PUM Companion 3.0.x Release - Unfolding Machines

Dear Companions,

I am thrilled to announce and start the release of PUM Companion’s 3rd year, as it just turned 2 years old! For 2026, our favorite solo RPG app includes massive core updates and a brand new World Building mode.

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Thanks to the amazing Community Testers @Squishyjellyfish The Promptsmith @Pandora @Dr. Casey – The New Collector @tslays for hardening the huge release. Check our discord to meet them!

In a nutshell

Brand new World Building mode to organize your games, lore, and library to seed stories from
Continuous Cloud Sync save games
PopOut sheets, PDFs, and journals for Windows and MacOS
Asset Management centralized (formerly Templates)
Better Character Sheets and Maps Controls

Note: Please backup your games .pumc before the update lands

3.0.8

Bugfixes

Restored the Crop tool in the image editor with fixed positioning bug
Allow classification and bulk operations on World Building assets
Fixed a bug where commit collision could corrupt a cloud sync save
Fixed iOS issue where .pumw files could not be loaded as file
Increased the zoom levels of the image editor proportionally to resolution
Fixed issue on naming entity templates restoring to blank
Hide timed events against disabled plot nodes
Setup sane image resolution limits to avoid running out of memory (new uploads)
Expand/collapse world building states are not cloud sync data
Expand/collapse world building states are remembered
Importing entries from several stories into a World now warns duplicates
Lowered pixelation and improved image aspect ratio defaults

3.0.7

Bugfixes

Fixed missing Android swipe selection gesture in rich editor
Fixed renaming entity templates in World Building assets
Fixed MacOS compatibility with Globe/Fn+F search shortcut
Fixed stale Random Table assets on text autocomplete
Fixed image editor exclusivity when editing the grid
Image editor cropping feature disabled due to geometry issues
Image editor tick tools can now be repainted to any color
Allow tables in text journals to be resized from the left
Cloud Sync footer no longer labels errors or signed out as conflict
Open entity tabs persist on device without game sync
Popout windows now correctly set focus and position priority
Grids now have thickness and opacity slider controls
Tokens and icons can now be labeled for convenience
Included basic filesystem health checks upon launch (desktop-only)
AI Assistant: Log-area writing keeps a newest-story continuity window when context is over budget
AI Assistant: Log-area writing shrinks planner lore after dropping expendable context in the wrong order
AI Assistant: Fixed ComfyUI/Ollama being required to have a model ID

3.0.6

Bugfixes

Fixed MacOS PDF rendering issue
Fixed image editor sometimes not closing
Fixed in-world decks not persisting state properly
Added right-click to paste a portrait image in world
Improved UI titles on filters and title to better screen space

3.0.5

Bugfixes

Added missing support for pinned images/PDFs in World Building
Improved large maps stability when moving tokens and widgets
Image editor defers autosave while a token or marker is being placed
World Building mode remembers scroll position after exiting images
World Building mobile navigation is adaptive to the possible paths
Middle and right mouse no longer drop a sticker or marker while panning
Tick-marker hover ghost uses the same widget as the placed marker
Cards widget: better menu and tap to card indicators, popout support
Renamed “Device” assets hierarchy into Global -> World -> Story
Added missing navigation controls to images in World Building
Added missing show built-in assets on mobile view
Duplicate Assets into an independent copy (Name (1))
Built-in assets can no longer be deleted or edited
PDF Viewer has now a collapse bookmarks button for convenience
Mobile World Building grid view now still shows the favorites
Image editor recovers history from the backup sidecar if the live one is missing
Fixed Random array widget’s overlapping stretch handle

3.0.4

Bugfixes

Fixed 3D Dice breaking and then crashing the app after using a PopOut window
Allow gamemaster to be imported and exported from world into games
World story “Remove from world” dialog can also delete the game from this device
Cloud Sync waits for leftover uploads before quitting from the main menu
Various UI tweaks on hover effects and context menues
Reverted a native library version which might have caused MS Store crashes

3.0.3

Bugfixes

Cloud Sync indicator works passively with a subtle green indicator
Cloud Sync strategy performs less handshakes accumulating changes instead of queueing
Added “Copy to library” for images/PDFs in a world’s story
Fix Copy/Paste not working from Gamemaster’s notes in World Building mode
Plot Node rectangles in World Building mode are fully clickable
Navigation in a Story’s tab bar in World Building mode remembers the tab
Images and PDFs from a gamemaster are now copiable to World Building library
Fixed wrong word counts in World Building game’s summary

3.0.2

Bugfixes

Opening tabs, logs, or AI chats no longer causes cloud sync
Fixed laggy responsiveness of the library sidebar actions
Better library multi-select count and delete confirmation texts
Library sidebar auto-scrolls while dragging and expands folders
Folder multi-select no longer silently selects hidden contents
Add New folder to library context menu for convenience
Tapping empty space exits multi-select mode
Multi-select right-click always opens the batch menu
Library right-click row stays highlighted while menu is open
New subfolder is inserted at the top of the folder you right-clicked
Filtered library drag/reorder uses original sibling indexes
Creating or moving into an off-screen folder scrolls to it
Discard on an RPG table now leaves edit mode and returns
“Choose or add new” is now a game-wide Plot Nodes setting
Plot Nodes panel button to hide disabled plot node entries
Fixed crashing due to opening multiple PDF PopOuts
Fixed using the cards widget in PopOut image editors
Fixed campaign mode Open Sheet for PopOut image editors
PDF Extract Sheet allows choosing image type (sheet, map, image)
PDF Extract Sheet function now usable in Campaign mode
Fixed deleting, renaming, and navigating journals in campaign mode
Harmonized cloud sync icons across the app dialogs
Vault cloud update now checks campaigns and their linked stories
Added missing Assets button on a collapsed campaign sidebar
Corrected favorites collapse icon direction
Fixed World Building words counter to count story logs
Show 3D Dice extra even when on linux for purchasing
Show feedback on extras validation if there are network errors

3.0.1

Improvements

Plot Nodes panel now shows Notable characters and Interesting Locations
Better Plot Nodes panel with shortcuts to Random Prompts and information
Add Media Buttons on entities are now always visible instead of at the back

Bugfixes

Fixed Cloud Indicator in Campaign mode not updating on login/logout
Fixed Cloud Dialog backup to have same in-game UI
Fixed Extras DLC dialog not giving post-purchase feedback
Fixed Extras DLC dialog missing retrieve button
Fixed entity templates not self-containing asset files
Fixed Linux ghost window on exit

3.0.0

New Features

World Building mode: Organize campaigns, your library, and reusable assets
PopOut Windows (Win/MacOS): detach PDFs, Sheets, and Journal windows
Cloud Sync: Continuously and automatically keep saves up to date
iCloud Support (MacOS/iOS): Sync saves with iCloud Drive

Improvements

Redesigned Main Menu: a new experience with World Building support
Cloud Saves Manager: browse, organize, and cleanup save data from the app
Character Sheets: Sheet markers, better snap alignment, and layer placement
World and Battle Maps: Snap to grid, distance measure rulers, and map markers
Better image editor: Better manipulation controls, improved drawing tools, and more widget tools
Text Editor: Draw from random tables and oracles, better in-line dice rolls, and improved text tables
Templates Manager: organize sheets, tables, decks of cards in one convenient place
Scene Location: Indicate where characters are in the story as you journal
Random Tables Bulk Import: Upload a single file with multiple tables
PDF Reader Tweaks: better layout modes, favorite bookmarks, and tools
In-Game Compendiums: Support for barebone notes and PDFs
AI Extra: Updated baseline to 2026 standards, larger context windows and better agent strategies, Anthropic API
Widgets Extra: Improved widgets, checkbox now allows stretching, allow color painting
Persist Window Layout (Desktop-only): Setting allows to remember the window placement
Architecture improvements: Better save game, asset template management, performance tweaks