Burrow 0.9.0
Burrow 0.9.0
Burrow's biggest release. It now bundles its own engine β no separate mo
install β and adds an Activity-Monitor-class process inspector with a CPU
watchdog, a Get Online connectivity companion, a security-aware Doctor,
and smarter Clean, Software, Analyze, and Optimize across the board. Still
local-first, still free.
Engine
- Burrow bundles its own engine now. The app ships an MIT-licensed
burrow-engine(a fork of Molemoat its last MIT release) inside
Burrow.appand runs it directly β so a fresh install needs no separate
brew install mole. Burrow prefers the bundled engine, then an installed
burrow-engine, then a legacy systemmofor existing setups. (#218)
Process inspector (Status)
- Per-process inspector β click any process for a structured panel: identity
(path, code signature, Mach-O architecture), live CPU/memory, runtime, and the
process's open network connections. - Process tree β the parent/child hierarchy around any process.
- CPU watchdog β set per-process CPU thresholds and get notified when
something runs hot, with an editor in Settings. - Filter, suspend/resume, export β a typed predicate filter over the process
table, suspend or resume a process, and export the table.
Get Online (connectivity companion)
- On-demand speed test β measure real down/up throughput.
- Nearby Wi-Fi scan β surrounding networks and channel congestion (Home
mode), so you can pick a clearer channel. - Venue captive-portal tips β venue-specific help for hotel/airport/cafΓ©
portals that won't load. - Connection history β a log of connectivity events (SSID changes, drops).
Doctor (diagnostics)
- Security posture β SIP, Gatekeeper, FileVault, and firewall at a glance,
plus a high-CPU check and one-click Copy diagnostics. - Battery health β capacity % and condition (omitted on desktops).
- More context β display, external-volume, and network context.
Clean, Software, Analyze & Optimize
- Clean now sorts the review by reclaimable impact and flags sensitive
paths (keychain/credential locations) before you delete; the done screen
shows your all-time cleaned total. - Software β App Store updates that need a newer macOS are hidden; βR
refreshes with a cache bypass; app search is alias-aware. - Uninstall β a Clear-Data-only subset, plus an input-method leftover
warning. - Analyze β one-tap whole-disk scan, and a treemap "Other" fold for tiny
entries. - Optimize β a pre-run safety banner when a VPN or external display is
active. - Login items β modern Login (BTM) items appear in the startup inventory; a
LaunchAgent on an unplugged drive is no longer flagged broken. - Keep Screen On keeps working with the lid closed.
Fixed
- Three main-thread hangs on the new process/parity surfaces (suspend/resume,
inspector, tree). (#216) - A missing
paths:label on a data-only uninstall plan.
Windows
- Windows preview β version-aligned to 0.9.0; no Windows-specific changes
this release.