added Onboarding screen to approve access to system features in an organized way.
• When tabbar is hidden, there’s now a "TABS" button (in lower left corner) to show tabbar.
• Settings > Tabs - added option to show/hide badges on tabbar buttons.
• Settings > Text Snippets - fixed issue with adding new Snippets and Groups.
• Settings > Appearance:
+ Slate Options - added "Show Auto-Increment" Icons on/off switch.
+ Theme - added share buttons to export MovieSlate Theme (".mst") files.
• Settings > Timecode + Sync > Calibrate Timecode Lag - now works for Tentacles.
• MovieSlate Theme (".mst") files can now be imported into MovieSlate.
• MovieSlate Backup (".msh") files were sometimes not imported.
• Added a QuickLook extension to preview MovieSlate files from the Files app.
• iPadOS 26 - added "Show All Shortcuts" to Help menu (or hold down command key for a few seconds).
• iPadOS 26 - added "Save Annotations" to File menu (for Script Dept),
and Open to File menu for importing msh and mst files (and pdfs in Script Dept).
• Many, many improvements and bug fixes (particularly for Liquid Glass).
• Userbits - are now properly restored after force-quitting the app.
• Music Sync - many user interface fixes and improvements.
• Sound Dept > Edit Tracks - wider slider, new track count menu & adjustment stepper.
• Script Dept:
+ Logging - added auto-increment to Script Camera fields (tap a field’s label to enable).
+ Logging - "More Scenes" behavior/layout changes and new pref in Settings > Script Dept.
+ Logging - fixes for choosing multiple days when inserting Facing Pages.
+ Logging & Breakdowns - fixed appearance of many navigation bar buttons (OS 26).
+ Breakdowns > PDF Scan - added "AI Scanning" to populate descriptions, props, costumes, and other elements (OS 26).
+ Breakdowns > PDF Scan > Characters - now include voiceover and offscreen suffixes (if any).
+ Breakdowns - added element count badges.
+ Breakdowns > SYNOPSIS > Add Rulerlines can now optionally add Scene Numbers too.
+ Breakdowns > Element lists > Edit > 3 dots button - added "Move To" and "Uppercase".
+ Breakdown Reports - added option to build/preview/send as CSV files.
+ Progress Report - some scene notes were appearing when they shouldn’t have.
+ Facing Pages & Editors Log Reports - added "Camera Data Prefixes" footer.
+ History - Script Camera field labels now match those on the Logging screen.
+ Settings > Script Dept > Data Logging - added "Adjust Notes Text Size".
+ PDF Editor - updated to new version.
2025-10-23
was live for 55 days
v8.9.55
207 MB
· 4.64★ · 541 ratings
• MovieSlate no longer runs on iOS 15 because included code libraries no longer support iOS 15.
• Backup Reminders alert - added a "Stop Reminding Me" button.
• Settings > MovieSlate Cloud - changed the row title to "Backups / MovieSlate Cloud".
• Settings > MSCloud (when not logged in) - added "Backups" section with two items:
+ Daily Backup Reminders switch - to re-enable the reminder alerts.
+ Save/AirDrop Backup File - to the Files app, or another iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
• Settings > MSCloud (when logged in):
+ Changed Backup row title/details text.
+ Backup button now asks: Backup to MSCloud or Save/AirDrop Backup File.
• Restore from Shared Data:
+ Made popover much wider on iPad.
+ Put Projects at bottom of list.
• Settings > Text Fields > File Input Style > Element Editor:
+ Fixed keyboard open/close/open when Editor first appears.
+ Fixed unwanted animations of Text/Number/Data button.
+ Fixed appearance of Text/Number/Data button for OS 26.
+ Fixed NUM field incrementing with unwanted extra padding.
• Settings > Script Dept > Stopwatch Options:
+ Added option: "More than One Lap Required to Auto-Save Note".
• Script Dept:
+ PDF Editor - updated to new version (with OS 26 support).
+ Edit Text Annotation - improved visibility of toolbar that floats above keyboard.
• Settings - Fixed: disabled on/off switches no longer react to taps.
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