What's new

Every app restarts at version 0.9.0 (build 1), coming soon. Everything below is pre-release history from earlier test builds, newest first, labelled P1, P2 and so on so it can't be mixed up with the new build numbers.

MintPop

Pre-release P14 (was 12.6): Two-computer sync

  • Sync between two computers, Windows or Linux in any mix: notes, timers, clocks, radio and settings, end-to-end encrypted, no account
  • Eye, movement and water breaks as calm cards with Done, Snooze and Dismiss
  • Meeting cards with Join, Check camera and Remind me at start
  • Glance and Games, marked Early: switch them on in Settings, under Experimental

Pre-release P13 (was 10.9): Sports

  • Sports tab: football, cricket and basketball with Near Live scores; F1 schedule, results and standings
  • Follow teams; choose alerts for start, goals, wickets, results, F1 race start and winner
  • Fixed: a small square flickered mid-screen when MintPop restarted on Windows
  • Fixed: a long reminder title could overlap its date in the closed pop
  • Calendars, tasks and scores refresh right after the computer wakes or unlocks
  • Linux: the screenshot selector opens instantly

Pre-release P12 (was 10.8): Screenshot editor and picture clips

  • New screenshot tool: select an area, then blur, box, arrow, highlight or add text. Enter copies it, Ctrl+S saves it
  • Clips now keep pictures as well as text, with an All / Text / Pictures filter. Still memory-only
  • Meeting reminders: choose 1 hour, 30, 15 or 5 minutes before

Pre-release P11 (was 10.7): Charts, calendars, smoother navigation

  • Podcasts: Top worldwide and Top in your country from podcast charts, with a country picker
  • Radio, Podcasts and Now playing share one tidy switch and one player bar
  • Favourite or unfavourite the station that's playing
  • Several calendars at once, including CalDAV accounts, each with its own colour
  • Long titles scroll gently in the pop and fade neatly in lists

Pre-release P10 (was 10.6): Podcasts

  • Podcasts: follow shows, search, resume on every computer, speed and skip
  • Every alert redesigned as a card with Snooze and Dismiss

Pre-release P9 (was 10.5): Quick search, price alerts, meeting countdown

  • Radio station logos and the song that's playing
  • Live countdown on meeting cards
  • Price alerts for gold and stocks (India)
  • Quick search to find or add anything in one keystroke

Pre-release P8 (was 10.4)

  • Roomier task details panel

Pre-release P7 (was 10.3)

  • Eye breaks (20-20-20) and movement breaks

Pre-release P6 (was 10.2)

  • Edit TickTick notes and subtasks inside MintPop
  • Fixed a duplicate list picker
  • Radio polish

Pre-release P5 (was 10.1)

  • Start at login and coding-assistant approvals work in every way of installing MintPop

Pre-release P4 (was 10.0)

  • Hiding during fullscreen now also covers slideshows, and starts switched off (turn it on in Settings)
  • Calendar month view, with a dot on busy days; double-click a meeting link to join
  • Tasks show their notes and subtasks on a second line
  • Windows: volume and brightness changes appear in the pop

Pre-release P3 (was 9.9)

  • Check for updates from Settings, with optional automatic updates that install only while you are not using MintPop
  • Clearer help when a licence key and a sync key get mixed up

Pre-release P2 (was 9.8)

  • Live internet radio (Pro): search stations, filter by language and keep favourites
  • Only stations that are working are shown, and dropped streams reconnect by themselves

Pre-release P1 (was 9.7)

  • Answer a coding assistant's permission prompts (Allow or Deny) right from the pop
  • Dictation button that sends your dictation shortcut
  • Linux: notifications and volume and brightness changes appear in the pop
  • Windows: Settings now explain how to change start at sign-in

Dot Photos

Pre-release P2 (was build 10)

  • People: optional face grouping that runs only on this computer, with one-click erase
  • Private Vault: move photos in and they are encrypted (AES-256) with your passphrase and a printable recovery key
  • App lock: a passcode when Dot Photos opens or sits idle
  • Send to phone over your home Wi-Fi with a QR code
  • Bring photos home: import a cloud export with real dates and places kept, duplicates skipped

Pre-release P1 (was build 4)

  • Text in photos: words on signs, receipts and screenshots are read offline, so search finds them
  • Crop and enhance, saved as a new copy next to the original
  • Selection bar for favorite, tag, album, edit, compare, export or delete
  • Info panel with date, camera, place, tags and text found
  • Slideshow with 3, 5 or 10 second timing, shuffle and fades
  • Clean up bursts, blurry and very dark photos

Ctrl One

Pre-release P1 (was build 3.6)

  • A new Home that says what needs you
  • Startup apps you can switch off without uninstalling
  • A sound and microphone picker, and a camera switch
  • A weekly summary
  • End task in System