v0.1.4 — Public Beta

TCLimate v0.1.4 — Public Beta

A feature update to the unofficial macOS menu bar companion for TCL Home air conditioners.

Added

• Presets: one-tap Quiet night, Max cool and Warm. Each unit gets only the steps it supports, and a unit that is off is turned on first.
• Sleep timer: turn a unit off after 15 minutes to 2 hours, with a live countdown. Runs while the app is open.
• Settings page inside the panel (gear in the header): Launch at Login, menu bar reading, account and sign-out.
• Menu bar reading: choose the set, room or outdoor temperature next to the icon, or the icon alone. An earlier room-temperature setting carries over.
• Turn off all and Copy settings from the selected unit to the others that are on.
• Offline alerts: an optional notification when a unit goes offline, checked every 5 minutes while signed in.
• Keyboard shortcuts: ⌘↑/⌘↓ change the set temperature, and ⌘1–⌘3 switch units.
• Your TCL account name and picture appear in Settings.

Changed

• Controls respond instantly. The app shows the result straight away, then confirms it with the cloud and shows "Syncing…" until it does. Quick repeated taps add up instead of being ignored.
• Mode, fan, sleep and airflow open as tiles with their options inline, and the AC illustration shows the flap and fins moving.
• The temperature range follows the unit's own limits when it reports them.
• Clearer error messages, for example when you're offline, TCL's servers are down, or the email or password is wrong.
• The sign-in form checks the email address and keeps the panel open when you use password manager AutoFill.
• The panel opens faster, fades between screens instead of sliding, and never grows taller than the screen it opens on.

Install

Requires macOS 14 or later and internet access. Open the DMG, drag TCLimate onto the Applications shortcut, eject the image, then open the app from Applications. A ZIP is also available. Replace any existing copy and keep only one installed copy. Saved sign-ins and Launch at Login carry over from earlier versions.

Both the app and DMG are Developer ID–signed, notarized by Apple, and include stapled notarization tickets. Verify either download with the accompanying SHA256SUMS file if desired.

Beta limitations

Live validation covers two Split AC units and a Pakistan account. Presets, the sleep timer and offline alerts are unit-tested or checked on those units only; other models and regions are unverified. The sleep timer and offline alerts only run while TCLimate is open. No local LAN control, direct Google OAuth, or MQTT live subscriptions.

This project uses unofficial APIs and is not affiliated with TCL. Report issues without passwords, tokens, device identifiers, or unredacted captures.