# New in Ellipsus: September 2025

New ways to collaborate, a batch of shiny new themes, fonts, and performance improvements…

There’s a lot to check out in Ellipsus this month (and a lot to look forward to).

### Written by

Rex Mizrach

**Publish date**: 30/09/2025

September was a _super_ busy month for Ellipsus—two brand-new collaboration roles, eight delightful themes, ten new fonts, and a fresh round of polish to keep Ellipsus running smoother than ever.

Let’s go!

## Collaborate your way

Writing together isn’t one-size-fits-all, so we’ve expanded the ways you can invite others into your docs with **two new permissions roles**.

#### Can Comment

Need beta feedback without direct edits? The **Can Comment** role lets collaborators do just that. They can create drafts to comment, reply to comments, and share all their _Valued_ _Opinions™_—but they _can’t_ edit or merge your text. It’s perfect for reviewers, editors, and that one friend who always has hot takes.

#### Can View

Sometimes you just want to hand someone your whole project to read through. That’s where **Can View** comes in. With this role, collaborators can read your main doc _and_ all its drafts—but they _can’t_ leave comments, make drafts, edits, or merge your text. It’s a great fit if you’re using drafts to structure your project as chapters or just want to share everything in one go.

Together with **Owner**, **Can Merge**, and **Can Edit**, Ellipsus now has a role for every flavor of collab. Keep on the lookout for more later this year!

## A big batch ‘o themes

We added eight more ways to set the mood in your _favorite_ writing space:

- **Lilium**: a midnight garden 🥀
- **Love Letter**: a secret romance 💌
- **Cinéma Vérité**: greyscale shadowplay 🌫️
- **Cotton Candy**: dreamcore pastels 🍬
- **Afterglow**: sunset fading to dusk 🌅
- **Custard**: cozy butter yellow 🧈
- **Radioactive**: electric alien green ☢️
- **Petal**: soft romantic florals 🌸

We’re particularly obsessed with this batch (our personal faves? a toss-up between Lilium and Afterglow).

**Theme Thursday** drops every two weeks to keep your WIPs fresh. Next up: cozy autumn palettes with just the right amount of witchy energy. ☕️🎃🍁🔮

## Style, serif, sans—oh my

And for **Font Friday**, we added **10 brand-new fonts**, each with its own personality: clean and minimalist, soft and romantic, futuristic, cute and a _bit_ weird, even a redacted style (perfect for looking mysterious while you type on the train).

## Support changes (for the better)

We gave our [Help Center](https://help.ellipsus.com/) a little glow-up. It’s now easier to search, with clearer categories and more up-to-date guides on how to use everything from outlines to roles, and updated troubleshooting sections. If you're ever lost in the sauce, it’s a great first stop.

We’ve also made a few behind-the-scenes upgrades to make your support experience smoother:

- We switched providers for in-app support.
- You’ll now see a support form to get assistance.
- You’ll still get the same fast replies, and responses will land directly in your email.

## Less lag, more flow

Been working in an epically-sized doc and noticing lag? That should be a thing of the past. We wrapped a lag improvement initiative that makes typing, editing, and scrolling much smoother—even in massive projects. (Time to import that 300k word longfic!)

And that’s a wrap for September! Write what you want, share how you want… and get ready for more fun (and spooky 👻) updates in October.