BuffBrain v0.1.3

BuffBrain v0.1.3

Hotfix for the v0.1.2 macOS install issue.

TL;DR

v0.1.2 was supposed to fix the macOS "damaged file" error but didn't. The fix is in v0.1.3.

What was wrong with v0.1.2

v0.1.2's CI added a codesign step that ran after tauri build. But tauri build had already packaged the unsigned .app into the DMG by then — so the DMG still contained an unsigned .app. The ad-hoc signature never made it into the installer.

What v0.1.3 does differently

• Adds bundle.macOS.signingIdentity: "-" to tauri.conf.json so Tauri signs the .app during the build, before the DMG is created.
• Removes the now-redundant post-build codesign step from the CI workflow.

The shipped DMG now contains a properly ad-hoc-signed .app.

Install / verify

• Download the DMG, drag to /Applications
• If you see "damaged file" or "developer cannot be verified", use one of the workarounds in the README (right-click → Open is the simplest)
• After install, you can verify the signature yourself:

  codesign --verify --verbose=2 /Applications/BuffBrain.app

  Should print valid on disk and satisfies its Designated Requirement.

Downloads

• macOS (Apple Silicon) — BuffBrain_0.1.3_aarch64.dmg
• macOS (Intel) — BuffBrain_0.1.3_x64.dmg
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — BuffBrain_0.1.3_amd64.deb
• Windows — BuffBrain_0.1.3_x64-setup.exe

If v0.1.2 worked for you

No action needed — the .app binary is identical. v0.1.3 only fixes the DMG packaging.

BuffBrain v0.1.2

BuffBrain v0.1.2

Hotfix for v0.1.1 macOS install failure.

Bug fix

• macOS "damaged file" / "developer cannot be verified" error fixed — CI now applies an ad-hoc code signature to the bundled .app before packaging into the DMG. The v0.1.1 DMGs were completely unsigned and Apple Silicon macOS refused to install them. The new DMGs install normally.

What "ad-hoc signed" means

The .app now has a self-signed signature (no Apple Developer ID required). macOS accepts this and stops showing the "damaged file" error. It does not establish a trusted Developer ID, so the first launch on a new Mac still needs right-click → Open (or one of the workarounds in the README). Proper Developer ID signing + notarization is on the roadmap for a later release.

If you already have v0.1.1 and got the "damaged" error

Either upgrade to v0.1.2, or apply the existing v0.1.1 workaround:

codesign --force --deep --sign - "/Applications/BuffBrain.app"

Downloads

• macOS (Apple Silicon) — BuffBrain_0.1.2_aarch64.dmg
• macOS (Intel) — BuffBrain_0.1.2_x64.dmg
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — BuffBrain_0.1.2_amd64.deb
• Windows — BuffBrain_0.1.2_x64-setup.exe

Install

See the README for the macOS Gatekeeper workaround and other platform install instructions.

BuffBrain v0.1.1

BuffBrain v0.1.1

Fixes and polish based on real-world usage of v0.1.0.

Bug fixes

• macOS Dock icon gone: BuffBrain no longer appears in the Dock. Runs as a true menu bar app via NSApplicationActivationPolicy::Accessory.
• Paste focus restored: Cmd+V now pastes into the app you were using when you opened BuffBrain (not BuffBrain itself). Fixes the "nothing pastes" / "wrong window receives it" issue.
• Heuristic classifier tightened: removed broad English keywords (let, new, return, true, false, class, import, export) from the JavaScript signal list. These were triggering false positives on prose like "let us know".

Improvements

• Tray icon refreshed: new 22×22 menu bar icon derived from the BuffBrain logo.
• Window transparency tuned: glass backgrounds bumped from 0.72→0.92 (dark) and 0.76→0.95 (light) for better legibility while keeping the rounded-corner aesthetic.
• Cross-platform CI: first release built and packaged on macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel), Windows, and Linux (Debian) in one matrix run.

Downloads

• macOS (Apple Silicon): BuffBrain_0.1.1_aarch64.dmg
• macOS (Intel): BuffBrain_0.1.1_x64.dmg
• Windows: BuffBrain_0.1.1_x64-setup.exe
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): BuffBrain_0.1.1_amd64.deb

Verification matrix

Platform	Target	Bundle	Status
macOS	aarch64-apple-darwin	dmg	✅
macOS	x86_64-apple-darwin	dmg	✅
Windows	x86_64-pc-windows-msvc	nsis (.exe)	✅
Linux	x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu	deb	✅

All 7 Rust unit tests pass.

Install notes

• macOS: open the DMG, drag BuffBrain to Applications. The first launch may require right-click → Open (Gatekeeper) since the app is not notarized for v0.1.x.
• Windows: run the NSIS installer.
• Linux: sudo dpkg -i BuffBrain_0.1.1_amd64.deb then buffbrain from the app menu.

BuffBrain v0.1.0 — The clipboard manager with a brain

🧠 BuffBrain v0.1.0

The first release of the clipboard manager that actually understands what you copied.

✨ Features

• On-device Semantic Search — MiniLM-L6-v2 ONNX model (~22MB) runs locally. Search by meaning, not just text.
• Auto-Classification — 30+ heuristic rules detect code, links, and text instantly.
• Optional OpenRouter AI — Connect your own API key for LLM-powered refinement.
• Image Clipboard Support — Thumbnails stored in SQLite.
• Pin / Favorites — Keep important clips at the top.
• Global Shortcut — Cmd+Shift+V toggles BuffBrain from anywhere.
• System Tray — Menu bar icon with Show/Hide/Quit + click toggle.
• Auto-start — Launches at login (configurable).
• Frameless Glass UI — Transparent, always-on-top, blur backdrop.
• Three Themes — Dark, Light, System.
• Zero Telemetry — No analytics, no tracking, no data collection.

🔧 Tech Stack

Rust + Tauri 2 + React 19 + ONNX Runtime + SQLite

📦 Downloads

• macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel): Download the .zip or .dmg below