Release history

What's new in MenuUtils

Every direct release is signed with Developer ID, notarized by Apple, and delivered through Sparkle.

  1. 0.8.4

    October 17, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.8.4

    Fixes

    • Fix MenuBarHider re-hiding icons moved out of the hidden section

    SHA-256 52e51ce5334e760f6748189db7943d64598d8259f5b35af21aefad983f9c61b8

  2. 0.8.3

    October 16, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.8.3

    New

    • Add opt-in real-recording transcription reports
    • Add Cactus Whistle as a final-pass transcription model

    Maintenance

    • Build Whistle only for Apple silicon
    • Keep new menu bar icons hidden in MenuBarHider

    SHA-256 5d3f519224ee55c3a2cd7151d401ada8225030174bd2082a0f15956c2ec9e63c

  3. 0.8.2

    October 6, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.8.2

    Fixes

    • Fix MenuBarHider hiding newly launched menu bar apps

    Maintenance

    • Use the Evolved Grid app icon in release page chrome

    SHA-256 02ee2e261dbb98e2a505e11d99b457f720ce9d19357577541943c5261c276ed5

  4. 0.8.1

    October 6, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.8.1

    Maintenance

    • Build direct releases on a macos-26 runner
    • Replace the app icon with the Evolved Grid design

    SHA-256 f3e8455f7d0150098658f2f7504ec0ce2829af833716349ae26e41f44d8d54ee

  5. 0.8.0

    October 6, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.8.0

    New

    • Add MenuBarHider module (macOS 27, direct build only)

    Maintenance

    • Hide macOS items and pick arrow icons in MenuBarHider
    • Link the Preferences gallery from the release page menu
    • Render release pages in the redesigned site markup
    • Document the technical stack

    SHA-256 822071aa059daa07a36d5bad148684236bbcf481d0a769b5f81d016c352ea930

  6. 0.0.42

    September 22, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.42

    New

    • Add Open at Login setting to MenuUtils
    • Release Site Rewrite marked download buttons to latest DMG

    Improvements

    • update backlog

    Maintenance

    • Document keyboard cleaner references and future ideas

    SHA-256 b9535902a59ed674effbfafc30992301b75d1a89be8456988f29135ac0fbbaea

  7. 0.0.41

    September 15, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.41

    New

    • Keyboard Cleaner Add keyboard cleaning mode and soft lock

    SHA-256 49c9f0098688d20903e84f920d54066dd8f8ca797f6a9c7459c615755fef6699

  8. 0.0.40

    September 14, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.40

    New

    • Transcription Complete permission and device matrix validation (T3)

    SHA-256 4dda19b270eea4097d6ce84fe727c4fdd025d561cff74553aea227af31538bf0

  9. 0.0.39

    September 8, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.39

    New

    • Transcription Add a chunked on-device SFSpeechRecognizer lane
    • Transcription Suppress call-mode echo against the system-audio lane

    Fixes

    • Transcription Handle SpeechAnalyzer resource limits instead of gating

    SHA-256 cf0f427ac488137048cb5caa76a6bb726c7ed40eed23191857a200a89f474c9f

  10. 0.0.38

    September 8, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.38

    New

    • Transcription Import audio/video files and route by locale

    Maintenance

    • Merge branch 'feat/transcription-file-import'

    SHA-256 2d708acce9c548e14677469b8135fc2124ef04d4cd39c0a8662dd464ba27411c

  11. 0.0.37

    September 8, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.37

    New

    • App Uninstaller Remove root-owned leftovers through a privileged helper

    Fixes

    • Stop MenuUtils relaunching itself after quit
    • App Uninstaller Report why cleanup failed instead of a wall of NSError

    Maintenance

    • Merge branch 'fix/app-uninstaller-cleanup-failures'

    SHA-256 b0b1e73c7ae8b91a45cff3178319054dbabeb0b6053e7087afa97703dc68c2c8

  12. 0.0.36

    September 7, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.36

    Fixes

    • Stop the App Uninstaller hang, the relaunch after quit, and a disk I/O trap

    SHA-256 1afd5cbe55ed2342b6ab54cc9a0c1c6e9b58cb96304e1af417abbae2a84b6933

  13. 0.0.35

    September 7, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.35

    Improvements

    • Permissions Rebuild around capabilities and distribution mode
    • UI Move Quit out of popover footers

    SHA-256 c49f92d46d6d93b060f96fb196de8dafe42acbf9f1742357c482eb2ace5c0261

  14. 0.0.34

    September 2, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.34

    Maintenance

    • Split live/final-pass transcription models, add non-blocking final pass and recording playback
    • Preserve microphone entitlement during release signing
    • Automate release notes and website publishing

    SHA-256 fcc4ac8dfc083c8c6da43722da6eb529424476dae6a7145996e5e8dd1baf32c1

  15. 0.0.33

    September 1, 2026

    MenuUtils 0.0.33

    New

    • Expose app uninstaller system permissions
    • Enable meeting transcription in release builds

    SHA-256 ccaf98ff901a0ed015a046a22dcae155fd524c6b26a454344dd295ca24db6fd0