← Shotnix

Changelog

What changed in Shotnix.

Release notes for Shotnix. For code-level history, see the GitHub repository.

0.16.0-beta

Added

  • The menu bar dropdown is now an editor-inspired Command Center with grouped health, capture, recording, tools, utility, and settings actions.
  • Health status now surfaces Screen Recording permission, Apple shortcut conflicts, Sparkle updates, save folder writability, shortcut configuration, and the current version/build.

Changed

  • Quick Access, History, and pinned screenshot context menus now use the shared HUD style with icons, grouping, keyboard navigation, and destructive action styling.
  • Preferences now use the same compact HUD visual system, centered tab navigation, consistent dark surfaces, and custom selector controls.
  • Command Center now promotes Capture Area, keeps settings actions pinned in the footer, and shows a clearer Cancel Recording state during recording setup.

Fixed

  • Stop Recording now becomes available during active recordings, while recording setup can be cancelled directly from Command Center.

0.15.4-beta

Changed

  • Quick Access thumbnails now keep a consistent card size while showing the full screenshot over a darker blurred backdrop.

Fixed

  • DisplayLink still screenshots that return black now retry through a one-frame ScreenCaptureKit stream path.

0.15.3-beta

Added

  • Screenshot captures now play a bundled Shotnix capture sound instead of relying on a macOS system sound ID.

Fixed

  • The signed app bundle now includes the SwiftPM resource bundle required for the capture sound.

0.15.2-beta

Fixed

  • Dragging the Quick Access thumbnail now exports reliably to Finder and other apps.
  • Copy and Save buttons remain clickable while thumbnail drag-and-drop stays available from non-button areas.

0.15.1-beta

Changed

  • The annotation editor now opens larger by default so captured images start with less immediate scrolling on normal MacBook and desktop displays.
  • Editor window sizing stays capped to the visible screen for smaller or accessibility-scaled displays.

Fixed

  • The Crop confirmation button now has enough toolbar room to appear fully instead of clipping at the right edge.

0.15.0-beta

Added

  • First-run onboarding now guides Screen Recording permission setup and follows with a native shortcut conflict prompt.
  • After setup is complete, Shotnix shows a menu-bar anchored ready confirmation.

Changed

  • Shotnix can disable conflicting macOS screenshot shortcuts across user and host preference scopes before registering its own capture hotkeys.
  • The quick-access thumbnail now defaults to the left side for fresh installs while preserving existing user preferences.

Fixed

  • Screen Recording prompts no longer mark onboarding complete before macOS has registered the permission flow.

0.14.1-beta

Changed

  • The post-capture overlay Save action now writes directly to your configured Save Location and uses the same immediate confirmation flow as Copy.
  • Record Window now uses the sharper display-crop pipeline while targeting only the selected window.

0.14.0-beta

Changed

  • New screenshots are copied to the clipboard by default, with a Screenshots preference to disable automatic copying.

0.13.0-beta

Changed

  • Capture History now uses a refined dark-glass layout, compact four-column cards, smoother preview framing, and cleaner hover polish.

0.12.0-beta

Added

  • Annotation exports can use generated image-style backgrounds or a custom user-selected image.

Changed

  • The annotation editor has a more focused stage, floating toolbar dock, compact background popovers, and cleaner spacing.

Fixed

  • Numbered markers, color swatches, background controls, and style popovers render cleanly without clipped labels or stale layout.

0.11.0-beta

Added

  • Annotation exports can include per-image solid or gradient backdrops with padding, rounded corners, and shadows.

Fixed

  • The editor preview now matches saved and copied output when a backdrop is enabled.
  • Save panels, copy feedback, and editor restoration are more reliable for the menu bar app lifecycle.
  • History and overlay drag exports write PNG data atomically and report encoding failures.

0.10.2-beta

Added

  • Record Window now shows premium preview cards with app icons and clearer target details.

Fixed

  • Desktop and backstop windows are filtered out, and the Select control no longer crowds the scrollbar edge.

0.10.1

Fixed

  • Stopping a recording clears capture and writer state reliably, so back-to-back recordings and screenshots no longer get stuck.
  • Recordings preserve Retina-scale capture dimensions and use higher encoder quality for sharper MP4 output.

0.10.0-beta

Added

  • Record an area, selected window, or fullscreen display directly from the menu bar.
  • Choose system audio, microphone input, cursor visibility, quality, and FPS before recording starts.
  • Live recording HUD with a draggable timer, stop control, active audio state, and microphone level feedback.

Fixed

  • Record Window uses a selectable ScreenCaptureKit window list instead of an overlay that blocked clicks on other windows.
  • Recording actions are disabled while another recording setup or active recording is in progress.

0.9.9-beta

Added

  • Scan a selected screen area for QR codes from the Tools menu.
  • Recognized links, email, phone, SMS, Wi-Fi, and plain text payloads show friendly fields and explicit actions.

0.9.8-beta

Changed

  • Added Website and Report Issue links next to GitHub.
  • Refreshed the first-launch description to mention annotation, OCR, scrolling capture, pinning, and local history.

0.9.7-beta

Fixed

  • Closing a Shotnix window no longer prematurely drops the app from Cmd-Tab when other Shotnix windows are still open.
  • The annotation toolbar reserves space for the macOS traffic-light buttons and enforces a minimum window width.
  • Arrow shafts stop short of the arrowhead by half the line width, removing the visible bulge at the tip on thick strokes.

Changed

  • Simplified multi-screen area capture internals while keeping behavior unchanged.

0.9.6-beta

Added

  • Cmd + Shift + 3 can trigger Shotnix fullscreen capture when native macOS screenshot shortcuts are disabled.

Fixed

  • Moving existing annotations creates a proper undo checkpoint.
  • Canceling scrolling-area selection no longer leaves the controller stuck active.
  • Hide desktop icons while capturing now wraps capture flows and restores Finder state afterward.
  • Unsupported WebP exports now fall back to a real PNG file.

Changed

  • Reduced redraw work, throttled window-selection hit testing, avoided overlapping scrolling frames, and improved release packaging.

0.9.5-beta

Added

  • New app icon, menu bar icon, first-launch welcome screen, adaptive colors, haptic feedback, and premium DMG installer branding.

Changed

  • Refined overlay animations, preferences UI, capture engine structure, history panel, and annotation editor polish.

0.9.4-beta

Added

  • Numbered step counter annotations for tutorials and walkthroughs.

0.9.3-beta

Fixed

  • The annotation canvas centers in the viewport when the window is wider than the image.

Changed

  • Removed always-visible undo, redo, and delete toolbar buttons; refined overlay, menu bar icon, editor background, and context menu polish.

0.9.2-beta

Added

  • WebP export, first-launch onboarding, after-capture auto actions, and conditional post-capture overlay behavior.

Fixed

  • Multi-display coordinates, screenshot color accuracy, and DPI metadata handling.

0.9.1-beta

Added

  • Auto-detection for conflicting macOS native screenshot shortcuts on first launch.

Fixed

  • Screenshot quality, timestamped filenames, window activation, fullscreen crash guards, async cleanup races, disk write error handling, and history panel activation restore.

0.9.0-beta

Added

  • Initial area, window, fullscreen, previous area, scrolling, and OCR capture.
  • Annotation editor, quick access overlay, pinning, persistent history, global hotkeys, settings, launch at login, drag-and-drop, OCR toast feedback, capture flash, and desktop icon hiding.