Product updates

Changelog

See what’s new in drifty for Mac.

  1. v1.9.0

    Bring drift alerts into Companion, and keep cloud state safer by account.

    • Drift alerts now arrive through Companion, keeping the same intervention actions together on one consistent surface.
    • drifty can celebrate days estimated in the top 10% using anonymous aggregate opt-in leaderboard totals, without returning participant-level focus records.
    • Classification rules, Privacy & Data controls, dashboard sharing, Flow density, settings navigation, and leaderboard profile actions are clearer and more consistent.
    • Device sync is isolated more firmly by account, Cloud AI backs off before retrying unavailable requests, and onboarding completion is safer to retry.
  2. v1.8.0–1.8.1

    Delete your account yourself, and keep update checks on the screen you already have.

    • You can now delete your drifty account from Settings. Cloud billing and device sync stop, while local tracking history stays on this Mac.
    • Settings surfaces Memory and agent access, and the Pro plan chooser opens from the sidebar.
    • Checking for updates from the menu now uses the same native status card as the available-update prompt.
    • Cloud AI classification handles usage limits correctly, and the latest available update is the one that installs.
  3. v1.7.0

    Meet the live desktop cat, and keep every way back within reach.

    • The onboarding cat now uses the live desktop pet. Tap it to say hello and see the same heart reaction it uses on your desktop.
    • Projects keeps its help hint beside the question mark, with a softer explanation that no longer shifts the page title.
    • If Google sign-in is cancelled, slow, expired, or malformed, drifty returns to a clear retry action instead of requiring an app restart.
    • Automatic close now appears in both Drift alerts and Desktop pet settings. Both controls share one preference and stay unavailable until Drift alerts are on.
  4. v1.6.8

    Leave History with a clean slate, and keep the desktop pet on the toolbar.

    • Switching away from History now clears its search, so returning shows the newest local records instead of a stale filter.
    • Before choosing a resident seat, the desktop pet checks controls exposed through macOS Accessibility. It moves sideways when a safe same-row seat exists; dense toolbars keep the resident seat instead of pushing the pet into page content.
  5. v1.6.7

    See the conversation title, keep its contents private, and choose how drift intervenes.

    • Activity from the native ChatGPT and Codex apps can now show the current conversation title and, when available, its project title through macOS Accessibility. drifty reads neither messages, prompts, nor commands.
    • Site favicons now persist in a local cache, appear across Week, Trends, and drift-alarm details, and can be cleared from Privacy settings.
    • Onboarding introduces the desktop cat and lets you choose whether drifty only records, shows an alert, or closes the distracting tab or app after sustained drift.
    • Manual update checks now stay in native status and update dialogs, alongside clearer date navigation, Trends headings, sidebar labels, and menu-bar feedback.
  6. v1.6.6

    Bring more work context into focus, while keeping the private parts local.

    • Trial codes can now extend drifty Cloud access without a card, directly from Account settings.
    • Classification can use minimized workspace, document, channel, mail-folder, and conversation-title context on one bounded retry. Messages, prompts, commands, and direct-message names stay on this Mac.
    • The desktop pet gains a right-click menu and nearby-cursor gaze, while apps playing local audio can remain present after keyboard and pointer input goes idle without recording audio samples.
    • Onboarding, responsive typography, Dashboard and Settings layout, Trends context, and share-card metrics are clearer and more reliable.
  7. v1.6.3–1.6.5

    Keep the glass steady, and correct the day in place.

    • Empty Dashboard Breakdown, Team, onboarding, and access surfaces now use quieter inline guidance instead of dashed placeholders.
    • The sidebar glass no longer flickers; frost is drawn natively, and CSS keeps only the tint.
    • Classification corrections stay on the current app or row as an inline chip editor, including long URL matches.
    • Leaderboard celebrations can now fire for earned top-three finishes, and manual update checks stay on the screen you are already using.
  8. v1.6.0–1.6.1

    See the shape of your projects, without losing the thread.

    • Projects now centers on a clearer latest-seven-days allocation view, with more consistent editors, model state, and accessible trends.
    • Bounded Living Soul context learns owner-scoped work patterns so short work-related transitions are less likely to be treated as drift, while durable context and correction evidence stay on this Mac.
    • Companion, the desktop pet, Not a drift corrections, Week scrolling, and shared controls behave more reliably across the app.
    • Packaged builds can again restart automatically after installing an update and access on-device Living Soul and correction evidence. Updating from v1.5.2 or v1.6.0 may require one manual reopen.
  9. v1.5.2

    See your week faster, and keep pauses intentional.

    • Your Week now summarizes tracked time, sessions, peak day, and apps at a glance, including in shorter windows.
    • An explicit tracking pause now survives app quits and restarts until you choose Resume Tracking.
    • The optional desktop pet moves and reacts more naturally, while pause, recovery, and in-app update restarts are more reliable.
  10. v1.4.0–1.5.0

    Share your focus, and keep Companion close.

    • Save aggregate-only Day or Week focus cards as PNGs or share them to LinkedIn and X, while tracking pauses can now last 15, 30, or 60 minutes—or until you resume.
    • Companion now centers on the menu bar with display styles, a one-hour hide, Off, and direct recovery; Floating Companion remains available as a Dev preview.
    • An optional desktop pet brings six coats and four sizes, while stronger tracker recovery and steadier dashboard loading keep the daily workflow reliable.
  11. v1.3.5

    Projects now keep the shape of your work.

    • Project analysis preserves an independent decision for each three-minute work window across Projects, Trends, and focus review.
    • Settings is easier to scan, with clearer App, Account & data, Advanced, AI, macOS Permissions, and Privacy & Data sections.
    • Projects loads less data, while history deletion, local AI recovery, keyboard navigation, and assistive-technology feedback are more reliable.
  12. v1.3.1–1.3.4

    Review and AI setup became clearer and more resilient.

    • Day and Week dashboards gained smoother chart transitions, clearer empty states, and breakdown values that remain visible while you move between days.
    • AI setup now centers on one provider and model selector, with model management, privacy context, and clearer guidance when setup is still needed.
    • Dialogs and tracker feedback behave more consistently, account transitions no longer bring down the app, and transient local AI failures recover with bounded retries.
  13. v1.2.0–1.2.12

    Your first day starts with useful context.

    • New installs can import the previous 48 hours of local browser history and open to a populated Your Day, with broader browser coverage and optional Safari history access.
    • Local AI setup can continue while a managed model downloads, with clearer memory guidance, warmup progress, and background classification status.
    • History search reaches the full local timeline, while pending activity is separated from Neutral time and account controls are easier to reach.
  14. v1.0.0–1.1.8

    The core daily workflow took shape.

    • The first stable Mac release brought together local tracking, AI classification, work-profile setup, Day and Week review, and drift alarms.
    • History began loading older records automatically, while date navigation, page headers, insight cards, and the app sidebar became easier to scan.
    • Drift controls gained break and Not a drift actions, with more reliable alarms, live site labels, and clearer collapsed navigation.