companion-v2.8.0

PearCompanion 2.8.0

New: QR

Read and make QR codes without leaving your desk (its own tile under Capture):

• Scan screen (⌃⇧Q): the familiar crosshair — select any code on screen and its contents land on your clipboard. If it's a link, the notification gets an Open Link button (a plain tap on the notification opens it too). Regular barcodes work as well.
• QR from clipboard: turns whatever you've copied into a QR code card — point your phone at it to send a link across instantly.
• Automatic QR badge: every screenshot is quietly checked; if a code is in the shot, a small QR badge appears on the preview card — click it to copy/open without re-scanning.

Screenshots

• New Copy text button on preview cards: run text recognition on the shot you just took and copy the result — no need to re-select the region with Grab Text.

Clean

• Full clean from the app (opt-in): a new Settings → Cleanup toggle lets the Clean button include system caches. Pear asks for your admin password with the native macOS dialog; cancelling just runs the normal user-level clean. Off by default — nothing changes unless you turn it on.

394 tests. Notarized and stapled; auto-update via Sparkle.

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