Pawse v0.2.6

Documentation and metadata release. The app is the same as 0.2.5.

What changed

• Documentation moved to https://velofy.co/pawse/. The old GitHub Pages site forwards there.
• README: the Homebrew tap is now velofy/tap, and the multi-monitor claim was corrected to primary display only.
• Package metadata points at the new docs and at github.com/velofy/pawse.
• Added CHANGELOG.md.
• The release workflow text now names the right dog and gives the current macOS first-launch steps.

Install

• macOS (Intel and Apple silicon): brew install --cask velofy/tap/pawse, or download Pawse_0.2.6_universal.dmg below and drag Pawse to Applications.
• Windows: download Pawse_0.2.6_x64-setup.exe below and run it.

The builds are not signed with a developer certificate and not notarised by Apple. The macOS app is ad-hoc signed only.

• macOS, direct download: if macOS says Pawse is damaged or cannot be opened, run xattr -cr /Applications/Pawse.app once, or use System Settings, Privacy & Security, Open Anyway. The Homebrew cask clears the quarantine flag for you.
• Windows: if SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Documentation

https://velofy.co/pawse/

Pawse 0.2.5

Fixes the macOS "damaged" install error and the break overlay glitches.

• macOS no longer says "damaged." The app bundle is now ad-hoc signed, so a DMG downloaded in a browser stops tripping Gatekeeper. If you still see it on an older download, install via Homebrew or run xattr -cr /Applications/Pawse.app once.
• The break takes over your primary display only, as one clean window. This removes the stacked bubbles and the black overlay that showed up on a second monitor.
• The Control Panel now hides during a break and returns after.

Install

• macOS: brew tap anishfyi/tap && brew install --cask pawse, or download the universal DMG below.
• Windows: download the .exe below.

Pawse v0.2.4

🐕 Pawse v0.2.4

• Fix the dog appearing to zoom in and get cropped. The source footage was a
  slow camera push-in; the clips are now rebuilt from the frames where the dog
  holds a constant size and stays fully framed. No zoom, no crop, just natural
  head movement.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon):

brew tap anishfyi/tap
brew install --cask pawse

Pawse v0.2.3

🐕 Pawse v0.2.3

• Remove the dog bob/zoom (the dog now just sits and looks around naturally).
• The Control Panel opens on launch and from the menu bar (Open Control Panel).
• Cache-bust the site demo video.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon):

brew tap anishfyi/tap
brew install --cask pawse

Pawse v0.2.2

🐕 Pawse v0.2.2

• Fix the dog getting clipped at the bottom during the idle bob (site demo + app).
• Shrink the thought box, countdown ring, and dots in the app to match the site.
• Same pomeranian, zero-network, local-only.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon):

brew tap anishfyi/tap
brew install --cask pawse

Apple Silicon DMG. Universal + Windows builds come from the CI workflow on a pushed tag.

Pawse v0.2.1

🐕 Pawse v0.2.1 now stars a fluffy pomeranian.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon)

brew tap anishfyi/tap
brew install --cask pawse

Or download the .dmg below (first launch: right-click → Open, unsigned build).

Changes

• New dog: a real pomeranian (CC-BY, matted to transparent video), with a livelier idle (head turning, looking around) and a gentle bob.
• Smaller thought bubble on the site/demo.
• Same zero-network, local-only guarantees.

Apple Silicon DMG. Universal + Windows builds come from the CI release workflow on a pushed tag.

Pawse v0.2.0

🐕 Pawse — the golden retriever that makes you take breaks.

Install

macOS (Homebrew)

brew tap anishfyi/tap
brew install --cask pawse

macOS (direct) — download the .dmg below, drag Pawse to Applications. First launch: right-click → Open (unsigned build).

Windows — download the .exe from a future tagged build, or build from source. If SmartScreen appears: More info → Run anyway.

What's in it

• Real golden retriever footage (packed-alpha video, WebGL recomposited) with a procedural 3D dog fallback
• Translucent break overlay with a thought bubble
• Custom intervals or fixed daily times, ESC-hold escape hatch, local-only mood log
• Zero network access — nothing leaves your device

This is an Apple Silicon (aarch64) DMG. Universal/Intel and Windows builds come from the CI release workflow.