v2.7.1
2026-11-03New and Improved
- 13 new ready-made actions: Delete Permanently (bypasses the Trash, asks first by default) and Hide/Show File are built in; Create Alias on Desktop, Dissolve Folder, New Folder from Filename, Set as Wallpaper, Make Writable, Open URL, Convert to UTF-8 (for garbled txt / srt / csv files from Windows), Paste as Text File, Copy File Contents, Extract App Icon to Desktop and Create DMG are scripts. New installs get the first three in the default menu; the rest are in the Template Library, ready to drag in
- After the menu editor tour, the guide suggests trying the context menu in Finder
- If your Desktop and Documents sync to iCloud, the guide explains why the context menu doesn’t show up there
- The root permission helper is installed the first time you use a feature that needs administrator privileges
- On a new install, notification permission is requested after activation, not as soon as the app opens
- Bluetooth permission is no longer requested at launch; it’s requested the first time a plugin uses Bluetooth, or when you open Settings → Permissions
- The activation window explains the two ways to buy: monthly or lifetime
- The activation window no longer floats above every other window, so it won’t get in the way while you copy your license key; if it’s covered, click the Dock icon to bring it back
- If your license can’t be verified for now, you’re asked to go online and reopen the app
- If an app in Open With can’t be found, you can remove it from the menu in one click
- Regular expressions in Match Rules are checked for errors
- Changes to the log level take effect immediately
- If you close Settings during an iCloud backup or restore, a notification tells you how it went
- The default menu on a new install or after Restore Defaults:
- Open With lists only the apps installed on your Mac
- Scripts has just the everyday ones
- New File comes first
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Finder’s own context menu becoming unusable with “Override system context menu” on once the license was no longer valid
- Fixed IPA Installer and APK Installer continuing to install after clicking Cancel
- Fixed Ruby, Perl, PHP, JavaScript and other scripts not running from the status bar menu
- Fixed several selected items in the menu editor not moving when dragged, or not being deleted when dragged out of the window
- Fixed menu items landing in the wrong place when dragged or added while searching
- Fixed items dragged in from the Template Library always landing in the same spot, wherever they were dropped
- Fixed nothing being added when dragging several selected items in from the Template Library
- Fixed items dragged down within the same group landing one row below where they were dropped
- Fixed newly added menu items possibly going in the middle instead of at the end after other items had been deleted or moved out
- Fixed iCloud backups possibly missing the latest changes
- Fixed the iCloud backup buttons staying disabled after switching settings tabs during a backup or restore
- Fixed iCloud backups always waiting 3 minutes and then failing with an upload timeout, even though the upload had already finished
- Fixed restoring from iCloud on another Mac possibly failing with a download timeout
- Fixed mouse side buttons also opening the menu when “Enable middle-click menu” is on
- Fixed clipboard contents possibly being lost when right-clicking twice quickly with “Override system context menu” on
- Fixed content another app put on the clipboard at the moment of a right-click possibly being overwritten with “Override system context menu” on
- Fixed copying or moving a folder that contains symbolic links as administrator changing the owner of the files the links point to
- Fixed “Show in Finder” not selecting the files after copying or moving as administrator
- Fixed the app still launching at login after “Launch at login” was turned off
- Fixed nothing happening when clicking an Open With app that isn’t installed
- Fixed nothing happening when clicking a Favorites folder that no longer exists
- Fixed Favorites in the status bar menu not opening
- Fixed status bar menu actions failing without a message
- Fixed View Log doing nothing after an action failed
- Fixed the context menu silently disappearing when the license stopped being valid during use (for example after being offline too long); the activation window now explains why
- Fixed some messages not following the interface language
- Fixed the release notes in the update prompt showing in Chinese on English systems
- Fixed plugins you haven’t installed all showing the same placeholder icon in the plugin store
- Fixed the log level setting not recording logs at the level you chose
- Fixed Convert to macOS Icon in the Template Library not producing an icon; it now creates an .icns file next to the image
- Fixed Convert to iOS Icon getting two sizes the wrong way round and producing a folder Xcode couldn’t use; it now creates an AppIcon.appiconset you can drop into Assets.xcassets as is
- Fixed Format JSON turning non-English characters into \u escapes, making the file readable only by you, and dropping its Finder tags
For Plugin Developers
app.finder.open,openWith,selectandrevealreturnfalseand an error when they failcancel()on a task fromapp.shell.startnow stops the commandapp.file.findwith administrator privileges no longer follows symbolic links into subfolders, so a link back to a parent folder can’t make it loopapp.shortcuts.listreturns an error after 30 seconds if Shortcuts doesn’t respond, instead of waiting forever
Upgrade Notes
- Your existing menus stay as they are
- Convert to macOS Icon, Convert to iOS Icon and Format JSON items already in your menu aren’t updated automatically. To get the fixed version, right-click the item in the menu editor and choose Reset
- The 13 new actions are in the Template Library (left side of the menu editor); they aren’t added to your existing menu automatically, so drag in the ones you want
- After Restore Defaults, apps that aren’t installed and less common scripts stay out of the menu; you can drag them back from the Template Library
- If you want the app to launch at login, make sure “Launch at login” is checked in Settings → General
- If you’ve used features that need administrator privileges, you’ll be asked for your administrator password once the next time you use one, to update the root permission helper
- Plugins that call these
app.finderfunctions should handle afalsereturn
Feedback
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- Email: support@byteage.com
- Bug reports: GitHub Issues