Accessibility on Arivu

Keyboard Paths Are Easier to Discover

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Fast knowledge work depends on reducing the distance between intent and action. Arivu has restored keyboard-first paths for the actions that repeat throughout a day, and made those paths easier to learn.

Press Q to capture, / or F to focus Search, Cmd/Ctrl+K to open Quick actions, and Cmd/Ctrl+P to print. In Library and bookmark result grids, the arrow keys move through visible items and Enter opens the focused result. Escape closes the active dialog or leaves the field you are editing.

A Warmer, Lighter Arivu

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Arivu has a new visual language, but it has not become a different application.

The interface is now light-only, with warm sand around white working surfaces, coral for emphasis, neutral ink, serif editorial headings, and restrained sans-serif controls. Fine dashed rules organize related material. Compact radii and sparse shadows keep the application tactile without turning every section into a card.

Home brings the daily note, active work, useful memories, and recent knowledge into one calm starting point.

Designed for reading and thinking

Arivu holds long articles, notes, source excerpts, relationship evidence, and explanations. The redesign gives that material room to breathe. Line lengths are controlled, body text has a more generous rhythm, and headings make clear transitions without shouting.

A Smoother Browser UI

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We spent this session tightening the browser UI that ships inside the self-hosted Arivu app.

The work was not about adding a flashy new feature. It was about making the existing interface feel more dependable: easier to sign back into, clearer when something goes wrong, calmer to look at, and faster after the first load.

Better Account Recovery

The account screens now handle recovery and invited-user entry points more directly. If you need to get back into your account, the path is visible from the sign-in experience instead of feeling hidden. Invited users also get a clearer handoff into the app.