Release Notes

Added

• Linux desktop app — .deb, .rpm and .AppImage, with installed-apps search, running-apps support, and a dock handle that gets out of the way of fullscreen apps
• In-place updates on macOS and Linux — Install now downloads and applies the update instead of sending you to GitHub

Fixed

• macOS multi-monitor: the sidebar and its edge handle now open on the display your cursor is on, sized correctly and clear of the menu bar and Dock
• Navbar fixes for the Local and Media tabs in the activity feed
• New versions weren't reaching winget since 2.0.9

Added

• Media tab — tabs playing audio right now, plus a recently played list, with pause and mute
• Suites tab — groups multi-service accounts like Google or Microsoft instead of listing each service
• Recent history for each app in the Search tab, so a closed thread stays one click away
• “Search my browser” from Spotlight, using your default search engine
• Edit a workspace straight from its card
• The AI agent can now read your actual tabs, history, bookmarks and apps instead of guessing

Fixed

• Deleting a workspace could silently fail and leave it in place
• The delete confirmation could get stuck behind the app — replaced with an in-app dialog
• A corrupted sync file is now set aside instead of being overwritten, and saves are crash-safe
• Requests containing accented letters, CJK text or emoji could crash the local server
• Several sync fixes so edits from other devices, and unsent local edits, are no longer lost

Fixed

• Clicking a running-but-backgrounded macOS app (Music, Notes…) from the dock, workspace cards or activity feed did nothing — it now opens the same way the real Dock does
• If focusing an app fails, CoolDesk now launches it instead of silently doing nothing
• App launch errors on macOS are now reported instead of ignored
• Menu-bar apps that open a real window no longer go missing from the running-apps list

Added

• Dock-to-side button in the top/bottom taskbar bar
• Tray / menu-bar options to jump to Full Window, Side Dock or Bottom Bar — always reachable
• Per-column accent colour on the Overview dashboard

Fixed

• The sidebar/bottom-bar dock could get stuck with no way back to the full window
• The docked bar could render underneath the macOS Dock or menu bar
• “CoolDesk is damaged and can't be opened” on macOS — the fix script is now impossible to miss
• The Homebrew cask was stuck on old versions
• AI CLI agents started from Spotlight couldn't always find Claude Code, opencode or Codex on macOS/Linux

Added

• Run Claude Code, opencode or Codex CLI from Spotlight — replies stream in, with a CLI switcher, New chat and prompt history
• Adding to a workspace now goes through search — pick as many results as you like and they're filed straight in
• Remove any link or app from a workspace card with one click

Fixed

• Removed the old AI Workspace Manager panel, which could get stuck
• Wallpaper lists in Settings and onboarding can no longer drift out of sync

Added

• Widget board with 39 built-in widgets — clock, calendar, pomodoro, habits, notes, GitHub, currency and more
• Docked workspace sidebar that reserves screen space instead of floating over your windows (Windows)
• Built-in file manager that links folders on disk to projects
• Backup and restore for workspaces and settings
• Voice and slash commands in Spotlight

Fixed

• Auto-updater failures on Windows
• Scrolling on the workspace details view, plus dock and layout fixes

Added

• Activity tracking — which apps you use, media you're watching or listening to, and time per website, all on your machine
• Redesigned Activity Overview dashboard
• Reworked knowledge graph with smoother layout and rendering

Fixed

• Knowledge graph display glitches
• Minor Spotlight styling issues

Added

• Live web app widgets — pin interactive web apps onto your workspace canvas
• Results you pick rank higher the next time you search the same thing
• Keyboard: Tab jumps between result sections, ←/→ switches workspaces, /u /a /f scope filters

Fixed

• Mouse hover and keyboard selection fighting in Spotlight
• Workspace switching via keyboard
• AI assistant reliability

Added

• Redesigned, faster search bar, plus a search tab beside the activity feed
• Install on macOS via Homebrew

Fixed

• Mac apps missing from search results
• Startup issue caused by stale local ports
• Lower memory usage

Added

• Windows Terminal and File Explorer windows show up in search
• Search and close buttons in Spotlight
• Chrome extension: background sync refresh and a tab-management alert

Fixed

• Security hardening and rate limiting on the local API
• Terminal/Explorer window capture

Added

• Folders and button navigation inside CoolDesk
• Terminal and File Explorer windows captured in search
• Auto-group and merge for tabs

Fixed

• Auth and security fixes, with rate limiting
• Chrome extension sync fixes

Added

• Launch at startup

Fixed

• macOS build and quarantine (“damaged app”) issues
• Duplicate installs when upgrading
• Connection issues between the app and the extension
• Knowledge graph issue

Fixed

• Removed the embedded webview for a smaller, faster app

Added

• Activity knowledge graph built from your visits
• Choose between local AI and cloud AI
• Spotlight UI refresh, and mapping workspaces back to their links and apps

Added

• Create workspaces and add items to them from Spotlight

Fixed

• Notes and app-launch bugs