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Changelog

Every notable update to DockDuck. New releases arrive through the in-app updater. The latest is v1.0.5.

  1. 1.0.5 Latest

    Added

    • Address-bar commands. Type a keyword in the address bar — claude, terminal, git, finder, code, or cursor — and it turns into a Command chip; press Enter to run it in the folder you're viewing. Open a terminal already sitting in the right directory, reveal the folder in Finder, or jump straight into your editor, without leaving the keyboard.
    • Pick your terminal. Address-bar commands open Terminal by default; choose iTerm2, Warp, or Ghostty instead in Settings → General. Only apps you actually have installed are offered.
    • Tips that teach the address bar. A small hint bubble occasionally appears under the address bar introducing these commands. Close one with ✕, turn them off forever with "Don't show again" (or in Settings → General), and they never interrupt what you're typing. Available in all 14 languages.

    Fixed

    • The new-tab button stays next to your tabs. With six or more tabs on a roomy window, the + button jumped to the far edge and scroll arrows appeared even though everything fit. The tab bar now measures the real available width, so arrows only show when tabs genuinely overflow.
    • The address bar opens calm. Double-clicking it showed the editor, the full path history, and a tip all at once. History now appears only while you're actually typing (as autocomplete) or via the chevron.
    • Tips are readable in dark mode. The hint bubble used a background that blended into dark windows; it now sits on the system's elevated material in both appearances.
  2. 1.0.4

    Fixed

    • Paste follows the clipboard you used last. If you copied something inside DockDuck and then copied a file in another app (Windows App, Finder), ⌘V kept pasting the older DockDuck copy. It now always pastes whatever you copied most recently, wherever you copied it.
    • Progress belongs to the right file. Bringing several files in from another app credited every byte to the first item in the list, so one row raced to "445 MB of 6.3 MB" while the actual large file sat at zero. Each file now shows its own progress.
    • Duplicating a folder whose name contains a dot. A folder named something like Project.Archive was duplicated as Project copy.Archive. Folders now take the copy suffix after their full name, the way Finder does, while files and packages keep it before the extension.
    • Large folders from Windows App no longer fail silently. When the source app is still preparing the folder, DockDuck now waits and retries instead of giving up with no feedback. If the app still refuses to hand it over, the row turns red with a clear explanation.
  3. 1.0.3

    Added

    • The transfer panel now says "Finishing." When every byte has arrived but the source app (like Windows App) is still wrapping up on its side, the panel shows a clear Finishing phase with "Almost done" instead of sitting frozen at "Copying · 100%" with no speed.

    Fixed

    • Files copied to another disk keep their metadata. Permissions (an executable stays executable), creation and modification dates, Finder tags, and extended attributes now survive every copy. Previously, anything that wasn't a self-contained archive arrived with today's date and default permissions.
    • Folders copied to another disk arrive intact. A folder transferred cross-volume could land with its internal structure scrambled; the tree is now rebuilt exactly as it was.
    • Dragging files in from another disk copies them, like Finder. Dropping a file from a USB stick or another volume into DockDuck used to remove the original from the source; it now stays put.
    • Backspace goes back in the right tab. With several tabs open, Backspace could navigate a background tab, or do nothing at all in columns view. It now always acts on the tab you're looking at, in every view mode.
    • Drops from more apps land reliably. Drags from apps that only offer file promises or the older pasteboard format (Photos, Mail, some VM and Remote Desktop setups) are now recognized by every view.
    • A stalled source app no longer hangs a drop. If an app never delivers a dragged file, DockDuck gives up on that item after a grace period instead of leaving the transfer stuck at "Preparing" forever.

    Changed

    • Every language, fully covered. All 14 UI languages now translate 100% of the app's text, including the transfer panel, the security warning shown when a saved server's identity changes, and the plain-FTP warning.
  4. 1.0.2

    Added

    • Reveal your latest download, from anywhere. Press ⌘⇧J in any app and DockDuck jumps to your Downloads folder with the newest file already selected. It's the DockDuck answer to a browser's "Show in Finder," which macOS otherwise always sends to Finder. (Also shown in Settings → General.)
  5. 1.0.1

    Fixed

    • DockDuck stays your default folder app. If you'd set "Open folders in DockDuck" and macOS quietly handed the setting back to Finder (which can happen after an update or reinstall), DockDuck now reclaims it automatically the next time it launches, so opening a folder keeps landing here.
  6. 1.0.0

    Added

    • Connect to Windows shares by name: type \\SERVER (or //SERVER, or a full \\SERVER\Share\Folder) in the address bar to reach an SMB share using the same shorthand you'd use on Windows.

    Changed

    • Clearer protection against server impersonation: if a saved SFTP or WebDAV server's identity key ever changes, DockDuck now warns you instead of reconnecting silently, and it flags plain-text FTP before you connect.

    Fixed

    • Copying files from Windows App now pastes the current file: a paste from a Remote Desktop session could hand you a file you'd copied days earlier; DockDuck now always uses the one you just copied.
    • Cut and paste within the same folder is safe: pasting a cut item back into its own folder is now a no-op instead of risking the file.
    • Press Esc to cancel a cut: the pending move clears and the file stays where it is.
  7. 0.6.4

    Added

    • Pinned files in the sidebar: pinned files now appear under Favorites alongside pinned folders, each with its real Finder icon; clicking a pinned file opens it directly.

    Changed

    • Pinned items are now marked with a yellow star next to their name instead of the red pin.

    Fixed

    • The Servers section can now be reordered: dragging its header ignored the drop; it also no longer starts stuck at the bottom of the sidebar on fresh installs.
    • Start Page names no longer truncate mid-word ("Doc…ents") when the window is wide; cards now use the real space available instead of being squeezed by empty grid columns.
  8. 0.6.3

    Added

    • Add person in Properties → Sharing: grant another user on your Mac access to a file or folder (Read only / Read & Write) from a searchable user picker, just like Finder's Get Info. Access can be changed or removed from the same row.
    • Apply to enclosed… now asks for confirmation before touching anything, and also applies the people you added to everything inside the folder.
    • Pinned folders in the sidebar: your pinned folders now appear directly under Favorites (up to 7, most recent first), with a See all pinned… row when there are more.
    • Locked items show a padlock next to their name in every view, so a file that refuses to move or delete is identifiable at a glance.

    Changed

    • Properties panel redesign: compact header with the icon beside the name, cleaner tag row, and a timeline whose guide line no longer draws through the event icons.
    • The location path in Properties starts scrolled to the item's name and can be dragged to read long paths.
    • The sidebar scroll bar is now always thin: it stays visible while the pointer is over the sidebar and fades out when it leaves, with no more permanent wide gutter.
    • The folder dropdown in the navigation bar opens straight into the list, without the filter field.

    Fixed

    • Properties on server items (FTP/SFTP) no longer shows your local disk's owner and permissions; it now reports the item's real kind, size, server and path, and can no longer accidentally change local files.
    • The Share popover opens next to where you clicked instead of a window corner.
    • Backspace goes back even in an empty folder or one that failed to load.
    • Smoother window resizing and maximizing while the preview panel is open: the preview no longer re-renders on every frame.
    • The Activity tab's Opens counter now reports real opens instead of always showing 0.
  9. 0.6.2

    Added

    • Paste folders from a remote desktop: copying a folder inside Microsoft Windows App (RDP) or a VM and pasting it into DockDuck now brings the whole folder across intact, with live progress in the transfer panel, which lists the files that actually landed.
    • Pasting files from apps that still use the legacy clipboard format (RDP clients, some VMs) now works. DockDuck used to see an "empty" clipboard and beep.
    • Extraction progress in place: extracting an archive now shows the resulting item immediately as a ghosted row with a progress bar, the same in-progress treatment compressing already had, so big archives no longer look frozen while they unpack.

    Fixed

    • Trash refreshes live: items deleted from an external drive (by any app) now appear in DockDuck's Trash the moment it happens, and the view reacts to drives being connected or ejected.
  10. 0.6.1

    Changed

    • Full localization: the entire interface is now translated across all 14 languages: menus, keyboard-shortcut names, the transfer panel, file info, onboarding, settings, and error messages, not just parts of the app.
    • Keyboard shortcuts shown in menus and tooltips now reflect your actual bindings, so a rebound shortcut always displays the key you chose.

    Fixed

    • Trash now shows everything Finder does, including items deleted from an iCloud Desktop or Documents folder, which previously made DockDuck's Trash look empty. Right-clicking a trashed item offers Put Back and Delete Immediately (no more "Open"), and deleting several selected items at once, including non-empty folders, now works on servers.
    • New Window is back on the standard ⌘N (it had an odd default), and switching to Columns view (⌘⌥3) now works from the View menu.
  11. 0.6.0

    Added

    • Dual-pane browsing: split the window into two panes and drag files straight from one side to the other, the classic two-up file-manager layout.
    • Folder comparison: compare two folders and see at a glance which files are new, missing, or differ between them.
    • Shelf: a drop tray that gathers files from anywhere, then moves or copies them all at once to wherever you drop it.
    • Smart folders: save a search and have it re-run live; your saved searches live in the sidebar.
    • Batch rename: rename many files at once (find-and-replace, sequential numbering, case changes) with a live preview and one-step undo.
    • Archives: compress to .zip, .7z, .tar.gz, .tar.xz, and extract those plus .rar and more, all with built-in macOS tooling, no extra apps.
    • Type-ahead selection and configurable list columns: jump to a file by typing its name; pick which columns the list shows from the header menu.
    • Folder customization: give a folder its own color and emoji badge.
    • Git status badges (Settings → Dev Tools, off by default): a colored dot marks changed and untracked files inside repositories.
    • Customizable toolbar, pinned tabs, and a menu bar item for quick access.
    • Transfer notifications: a Notification Center banner (with sound) when a long transfer finishes while you're in another app.
    • 14 languages: DockDuck now speaks 14 languages, switchable in Settings.
    • Accounts and a free trial: a first-run welcome walks you through signing in and getting started; your trial and subscription sync across launches.

    Changed

    • Faster, more reliable transfers to FTP/SFTP servers, especially large batches of files: uploads no longer stall on servers that limit connections.
    • Transfer panel redesign: it appears instantly, shows one window per transfer, draws a smoother speed graph, stays centered and fully on-screen, and closing a window cancels that transfer.
    • Editable path bar: hover the breadcrumb for a quick Copy button, and double-click it to type or paste a path.
    • Uploading files that already exist on a server now asks what to do (Keep Both / Replace / Skip), the same as a local paste.
    • Folders refresh automatically when their contents change on disk.

    Fixed

    • Renaming a large file updates its name and icon immediately, with no need to refresh the folder.
    • Dragging files from a Windows VM (an RDP "Windows App" window) into DockDuck now copies them correctly.
    • Deleting several selected items on a server now removes all of them, including non-empty folders.
  12. 0.5.11

    Added

    • Remote servers: connect to SFTP, SMB, WebDAV and FTP/FTPS right from the address bar: type sftp://host (or pick a saved server in the sidebar) and browse it like a local folder. Saved connections live in a new Settings → Servers section, grouped by protocol, with credentials kept in the macOS Keychain.
    • Drag-and-drop transfers between your Mac and any server, in both directions, with a live progress panel (speed, time remaining, throughput chart). Folders transfer with their full nested contents.
    • First-connection trust prompts: unknown SSH host keys and TLS certificates show their fingerprint for you to verify before trusting, the same safeguard you know from other file-transfer apps.

    Changed

    • Servers reconnect automatically when a session drops, so a brief network blip no longer interrupts browsing.

    Fixed

    • Server folders now show the correct folder icon in the tab and breadcrumb instead of a generic document icon.