Notes & updates on building Stiva.

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Stiva 1.2.1: offline fonts, a better playlist

Stiva 1.2.1 bundles its reading fonts so the app works offline from the first launch, adds a chime between articles in the playlist, and gives backups a folder picker.

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Stiva 1.2.0: the queue stays a queue

Stiva 1.2.0 splits your library into a Queue and a Collection, lets you choose how fast articles are read aloud, and brings the search filters out into the open.

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Stiva 1.1.0: pick up where you left off

Stiva 1.1.0 brings back the articles you started but never finished, moves every action into the list itself, and fixes a bug that made short articles impossible to…

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Stiva 1.0.5 is live

Stiva 1.0.5 is the first version anyone can install, after a closed test track. Here's what the version number means, how the launch went, and what's next.

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What you can expect from Stiva: features, limits, and the premium deal

A transparent guide to Stiva's features, what you can do for free, and how the premium version works.

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Why Stiva has no subscription

It's a model built on the belief that software should earn money by delivering value.

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Why I'm building Stiva: my antidote to information overload

We are constantly bombarded. We open social media during a lunch break, scroll through the feed, and stumble upon dozens of interesting links, articles we’d like to dive…

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