Makro v1.15.0: Rich Formatting, Smarter Pasting, and Instant Settings

Published August 11, 2026

Makro v1.15.0 is now available, with updates to improve text expansion. This version adds real formatting in rich editors, enhances pasting formatted text into macros, and applies settings immediately.

Macros Preserve Rich Formatting

Macros now expand with actual formatting in rich text editors like Gmail. When you define a macro with bold, italic, strikethrough, or links using markdown syntax, it will appear as intended when triggered via hotword, keyboard shortcut, right-click menu, or the search overlay. In plain text fields, markdown converts to readable prose. Text that is not markdown, such as 5 * 3 or file_name_v2, remains as typed. Text from sources like the clipboard or a prompt answer remains literal, preventing unintended formatting.

Smarter Pasting into Macros

Copying and pasting formatted content into macros is more intuitive. When you paste text with bold, italic, strikethrough, or links from a webpage or document into a macro, the formatting is preserved as markdown, with link targets intact. To paste raw text, hold Shift while using your paste shortcut.

Instant Settings Application

Settings including clipboard history, blocked sites, clipboard auto-clear, on-device language detection, and Smart Copy now apply immediately without requiring a page reload. These changes take effect instantly in open tabs.

Formatting Preservation Across All Inputs

Formatting is now handled better when creating macros from various sources. Methods like 'Add Selection as Macro', TextExpander imports, and clipboard history now retain links, bold, italic, and strikethrough formatting. Clipboard history entries include both a formatted and a plain version, ensuring pasting into a plain field remains unchanged.

Editor Enhancements

The macro editor's live preview now renders formatting correctly. Stray brackets that appeared with nested placeholders have been resolved.

These updates are available to all Makro users. Update to the latest version to use these features.