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Learn about vigilant mode.

Ryan minimal first-run welcome.

Changed

  • The cinematic first-run sequence is gone. The first-run note is a small window: how to open Photon, and where Settings are. Escape or Continue dismisses it. Settings > General can show it again. People who already finished the full-screen introduction see this once.
  • Empty-launcher Suggestions rank applications and standing commands by local open count. File hits, individual notes, and Settings panes stay in the catalog below.

Fixed

  • Typing an application name that also matches files, such as finder, keeps that app as the first result. Search Files and filename hits stay below it instead of opening a files-only list.

Signing

This build is signed with a Developer ID certificate, notarized by Apple, and stapled. It opens without Gatekeeper warnings.

Install

brew tap ryan-stoffel/taps
brew trust ryan-stoffel/taps          # Homebrew 7+
brew install --cask ryan-stoffel/taps/photon

If Homebrew still references the retired singular tap, repair the existing installation with:

brew untap ryanstoffel/homebrew-tap   # only if that stale tap is present
brew tap ryan-stoffel/taps
brew trust ryan-stoffel/taps          # Homebrew 7+
brew update
brew upgrade --cask ryan-stoffel/taps/photon

Ryan's GitHub account was renamed from RyanStoffel to ryan-stoffel. GitHub redirects old repository links, but Homebrew records tap trust by name, so use ryan-stoffel/taps.

Or download Photon-0.4.7.zip (or the .dmg) below and move Photon.app to /Applications. Verify a download with shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS after placing the file next to it.

Photon needs macOS 14 or later. It asks for Accessibility access on first launch for paste-back, the Hyper key, and window management; everything else works without it.

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