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Changelog

All notable changes to Chomp will be documented here.

Build v0.5 (Build: 54)

September 17, 2025 - Latest

  • Working on Chomp auto closing apps after screen sharing or after opening their menubar items.
  • Improved Some components rewritten in swift instead of Objective-C.

Build v0.4 (Build: 53)

August 17, 2025

  • Improved Some components rewritten in swift instead of Objective-C.
  • Added The Chomp Counter! Chomp now keeps track of how many apps it's closed for you!
  • Fixed Chomp auto closed a select few of apps on launch automatically. No longer does this.

Build v0.3 (Build: 52)

August 12, 2025

  • Improved Centralized and guarded Swindler initialization.
  • Improved Removed unecessary synchronous calls across the app.
  • Improved Reduced CPU wakeups, eliminated redundant AX/CG calls, and prevented double-initialization edge cases, making the app more responsive and robust.
  • Added A fast, debounced window-check cache.
  • Fixed Chomp wasn't closing apps after that last update. Bruce was hungry I guess. This is now fixed! Thanks for the feedback!

Build v0.3 (Build: 51)

August 11, 2025

  • Fixed Apps closing unexpectedly, such as Xcode or App Store, by reintroducing a safe “has windows” check without AX. Sorry bout this one, Bruce got a little too excited to chomp.

Build v0.3 (Build: 50)

August 11, 2025

  • Fixed Accessibility confirmation popup showing every time a user would put a mac to sleep and reawaken. Should be fixed now!

Build v0.3 (Build: 49)

August 10, 2025

  • Working on Chomp Counter! Counts how many apps Bruce has eaten!
  • Working on Other crashes that might occur randomly. I'm slowly figuring them out!
  • Improved Menu creation with a fresh NSMenu and explicit targets in AppDelegate.loadMenu().
  • Added Sleep/wake handling in AppDelegate to teardown/rebuild status item, timers, Swindler, and license background tasks.
  • Fixed Reduced potential AX-related crashes by deferring known windows.

Build v0.2 (🎊Public Release of Chomp!🎊)

August 1, 2025

  • Working on More fun features that are coming soon!
  • Working on Codebase rewrite to migrate Objective-C components to Swift.
  • Improved Bruce is in a new ocean! App and menubar icons have been revamped!
  • Improved Uses Apple's Encrypted Keychain for license keys security.
  • Improved Proper error handling and fallbacks for security hashes.
  • Improved Drag and dropping apps into the Chomp list is now more reliable.
  • Improved Red x to remove apps is now on the left side to match Mac styling.
  • Improved Contraints and alignments within the settings window.
  • Added Zoom out effect for when apps are removed from the Chomp list.
  • Added Certificate pinning, enhanced error handling, and proper OS_logging practices.
  • Fixed License popup forcing user to provide key when still on trial and cancelling entering a key.
  • Fixed Settings window popping back up on its own after entering license.
  • Fixed Some reported crashes due to thread vallidation and corrupted data from user defaults.

Build v0.1 (Build: 36-43)

July 26, 2025 - Last Beta

  • Working on Better app and menubar icon for more dimension and visual appeal.
  • Working on Fix for needing to relaunch Chomp to resume trial if canceling license entry.
  • Working on Option to only terminate apps in the Chomp list not working at the moment.
  • Improved Intermittent crashes by improving how the app handles accessibility permissions.
  • Added Drag and Drop functionality to add apps to the Chomp list!
  • Added Updated links to navigate the app and website.
  • Fixed Settings window not being accessible during trial from menubar.
  • Fixed Apps not quitting when unbinding license and removing an app simultaneously.
  • Fixed License purchase popup showing up again over the key entry field.
  • Fixed Manual update check now shows a confirmation popup.

Build v0.1 (Build: 35)

July 20, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved License key format now has 6 digits at the start to match the rest of the key length.
  • Added Proper email logic and formatting for app download and license key retrieval.
  • Fixed App no longer relaunches itself after unbinding license and re-entering a key quickly.

Build v0.1 (Build: 34)

July 20, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed License revoke not working, it would just reactivate itself in some instances.

Build v0.1 (Build: 33)

July 20, 2025 - Beta

  • Added Proper validation of license keys using a heartbeat check.
  • Fixed License key getting automatically reactivated after it was deactivated.
  • Fixed Heartbeat check now triggering on launch.
  • Fixed Bruce icon alignment in the license key menu.

Build v0.1 (Build: 32)

July 19, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Accessibility options and prompts in system settings.
  • Fixed Glitches when accessibility option was turned off after activation.
  • Fixed App list and toggles are now properly disabled when accessibility permissions are off.
  • Fixed Red 'x' to remove apps from list is now working correctly.

Build v0.1 (Build: 31)

July 19, 2025 - Beta

  • Added You can now select and add multiple applications to the termination list at once!
  • Fixed The close button on the unbind license popup no longer appears pressed before being clicked.

Build v0.1 (Build: 30)

July 19, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved License key activation now handled with v2 script generator.
  • Added Feature for users to unbind license key and use it on another device!
  • Added Opacity added to background of license menus.
  • Added Main Menu & Icon menu option to manage license once activated.
  • Fixed App running into loops of entering a key and being unable to interact with the app.
  • Fixed Crashes that could occur when entering key, unbinding, canceling entering a key, and more. This is still being improved for future builds.
  • Fixed User set preferences with toggles and applist being reset or having an incorrect state after activating license.

Build v0.1 (Build: 29)

July 14, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Bruce moved over to trusting Cloudflare with many operations.

Build v0.1 (Build: 28)

July 13, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Changed update interval.

Build v0.1 (Build: 27)

July 13, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Updated verbiage of menubar popup toggle when turned off.
  • Added User selected apps are now in a proper container that better sizes the apps, has better scrolling and constraints.
  • Fixed Red x to remove app being finicky to show up. Now is closer to icon and has better focus mechanics.
  • Fixed Check for update on launch happening in the background not working.

Build v0.1 (Build: 26)

July 13, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Bruce got a little hungry and ate most of the main menu options. But thankfully the useful ones didn't look as appetizing!

Build v0.1 (Build: 25)

July 13, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Bruce realized he was being too pushy. Chomp no longer shows update popup every single time its launched or refocused. Now checks in the background.
  • Improved Chomp app now has a dramatically faster load time on startup. We're swimming much faster now!

Build v0.1 (Build: 24)

July 12, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed Auto-app update check not working on launch.

Build v0.1 (Build: 23)

July 12, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed Some users experienced not being able to use the main menu on app launch. App had to be unfocused and refocused in order for the menu to show up. This is now fixed!

Build v0.1 (Build: 22)

July 12, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed For real this time! Fixed app not being able to be accessed when menubar icon was turned off. Icon will now stay in dock unless menubar icon is turned on. WOO!

Build v0.1 (Build: 21)

July 12, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed Hopefully fixed all the issues with the toggles. Bruce is angry!

Build v0.1 (Build: 20)

July 12, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Also didn't realize I had to sign every single update...updates are actually now working. Before it was just fetching the update but not applying.
  • Added We're so back. Now the app should show an icon in the dock when menubar icon is disabled so that the user can still access the app somehow. Before it would hide both and people could get stuck.

Build v0.1 (Build: 19)

July 11, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed First toggle automatically being on even though it wouldn't launch at login.
  • Fixed App not being able to be relaunched if closed and menubar icon is turned off. Sorry about this one, Bruce distracts me a lot when coding.

Build v0.1 (Build: 18)

July 11, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed Checking for updates not working properly.

Build v0.1 (Build: 17)

July 11, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved Performance and reduced memory usage.
  • Added Support for automatic background & manual updates.

Build v0.1 (Build: 14)

July 10, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed Minor UI bugs.

Build v0.1 (Build: 11)

July 10, 2025 - Beta

  • Fixed Red x to take apps off the list.

Build v0.1 (Build: 10)

July 10, 2025 - Beta

  • Improved App list is now Icons instead of text!