Releases
What's new in Type Mac. We ship improvements regularly.
v1.9.0
LatestJanuary 18, 2026
✨ New Features
- Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite for ultra-fast processing with 1M context window
- New shimmer effect animation while AI processes your text
- Drag & drop multiple .txt and .docx files simultaneously for context
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed floating panel not dismissing after text replacement
- Resolved settings window appearing behind other apps on macOS Sequoia
v1.8.2
December 28, 2025
✨ New Features
- Redesigned About window with designer credits and social links
- Added build version and last update timestamp to About panel
- "Made in Toronto, CA" footer with links to other apps
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed menu bar icon disappearing after wake from sleep
- Improved dark mode contrast in settings sidebar
v1.8.1
December 15, 2025
✨ New Features
- New UniversalGlass effect for floating status panel (blur radius 24)
- Live text preview with auto-scroll to bottom during streaming
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed onboarding sound effects not playing on first launch
- Resolved keyboard shortcut recorder not capturing modifier keys correctly
v1.8.0
November 22, 2025
✨ New Features
- Claude 3 Opus support for complex reasoning and analysis tasks
- Custom prompt templates — save icons, titles, and prompts for reuse
- Transform Text preset to make writing more engaging and captivating
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Improved clipboard restoration with rich text content
- Fixed occasional duplicate text on paste in certain apps
v1.7.2
November 8, 2025
✨ New Features
- Dynamic progress indicator with color transitions (blue → yellow → green)
- Contextual status messages: "Getting started" → "Working our magic" → "All done!"
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed UserDefaults not persisting after app restart
- Resolved API key show/hide toggle not updating UI state
v1.7.1
October 25, 2025
✨ New Features
- Shake animation for invalid input fields during validation
- Confirmation dialog when hiding both dock icon and menu bar
- Temporary menu bar (10 seconds) when all icons are hidden
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed window focus returning to wrong app after processing
- Improved Keychain storage for API keys with legacy migration
v1.7.0
October 10, 2025
✨ New Features
- Gemini 1.5 Pro with 2M token context window for large documents
- Gemini 1.5 Flash for balanced speed and intelligence
- Menu bar quick access with version, settings, and quit options
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed status panel appearing on wrong display in multi-monitor setups
- Resolved keyboard shortcut conflicts with Xcode and other IDEs
v1.6.2
September 20, 2025
✨ New Features
- Redesigned 8-step onboarding with slide-in animations
- Magic transition sounds on page changes and completions
- Blur and scale effects between onboarding steps
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed onboarding not progressing after granting accessibility permissions
- Resolved permission status indicator stuck in pending state
v1.6.1
September 5, 2025
✨ New Features
- ToggleGifCard components showing visual previews of dock/menu bar settings
- File drop overlay with "Drop your files here" indicator
- Files grid view with remove buttons for imported context documents
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed DOCX file import not extracting text content properly
- Improved drag-and-drop target area detection in Memory settings
v1.6.0
August 15, 2025
✨ New Features
- Gemma 2 9B via Groq for fast, open-source text processing
- Real-time token streaming with live preview in floating panel
- Summarize preset for quick text condensation
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Improved text selection detection in Safari and WebKit browsers
- Fixed Launch at Login not persisting after macOS restart
v1.5.2
July 18, 2025
✨ New Features
- ESC to Cancel instruction prominently displayed during processing
- Text preview scrolls to bottom automatically on long outputs
- Maximum panel height of 66px with overflow scrolling
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed symbol animation getting stuck on completion
- Resolved progress bar not reaching 100% on fast responses
v1.5.1
June 28, 2025
✨ New Features
- Settings sidebar with color-coded sections (General, AI & Context, Account)
- Blue selection indicator for active settings items
- Smooth page transitions with spring animations
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed settings detail view not updating when switching sections
- Improved spacing consistency throughout the app
v1.5.0
May 24, 2025
✨ New Features
- Claude Sonnet 4 support — Anthropic's most capable model
- Custom keyboard shortcuts — create unlimited personal writing commands
- Floating status panel with circular progress visualization
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Resolved occasional freeze when switching between providers
- Fixed API key validation for Anthropic console keys
v1.4.1
May 5, 2025
✨ New Features
- Keyboard shortcut recorder UI for custom shortcuts
- Edit and delete buttons for custom shortcut management
- Icon selection grid for custom prompt templates
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed shortcut conflicts with system-wide keyboard shortcuts
- Resolved custom shortcuts not triggering in sandboxed apps
v1.4.0
April 16, 2025
✨ New Features
- GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 Mini, and GPT-4.1 Nano with 1M context window
- OpenAI o1 Mini and o3 Mini reasoning models
- Type Mac Reply preset — craft professional email responses instantly
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed menu bar icon not appearing on some systems
- Improved special character handling in code blocks
v1.3.1
March 8, 2025
✨ New Features
- API key validation with visual feedback (spinner, checkmark, error)
- "Validating API key..." loading state with smooth transitions
- Error banners with specific failure messages from providers
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed success message disappearing too quickly after validation
- Resolved validation state not resetting on key changes
v1.3.0
February 3, 2025
✨ New Features
- OpenAI o3-mini support for fast reasoning tasks
- Gemini 2.0 Flash as default Google model (1M context)
- Make Longer and Make Shorter presets with keyboard shortcuts
- Dock icon visibility toggle with visual GIF preview
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Resolved rare crash when processing markdown-heavy content
- Fixed clipboard not restoring original content after replacement
v1.2.1
January 12, 2025
✨ New Features
- Custom Context editor for personal information and writing preferences
- Files section showing imported .txt and .docx documents
- "Generating..." overlay during file content extraction
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed custom context not being included in API requests
- Resolved file grid layout issues when importing many files
v1.2.0
December 13, 2024
✨ New Features
- Google Gemini 2.0 Flash support with experimental features
- Groq integration — Llama 3.3 70B with 128K context
- Mixtral 8x7B and Llama 3.1 8B for ultra-fast processing
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed keyboard shortcut conflicts with certain productivity apps
- Improved text selection detection in Notes app
v1.1.1
November 15, 2024
✨ New Features
- Model selection grid with speed and intelligence indicators
- Provider cards with direct links to sign up pages
- Context window size displayed for each model
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed model grid not refreshing when switching providers
- Resolved provider selection not persisting between sessions
v1.1.0
October 24, 2024
✨ New Features
- Claude 3.5 Haiku for budget-friendly, fast processing
- Claude 3.5 Sonnet (New) with improved capabilities
- Real-time streaming output as the AI writes
- Multi-model selection within each provider
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Improved text selection detection across all applications
- Fixed occasional duplicate text insertion after replacement
v1.0.2
August 18, 2024
✨ New Features
- Transparent titlebar design for settings window
- Window draggable from anywhere on the background
- Settings window size: 820×560 with utility style
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed settings window size not persisting between launches
- Resolved window appearing off-screen on smaller displays
v1.0.1
July 15, 2024
✨ New Features
- Launch at Login toggle using ServiceManagement framework
- Accessibility permission status indicator with real-time updates
- Direct link to System Preferences for permission granting
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed app not launching at login on Intel Macs
- Resolved permission check not detecting already-granted state
v1.0.0
June 22, 2024
✨ New Features
- Initial release of Type Mac for macOS
- Fix Writing (⌘⇧↩) — intelligent grammar and spelling correction
- System-wide keyboard shortcuts that work in any application
- OpenAI GPT-4o and GPT-4o Mini support
- Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet support
- Privacy-first design — API keys stored in macOS Keychain
- Native SwiftUI app with minimal resource usage
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