Alpha 3.0
π Timenc Alpha 3.0
"Cross-Platform Evolution"
Release Date: 16 December 2025
Status: Alpha Release
β¨ Highlights
- π¨ Complete UI Redesign β Modern, GitHub-inspired dark theme
- β¨οΈ Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts β Fully configurable with profiles
- π Native Cross-Platform Apps β Windows, macOS & Linux
π¨ User Interface
New Design System
- Consistent dark theme with clear visual hierarchy
- Sidebar navigation with hover & focus feedback
- Improved form layouts, spacing, and borders
- Smooth animations & gradient progress bars
- Visual password strength indicator
- Enhanced drag & drop interactions
β¨οΈ Keyboard Shortcuts
- Centralized shortcut management
- Conflict detection for duplicate assignments
- Save & load shortcut profiles
- Professionally designed default presets
- Live preview before applying changes
- One-click reset to factory defaults
π Platform Support
Supported Platforms
- Windows (x64): Installer, Start Menu, native notifications
- macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon): Universal app, Dock & menu bar integration
- Linux: AppImage with desktop integration
As well as any other platform with Python installed
π§ Settings Panel
- Language selection: English / German (restart required)
- Direct access to shortcut customization
- Persistent settings across sessions
- Clean, modern category layout
π Migration from Alpha 2.x
β Backward Compatible
- All existing
.timencfiles remain compatible - No changes to encryption format (v2)
- Same strong security foundation
β οΈ Breaking Changes
- Completely redesigned UI
- New settings storage location
- File associations may need re-registration
π οΈ Technical Improvements
Core Architecture
- Improved multithreading
- Better memory and error handling
- Noticeable performance improvements
Security
- More comprehensive memory wiping
- Additional integrity checks
- Improved keyfile handling
User Experience
- Non-blocking status notifications
- Intelligent filename suggestions
- More accurate progress reporting
π οΈ Bugfixes
- You can now en- and decrypt a file in the same session of the app