🐛 Fixed
- Fixed Git diffs and Cmd+P file search sometimes stopping updates while waiting for external command output
Changelog
Latest releases and changes in PolePole.
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🐛 Fixed
- Fixed the Diff overlay repository heading showing
.instead of the repository name when there are no child repositories
📝 Changed
- The Cmd+D diff overlay now uses repository tabs when multiple repositories have changes
✨ Added
- Markdown preview links now show small icons that distinguish internal navigation links from external copy-only links before you click
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed Markdown preview in-page links such as
#makefilenot jumping to their target headings
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed Markdown preview links to files in the same project sometimes not opening when clicked
✨ Added
- Added direct child Git repositories to the Cmd+D diff overlay and Cmd+P / Cmd+Shift+F search results
📝 Changed
- The top diff badge now shows
+instead of a file count when child repositories have changes
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed terminal selections not copying through the menu-bar Copy action
✨ Added
- Four layout modes are now available (top/bottom split, left/right split, 2×2 grid, single pane) — switch via tab bar buttons or
Cmd+Opt+1〜4
📝 Changed
- The Cmd+P file list now updates automatically as files are created or deleted
🐛 Fixed
- Made the divider between the top and bottom shells easier to grab
✨ Added
- You can now move shell tabs between the top and bottom panes via drag-and-drop or
Cmd+Shift+Opt+↑/↓— the shell session, history, and Claude session all stay alive across the move
✨ Added
- Added
Cmd+/(rebindable) to toggle the right shell area between 1-pane and 2-pane layouts; the choice persists per project
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed an issue where rebinding a shortcut to an existing built-in (⌘P / ⌘T / ⌘W, etc.) silently triggered the built-in action instead of showing a conflict warning
✨ Added
- Added search buttons to the file tree toolbar — click to open quick file search (⌘P) or full-text search (⌘⇧F)
📝 Changed
- Clicking outside the search overlay now closes it
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed an issue where Esc had to be pressed twice to close the full-text search after switching from quick search (⌘P → ⌘⇧F)
📝 Changed
- PolePole now auto-opens the most recently used project on launch (previously it started with no project selected)
✨ Added
- Added a close button (×) to the right end of the file preview toolbar (previously, the only ways to close were Esc / Cmd+W or dragging the divider to the edge)
📝 Changed
- In the file preview, hovering the filename now reveals a copy icon and clicking copies the relative path with a 1-second checkmark feedback right next to the button (previously it only underlined and showed a toast in the far corner)
✨ Added
- You can now reorder shell tabs by drag and drop
- ⌘⌥←/→ now switches tabs within the active pane, and ⌘⌥↑/↓ moves focus between the top and bottom panes
✨ Added
- Reworked the empty center pane into a "Get started" hub. In addition to picking a folder, you can bulk-import projects detected from cmux / tmuxinator / VS Code / Cursor / ghq (cmux pin state and titles carry over)
- Added an "Import" tab to Settings so users with existing projects can run the same importer
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed AI turn-completion notifications (sound / red badge) not firing for Claude Code / Codex CLI installed via npm
📝 Changed
- Changed the default terminal theme from GitHub Dark to Apple System Colors so the default body text is brighter
- Disabled the close-confirmation dialog for shell tabs by default
📝 Changed
- Preview ← / → history is now chronological — opening a new file after going back no longer truncates the forward entries
- Moved the ← / → buttons in the preview toolbar to the left of the file name so their position no longer shifts with file-name length
🐛 Fixed
- File tree highlight now follows the current preview file when navigating via ← / →, markdown links, Cmd+P, or Cmd+Shift+F
🗑️ Removed
- Removed the tree ↔ preview toggle button (doc.text icon above the tree) and the Cmd+J shortcut — both are no longer needed now that the tree and preview are visible at the same time in the 4-column layout
- Removed the "close" icon (📁) at the start of the preview toolbar — close via Esc / Cmd+W or by dragging the divider to the edge instead
✨ Added
- Added a way to collapse the project sidebar to reclaim screen width (toggle with Cmd+S by default; when collapsed, click the thin handle on the left edge to expand. The shortcut is rebindable in Settings, Cmd+,)
📝 Changed
- File tree and preview are now in separate panes — opening a file no longer hides the tree (the layout becomes 4 columns only while a preview is open; otherwise it stays 3 columns as before)
- Preview open/closed state is now tracked per project (switching from A to B keeps B's own preview state instead of inheriting A's)
- Esc / Cmd+W now only closes the preview when the preview itself has focus — when the terminal has focus, Cmd+W still closes the terminal tab as before
📝 Changed
- The app is now distributed as .dmg instead of .zip — double-click to mount and drag PolePole.app to your Applications folder, the standard macOS install flow
📝 Changed
- The app and the official site now always render in dark mode and no longer follow the system light mode setting
🐛 Fixed
- Fixed an issue where Cmd+C did not copy selected text in the Markdown / code preview (the terminal's Cmd+C binding was intercepting the shortcut; now only the focused pane consumes it)
- When the Markdown or code file you are previewing is updated on disk, the preview no longer jumps back to the top — the scroll position is preserved on same-file refreshes (it still resets when you open a different file)
✨ Added
- Added a new /guide page on the official site, covering first launch, license activation, updates, and Ghostty configuration
📝 Changed
- Cmd+P (file search) and Cmd+Shift+F (full-text search) now always exclude common build/vendor/cache directories (
node_modules,target,__pycache__,dist,vendor,.next, etc.) even when the project has no.gitignore - The reload button, preview ↔ tree toggle, and the hide-ignored toggle in the file tree now share the same hover background as the Git button, making them feel more clearly clickable
- The file tree now keeps each directory's expand state across reloads
🗑️ Removed
- Removed the "include ignored" toggle button from the Cmd+P overlay (it now always excludes ignored entries)
📝 Changed
- Polished the trial-expiry paywall: shows the app icon, matches the website's ¥9,900 price, and tightened the layout spacing
- Redesigned the post-purchase license page with the app icon, copy-to-clipboard buttons, and a 3-step activation guide
🗑️ Removed
- Removed the "Resend license key" button from the paywall (please use the contact form if you lose your key)
✨ Added
- Added license purchase flow: 14-day free trial → Stripe checkout → activate with the license key delivered by email
- Added an expiry lock screen after the trial period; the app stays locked until a license key is entered
- Launched the official site at polepole.dev with landing page, privacy policy, terms, and Japanese commercial-disclosure page
- Added a contact form on the official site (backed by HyperForm)
- Added i18n scaffolding for the official site;
/en/pages are currently stubs with a language switcher, full translations coming soon
📝 Changed
- Reorganized the LP hero CTAs to "Try for free" + "See pricing", and unified the purchase buttons to "Buy a license"
📝 Changed
- Rebranded from
ideto PolePole (previously developed internally aside). Bundle ID is nowlocal.d0ne1s.polepole(Debug builds use a.devsuffix) - Refreshed the app icon (elephant icon on a blue gradient background)