Ice Changelog

What's new in Ice 0.8.0

Apr 8, 2024
  • What's New:
  • Hotkeys have been reimplemented to support new actions
  • UI improvements
  • Performance optimizations
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed some rare issues with custom menu bar appearances

New in Ice 0.7.1 (Mar 13, 2024)

  • What's New:
  • Minor efficiency improvements
  • UI tweaks
  • Code cleanup
  • Internal reorganization
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Ice from seeing all menu bar items. This was affecting the "hide application menus" feature and the "menu bar appearance" features.

New in Ice 0.7.0 (Mar 12, 2024)

  • What's New:
  • The "always hidden" section is now always enabled.
  • The divider icons between sections can now be hidden.
  • The Ice icon can now be hidden. To show Ice's settings, right-click on an empty space in the menu bar.
  • Scroll or two finger swipe in the menu bar to toggle hidden items.
  • Perform a secondary action by clicking one of Ice's menu bar items with a modifier key.
  • Note: Currently, only one action action is available, which toggles the "always hidden" section. More actions are on the way!
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed occasional visual glitching when adjusting the menu bar appearance.
  • Ice now hides application menus more reliably when showing menu bar items.

New in Ice 0.6.3 (Mar 6, 2024)

  • What's New:
  • Minor user experience improvements
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed menu bar appearance not updating in certain cases

New in Ice 0.6.2 (Mar 6, 2024)

  • What's New:
  • When show-on-click is enabled, you can now click inside an empty area of the menu bar while the "Hidden" section is visible to show the "Always hidden" section as well.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a visual glitch that would appear when using the split menu bar while the "Always hidden" section was disabled
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the app to quit immediately after launch on some machines
  • The "HideApplicationMenus" setting is now properly retained after quitting the app

New in Ice 0.6.1 (Mar 6, 2024)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • DRM media no longer flickers when Ice is open
  • Fixed a visual glitch that caused split menu bar shapes to sometimes disappear
  • Other Changes:
  • Minor UI tweaks

New in Ice 0.6.0 (Feb 29, 2024)

  • Support for Homebrew (thanks to @arkeane for the help!)
  • Click an empty space in the menu bar to show hidden items
  • Hide the left application menus when showing hidden items
  • Command-dragging in the menu bar now shows all sections
  • Auto-rehide now has 3 different modes:
  • Smart – rehides items using a smart algorithm
  • Timed – rehides items after a fixed amount of time
  • Focused app – rehides items when the focused app changes

New in Ice 0.5.0 (Feb 19, 2024)

  • New Features:
  • You can now right-click an empty space in the menu bar to edit its appearance
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Menu bar appearance customizations should now appear across multiple screens
  • Auto show/hide now only applies when the mouse is on the focused screen

New in Ice 0.4.3 (Feb 6, 2024)

  • This release fixes some bugs with custom menu bar appearances.

New in Ice 0.4.2 (Feb 5, 2024)

  • This release fixes a few minor bugs.

New in Ice 0.4.1 (Feb 1, 2024)

  • This release includes various improvements and minor bug fixes.

New in Ice 0.4.0 (Jan 26, 2024)

  • This release adds the ability to automatically rehide menu bar items with a click outside the menu bar.
  • There are also a number of bug fixes and performance improvements.

New in Ice 0.3.1 (Jan 23, 2024)

  • This release includes lots of minor fixes to improve the overall user experience.

New in Ice 0.3.0 (Jan 22, 2024)

  • This release adds the ability to automatically check for updates directly from within the app. Recommended for all users.