Panoply v0.3.0

The 0.3 line out of beta. Every file tool in one free app that runs on your computer, now with a website, one-line installers and much smaller downloads.

Install in one line

• macOS and Linux: curl -fsSL https://panoply.anzalabidi.dev/install.sh | sh
• Windows: irm https://panoply.anzalabidi.dev/install.ps1 | iex

They pick the file for your chip, download it over four connections, check it against SHA256SUMS and install without admin rights. Every download is also listed with its size and checksum at https://panoply.anzalabidi.dev.

New since v0.3.0-beta

• Website: https://panoply.anzalabidi.dev
• One-line installers for macOS, Linux and Windows.
• Smaller downloads: .tar.xz archives of the macOS and Linux apps and the command line. The Apple silicon app is 12 MB this way.
• The Linux command line archive now ships panoply with its execute bit.

Everything in 0.3: an MCP server for AI agents, PDF redaction that removes the text, zip and unzip, a calculator in the bar, sharing to nearby devices, noise removal and text to speech. Full list in CHANGELOG.md.

Install

• macOS: the .dmg, .zip or the smaller .tar.xz (arm64 for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel), or
  brew tap anzal1/panoply https://github.com/anzal1/panoply then
  brew install --cask anzal1/panoply/panoply
• Windows: the .msi or .zip, or scoop bucket add panoply https://github.com/anzal1/panoply
  then scoop install panoply/panoply
• Linux: the .AppImage, or the .tar.gz or smaller .tar.xz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives
• Claude Desktop: the panoply-mcp-*.mcpb for your system, opened by double click

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or
gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply to check it was built by this repository's workflow.

This release is unsigned on purpose (no Apple Developer account, no Windows certificate yet), so
macOS and Windows warn on first launch:

• macOS: open System Settings > Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway, or run
  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway. winget and Scoop installs avoid most of this.

Panoply v0.3.0-beta

Draft of v0.3.0-beta. Review, then publish.

Install

• macOS: the .dmg or .zip (arm64 for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel), or
  brew tap anzal1/panoply https://github.com/anzal1/panoply then
  brew install --cask anzal1/panoply/panoply
• Windows: the .msi or .zip, or scoop bucket add panoply https://github.com/anzal1/panoply
  then scoop install panoply/panoply
• Linux: the .AppImage or the .tar.gz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives
• Claude Desktop: the panoply-mcp-*.mcpb for your system, opened by double click

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or
gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply to check it was built by this repository's workflow.

This beta is unsigned on purpose (no Apple Developer account, no Windows certificate yet), so
macOS and Windows warn on first launch:

• macOS: open System Settings > Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway, or run
  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway. winget and Scoop installs avoid most of this.

Panoply v0.2.0-beta

Find any file as you type, see what is filling your disk, and three community plugins in the box.

Added

• Find. Every file on your disk by name, as you type: a few milliseconds a keystroke on a million files. The
  index builds once in the background and stays current as files change, with no work while idle. Files
  also show up in the command bar under the tools. Enter opens, Cmd+Enter shows it in its folder. Names
  only, and nothing leaves your computer.
• Disk map. See what is filling your disk as a map you can click into, coloured by file type. Pick
  files or folders, review them with the total, and move them to the Trash with Undo. System folders such as
  Library, Applications and Windows are locked so they cannot be picked. Copies and hard links are counted
  once. Also on the command line as panoply disk <path>.
• Community plugins. Markdown to HTML, Format JSON, YAML and TOML, and QR code maker ship in every
  download. Each runs sandboxed with only the files you choose and no network, and shows "Community,
  sandboxed" on the Modules page. Writing your own starts from modules/template-rust.
• Result card. A thumbnail of what you made, with a Before and After toggle for pictures.

Changed

• Honest labels. Tools that fetch a model or an engine once now say so ("Downloads a model once",
  "Downloads an engine once") with a neutral badge. Your files never leave the computer.
• Quality floor. Compressing a JPEG never goes below quality 40 by default, so a smaller file never
  comes at a visibly worse picture.

Fixed

• Remove watermark never touches faces, and no longer mistakes labels or scene text for a watermark.
• Fixes from testing every tool the way a person would, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Install

• macOS: the .dmg or .zip (arm64 for Apple silicon, x64 for Intel)
• Windows: the .msi or .zip (x64 or arm64)
• Linux: the .AppImage or the .tar.gz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply to check it was built by this repository's workflow.

This beta is not code signed, so macOS and Windows ask once on first launch:

• macOS: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway.

Full history in CHANGELOG.md and what is not here yet in KNOWN-LIMITATIONS.md.

Panoply v0.1.3-beta

Fixes found by running the app on real Windows and Linux desktops.

Fixed

• Windows and Linux: type straight after the hotkey. The command bar opened without the cursor in the
  search box, so typing did nothing until you clicked it.
• "Under 50 kb" on a photo saved as PNG. It used to promise the size and then fail. When PNG cannot get
  that small, Panoply now tries JPG, then WebP, and tells you which it used. If nothing fits, it says so and
  shows the smallest size it reached.
• Windows at 150% scaling. The first window now fits the screen, with the close button in view.
• Linux: the hotkey always hides the command bar, also with a compositing window manager.

Install

• macOS: the .dmg or .zip (arm64 for Apple silicon, x64 for Intel)
• Windows: the .msi or .zip (x64 or arm64)
• Linux: the .AppImage or the .tar.gz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply to check it was built by this repository's workflow.

This beta is not code signed, so macOS and Windows ask once on first launch:

• macOS: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway.

Full history in CHANGELOG.md and what is not here yet in KNOWN-LIMITATIONS.md.

Panoply v0.1.2-beta

The first release checked on real Windows and Linux desktops before shipping.

Fixed

• Linux: the app now opens a window. The v0.1.0 and v0.1.1 Linux builds started without X11 or Wayland
  support, so nothing appeared on screen. The command bar now stays hidden until the hotkey shows it,
  Escape hides it, and the app follows system appearance changes instead of polling them.
• Undo never deletes for good. It moves the result to the Recycle Bin on Windows, the trash on Linux and
  the Trash on macOS. If a drive has no bin, the file stays where it is and the result card says so.
• Windows: a tray icon while the app runs in the background. Closing the window used to leave the
  process running with nothing to see. The fan now sits in the notification area with Open Panoply, Open
  command bar and Quit.
• Windows: the command bar opens centred in the upper part of the display under the pointer, not at a
  fixed spot near the top left.
• Small screens: the first window fits displays such as 1024 by 768 instead of running off the edge.

Changed

• Icon: the fan opens narrower, so all three tool cards read at every size.

Known

• On Linux with a compositing window manager, pressing the hotkey to hide the command bar can bring it
  straight back. Press Escape to hide it instead. Fixed in the next release.

Install

• macOS: the .dmg or .zip (arm64 for Apple silicon, x64 for Intel)
• Windows: the .msi or .zip (x64 or arm64)
• Linux: the .AppImage or the .tar.gz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply to check it was built by this repository's workflow.

This beta is not code signed, so macOS and Windows ask once on first launch:

• macOS: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway.

Full history in CHANGELOG.md and what is not here yet in KNOWN-LIMITATIONS.md.

Panoply v0.1.1-beta

A new look, and fixes for Windows and Linux.

Changed

• New icon. Three tool cards fanned from one pivot, drawn on the macOS 26 icon grid with hand-tuned small
  sizes, plus Windows and Linux sets.
• Desktop app redesign. One design system across every screen: a single type ramp, an 8 pt spacing
  grid, quieter selection, visible focus rings, a full menu bar with standard shortcuts, a settings window,
  and a window that remembers its size and place. Choices that do not fit one row open as a pop-up menu, and
  every hint fits on one line.

Fixed

• Windows. Reading text from images no longer crashes when worker threads come and go. A QR share no
  longer ends before the other device has the whole file.
• Passport photo. Head tilt is measured on a level, face-sized crop, so turned heads straighten properly
  on Windows and Linux too, within 2 degrees.
• Tool names. Summaries that the command bar and panel header cut off are shorter, and the AI image
  tools say up front that they download a model once, after you say yes.
• Security. rustls updated to clear four advisories.

Install

• macOS: the .dmg or .zip (arm64 for Apple silicon, x64 for Intel)
• Windows: the .msi or .zip (x64 or arm64)
• Linux: the .AppImage or the .tar.gz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply to check it was built by this repository's workflow.

This beta is not code signed, so macOS and Windows ask once on first launch:

• macOS: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway.

Full history in CHANGELOG.md and what is not here yet in KNOWN-LIMITATIONS.md.

Panoply v0.1.0-beta

The first public beta of Panoply: the utilities you used to pay for or upload files to, in one open-source app on your own computer. Nothing leaves your device.

What's in it

• PDF: merge, split, organize, compress (scans included), images to PDF, PDF to images, searchable PDF (OCR)
• Images: convert (HEIC, AVIF, WebP and more), compress, resize, resize to exact KB with exam presets, strip metadata, remove background, erase, upscale
• ID and forms: passport and visa photos for 10 countries, print sheets, signature cleaner
• Video and audio: convert, trim, compress to a size (WhatsApp, Discord, Gmail presets), extract audio, normalize loudness, repair, HDR to SDR
• Text from images: OCR in English, Hindi and more
• Share files with your other devices on your own network (LocalSend compatible), or to any phone by QR code
• A command bar on a shortcut, drop any file to see the tools that fit, plus a command line and MCP tools for AI agents
• Small AI models download only after you say yes, and run on your device

Install

• macOS: the .dmg or .zip (arm64 for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel)
• Windows: the .msi or .zip (x64 or arm64)
• Linux: the .AppImage or the .tar.gz (run install.sh inside)
• Command line only: the panoply-cli-* archives

First open (the beta is unsigned)

• macOS: open System Settings, Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway. Or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Panoply.app once.
• Windows: on the SmartScreen page choose More info, then Run anyway.
• Linux: chmod +x the AppImage and run it.

Verify a download: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing, or gh attestation verify <file> --repo anzal1/panoply.

Known limitations: see KNOWN-LIMITATIONS.md. On Windows in this beta, the passport photo's automatic head straightening can leave a slight tilt; check the preview before saving. Fixes ship in the next update.

Full changes: CHANGELOG.md