Sidekick v0.6.0

Summary

Scroll the overlay straight from the keyboard, enjoy a refreshed translucent overlay you can fine-tune, and get answers that draw on more of your conversation.

What's New

• Scroll the overlay from the keyboard — New Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Up / Down shortcuts scroll the overlay and chat a half-page at a time, no mouse needed. Tap quickly in the same direction to cover more ground, faster. You can rebind them anytime under Keybindings.

Improvements

• Refreshed translucent overlay — The overlay now has a frosted-glass look: the screen behind subtly shows through while your text and answers stay crisp and fully readable.
• Precise opacity control — The overlay opacity slider now adjusts in fine 1% steps, and every surface — panels, chat bubbles, and code blocks — updates smoothly as you drag it.
• More context-aware answers — Sidekick now takes more of the surrounding conversation into account when responding, and you can tune how much from settings.

macOS Installation (Signed + Notarized)

Download the correct .zip or .dmg file for your device (Apple Silicon or Intel), drag Sidekick.app into Applications, then launch it normally.

On first launch, macOS should recognize the app as signed and notarized. You should only need to approve the usual Microphone and Screen Recording permission prompts inside System Settings.

⚠️ Windows Installation (Unsigned x64 Build)

When running the installer on Windows, you might see a "Windows protected your PC" warning from Microsoft Defender SmartScreen saying it prevented an unrecognized app from starting.

Since this is an unsigned build, this is expected. You can safely ignore it by clicking More info and then Run anyway.

The public artifact release workflow currently publishes x64 installer and portable artifacts only.