stretchly Changelog

What's new in stretchly 1.15.1

Nov 20, 2023
  • Fixed:
  • improve DND monitoring memory usage
  • Changed:
  • hide autostart option for Windows Store build as it doesn't work

New in stretchly 1.15.0 (Nov 12, 2023)

  • Added:
  • new end-of-the-break sound
  • both left and right click on tray opens menu (Windows)
  • double click on tray opens Preferences (Windows)
  • adds Vietnamese translations
  • reset breaks shortcut (advanced option)
  • skip to the next break shortcut (advanced option)
  • respect Do Not Disturb on Linux distros (KDE, XFCE, GNOME)
  • Changed:
  • updated many translations
  • Fixed:
  • improve Do Not Disturb detection
  • start at login for Windows Store version (not sure whether successfully)

New in stretchly 1.14.1 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • Added:
  • advanced option to not show menubar (tray) icon
  • Fixed:
  • break progress bar overflowing on tall screens
  • dock icon staying after break on macOS
  • Changed:
  • updated many translations

New in stretchly 1.14.0 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Added:
  • new break ideas
  • ability to open Preferences window from command line
  • advanced option to set different sounds for Mini and Long Breaks
  • advanced option to set different color theme for Mini and Long Breaks
  • Fixed:
  • error when checking for new version fails
  • VoiceOver glitch on mac
  • notifications getting stacked in Notification center (macOS, Linux)
  • notifications preventing Gnome DE from sleeping
  • Changed:
  • improved linux Preferences positioning
  • updated many translations

New in stretchly 1.13.1 (Dec 23, 2022)

  • Fixed:
  • migration script for new installs

New in stretchly 1.13.0 (Dec 23, 2022)

  • Added:
  • Galician translations
  • Filipino translations
  • Fixed:
  • time translations for Chinese
  • tray icon popup on Linux
  • Changed:
  • updated many translations
  • merged pauseBreaksShortcut and resumeBreaksShortcut to pauseBreaksToggleShortcut

New in stretchly 1.12.0 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • Added:
  • support for Flatpak
  • Changed:
  • updated many translations
  • remaining times are more exact
  • only update tray when needed
  • Removed:
  • no Linux ARM32 builds, as CI does not support them anymore

New in stretchly 1.11.0 (Aug 8, 2022)

  • Added:
  • Japanese translations
  • break ideas are translatable
  • unregister shortcuts on app's quit
  • Changed:
  • updated many translations
  • no Linux 32 builds, as Electron does not support them anymore
  • Fixed:
  • crashing when skipping to break and time to break in tray
  • Portuguese and Brazilian labels in welcome screen
  • partial minutes in break preferences
  • counting break time when break starts
  • breaks not being finished when exclusion starts
  • incorrect format in logs
  • Preferences bigger then available height

New in stretchly 1.10.0 (Feb 22, 2022)

  • Added:
  • advanced option for app exclusion check interval
  • build for Apple silicon
  • ability to schedule break from command line

New in stretchly 1.9.0 (Dec 24, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • typo in quotes
  • break not being resumed after DND if device was locked meanwhile on macOS
  • transparency not working in breaks
  • command line arguments
  • Turkish option in Welcome window
  • no break texts and time in break window
  • Changed:
  • updated many translations
  • Added:
  • advanced option to show current time in break window

New in stretchly 1.8.0 (Nov 21, 2021)

  • Added:
  • new break ideas
  • advanced option for showing minutes remaining in app tray
  • 30 minute pause option
  • Changed:
  • improve tray status messages
  • updated and added many translations
  • increase new version check to 48 hours
  • change font to Nato Sans for better support
  • Fixed:
  • prevent empty break windows
  • improve window positioning
  • error on Windows and Linux systems when temporary directory is not executable

New in stretchly 1.7.0 (May 4, 2021)

  • Added:
  • advanced preferences for Pause/Resume Breaks global shortcuts
  • advanced preferences for picking monitor to show break on
  • added initial support for the RTL languages for the UI
  • Changed:
  • endBreakShortcut can be set to empty string, thus disabled
  • updated many translations
  • Fixed:
  • prevent memory leak after break has ended

New in stretchly 1.6.0 (Apr 18, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • app exclusions on Windows OS
  • fullscreen breaks on MacOS
  • refreshing Preferences after Reset to defaults
  • Added:
  • advanced option not to reset breaks on Suspend/Lock
  • Stretchly doesn't need to restart after Restoring remote settings
  • Updated many translations
  • Changed:
  • new system for storing preferences
  • improved logging
  • allow user to disable update check rather then only notification

New in stretchly 1.5.0 (Apr 18, 2021)

  • Added:
  • Punjabi translations
  • Gujarati translations
  • Persian translations
  • Hebrew translations
  • Finnish translations
  • Indonesian translations
  • Latvian translations
  • Contributor preference option to make Stretchly act as a regular window
  • Advanced preferences for app exclusions (resume/pause when specific app is/not running)
  • Changed:
  • Updated many translations
  • Fixed:
  • Improved Welcome window
  • tray menu not visible over break window on macOS
  • tray status messages in specific situations

New in stretchly 1.4.0 (Dec 28, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Better handling of app errors: error will ask user to report issue
  • Esperanto translations
  • Norwegian translations
  • Snow white theme
  • experimental Linux builds for arm
  • Changed:
  • Updated many translations
  • Fixed:
  • notification of new version being showed even disabled
  • browser tab non-responsive after resuming
  • don't show notification title for macOS Big Sur
  • DND mode in macOS Big Sur

New in stretchly 1.3.0 (Nov 9, 2020)

  • Added:
  • control a running instance from command line
  • advanced option to disable check for new version
  • new break ideas
  • Changed:
  • Updated Italian translations
  • Updated Spanish translations
  • Updated German translations
  • prevent redundant title notification on Windows 10 (20H2 Update)
  • Fixed:
  • problem with DoNotDisturb being ignored when resuming breaks
  • taskbar visibility issue on Windows
  • issue with idle time and breaks causing negative timers
  • issue with Pause until morning in some timezones

New in stretchly 1.2.0 (Oct 4, 2020)

  • Added:
  • new break ideas
  • Contributors can sync preferences
  • Nepali translations
  • snap package
  • Changed:
  • disallow "Reset breaks" when in break with Strick Mode
  • break window size is now dynamic (relative to screen size)
  • updated Korean translation
  • Fixed:
  • fullscreen breaks (Windows)
  • downgraded Electron and disabled macOS dock icon to fix fullscreen issues

New in stretchly 1.1.0 (Sep 13, 2020)

  • Added:
  • show Contributor Settings in tray menu for Contributors
  • breaks are paused if the Windows 10 Focus Assist mode is enabled
  • added log file for debug
  • users can choose between a transparent or a fully opaque theme in the Theme Preferences
  • users can choose the opacity value for the transparent theme in the Contributor Preferences
  • Changed:
  • updated few translations
  • bigger range for Mini Break duration
  • preferences navigation menu visible when scrolling down

New in stretchly 1.0.0 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Added:
  • apk package format
  • added Hungarian translation
  • added ability to change the keyboard shortcuts for Skip/Postpone breaks via config.json
  • show Paused icon when Breaks are paused in Natural breaks mode
  • show Paused icon when Breaks are paused in Do Not Disturb mode
  • Dark mode for interface
  • new break ideas
  • new Icon
  • Changed:
  • changed app name from stretchly to Stretchly
  • this might change location of preferences file, so you might need to set up your preferences again or copy the file
  • don't hide dock icon on macOS
  • updated some translations
  • rework UI in all windows and Tray menu
  • synchronized tray status messages (tooltip, menu)
  • better format remaining time
  • default icon to colorful
  • Fixed:
  • adds workaround for electron's Linux/Windows fullscreen issues
  • notify of new version only if new version is higher then current
  • Removed:
  • removed tutorial, now linking to Features webpage

New in stretchly 0.21.1 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • Changed:
  • Italian translations updated
  • break window is shown on all Workspaces in macOS
  • Improved readability of English text
  • Added:
  • user can set volume for break sounds (set via Settings file or Contributor's settings)
  • user can set time after which breaks are paused in Natural Break (set via Settings file or Contributor's settings)
  • Fixed:
  • texts appearing on top of each other in Settings for Chinese

New in stretchly 0.21.0 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Changed:
  • checkbox labels are clickable as well
  • tray menu link for update to website, instead of github
  • Chinese (Taiwan) translations updated
  • German translations updated
  • no notification is shown after system resume/unlock
  • no notification is shown after manual resume of pause from tray menu
  • keep the focus on active window during breaks
  • smaller font size for longer microbreak ideas
  • Improved grammar of microbreak ideas
  • display checkbox list vertically in settings screen 3
  • Dutch translations updated
  • Fixed:
  • Ctrl+X global shortcut not being released after Reset breaks and Skip to
  • Added:
  • new break ideas
  • pause breaks when screen is locked (Windows, macOS)
  • change tray icon when stretchly is paused
  • allow to use inverted (white) monochrome tray icon (Linux, Windows)
  • Danish translations

New in stretchly 0.20.1 (Jul 14, 2019)

  • Added:
  • clicking on settings file location will open it
  • ability to copy debug info to clipboard
  • Added Lithuanian language
  • Fixed:
  • auto hide menu bar in app's windows
  • break window not always shown on top of other windows (for Windows OS)

New in stretchly 0.20.0 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Fixed:
  • workaround multiple screens and fullscreen (macOS)
  • tray icon size on Linux
  • problem with Window missing when resetting settings to defaults
  • Changed:
  • update icons and graphic materials
  • Turkish translations updated
  • Hindi translations updated
  • Added:
  • Korean translations
  • more break and microbreak ideas
  • more settings in Contributor's settings
  • Polish translation
  • start a break/microbreak with a sound (set via config file or Contributor's settings)

New in stretchly 0.19.1 (Feb 19, 2019)

  • Fixed:
  • ability to hide break ideas from break windows
  • Added:
  • more debug info (chrome, electron, nodejs versions)
  • allow user to disable ability to postpone breaks
  • Changed:
  • Simplified Chinese translations updated
  • Czech translations updated
  • Slovak translations updated

New in stretchly 0.19.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Changed:
  • upper limit of microbreak duration set to 900 seconds (15 minutes)
  • Italian translations updated
  • Russian translations updated
  • Bulgarian translations updated
  • Fixed:
  • disabled resizing for some windows
  • Added:
  • Swedish translations
  • Turkish translations
  • silent notifications option
  • Ability to postpone breaks/microbreaks in non-strict mode
  • more data for debug information in About window
  • user can disable monitoring of DND mode
  • stretchly supporters can access extra settings

New in stretchly 0.18.0 (Oct 22, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Italian translations for interface
  • Dutch translations for interface
  • Welcome and Tutorial windows on first run and in About window
  • tray menu displays the time and type of next break
  • Do Not Disturb functionality for Mac & Windows (breaks wont happen while in DND mode)
  • ability can change the default monochrome tray icon to colorful
  • Fixed:
  • User pause will no longer be removed upon suspend/resume
  • User pause time will be corrected upon suspend/resume for the duration
  • of system sleep
  • better font visibility across platforms
  • blocking of all workspaces on macOS
  • Changed:
  • Czech translations updated
  • Slovak translations updated
  • default tray icon is now monochrome

New in stretchly 0.17.0 (May 7, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Ukrainian translations for interface
  • Spanish translations for interface
  • Romanian translations for interface
  • Changed:
  • upper limit of microbreak duration set to 300 seconds (5 minutes)
  • Fixed:
  • closes running break window when skipping to the another one
  • download link from github's releases to hovancik.net/stretchly/downloads

New in stretchly 0.16.0 (Mar 19, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Russian translations for interface
  • Changed:
  • Upper limit of microbreak duration set to 60 seconds
  • Download link from github's releases to hovancik.net/stretchly/downloads

New in stretchly 0.15.0 (Feb 19, 2018)

  • Added:
  • Bulgarian translations for interface
  • Brazilian Portuguese translations for interface
  • Chinese translations for interface, distinguish between two kinds of Chinese
  • AppX and web installer for Windows
  • ability to change install directory for Windows
  • ability to install per user or per machine on Windows
  • Multi-display support added and enabled by default
  • ability to set break to less than 5 minutes
  • Hindi Translations for interface
  • Fixed:
  • style for long names of schemes
  • app not starting when both break types are disabled
  • missing "reset to defaults"

New in stretchly 0.14.0 (Jan 8, 2018)

  • Fixed:
  • make sure windows offset is integer
  • minor translations issues
  • macOS full-screen mode
  • Added:
  • allows user to not show new version notification via config file
  • Czech translations for interface
  • Chinese translations for interface
  • German translations for interface
  • Changed:
  • texts in windows are not selectable (except debug info)

New in stretchly 0.13.0 (Dec 20, 2017)

  • Added:
  • icons for app windows
  • possibility to have interface translated
  • Slovak translations for interface
  • French translations for interface

New in stretchly 0.12.0 (Nov 6, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • error with second instance on Windows
  • breaks wont resume with indefinite pause after system resume
  • Added:
  • monitoring of system idle time for natural breaks (when user leaves and after return idle time is greater then break duration, stretchly will reset breaks)
  • menu link to Patreon
  • Changed:
  • microbreak notifications are 10 seconds before and can be disabled

New in stretchly 0.11.0 (Nov 6, 2017)

  • Added:
  • option to not show break ideas
  • option to show notification 30 seconds before break starts

New in stretchly 0.10.0 (Aug 22, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Ctrl/Cmd + d shortcut in About window to show debug information
  • monitoring suspend/resume (alfa, electron has bugs)
  • link to my.stretchly.net in menu
  • Fixed:
  • break is not skippable via shortcut in strict mode
  • macOS tooltip works without dock icon (after packaging)
  • close break windows on Reset breaks
  • Changed:
  • rewrite break management using Events
  • get active settings when changing Settings window pages

New in stretchly 0.9.0 (May 18, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Tooltip shows information about:
  • time left till next (micro)break
  • time left in pause till breaks resume
  • number of microbreaks until next break
  • Fixed:
  • version checker erroneous 'a new version is available' messages
  • Run breaks after resetting breaks
  • Scheduler timeLeft based on actual setTimeout start time
  • Changed:
  • do not play sound on Pause when break is in progress
  • cosmetic style changes
  • do not hide macOS dock icon, so we can have tray tooltip

New in stretchly 0.8.1 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • trying to close non-existing window
  • after break ends, focus is brought on last window (macOS)
  • Changed:
  • break windows are not focusable
  • do not show break windows in taskbar

New in stretchly 0.8.0 (Apr 9, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Ctrl/Cmd + x shortcut to finish break early (when not in strict mode)
  • time remaining and progress bar in break window
  • Fixed:
  • disallow drag and drop in windows to prevent errors

New in stretchly 0.7.0 (Mar 8, 2017)

  • Changed:
  • app windows are shown on the monitor where the mouse is (Windows, macOS)
  • reminders can be full screen
  • About and Settings windows are not resizable and not always on top
  • Quit -> Quit stretchly menu item text
  • replaced splash of cappuccino with graphite crystal theme
  • Added:
  • monochrome icon for macOS (also @2x)
  • Removed:
  • Settings window notification
  • Startup window

New in stretchly 0.6.0 (Jan 22, 2017)

  • Added:
  • possibility to change break/microbreak ideas via editing config file
  • Changed:
  • break window is shown when it's ready

New in stretchly 0.5.1 (Dec 6, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Some grammar
  • Added:
  • More break ideas

New in stretchly 0.5.0 (Nov 29, 2016)

  • Added: strict mode - breaks/microbreaks can't be finished early
  • Fixed: wrong window placement when on Linux and more displays

New in stretchly 0.4.0 (Nov 6, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • version check when offline
  • Changed:
  • settings window split into 2
  • Added:
  • longer breaks
  • enable/disable microbreaks and breaks
  • skip to next break/microbreak anytime from menu
  • notification on breaks resume
  • notification when entering Settings that settings are applied once changed
  • reset settings to the defaults
  • reset (restart) breaks from menu

New in stretchly 0.3.0 (Oct 17, 2016)

  • Added:
  • possibility to pause reminders for different times
  • autostart for Windows and macOS
  • check for the latest version on About page, on app start
  • remind new version via notification and tray menu

New in stretchly 0.2.1 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Fixed: double init of event listeners on settings page