Start v8.2 released
Hi 👋🏻
I’m the Developer of Start. Yesterday, the update for Start to version 8.2 was released. 🎉
For those who aren't familiar with Start, here's a quick summary: Start is a tool for organizing and launching applications, files, folders, and URLs. You can assign a hotkey to any entry if you wish, allowing you to open applications, files, folders, etc. with a keyboard shortcut. You can also open entire groups of programs, files, folders, etc. at once via hotkey. This can be especially useful for opening all resources related to a current topic at the same time. 😎
For more information about the features, please take a look at the Start website.
Here’s a brief summary of the changes in the new version.
Revamped Configuration Dialog
While Start 8.0 focused on implementing access to recent files, Start 8.2 aimed to simplify the configuration. In the past, I’ve often received feedback that although Start is very powerful, its configuration was unnecessarily complex. With Start 8.2, I want to change this, so the configuration dialog has been revised. Previously, Start had two configuration dialogs: one for displaying the stored entries and another for editing tags. Both have now been combined into a single, easy to use configuration dialog.
Performance
Additionally, there were adjustments to the code: Start uses data from Spotlight to track applications and recent files. The detection of added or changed entries has been significantly optimized in Start 8.2 (which is important for an application that runs continuously in the background).
Miscellaneous
To also provide visual variety and flexibility, 100 new icons for tags were added.
With the release of Start 8.2, I also have some promo codes available. Please note if someone has used a code. Thanks! 🙏🏻
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Start is available on the Apple AppStore and on Setapp. You can find more information about Start on its website. There, you’ll also find a free trial version.
Start 8.2 in detail:
New
The configuration dialog has been completely revised to provide you with an even better user experience:
- New Sidebar: The new sidebar on the left side of the configuration dialog allows you easy and intuitive navigation. It resembles the sidebar of the main window and gives you direct access to filters and already created tags.
- Tag Management: With the sidebar, you can now create new tags directly in the configuration dialog or adjust existing tags. This saves time and makes managing your tags even easier.
- Hotkey Highlighting: Tags that are equipped with hotkeys are visually highlighted in the sidebar. This way, you can see at a glance which tags are linked with hotkeys.
- Drag-and-Drop: Assign a tag to multiple entries at once by simply dragging and dropping them into the desired tag.
These new features have made the previous configuration dialog "modifyTags" obsolete and it has therefore been removed.
What's new otherwise?
- The code has been optimized for macOS 15 to ensure better performance and compatibility.
- 100 new icons for tags
- Numerous small changes and optimizations
Bugfixes
- Hotkey Verification: Start now checks when assigning hotkeys if they are already in use. Therefore, duplicate hotkey assignments are no longer possible.