Changelog
Every update, every improvement. Here's what the otter has been working on.
v1.1.2
- Fixed What's New history — patch releases no longer invent their own release notes.
- Updated release selection — only explicitly authored updates that a user has not acknowledged can be shown.
v1.1.1
- Fixed update installation crash — replaced the unstable delta-update path with a safer full-package update flow.
- Improved What's New delivery — startup sheets finish before release notes are presented.
v1.1.0
- New: Add macOS desktop widgets for launching items from a chosen Otterdock group.
- New: Configure each small, medium, or large widget with its own group.
- New: Groups now support mixed apps, files, folders, and links, with a custom opener for each file.
- New: Images, PDFs, and videos can show real previews inside groups and popups.
- Improved: Widget layouts now show 4, 8, or 12 items with compact popup-style tiles.
- Improved: Group edits, item sorting, and icon changes refresh widget snapshots automatically.
- Improved analytics privacy — group names, item names, file paths, and detailed error messages are no longer sent.
- Updated: Full and Mac App Store packages now embed the Widget extension with App Group support.
v1.0.1
- Fixed launch crash on macOS 26.4.1 — removed the Liquid Glass startup path that could crash during AppKit layout.
- Updated onboarding window rendering — uses a stable opaque window to avoid tinted edges, halo shadows, and rounded-corner bleed.
- Improved popup preview styling — removes fragile compositing layers and stray divider lines for a cleaner setup flow.
- Fixed package signing order — prevents post-signing icon metadata changes from invalidating local and release bundles.
v1.0.0
- New: Create focused Dock groups containing apps, files, folders, and web links.
- New: Drag groups into the Dock as native stacks with combined icons.
- New: Launch individual items or an entire group with one click.
- New: Choose built-in skins and grid or fan layouts.
- New: Multi-language support (English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese).