Black Ink 2.4.7: Clue Visibility, UTF-8 Preservation, and Other Fixes

May 19th, 2026

Black Ink 2.4.7 is now available on the Black Ink site and on the Mac App Store.

This update fixes an issue where, while navigating around the puzzle, the focused clue in the clue list might not be made visible. It also includes a variety of other fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the focused clue from being made visible in the clue list
  • Fixed a bug that prevented UTF-8 characters from being saved correctly to Across Lite format
  • Fixed an issue where puzzle files were being repeatedly reloaded from the archive
  • Fixed a bug that caused the premium features restriction notice to appear when finishing a puzzle
  • Fixed a visual alignment problem with the Startup settings pane content
  • Clues with literal newlines are now interpreted and formatted correctly

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