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@eedali eedali released this 02 Nov 22:34
v1.5.0
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KoBar 1.5.0

A new look for the whole app. Your bar, notes, workspaces and plugins are kept: after the update every bar item is still an icon, in the same order. Every plugin keeps working; the official plugins get their own redesign in new versions.

What is new in 1.5.0

  • New design. Softer, rounder shapes, accent-tinted surfaces, new fonts and icons, in light and dark. "Tinted surfaces" in Settings > Appearance turns the tint off if you prefer neutral backgrounds.
  • Bar tiles. Right-click a bar item > "Show as tile" (or Settings > Sidebar > Size). A tile shows live information at a glance: today's date, the focus timer, open tasks, filled clipboard slots, what is playing. Once one item is a tile the bar becomes wider and the other icons sit in a two-column grid. Without tiles the bar stays slim.
  • Privacy mode. Right-click the bar > Privacy mode: tiles that could show personal content (tasks, clipboard, what is playing) show only their icon and name.
  • All plugins on the bar. The "More" menu is gone: every enabled plugin has its place on the bar, and a long bar scrolls in the middle.
  • Redesigned Settings window with a navigation rail, card pages and a live preview of the bar in Appearance. New options: "Show the notes tab" and the size of each bar item.
  • Installing from Settings is one click. Install or Update in Settings > Plugins installs right away; KoBar no longer asks a second time for the plugin you just clicked. Installs that a plugin starts on its own, drag and drop, and replacing an installed plugin still ask.
  • AI Hub: requests use the system network settings (proxies, certificates), and network errors say what went wrong. New installs start with current models (Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash); a model you picked before stays.
  • Fixes: taking a screenshot no longer pins the desktop (a light-blue frame around the screen); the colour picker's eyedropper gives the bar back its click-through; a plugin's bar button is shown as active while its panel is open; plugin ZIPs made on a Mac install cleanly.

Plugins

The official plugins have new versions designed for 1.5.0 (new panels and bar tiles). Settings > Plugins shows them as updates. They also run on older KoBar versions, without the tiles.

Notes for installing

  • Your data is migrated automatically (stored data version 33). Going back to 1.4.x afterwards is not supported; if you might want to, make a backup first (Settings > Backup & Updates).
  • The Windows installer from GitHub is not code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC": click "More info", then "Run anyway".
  • The Microsoft Store build is signed by Microsoft and is updated by the Store.

For plugin developers

Optional, additive API: registerSidebarButton({ tile }), KoBarExtensions.setBarItemState(id, state), KoBarExtensions.onBarItemChange(listener) and a manifest bar block. Feature-detect them; KoBar versions without them ignore them. The v1 contract (window.React, window.ReactDOM, window.useAppStore, window.api, window.KoBarExtensions) is unchanged. See for-agents/kobar-plugin-developer in the repository.

Feedback

  • Email: hello@kobar.org
  • Bugs and ideas: GitHub issues of the KoBar repository.
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