Changelog

All notable changes to Blue Synergy are listed here. The app uses automatic updates — you’ll be notified when a new version is available.

v0.5.2 — March 31, 2026

Fixed

Auto-restart after update — After installing an update, Blue Synergy now relaunches itself automatically. No more manual restart needed.
Uninstall cleanup — “Remove all data” during uninstall now correctly removes all app data. Previously the data folder was left behind.

v0.5.1 — March 31, 2026

New

Update notifications — The app now checks for updates in the background when you launch it. A banner appears at the top if a new version is ready — click “Update Now” to go straight to the download.
Update progress bar — The Updates dialog shows a live progress bar (percentage and MB downloaded) while your installer downloads, with a Cancel button.
Shortcut conflict alerts — If two keyboard shortcuts conflict, a dialog now appears on startup with a one-click option to reassign the duplicate. Dismiss for 7 days if you want to decide later.
Search: Starts-with filter — Type ^word to find clips whose text starts with that word. Useful for commands and code snippets.
Search: Keyword highlight — Matching words are highlighted in the clips table and in the preview pane while a search is active.
Search: Jumps to first match — When you switch clips during a search, the editor scrolls directly to the first highlighted match.
Uses counter — Optionally track how often you paste each clip. Enable in Settings → Clips. The Uses column is hidden by default — show it via right-click on the table header.
Overlay: Jump ±5 rows — Ctrl+Down / Ctrl+Up jumps five results at a time in the quick overlay. Ctrl+Alt+Down or the “+N more” button loads the next batch.

Fixed

OCR on fresh installs — The app now auto-detects whether Tesseract is installed at startup. A notification is shown if it isn’t found, so you always know why OCR is unavailable.
Export respects selection — When 2 or more clips are selected, File > Export now exports only those clips instead of everything in the current view.
Sidebar counts update instantly — Folder and group clip counts in the sidebar now refresh immediately after adding, deleting, or moving clips.
Clips search — Fixed a bug where search returned no results due to a missing column in the query.
Prefix search — Typing fla now correctly finds clips containing flash, flashlight, etc.
Hyphenated terms — Searching flash-capture now correctly finds clips with that exact phrase.
Ctrl+F — Focuses the search bar from anywhere in the Clips workspace.
ESC in search — ESC from the search bar returns focus to the clips table while keeping your selection. ESC on the table clears the search.
Category switch clears search — Switching folders or groups now resets the search field automatically.

v0.5.0 — March 30, 2026

New

Branded app logo — The Blue Synergy aperture logo now appears in the title bar, system tray, and startup screen using the official brand colors. The startup spinner animates each blade in sequence with the brand palette.
Overlay: Ctrl+Down/Up jumps ±5 rows — Stay on the keyboard without reaching for arrows repeatedly.
Overlay: Load more results — Ctrl+Alt+Down or click the “+N more” button to load the next batch. Configurable max_results (default 50, search only).
Overlay: Keyword highlight — Matched characters are highlighted as a continuous bar (like Clips). Toggle via overlay.keyword_highlight in config.
Overlay: Zoom — Ctrl+Scroll and Ctrl+=/−/0 to zoom in/out/reset. Current zoom shown in the help dialog (press ?).

Fixed

Startup screen — Eliminated a brief color flash, text shift, and spinner wind-up effect that appeared during app launch. The startup screen now transitions cleanly to the main window.
Steel Blue is now the default theme — Steel Blue is correctly labeled as the default and appears at the top of the theme list.
Blurry title bar icon — The app icon in the title bar was blurry due to scaling. Now uses a crisp 32px transparent icon.
Overlay: Search bar — Aligned to Clips style (font size, padding, background). Input is now full width.
Overlay: Shift+Home — Was blocked by the list navigation handler. Now correctly selects text to start of input; Shift+Home then Delete clears the field.
Overlay: End key — Now moves the cursor to end of input text instead of jumping to the last result.

v0.4.9 — March 28, 2026

New

Immediate-fire triggers — Mark a trigger as “immediate” (⚡) so it expands the moment the last keyword character is typed — no space or backspace needed. A config option sets this as the default for all new triggers.
Ctrl+E to edit triggers — Press Ctrl+E to open the editor for the selected trigger. Press Ctrl+E again (or ESC) to close and return focus to the table.

Fixed

App icon in title bar, taskbar, and tray — The app icon was missing from the title bar, taskbar button, and system tray. Now shows correctly everywhere.
“Use as Trigger” from Clips no longer silently fails.
Ctrl+E now always edits the row that was visually selected.
Auto-update now closes the app cleanly before installing the new version.

v0.4.8 — March 28, 2026

New

Overlay: Enter = copy, Ctrl+Enter = paste — Enter copies the selected clip to the clipboard without pasting. Ctrl+Enter also pastes into the previous window. Works for text, images, and captures.
Overlay keyboard navigation — PageUp/Down jumps 10 items, Home/End jumps to first/last. List scrolls to keep selection visible.
Edited clip marker — Edited clips now show an orange ✎ indicator in the table.
4 masking modes for retention rules — Fine-grained masking: hide title only, hide title & content, or purge variants. Masking is visual only — real content is preserved and always pasted correctly. Designed for password managers (KeePass, 1Password, Dashlane).
Shift+Arrow range selection — Extend row selection in the clips table with Shift+Arrow keys.

Changed

Masking no longer destroys content — Previously, masked clips had their content permanently replaced. Now masking is visual only; the real content stays in the database.

Fixed

Overlay “Last Column” setting (Time vs. Source App) now works correctly
Overlay scroll follows keyboard selection
Save-on-exit dialog: Skip now discards annotation changes instead of deleting the capture
Consistent font across all clip types in the table
Right-click on Trash / By App no longer opens DevTools
Glue separator from toolbar is now respected in the right-click menu
Clipboard syncs immediately after edit or revert
F2 rename no longer causes table flicker
Selection moves to the next row after deleting a clip

v0.4.7 — March 26, 2026

New

Tree Section Controls — Customize the sidebar in all three workspaces. Hide, reorder, and expand sections. Sections with many items show 5 by default with a “Show more” link. Click section header icons to filter directly.
Flash Capture (Burst Mode) — Take a rapid series of screenshots with a single hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+F). Configurable count, interval, and timeout. Captures group automatically in the ThumbnailStrip as collapsible burst series.
ThumbnailStrip Multi-Select & Delete — Ctrl+click, Shift+click, Ctrl+A to select. Delete opens a confirmation dialog. Right-click context menu with tag management.
Glue Title & Virtual Folder — Gluing clips auto-generates a title like “Glue (3 Clips)”. Default virtual folders (Pinned, Glued, Edited) are seeded on fresh and existing installs.
Glued & Edited in Categories — Sidebar tree shows Glued and Edited entries with live counts. Click to filter.

Fixed

Tree context menus (Hide, Show) were invisible due to overflow clipping — now render correctly
F2 rename grid flicker resolved
Keyboard navigation works immediately after confirming or cancelling a rename

v0.4.6 — March 26, 2026

New

Diff Inline Edit — Edit text directly inside the Diff Viewer. The other side updates live as you type. Works in both version diff and compare diff modes.
Image Zoom in Clips Preview — Zoom toolbar with +/−/Fit/1:1 buttons and percentage label. Scroll wheel to zoom, drag to pan. Zoom resets when switching clips.
Captures Zoom Controls — Zoom toolbar buttons in the View ribbon tab now work for precision annotation and overview.

Fixed

OCR text is now saved as a Clip entry in history (source: “Blue Synergy · OCR”)
OCR “Enabled” toggle now takes effect immediately — no restart needed
App windows disappear instantly during capture with no fade animation visible in the screenshot

v0.4.5 — March 25, 2026

New

Layout Modes A/B/C for all Workspaces — All three workspaces now support three layout modes. Switch via toolbar, View menu, or Captures ribbon. Preferences persist.
Triggers Multi-Select — Ctrl+Click, Shift+Click, Shift+Arrow. Delete, toolbar, and context menu all work with multiple triggers selected.
Triggers Context Menu Overhaul — Tags submenu with checkmarks, recoloring, inline new-tag creation — matching the Clips pattern.
Captures Tree Toggle — Show/hide the category tree panel from the View ribbon.
Triggers Editor Splitter — Visible drag handle with click-to-collapse arrow. Editor visibility persists.
English OCR bundled — Installer ships with English Tesseract language pack. OCR works immediately after install. Additional languages downloadable in-app.
Factory Reset — --factory-reset CLI flag or selective --reset=config,db,captures,backups. Installer/uninstaller offer data removal checkboxes.

Changed

Default theme changed to Steel Blue for new installations

Fixed

Layout B no longer collapses to 22×20px (CSS class collision resolved)
Triggers layout modes now take effect correctly
Captures layout switching was missing — now available in View ribbon
Multi-select row highlight now works in all workspaces
OCR language pack download now shows progress toast and reports errors
Installer data reset checkboxes now delete the correct folder

v0.4.4 — March 23, 2026

New

Configurable Overlay Position — 7 positions (Center, Top/Bottom Left/Center/Right) on any monitor, plus “Follow cursor” mode. Settings → Overlay → Position.
Beta Expiry Notice — Update dialog shows an orange banner when the beta period ends. The app itself continues to run normally.

v0.4.3 — March 23, 2026

Fixed

Auto-update now uses a public releases repo — no embedded authentication token
“Download & Install” button downloads and launches the installer silently — no browser needed
Changelog in-app now reads from the correct file — all versions show correctly
“What’s New” filter no longer shows the current version’s entries twice

v0.4.2 — March 22, 2026

Fixed

About dialog now shows the actual app version (was hardcoded “0.1.0”)
Update Check and About dialogs can now be closed with Escape
Auto-update now works correctly for the releases repository

v0.4.1 — March 22, 2026

New

Clip Edit Versioning — Editing a clip preserves the original. Revert via toolbar, context menu, or Ctrl+D to open a diff. Amber “edited” badge in the table. *edited=true filter supported.
Repeat Last Capture — Re-capture the last used region without reopening the selector. Hotkey: Ctrl+Alt+L. Falls back to fullscreen when no region was captured yet.

Fixed

Diff Viewer Ignore Case no longer lowercases visible text
Ignore-whitespace enabled by default to avoid line-ending false positives
Ctrl+D now closes the diff when pressed a second time

v0.4.0 — March 22, 2026

New

Trash / Recycle Bin — Deleting a clip or capture moves it to Trash instead of permanently removing it. Browse, restore, or permanently delete from the Trash node in the sidebar. Auto-purge after 30 days (configurable). Global Trash window via File → Open Trash.

v0.3.1 — March 22, 2026

New

Factory Reset — Full or selective reset via CLI (--factory-reset, --reset=config,db,captures,backups). Installer offers data removal checkboxes.
Version History in Update dialog — Full version history below “What’s New”. Clear “You are up to date” message when on latest version.

Fixed

Diff Viewer auto-focuses on open so keyboard shortcuts work immediately
ThumbnailStrip ArrowLeft/Right navigation with auto-scroll
Preview pane keyboard resize with Ctrl+Arrow
F6 toggles focus between list and preview/editor pane
Ctrl+A in input fields no longer selects all clips

v0.3.0 — March 21, 2026

New

Installer & Auto-Update — Blue Synergy now ships as a Windows installer (.exe). Check for updates via Help → Check for Updates.
Clip Diff Viewer — Compare 2 text clips with word-level highlighting. Side-by-side and unified views. Merge lines or blocks, undo with Ctrl+Z. Ignore whitespace, case, or regex patterns.
Word Wrap Toggle — Switch between word wrap and horizontal scroll in the editor. Persists across restarts.
Show Whitespace — Make invisible characters visible in the editor.
Glue Separator Flyout — Choose the separator when gluing clips: None, Newline, Tab, Space, Divider, or Custom.

Fixed

Clip titles show multiple lines as preview separated by |
Source app now uses clipboard owner (not foreground window) — reduces false attributions
F2 inline rename and double-click to rename
Preview splitter draggable up to 70% of window width
*content=searchterm full-text search in clip contents
Image clips paste as actual images (CF_DIB) instead of file path text
Clean shutdown properly unregisters hotkeys and checkpoints the database