Notchi

What's changed.

0.9.23 Oct 30, 2026

Loops now run until you stop them.

New

  • Loops no longer end after a week. They stop when you stop them or on the end date you name.
  • Answer with the lid closed moved to Settings → General and is on by default for new Telegram bots.
  • Models that cost $0 now show FREE instead of 100% OFF.

Improved

  • Emoji reactions, link checks, and running commands are now on by default. To turn one off, ask Notchi in chat.
  • Notchi's animation now moves in step across the panel, the notch, and the menu bar.
  • Models and pricing now lists models from cheapest to most expensive.
  • Settings now shows how much a survey reward is worth, and tells you once when it is added.

Fixed

  • Messages no longer shift while a new bubble lands.
  • A follow-up no longer pushes the question down while it waits.
  • Recent no longer ends on a hard cut when agent status rows make it overflow.
0.9.22 Oct 29, 2026

Notchi now syncs with Telegram both ways.

Connect a bot in Settings → Telegram, and the messages you send it are answered on your Mac, in the same conversation as the notch. Notchi keeps answering while the screen is locked, and with Answer with the lid closed turned on, while the lid is shut.

New

  • Notchi can now read, write, and edit files anywhere on your Mac.
  • You can now choose the model for quick decisions: Jev, Jev with your own TypeSafe key, or your own endpoint.
  • Commands can now run in the background.

Improved

  • Files deleted by a command now go to the Trash.
  • Notchi keeps a copy of each file before changing it.
  • Research questions now get up to eight search rounds, up from three.
  • Long tool output is saved to a file instead of being cut off.
  • Cards in answers now sit inline with the text.
  • Command Code chat now works when the `cmd` CLI fails to start.
  • Suggested next questions now work with your own key or CLI.

Fixed

  • Fixed Audit counting requests sent to your own provider as Notchi's.
0.9.21 Oct 28, 2026

Notchi wakes up to 3x faster now.

New

  • Notchi's eyes now show while it thinks, searches, or runs a tool.
  • The menu bar icon now moves while Notchi is answering.

Improved

  • The first wake after launch now takes 102–163 ms, down from 315–486 ms.
  • Later wakes now take 65–79 ms, down from 65–116 ms.
  • Switching sections in Settings now slides between them.
  • Background work in the notch now shows only Notchi's eyes, without text.
  • Audit now links to the Privacy Policy.

Fixed

  • Fixed a conversation opened from Recent not showing that it was still answering.
0.9.20 Oct 27, 2026

New

  • Audit now shows exactly what each request sent, and you can copy it.
  • ⌘↵ asks in the background and keeps the prompt open for the next question.

Improved

  • The main thread can no longer be deleted.
0.9.19 Oct 26, 2026

You can now review every request Notchi sends.

New

  • Settings → Audit lists every request Notchi sends: the model, where it was sent, how long it took, and the tokens it used.
  • Answers can show numbers as charts and details as cards.

Improved

  • Auto can now be turned off in the model list.
  • Copy Sense replies in one line when a copy needs nothing saved.
  • The Thread tab on the side page is now called Sub-thread.
0.9.18 Oct 22, 2026

New

  • GLM-5.3-Flash stays 90% off until October 31.

Improved

  • A new button in the conversation header opens the side page on its Thread tab.
  • Auto is now a regular choice at the top of the model menu.

Fixed

  • Fixed tips and tours replacing text you had started typing.
  • Fixed pulling down to open the conversation not working after a tour was left unfinished.
  • Fixed results from copied text showing under Notchi's tour messages.
0.9.17 Oct 21, 2026

New

  • New users get a short guided tour on first launch.

Fixed

  • Fixed new installs listing only Auto until the model menu was opened.
  • Fixed swipe up to close not working on the first run.
  • Fixed empty space under a short Recent list.
  • Fixed Copy Sense sometimes offering no actions for Chinese text.
0.9.16 Oct 20, 2026

Improved

  • Command Code starts answering in about 2 seconds and can use Notchi's tools.

Fixed

  • Fixed messages sometimes going blank when scrolling up in long conversations.
0.9.15 Oct 20, 2026

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where Notchi could quit after acting on something you copied.
0.9.14 Oct 19, 2026

New

  • Suggested next question works with your own key or CLI, using the model that answered.

Improved

  • Conversation titles, shortcut names, Memory and suggested questions no longer use your Notchi Balance.
0.9.13 Oct 19, 2026

New

  • Answers to copied questions, and notes or reminders saved from copies, go to a separate thread, From copies.
  • A line under an answer shows what your copies did after it. Click it to open them beside the conversation.

Improved

  • Routines and copies are two tabs of one page beside the conversation.
  • Routines lists stopped routines, so you can resume them.
0.9.12 Oct 18, 2026

Notchi can now search the web with the DeepSeek Search API.

New

  • Memory is now a folder of notes that Notchi writes and organizes itself.
  • A copied question is answered in the conversation, with search and tools.

Improved

  • A copied note or reminder is saved right away, without a second copy.
  • DeepSeek search is available in Settings → Search, using your DeepSeek key. Free until November 1, 2026, per DeepSeek's pricing.
  • Settings has a redesigned wallet and model detail card.
0.9.11 Oct 16, 2026

New

  • The model menu lists Notchi models and your own keys together, with search. Hide the ones you don't use in Settings → Models and Pricing.
  • Models on sale show the discount and end date.

Improved

  • Reminders in another time zone ring on time, and news answers use each page's publish date.
  • /loop typed in a conversation runs in that conversation.
  • Notchi can save an image you sent to a folder.
  • Usage marks requests Notchi made on its own, like chat titles.

Fixed

  • A question that failed is no longer answered along with your next one.
0.9.10 Oct 14, 2026

DeepSeek Harness and Command Code, in the notch.

New

  • DeepSeek Harness (dsh) and Command Code are available as engines, on your own account.
  • Routines lists repeating tasks beside the conversation. Open it from ⋯.
  • Repeating tasks can skip weekends and stop on a set date.
  • Settings → General shows which permissions Notchi has.

Improved

  • Calendar events can repeat and use another time zone.
  • Agent mode is now called Code.
  • A provider's model list appears once its key or sign-in works.
  • The notch stays open while a permission prompt is on screen.

Fixed

  • Typing with a Chinese input method no longer brings back a sent message.
0.9.9 Oct 13, 2026

New

  • The notch looks closer to Liquid Glass.
  • Ask about the weather, your Wi-Fi, or songs you played in Music.
  • Find a screenshot by the text in it.
  • An answer about selected text can replace that text.
  • Continue an answer that was cut off.
  • Notchi can read the open Terminal or iTerm tab.
  • Notchi can find text you copied earlier. Turn on Clipboard history in Settings → Chat.

Improved

  • Mail and file searches also look inside messages and files.
  • Reminders can go to a chosen list and repeat until a set date.
  • Memory in Settings → Chat lists what Notchi saved.
  • Long conversations scroll more smoothly.

Fixed

  • Some models no longer show raw tool calls or their reasoning in answers.
0.9.8 Oct 12, 2026

New

  • Notchi can remember things about you. Turn on Memory in Settings → Chat.
  • Notchi can read your Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Mail and Photos when you ask.
  • Notchi can add events to Calendar and save reply drafts in Mail.
  • Ask about files in Downloads, Desktop and Documents, or drop a file on the notch.
  • Edit a question you already sent.

Improved

  • Dates in answers can be added to Reminders or Calendar.
  • File paths in answers open in Finder.
  • Code blocks are colored, and long ones fold.
  • Wide tables scroll sideways and copy as Markdown.
  • Long answers stream more smoothly.
  • Lab settings moved to Settings → Chat.
0.9.7 Oct 10, 2026

New

  • Notchi can suggest your next question in the reply field. Press Tab to use it.
  • Command Code is back as an agent.

Improved

  • Notchi reads dates in older messages correctly, like “tomorrow” said last week.
  • Link cards show the page name when a site blocks previews.

Fixed

  • Scrolling inside a long message you are typing no longer crashes Notchi.
0.9.6 Oct 9, 2026

Improved

  • Notchi answers “which is better” questions with a clear pick.
  • History in the menu bar opens recent chats in the notch.
  • Settings have clearer names, like Text actions.

Fixed

  • With several displays, Notchi opens only on the one under the pointer.
  • Scrolling up in long conversations is smoother.
0.9.5 Oct 8, 2026

Improved

  • The notch's outline is thinner and appears only on hover or when the panel is open.
  • Menus, settings and messages use the name Notchi.

Fixed

  • The notch no longer bounces at the end of closing.
0.9.4 Sep 30, 2026

Improved

  • The prompt shows a gift's name and amount when credit is added.
  • With unified threads on, a question about selected text joins the main thread and shows the selection as a quote.
0.9.3 Sep 30, 2026

Improved

  • Notchi can offer to turn on Link pre-check from the prompt.
  • Closing an offer to turn on a feature stops further offers for that feature.
  • The Dock icon and menu bar icon switches in Settings → General sit next to their labels.
0.9.2 Sep 30, 2026

New

  • Right-click a message to reply to it or delete it.
  • Emoji reactions are free for every account and can be turned on in Settings → Chat.
  • Link pre-check, in Settings → Chat, asks before opening a link that Jev flags as unsafe.
  • Run commands, in Settings → Lab, lets the chat model run shell commands on this Mac.
  • A line typed to keep, such as a todo or an idea, is saved as a note without a reply.
  • About has a 2-minute survey that adds credit after review.

Improved

  • Notes and reminders filed from Ask are saved without a Confirm card, and a line above the answer opens them.
  • Jev in Copy Sense is free for every account.
  • Settings has a new Chat page; the note destination is in General and copy sensing is in Shortcuts.
  • Pricing, Usage, Balances and Privacy are listed on the balance card.
  • Double-click pins the panel only on blank glass, not on buttons or text.
  • Notifications show the reply text.
  • Disconnecting a signed-in provider asks for confirmation.
  • Esc in the history window clears the search before it closes the window.
  • Settings opens faster.

Fixed

  • Link cards and images keep their size while loading, so the thread no longer changes height.
  • A follow-up that wraps to several lines no longer covers the last message.
  • Opening a thread after sending a long line no longer overshoots and then drops.
  • An unpinned answer window left behind another app no longer comes back to the front.
  • Grok models served by Cursor show under xAI, and extra spaces in Cursor model names are removed.
0.9.1 Sep 28, 2026

Improved

  • Opening the panel and moving between views use less CPU.

Fixed

  • A thread no longer jumps to its oldest messages when an answer finishes.
  • Switching from Chat to Capture no longer changes the panel's height.
0.9.0 Sep 24, 2026

Keep one conversation in the notch.

Turn on Unified threads in Settings → Lab, and everything you ask in the notch continues one conversation. The end of the last answer shows above the prompt; type to continue, or click it to open the whole thread.

New

  • Answers arrive as separate message bubbles, and pages they link to show as cards.
  • Jev can react to your messages with an emoji once you have added to your Notchi Balance.
  • Double-click the open panel to pin or unpin it.

Improved

  • Blend1 is retired, and Auto (US) is the default Notchi model.
  • The Ask menu lists Notchi's Auto models first, with named models under More models.
  • Model cards show where each Notchi model is served, and free models are marked Free.
  • Message sounds now play when you send, when each reply arrives, and when a reaction appears.
  • The Notchi privacy page lists what is logged, what is sent, and where it goes.
  • Long conversations stay responsive as questions are added.
  • Opening a conversation in a separate window is no longer available.
0.8.6 Sep 21, 2026

New

  • The Ask model menu now switches between BYOK recents and Notchi's lineup.
0.8.5 Sep 20, 2026

New

  • Copy sensing can use Jev to detect tasks, dates, questions, addresses, and order numbers.

Improved

  • Thinking in an agent round folds into one row and no longer splits the tool calls.
0.8.4 Sep 19, 2026

Improved

  • Regenerate sits beside the question, hidden until you hover that row.
  • The Balances table now names each credit and gift.
0.8.3 Sep 18, 2026

Repeat a prompt with /loop.

Type /loop before a prompt, in Ask or as an agent task, and Notchi runs it again on a schedule. A failed round or a lost connection doesn't end it; stop or continue it from the ⌘ menu.

Improved

  • The version list in What's New is now a column of tick marks.
  • The Thinking row is hidden while a search is running.
0.8.2 Sep 17, 2026

Run GLM-5.3-Flash on your Notchi Balance.

Pick GLM-5.3-Flash in Ask and pay for it from your Notchi Balance. No Zhipu key, no separate subscription.

New

  • Type /loop before a prompt to repeat it every 10 minutes to once a day, in Ask or as an agent task.
  • A model card shows its input, output, and cached prices before you spend on it.

Improved

  • Hold sensitivity replaces force-click pressure: Off, Low, Balanced, Instant.

Fixed

  • A slow drag across selected text no longer opens Notchi.
0.8.1 Sep 15, 2026

Improved

  • When Blend1 or another provider is busy, Notchi retries after the wait it asks for.
  • Text is no longer cut to a fixed length in custom instructions, Prompt Shortcuts, Thinking, and search progress.
  • Receipts open from Billing history, and the Blend1 ⋯ menu has icons.
  • The ↑/↓ history counter animates as you step through questions.
  • An agent task's page has a Stop button, and a task stopped early can still be followed up.

Fixed

  • Blend1 answers are labeled Blend1 in footers, History, and model menus.
  • Bold text next to Chinese punctuation no longer shows as asterisks.
0.8.0 Sep 14, 2026

New

  • Introducing Blend1 — Notchi now has its own model. Pick it in Ask and type; no API key, just a balance you can see and top up.

Improved

  • Stop a reply in flight with Esc.
  • When search fails, the answer says it was the search service — and no longer stalls.
  • Pictures Grok generates stay in the reply.

Fixed

  • Clicking a pinned panel takes the keyboard, so shortcuts like ⌘P work.
  • Typing Chinese no longer flashes the menu bar between syllables.
0.7.8 Sep 8, 2026

New

  • Cursor CLI joins the model list — Ask and agent tasks run on your own Cursor plan.

Improved

  • A failed answer can be retried on a different model, picked from the error row itself.
  • Settings honours the ⌘P pin.
  • Sweeping the model list no longer taps the trackpad on every row.

Fixed

  • Hover hints are no longer clipped at the notch edge.
0.7.7 Sep 5, 2026

New

  • Add a ready-made Prompt Shortcut for selected text — summarize, rewrite, reply, or translate — or write your own.
0.7.6 Sep 1, 2026

Improved

  • Web searches show the topic immediately and keep progress visible through reasoning, searching, and reading.
  • Sites being read appear together in a vertical list, then collapse into an expandable source list with the answer.

Fixed

  • A dropped connection no longer leaves a cut-off reply looking complete.
0.7.5 Aug 31, 2026

New

  • You can pause Force Touch for one or twelve hours, and turn it back on at any time.

Improved

  • Hover over a recent Ask or Agent model to see its details.
  • Regenerate an answer with a different model from the new model menu.
  • Notchi now sits flush with the physical notch and flows more smoothly into the menu bar.
  • Press ↑ to fold Force Touch history back up.
  • Firm Force Touch is now less likely to trigger by accident.

Fixed

  • Longer translated labels no longer overlap nearby controls.
0.7.4 Aug 29, 2026

Improved

  • The Ask model menu now remembers ten recent models instead of five.

Fixed

  • Corrected the range of the cost efficiency score.
0.7.3 Aug 29, 2026

Improved

  • The update chip stays in place while an update runs and fills with the download's progress.
  • The panel holds open until the update finishes, then closes before Notchi relaunches.
  • A failed update can be retried from the chip itself.
0.7.2 Aug 28, 2026

New

  • Hover over any model to compare its speed, intelligence, cost efficiency, context window, and capabilities.

Improved

  • Models that cannot read images now continue with the text instead of failing the whole reply.
  • Prompt Shortcut cards use richer colored glass and a clearer visual hierarchy.
0.7.1 Aug 26, 2026

New

  • A new hover sensitivity level that opens only on click.
  • Follow-ups accept pasted images.
  • In Agent, u{2318}u{21A9} starts the task and opens its detail page.

Improved

  • Selected text appears as a quote below your instruction.
  • A Prompt Shortcut always runs on the model it shows.
  • Ask replies run as long as the question needs.
  • Detached windows scroll to the newest reply.

Fixed

  • A single ~ no longer swallows the rest of the line.
  • The panel opens straight down instead of drifting sideways.
  • An unfocused Notchi window responds to the first click.
  • The Force Click card no longer leaves a gap when history is open.
0.7.0 Aug 25, 2026

New

  • Force click selected text in any app to open a composer beside the pointer and use your Prompt Shortcuts.
  • Force Touch keeps its own history, so you can reopen an earlier answer inside the same card.
  • Agent’s / menu now lists enabled Codex skills and inserts their $name invocation.

Improved

  • Edit a Prompt Shortcut’s prompt, chord, model, and Force Touch visibility in one card.
  • Prompt Shortcuts now open beside the pointer, keep one width from prompt to answer, and remain draggable.
  • Selected-text capture now works across more browser, Electron, and PDF surfaces while preserving your clipboard.
  • Appearance is grouped into Style, Behavior, and Displays, while Dock and menu-bar presence live in General.
  • Model settings can refresh model lists on demand and distinguish matching names across backends.

Fixed

  • Closing a Force Touch card no longer interrupts generation, and the completed answer still appears in history.
0.6.3 Aug 19, 2026

New

  • Note and Remind are one Capture mode: name a time and it files a reminder, otherwise a note. Capture stays pinned until you switch.
  • Several images in an answer stack into a fan you can expand, then open any card in a lightbox.
  • Ask can save a note or set a reminder for you; confirm on the card first.
  • A bare image URL in an answer shows as the image itself.

Improved

  • Command Code is retired; the same models stay reachable through pi.
  • Appearance settings group placement and behavior more clearly.
  • Recent no longer folds away the moment you start typing.
  • An empty detached composer closes itself when you leave it.
  • CJK input candidates stay visible above the island while composing.

Other

  • About credits the Interaction Kit image gallery and its license.
0.6.2 Aug 18, 2026

New

  • Agent now supports pi, with every provider and model you've signed into through pi.
  • Type a colon or quotation mark at the start of a prompt to enter Note mode.

Improved

  • Agent tasks show thinking, plans, file diffs, and tool output in a clearer work trail.
  • Queue follow-ups while an Agent is running, or press Command-Return to interrupt the current round and send immediately.
  • What's New adds version navigation for browsing earlier updates.

Fixed

  • Instructions sent by interrupt no longer appear twice in Agent task history.
0.6.1 Aug 16, 2026

New

  • A prompt shortcut can pin its own provider and model, separate from the notch's default.

Improved

  • The thinking-strength slider is hidden for models with no adjustable reasoning effort.
  • The app bundle is about 2.5 MB smaller.

Fixed

  • Command Code agent runs no longer fail with an unsupported reasoning-effort error.
0.6.0 Aug 15, 2026

New

  • Stats summarizes chat and Agent messages, captures, token usage, active days, and streaks on this Mac.
  • The activity calendar shows daily usage intensity and pages back through earlier history.

Improved

  • The Agent model picker puts recently used models first for the selected engine.
  • Settings are reorganized into clearer Model, Capture, Appearance, and Stats sections.
  • Command Code sign-in and its model catalog are ready immediately after relaunching.

Fixed

  • Agent tasks reliably run CLIs installed through nvm, fnm, Volta, and other version managers.
  • Update checks no longer stay busy for long when GitHub or a proxy is unreachable.
0.5.8 Aug 13, 2026

New

  • Opening Notchi brings in selected text, with controls to drop it or turn the feature off.

Improved

  • The Agent model picker lays out models, thinking effort, and engines more clearly.
  • Long conversations and Agent records open more smoothly.
  • The copy button stays visible while scrolling through long code blocks.
  • Prompt shortcut and detached session windows use tighter, more consistent spacing.

Fixed

  • Agent engine and model choices no longer reset while CLI detection finishes after a relaunch.
  • Multi-line follow-ups no longer clip against the input field's rounded corners.
0.5.7 Aug 12, 2026

New

  • Run prompt shortcuts in a compact window beside the pointer, or keep them in the notch.
  • Global prompt shortcuts can use double-tap Command or Option.

Improved

  • Chat and Agent now keep separate Recent lists.
  • Agent history can be cleared without removing other history.
  • Plain URLs in answers are now clickable.

Fixed

  • Codex tasks resume correctly with the current CLI argument format.
  • Floating menus no longer linger after scrolling Recent or switching between Chat and Agent.
0.5.6 Aug 10, 2026

New

  • The summon shortcut can now be set to double-tap Command, with quick presets for Command and Option.

Improved

  • Settings menus show a checkmark beside the current selection.
  • Reduce Motion now covers loading dots, agent status, and About controls.
  • Header and idle controls gain tooltips and clearer VoiceOver labels.
  • About links now respond visibly on hover.

Fixed

  • Hovering Permissions or Advanced no longer highlights both sections.
  • Checking for updates no longer shifts the About layout.
0.5.5 Aug 9, 2026

New

  • Prompt shortcuts are AI-named and appear as modes in the `/` menu, ready to run on typed input.

Improved

  • Slash, model, folder, and agent option menus share a compact floating glass design.
  • The input box expands smoothly across multiple lines.

Fixed

  • Wrapping text no longer jumps or clips the first line.

Other

  • About credits the thinking-orbs loading animation and its license.
0.5.4 Aug 7, 2026

New

  • Ask and Agent open the page you ask for, in your default browser.

Other

  • About gains a Buy Me a Coffee button.
0.5.3 Aug 6, 2026

New

  • Ask's confirmation cards are now Liquid Glass dialogs: each change reads as a full sentence — "Dock icon will change to Hidden" — in every language Notchi speaks.

Fixed

  • The first hover after a relaunch no longer freezes the notch: CLI availability is probed in the background, and the panel catches up the moment it lands.
0.5.2 Aug 6, 2026

Fixed

  • The Prompt action add button is no longer clipped at the top of the Shortcuts pane.
0.5.1 Aug 6, 2026

New

  • Command Code joins the engines — one account, one sign-in, and about fifty models from a dozen labs to pick from.
  • CLIs installed by nvm, fnm, volta or another version manager are now found and run correctly.

Improved

  • The agent picker's engine control is a dropdown that names each engine, and the card grows to fit it.
  • Settings keeps one steady height and scrolls inside the panel, with a soft fade at the top edge.
  • A history entry that settled twice now collapses to one row.

Fixed

  • A resumed agent run no longer leaves a blank row in Recent.
0.5.0 Aug 5, 2026

New

  • Shortcuts is its own Settings section — rebind the summon chord and every panel action.
  • Prompt shortcuts: bind a chord to a prompt and run it on selected text in any app.
  • Ask can change Notch's own settings; every change is confirmed on a card first.
  • AnySearch joins the search backends — works without a key, add one for higher limits.
  • French and Spanish interfaces.
  • General shows live system permission status and lets you grant missing access.

Improved

  • Ask shows images only after you paste them, with multi-image attachments and per-image removal.
  • What's New links out to the full release archive.

Fixed

  • Accessibility permission survives updates — builds now carry a stable signing identity.

Other

  • About links to GitHub, X, and the licenses.
0.4.4 Aug 2, 2026

Improved

  • Hover sensitivity now has Low, Balanced, and Instant levels.
  • Available updates appear as an Update to X button in Recent and the home row.
0.4.3 Aug 1, 2026

New

  • Sensitivity in Settings → General sets how easily hover opens the notch.

Fixed

  • Moving the mouse across the notch no longer opens it.
0.4.2 Aug 1, 2026

Improved

  • About's outbound links are one line — GitHub, X, Privacy, Feedback.
  • Appearance sits above General in Settings.
  • The What's New cue is a glass chip beside Recent.

Fixed

  • The sources popover shows all four rows instead of three between blank bands.
0.4.1 Aug 1, 2026

Improved

  • Choosing a model is a menu now — one level per provider, listing chat models only, one row each, newest first.
0.4.0 Jul 31, 2026

New

  • First launch plays a short intro instead of the three-step setup guide. About can replay it.

Improved

  • Notchi is 4.9 MB on disk, down from 14.6.
  • With nothing set up, Ask reads “Choose model…” and lists any signed-in CLI.
  • Settings rows and picker cards highlight on hover.
  • The detached window's close button matches the header's other controls.
  • Clearing history starts animating as soon as you confirm.

Fixed

  • The newest OpenAI models no longer fail outright — Notchi stopped sending a temperature they reject.
  • Tools work on gpt-5.6.
  • A failed answer's “Try again” no longer appears in other conversations.
  • Long tooltips wrap instead of running off the panel.
0.3.4 Jul 29, 2026

Improved

  • Lists now dissolve at their top edge the way they already did at the bottom — Recent, the model picker, Shortcuts, the archive, and these notes.

Fixed

  • Recent no longer opens with its first rows resting under the prompt.
  • The app icon in About no longer carries a white rim on its corners.
0.3.3 Jul 28, 2026

Improved

  • The keyboard reference moved to About → Shortcuts, and the About links read as grouped rows.

Fixed

  • Answers no longer come back empty. Three things caused it: a search that kept rewording itself until no room was left to answer, a tool call the model wrote as plain text so nothing ran, and a length cap that cut reasoning models off before they spoke. Search now steps aside after three rounds, a call written as text still runs, the cap is gone — and a round that still ends silent is retried once, then kept in Recent marked Failed instead of vanishing with your question.
  • Tooltips no longer flash off-centre or get clipped on the left-most icon.
  • The thinking orb sits level with the word beside it on Chinese lines.
0.3.2 Jul 27, 2026

Fixed

  • The Clear History confirmation no longer shows up in the resting notch on other displays.
0.3.1 Jul 27, 2026

New

  • A Shortcuts pane in Settings lists every chord the app answers to.

Improved

  • Where Enter sends the line now reads on the Ask pill instead of trailing the caret.
  • Clear History can wipe just the last 24 hours.
  • Claude Code names the concrete model — "Opus 5", not "Opus"; the "Default" row is gone.
  • The model menu ends in "More models…", into the full catalog.
  • Model detail drops the Speed / Intelligence bars.
  • Agent notifications name the task, or why it failed.
  • Tear-off strips show a grab cursor.

Fixed

  • Tab while composing an agent task no longer tears the compose down.
0.3.0 Jul 26, 2026

New

  • Point Notch at your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint — Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, a gateway, or a vendor not listed. The key is optional.
  • Ask about your own record: the assistant can search the questions, notes, reminders and agent tasks you've kept here.
0.2.6 Jul 26, 2026

New

  • Drag the input row out of the notch to get a standalone composer window.
  • Sending an Ask from that composer turns the window into the conversation.

Improved

  • Settings picks the provider first, then that provider's models.
0.2.5 Jul 25, 2026

New

  • Type / on an empty prompt to pick where the line goes — Ask, Note, Remind, Agent.
  • Tab now arms a destination before you type; the placeholder says which one.

Improved

  • Hover tooltips are built in the island's own glass.
  • The search line no longer trails off in dots.

Fixed

  • Tooltips no longer get clipped at the island's edge or nudged off target.
0.2.4 Jul 25, 2026

New

  • New menu bar icon — open Notch, start a chat, switch model, reach History and Settings. Toggle it in Settings → General.

Improved

  • The progress line now names what it's searching for.
  • The thinking orb changes when a search digs deeper.
  • Claude Code models show their real name instead of the CLI alias, and follow the CLI when it updates.
  • Torn-off sessions carry the panel's own composer, and fade softly at the bottom.
  • Settings actions and the first-run buttons answer a hover; one tooltip style everywhere.
  • Proxy moved into a folded Advanced block in General.

Fixed

  • The status line and answer footer no longer crowd the answer.
  • The placeholder no longer lingers after a ⇧⏎ line break.
0.2.3 Jul 24, 2026

New

  • Notch now speaks Japanese and Korean — pick 日本語 or 한국어 in Settings, or let it follow your Mac.

Improved

  • Ask ⇄ Agent now flips in one continuous move: the word wipes open beside its mark as the well slides across.
0.2.2 Jul 23, 2026

New

  • New Grok engine — pick Grok CLI for chat or Agent tasks, signed in with your own xAI account (grok login, or XAI_API_KEY).

Improved

  • A dotted thinking orb now sits by the status word — a globe while it searches, orbits while a tool runs.
  • Progress shows the instant the model reaches for a tool, not after its arguments finish streaming.
  • A search running under a spoken preface keeps its progress line instead of stalling mid-answer.

Fixed

  • Agent model picker no longer overflows its edges or clips to a single row when you switch engines.
0.2.1 Jul 21, 2026

New

  • Answers now render LaTeX math as clean symbols (x², α, √) and preview linked images and PDFs inline — tap to open.

Improved

  • Follow up on an agent task straight from the notch panel — earlier rounds stay on screen.
  • Back out of an agent's detail page with ← or the new back button.
  • Model names show capitalized across the pickers.
  • Lighter, lit Liquid Glass look for the model and Ask pickers.
  • Softer top/bottom fade on more scrolling lists.

Fixed

  • An agent's final answer no longer prints twice in its work trail.
  • A running agent task no longer shows twice in Recent.
0.2.0 Jul 19, 2026

New

  • New Agent mode — point Notch at a project folder, describe a task, and it runs autonomously in the background, powered by your own Codex or Claude CLI.
  • Agent tasks take image attachments, survive a restart with one-tap Resume, notify you when done, and join Recent & History.
  • Detach any conversation or agent run into a floating window; drag it back over the notch to merge.
  • The closed notch shows the live step and elapsed time while work runs — toggle in Settings → Appearance.
  • Proxy support, manual or auto-detected, applied to Notch and the CLIs it spawns — Settings → General.

Improved

  • Settings reorganized — a new Appearance tab; General now holds shortcut, language, launch-at-login, and proxy.
  • ⌘⇧I opens a quick picker for the agent's model and reasoning effort.
  • Correct vendor logos for more model families (Gemma, Qwen QwQ, Yi, Hunyuan, Doubao, Ernie, and more), plus Codex's real mark.
  • A model picked in Settings now sticks in the Ask quick menu.
  • Agent mode remembers your last project folder and stays selected after relaunch.
  • Feedback link added to Settings → About.

Fixed

  • Fixed a case where two copies of Notch could run at once.
0.1.16 Jul 12, 2026

New

  • Hide the virtual notch on external displays while an app is full-screen — new toggle in Settings → General.

Improved

  • Streaming answers reveal at a smooth, even pace instead of in bursts.
  • Newly streamed text fades in as it appears.
  • The wait line shimmers while working, with elapsed time on longer waits.
0.1.15 Jul 11, 2026

New

  • New Codex model — keyless: uses your ChatGPT sign-in, billed to your ChatGPT plan (needs the Codex CLI).
  • Notes can save to plain Markdown files in a folder you choose, instead of Apple Notes.
0.1.14 Jul 10, 2026

New

  • Provider filter in the model picker, with configured providers listed first.

Improved

  • Direct answers for stable questions; time-sensitive ones still search the web first.
  • Free OpenRouter models fail over to an alternate model when one is unavailable.
  • Model capabilities are shown as tags, and Show all models stays pinned while the list is expanded.
  • Faster rendering for streaming answers and the Recent list.
  • Large history archives no longer delay launch or saving.
  • Model lists are cached for an hour, avoiding a refetch each time Settings opens.
  • Larger click targets for the idle prompt's trailing icons.

Fixed

  • Notch controls no longer lose contrast in Light Mode.
0.1.13 Jul 9, 2026

New

  • One searchable model picker across every provider — speed, context, and capabilities at a glance.
  • Vercel AI Gateway added as a provider.
  • A History window holds the full archive — search it, filter by Ask, Notes, or Reminders.
  • Copy an image and it previews above the prompt.
  • Pin from the idle prompt — ⌘P no longer needs an answer on screen.

Improved

  • Copied text previews above the prompt again.
  • Provider and API key fold into a collapsed section; picking a model without a key jumps to its setup.
  • Clear and See all history moved to the end of Recent, out of the ⋯ menu.
  • Long answers stream more smoothly.

Fixed

  • Stop freezes exactly the text on screen — a late chunk can no longer overwrite it.
  • Items past the newest 50 move to History instead of being dropped.
0.1.12 Jul 7, 2026

New

  • Ask can now read a web page, not just search — it opens a result to dig deeper.
  • Shows which model actually answered when using OpenRouter's free auto-router.
  • Free OpenRouter models are ranked by popularity — top picks up front, the rest in a submenu.
  • Copy an answer as plain text or as Markdown — both from the footer.

Improved

  • Cut-off answers now say so instead of trailing off silently.
  • Very long conversations no longer hit a hard context error — oldest turns trim first.
  • Settings hints tuck behind a small ⓘ, and tooltips match the app's dark glass look.
  • Recent captures: tap the row safely; jumping out to Notes or Reminders is its own button now.

Fixed

  • Removed "Save to Notes" (and ⌘S) from answers.
  • Removed the "light model for quick tasks" setting — everything uses your main model now.
0.1.11 Jul 7, 2026

New

  • Notch is now Notchi — new name, same app.

Improved

  • Long questions collapse to a short preview — Show more expands, and very long text scrolls inside the bubble.
  • Custom instructions now live in Settings → AI.
  • The copy-sensing setting shows a small diagram of the ⌘C gesture.
  • About panel regrouped: version and update check beside the name, links under Updates and More.
  • Tighter hint copy across Settings.

Fixed

  • Pasting a very long question no longer freezes the panel.
0.1.10 Jul 5, 2026

New

  • Copy something that reads as a note or reminder, and the closed notch quietly offers to save it — press ⌘C again to file it.
  • Filter Recent to just Notes, Reminders, or Ask from the menu.

Improved

  • Keyboard shortcuts for a finished answer: ⌘C copy, ⌘S save to Notes, ⌘R regenerate.
  • Translate, summarize, and titles can now route to a lighter, faster model — configurable in Settings.
  • Check for updates on demand from Settings → About.
  • Smoother placeholder text and recent-list animations.
0.1.9 Jul 4, 2026

New

  • Copy a screenshot and ask about it directly — vision-capable models can now see the image.
  • Save an answer straight to Apple Notes from the footer, right beside Copy.

Improved

  • Model shortlists and defaults now update automatically without an app update.
  • Fixed an intermittent issue where the prompt field could briefly show system text-completion suggestions.
  • Multi-turn follow-ups are more robust against malformed context.
0.1.8 Jul 4, 2026

New

  • Pin an answer to keep it open when your cursor leaves — click the pin, or press ⌘P.
  • Copy answer and Regenerate buttons now sit in the answer's footer.

Improved

  • Reopening the notch returns you to the page you left, not a blank prompt.
  • Typing in Settings no longer folds the panel when the pointer drifts off the island.
0.1.7 Jul 3, 2026

New

  • The AI can ask a clarifying question — tap an option to answer.
  • Launch at login, in Settings → General.

Improved

  • Hover the busy notch to get back to the streaming answer.
  • Voice tools like Typeless can now type into the prompt.
0.1.6 Jul 2, 2026

New

  • Math is now computed with an exact calculator, so answers to arithmetic, percentages, tips, and conversions are always right.
  • Web search now supports Keenable as a backend — add your key in Settings → Search.
  • Pick which engine powers web search with the new Search backend picker in Settings.
  • Press ↑ / ↓ in the prompt to recall your previous questions, like a terminal.
  • Search status now names the page it's reading (e.g. "Reading tmtpost.com").

Improved

  • Your half-typed question is now restored when you reopen the notch.
  • ⌘, opens Settings only when Notch is the active app.
  • The AI stops re-searching and answers instead of looping on unanswerable queries.
  • Translate chip shows just the destination language (e.g. "→En").
  • Multi-line question bubbles use a cleaner rounded card.

Fixed

  • Stray tool-call markup from MiniMax/DeepSeek/GLM/Kimi/Qwen no longer leaks into answers.
0.1.5 Jun 29, 2026

New

  • Guided first-run setup, right in the notch.
  • Get notified when an answer finishes after you walk away.
  • Privacy link in Settings.

Improved

  • Copied text is now available to the model for any question.
  • Answers no longer shift when streaming ends.
  • Calmer "thinking" animation.
  • Clipboard preview now leads with a quotation mark.

Fixed

  • Transient network failures now retry before erroring.
  • No more blank frame between rounds.
  • Refocusing the prompt no longer selects all text.
  • Stray tool-call markup is filtered out of answers.
0.1.4 Jun 27, 2026

Improved

  • Recent's settings and Clear controls now sit in a fixed bar at the bottom-left.
  • Faster to open a long history.
0.1.3 Jun 27, 2026

New

  • Set your own Exa search key in Settings → Search to power web search for every model.
  • Thinking dots now stay lit beside the notch even after the panel folds away mid-answer.

Fixed

  • A question now shows in Recent right away with an "Answering…" marker.
0.1.2 Jun 25, 2026

New

  • While thinking, Notch now drifts through evocative mood words — Gazing, Dreaming, Shimmering — that cross-fade one into the next, instead of bare dots.

Fixed

  • Answers grow smoothly as they stream — no more per-line jump.
  • Long answers no longer go pale mid-stream and re-brighten at the end.
  • The screen no longer blanks for a beat while a web search runs.
  • Your own question is now selectable — drag to highlight and copy it.
0.1.1 Jun 24, 2026

Fixed

  • In a conversation, every line you type is now a follow-up question — no more accidental Note/Remind routing mid-chat.
  • Performance: opening the recent list is now snappier.
0.1.0 Jun 23, 2026

New

  • Notch can now search the web to answer — live results, no extra setup.
  • Answers grounded by a search show their sources beneath, each opening the original page.
  • Providers without web search are tucked into a submenu, so the picker leads with the ones that can.

Fixed

  • Switching models now takes effect immediately — no Save step.
0.0.8 Jun 22, 2026

New

  • Translate now flips between your two preferred languages and shows the direction on the chip.
  • A failed answer now shows what went wrong, with a one-tap Try Again or Open Settings.

Fixed

  • Clipboard action chips no longer stop responding after backing out of a save.
0.0.7 Jun 22, 2026

New

  • Double-tap ⌥ to summon Notch — the new default shortcut.
  • Choose which clipboard quick-tools (Summarize, Translate, Proofread…) show up, in Settings → General.
  • Closing now settles with a soft spring instead of snapping shut.

Fixed

  • Long clipboard summaries and translations are no longer cut off mid-thought.
  • Timed reminders no longer occasionally lose their time and never fire.
0.0.6 Jun 19, 2026

New

  • Set a global shortcut to summon Notch (default ⌥Space) in Settings → General.
  • Chinese relative dates now become reminders.
  • Closing now fades the content out before the shell retracts.

Fixed

  • Chinese/Japanese/Korean input candidates now show above the island while typing.
  • Re-granting Reminders access after revoking it no longer needs a restart.
  • A corrupted Recent entry no longer wipes the whole history.
  • Interrupted answers are marked instead of cut off silently.
0.0.5 Jun 19, 2026

New

  • Copied text now previews inside the prompt without collapsing Recent.
  • Clipboard actions show one chip; the rest unfurl on hover.
  • "What's New" is now a permanent link in Settings.

Fixed

  • Saving to Apple Notes is more reliable, including non-English Notes folders.
  • Recent rows no longer leave a text halo when scrolling behind the prompt.
0.0.4 Jun 18, 2026

New

  • After an update, a quiet "what's new" hint shows up next to the prompt.
  • Press ⌘↵ from the prompt to read what changed in each release, any time.
0.0.3 Jun 10, 2026

New

  • Notch wakes up noticeably faster when you first hover.

Fixed

  • Coming back from Settings now lands you right back in the prompt.