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.