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Quarkle saves your work as you go, so you can always go back. It takes checkpoints of each chapter automatically, keeps them in a timeline, and lets you compare any two and restore an older one. Restoring never loses anything.

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Overview

Open History in the left rail. You get a timeline of checkpoints for the current chapter and a side-by-side comparison of what changed.
The version history timeline next to a diff of added text

The History timeline, with a diff of what changed.

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How checkpoints are made

There are two kinds:
  • Auto checkpoints. Quarkle saves one roughly every 250 words as you write.
  • Saved checkpoints. You can save one yourself at any time and give it a name.
Every checkpoint gets a short description of what changed, so the timeline is easy to scan.

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The timeline

The timeline runs from your current draft at the top down to “the beginning.” Each entry shows its time, its word count, and an auto or saved tag. Click any checkpoint to compare it.

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View vs Restore

When you select a checkpoint you can look at it two ways. The toggle sits at the top of the comparison.
  • View compares the checkpoint to the one before it. Use this to see what a checkpoint added or removed at the time.
  • Restore compares the checkpoint to your current draft. Use this to see exactly what would change if you rolled back to it.
Restore mode showing the current draft and a checkpoint side by side with a word diff

Restore mode: your current draft on the left, the checkpoint on the right, and the exact difference between them.

In Restore mode you can keep your current draft or restore the checkpoint. The word count at the top (for example, −324 words) tells you the size of the change before you commit to it.

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Restore an older version

1

Open History and pick a checkpoint

Click History in the left rail, then select the version you want.
2

Switch to Restore

Use the Restore toggle to compare that checkpoint against your current draft.
3

Confirm

Click Restore. Quarkle saves your current draft as a checkpoint first, then swaps in the older version.
The restore confirmation dialog explaining the current draft is saved first

Restoring saves your current draft first, so nothing is lost.

Restoring is safe. Your current draft is saved as its own checkpoint before the older version is loaded, so you can always undo a restore by restoring again.

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