Release notes
How Xale was built, one release at a time: what changed, why it mattered, and the ideas behind it.
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June 2026
Light and dark
Dark mode: the same calm place, in gentler light
Choose Light, Dark or System in Settings, and every screen follows, mind maps included. Dark mode keeps the same calm workspace in a gentler light.
Activities
Activities: plan the good parts of the day too
Fill the gaps in your day with what actually happens in it: a walk, family time, reading, or just a break. A time block planner for the parts of life a calendar leaves out.
Habits
Habits that fit into the day you actually have
A flexible habit tracker: set a soft target like three times a week, and plan each habit into your day when it suits you. Missing a day doesn't break anything.
May 2026
Day
Day: choose your day before your invites do
A visual day planner for choosing your day on purpose: place what matters to you beside what's already booked, and leave room for the rest you need.
People
People: “I owe this to someone” is a useful filter
Keep the people in your life beside your work. See, for each person, what they're doing for you and what you owe them, and track tasks by person across your to-do list.
Free guest access
Free guest access: one click to your first idea
Free guest access to Xale for anyone: a free mind map app with no sign-in. Start mapping, writing or planning straight away, and sign up with Google or email when you're ready to keep it.
Areas
Areas: give your thoughts somewhere to belong
Group every note, map and task by the parts of life that matter to you, like Health, Family and Work: a life areas planner you can rename, recolour and make your own.
Tasks
A to-do list that lets most things wait
Turn a line in a note, or a node on a mind map, into a task. Then priorities and the Today, This week and Overdue views keep a calm to-do list showing only the few that matter now.
April 2026
Mindmaps
The mind map I kept wishing existed
Mind maps were great for thinking, but the next step never became real work. This mind mapping app was built to connect the two, with a keyboard that keeps up.
Notes
Notes: a place to put the thought down
Open a note and start typing, whether it's a brain dump, a half-formed idea or a list. It saves itself, and it's there on every device you sign in to.