Mintu v0.2.1 — Multi-Monitor, Quick Scratchpad, Sound Engine & Core Optimizations

Mintu v0.2.1 Release Notes

Mintu v0.2.1 introduces major productivity tools, enhanced hardware compatibility, multi-monitor alignment, and deep resource optimizations.

Installation & Download

• Direct Installer (.exe): Download Mintu_0.2.1_x64-setup.exe below for standalone installation.
• Microsoft Store: Mintu is also available on the official Microsoft Store with automatic background updates.

New Features & Productivity Tools

• New Activation Hotkey (Ctrl + Shift + Space): Trigger Mintu AI Chat and active window context sensing effortlessly.
• Quick Scratchpad (Ctrl + Shift + N): A lightweight, auto-saving notepad right inside the Dynamic Island. Easily copy text to the clipboard or dispatch it directly to Mintu AI for summarization.
• Instant Translator (Ctrl + Shift + T): Instant inline translation for copied or highlighted text into Azerbaijani, English, Turkish, Russian, and German.
• Animated Audio Waveform: Sleek, rhythmic equalizer bars in the Dynamic Island and Idle slot during Spotify, YouTube, or Windows SMTC media playback.
• One-Click Local AI Setup: An in-island quick setup prompt to download Qwen 2.5 0.5B (490 MB) with real-time download progress.
• Procedural Sound Engine: Lightweight Web Audio API synthesized harmonic bell for Pomodoro/Timer completions, companion chirps, and ambient focus noise (rain and white noise).
• Inline Calculator & Unit Converter: Real-time evaluation of math expressions (e.g., 25 * 40, 1200 / 4) and currencies/units (e.g., 100 usd to azn, 10 km in m, 1024 mb in gb) right above the chat input.
• Digital Wellbeing (20-20-20 Reminder): Gentle periodic ergonomics reminders with XP rewards to rest your eyes and stretch.

Bug Fixes & Reliability Hardening

• Multi-Monitor Work Area Accuracy: Upgraded monitor positioning to inspect cursor coordinate spaces via Win32 MonitorFromPoint and GetMonitorInfoW (rcWork), preventing coordinate drift on secondary displays.
• Microsoft Store Compliance: Added MSIX container detection (is_store_package) to suppress external update popups for Store installations.
• SMTC Polling & Battery Optimization: Dynamic polling backoff (400ms during playback, 1200ms when paused, 2000ms when idle) reducing idle CPU and power consumption.
• Process Lifecycle Protection: Bound local llama-server.exe to a Windows JobObject (JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_KILL_ON_JOB_CLOSE), ensuring child processes are immediately cleaned up on exit.
• One-Click Memory Purge: Process working set optimization button in the system status card.