Hi everyone,
I’m Lindsay, a product manager on the Core team at Bubble, and I’m happy to share a batch of small, quality-of-life editor updates to make notes and style variables easier to use day to day.
Let’s start with notes.
Notes updates
Last author and edit date
You can now see who last edited a note and when. If you’re working on a team, this makes it much easier to keep track of changes. No more guessing whether a note is outdated or who left that comment about the API call three weeks ago.
One thing to note: This information will appear on newly created notes and existing notes that are edited after April 2, 2026. Previous edit history on older notes won’t be retroactively populated.
Auto-close when clicking outside
The notes panel now closes automatically when you click outside of it. This removes a step from your workflow and keeps the editor feeling tidier as you move between elements.
Visual refresh
We gave the notes panel a light UI refresh, including a gray background that stands out more clearly against the white editor interface to make notes easier to spot and read at a glance.
Most recently edited ordering
When you’re viewing all notes, they now automatically sort by most recently edited, so you can be up-to-date with the latest notes from your team.
Style variables
We’ve also made a set of updates to the style variables subtab to make it easier to manage fonts and colors in the editor.
Drag and drop reordering
You can now drag and drop to reorder variables in the style variables tab so it’s easier to organize your list in a way that makes sense for your team.
Note: this does not work for Bubble default variables, only self-created ones.
Cleaner, more readable variable layout
We’ve refreshed the layout of the style variables tab so rows are cleaner and easier to scan. Variable values, descriptions, and controls are now presented in a more compact, readable way that reduces visual clutter while keeping important information accessible.
Built-in color picker when creating a color variable
When you create a new color variable, the modal now includes the color picker directly in the flow. Previously this wasn’t surfaced in the same way, so picking, previewing, and confirming a color as you create the variable is now much more straightforward.
Built-in font selector for font variables
When you create a new font variable, you can now preview your selected font in the modal and see it alongside the variable name for easy identification.
Search for font and color variables
You can now search within both the Fonts and Colors sections, making it much easier to find the variable you need without scrolling through the full list. This one is especially useful if your app has a lot of variables.
More prominent creation actions
“New font variable” and “New color variable” actions are now placed more prominently at the top of each section, so creating new variables is faster and easier to discover.
Both Notes and Style Variables had small friction points that added up over time, especially if you’re in the editor every day or working with a team. We hope this batch of improvements makes notes and style variables easier to work with.
Give them a try and let us know what you think!
— Lindsay and the Core team
