Changelog

Ship log.

Everything going into the first version, newest first. 56 new things and 19 fixes so far.

Coming in the first version

#075FixA click followed quickly by clicks across the screen no longer gets a zoom so wide it hardly zooms
#074FixThe recordings window now comes to the front when opened from the menu bar icon
#073NewThe Export window offers to turn on notifications, so you know when a long export or upload is done
#072NewWhile recording, click the red timer to stop, and to see which camera and microphone are on
#071NewExport straight to your own Google Drive: the video goes in a Grabito folder and the link is copied for you
#070NewThe app is now called Grabito
#069NewWith a zoom block selected, the arrow keys move the block instead
#068NewStep through the video with ← and → (1 second) or ⌥← and ⌥→ (1 frame)
#067NewJump to the start or end with Home/End or ⌘←/⌘→
#066FixHolding Space no longer flickers between play and pause
#065NewZoom blocks have a right-click menu, and one Zoom row sets either all zooms or the selected one
#064NewPlace a zoom where you want it: select a block and drag the rectangle over the whole frame
#063FixBoth ends of a very short zoom block can be resized
#062NewThe playhead shows its time below the timeline and is moved by dragging that, or by clicking the ruler; Play is larger
#061NewThe recordings window uses the Mac's own toolbar, with a search field (⌘F)
#060NewExports work out of sight and clean up after themselves, and their videos start playing at once from a web link
#059FixA zoom block's hover label no longer repeats its own text or hides under the trim frame
#058NewExport opens a sheet with the choices, the progress and the result, where Share sends the video by AirDrop, Mail, Messages and more
#057NewThe editor uses the Mac's own toolbar and inspector for its settings
#056NewFile › Export… and ⌘E export the recording in front
#055NewPlay moved beside the timeline, giving the video more room
#054NewThe timeline has a ruler with times above it, in place of the time beside the play button
#053NewReduce background noise also evens out your voice, so a voice that fades stays at a steady level
#052FixNoise reduction no longer adds a temporary device to the microphone list
#051NewReduce background noise: a switch under Microphone that keeps your voice and removes the room around it, without changing the original
#050NewThe editor opens paused instead of playing by itself
#049FixBluetooth headset mics no longer lose the first second of a recording
#048NewThe sidebar is grouped into Zoom, Appearance, Camera and Audio, each of which can be collapsed
#047NewEverything clickable now reacts when the pointer is over it
#046NewThe editor's sidebar can be hidden with a short slide, to give the video more room
#045NewStopping a recording opens the editor window straight away, showing that it's finishing
#044NewMic and system audio volume change as you drag, and show their value in dB
#043NewAll the editor's settings are now in a sidebar, where they stay open while the video plays
#042FixA quiet mic is now raised in noisy places too
#041FixThe menu bar icon brings the recordings window to the desktop you're on
#040FixExports no longer leave a large hidden file behind
#039NewThe camera size and cursor size sliders update the video as you drag
#038NewExport now asks where to save, starting in the folder you used last
#037NewRecording a window brings its app to the front, and the camera bubble stays on screen and can be dragged from setup through the countdown
#036NewTrimmed parts of the timeline now show as stripes, with a yellow frame around what you keep, so it's clear you can drag them back
#035NewOpen a recording with ⌘O or File › Open Recording…
#034NewThe camera bubble size in the editor is now a slider
#033NewQuiet microphones are raised to a normal level automatically
#032FixThe camera bubble no longer disappears when you edit with the playhead at the very end
#031FixExports no longer leave a hidden copy of each video behind
#030NewRecordings are now set up in a simple window with one Record button, in place of the old menu. Next time it opens ready to repeat your last choice
#029NewRecordings are now single .grabito files: double-click one in Finder to open it
#028NewA real app icon, and a matching menu bar icon
#027FixThe camera bubble now returns to its corner when the cursor leaves the recorded area
#026NewThe camera bubble stays on screen while recording, and you can drag it out of the way. It isn't in the video
#025NewTrial exports carry a small watermark
#024NewExport to MP4: H.264 or HEVC, 1080p or 4K, with a small file option, progress and cancel
#023NewA short first-launch guide: allow screen recording, record a sample, see the result
#022FixThe camera bubble no longer pops in late or vanishes at the very end of a video
#021NewThe editor shows your camera in a bubble that moves out of the cursor's way, and plays your mic and system audio, with controls for each
#020NewThe editor can now appear in recordings, so the app can record itself
#019NewThe preview is now an editor: trim, edit zoom blocks, and change background, zoom intensity, aspect ratio and cursor size, with undo and autosave
#018NewThe drawn cursor now becomes an I-beam over text and a hand over links
#017NewA live camera bubble and mic level meter while setting up a recording
#016NewWhile a preview is open the app appears in the Dock and ⌘-Tab, so its window can't get lost
#015FixSelecting an area no longer brings an old preview to the front
#014NewStart and stop recording from anywhere with ⌘⇧2
#013NewA 3-2-1 countdown before recording, which Esc cancels
#012FixWindow recordings are no longer rounder than the real window (new recordings only)
#011FixPreview no longer freezes briefly after the screen has been still (new recordings only)
#010FixFast camera moves no longer split text into separate copies
#009NewWhile recording, the menu bar shows a red badge with a timer, and window and area recordings get a thin red outline
#008NewClicks in different parts of the screen no longer flatten the zoom: the camera glides to nearby clicks and zooms out as you head to far ones
#007NewThe menu now closes when recording starts, so your first click isn't spent closing it
#006NewDragging and right-clicking no longer trigger a zoom
#005FixWindow recordings no longer get black lines at the edges or a slight wobble
#004NewPreview now zooms automatically on clicks, with a smoothed cursor, click ripples and idle fade
#003NewPreview recordings with a background, rounded frame, shadow and drawn cursor
#002NewRecover recordings interrupted by a crash
#001NewRecord a display, window or selected area, with optional camera, microphone and system audio