Cloudillo v0.8.12 — Inline Comments and Smarter Shares

0.8.12 is out. The headline this time is something I’d wanted for ages: inline comments on wiki pages.

Inline commenting in Notillo

You can leave comments on specific blocks now. Threaded replies, side panel, the works. There’s a new “comment” access level too: share a document so people can view and comment, but not edit.

This is the access level you actually want most of the time. “Read only” is too little. “Edit” is too much. Most feedback wants the middle ground, and now there is one.

Markdown and XLSX import

Drag a .md file in. It becomes a wiki page; wiki links get resolved. Got a spreadsheet? Calcillo handles XLSX in and out via ExcelJS. Round-trip, formulas and all.

Both have been on the list for a while. Both are obvious. They took longer than they should have.

Share links got smarter

Three small changes that add up. Deep links into specific wiki pages, so you can share a section instead of the whole document. Auto-start links for Prezillo: open the link, the slideshow runs. And reuse: generating a share for the same scope returns the existing link, instead of cluttering up your share list with twenty copies of the same thing.

Customizable app menu

Drag and drop the apps you actually use into your app bar. The rest sit one tap away under “more”. The default set is fine. The point is it doesn’t have to be yours.

App trust badges

Microfrontend apps now show verified or unverified indicators. Right now it’s a small detail. In a year it’ll be one of the reasons people pick Cloudillo over something that runs random JavaScript from anywhere.

Under the hood

Better file browsing, with proper search and filters. Smart upload that spots convertible files and asks what you want (“import this XLSX into Calcillo, or just store it?”). A manifest-driven app registry replaces the old hardcoded config, so apps describe themselves now. That’s groundwork for a lot of things later. Plus the usual round of backend work for faster real-time sync.

Onwards

Document collaboration is filling in. Comments. Sharing. Imports. The small things that turn a neat demo into a tool you actually reach for on a Tuesday afternoon.

Source on GitHub. If you’re already running your own instance: thank you. Genuinely.