Zoho Writer's desktop app release notes
2025
Version 3.5.0
Released on September 27, 2025
Features
- Create Zoho account: Users can now create a Zoho account using the Zoho Writer desktop app.
- Drop cap support
Enhancements
- Option to match the style of pasted content with the document style.
Issues fixed
- Fixed an issue that did not allow users in custom domains to login into Writer's desktop app.
- Fixed dashboard loading issue.
- Fixed an issue in pasting content using the Command + Shift + V keyboard shortcut.
Version 3.4.5
Released on March 12, 2025
Features
- Password protection for documents: Secure your documents with a password to restrict viewing, copying, and printing documents' content. You can also import password protected documents in Zoho Writer's desktop app and edit them.
- Combine revisions: Merge edits and comments from multiple document versions into one version.
Enhancements
- Select Zoho Writer desktop app from the Open With dropdown while opening ZDOC or DOCX files on your desktop.
2024
Version 3.4.4
Released on November 20, 2024
Features
- Document review tools: Review documents, make edits to your documents, add comments to document content, and accept or reject changes suggested by collaborators.
- Set username: You can now set your preferred username making it easy to identify document collaborators.
- Productivity enhancing features: We have supported an extensive array of productivity enhancing tools already found in Zoho Writer's web app, including:
- Slash commands
- Mathematical equations, Barcode, and QR code.
- Add various types of shapes and drawings.
- Text-to-table, focus typing, typewriter sound, document navigation, and view all images.
Issues fixed
- Fixed an issue in saving documents, created or edited using Writer desktop app, in other file formats.
Version 3.4.2
Released on August 8, 2024
Features
- Recover unsaved documents: Accidentally closed unsaved documents will reopen when you restart the app.
- Spelling and grammar check support for local documents.
- Support for China data center: Added an option to allow the desktop app users to save their document's content in Zoho's China data center.
Issues fixed
Fixed an issue in changing the app's UI language.
Version 3.4.1
Released on May 25, 2024
Features
- Support for system fonts: Use the fonts on your device when creating and editing documents using Zoho Writer's desktop app.
Issues fixed
- Fixed installation issues.
- Fixed issues in logging in to the Zoho Writer web app from the desktop app.
- Fixed document rename issues.
2023
Version 3.3.8
Released on August 22, 2023
Features
- Start writing instantly - no signup required.
- Open and edit local DOCX files without MS Word.
- Access powerful document editing and formatting tools.
- Redesigned interface with tabbed and multi-page view.
- Copy documents to Zoho Cloud.
- UI localized in 40+ languages.
Enhancements
- Option to switch the app’s UI language.
Issues fixed
- Fixed installation issues.
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