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RAMble 1.6.0 — fixes the download experience

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@jangles-byte jangles-byte released this 19 Jul 18:11
v1.6.0
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If you downloaded RAMble and couldn't open it, or never saw an icon, this release is for you. Three separate causes, all fixed.

Fixes

  • Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel). 1.5.0 and earlier were Apple Silicon only, so Intel Macs couldn't launch it at all.
  • First-run welcome window. RAMble has no Dock icon and no window by design, so a successful launch looked exactly like a failed one. Now you get visible confirmation it's running and a pointer to the menu-bar ram icon. Reopen it any time from menu bar → Welcome / Help.
  • Honest install instructions. RAMble is open-source and ad-hoc signed rather than notarized with a $99/yr Apple Developer ID, so macOS quarantines it and Sequoia often claims it's "damaged". Nothing is damaged.

⚠️ Install — please read

  1. Unzip and drag RAMble.app to Applications.
  2. Run this in Terminal (you almost certainly need it): 
    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/RAMble.app
  3. Open RAMble. A welcome window confirms it's running; look for the ram in your menu bar.

Right-click → Open no longer reliably bypasses this on macOS 15+, so use the command. Building from source avoids it entirely — locally built apps are never quarantined.

Also new

  • Rain animation: a storm on a receding ground plane — drops land big and bright at the front, small and dim toward the horizon, each throwing a splash crown and ripple. Wind slants the rain and lightning strikes as your gauges climb.
  • Clickable meters: click any bar in the desktop meters panel to see exactly which processes are driving it, with a Quit button (⌥-click to Force Quit).
  • Accurate RAM gauge: now matches Activity Monitor's "Memory Used" formula.

Requires macOS 15+.

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