Changelog

What's new in ClaudeNotch

Every release and what changed. Grab the latest build any time from the releases page.

v0.2.5

May 25, 2026
Added
  • Insights: a menu-bar view of your usage — approvals, denials, risky commands flagged, most-used tools, plus active days and streak. All local.
  • In-app update checker — ClaudeNotch now tells you when a newer version is out and links straight to the download, with a manual "Check for Updates…" too.
  • An Auto-Approve (Live Activity) demo so you can preview the button-less auto-approved card.
Fixed
  • Demos always show their UI now, even if you have an always-allow rule or Auto-Approve turned on.

v0.2.4

May 22, 2026
Fixed
  • Esc reliably closes any card, and keys no longer beep when another app is focused (handled via a global event tap, with no focus stealing).
  • Auto-approve now uses a soft, debounced sound, Esc dismisses the auto-approved card, and it stays visible for 4 seconds.
  • Compose caret is aligned with the placeholder text.
  • The DMG disk image now shows the ClaudeNotch logo.

v0.2.3

May 22, 2026
Added
  • Auto-Approve All toggle (menu bar + onboarding) — allows every tool automatically and just shows what's changing; destructive commands still ask.
  • Mute Sounds toggle.
  • Allow All (N): one tap or Enter approves multiple simultaneous permission prompts.
  • Send Message to Claude: pick a recent project to open a terminal with your message as the first prompt.
Fixed
  • Open/close animation now runs even over other apps and in fullscreen.
  • Fixed the blank AskUserQuestion card — text and options now render.

v0.2.2

May 22, 2026
Fixed
  • Open/close animation runs even when another app is frontmost or fullscreen (timer-driven, no longer paused in the background).
  • Keyboard returns to the terminal automatically after you press Enter.
  • Open IDE works reliably.
  • Cards no longer clip their buttons at the bottom.
Changed
  • Menu cleaned up: Demos and Permissions submenus, Title Case.
  • Real Claude logo for the app icon and menu bar.

v0.2.1

May 21, 2026
Added
  • Launch at Login, with macOS approval handling.
Fixed
  • Keyboard returns to the terminal automatically after Enter (no more stuck keyboard or error beep).
  • Open IDE now works reliably every time.
  • Start Claude in Folder actually launches the CLI (resolves the real claude path).

v0.2.0

May 21, 2026
Added
  • Real Claude logo (app icon + menu bar).
  • Smooth grow-out-of-the-notch animation (fixed-window, boring.notch-style).
  • Cards size to their content with proper padding on all sides.
  • Persistence, pattern-based always-allow rules, and a global hotkey (⌥⌘N).
  • Multi-line compose, diff previews, destructive-command warnings, and a history drawer.

v0.1.0

May 20, 2026
Added
  • First release — a Dynamic Island-style notch UI for Claude Code.

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