Changelog
What's new in Novus Learn
The notable, user-facing updates — new tools, fixes, and improvements. Novus Learn ships in small, verified steps.
Polish pass: dictionary, downloads, video, and the new blog
- Dictionary now explains phrases and terms. When a phrase like “raster image” or a named method isn't a dictionary word, Novus Learn now falls back to a short encyclopedic explanation from Wikipedia — spelling-tolerant, source-cited, with a link to open the full topic.
- Printable flashcard answer key. Flashcards can now be downloaded as a printable Markdown answer key (prompt, answer, and source), alongside the existing Anki/Quizlet CSV.
- On-device video transcription fix. Fixed the speech-model loading error so caption-less videos can be transcribed on your device again — nothing is uploaded.
- New blog and this changelog. Launched the Novus Learn blog with guides and product notes, plus this public changelog so you can follow what's new.
Teacher Hub, richer visuals, and more file formats
- Teacher Hub. Turn any topic into an editable, printable lesson plan and handout — objectives, a timed teaching plan, a worksheet with an answer key, and a slide outline, with separate student and teacher copies.
- Advanced visuals and a present mode. New diagram types (hierarchy, labeled systems, scale) and a full-screen presentation mode for staged visuals.
- PDF, EPUB, and Word uploads. Uploads now accept PDF, EPUB, and Word documents in addition to text and Markdown — all parsed in your browser and broken down chapter by chapter.
On-device video and code learning
- Video breakdowns. Drop in captions or a raw video/audio file; on-device transcription turns it into a source-grounded study set.
- Learn to code. Guided programming-language paths that cite the official docs, plus tools to X-ray a codebase and run JavaScript snippets in a sandbox.
Ask, connect, and explore
- Ask a topic. Ask any topic a question in your own words and get an answer assembled only from the source's real sentences — with evidence links, or an honest “not answered”.
- Unified command palette. A global ⌘K / Ctrl-K hub that searches topics, your local library, and the dictionary in one place.
- Free-resource sections. Every overview links out to open courses, books, textbooks, and how-to guides for the topic — keyless and tracking-free.
Novus Learn launches
- Source-grounded study, no account. Search any public Wikipedia topic and get a full study experience — summary, notes, flashcards, quiz, knowledge canvas, guided lesson, and visuals — all built from the article's real text, all stored on your device.