What's new

Every Blockwork release, newest first.

1. 0.5.2LatestSeptember 14, 2026

   Added

   • macOS self-updater: downloads the latest release's .app.zip, swaps the new Blockwork.app over the running bundle via the system ditto, and re-opens it.
2. 0.5.1September 13, 2026

   Added

   • Custom block coloring.

   Changed

   • Custom block rework and QoL fixes.
   • Show the correct operator type in the sidebar.
   • Bump Tauri and blockstitch, adapt to blockstitch's new Call shape.
   • Dependency updates and regenerated Flatpak sources.
3. 0.5.0September 4, 2026

   Added

   • Renamed to Blockwork with a new logo and icons.
   • Migrated the block editor to blockstitch (style, pan/zoom, drag handling).
   • Loops, booleans, and If / If-Else blocks.
   • Reworked comments and Block Details pane.
   • Time/date blocks, app open/quit blocks, battery event and operator.
   • System tray with quit-from-UI support.
   • Mouse movement recording.
   • Wayland support for Linux packaging.

   Fixed

   • AppImage packaging fix.
   • Flatpak Wayland fixes and source regeneration.
   • Warning when OpenRazer is present.
   • If / IfElse sidebar entries, boolean layout, selection, outline, and block style fixes.

   Changed

   • blockstitch dependency bumps.
4. 0.4.0July 30, 2026

   Added

   • Introduced the Scratch-like block editor experience, replacing the libcosmic list view.
   • Variables with live value preview.
   • Operators: text block, Join, Random, newline/tab constants, and more operators.
   • Reworked sidebar and custom blocks.
   • Windows arm64 build and Windows installer artifacts in CI.

   Changed

   • Removed the libcosmic list-view UI; desktop app is Tauri + CEF.
   • General visual rework and codebase refactor.

   Fixed

   • Hotkeys breaking after Alt+Tab.
   • Flatpak, Windows build, and macOS bundle fixes.
5. 0.3.1July 7, 2026

   Added

   • New config directory layout; first AppImage and Flatpak packaging attempts.

   Fixed

   • Flatpak build fixes.
6. 0.3.0June 20, 2026

   Added

   • Windows installer (Inno Setup) and self-updater.
   • Global hotkeys on Windows and Linux; record-hotkey and record-input support.
   • Local TCP control server with server settings page.
   • Floating-point Wait, randomized Wait variance, and wait-at-start-of-recording.
   • Force-quit a running macro.
   • Native input backends: evdev on Linux, Windows API on Windows.

   Changed

   • More precise playback timing (spin_sleep).
   • Windows input emulation via enigo; libcosmic updates.
   • Releases trigger on any pushed tag.

   Fixed

   • Server stop, icon handling, and Windows packaging fixes.
   • Key handling: ignore the app's own keypresses, support invalid text and modifiers.
   • evdev touchpad fix.
7. 0.2.1June 5, 2026

   Added

   • "Run script" repurposed into run-any-command.
   • Warning when the user is not in the input group (Linux).

   Changed

   • libcosmic bump.
8. 0.2.0May 20, 2026

   Added

   • Record Input, custom hotkey settings menu.
   • Undo/redo and comments.
   • Autoscroll; relative mouse moves.

   Fixed

   • Performance fix for large macros.
9. 0.1.0May 15, 2026

   Initial release.

   Added

   • libcosmic list-view macro editor: instruction sequences, per-macro files, full instruction editing GUI.
   • Shell command support, Wait blocks, key scanning with modifier support.
   • Global shortcuts (navigation, loop mode) on Linux; global keybinds on Windows.
   • App icons, updater and confirm dialogs, Wayland support.