Release Notes
Chapterstack is currently in alpha. Features are being added continuously and breaking changes may occur. Not yet suitable for production use.
Version history
v0.10.0
currentMay 2026
Report offensive content — comments, chapters, projects, or profiles — and our moderation team will review it.
Readers can now rate a book with 1–5 stars when writing a review.
Review and rating stats are displayed on project pages.
v0.9.0
May 2026
Author cards in Discover now show chapter count, publication schedule, and reader engagement at a glance.
Recently updated stories on the Discover page now link directly to the project.
Users are notified that their profile becomes publicly visible the first time they publish or comment.
Refreshed for-authors and for-readers marketing pages with clearer descriptions.
v0.8.0
May 2026
Readers can now leave comments on a book, a chapter, or a specific paragraph.
Navigate between chapters with previous and next buttons in the reader.
Category, content rating, and AI disclosure are now required before a chapter can be published.
v0.7.0
May 2026
Authors can set a content rating and add trigger warnings to their project (violence, language, mature themes, etc.).
Authors declare their level of AI involvement — Human-written, AI-assisted, or AI-written — displayed publicly on the project page.
Authors can assign a genre category to their project (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Thriller, …).
v0.6.0
April 2026
Export a project or individual chapters as a Word document, plain text, or Markdown.
Start a new project by importing an existing document — the platform splits it into chapters automatically.
Attach private files (notes, references) to a project or a chapter.
Save a private snapshot of a chapter at any time and restore it later if needed.
Welcome page for new visitors.
v0.5.0
April 2026
Contact Us form now opens a conversation thread — the team can reply directly and you can follow up.
Admin panel for the support team to manage and respond to all incoming messages.
v0.4.0
April 2026
Readers can like a chapter, a project, or an author.
Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Help Center, and FAQ pages.
v0.3.0
March – April 2026
Reading view — open a project, browse its published chapters, and read in a clean distraction-free interface.
Discover page — browse all projects that have at least one published chapter.
Public author profile page.
Profile picture and project cover image upload, with a generated colour cover as fallback.
v0.2.0
February 2026
Chapter management — create, edit, delete, and reorder chapters within a project.
Rich-text editor with formatting (bold, italic, headings, lists).
Writing is saved automatically and works offline — changes sync when connectivity returns.
Private notes per project and per chapter.
v0.1.0
February 2026
Sign in with Google or email and password.
Create and manage writing projects.