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AvenorOS 1.0.1
AvenorOS 1.0.1 moves to a new base and adds a set of everyday tools.
Beta11 Linux
Linux Beta11 pre-release. Windows Beta10 remains the latest release.
Universal-FrameFX 1.4.1-linux-preview.4
Native Linux Vulkan/Wayland preview, fixing the startup segfault.
Universal-FrameFX 1.4.1-linux-preview.3
Native Linux Vulkan/Wayland preview — silent-exit fixes for desktop launches (CachyOS / GNOME Wayland and similar).
AvenorOS 1.1.0 gaming test 1
Gaming test build for AvenorOS. This is a pre-release for benchmarking on real hardware. It is not a replacement for 1.0.0.
Universal-FrameFX 1.4.1-linux-preview.2
Native Linux Vulkan/Wayland preview with an experimental Game Mode / gamescope path.
FrameFX 1.4.1 Linux Preview 1
Desktop Linux Vulkan/Wayland preview (xdg-desktop-portal ScreenCast / PipeWire). This is a full desktop Linux build, not a Steam Deck–only refresh.
AvenorOS 1.0.0
First public release of AvenorOS.
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta10
LarkquillAI: a new assistant panel built into FrameFX. Ask anything about FrameFX, and have it build, apply or change presets for your games. FrameFX checks every change and asks you to confirm it,…
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta9
WyneAI (experimental): a new assistant built into FrameFX. Chat about anything, have it look things up on the web, set up and apply presets for your games, start or stop FrameFX, and open apps you…
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta8
Smarter Preset Assistant: a new AI model that's better at follow-ups like "what about 4K", understands number words like "sixty", and handles new requests like "fans are too loud" and "kill frame…
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta7
Preset Assistant chat (AI, experimental): describe your game, then keep chatting to adjust the suggested settings. Press Apply to save them as that game's profile, or Undo to go back. Works offline.
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta6
Preset Assistant (AI, experimental): describe your game and get suggested settings. Check the suggestion, then press Apply to save it as that game's profile. Works offline.
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta5
CSR Flux BETA has a new, sharper model at 2x/3x/4x.
QuillCore 0.4.0
FSR1 (EASU+RCAS) spatial upscale: shrinks vanilla main RenderTarget, runs AMD FidelityFX FSR1 shaders (MIT), restores native res before GUI/HUD.
QuillCore 0.3.1
Quill Logic: PathNavigation idle throttle for far path-done mobs (no attack target / not hurt).
QuillCore 0.3.0
Quill Render: particle spawn-distance cutoff (default 64 blocks)
QuillCore 0.2.0
One core. Smoother worlds.
LarkquillAI 0.3.11
Quill Monarch 0.3 chat works again. The web API no longer sends a param the free Ultra NIM rejects (that caused empty/stalled replies). User-facing name unchanged. Daily limit still 27.2M.
FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta4
CSR Flux BETA. The AI frame generation option is now called CSR Flux BETA in the Frame generation menu.
LarkquillAI 0.3.10
Free all Quill models. Plans is a free feature comparison — no subscriptions, forever buys, or Buy Me a Coffee checkout on Plans. Wren, Scribe, Sage, Sovereign, and Monarch are available subject to…
LarkquillAI 0.3.9
Monthly Pro ($11.99), Max ($29.99), and Ultra ($37.99) via Buy Me a Coffee memberships. Quill Monarch 0.3 on Ultra (27.2M tokens/day). Soft note that Monarch may queue under heavy load. Forever Max…
FrameFX 1.4.0 SteamOS Preview 1
Universal-FrameFX for Steam Deck (Desktop Mode).
LarkquillAI 0.3.8
Higher daily limits: Quill Sage 3.4M tokens a day (Pro), Quill Sovereign 6.8M (Max). Plans page updated.
LarkquillAI 0.3.7
Quill Scribe 1.1. New Settings toggle: Share approximate location (on by default). Plans page: plan descriptions; Pro 5x more usage, Max 20x the usage of Pro.
LarkquillAI Local local-v1
LarkquillAI Local v1: private, offline LarkquillAI that runs on your own computer.
FrameFX 1.4.0 Beta7
CSR 2.0 frame generation (experimental, off by default): smoother frame generation, better fast motion and a sharp HUD and cursor on generated frames.
LarkquillAI 0.3.6
Model names updated: Quill Wren 1.2, Quill Sage 1.5, Quill Sovereign 0.5. Smarter web search (real Wikipedia and news passages, local date and location awareness) is live for all models.
LarkquillAI 0.3.5
Cleaner background (no more pixel static), a live status line with Cancel when a reply is slow, speed and plan labels in the model picker, and click your companion to switch or hide them.
FrameFX 1.4.0 Beta6
Maintenance release. Includes the Beta5 CPU section and ray-traced lighting.
LarkquillAI 0.3.4
Model names now show their version: Quill Wren 1.1, Quill Scribe 1, Quill Sage 1.4 and Quill Sovereign 0.4.
LarkquillAI 0.3.3
Branding cleanup on the Plans page.
FrameFX 1.4.0 Beta5
New CPU section (off by default, per game) with a quick before/after benchmark.
LarkquillAI 0.3.2
New accounts now agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy when signing up.
LarkquillAI 0.3.1
LarkquillAI 0.3.1
FrameFX 1.4.0 Beta4
Ray-traced lighting (experimental, off by default): extra light, reflections and contact shadows, including on cards without hardware ray tracing such as the GTX 1050 Ti and GTX 980 Ti.
LarkquillAI 0.3.0
WrenbyAI is now LarkquillAI.
WrenbyAI v0.2.7
Replies never end silently empty: if no answer comes back you get a clear message, with one automatic retry when the service goes quiet.
FrameFX 1.4.0 Beta2
FrameFX output fps shown next to the game's fps.
WrenbyAI 0.2.6
Meet Milyy, a cat who never goes anywhere without her ball. Choose Wrenby or Milyy as your companion when you sign up, or any time in Settings → General. Your choice follows your account.
WrenbyAI 0.2.5
Wrenby now sometimes pops in from a window edge while a response is generating. New Settings → General → Pixel background on/off, and a calmer pixel background with a clear reading area in the centre.
FrameFX 1.3.3
Windows build of FrameFX 1.3.3, with everything from 1.3.2 including Apply to games only.
WrenbyAI 0.2.4
Per-mode limits: Spark 16k context and 128k tokens a day, Turbo 64k and 200k, Forge 128k and 655k, Zenith 200k and 800k. Older messages are trimmed to fit a mode's context. Token usage per mode now…
WrenbyAI 0.2.3
New Settings page (gear in the header, or Cmd/Ctrl+,): General (Ask/Auto, inverted theme, shimmer, chunky squares), Account (sign-in methods, password, sign out, sign out everywhere), Usage (real…
FrameFX 1.3.2
Apply to games only (on by default): FrameFX runs only while a game is in front and pauses when you alt-tab.
WrenbyAI 0.2.2
WrenbyAI desktop 0.2.2
WrenbyAI 0.2.1
WrenbyAI desktop 0.2.1: cloud tasks with Ask before running / Auto-run, new minimal dark UI, and automatic updates.
FrameFX 1.3.1
Performance preset (new default), about 1 ms per frame on a laptop GPU.
FrameFX 1.2
Universal-FrameFX 1.2 for Windows.
FrameFX 1.1
Universal-FrameFX 1.1 for Windows.
cs0s
cs0s installer.
cs.browser
cs.browser installer.
Upscaler 0.1.0
Upscaler 0.1.0.
ChopsticksHQ v1.0.14
ChopsticksHQ v1.0.14.
ARENA for macOS
ARENA for macOS.
HaloIsland 26.0
HaloIsland 26.0 for macOS and Windows.
MacBar for Windows v6.0.2
MacBar for Windows v6.0.2.
Fathom Pro v0.1.6 Beta
Fathom Pro v0.1.6 Beta.
Fathom v0.3.8 Beta
Fathom v0.3.8 Beta.
MacBar for Windows v4.2.4
MacBar for Windows v4.2.4.
MacBar v1.5.8
MacBar v1.5.8.
MacBar v1.5.5
MacBar v1.5.5.
MacBar v1.5.4
MacBar v1.5.4.
MacBar v1.5.3
MacBar v1.5.3.
MacBar v1.5.2
MacBar v1.5.2.
MacBar v1.4.0
MacBar v1.4.0.
Fathom v0.3.1-Beta
Manage charging — hold a user-chosen limit while on AC
rNitro v1.3.32-Experimental
Easter egg: triple left-click the menu bar icon (replaces Option-click)
v1.3.31-Experimental
Click the green Live badge → personal note
v1.3.30-Experimental
⌥-click the menu bar icon, or tap the version 5 times
v1.3.29-Experimental
Enable Logging in Settings → General (local diagnostics → ~/Library/Logs/rNitro/rnitro.log)
rNitro v1.3.28 — macOS 14+ (universal)
Requires macOS 14.0 Sonoma or later
rNitro v1.3.27 (lightweight)
rNitro itself should use far less CPU when the menubar is idle.
rNitro v1.3.26 Experimental
Product name is rNitro again (MacBar rebrand reverted).
MacBar v1.3.25 Experimental
Canonical site: https://chopstickshq.com/macbar/
Fathom Plus v0.1.0-Beta
All Fathom battery features + local weather + AI chat (OpenRouter, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic).
MacBar v1.3.24 Experimental (formerly rNitro)
MacBar is the new name for the Experimental menu bar monitor.
rNitro v1.3.23 Experimental
Temp fix: real Apple Silicon MTR (IOHID) sensors drive the gauge
Atomic Dawn — macOS Apple Silicon 1.0.0
Chopsticks Game Studios Atomic Dawn 1 — macOS Apple Silicon.
rNitro v1.3.22 Experimental
More accurate CPU temperature (die-only SMC + MTR HID).
rNitro v0.1 Linux Beta Pre-release
Pre-release Linux build for x86_64 — Monitor, Advisor, Chat, and App Cleaner (GTK4 + libadwaita).
Atomic Dawn — Windows 10/11 x64 0.2.0
Chopsticks Game Studios Atomic Dawn Windows build 0.2.0.
rNitro v1.2.14 Beta
Download App ZIP (contains rNitro.app), PKG, or DMG below.
rNitro v1.3.21 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.9 Final
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Atomic Dawn — Windows x64 preview
Chopsticks Game Studios preview build (not the final 18 Sept 2026 drop).
Fathom v0.2.42-Beta
Accurate SMC gauge — percent and remaining time from Apple TimeRemaining / StateOfCharge (matches pmset)
rNitro v1.3.20 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.19 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.18 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.17 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.16 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.15 Experimental
Battery accuracy verification against local macOS sources.
rNitro v1.3.14 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.13 Experimental
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Fathom v0.2.38-Beta
Stable battery remaining time (no thrash)
rNitro v1.3.12 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.11 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.13 Beta
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rNitro v1.3.10 Experimental
Battery accuracy: raw mAh SoC, InstantAmperage pack watts (incl. discharge), ETA from capacity when times are stale.
rNitro v1.3.9 Experimental
ZIP SHA-256: App ZIPs listed in version.json hashes._zip; updater refuses mismatch
rNitro v1.3.8 Experimental
SMC: enumerate all temperature keys once + expanded candidate list
rNitro v1.3.7 Experimental
What's new strip in General (from changelog)
Fathom v0.2.31-Beta
Six sources: IOPS · SmartBattery raw mAh · Gauge (StateOfCharge) · PowerTelemetry · pmset · ioreg
rNitro v1.3.6 Experimental
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rNitro v1.3.4 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.12 Beta
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Chopcap 0.1.0
Chopcap 0.1.0 — the first release. Programming without the clutter.
VaultLink 1.0.1
Fixes device file scanning.
VaultLink 1.0
First release.
rNitro v1.3.3 Experimental
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cs.AI 2.6.0 — Live research as of today
Every prompt is dated to today. Launch briefing once per day. Welcome sheet still fires after updates.
cs.AI 2.5.5b — Pro tier, Groq, Grok-style web UI
Pro on Groq 120B, web UI polish, MIT + CoC — launch copy for Product Hunt and AlternativeTo.
rNitro v1.2.11 Beta
Download App ZIP (contains rNitro.app), PKG, or DMG below.
cs.AI 2.5.4 — CLI parity, Keychain, press kit
Terminal unlock keys, deploy sha256 gate, launch copy for Show HN and Product Hunt.
rNitro v1.3.2 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.8 Final
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rNitro v1.2.10 Beta
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Fathom v0.2.26-Beta
Original menu style (default) + Newer denser layout option
rNitro v1.3.1 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.7 Final
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rNitro v1.2.9 Beta
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rNitro v1.3.0 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.6 Final
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rNitro v1.2.7 Beta
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rNitro v1.2.7 Experimental
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Fathom Pro v0.1.0-Pro-Beta
Everything in Fathom, plus local weather and multi-provider AI chat.
Fathom v0.2.20-Beta
Ultra-light idle CPU (typically well under 1%).
rNitro v1.2.0 Final
Download App ZIP (contains rNitro.app), PKG, or DMG below.
rNitro v1.2.6 Beta
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rNitro v1.2.6 Experimental
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rNitro v1.1.0 Final Reloaded
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rNitro v1.2.5 Beta
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rNitro v1.2.5 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.4 Beta
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rNitro v1.2.4 Experimental
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rNitro v1.2.3 Beta
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rNitro v1.2.2 Beta
Temperature ceiling — display no longer hard-stops around 80°C. Sensor range raised to 115°C; under load uses hot sensor cluster; fallback estimate ranges expanded; smooth clamp to 110°C.
rNitro v1.2.1 Beta
Status strip, presets (Quiet / Build / Full stats), thermal weather, Why hot? (+ copy), ghost-load radar, power receipt, Whisper, meeting cloak, compile-farm + build ledger, process alibi,…
rNitro v1.1.1 Beta Reloaded
Beta channel — all AI providers + experimental features.
rCodexPDF v1.1.0
Full Changelog: https://github.com/ilikemacos/rCodexPDF/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0
rCodexPDF v1.0.0
Full Changelog: https://github.com/ilikemacos/rCodexPDF/commits/v1.0.0
PCTycoon for MacOS
Full Changelog: https://github.com/ilikemacos/PCTycoon-for-MacOS-26.5.1-v1/commits/v1.for.MacOS.26.5.1
v1.8.9.Pulsar
Full Changelog: https://github.com/ilikemacos/pctycoon/compare/V1.5a.Teton...v1.8.9.Pulsar
V1.5a-Teton
modified version 1.5a Teton visit ilikemacos.github.io/pctycoon
v1.4.10Diablo
Add files via upload
PCTycoon
This is version 1.5. Diablo, if you want to see previous versions, visit tycoonpc.netlify.app it is version 0.9 Beta (but i ran out of netlify credits lol). Current Link :…