RELEASE NOTES
PUBLIC RELEASE NOTES

Every change, explained clearly.

This page records user-visible changes, platform validation coverage, and current limitations. Installers, checksums, SBOMs, and Sigstore evidence remain authoritative in the matching GitHub Release.

Current public releasev0.1.10
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PLATFORM COVERAGE

How each platform is currently validated.

macOS · Apple SiliconRecommended

M-series Macs are the primary hardware-tested path; use the aarch64 DMG.

macOS · IntelAwaiting hardware test

A signed, notarized, and stapled x64 DMG passes automated validation; separate Intel hardware acceptance is still pending.

Windows · x64Early preview

Automated builds and tests pass; real-device, desktop-integration, and installer coverage remain limited.

Linux · x64Early preview

Automated builds and tests pass; distro, desktop-environment, and WebKitGTK combinations are not comprehensively tested.

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

What to know before downloading.

VERSION HISTORY

v0.1.33

Clearer AI replies and more reliable local actions

  • AI replies now render headings, emphasis, lists, tables, and code blocks correctly, making long answers easier to read.
  • Disk analysis results now include a directory usage chart, so you can select cleanup items by clicking a slice or checking a directory.
  • Cleanup confirmation rechecks the selected paths. If one item was replaced, removed, or became an unsafe link, it is skipped individually while other selected items can still proceed.
  • Controls are now more consistent across settings, processes, capabilities, and tools, with clearer layouts in narrow windows and embedded operation forms.
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v0.1.32

Launch the AI assistant and capability center

  • Added an AI assistant with local or cloud model connections, model management, streaming replies, conversation history, and a preview before sending. Choose which device evidence to share before asking Robin about current status, network checks, or history.
  • Robin can now inspect device health, processes, history, network, and disk usage as task steps while showing the actual results. Actions that change system state, such as moving files to the Trash or ending a process, require explicit confirmation before execution.
  • Added a capability center for local operations such as quick cleanup, process actions, network diagnostics, and history observations. Results respect the privacy boundary: local input and operation results are not sent to the model automatically.
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v0.1.31

Add a screen eyedropper to the Toolbox

  • The visual color picker now includes a screen eyedropper on macOS 10.15 and later. Pick a color from anywhere on the screen and keep HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, and OKLCH outputs in sync.
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v0.1.30

More reliable startup items and disk scan actions

  • Fixed startup actions leaving the interface on an old state. CoreRobin now rescans after each action, distinguishes confirmed, partially confirmed, and unconfirmed results, and can open system settings when further action is needed.
  • Made space-map and result-list selection more stable: long paths no longer make the layout jump, a single click opens a folder in the list, and loaded folders remain available while navigating.
  • The result view now opens a category breakdown for potentially reclaimable space, collapses scan-scope settings after a completed scan, and explains aggregate groups and protected content more clearly to reduce accidental actions.
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v0.1.29

More reliable space scan results

  • Fixed full-disk scans being incorrectly interrupted after file traversal had already finished, sometimes reporting that CoreRobin could not skip an unresponsive folder. Space-map preparation now remains in the correct state until results are ready.
  • Scan results now finish and appear before local index storage is tidied in the background, so large or long-lived scan indexes no longer delay the result view.
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v0.1.28

More reliable long-running space scans

  • Fixed full-disk scans being interrupted when large file sets made space-map finalization look like an unresponsive folder. CoreRobin now clearly shows when it is organizing the space map, keeps the task cancellable, and restores the correct state after navigating away or reopening the window.
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v0.1.27

Clearer disk scanning and safer background diagnostics

  • The disk scanning page is now organized as one focused workspace, so scan targets, modes, live progress and results no longer appear as stacks of repetitive cards; the animated scanning rings have also returned.
  • Background process diagnostics no longer label a process as leftover merely because launchd adopted it. System services, XPC services and app extensions are recognized as managed, and a review is suggested only after CoreRobin continuously observes a task outliving its original app.
  • The one-click bulk termination action that could affect normal services has been removed. Possible leftover tasks are now reviewed and asked to quit individually, with process identity and current management state checked again before the action runs.
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v0.1.26

Application Center and more reliable background tasks

  • After a disk scan completes, every readable folder in the scanned area is kept in the local index. You can open deep folders, app bundles and system directories without extra scans, and refreshing another folder no longer discards levels that were already available.
  • Cleanup results now offer both a radial map and a searchable list; the list supports sorting by name or size, pagination and adding multiple items to the cleanup basket.
  • Application tools are now combined in the Application Center, where you can switch directly between current impact, historical attribution, startup and network relationships, and uninstall management.
  • A new task center in the top bar keeps disk scans, folder refreshes, file checks, startup inventory and app updates visible in one place, including progress, failures, cancellation and retry actions.
  • Startup items are grouped by their responsible app and separated into login, background, disabled and system items. The selected target is rechecked only at final confirmation, and completed changes can be undone directly.
  • Fixed cases where the first batch of history could be overwritten in the background, update retries could stop, sampling would not recover after losing contact, and existing issues would not be reported after notifications were re-enabled.
  • When process details fail to refresh, the last available information now remains visible with an inline retry instead of clearing the entire details panel.
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v0.1.25

Quick cleanup and unmanaged process management

  • New quick cleanup: reclaim disk space without a full scan by clearing app caches, logs, temporary files and Trash in one tap, with live progress and the current location shown while it works.
  • Quick cleanup and the disk scan now have separate navigation entries, and quick cleanup is reachable from the daily mode as well; the space cleanup page is now called Disk Scan.
  • New unmanaged process detection: processes whose parent has exited are listed with their resource usage; you can inspect and end them individually or clean them all at once, with re-verification before ending and only your own processes listed.
  • Fixed occasional disk scan failures: scans no longer abort from index lock conflicts or insufficient index space, and the index now frees space automatically to keep scans stable.
  • Quick cleanup is more thorough: cache trees containing symlinks (such as node_modules) are fully removed, and freed space is reported by the actual number of items cleaned.
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v0.1.24

More reliable, easier-to-navigate space scans

  • Large folders are no longer collapsed into an unusable Other content entry. Branches whose details have not been loaded are clearly identified and can be expanded without rescanning the entire disk.
  • Long-running space scans now continue when CoreRobin is hidden or a folder stops responding. Affected locations are skipped automatically, and completed results remain available instead of requiring an app restart and a new scan.
  • Process filtering now includes a clear button and Escape shortcut, and resetting the process view also clears the current search.
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v0.1.23

More reliable Full Scan navigation

  • Fixed an issue where important top-level folders such as Users could become unavailable or be grouped under Smaller items in large Full Scan results. These folders now remain directly accessible for continued navigation.
  • When a scan finishes in the background, reopening Space Cleanup now loads the latest result automatically instead of showing an empty state or requiring another scan.
  • CoreRobin now keeps the most recent usable scan while results are updated, so folder navigation can continue if a newer result is temporarily unavailable instead of failing with a missing-index message.
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v0.1.22

More reliable Quick Scans

  • Fixed an issue where a completed Quick Scan could occasionally show 0 B or no result. Scan results are now preserved and displayed immediately.
  • Quick Scan now skips individual inaccessible locations and continues, preserving results from readable locations while clearly identifying what could not be checked.
  • Space indexes for large disks now keep their footprint bounded and summarize items beyond the display limit, preventing long scans from failing as the index grows.
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v0.1.21

Faster, clearer space scans

  • A new recommended Quick Scan precisely checks clearly listed locations such as Downloads, Desktop, Trash, caches, app data, and common developer-tool caches, while showing which disk areas remain unscanned. You can continue to a full scan at any time.
  • Complete scans, external volumes, and selected folders now build a browsable space index. Once finished, entering, returning from, or expanding any scanned folder no longer rereads the disk, so the space map and list respond faster.
  • When a folder changes after a scan, CoreRobin keeps the existing result visible and offers a refresh for that folder. Refreshes run in the background with progress and cancellation, and the previous result remains available if a refresh fails.
  • Long scans and folder refreshes can recover their state after the window is hidden, the page is reopened, or the computer briefly sleeps. Scan results and cleanup actions continue to use verified file information.
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v0.1.20

More reliable background updates and smoother process and storage workflows

  • The process page now supports port search and a live sorting toggle. With live sorting off, the list keeps its one-time order so rows no longer jump while you inspect or manage a process.
  • Space cleanup now uses consistent result-card sizing and spacing, with clickable path segments for moving back through folders. The highest-storage item opens cleanup directly, while long-unused apps are now grouped in the Applications area.
  • App updates now keep downloading, verifying, and installing when the main window is hidden or reloaded. Reopening the window reconnects to the same progress, and failed transfers can be retried directly.
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v0.1.19

More reliable long-running space scans

  • Space scans now recover automatically when an individual folder remains unresponsive, keep completed progress, and continue checking other content; you no longer need to keep CoreRobin in the foreground or restart the scan manually, and can still stop at any time.
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v0.1.18

More reliable space scans and richer history reviews

  • Long-running space scans now remain connected when you switch pages, hide the window, or reload the interface; they recover after sleep and can be restarted immediately after stopping.
  • Essential local monitoring and alerts now continue after the main window closes, while the main window, menu bar, and Robin clearly identify paused, stale, or temporarily unavailable data.
  • Resource, storage, network, and application-impact history now uses real time, preserves gaps caused by sleep or interrupted sampling, and shows peak periods with the application ranking at that time.
  • Reviews now compare today, yesterday, and the past seven days with an optional local weekly reminder, while cleanup, uninstall, process, startup-item, volume-eject, and update actions record their observed results.
  • History can now be exported as CSV or JSON by time range and metric, with a privacy preview that excludes application names, command lines, full paths, and connection addresses by default.
  • The Windows and Linux process-control preview now supports request close, force stop, and safe restart, with clear explanations when the target changed, has no closable window, or requires additional permission.
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v0.1.17

Smoother confirmations and clearer progress feedback

  • Startup-item and process actions no longer force you to start over after leaving a confirmation open; the action state is refreshed automatically when you confirm.
  • Switching between Everyday and Professional modes now preserves your context, while interface, language, and appearance settings are grouped in one place.
  • Update checks, downloads, installation, scans, and reloads now use consistent animated progress feedback, and completed-update notices collapse automatically.
  • The startup-impact empty state can now enable launch at login directly, and process, network, and application explanations use clearer language.
  • Redundant sampling labels have been removed, with improved spacing, sizing, and content layout across history and device-status sections.
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v0.1.16

Proactive updates, daily review, and smoother everyday actions

  • New releases now appear in a non-blocking card with options to update now, remind in 24 hours, or skip only that version, followed by an in-app restart.
  • Everyday mode gains a Today review that summarizes incidents, recoveries, network events, and action results while reporting observed changes only when evidence is sufficient.
  • Robin can now open the main window by double-click or menu, and apps blocking automatic sleep can be opened directly in the process view.
  • Professional-mode branding and file-location actions now use clearer, less technical wording.
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v0.1.15

Continuous history, event replay, and complete action loops

  • The native background sampler keeps menu-bar status, alerts, and enabled histories continuous after the main window closes, with bounded private segments for reliable storage.
  • System event replay, battery sessions, connection details, and application attribution now explain resource peaks, network incidents, and post-action changes on a shared timeline.
  • Space scans now retain three growth snapshots, while cleanup receipts distinguish logical size, physical usage, and actual free-space changes with retries for failed items.
  • Startup items gain responsible-app and signature ownership, uninstall gains filters and optional Trash leftover checks, and settings plus watch rules can be safely previewed, imported, and exported.
  • App updates now run as a global task, with improved storage layouts, disk-throughput charts, and responsive multilingual Daily/Pro mode controls.
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v0.1.14

Smoother cleanup and in-app updates

  • When disk-map contents change, CoreRobin can refresh only the current folder instead of rescanning the entire disk.
  • Cleanup actions now use clearer review and delete wording, and CoreRobin can restart directly after an update is installed.
  • Ordinary app data, hidden configuration folders, and explicitly selected same-disk folders can now enter the review and cleanup workflow instead of being blocked wholesale.
  • Credentials, system roots, other users' data, symlinks, and filesystem boundaries remain protected, with all 10 interface languages and English/Chinese documentation updated accordingly.
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v0.1.13

More trustworthy history and platform operations

  • Application-impact history moves to compact, atomic native private storage and reports its last successful save, storage use, and persistence failures.
  • A selectable application-impact timeline, peak-period ranking, and plain-language explanation connect historical incidents to the apps active at that time.
  • Personal baselines now require multiple distinct days and show coverage, while startup-change receipts avoid causal claims and single-app attribution after multiple changes.
  • Disk-health checks gain watchdogs, bounded concurrency, per-volume caching, and isolated retry. Windows and Linux uninstall use inventory fingerprints, targeted package validation, and batched RPM ownership queries.
  • Cross-platform device acceptance, all 10 interface languages, and English/Chinese public documentation are updated with a new translation-quality gate for high-visibility features.
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v0.1.12

More complete desktop monitoring and smoother system actions

  • A new Data & Privacy Center and interactive onboarding explain local data, history, notifications, and system permissions with direct management actions.
  • Network quality now provides a six-stage diagnosis and a 15-minute trend across DNS, IPv4/IPv6, connectivity probes, multiple targets, latency, jitter, and anomalies.
  • Application watch rules gain a persistent history timeline, while monitoring, alerts, and update state remain consistent across the main window, Daily mode, and the menu bar.
  • Daily and Professional switching now stays in a stable location, Daily overview includes disk usage, removable volumes can be ejected directly, and process and path actions are more compact and reliable.
  • Cleanup reuses scanned folder details and cache, skips missing items without blocking the rest, and allows ordinary user-owned content in approved temporary locations while protecting sensitive boundaries.
  • All 10 app languages plus the English and Chinese guides and privacy documentation are updated, with clearer recovery paths for permission, settings, and action failures.
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v0.1.11

Smoother cleanup and reliable background monitoring

  • Cleanup no longer revalidates the entire basket. Available items continue to be processed, while missing or temporarily unavailable items are skipped and reported without blocking the rest.
  • System sampling, alert rules, history snapshots, and network connection history now keep running after the main window is closed, preserving continuity when it is reopened.
  • File insight scans now continue across navigation and preserve progress. Cleanup results can open the matching path, show large files, or add items to the basket directly.
  • Confirmation flows for Trash, permanent deletion, processes, and startup items are shorter. Irreversible deletion keeps its explicit safeguard, while recoverable actions avoid duplicate prompts.
  • Settings, network quality, and Daily mode are reorganized with a daily cached update check, session data that survives navigation, and clearer recovery actions.
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v0.1.10

Faster cleanup and clearer app removal

  • Cleanup confirmations no longer expire after 60 seconds. Switching between Trash and permanent deletion reuses verified file details while every path is still checked again before execution.
  • Smaller objects can now be expanded and reviewed. Large-folder details captured during the full scan and later folder expansions are cached, shown immediately on return, and refreshed in the background only when the path changes. Saved cleanup scans now restore correctly across the frontend and backend cache.
  • macOS apps without a verifiable Bundle ID can still be removed safely as an exact app-bundle-only operation. Removed apps stay visible with clear Trash or permanent-deletion status instead of forcing another full inventory scan.
  • Clicking the macOS Dock icon now reopens the main window after it has been closed.
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v0.1.9

Network trends and everyday polish

  • Network quality checks automatically when the page opens and samples every 30 seconds while it remains visible, showing recent 15-minute latency, jitter, and loss trends.
  • Before the first scan, Cleanup shows its read-only scope and a clear start button. Moving to Trash remains the recoverable default, with a separate confirmation for direct deletion.
  • Settings now uses consistent card layouts and controls. Professional mode selects a useful process by default, and app watch rules use styled app, metric, threshold, and duration fields.
  • macOS DMGs are Developer ID signed, Apple-notarized, stapled, and Gatekeeper-validated. Apple Silicon is hardware-tested; Intel has passed automated validation but awaits separate hardware acceptance.
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v0.1.8

Complete uninstall and authentic app identity

  • Apps is a top-level entry in both modes. It shows localized app names and real icons, reuses a cached inventory, and opens the Complete Uninstall Assistant for path-by-path review on macOS.
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v0.0.4

Install reliability and space-scan experience fixes

  • Fixed an incomplete app-bundle signature in the Apple Silicon DMG that could make macOS report the app as damaged.
  • Release validation now remounts the DMG and checks its complete signature, resource seal, and target architecture.
  • Restored colored tracks, scan sectors, breathing glow, and node pulses during a space scan.
  • Adjusted the menu bar panel height and added small-screen scrolling fallback.
  • Apple Silicon Macs can recover battery health even when temporarily running the Intel package; the native package remains recommended for temperature readings.
  • The download page now separates OS recommendation from Mac chip choice and explains both macOS launch-warning cases.