What's New in OmniCanvas v0.3.0: Calendar Detection, Starred Folders, Offline Mode & More

OmniCanvas v0.3.0

This release focuses on making OmniCanvas faster to use day-to-day. We added four features that our most active users have been requesting: automatic calendar detection in text blocks, starred folders for quick navigation, a more powerful prompt library, and full offline support so you can take notes anywhere.

Calendar Link Detection

Text blocks now automatically detect dates and times in your notes. When OmniCanvas recognizes a pattern like "weekly on Wed at 4:00 PM" or "March 15 at 2pm," it surfaces a small calendar icon next to the detected text. Click it to add the event directly to Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook — no copy-pasting required.

You can choose your preferred calendar provider in Settings. OmniCanvas supports both Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, and switching between them takes one click.

Supported Patterns

Calendar detection works with a wide range of natural-language date formats:

• Specific dates: "March 15 at 2pm," "2026-04-10 3:00 PM"
• Recurring patterns: "weekly on Wed at 4:00 PM," "every Monday at 9am"
• Relative dates: "tomorrow at noon," "next Friday at 3pm"
• Time ranges: "Thursday 2-4pm," "Jan 20 from 10am to 12pm"

This feature is available on the Pro plan and works inside rich text blocks and sticky notes.

Starred Folders

You can now star your most important folders so they always appear at the top of the sidebar. Starred folders show up in a dedicated Favorites section above the regular folder tree, giving you one-click access to the projects and areas you use most.

To star a folder, right-click it and select "Star" from the context menu, or click the star icon that appears on hover. Starred folders also sort to the top in the folder tree when browsing normally.

This feature is available on all plans, including Free.

Expanded Prompt Library

The prompt library is now fully customizable. Instead of being limited to built-in templates, you can create your own AI workflows with completely custom prompt text. Write prompts that match your specific use case — whether that is generating client follow-ups, extracting research themes, or reformatting meeting notes into a specific template.

What Changed

• Custom prompts : Write any prompt you want and save it to your library. Give it a name, assign a category, and run it against any transcript or text block.
• Hide built-in prompts : If you only use your own prompts, you can hide the defaults to keep your library clean.
• Organize by category : Group prompts into categories like "Meetings," "Research," "Client Work," or anything else that fits your workflow.

Unlike tools like Plaud that offer only fixed templates, OmniCanvas gives you full control over what AI does with your notes.

Works Offline

OmniCanvas now works as a full progressive web app with offline support. You can create notes, edit text blocks, draw on the canvas, and organize folders without any internet connection.

When your connection returns, OmniCanvas automatically syncs your changes to the cloud. There is no manual step — just open the app and start working, whether you are on a plane, in a subway, or in a building with spotty Wi-Fi.

Core note-taking features work entirely offline. AI features like transcription and prompt execution require a connection, but everything you create offline is preserved and synced seamlessly.

How to Update

If you are using the web app at app.omnicanvasnotes.com, you already have v0.3.0. Desktop users on macOS will see an update prompt the next time they open OmniCanvas.

We would love to hear what you think of these changes. Reach out on our contact page or join the conversation on social media.