v1.3 - 2024-11-22
- Window Preview Preservation: Preview will no longer hide when traffic light buttons are used to manage window state (#376)
- Natural Mouse Movement: Allow natural lateral mouse movements between active app icons
- Added app icon and app title information to window switcher
- Window Cache Management: Regularly purge invalid cached windows
- Window Closing: Fixed handling of invalid dock notifications for window closure
- Window Sizing: Improved UX for window sizing options (is now a slider based on screen dimensions)
- macOS Localization: Synced macOS app localizations with Crowdin (#369)
- Website Localization: Synced website localizations with Crowdin (#370)
- Reverted fix for invalid dock notification window closure handling
v1.2.9 - 2024-09-17
- Fixes a bug where windows in the cache were not being properly updated
v1.2.8 - 2024-09-13
We now have a website, it was created by the wonderful @illavoluntas! https://dockdoor.net
- Ignore Single-Window Apps: Added an option to ignore apps that only have one window, improving focus on multi-window applications.
- Update Page: Redesigned the update page for a more modern and intuitive user experience.
- Date Window Sorting: Fixed an issue with sorting windows by date, ensuring correct chronological order.
- Window Info Fetching: Refactored the
fetchWindowInfomethod for improved performance and reliability. - Resizable Settings Pane: Enabled the settings pane to be resized and adjusted the layout for slider settings to improve usability.
- Localized Strings: Fixed an issue where localized strings sometimes did not fit properly within UI elements.
- Localization Sync: Synced macOS app localizations with Crowdin, keeping translations up to date (#318).
- Website Localization Sync: Updated website localizations using Crowdin (#316).
v1.2.7 - 2024-09-13
No more dock alignment issues. It will now be placed accurately 100% of the time.
- Dock Item Hover Preview: The hover preview is now placed using the Dock item’s Accessibility (AX) element, ensuring accurate positioning even on multi-monitor setups (#277).
v1.2.6 - 2024-09-10
- Help Settings: Introduced a new section in the settings to provide help and support to users.
- Window Validation: Fixed an issue where windows were not properly validated when a window UI element was changed (#310).
- Fluid Gradient Package Removal: Removed the fluid gradient package in favor of a custom implementation to fix a small memory leak.
v1.2.5 - 2024-09-08
⚠️ Note: Fixes critical v1.2.4 crash.⚠️ This update sets the default app name label style to "embedded" and changes the window switcher keybind to Option + Tab. You can customize these settings if preferred.
- Custom Menu Bar Icon: Introduced a custom menu bar icon for DockDoor, offering a fresh, distinct look for users.
- Embedded App Title Style: The embedded app title style is now set as the default, providing a more cohesive visual experience.
- First-Time Launch Experience: Completely redesigned the first-time launch flow of DockDoor for a more intuitive and modern onboarding experience.
- Permissions View: Redesigned the permissions view for clarity and ease of use, enhancing the overall user experience.
- Window Switcher Keybind Change: The window switcher now defaults to
Option + Tabinstead ofCommand + Tab.
- New App Icon: Introduced another new icon, giving DockDoor a fresh, updated look.
v1.2.3 - 2024-09-05
- Adds option to disable window sorting - #292
v1.2.2 - 2024-09-04
- Fixes far windows being impossible to reach #291
v1.2.1 - 2024-09-04
- Fixes windows having wrong size while they are not in the main screen #288
v1.2.0 - 2024-09-04
- Efficient Dock Item Detection and Improved Window Management: @ShlomoCode, @ejbills
- Dock Item Detection: The current Dock item is now detected using macOS Dock's native detection (
kAXSelectedChildrenChangedNotificationandkAXSelectedChildrenAttribute) instead of relying on mouse position calculations. - Performance Improvement: Removed the global listener for mouse events, which significantly reduces CPU usage to 0% when not interacting or hovering with the Dock.
- Window Cache Management: Windows are now cached by PID instead of BundleID, improving compatibility with apps like scrcpy that do not have a BundleID.
- Window State Management: Enhanced logic for managing window states, including addressing window switcher update inconsistencies.
- Window Fade Out Animations: Introduced window fade-out animations and added configuration options for customization.
- Dock Item Detection: The current Dock item is now detected using macOS Dock's native detection (
- Fix Window Close Update: Resolved an issue where the window was not updating its state upon closing. - @ejbills
- Window Placement and Configuration: Fixed inaccurate window placement and configuration when using SCWindow. - @ejbills
- Invisible Window Switcher: Corrected an issue where the window switcher would become invisible under certain conditions. - @ejbills
- Window Raise and Matching Logic: Addressed problems with the logic that raises windows and matches them correctly. - @ejbills
- Window Switcher Update Inconsistency: Fixed inconsistencies when updating the window switcher. - @ejbills
- Localization Sync: Regular synchronization of localizations with Crowdin. [#286, #287] - @ejbills, @crowdin-bot
- Remove Unused Methods and Code: Cleaned up the codebase by removing unused methods and outdated logic. - @ejbills
- Update Appcast for 1.1.6: Updated the appcast to point to the patched version 1.1.6. - @ejbills
- Improve Button Reliability: Enhancements were made to improve the reliability of buttons within the application. - @ejbills
- Window Dismissal Improvements: Applied debounce cancellation logic and refined mouse position checks to improve window dismissal. - @ejbills
- Smart Distance Threshold: Implemented a smart distance threshold for hiding lingering windows. - @ejbills
Shoutout to @ShlomoCode for his amazing contributions!
v1.1.6 - 2024-08-30
- Window Switcher Lag: Resolved lag issues when switching windows, enhancing overall responsiveness. [#280] - @ejbills
- Previous Traffic Light Buttons Position: Updated the logic to correctly position traffic light buttons on the “OK” dialog. [#271] - @ShlomoCode
- Gradient Twitching: Fixed an issue where gradients would twitch when using DockDoor within a fullscreen application. [#267] - @ejbills
- RTL Layout Rendering: Corrected the right-to-left layout rendering for user-defined element positions. [#262] - @ShlomoCode
- Bring Window to Front Logic: Restored the original logic for bringing windows to the front, improving window management. [#246] - @ShlomoCode
- macOS 13 Ventura Support: Added full support for macOS 13 Ventura. [#267] - @ShlomoCode, @ejbills
- Customizable Highlight Gradient Colors: Introduced customizable highlight gradient colors for enhanced user interface personalization. [#265] - @ejbills
- Escape to Close Preview: Added the ability to press the Escape key to close the preview window, streamlining user interactions. [#255] - @ShlomoCode
- Localization Sync: Regular synchronization of localizations with Crowdin to keep translations up-to-date. [#270], [#266], [#263], [#249] - @ejbills, @crowdin-bot
- Format Preservation: Preserved unused arguments in code formatting to maintain consistency. [#252] - @ShlomoCode
- Localizable.xcstrings Update: Updated the Localizable.xcstrings file with new keys to support additional translations. [#255] - @ShlomoCode
- SwiftFormat Lint: Integrated SwiftFormat linting to ensure consistent code style. [#250] - @ShlomoCode
- Autogenerated Xcode File Headers: Removed unnecessary autogenerated file headers in Xcode for cleaner codebase. [#251] - @ShlomoCode
- CNAME Management: Created and deleted CNAME records as part of domain management efforts. - @ejbills
- AXUIElement Extension: Refactored code to use an
AXUIElementextension for improved accessibility and cleaner code. [#242] - @ShlomoCode
v1.1.5 - 2024-08-02
- Introducing ability to track & navigate to windows from all applications across all spaces, along with support for window previews on minimized and hidden windows. @hasansultan92 & @ejbills
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- Note: This is the initial rollout of this feature and things may be buggy. Please report any bugs you encounter. It works as follows: as you navigate, window states are tracked and stored across spaces, allowing support for windows in other spaces, along with tracking minimized and hidden windows (which are displayed in a faded-greyed out look in the window preview).
- Restart the app when needed instead of just quitting @ShlomoCode
- Open app settings by relaunch @ShlomoCode
- Add ability to choose traffic light buttons position @ShlomoCode
- Add quit button @ShlomoCode
- Disable fullscreen button in settings window @ShlomoCode
- Use decimalFormatter in 'preview hover delay' setting @ShlomoCode
- Sync localizations with Crowdin @ejbills
- Clearer wording in settings @ShlomoCode
- GitHub issue template enforcement @ejbills
- Add manual run ability to stale issues action @ejbills
- Create pull request template @ejbills
- Add Homebrew installation instructions @ejbills
- Show copy button for brew command @ShlomoCode
v1.1.4 - 2024-07-16
- No longer filter out windows with empty titles
- Blurry window preview images
- Traffic light buttons visibility picker width (#193) @ShlomoCode
- Clearer wording in settings (#194) @ShlomoCode
- Typo in settings (#197) @ShlomoCode
v1.1.3 - 2024-07-16
- Add option to select window title visibility (whenOveringPreview/alwaysVisible) (#188) @ShlomoCode
- [SharedPreviewWindowCoordinator] add fall back (#186) @chrisharper22
- Center Dock Tile Preview horizontally/vertically to icon (#182) @chrisharper22
- Clearer wording (#181) @ShlomoCode
- Suggest users contribute translations (#178) @ShlomoCode
- Improve settings layout (#175) @ShlomoCode
- Add app icon to readme (#176) @ShlomoCode
- Lingering full screen preview in certain scenarios
- Minimized and hidden windows showing empty squircle
- HoverTimerActions -> PreviewHoverAction (#173)
- License change from MIT to GPL-3.0 (#191)
- Add release publish to crowdin sync action
- Sync localizations with Crowdin @ejbills @crowdin-bot
v1.1.2 - 2024-07-12
- Preview window hover actions, with time and action customizations (#171)
- More localizations! You can now contribute to the translation here: https://crowdin.com/project/dockdoor/invite?h=895e3c085646d3c07fa36a97044668e02149115
- Make more strings localizable (#168) @ShlomoCode
- Settings: scale pickers and add number fields next to sliders (#170) @ShlomoCode
- Add top right window title position option (#150) @ShlomoCode
- Crowdin localization and automation (#155)
- Add Crowdin localization support and actions (#151)
- Local labels are cutting (#169) @ShlomoCode @ejbills
- Better setting names for preview hover action items
- Release notes loading (#148) @ShlomoCode
- Invalid formatting in changelog (#147) @ShlomoCode
- Sync localizations with Crowdin (#165) @ejbills @crowdin-bot
- Set commit_message in crowdin-sync.yml (#158) @ShlomoCode
- Initialize workflow file on main branch
- Revert "fix: invalid formatting in changelog (#147)" (#149)
- Patch: Update crowdin-sync.yml to not run based on push to main (was creating loop) (#167)
- New Crowdin translations by GitHub Action (#156) @ejbills @crowdin-bot
v1.1.1 - 2024-07-11
- Update app icon to new design (Thanks to the awesome artwork by @VisualisationExpo)
- Traffic light button display customization options
- Make traffic lights symbols dark in light theme (#135) @ShlomoCode
- Added customization options for Window Titles (#128) @chrisharper22
- Improve release notes style (#125) @ShlomoCode
- Show changelog in in-app update (#120) @ShlomoCode
- Localize to FR (#115) @illavoluntas
- Focus when unminimized (#118) @UnknownCrafts
- Incorrect placement of traffic light setting
- Window should not be draggable
- Accidentally deleted download link from readme
- Chrome PWA's (#126) @ShlomoCode
- Sparkle release notes in dark mode (#124) @ShlomoCode
- Replace numeric enums with named enums; reword keys and variables (#141) @ShlomoCode
- Update he localization (#143) @ShlomoCode
- Add readme badges
- Remove useless maxwidth
- Create xcscheme file (#127) @ShlomoCode
- Create pr-lint.yml (#122) @ShlomoCode
v1.1.0 - 2024-07-09
- Add Hover App Title Styling options (#101) (@chrisharper22)
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- Window title alignment option
- Use "hidden" word for window title hidden style (#112) (@ShlomoCode)
- Subtle traffic light buttons
- Add an "Appearance" tab in app settings (#106) (@ShlomoCode)
- Make more strings localizable (#105, #102) (@ShlomoCode)
- Localize Hebrew (#100) (@ShlomoCode)
- Close preview when dock icon is clicked (#62) (@ShlomoCode)
- Show menu bar icon only on app reopen, not on interact (#98) (@ShlomoCode)
- OpenDelay display format (#99) (@ShlomoCode)
- Remove xcuserdata files (#113) (@ShlomoCode)
- Scale effect
v1.0.17 - 2024-07-08
- Fixes bug: Impossible to use Tab with default MacOS keybind activated (#92) @hasansultan92
- Adds option to not use uniform window radius, so that you can see an entire window preview without it getting cropped. (#93) @ShlomoCode
v1.0.16 - 2024-07-08
- Adds window switcher key bind customization (thanks to @hasansultan92)
- Show menu bar icon when app icon is clicked (thanks to @ShlomoCode)
- Fixes the title label UI flashing on hover
v1.0.15 - 2024-07-06
- Windows that are on separate monitors not showing up
- Some users were experiencing blurry windows (not sure if this is fully fixed)
v1.0.14 - 2024-07-05
- Initial support for hidden apps (CMD+H). If an app is hidden, its windows will show up as ‘hidden’ and will be displayed similarly to minimized windows. If you click a hidden window from the window preview, the owning application will be marked as unhidden, and that window will be brought to the front.
- More changes to update page @ShlomoCode
v1.0.13 - 2024-07-04
- Feat: add quit app button to preview window (#51) @ShlomoCode
- Feat: change sizingMultiplier setting without restarting the app (#50) @ShlomoCode
- Update page overhaul
- Fixes title UI inconsistencies for small window sizing
- Moves window title to bottom
- Update README.md documentation for new traffic light button
- Fixes jagged gradient animation
- Fully finish transition to ScreenCaptureKit in preparation for macOS Sequoia (remove CoreGraphics usage)
- Removes unnecessary ".00" in Window Cache Lifespan
- Enhances window filtering for certain applications (issue 1 issue 2)
v1.0.12 - 2024-07-02
- Only shows window's title when you hover over the window
- Reduces animations to make it feel more polished
- Customizable screenshot caching timer (you can set it to 0 so window previews are always fresh)
- Adds support for maximizing a window from the window preview (thanks to @ShlomoCode)
- Migrates screenshot manager to new ScreenCaptureKit API to prevent deprecated warning in macOS sequoia
What's upcoming?
- Full size window previews on hover
- Window switcher keybind customization
- Homebrew releases
v1.0.11 - 2024-06-30
- Adds window title to window previews
- Adds ability to minimize window via window previews
- Hides window when dock icon is clicked
- Hides window when dock item is right clicked
- UI tweaks
- Sets minimum width for settings pane to fix jagged resizing (thanks @ShlomoCode)
- Fixes button to open recording preferences (thanks @ShlomoCode)
v1.0.10 - 2024-06-30
- Adds option to disable menu bar icon
Note: When DockDoor initially opens, the menu icon will be visible for 10 seconds, until it disappears. This way, you can access the settings even with the icon disabled. Just relaunch the app and click it before it disappears if you need to change some settings.
v1.0.9 - 2024-06-30
- Adds option to disable window switcher entirely (so you can use more mature apps, like AltTab, alongside DockDoor) - thanks @hasansultan92
v1.0.8 patch (v1.0.7patch2) - 2024-06-27
- Patches the tab menu incorrectly showing desktop widgets
v1.0.7 patch - 2024-06-26
- Fixes window buffer being on the wrong axis while the dock is on the bottom
- Better memory management code
v1.0.6 - 2024-06-26
- Fixes localized apps not showing their windows
- Adds option "window buffer" which can be used to tweak the hover window location (if it's too far away, for example)
- Adds donation link in settings
v1.0.5 - 2024-06-25
- Quick patch to fix window previews for chromium browsers
v1.0.4 - 2024-06-25
- Introduces minimized window support. Minimized windows will show up in a little box which will show you all of the hidden windows for that given application. It is scrollable (horizontally if the dock is on the left or right, vertically if on bottom.)
- Hopefully remedies the selected window not being brought to front in browsers
- UI Tweaks
v1.0.3 - 2024-06-24
- Adjustments to app text label UI (you can now read it)
- Added option to delay hover window opening, up to 2 seconds
- Added option to disable the hover window sliding animation
v1.0.1 - 2024-06-23
This release is a quick patch to (hopefully) fix DMG notarization.
v1.0 (releases) - 2024-06-23
v1.0