Create Companion v0.2.0

macOS (first release)

Create Companion now runs on macOS 10.15 and later, Intel and Apple Silicon, from one universal
dmg. The engine is a menu-bar program built on a CGEvent tap, with the same configuration
window as Windows.

• Inputs use F13–F20 (macOS has no F21–F24); the first-run configuration and the bundled
  profiles use Mac shortcuts (Cmd+T, Cmd+Z, Ctrl+Up for Mission Control, and so on).
• Needs two permissions in System Settings → Privacy & Security: Input Monitoring to see
  the module's keys and Accessibility to send shortcuts and read window titles. The engine
  asks on first start; quit and reopen it after granting them.
• Not signed or notarized yet. Gatekeeper blocks the first launch: right-click → Open on
  Ventura and Sonoma, or Privacy & Security → Open Anyway on macOS 15. See INSTALL.md.
• Start at login is a per-user LaunchAgent. Configuration lives in
  ~/Library/Application Support/CreateCompanion/, logs in ~/Library/Logs/CreateCompanion/.
• First release on this platform: tested on an Intel MacBook running Ventura. Reports from
  other machines are welcome in Issues.

Windows and both platforms

• Every search field has a clear button (and Escape clears it).
• Starring an app uses the shortcuts for the platform you are on; several first-wave catalog
  entries had Mac columns that copied the Windows chords (undo/redo, new tab, back/forward,
  zoom) and are corrected.
• Issue templates for bugs, catalog requests and feature requests; Discussions enabled.
• Repository housekeeping: plan and scope documents moved to docs/.

Upgrading

Windows: run the new installer over the old one; it stops the engine, replaces the programs and
restarts. macOS: drag the new app over the old one in Applications. Configuration files are kept
on both.

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Install instructions: https://github.com/traviswye/create-companion/blob/v0.2.0/INSTALL.md