Changelog

A clear record of every product change

This page records development builds, review fixes, and feature and compatibility changes after release.

Version 1.0 approved for distribution

  • Apple approved macOS version 1.0 for distribution on the Mac App Store
  • Build 22 includes the demonstration mode used by App Review to verify the complete feature set
  • The Mac App Store product page is becoming available; the website will update its download status once the public link is stable

1.0 review fixes

  • Check locally whether Squirrel is installed before opening Squirrel Settings, avoiding an unusable folder-authorization flow when it is missing
  • Accept only the current user's fixed ~/Library/Rime folder in the authorization panel
  • Allow the main window to be reopened from the Window menu, the Dock, or the menu bar control
  • Uploaded the corrected build for continued pre-release verification

Expanded input source management

  • Added standard app rules for assigning any enabled input source to an app
  • Added Follow Apps for automatic per-app switching
  • Added one-click menu bar rules for the current app and input source
  • Marked rules whose target was disabled, removed, or changed
  • Made Input Source Lock and Follow Apps mutually exclusive
  • Kept standard rules local while preserving optional Squirrel Chinese and English defaults

Mac App Store release preparation

  • Completed the information architecture for common and advanced settings
  • Improved candidate-window preview, schemas, Squirrel app rules, and frequency learning
  • Completed multi-file backup and restore and deployment diagnostics
  • Reviewed Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English interfaces

First macOS release

Version 1.0 completed production signing, privacy information, and App Store materials, and was approved for distribution on August 17, 2026.