v0.2.0Current previewMay 2026
A design-focused release with a denser power-user shell, first-class density modes, faster recent-session navigation, safer Claude auth startup, and better behavior in smaller windows.
- Added comfortable, compact, and focus density modes, available from Settings, the command palette, and the status bar.
- Refreshed the app shell with a command chip, denser transcript layout, and a more informative bottom status bar.
- Added keyboard and command palette navigation for opening the next or previous recent session.
- Fixed right-side clipping in non-fullscreen windows with responsive sidebar, preview, and status layout behavior.
- Claude sessions now prefer normal CLI authentication over stale credential override environment variables.
v0.1.3Quality updateMay 2026
A focused quality release with steadier conversation switching, cleaner transcript reading, and published installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Conversation continuity is improved across grid and single-session mode switches.
- Transcript tool calls and thinking blocks use compact drawers, with noisy output folded by default.
- Claude session startup refreshes auth state without injecting keychain access tokens into spawned processes.
- Anonymous app and updater events can help measure release health and can be disabled in Settings.
v0.1.2Usage updateMay 2026
A usage and project visibility release for tracking token spend, session activity, and saved Claude Code work across projects.
- Usage dashboard with range filters, token and cost rollups, history, budgets, and CSV/JSON export.
- Project dashboard with active session counts, attention counts, usage totals, and direct session open actions.
- Expanded global search across session metadata and transcript content.
- Grid title synchronization and additional single-mode/grid handoff fixes.
- Native build commands, centralized session metadata updates, and startup/search performance improvements.
v0.1.1Stability updateApr 2026
A reliability pass for live sessions, attention management, Claude token setup, and packaged-app behavior.
- Smoother sidebar activity promotion and session attention management.
- Claude OAuth refresh support, token setup flow, and smarter stuck-turn detection.
- Deferred grid handoff while sessions are busy, plus fixes for single-session to grid handoff.
- macOS TCC strings, stderr filtering, and title edit focus fixes.
- Signed installer and updater artifacts published through GitHub Releases.
v0.1.0Initial previewApr 2026
The first public shape of Blackcrab: a macOS-first desktop workspace for running Claude Code sessions side-by-side.
- Tileable session grid for parallel Claude Code work.
- Local session discovery from Claude Code project data.
- Token, context, and cost signals in the session surface.
- Integrated terminal drawer and in-app preview pane.
- Docs covering setup, requirements, privacy, security, and limitations.
NextIn progressPlanned
Near-term work is focused on tightening the first-run experience and making local verification smoother.
- Clearer setup checks for Claude Code installation and authentication.
- Better release notes around packaging, updates, and platform support.
- More practical devlog posts from building the desktop workflow.