April 20, 2026
- •Complete settings overhaul with dedicated sections for Appearance, General, Sidebar, Search, Command-Tab, Gestures, License, and About.
- •Launch apps directly from Command-Tab, Control-Space, and the sidebar when the app you want is not already open.
- •New App Shortcuts settings let you bind keys to running apps or installed apps, with activate-if-open and launch-if-closed behavior.
- •Sidebar now includes fuzzy search at the top so it can find both open windows and installed apps from the same panel.
- •Reliable Command-Tab override and Control-Space toggles that no longer break native macOS behavior.
- •Theme sync across settings, Command-Tab, Control-Space, and sidebar with System, Light, and Dark modes.
- •Trackpad haptics while scrolling lists plus cleaner permissions and menu-bar-first behavior.
- •Existing licenses now recover cleanly on the same Mac after reinstalling or updating DashPane.
- •Website downloads are now delivered through a real Apple Developer ID signed and notarized release pipeline for a more trustworthy update path.
Build History
v2.0 (15) · Reliability and stability
July 3, 2026
- •Your license stays active through brief network or server interruptions instead of asking you to reactivate.
- •Fixed a rare hang when switching to an app whose window needed reopening.
- •Fixed a quick-switch case that could leave the switcher showing a stale window list.
- •General stability and security hardening under the hood.
v2.0 (14) · Shortcut identity stability
June 24, 2026
- •Window shortcuts now survive app relaunches by binding to stable app and window identity instead of volatile process or window IDs.
- •Existing window shortcuts keep working through legacy aliases while DashPane migrates them to the more stable identity format.
- •Assigned app shortcuts can resolve installed apps before a broad launcher scan, helping closed apps such as WhatsApp keep their icons and launch reliably.
- •Finder and other multi-window apps are less likely to have assigned keys drift or auto-assign to the wrong window after refreshes.
v2.0 (13) · Stability and appearance controls
June 19, 2026
- •DashPane no longer opens Settings during a normal licensed launch, keeping startup quiet unless attention is needed.
- •Shortcut assignment is more reliable for apps that are installed but not currently open, without forcing heavy background scans.
- •Rapid window activation avoids recording a successful switch before the intended window is actually focused.
- •The sidebar now includes a compact layout option for a denser, flatter window list.
- •Command-Shift can reverse quick-switch selection, and Appearance settings now include interface font and whole-number size controls.
v2.0 (12) · Stays responsive under heavy load
May 25, 2026
- •Rapid Command-Tab switching no longer makes a busy Mac feel laggy or frozen; keyboard and trackpad handling now runs on a dedicated path that stays responsive even when the system is under heavy load.
- •Switching to a specific window reliably activates the exact window you picked, instead of occasionally focusing another window of the same app.
- •The window list now refreshes off the main thread, so the switcher stays fast on Macs with many open windows and apps.
v2.0 (11) · Switcher status and unread badges
May 10, 2026
- •Control-Space now highlights the first matching result by default, so pressing Return opens the result you searched for.
- •DashPane now shows Full Screen, Minimized, and No Windows tags so app rows explain their current window state before you switch.
- •Full-screen window state is remembered across Spaces, so a full-screen app does not incorrectly fall back to No Windows from a normal desktop.
- •Unread badges now appear for supported apps when macOS exposes a real unread count, without guessed or fake badge numbers.
- •Settings now include separate toggles for window-state tags and unread badges, so each layer of switcher context can be turned on or off independently.
v2.0 (10) · CPU and launcher icon fix
April 30, 2026
- •Reduced idle CPU usage by avoiding the full installed-app and icon scan during startup and normal refreshes.
- •Made window refreshes lighter by reusing one macOS window snapshot per refresh.
- •Restored Command-Tab, Control-Space, and sidebar search for apps that are not currently open.
- •Fixed missing icons for closed-app launcher results such as App Store.
- •Reduced license validation fallback polling while preserving real-time revocation checks.
v2.0 (9) · Review prompt and build notes
April 29, 2026
- •Added a post-update review prompt so users can share a quick rating and note after eligible updates.
- •Added manual Add Review entry points in DashPane settings and the menu bar for users who dismiss the prompt.
- •DashPane now shows the build number alongside the version, for example 2.0 (9).
- •Release notes now track each v2 build separately so small fixes are still visible.
- •Admin reviews now live in their own Reviews tab separate from license management.
v2.0 (8) · Multi-window shortcut stability
April 25, 2026
- •Kept shortcuts attached to the intended Chrome or multi-window app window instead of drifting as window order changed.
- •Preserved per-window shortcut bindings across refreshes and upgrades.
- •Removed random fallback keys from window identity tracking so assignments stay predictable.
v2.0 (7) · Per-window shortcut packaging pass
April 24, 2026
- •Packaged the first follow-up release for stable per-window app shortcut assignment.
- •Updated the Sparkle appcast and downloadable DMG for the newer v2 build.
v2.0 (6) · Shortcut sync and performance polish
April 22, 2026
- •Made App Shortcuts and Command-Tab share one shortcut assignment source so keys stay in sync.
- •Improved multi-window shortcut editing in settings with grouped child rows for open windows.
- •Reduced redundant MRU and shortcut refresh churn so DashPane feels lighter during normal use.
v2.0 (5) · Signed v2 release asset refresh
April 21, 2026
- •Refreshed the DashPane 2.0 DMG after the first v2 rollout.
- •Kept the public download pointed at the newest packaged app build.
v2.0 (4) · First DashPane 2.0 release
April 20, 2026
- •Added app launching directly from Command-Tab, Control-Space, and the sidebar.
- •Added App Shortcuts for binding keys to running apps and installed apps.
- •Added fuzzy app search in the sidebar and Control-Space so closed apps can be found and launched.
- •Shipped the redesigned settings surface and month-one polish as the v2 release.