macMender v0.9.0 — Public Preview

macMender v0.9.0 is a substantial public preview of the redesigned app.

What's new

• Native Dock previews for the app and window under your pointer
• Option-Tab switching between real windows
• Three-finger trackpad tap mapped to middle click
• Per-device scrolling controls and app overrides
• Profiles for separate input, preview, switching, and Dock setups
• A rebuilt macOS interface, onboarding flow, app icon, and quick-control popover
• Local settings with no analytics or tracking

Still in preview

• Menu Bar Spacing can change compatible third-party status items, but Apple's built-in icons are not affected on the tested macOS 27 beta.
• Three-Finger Tap uses a private macOS API, so macMender is distributed directly instead of through the Mac App Store.
• This archive uses the same Apple Development signing approach as v0.1.4 and is not notarized. macOS may block a normal double-click; Control-click macMender and choose Open to approve it explicitly.

Verification

The release build passed 103 tests in 11 suites, archive integrity checks, code-signature validation, and a clean-extraction launch.

SHA-256: 84eec4aec1c9c39b260fe0840d790038eb9b3605194755b6540aac5e133030c1

macMender v0.1.4

macMender v0.1.4

Packaging and release artifact cleanup.

Changed:

• Release builds now use an explicit Release packaging path.
• The bundled app no longer duplicates Mendy PNG assets in two resource locations.
• The release executable is stripped to reduce binary size.
• Release zips are now created without __MACOSX, ._*, or .DS_Store metadata.
• Release package versioning is no longer hardcoded in the packaging script.

Result:

• The release zip is now much smaller than v0.1.3.
• The release artifact dropped from about 81 MB to about 40 MB.
• Runtime images, Mendy art, and page artwork are preserved through the SwiftPM resource bundle.

No app feature changes in this release.

Still included from v0.1.3:

• Escape key passthrough fix.
• Dock preview suppression when opening Dock right-click menus.
• Finder fake Untitled Window / Thumbnail unavailable preview filtering.

Notes:

• The attached .zip contains macMender.app.
• macMender remains an early public macOS project.
• The app is not signed or notarized unless separately stated.
• macOS may show a warning when opening the downloaded app.
• Some features require Accessibility, Screen Recording, or Input Monitoring permissions.

macMender v0.1.3

macMender v0.1.3
Small bugfix release focused on input passthrough and Dock preview behavior.
Fixed:

• Escape now passes through normally while macMender is running.
• Escape is only consumed when the Option+Tab window switcher is actively open, where it dismisses the overlay.
• Dock preview panels now dismiss/suppress correctly when opening a Dock right-click context menu, so the menu stays visible.
• Finder Dock previews no longer show fake Untitled Window / Thumbnail unavailable cards from Finder’s desktop/background process.
• Real Finder windows still appear normally when they are open.
• Legitimate untitled windows from other apps are preserved when they have valid window identity.
  Notes:
• This is an early public macOS build.
• The attached .zip contains macMender.app.
• The app is not signed or notarized unless separately stated.
• macOS may show a warning when opening the downloaded app.
• Some features require Accessibility, Screen Recording, or Input Monitoring permissions.

macMender v0.1.2

macMender v0.1.2

Small bugfix release.

Fixed:

• Escape now passes through normally while macMender is running.
• Escape is only consumed when the Option+Tab window switcher is actively open, where it dismisses the overlay.
• Unhandled keyboard events now explicitly pass through by default.

Why this matters:
Previously, Escape could stop working system-wide while macMender was running. This release fixes that behavior.

No app feature changes in this release.

Notes:

• This is a source-code-only release.
• macMender remains an early public macOS project.
• Some features require macOS permissions.

macMender v0.1.1

macMender v0.1.1

Small bugfix release.

Fixed:

• Removed a fake Finder Untitled Window entry from the Option+Tab window switcher when Finder has no real open windows.
• Real Finder windows still appear normally when they are open.
• Legitimate untitled windows from other apps are preserved when they have valid window identity.

No app feature changes in this release.

Notes:

• This is a source-code-only release.
• macMender remains an early public macOS project.
• Some features require macOS permissions.

macMender v0.1 Public Preview

macMender v0.1 Public Preview

This is the first public preview of macMender, a local-first macOS utility for small workflow improvements.

Highlights:

• Three-Finger Tap can act as middle click, with additional input options
• Hover over Dock icons to preview app windows
• Option+Tab window switcher with window previews
• Input and scrolling tuning
• External mice can use normal scrolling without changing trackpad scrolling
• Profiles for switching between different setups
• Config export/import for backups or moving settings
• Menu Bar Spacing for adjusting the space between menu bar icons

Main Overview

Window Swticher

Dock Icon App Previews

Privacy:

macMender runs locally. There are no analytics, no tracking, and no remote APIs. Configuration stays on your Mac, and window previews are generated locally.

Install:

1. Download the attached .zip.
2. Unzip it.
3. Move macMender.app to your Applications folder.
4. Open macMender.
5. Follow onboarding and grant the permissions needed for the features you want to use.

macOS may show a warning because this is an early unsigned public build. You may need to open it from System Settings > Privacy & Security, or right-click the app and choose Open.

Known limitations:

• This is an early public preview.
• Some features require Accessibility, Screen Recording, or Input Monitoring permissions.
• This is not a Mac App Store build.
• Menu Bar Spacing may require menu bar icons or apps to refresh before every app reflects the new spacing.
• Dock previews, Option+Tab, and Three-Finger Tap should be tested on your own setup and reported if anything behaves unexpectedly.

Feedback is welcome, especially around feature scope, onboarding, and real-world macOS compatibility.