Chapterstack

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

current

May 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.