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@dsidxavekko dsidxavekko released this 04 Nov 20:47
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v0.1.0
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First public build of MenuFold — a Dock replacement that opens a Launchpad-style grid of every app, with folders, category tabs and search.

Requires macOS 26+ on Apple silicon.

Install

  1. Download MenuFold-0.1.0-macos26-arm64.zip and unzip it.
  2. Move MenuFold.app to /Applications.
  3. The first time, right-click the icon → Open (the build is ad-hoc signed, not notarised, so a plain double-click is blocked by Gatekeeper).
  4. Pin it to the Dock like any other app. Clicking the Dock icon opens the panel; a second click, Esc or clicking elsewhere closes it.

Verify the download

shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS

What's in 0.1.0

The first release already includes the fixes from the pre-release audit:

  • No more folder data loss. Dropping an app onto a folder no longer dissolves unrelated folders or the drop target. A folder is only dissolved when it genuinely drops to one app.
  • Layout file is safe. A corrupt layout.json is moved aside with a timestamp and a fresh one is written straight away, so a bad file can no longer wipe the configuration on quit. Read errors (permissions, lock, I/O) leave the file untouched and retry next launch. Files from a newer version are preserved instead of being rewritten in an older format.
  • Drag & panel fixes. Dragging a tile out no longer leaves the panel half-transparent or click-through, a stale fade-out can no longer hide a panel that was just reopened, and a drag always carries the app you actually grabbed.
  • App icon, and Settings reaches you. The bundle ships a real icon (no more generic app icon in the Dock), and Settings is reachable from the panel instead of only via ⌘,.
  • Grid hygiene. Apps on external volumes, Time Machine backups, temp folders and the Trash are filtered out; Finder folders are keyed from normalised paths.

Notes

  • Ad-hoc signed and unsandboxed by design: this is a personal, self-built tool. There is no auto-update.
  • MenuFold never moves, copies or deletes app bundles; Finder folders are mirrored read-only.
  • Built from tag v0.1.0 by scripts/release.sh (Xcode 27.2, macOS 27.2 SDK, arm64).
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