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What's new in Library: release notes

Every release of Library, newest first, with what changed in each. Major and minor releases also have their own page.

Library 1.6.4

Released October 15, 2026. What's new.

Move Help into the menu bar menu and cover every feature in the welcome tour

Library 1.6.3

Released October 15, 2026. What's new.

Keep a clip's source app when it is copied back from the menu
Add an option to confirm terminal commands before they run
Add new screenshots and recordings to clipboard history
Add a Support Library item to the Help menu
Install the Command Line Tools when they are missing

Library 1.6.2

Released October 15, 2026. What's new.

fix(ui): describe link checks in plain language
docs: correct the documentation against the app
chore: license the project under the MIT License
docs: link the website and its source from the README
docs: point the README at the website source only
feat(library): let each folder show or hide Open All

Library 1.6.1

Released October 15, 2026. What's new.

fix(ui): use Apple capitalization in new labels
docs(readme): describe the smart features and the restart option
fix(update): download, build, and install the release, then remove the download

Library 1.6.0

Released October 15, 2026. What's new.

docs: add screenshots and recordings
docs: give Settings its own section and shrink the GIFs
docs: move Install above Features in the README
docs: keep only the one-command install in the README
docs: make the README a short guide and move the reference into docs
fix(manage): reorder rows by dragging them
ci: run the checks on pull requests and the heavy steps only on main
docs: restore the screenshots and feature detail in the README
docs: lead with the introduction and caption each demo in the README
docs: end the demo captions with a colon
docs: add a support link with the Buy Me a Coffee button
Smart clipboard actions and smart punctuation
Add notes to items and a Reading List
feat(links): check bookmarks once a day when turned on
Name new bookmarks from their pages; sort by most used and recently opened
fix: bug sweep across recent features
feat(clipboard): keep clipboard history across restarts, when turned on
docs: remove the internal audit report from the repository
docs: describe the smart features in the README

Library 1.5.0

Released October 14, 2026. What's new.

feat(quick-open): make the Actions hint a button
chore(theming): validate symbols, lint colors and fonts, and check contrast
perf(clipboard): load pinned items off the main thread
feat(update): check for updates and add an update script
feat(library): open a folder's bookmarks together
feat(library): find and merge duplicates, edit several items at once
fix: security and performance audit
feat(update): check automatically each hour, like Software Update
feat(backup): export and restore the library
feat(quick-open): snippets, clean links, and time zone conversion
fix: keep shortcuts when merging duplicates, and only treat declared fields as template placeholders
fix(quick-open): remove answers and web search that Spotlight already provides
feat(clipboard): lock pinned items behind Touch ID or password
feat(clipboard): copy as transforms, Markdown links, source filter, paste queue
feat(sync): optionally keep the library in iCloud Drive

Library 1.4.0

Released October 14, 2026. What's new.

ci: retry release publish and cache SwiftPM builds
feat(clipboard): encrypt pinned items with a Keychain key
fix(favicon): cap icon downloads and remember failing sites
perf(quick-open): index the library once and coalesce keystrokes
perf(store): skip icon and hotkey work for name-only edits
fix(quick-look): keep Quick Open open while the preview is interactive
fix(ui): align settings, quick open, and manager with HIG
perf(quick-open): narrow matches incrementally and match on bytes

Library 1.3.0

Released October 14, 2026. What's new.

fix(services): link Finder folders instead of creating empty groups
fix(a11y): label search, hide decorative icons, and expose Quick Open actions as buttons
feat(help): add a Help menu with the guide, shortcuts, tour, and issue reporting

Library 1.2.0

Released October 14, 2026. What's new.

fix(manage): label the edit action Edit…
feat(i18n): localize menu and Settings labels via a bundled strings file
feat(quick-look): preview clipboard items with Space
feat(services): add apps and folders from Finder
fix(ui): use system secondary colors in Quick Open and the tag ring
feat(onboarding): start new libraries with a link to the project
feat(import): import bookmarks from Safari and Chrome
feat(manage): native toolbar, search, and empty states for the library window
feat(intents): add App Intents for bookmarks, search, and clipboard

Library 1.1.0

Released October 14, 2026. What's new.

fix: harden bookmark storage, clipboard capture, and hotkeys

Library 1.0.0

Released October 14, 2026. What's new.

docs: condense README
docs: restore feature overview and fix README details
docs: remove contributing section from README
docs: document all features in README
docs: remove title underline from README header
docs: use a wordmark for the README title
docs: enlarge README title text
docs: restore heading title in README
docs: use h1 for README title
feat: suggest a selected link and paste into text fields
feat: run checks on pull requests and publish a zipped release
fix: publish the source as the release, not a built app
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