Re:notch v1.7.0

What's New in v1.7.0

Concurrency and Stability

• Migrated core services (MusicService, ShelfStore, TimerService, TodoStore, AppleCalendarService) to modern Swift Concurrency (@mainactor, async/await).
• Eliminated thread dispatch hops, memory retention issues, and race conditions.

Face ID and Auth Glance

• Added CompactFaceIDView and AuthGlance for system authentication events.
• Added Quick Action tile to trigger Face ID glance with haptic feedback.

Interaction and Animation Polish

• Integrated Apple-standard spring physics for notch expansions and collapses.
• Added long-press gesture to pin notch with haptic feedback.
• Refined compact view glance arbitration and transitions.

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Downloads

• Drag-to-Install DMG: Re-notch-1.7.0.dmg
• Portable ZIP: Re-notch-1.7.0.zip

Re:notch v1.6.0

What's New in v1.6.0

Pomodoro & Distraction Blocker

• Added website and app blocking during active Pomodoro focus sessions.
• Configure custom blocked domains and keywords in Settings under Focus & Blocked Apps (requires granting macOS Accessibility permissions).

Task Management

• Redesigned Todos view with a cleaner interface and smoother interactions.
• Added direct access to your Todos menu right from the compact notch view.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Now Playing music banner would intermittently fail to display.

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Downloads

• Drag-to-Install DMG: Re-notch-1.6.0.dmg
• Portable ZIP: Re-notch-1.6.0.zip

Re:notch v1.5.0

What's New in v1.5.0

🖥️ Hardware Notch Accommodation & Safe Area

• Avoid MacBook Hardware Notch: Added a toggle in Settings → Appearance that provides dynamic top clearance (+26 pt) so header tabs and icons are never obscured by the physical MacBook screen cutout.
• Dynamic Height Compensation: Automatically extends expanded card height so internal views preserve their full vertical canvas.

🧭 Flexible Navigation Styles

• Navigation Bar Style Picker: Choose between:
  • Top Bar: Standard header at the top edge.
  • Below Notch (Safe Area): Pushes header below physical notch clearance.
  • Bottom Dock: Uses screen ears for Dashboard & Close buttons, placing section tabs in a sleek floating capsule dock at the bottom.

🎵 Music Player Layout

• Grouped playback control buttons into a cohesive, fixed-spacing pill that stays intact when expanding the notch width.

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Downloads

• Drag-to-Install DMG: Re-notch-1.5.0.dmg
• Portable ZIP: Re-notch-1.5.0.zip

Re:notch v1.4.0

What's Changed

Notch Behavior & Interactions

• Default Compact Expansion: Hovering or clicking the compact notch now directly opens your chosen default widget (e.g. File Shelf, Timer, Calendar, Servers) instead of defaulting to Music.
• Instant Settings Sync: Changing the "Default compact view" in Settings immediately updates the active section in compact mode.
• Clean Section Routing: Expanded notch content now routes 1:1 with the active selected section.

Redesigned Settings UI

• Streamlined Navigation: Clean 3-tab layout (General, Appearance, Privacy) with native macOS visual blur effects.
• Standardized Controls: Unified setting rows for toggle switches, pickers, and sliders with instant live updates.

Re:notch v1.3.0

What's New in v1.3.0

• Pomodoro Timer: Setup Focus and Break durations with quick presets and stepper controls.
• Auto-Advance: Focus timer automatically transitions to Break when completed.
• Audible Chime & Notifications: Sound feedback and notification banners on timer completion.
• Settings Compact View Fix: Fixed default compact view selection so user's choice (Timer, Servers, Calendar, Shelf) displays properly and is not blocked by paused media.

Re:notch v1.2.0

Re:notch v1.2.0

What's New:

• Universal Binary Support: Runs natively on both Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel (x86_64) Macs.
• Multi-Server Monitoring: Coding panel now displays multiple running localhost servers side-by-side with individual controls (open browser, copy URL, folder, terminal, stop).
• Project Rebranding: Full rename from VirtualNotch to Renotch across packages, IPC hooks, and extensions.
• Refined Compact Notch Layout: Updated default appearance settings.

Downloads:

• Re-notch-1.2.0.zip (Direct .app bundle — download, unzip, and run)

Re:notch v1.1.0

What's Changed in v1.1.0

🚀 Highlights & Features

• Enhanced File Shelf UI: Redesigned empty shelf state with modern icon, dashed container styling, and improved typography.
• OS-Level Timer Notifications: Fixed timer completion notifications by scheduling native OS UNTimeIntervalNotification alerts.
• File Shelf Drag & Drop Fixes: Resolved intermittent file drop failures by removing redundant drag exit timer logic.
• Activity Filter Empty States: Added kind-specific empty states when activity filters yield no matching items.
• Comprehensive Documentation: Added README overhaul (installation, build, test, privacy guidelines) and technical PERFORMANCE_ANALYSIS.md performance audit.

🛠 Improvements & Fixes

• Fixed timer completion notification dispatching when app is in background.
• Fine-tuned SwiftUI component spacing, padding, and visual hierarchy for notch layouts.

Re:notch v1.0.0

Re:notch - Dynamic notch for macOS

Features

• 🎨 Adaptive liquid glass design
• 💻 Developer activity dashboard (servers, builds, Docker, Git)
• 🎵 Music player (Apple Music & Spotify)
• ⏱️ Timer with notifications
• 📂 File shelf with drag & drop
• 📋 Clipboard history
• ✅ Todo list
• 🌐 Browser extension for localhost detection

Installation

1. Download Re:notch-v1.0.0.zip
2. Extract and move Re:notch.app to Applications
3. Launch and grant permissions when prompted

Requirements

• macOS 14.0+
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac

What's New

• Initial public release
• Fixed: Activity filter empty states now show kind-specific placeholders