Catalyst 1.3

Catalyst 1.3

• A personal touch: pick a name and an avatar from a gallery of 100, right from the new profile row at the bottom of the sidebar.
• Launch is steadier — fixed a race that could intermittently leave the dashboard loading forever until the app was reopened.
• The dashboard fills in faster: Python detection now checks all interpreters at once instead of one at a time.
• Package updates no longer stall silently — long installs stream their progress live, and anything that would sit waiting forever is stopped and reported.
• On Python 3.12+ with Protected mode on, package lists now say "Protected Mode" instead of offering an Install button that couldn't work.

Catalyst 1.2

⚠️ Deprecated — this version is superseded. Please update to Catalyst 1.3.

Catalyst 1.2

• Noticeably faster — screens open quicker and long package lists scroll smoothly, even while the machine is busy.
• A leaner backend: catalog and update requests do less work and recover cleanly when the network is slow or drops out.
• Fixed a batch of bugs from the last release, so more actions succeed on the first try.
• Groundwork under the hood for what's coming next.

Catalyst 1.1

⚠️ Deprecated — this version is superseded. Please update to Catalyst 1.3.

Catalyst 1.1

• Automatic updates are now verified end to end, so future versions arrive in the background and install with a single click.
• The update badge in the sidebar is quieter — it tells you what's happening and asks nothing of you until an update is ready to install.
• Small fixes and polish throughout.

Catalyst 1.0

⚠️ Deprecated — this version is superseded. Please update to Catalyst 1.3.

Catalyst 1.0

• Catalyst is now free. Every feature, with no licence to buy, no trial to run out, and nothing behind an upgrade screen.
• No account and no sign-in. Open the app and it works — there's nothing to register and no email address for us to hold.
• The source is public under the GPLv3. You can read exactly what Catalyst does on your machine, change it, or build it yourself.
• Catalyst no longer sends any analytics or crash reports. The only things it fetches are the package catalogs it shows you and the update feed.
• Manage pip packages, Homebrew formulae and casks, and virtual environments from one place.
• Keep an eye on the machine — disk and battery vitals, cruft cleanup, network diagnostics, startup items, and SSH keys.
• Developer tools built in: SmartShortcuts, aliases, a PATH editor, a readable Git graph, and searchable terminal history.
• Snapshot your entire setup and rebuild it on another Mac.