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Release Notes for Supercharge

1.16.0

  • Added cleaning mode feature that temporarily disables keyboard and mouse to let you clean.
  • Added tweak to lowercase file extensions in Downloads folders.
  • Added tweak to center mouse pointer on primary display when coming back to your Mac.
  • Added keyboard shortcut to click top notification.
  • Added keyboard shortcut to hide mouse pointer until moved.
  • Added “Open in New Window” Finder context menu action for folders.
  • Added “Print” Finder context menu action.

1.15.1

  • Fixed the automatic clipboard clearing feature accidentally being enabled by default.

1.15.0

  • Added tweak to move files received through AirDrop to a different folder.
  • Added tweak to automatically archive old files and folders in the Downloads folder.
  • Added tweak to automatically clear clipboard for improved privacy.
  • Added tweak to toggle Stage Manager directly from its menu bar item.
  • Added toggle for hiding Desktop icons.
  • Added toggle for iOS notifications (if supported by your Mac).
  • Added app exclusion support to “Quit All Apps” feature.
  • Added setting to remove alarms from auto-opened calendar events.
  • Added setting to specify app for opening newly created text files in Finder.

1.14.0

  • Added tweak to show input devices in the system Sound menu bar item menu.
  • Added tweak to auto-open and trash downloaded (to the local Downloads folder) calendar event (.ics) files.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for controlling keyboard brightness.
  • Added tool to detect conflicting keyboard shortcuts.
  • Added file size Finder context menu action.
  • Added setting to choose color format for “Pick Color”.
  • Added support for half step size for the volume adjustment tweak.
  • Added setting to allow excluding certain disks from the “Eject all disks” feature.
  • Added “VPN & Filters” menu action which opens that system setting directly.

1.13.0

  • Added tweak to show markup tools by default in screenshot preview.
  • Added tweak to auto-open screenshot preview after capturing.
  • Added “Clear top visible notification” keyboard shortcut.
  • Added True Tone toggle action.
  • Added Night Shift toggle action.
  • Added “Scan QR Code” Finder context menu item.
  • Added “Toggle Hidden Files” Finder context menu item.

1.12.0

  • Added action to scan QR codes from clipboard.
  • Added feature to use finer volume adjustments.
  • New Finder context menu items:
    • Open in App - Add menu items like “Open in Visual Studio Code” directly to the context menu.
    • New From Template - Create new files from templates. For example, a Markdown file.
    • Folder Color - Change the color of folders.

1.11.1

  • Fixed a compatibility issue where Adobe Illustrator’s slow response times could cause missed clicks.

1.11.0

  • Added QR code and barcode scanning.
  • Hide app when clicking the yellow traffic light button.
  • Customize system Share menu by excluding AirDrop, Messages, and Mail items.
  • New “Share” option in the Finder context menu that brings back the old share menu.
  • Added “Copy Contents” in the Finder context menu to quickly copy the contents of text files.
  • Quick sound mute toggle available in the menu.

1.10.0

  • You can now make the green traffic light button fill the window to the screen instead of going fullscreen by default.
  • Added the ability to launch apps using customizable keyboard shortcuts (in the “Shortcuts” settings tab).
  • Added “Capture & Translate” feature that lets you capture an area on screen and have it translated (see the setting for supported languages).
  • Added “Pick Color” action (basic color sampler).
  • Added customizable keyboard shortcut to toggle the Now Playing menu bar item window.
  • The Mission Control improvements feature now supports a middle-click action.

1.9.3

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the “go back using Delete key in Finder” feature to beep.

1.9.2

  • Fixed an issue with using the minimize on Dock click feature together with Stage Manager.

1.9.1

  • Fixed an issue with the accidental quit feature.

1.9.0

  • Close and minimize windows and hide and quit apps directly from Mission Control.
  • Copy direct links to notes in the Notes app, either from the Supercharge menu or with a keyboard shortcut.
  • Show the menu bar window for the Weather app with a keyboard shortcut.
  • Added setting to open Dock folders directly in Finder on click.

1.8.2

  • Fixed a crash that could happen when using the “prevent accidental quit” feature.

1.8.1

  • Fixed the “quit after last window” feature no longer working reliably.

1.8.0

  • Quickly change the system default browser (without a prompt).
  • More ways to prevent accidental quit; you can now double tap Q while holding Command, or press and hold Command+Q.
  • Keyboard shortcut to clear all notifications, not just visible.
  • “Unquarantine” Finder context menu action.
  • Copy checksum Finder context menu actions (SHA-256, SHA-512, MD5, CRC32, etc.).
  • Eject all disks (menu action and keyboard shortcut).
  • Menu bar icon setting.
  • Toggle function keys (switch between using F1, F2, etc., as standard function keys or media keys).

1.7.1

  • Fixed an issue where it would miss some apps in the app picker in the settings.

1.7.0

  • Added a feature to quit apps when their last window is closed (like Swift Quit and RedQuits).
  • Added an option to move some Finder actions into an overflow submenu.
  • Added a “Delete Immediately” context menu action in Finder.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut for “Empty Trash”.
  • Added a menu action and keyboard shortcut to quit all apps.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut to invert selection in Finder.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut to copy message links in Mail.

1.6.0

  • Added some more Finder context menu actions: Invert Selection, Update Modified Date, Make Executable.
  • Added customizable keyboard shortcut to toggle the Terminal app.
  • Added “Show desktop” action in the Supercharge menu.

1.5.0

  • Added a customizable global keyboard shortcut to clear visible system notifications.
  • Added the ability to hide an app when clicking its Dock icon when the app has a focused window.
  • Added lots of useful actions to the Finder context menu: copy path, move to, open folder with, AirDrop, etc. Can be customized in the settings.

1.4.0

  • Added feature to only show the system sound menu bar icon when muted.
  • Added setting to only unminimize windows when an app is activated if all windows are minimized.
  • Added button to the Supercharge menu to copy message link in the Mail app.
  • Added a tool to reset privacy permissions for any app.

1.3.0

  • New: Export/import (backup) settings for any app.
  • New: Move files in Finder by cutting (Command+X) and pasting (Command+V).
  • New: Create new plain text file in Finder with Option+N.
  • New: Toggle whether desktop widgets are shown.

1.2.1

  • Fixed some issues with the DMG app installer feature.

1.2.0

  • Added grayscale mode toggle and customizable keyboard shortcut.
  • Opt-in: Unminimize an app’s windows when activated (e.g., via Command+Tab).
  • Opt-in: Quit apps with Shift+Command+Q instead of Command+Q to prevent accidental quitting.
  • Opt-in: Supercharge will offer to install apps from mounted DMG files.

1.1.0

  • Added setting to move files to the trash with the Delete key instead of Command+Delete in Finder.
  • Added setting to open files with the Return key in Finder.

1.0.1

  • Fixed an issue with toggling dark mode.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.