Changelog.

Fixed

• Island now maintains a dark, readable surface over light apps and across different desktops.
• SnapWheel modifier shortcuts now recover from interrupted keyboard monitoring and stale modifier-key state.
• Free users can now enable text expansion and use their included snippets in any app.

New

• Choose from ten app languages during onboarding or later in Settings.
• Vehla Free now includes Command Palette search, native utilities, window management, BarKeep on macOS 26 and earlier, 50 clipboard items, 5 notes, 50 monthly AI sessions and actions, and 3 snippets.
• Premium can now be tried free for 7 days with no card required; existing lifetime licenses remain fully unlocked.

Improved

• Command Palette now searches every built-in workspace, offers curated actions for popular apps, adds a one-click Ask AI chat shortcut, lets you customize footer buttons, and shows actionable errors instead of failing silently.
• Ask AI, AI Actions, and Recall now answer in Vehla's selected app language while respecting explicit translation and rewriting instructions.
• Clearer Free and Premium boundaries: local models up to 2B parameters stay free, while larger and custom MLX models, Symbols, and Window Layouts move to Premium.
• Free usage is easier to track, with menu bar and Settings counters for clipboard, Notes, snippets, and monthly AI, and AI usage counted only after an answer completes.
• Dock Widgets, Folder Dock, and the floating Island now share a unified Liquid Glass look, expandable panels in SnapWheel, discoverable action menus, and structured context sharing with Ask AI, Notes, and Reminders.
• QuickGlass now expands in place, groups its actions into clear categories with extensions first, and runs Toolbox transforms directly on selected text.
• Smarter local model memory use: smaller models warm at launch and offload when idle, and Flow's speech model no longer preloads on macOS 27.
• Settings now remembers its window size and position, stays responsive alongside SnapWheel, and shows Vehla in the Dock while open.
• Optional anonymous analytics now help improve device compatibility, with an opt-out in Privacy settings.

Fixed

• Switching app languages now relaunches Vehla cleanly, and onboarding, Settings, Recall, and Command Reference stay consistent while provider and model brand names remain in English.
• Premium gating is more reliable: trials start without crashes, Premium features lock and unlock correctly, and returning to Free stops Premium runtimes immediately.
• QuickGlass fixes: reliable action menus that preserve selected text, verified Kokoro model install, and no crash opening Settings on macOS 27.
• Dock Widget fixes: no crashes on macOS 27, aligned Calendar and Timer controls, a consistent Battery card, reliable Speedtest, and Reminders that open the app immediately.
• SnapWheel keyboard activation now requests required access and recovers automatically after permission changes.
• Command Palette fixes: Escape returns from workspaces, pending edits save before quitting, Ask AI waits for a prompt, and Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex use their current shortcuts.

New

• Toolbox. Added Generators, Web Dev, and Networking categories with UUID, fake data, CSS helpers, playgrounds, CORS and accessibility checks, DNS, CIDR, and port tools.
• Draw.io workspace. Added a dedicated offline diagram workspace with folders, tags, search, autosave, and native save panels for built-in export formats.
• Mind Map workspace. Added a private, offline workspace with hybrid automatic and freeform layout, folders, tags, search, autosave, and flexible exports.
• Native Swift Dock widgets. Added support for installable native Swift Dock widgets.
• Native workspace extensions. Native extensions can add full SwiftUI and DockWidgetSDK experiences directly inside Vehla, with explicit full-access consent and crash recovery.
• Dock Widgets. Added expandable Weather, Calendar, Music, System Activity, and Timer widgets beside the macOS Dock.
• Docker Control Dock Widgets. Monitor container status and resources, stream logs, and start, stop, or restart containers.
• News Reader. Added an installable Dock Widget for RSS and Atom feeds, artwork, unread tracking, and OPML backup.
• App Hotkeys. Assign global keyboard shortcuts to launch or focus favorite apps.
• Private vision models. Qwen3-VL models can now run image actions on-device, with RAM-aware model recommendations and cloud fallback when needed.

Improved

• Canvas, Draw.io, Mind Map, Notes, Kanban, Docker, and Docker app workspaces can be maximized.
• Anthropic Claude supports Console API keys, while Claude Code OAuth tokens use the compatible Haiku 4.5 model.
• Native workspace extensions follow live Vehla theme changes and can use the selected on-device AI model.
• Native in-process package updates now explain when Vehla must be restarted.
• Open Palette at Mouse Cursor is disabled by default for fresh installs.
• QuickGlass can now show a compact icons-only action strip.
• Command Reference now has search, category filters, and a clearer card layout.
• Extension catalog and installed package rows can now open a formatted package README and its GitHub repository.
• The Store catalog adds a dedicated Dock Widgets tab with widget-aware search.
• Pinned Docker app buttons can now be hidden from the command-palette footer.
• Notes keeps pasted URLs as plain text while rendering properly formatted Markdown links in Preview.
• SnapWheel can open from a left or right Control, Option, or Command key used by itself, or from a custom shortcut.
• SnapWheel can use its own custom colors and transparency independently of the selected Vehla theme.
• Advanced local models now include an uncensored Huihui Gemma 4 12B coding and reasoning option.
• Music play and pause controls now update immediately while Spotify confirms playback in the background.
• Folder Dock and Dock Widgets now follow the macOS Dock smoothly between displays at the correct size and stay steady when app icons bounce.
• Weather Dock widgets can use a manually entered city, country, or postal code without device location access.
• The floating AI bubble can be resized from Settings.
• Magic Rewrite windows now use a streamlined Liquid Glass design on macOS 26 and a dark frosted finish on earlier macOS versions.
• Notch and Island settings can now hide the Music tab while playback continues in the background.
• Onboarding now lets you preview and enable Dock Widgets alongside other Quick Surfaces.
• Onboarding now includes everyday behavior, AI, palette, and search preferences.
• Command Palette now shows curated, non-blocking actions for popular browsers, communication, productivity, music, and developer apps, with guided search and everyday controls.
• Xcode, 1Password, VS Code, Chrome, Arc, Safari, Obsidian, Outlook, Spotify, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, Linear, Discord, Visual Studio Code, Claude, ChatGPT Classic, Codex, Microsoft Word, and Excel now offer curated Command Palette actions.
• Extension and plugin commands now appear above file and folder results in Command Palette searches.
• Calculations and conversions now present the expression and result in a clearer side-by-side card.

Fixed

• Local model download progress remains visible in Settings and the Command Palette while queued downloads run.
• Anthropic connection tests now validate against the current model catalog instead of reporting false authentication failures.
• Claude OAuth model restrictions now show actionable guidance instead of a generic AI error.
• Claude’s curated actions now use working shortcuts for new and incognito chats and omit unsupported controls.
• ChatGPT Classic actions now follow its current native menus and shortcuts.
• Codex search now opens its combined chat and command search instead of typing into the active chat.
• Cloud provider model pickers now immediately show the newly selected model.
• Fixed break reminder delayed preview.
• Accepting native workspace terms now opens the extension immediately instead of dismissing the palette.
• Native workspaces now present requested Store permissions above the palette instead of failing to open behind a hidden prompt.
• Store Extension Data now asks for permission before native widgets receive persistent storage.
• Custom Dock widgets now expand inline smoothly without snapping at the start or shrinking text and icons mid-transition.
• Weather Dock widgets now keep a clear Allow Location action and reliably open Location Settings when access is disabled or restricted.
• Dock Widgets now provide clear VoiceOver titles for compact controls and expanded panels.
• Pasting screenshots or images into Notes now inserts a Markdown image that renders in Preview.
• Notes now reliably accepts typing immediately after opening or switching notes.
• Recently Used Apps now refreshes from actual app activity and shows the latest apps first.
• App action input prompts now place the cursor after the prompt so you can type immediately.
• Moving a maximized window beneath the notch no longer triggers the file-drop interface.
• QuickGlass no longer triggers invalid key sounds while annotating screenshots in CleanShot X.

New

• Docker Apps. Discover local containers and images, browse a curated app catalog, and search Docker Hub directly from Vehla.
• Dedicated app workspaces. Installed apps such as n8n, Grafana, Open WebUI, Uptime Kuma, Gitea, and Stirling PDF open in dedicated palette workspaces.

Improved

• Vehla-managed apps appear beside Docker in the Command Palette footer and respond to commands such as d n8n.
• New containers bind web ports to localhost by default and continue running when Vehla quits.

Fixed

• Fixed a crash when opening a Docker app.
• Fixed Vehla stealing focus from the active app.

Improved

• Notch and Island drop feedback. Dragging files, images, URLs, or text toward Notch or Island now gives a compact nudge, then expands the bucket after a successful drop.

Fixed

• Newly installed apps now appear in Command Palette search immediately without restarting Vehla or waiting for the app index to refresh.
• Folder Dock refreshes immediately after folders or linked items are removed and keeps shifted item icons in sync.
• Dragging items from Folder Dock, Shelf, Notch, or Island now removes them only after a successful external drop; cancelled and internal drags keep the originals.
• Notch stays anchored to the built-in MacBook display when an external monitor is connected.
• Command Palette no longer crashes when searching for system commands.
• Left and right arrow keys now move the Command Palette input cursor, while up and down continue navigating results.
• Notch and Island now collapse when you click outside, while scrolling inside them no longer closes them.

New

• QuickGlass. A configurable selection action bar now appears over selected text for copy, Read Aloud, Magic Rewrite, translation, summaries, explanations, and custom actions.
• Magic Rewrite. Rewrite focused text in place with default tones, per-run tone selection, custom tone prompts, and dedicated shortcuts.
• Flow dictation. Hold Fn, speak, and release to transcribe and paste with private speech models including Parakeet, Nemotron, Apple Speech, Apple Speech Analyzer, and Whisper.
• Read Aloud. Speak selected text with on-device Kokoro English voices or ElevenLabs voices from your own account.
• Store extensions. Install command extensions with palette discovery, command previews, enable/disable controls, permissions, Keychain secrets, updates, search, and signed publisher trust.
• Extension SDKs. TypeScript/JavaScript and Swift SDKs now support typed handlers, forms, rich results, secure secrets, private storage, notifications, brokered actions, and native Swift packaging through vehla-swift.
• Clipboard upgrades. Search tabs for text, URLs, images, pinned clips, and all history; local image analysis; multi-select; named stacks; rich URL clips; privacy controls; and AwesomeCopy sync.
• Notch and Island upgrades. Added Voice Notes, System Activity, Recent Links, a more compact top-attached Notch, and per-tab Settings toggles.

Improved

• Onboarding now includes visual previews and setup for SnapWheel, QuickGlass, Break Reminders, BarKeep, Shelf, Folder Dock, Folder Peek, Canvas, Notes, Kanban, Flow, Read Aloud, and Magic Rewrite.
• Break Reminders now support work hours, workdays, a full-screen blur style, smoother transitions, and Escape-to-dismiss.
• Command Palette search now includes optional fuzzy and acronym matching across apps, files, actions, shortcuts, and Store commands.
• Ask your Memory / Recall now matches short prefixes and partial codes inside clipboard clips and notes.
• Themes now apply across the palette, Settings, onboarding, License Gate, and What's New, with a new Vintage theme.
• SnapWheel adds an optional Command-middle-click bypass so the current app can receive its normal middle-click action.
• Store catalog installs now verify HTTPS URLs, archive sizes, checksums, manifest identity, secure extraction, immutable packages, native signatures, and publisher provenance.

Fixed

• Fixed QuickGlass placement issues in Outlook, Cursor, and other selection-heavy apps.
• Fixed Magic Rewrite replacement failures in Cursor, Outlook, Electron apps, and web editors.
• Fixed Shelf, Notch, Voice Notes, Settings, Liquid Glass, onboarding, and Store permission display issues.
• Fixed extension notification authorization, stale catalog responses, JSON-RPC broken-pipe crashes, and signed package labeling.

Improved

• Snap Wheel shortcut. Open the radial window-layout picker directly from a configurable shortcut.
• Purge in palette search. Start app cleanup directly from the command palette.
• Local-model offload. Release model memory after inactivity and reload it when needed.

Changed

• Reduced idle animation work when Vehla windows are hidden.
• Tightened search-index memory limits and reduced unnecessary rebuild churn.
• Local AI no longer warm-starts by default; users who prefer a faster first response can opt in from Settings.
• Optional Messages integration now respects its saved preference at startup.

New

• Added first-class Lekh AI Pro integration for using its local MLX and GGUF models directly in Vehla.
• Added configurable Lekh AI Pro server endpoint and model selection with built-in connection testing.
• Added Continue in Lekh for sending selected text, clipboard content, Finder files, screenshots, Shelf items, and notes into a new Lekh chat.
• Added read-only discovery of compatible MLX models managed by Lekh AI Pro, including custom model storage locations.
• Added portable persona import and export for moving custom personas between Vehla and Lekh AI Pro without sharing app databases.
• Added macOS App Intents for opening Vehla, activating personas, and continuing text in Lekh AI Pro.
• Added Deep Research to Shelf with persistent progress, cancellation, reconnection, model selection, and automatic delivery of reports and source files.
• Added Vehla's standalone MCP client for direct HTTP/SSE and local stdio server connections, independent of Lekh AI Pro.
• Added a persistent .mcp workspace with agent tasks, live tool progress, one-time approvals, server management, manual invocation, and audit history.
• Added Keychain-backed MCP credentials plus per-server and per-tool Allow, Ask, and Deny controls.
• Added durable MCP agent-run history with transcript review and cleanup controls.
• Added a full SnapWheel layout editor with radial drag reordering, accessible list controls, customizable AI and app arcs, safe draft Apply/Cancel, and Focus-aware color profiles.
• Added Break Reminders with a customizable airplane banner flyover, configurable intervals, and a preview from Settings.
• Added a comprehensive Kanban workspace with folders, tags, board search, customizable columns, WIP limits, card priorities, due dates, labels, checklists, archives, and Markdown export.
• Added drag-and-drop card movement and reordering across Kanban statuses, plus draggable column reordering.
• Added kanban and board palette commands, including optional board-name matching for quickly opening a specific board.
• Added Kanban storage controls with iCloud Drive folder support and Recall indexing with actionable board citations.
• Upgraded Ask Memory into Recall: it now searches Shelf items, snippets, canvases, Deep Research reports, and user-selected folders alongside notes and clipboard - all indexed locally.
• Added actionable Recall citations: open the source, reveal it in Finder, stage it on a Shelf, or copy its full content from any cited chip.
• Added Recall source controls in Settings → Memory, including per-source toggles and read-only indexed folder management.

Improved

• Lekh AI Pro is treated as a local provider so private memory remains available without enabling cloud memory sharing.
• Simplified local provider settings by replacing the OMLX configuration with Lekh AI Pro.
• Available provider models now appear in discovered model dropdowns instead of requiring manual model IDs.
• Vehla now discovers Lekh research models through a secure shared catalog without requiring Lekh's local server.
• Lekh actions now appear only when Lekh AI Pro is installed and advertises the required integration capability.
• Added a setting to choose whether the menu bar icon opens Vehla's settings menu or command palette.
• Improved Folder Peek and Folder Dock glass rendering with cleaner rounded edges.
• Improved app responsiveness by keeping search indexing, large-model cleanup, and Deep Research coordination off the main thread.
• Kanban file reads, writes, JSON processing, exports, external-change monitoring, and debounced persistence now run off the main thread.
• MCP protocol, policy, transport, persistence, and agent orchestration run in isolated actors with bounded steps, cancellation, reconnect, output limits, and clean shutdown.
• Improved MCP support for local MLX models with relevant-tool ranking, compact schema prompts, malformed-output recovery, and Gemma padding safeguards.
• Enhanced SnapWheel with faster flick selection, more forgiving drag release, stable submenu traversal, reduced-animation controls, and optional automatic outer-arc closing.
• The command palette can now open around the mouse cursor on the monitor currently in use, with a setting to restore main-display positioning.
• Added an optional application-first search mode so installed apps can stay above matching commands and actions.
• Added a clipboard-management toggle for stopping clipboard monitoring while preserving existing history until it is cleared.

Fixed

• Fixed MCP authentication headers appearing to save while their placeholder names were discarded.
• Fixed MCP agent transcripts persisting into newly opened workspaces.
• Fixed local Gemma MCP sessions producing repeated padding tokens when large server catalogs were connected.
• Fixed SnapWheel briefly highlighting an opposite segment because two hover systems competed for selection.
• Fixed automatic SnapWheel outer-arc closing making distant child actions difficult to reach.
• Fixed exact action matches such as Speedtest hiding an installed application with the same name.
• Fixed the command palette intermittently opening on the MacBook display while the pointer was on an external monitor.
• Fixed Deep Research jobs remaining visibly queued while Lekh AI Pro processed recovered work.
• Fixed missed Deep Research notifications by adding automatic background job recovery.
• Fixed Continue in Lekh launching a second or outdated Lekh AI Pro installation when a Debug build was already running.
• Fixed Continue in Lekh requiring two selections and showing an unregistered URL-handler alert.
• Fixed portable persona exports failing when a custom avatar exceeded the transfer size limit.
• Fixed dark translucent edge artifacts around Folder Peek and Folder Dock surfaces.
• Fixed Folder Dock remaining visible and causing a white screen during full-screen video playback.
• Fixed Kanban cards not starting drag sessions when moving them to another status.
• Fixed a Swift compiler optimizer crash that could prevent Release archives from completing.
• Existing OMLX selections now migrate automatically to the Lekh AI Pro provider.
• General bug fixes and stability improvements.

Added

• QR code generator. Generate QR codes from URLs, text, and supported payloads directly from the palette.
• Folder Dock. Pin folders for fast opening, reveal, copy, and drag-friendly access.
• Color palette and symbol picker. Pick colors, copy common color formats, and search SF Symbols, Unicode marks, arrows, and punctuation.
• Smart Clipboard. Added AI-assisted clipboard cleanup, extraction, summarization, image tools, and clipboard context reuse.
• Port and process manager. Search processes, inspect listening ports, kill stuck ports, and quit apps with clearer feedback.
• Layouts. Save and restore common app/window arrangements.
• Notes and RAG chat. Added Quick Capture, Markdown note editing, and chat across notes, clipboard history, and local context.
• Notch / Island reminders. Show lightweight reminder prompts in the glanceable Notch / Island surface.
• Math scratchpad and command reference upgrades. Keep running calculations and browse commands, aliases, hotkeys, and examples in one place.

Added

• yt-dlp integration. Added a YouTube downloader powered by yt-dlp.
• File Downloader. Download files from URLs directly from Vehla.
• Fact Checker. Check claims with AI from the command palette.
• AI to Reminders and Calendar. Turn natural language into reminders and calendar events.
• Vehla Packs. Export and import custom snippets, workflows, personas, custom AI actions, custom searches, and aliases.
• Speedtest. Run a network speed test from inside Vehla.
• Canvas and Excalidraw. Added Canvas support with Excalidraw integration for visual sketching and diagrams.
• Notes. Added Notes support for quickly capturing and working with notes.

Added

• Speed Test. Added a fast network speed test from inside Vehla.
• Excalidraw integration. Added Excalidraw support for quickly jumping into visual sketches and diagrams.
• Notch / Island. Added a Notch / Island surface for lightweight glanceable interactions.
• Shelf upgrades. Improved Shelf for temporarily storing files and moving them back into other apps.

Added

• Brew Store integration. Search Homebrew packages, install formulae and casks, inspect info, list outdated packages, upgrade, uninstall, run doctor, and clean up from the palette.
• Model file relocation. Move downloaded local model files to a different storage location from Settings.
• Model picker upgrades. Switch between local and cloud models from the palette footer; unavailable downloads or missing API keys stay visible but disabled.
• Native command hotkeys and aliases. Bind global shortcuts to native commands and create short names for common commands, workflows, searches, and custom actions.
• Clipboard image tools. OCR clipboard images locally, resize clipboard images, and convert clipboard images without opening another app.
• Shortcuts, screenshots, and windows. Run macOS Shortcuts, copy/open/reveal the latest screenshot, and move focused windows to halves, thirds, corners, center, or maximize.
• Custom AI actions. Create your own prompt-backed actions and run them from the same palette as built-in AI actions.

Fixed

• Moved Homebrew package searching off the main thread to avoid beach balls while typing.
• Improved onboarding hotkey layout, command references, visual polish, and general reliability.

Added

• Recent apps and shortcuts. Added recent apps and shortcuts directly in the command palette for faster repeat actions.

Changed

• EmojiKit redesign. Redesigned the emoji picker experience for faster browsing, search, and insertion.
• Clipboard enhancements. Improved clipboard history and reuse flows.

Fixed

• Shipped bug fixes and reliability improvements across the app.

Added

• Snipe Text. Added a fast text capture feature for grabbing text from the screen and sending it into Vehla.

Fixed

• Shipped bug fixes and reliability improvements across the app.

Added

• Keep Display Awake. Added a menu bar control for keeping your Mac display awake when you need it.

Fixed

• Shipped bug fixes and general stability improvements.

Fixed

• Shipped bug fixes and small reliability improvements after the 2.0 release.

Added

• Native Mac command center. Expanded Vehla beyond AI actions into app launching, file search, clipboard history, contacts, calendar, reminders, system controls, browser data, utilities, web shortcuts, and workflows.
• File and clipboard workflows. Added Finder-aware file actions, file operation history, clipboard search, pinned clipboard items, and sensitive-app clipboard exclusions.
• Smarter AI workspace. Added editable AI results, follow-up chat, favorites, vision actions, webpage research, provider/model controls, and DeepSeek support.
• Personalization and sync. Added iCloud sync for snippets, personas, memory, palette preferences, custom searches, workflows, and command visibility settings.
• Product polish. Added the Liquid Glass theme, expanded settings, better onboarding, Launch at Login, licensing, and two-device activations.

Fixed

• Rewrite Selection now uses the correct ⌥⇧R shortcut and runs the focused rewrite flow reliably.

Fixed

• License activation now handles Stripe checkout completion more reliably and generates missing license rows when webhook delivery is delayed.

Added

• Local Gemma 4 E2B (4-bit) is the default on-device model, with E4B 4-bit and E4B 8-bit available for higher quality.
• Snippets with template variables for {selection}, {clipboard}, and {app}.
• New action: Translate Tone - keeps language, produces three versions (nicer / firmer / legal-safe).
• New actions for prompt improvement, decision memos, support triage, release notes, SQL help, bug reports, and sensitive-info redaction.
• Summarize Webpage can now fetch readable text directly from a URL.

Fixed

• Palette filtering now keeps snippet and action rows in sync with the typed query.
• Rewrite Selection now captures highlighted text and runs the rewrite action directly.
• SHA-256 verification checks the downloaded DMG before installation.

Changed

• Workflows, OCR screenshot, Ask About My Screen, Push to Talk, and clipboard-history shortcuts were removed from the app.

Added

• First-class support for Gemma 4 on Apple Silicon through the MLX-based runtime.
• Provider controls moved into Settings, with explicit cloud-provider selection and model choice.
• Memory notes: a tiny persistent context block that's injected at the top of every prompt.
• Personas: name, tone, vocabulary, and forbidden words.

Fixed

• Model download progress is shown during local model setup.
• Downloaded local models can be selected and activated from Settings.

Added

• DeepSeek and OpenRouter cloud providers.
• Cloud provider selection when local AI is turned off.

Fixed

• The active AI provider/model now appears in the palette footer and Settings sidebar.
• Provider-specific keys are stored in macOS Keychain.

Added

• Mouse-wheel scrolling while preserving arrow-key navigation.
• Markdown-rendered results with formatted copy support.
• Command palette action visibility controls in Settings.

Changed

• Pasted text becomes action input instead of polluting the query field.

Fixed

• Removed the intermittent system beep when opening the palette.

Added

• $29.99 lifetime license with two activation slots.
• Deactivate this Mac from Settings to free an activation slot.

Initial release

• Menu-bar app with global hotkey.
• Universal command palette over selection / clipboard / pasted text.
• Built-in rewrite, writing, translate, code, terminal, email, social, clipboard, and productivity actions.
• OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini providers.
• Streaming markdown output. Auto-copy to clipboard.