Release Notes
Changelog for every OmniKey release.
v2.1.1
March 19, 2026- Fixed Menu bar respects saved item order from Menu Bar settings
- Fixed Scratchpad inline math handles multiple calculations per line
- Fixed Screensaver checkboxes persist properly
- Fixed No more phantom right-clicks from short drags
v2.1.0
March 19, 2026- New Developer Tools submenu — Dev Servers, Metal HUD, Terminal Here, Clear Derived Data, Flush DNS, Simulator
- New Metal HUD toggle for FPS/GPU overlay
- New Terminal Here — opens Terminal at frontmost Finder folder
- New Clear Xcode Derived Data with confirmation
v2.0.0 — 2.0.6
March 18, 2026- New Enhanced diagnostic report for beta (category toggles, shortcut details, display info, memory)
- New Report Bug button in menu bar
- New Menu Bar settings page — show/hide and reorder items
- New Clipboard submenu in menu bar — browse and paste recent items
- New Menu bar icon dropdown picker (Key, Bolt, Diamond, Atom + classics)
- Fixed Right-click context menus work with drag gestures configured
- Fixed Scope "All Apps" toggle works on existing gestures
- Fixed Dev Servers panel shows reliably
- Fixed Scratchpad inline math works (type expression =)
v1.9.0 — 1.9.7
March 18, 2026- New Flip Clock and Ambient Orb screensaver styles with style picker
- New Browser Back and Browser Forward shortcut actions
- New Redesigned Scratchpad — paper design, inline math, markdown, word count, export
- New Extra mouse button support (Side Back, Side Forward, Button 5)
- New 4 new menu bar icons (Key, Bolt, Diamond, Atom)
- Fixed App scope filtering works correctly
- Fixed Text selection toolbar no longer triggers in Finder
- Fixed Magic Mouse scroll no longer triggers swipe gestures
- Fixed Four-finger swipes don't trigger three-finger shortcuts
v1.8.1
March 17, 2026- Fixed Mouse gestures now work for existing users after updating (category toggle default fix)
- Fixed Screen saver preview now dismisses on any click, key press, or mouse movement
- New Custom message option for the OmniKey screensaver
- Improved Redesigned "Successfully Updated" window with green checkmark and styled release notes
v1.8.0
March 17, 2026- New Redesigned Preferences — sidebar organized into Shortcuts, Features, and General sections
- New Window Switcher, Clipboard History, and Keep Awake each get their own dedicated settings page
- New OmniKey Screen Saver with configurable clock, date, battery, burn-in prevention, and preview
- New Keep Awake "With Screen Saver" mode launches built-in screensaver
- New Toggle Desktop Icons (Finder submenu and shortcut action)
- New Toggle Hidden Files (Finder submenu)
v1.7.9
March 17, 2026- Fixed Text selection toolbar no longer triggers on double-click — only on drag-select
- Fixed Update notification now uses modern macOS notification system
v1.7.8
March 17, 2026- Fixed Four-finger trackpad swipes no longer trigger three-finger gesture shortcuts — finger counts strictly matched
v1.7.7
March 17, 2026- New "Screen On (for Screenshots)" in Keep Awake — keeps display awake for screenshots and presentations
- New macOS notification shown after successful update
v1.7.6
March 17, 2026- Fixed Menu bar icon now updates on first click
- Fixed Text selection toolbar appears on double-click word selection
- Changed Default menu bar icon set to Sparkle for new installations
v1.7.5
March 16, 2026- Fixed Finder now relaunches after toggling hidden files or desktop icons
- Fixed Magic Mouse single-finger scroll no longer triggers two-finger swipe gestures
v1.7.4
March 16, 2026- New Finder submenu in menu bar — Toggle Hidden Files and Toggle Desktop Icons
- New Toggle Desktop Icons shortcut action for clean presentations and screenshots
v1.7.3
March 16, 2026- New Category master switches — enable/disable keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and Magic Mouse shortcuts independently
- New Gesture overlay — visual indicator showing matched gesture and action name near the cursor
- Fixed Magic Mouse single-finger scroll no longer falsely triggers two-finger swipe gestures (momentum reversal detection)
v1.7.2
March 16, 2026- Fixed Text selection toolbar no longer triggers on double-clicks — only activates on deliberate drag-select
v1.7.1
March 16, 2026- Fixed Text selection toolbar no longer triggers on normal clicks
- Fixed License activation now works correctly (Polar API authentication)
- New Restart OmniKey option in menu bar
- Improved Dev Servers refresh button now shows "Refresh" label
v1.7.0
March 16, 2026- New Dev Servers — monitor, open, and stop localhost servers from a floating panel with auto-refresh
- New Open System Settings shortcut action
- New "Go to" link in text selection toolbar — open selected text as a URL
- Improved Scratchpad remembers its position and size between sessions
- Improved Faster trackpad swipe gesture response (reduced thresholds and delays)
- Improved Open Finder Path now defaults to ~/Downloads when no folder is selected
- Fixed Multiple crash-safety improvements (AXValue, thread safety, IOKit assertions)
- Fixed AppleScript injection prevention in text selection toolbar