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Roadmap

Planned features and release history for OnText.

🚀 Major Upcoming Features​

FeatureDescription
Multiple Prompt ValidationFormat validation when multiple {prompt} placeholders have the same default value

📦 Past Releases​

v1.5.70 (September 27, 2026)​

Use OnText Without Selecting Text

  • Choose Clipboard First in General settings.
  • Open the panel with your copied content when no text is selected.

Run Inline AI Presets from Actions

  • Run a saved Inline AI prompt directly from the action panel, and create these actions with Create with AI.

Faster, More Reliable Input

  • Improved panel focus and cursor-word capture, with fixes for Chrome, Safari, Word, VS Code, Notion, Obsidian, Preview, and Warp.

Smoother Action Attachments

  • The action picker focuses Search actions as soon as it opens and closes automatically after attaching an action.

v1.5.69 (September 24, 2026)​

GPT-6 Sol and Luna Support

  • Choose GPT-6 Sol or GPT-6 Luna in Inline AI and Create with AI through ChatGPT sign-in or an OpenAI API key.

v1.5.68 (September 17, 2026)​

GPT-6 Astra Support

  • Use GPT-6 Astra in Inline AI and Create with AI through ChatGPT sign-in or an OpenAI API key.
  • Choose reasoning strength from Low to Max, with Fast mode available for supported API accounts.

v1.5.67 (September 15, 2026)​

  • ✨ Instant Results

    • See calculations, conversions, and script results directly in the OnText panel.
    • Build the Instant Results you want to see in your panel with Create with AI.
    • Customize colors and multi-line results, then preview them with Run Test.
    • Get started with Kilometers to Miles, now available in the Action Library.

  • ⌨️ Create with AI Improvements

    • Set action shortcuts directly or request them in conversation. New actions automatically receive an available key, with confirmation before replacing an existing assignment.
    • Create Instant Results actions with AI and test their output before saving.
    • The + attachment button now sits at the bottom-left of the message composer.

  • 🌐 Language Support

    • Instant Results controls and validation messages are available in English, Korean, and Chinese.

  • 🎨 Custom Icon Colors

    • Custom action icons now keep their original colors and transparency in the icon picker and Settings previews.

v1.5.66 (September 12, 2026)​

Attach Actions in Create with AI

  • Attach existing actions to a conversation so AI can use their code and settings as reference.
  • Search and select multiple actions from the + button, with a compact Liquid Glass picker and smooth scrolling.
  • Attached actions stay with conversation history for follow-up changes.

v1.5.65 (September 12, 2026)​

AI Action Studio Test Fix

  • Fixed Save Action and Update Action remaining disabled when a test action pastes into Text Input.

v1.5.64 (September 4, 2026)​

Simpler Onboarding & Cleaner Menu Navigation

  • Simplified the onboarding experience
  • Reorganized Settings, Getting Started, Documentation, and Quit for quicker access

v1.5.63 (August 26, 2026)​

Provider-Aware Speed and Reasoning

  • Added reasoning strength and Fast settings for supported Inline AI models

v1.5.62 (August 19, 2026)​

AI Action Studio & Workflow Polish

  • Added AI Action Studio for describing, refining, testing, and saving actions through conversation
  • Added previous conversation reopening and installed action updates
  • Improved editing, scrolling, icon and emoji selection, and app icon sizing

v1.5.61 (August 12, 2026)​

Safer Script Inputs & Dialog Polish

  • Passed selected text, copied text, clipboard text, and prompt input to Shell actions through quoted ONTEXT_* environment variables
  • Added reviewable migration for existing Shell actions and safer runtime data handling for AppleScript actions
  • Improved prompt, preview, command-error, and Liquid Glass settings presentation across Light and Dark appearances

v1.5.60 (July 22, 2026)​

Accessibility & Native App Icons

  • Replaced the large Accessibility card with a compact permission status beside Trigger Shortcut
  • Adopted the native macOS app icon format for consistent system icon rendering

v1.5.59 (July 17, 2026)​

Accessibility Menu Cleanup

  • The Accessibility status item now appears only when permission is required

v1.5.58 (July 17, 2026)​

Accessibility Permission & Inline AI Updates

  • Added a dedicated accessibility permission guide with real-time status updates across the menu bar and Settings
  • Updated supported Inline AI provider models and improved provider response and error handling

v1.5.57 (July 13, 2026)​

App Icon Display Fix

  • Removed built-in transparent padding so the OnText icon appears at the correct size in Raycast and the update window

v1.5.49 (June 1, 2026)​

Inline AI Response Reliability

  • Assistant response bubbles now appear immediately when sending follow-up messages
  • Replaced temporary text placeholders with animated loading dots while providers respond
  • Inline AI now shows an explicit error if a provider stream finishes without content

v1.5.44 (May 15, 2026)​

Inline AI Attachments & Rendering

  • Added Inline AI attachment support for images, PDFs, and text-based documents
  • Improved Markdown rendering for headings, code blocks, tables, blockquotes, checklists, and more
  • Improved Inline AI panel scrolling performance during long conversations and streaming responses

v1.5.39 (February 17, 2026)​

Inline AI Interaction & Stability

  • Added ChatGPT OAuth sign-in support in Inline AI settings
  • Improved chat controls, copy state behavior, and interaction feedback in the Inline AI panel
  • Fixed streaming session mixups, focus-transfer close issues, duplicate case-convert paste, and overlapping referenced text

v1.5.38 (February 1, 2026)​

Inline AI Context & Selection Reliability

  • Improved selected-text visibility at the top of Inline AI message bubbles
  • Added dynamic selection sync so changing selected text updates the referenced snippet in chat
  • Fixed selection detection reliability on generic web apps like Reddit

v1.5.37 (January 28, 2026)​

Stability & Performance

  • Auto-Select Speed Settings: Added Lightning/Normal/Stable options for selection performance
  • Ghost Panel Fix: Resolved issues where panel appeared unexpectedly or selection was lost
  • Improved Stability: Fixed concurrency issues

v1.5.35 (January, 2026)​

Inline AI & UX Improvements

  • Proactive Context Sync: Pull focused text directly into chat context
  • Smart Auto-Scroll during AI generation
  • Smart Word Selection option
  • Floating Panel UI Fix
  • Standardized ESC Workflow
  • Complete Inline AI Localization
  • Real-time Language Refresh

v1.5.34 (January 14, 2026)​

Settings & License Redesign

  • Redesigned License tab with side-by-side comparison
  • Real-time usage status counter for Free Tier
  • Integrated placeholder documentation ({text}, {textWithCopy}) in UI
  • Exempted core actions (Spell Check, Case Converting) from limits
  • Improved Pro gating with "(Limit Reached)" visual feedback
  • Fixed real-time synchronization of usage status

v1.5.33 (January 7, 2026)​

Inline AI Module

  • Integrated AI chat with threaded history and smart context
  • Smart text replacement (⌘R) with automated keyboard fallback
  • Customizable app blocklist for stable text substitution
  • Enhanced focus restoration and timing for app interaction
  • Updated default prompts to use "selected text" for clarity
  • Fixed chat history clipping issue

v1.5.32 (December 28, 2025)​

Documentation Website & Ko-fi Support

  • New official documentation site with interactive homepage
  • Animated demo section with text selection preview
  • Feature cards with scroll animations
  • Light/dark mode support
  • Added Ko-fi link in menu bar for easy support
  • Quick access to online docs from menu bar

v1.5.31 (December 27, 2025)​

Script Placeholders & Action Library Enhancement

  • New placeholders: {text}, {textWithCopy}, {clipboard}, {paste}, {prompt}, {date}, {time}, {datetime}, {weekday}
  • Action Library with placeholder examples category and script preview pane
  • Hybrid Accessibility API with Cmd+C fallback
  • Multiline prompt input support
  • Fixed clipboard pollution, focus restoration, shell script special characters

v1.5.30 (December 22, 2025)​

Hotfix

  • Fixed 'c' input bug causing incorrect character input
  • Improved Cmd+C simulation robustness
  • Hotkey debouncing to prevent double triggers

v1.5.28 ~ v1.5.29 (December 21, 2025)​

Action Library

  • Added Action Library with predefined actions
  • Split view with category and action view controllers
  • "All Actions" category with enhanced action management
  • Clear shortcut keys for new actions

v1.5.27 (December 19, 2025)​

Onboarding Improvements

  • Tutorial-specific actions during onboarding
  • Display user's floating panel with sample text after onboarding

v1.5.25 ~ v1.5.26 (December 18-19, 2025)​

Launch at Login & Bug Fixes

  • Added "Launch at Login" option
  • Large Type window closes with ESC
  • Fixed tutorial sample text persisting after onboarding
  • Fixed floating panel hiding before Large Type window

v1.5.22 (December 18, 2025)​

Bundle Identifier Update

  • Updated bundle identifier
  • Fixed purchase URL

v1.5.21 (December 18, 2025)​

License Protection

  • Device-based license protection
  • License deactivation and startup revalidation

v1.5.20 (December 17, 2025)​

Emoji Icons

  • Emoji icon selection and rendering support

v1.5.19 (December 17, 2025)​

App Size Reduction

  • Reduced app size by 57%
  • Added Function Keys Tip
  • Fixed onboarding tutorial shortcuts

v1.5.17 ~ v1.5.18 (December 16, 2025)​

Action Builder GPT

  • Introduced Action Builder GPT
  • Improved AppleScript action reliability
  • Enabled ChatGPT & Gemini actions

v1.5.11 ~ v1.5.16 (December 15, 2025)​

Notarization & Logo Update

  • Apple Notarization added to build process
  • Gumroad license verification
  • Multi-storage trial protection
  • Updated application logos, icons

v1.5.10 (December 14, 2025)​

Spell Checker

  • Added SPELL_CHECK builtin action with NSSpellChecker
  • Custom Add Correction panel
  • Multi-language spell check support

v1.5.0 (December 10, 2025)​

Major Feature Update

  • Case Conversion Actions: camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, kebab-case, CONSTANT_CASE, dot.case
  • Color Detection & Preview: Copy Color with visual swatch (Hex/RGB/HSL)
  • Visual Separators: BLANK and SEPARATOR for layout
  • Animated GIF Support: Import GIFs as custom icons

v1.4.2 (December 9, 2025)​

  • Fixed update window not appearing on first click

v1.4.1 (December 9, 2025)​

  • Added "Restart App" menu item
  • Multilingual support (EN/KR/CN)

v1.4.0 (December 9, 2025)​

  • Improved Accessibility Permission Guide

v1.3.8 (December 9, 2025)​

  • Migrated to Sparkle 2.6

v1.3.0 ~ v1.3.7 (December 9, 2025)​

  • Complete internationalization (Korean & Chinese)
  • License tab UI improvements
  • Fixed various update window issues

💡 Request a Feature​

Have an idea? We'd love to hear it!

Email: ontext.help@gmail.com