New: Clicking an app icon while pressing Shift quits it (Suggested by Luigi Viscido)
New: Hidden apps icons are now displayed at half-opacity
Improved: Dark theme now uses white for the highlight color
Fixed: Applications menu sorting now reflects localized title order (Reported by Anders Caous)
uBar 2.5.1 Release Notes
Version 2.5.1
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Announcement: uBar 3 is now available with new features and enhancements.
Fixed: Tooltips and calendar no longer display at incorrect height on off-axis secondary displays (Reported by Ako Tulu)
uBar 2.5.0 Release Notes
Version 2.5.0
Sunday, July 26, 2015
New: New Size options: Small, Medium, Large, and Huge
Fixed: Shortcuts no longer appear to be reset to default in Preferences (Reported by Philipp Skorpio)
Fixed: Turned-off shortcuts no longer accidentally trigger under certain conditions (Reported by Philipp Skorpio)
uBar 2.4.9 Release Notes
Version 2.4.9
Monday, June 1, 2015
New: New Shortcuts pane in Preferences window allowing a custom shortcut for toggling hiding, showing the uBar menu, and activity mode (Suggested by Tobias Bergström)
New: A separator divides folders from Apps in the Applications menu when the Show folders first option is checked (Suggested by Rob Wyatt)
Improved: German localization updated (Thanks to Benjamin Bock)
Improved: Activity mode is now triggered by the right-control key by default
Fixed: Bar no longer visually glitches when it auto-(un)hides on a secondary screen that does not have a common baseline with the primary screen (Reported by Michael McLane)
Fixed: Calendar day of the week now displays properly in Chinese
Fixed: Apps dragged to the Menu list in the Preferences are now sorted properly (Reported by Rob Wyatt)
uBar 2.4.8 Release Notes
Version 2.4.8
Friday, May 8, 2015
New: Screen option added to Preferences to display uBar on the Main, Primary, or a Secondary screen (Suggested by David Vrooman)
uBar 2.4.7 Release Notes
Version 2.4.7
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
New: Help buttons added to Preferences
Improved: Window count is slightly faded in App titles
Improved: Clock shows more information when using two lines on large size
Improved: Unpinned corner radius adapts to to size
Fixed: Clicking the clock area launches the default calendar app for ICS files
Fixed: uBar no longer moves to corner on Logout
uBar 2.4.6 Release Notes
Version 2.4.6
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Improved: Favorite separator now uses foreground color
Improved: Badge update priority increased for Postbox and Outlook (Suggested by Chris Caddell)
Fixed: Force Quit now works (Reported by Bastiaan van den Berg)
uBar 2.4.5 Release Notes
Version 2.4.5
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
New: Show Separators option for Favorites area under Preferences
New: Portuguese (Brazil) localization added (Thanks to Caio Botafogo)
Fixed: Auto-hiding now works correctly when switching to fullscreen windows (Reported by Thomas McMahon)
Fixed: Auto-hiding is now respected when uBar windows such as the Preferences window are active (Reported by Robert Camner)
Fixed: Welcome window now respects Allow Dock Overlap option (Reported by C. Spencer van Gulick)
uBar 2.4.4 Release Notes
Version 2.4.4
Saturday, January 24, 2015
New: Dock Defaults and Taskbar Defaults buttons in Preferences under General
New: New option to set whether grouped window lists display when left-clicking (Suggested by Melvin Cappellato)
New: Sunrise calendar app now supported (Suggested by James Bradley)
New: Option to allow the Dock to overlap in Preferences under Advanced (Suggested by Kevin Roberts)
Improved: Slack app now has higher badge update priority
Improved: Preferences window shows up after Continue is pressed in Welcome window
Fixed: Eliminated a memory leak (Reported by Ilsa Loving)
Fixed: Can now remove first favorite when Desktop is not included (Reported by Adam Jones)
uBar 2.4.3 Release Notes
Version 2.4.3
Monday, January 12, 2015
Fixed: Empty trash on large numbers of files no longer blocks the UI (Reported by Allan Nyholm Nielsen)
Fixed: Non-unmountable volumes can no longer be dragged to the Trash (Reported by Anders Holm)
Fixed: App badges update on app activation (Reported by Matthias Ferber)
uBar 2.4.2 Release Notes
Version 2.4.2
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Fixed: Preference changes affect size properly with pinning off
Fixed: Solved a crash that affected certain systems on launch
uBar 2.4.1 Release Notes
Version 2.4.1
Monday, December 29, 2014
New: Pinning now reclaims free horizontal space
New: Changes to uBar are now animated
New: Clicks take effect on mouse down by default instead of mouse up - setting is available in Preferences under Advanced (Suggested by Honor Lee)
New: Option to disable behaviour that hides the active app when it is clicked in Preferences under Advanced (Suggested by Dan Caron)
Improved: Clicking near the bottom of the screen under an app or window triggers it in accordance with Fitts’s law (Suggested by Ben Morrison)
Improved: New Advanced pane in Preferences window
Fixed: Flicker issue that affected certain systems is resolved
uBar 2.4.0 Release Notes
Version 2.4.0
Saturday, December 20, 2014
New: Single app mode (Suggested by Ben Morrison)
New: Show user account in uBar menu
uBar 2.3.9 Release Notes
Version 2.3.9
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Improved: Compatible with Parallels Desktop 10 Coherence Mode (Reported by Lee Mellinger)
uBar 2.3.8 Release Notes
Version 2.3.8
Sunday, December 14, 2014
New: New Custom theme option to customize color and opacity
Improved: New Theme pane in Preferences window
Improved: New Areas pane in Preferences window
uBar 2.3.7 Release Notes
Version 2.3.7
Friday, December 12, 2014
New: Chinese Simplified localization added (Thanks to Windirt Young)
New: Developer mode shows bundle identifiers for applications
Fixed: TotalFinder is now far less likely to show duplicate windows (Reported by Kimberly Nucifora)
uBar 2.3.6 Release Notes
Version 2.3.6
Sunday, November 16, 2014
New: New Platinum Neue theme
New: New Now Playing theme that dynamically uses iTunes artwork
New: Developer mode shows process and window IDs
Fixed: Temporary files downloaded by certain apps no longer trigger download notifications (Reported by Jordan Brough)
Fixed: User Applications folder contents no longer repeated in Applications if it is a symlink (Reported by Garrett Walbridge)
uBar 2.3.5 Release Notes
Version 2.3.5
Friday, November 7, 2014
New: Polish localization added (Thanks to Tomasz Nastula)
New: Turkish localization added (Thanks to Abdullah Aloglu)
New: Swedish localization added (Thanks to Anders Holm)
New: Drag a removable volume to the Trash to eject it (Suggested by Anders Holm)
New: uBar menu will launch iTerm instead of Terminal if it is installed (Suggested by Jordan Brough)
New: Clicking clock area will launch BusyCal instead of Calendar if it is installed
New: uBar menu icon shows visual feedback when clicked (Suggested by Frederic Nimmermann)
New: uBar menu icon shows tooltip
Improved: Bar items now half-highlight on mouse-down prior to mouse-up (Suggested by Oliver Schmidt)
Improved: Trash icon is darker on Yosemite when using the light theme to improve contrast
Fixed: Calendar no longer repeats days in certain cases (Reported by Josh Carroll)
Fixed: Control-clicking Favorites now displays contextual menu (Reported by Matthias Ferber)
uBar 2.3.4 Release Notes
Version 2.3.4
Thursday, October 16, 2014
New: Desktop and Trash can be hidden (Suggested by Sveinn Davíðsson)
New: The menu can be hidden (Suggested by Simon Gustavsson)
New: Files dropped onto bar area now launch in default application (Suggested by Oliver Schmidt)
New: Drag & Dropping files onto applications and the bar shows a descriptive tooltip
uBar 2.3.3 Release Notes
Version 2.3.3
Saturday, October 11, 2014
New: Folder favorites now list the folder contents when clicked (Suggested by James Veitch)
New: Norwegian localization added (Thanks to Roar Lochar, Ramberg Media)
New: Option + Right-clicking an application tile gives the option to Force-Quit (Suggested by George Plymale)
Fixed: Control-clicking now brings up contextual menus (Reported by Matthew Mitchell)
uBar 2.3.2 Release Notes
Version 2.3.2
Thursday, October 9, 2014
New: Danish localization added (Thanks to Allan Nyholm Nielsen)
Fixed: Application badges now dynamically adapt their update frequency and are much more responsive (Reported by Jeff Branc)
Fixed: Proper instance is switched to when running multiple instances of same application (Reported by Seb Insua)
uBar 2.3.1 Release Notes
Version 2.3.1
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
New: Option-click applications to hide/unhide them (Suggested by Mike Tselikman)
New: Command-click applications or favorites to reveal them in the Finder (Suggested by Simon Gustavsson)
New: Command-right-click Trash to perform Secure Empty Trash (Suggested by Gary Chike)
Fixed: 2nd level of Applications folder now respects Finder filename display preferences (Reported by Frederic Nimmermann)
uBar 2.3.0 Release Notes
Version 2.3.0
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Improved: “Add to uBar” service is now enabled by default for the Finder (Suggested by Akshay Hegde)
Fixed: Issue where Safari & Chrome would stop updating windows is fixed
Fixed: Setting theme to automatic now works in Yosemite (Reported by Akshay Hegde)
uBar 2.2.9 Release Notes
Version 2.2.9
Sunday, October 5, 2014
New: Manual Application Order
New: Applications can now be excluded
New: Japanese localization now complete (Thanks to Daisuke Saito)
New: Dutch localization added (Thanks to Jordi Bruin)
Improved: When titles are disabled, tooltips for applications can now include badge text
Improved: uBar will no longer Open on Login if explicitly quit regardless of Open on Login Preference (Suggested by Peter Maurer)
Fixed: Application order respected on launch (Reported by Simon Gustavsson)
uBar 2.2.8 Release Notes
Version 2.2.8
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Fixed: Better support for applications that don’t implement the Accessibility API properly such as X11 (Reported by Chris Andreae)
Fixed: Window proxy icons now normally sized on Yosemite (Reported by Simon Gustavsson)
Fixed: Downloads folder icon now shows on Yosemite (Reported by Ashish Gandhi)
Improved: Updated Desktop favorite icon
Note: Moom is now compatible with uBar (Thanks to Many Tricks)
uBar 2.2.7 Release Notes
Version 2.2.7
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Fixed: Drag & Drop files onto applications now works with uBar in Auto-Hide (Reported by River Brandon & Kurt Trew)
Fixed: Fixed rare crash involving poorly written Preference Panes (Reported by Alex McCollister)
uBar 2.2.6 Release Notes
Version 2.2.6
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Fixed: Minor Application Conflict warning no longer shows if suppressed (Reported by Henri Spagnolo)
Fixed: Unresponsive application no longer stay in certain cases (Reported by J. J. Larrea)
Fixed: Certain invisible files no longer shown in Applications menu (Reported by Andre Lauzon)
uBar 2.2.5 Release Notes
Version 2.2.5
Sunday, September 21, 2014
New: French localization now complete
New: German localization now complete (Thanks to Andre Lauzon)
Fixed: Applications, Desktop, Documents, and Downloads icons now show on Yosemite (Reported by Jason McNichol)
uBar 2.2.4 Release Notes
Version 2.2.4
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
New: Preference to show folders first in uBar menu (Suggested by Andre Lauzon)
New: A warning is now shown for known minor application conflicts
Fixed: Badge updates more responsive (Reported by Thomas McMahon)
uBar 2.2.3 Release Notes
Version 2.2.3
Monday, September 8, 2014
New: App icons now show tooltip when title is not displayed
Fixed: Activity Mode now triggered when only Ctrl-key is held (Reported by Lee Mellinger)
Fixed: Favorite tooltips now center over highlighted icon
uBar 2.2.2 Release Notes
Version 2.2.2
Sunday, August 31, 2014
New: Pinning preferences for left and right (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
Fixed: Calendar days aligned to proper weekday (Reported by Hugo Hamilton)
uBar 2.2.1 Release Notes
Version 2.2.1
Friday, August 29, 2014
New: Favorite icons darken while clicked (Suggested by Lee Mellinger)
New: Provide Feedback window available from uBar menu
New: Initial localization into Spanish and Italian
uBar 2.2.0 Release Notes
Version 2.2.0
Thursday, August 28, 2014
New: Calendar appears when hovering over clock area (Suggested by Thomas McMahon)
Improved: More windows now use document icons
uBar 2.1.9 Release Notes
Version 2.1.9
Sunday, August 24, 2014
New: Favorites now show tooltip style labels when hovered over (Suggested by Chi-Ming Chow)
uBar 2.1.8 Release Notes
Version 2.1.8
Monday, August 18, 2014
New: Ungrouped windows now use document icon when applicable
uBar 2.1.7 Release Notes
Version 2.1.7
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Fixed: Crash on App quit fixed
uBar 2.1.6 Release Notes
Version 2.1.6
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Fixed: Apps with windows being restored at launch no longer display 0 windows
uBar 2.1.5 Release Notes
Version 2.1.5
Saturday, August 2, 2014
New: Custom menu item list in Preferences now shows icons
uBar 2.1.4 Release Notes
Version 2.1.4
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Improved: Applications in Menu no longer show extension (Suggested by John Birch)
Fixed: Applications that are already unresponsive when uBar is launched are marked as such
uBar 2.1.3 Release Notes
Version 2.1.3
Thursday, July 17, 2014
New: Standard menu items can now be enabled/disabled from preferences
uBar 2.1.2 Release Notes
Version 2.1.2
Sunday, July 13, 2014
New: Window grouping available via Preferences window (Suggested by willph)
uBar 2.1.1 Release Notes
Version 2.1.1
Saturday, July 12, 2014
New: Initial localization into French, German and Japanese
Improved: Clicking the Clock now opens Calendar.app instead of Date & Time
uBar 2.1.0 Release Notes
Version 2.1.0
Friday, July 11, 2014
New: Menu is now customizable via the Preferences window (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
Fixed: Activity mode now shows memory over 4 GB
Fixed: Activity for child-processes no longer added to parent total if they have an independent GUI
uBar 2.0.9 Release Notes
Version 2.0.9
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
New: Moved preferences from Menu to Preferences window
Fixed: Switching to an Application (not a particular window) now activates all windows for that Application
uBar 2.0.8 Release Notes
Version 2.0.8
Monday, July 7, 2014
New: Activity mode fills bar Applications horizontally based on CPU usage (Suggested by Jessica Lares)
New: Windows that get zoomed or resized under uBar are resized out after half a second
Improved: Default application width in bar lowered in Small mode (Suggested by John W.)
Fixed: Activity mode now includes usage of application child processes
uBar 2.0.7 Release Notes
Version 2.0.7
Sunday, July 6, 2014
New: Bar displays CPU and Memory usage for Applications when Control is held
New: uBar menu can display an Icon instead of text (set in Bar>Menu>Use Icon) (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch, Fred Hall, & Jessica Lares)
uBar 2.0.6 Release Notes
Version 2.0.6
Saturday, July 5, 2014
New: Bar Appearance now has Auto mode (uses system Appearance, where Blue is Light and Graphite is Dark)
New: Bar Size now has Auto mode (screen width>1600 is Large and <=1600 is Small)
Improved: App and Favorite icons are now bigger on Large mode (Suggested by Jessica Lares & Peter von Diebitsch)
Fixed: Finder icon now shows in Yosemite DP2
Optimization: Threaded Applications and System Preferences menu rebuilding
uBar 2.0.5 Release Notes
Version 2.0.5
Friday, July 4, 2014
New: Trash added to right side with control/right-click for Empty Trash menu (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
New: Files can be dragged to Favorites or Trash
Improved: Favorite spacing increased (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
Improved: Added day of the month to clock when uBar has a height of one-line (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
Improved: uBar preference menu reorganized
Fixed: Finder control/click menu no longer shows Add/Remove to Favorites or Show in Finder
uBar 2.0.4 Release Notes
Version 2.0.4
Thursday, July 3, 2014
New: Option to hide application title and/or badge (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
New: Add to uBar Favorites item added to file Services (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
Improved: Opacity slightly lowered (Suggested by Peter von Diebitsch)
Improved: uBar preference menu reorganized
uBar 2.0.3 Release Notes
Version 2.0.3
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
New: Apps now have badges (Suggested by Barry Lubov)
New: Notification when files finish downloading
New: Windowless apps now open a default window when activated (Suggested by Barry Lubov)
Improved: Finder offers option to Relaunch when right-clicked instead of Quit
Fixed: Preferences right/control-click menu now available from uBar Menu
uBar 2.0.2 Release Notes
Version 2.0.2
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Fixed: Trial no longer prematurely ends (2nd fix)
uBar 2.0.1 Release Notes
Version 2.0.1
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Fixed: Trial no longer prematurely ends
uBar 2.0.0 Release Notes
Version 2.0.0
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
New: Total rewrite for Mac OS X 10.9+
New: Optimization: Ultra-low CPU and memory usage
New: Sizes (Large & Small)
New: Preferences via right-click bar
New: Appearances (Light & Dark)
New: Application in window menu
Fixed: Awareness of minimized windows
Fixed: Awareness of windows of hidden applications