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v0.8.0 — Tone picker hotkey: one popup, every tone

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@hoangperry hoangperry released this 23 May 19:54
v0.8.0
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New feature: Tone picker hotkey. Bind ONE global hotkey and a popup picker lists every rewrite tone. Pick with arrows + Return, type-to-filter, or ⌘ 1-7. The app rewrites your current input line in that tone, shows the preview HUD, and pastes when you confirm.

Coexists with v0.7's per-binding model — power users keep their muscle-memory hotkeys for top tones, the picker scales to the long tail.

How to use

  1. Settings → Contextual rewrite → "Tone picker hotkey" → Set hotkey (e.g. ⌘⌥⏎)
  2. Type a message in any app
  3. Press the picker hotkey — popup appears at your cursor
  4. Pick a tone (arrows + Return / ⌘ 1-7 / type to filter)
  5. Review the rewrite in the preview HUD, edit if needed, hit Send
Picker key Action
↑ / ↓ Move selection
Return Confirm tone
Esc Cancel
⌘ 1-7 Quick-select that row
Click outside / 5 s focus loss / 20 s dwell Auto-dismiss
Re-press picker hotkey Toggle picker closed

Safety + privacy

  • Refuses password fields. AX role check blocks AXSecureTextField before any keyboard simulation runs — your password drafts never reach an LLM.
  • Eager clipboard restore. The captured line is restored to the clipboard before the picker dwells, so a clipboard manager doesn't snapshot your draft.
  • Right-Arrow collapse. Immediately after Cmd+C the selection is collapsed — a cancelled picker leaves zero side effects in your input field.
  • Always preview. Tone-changed messages always go through the preview HUD before paste — never auto-send.

Provider requirements

Needs an LLM provider: Gemini, Ollama, or an OpenAI-compatible API. DeepL and Google Translate cannot rewrite — Settings warns when the active provider can't, and the picker hotkey simply doesn't register.

Auto-update

On v0.6.1+ this arrives automatically via Sparkle — the app prompts with "Install and Relaunch."

Compatibility

  • macOS 14 Sonoma minimum
  • Liquid Glass effects on macOS 26 Tahoe

Tests

  • 243 Swift tests / 52 suites GREEN
  • Apple notarization: DMG + zip both Accepted and stapled
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