Changelog

📌 The new “Dock Lock” action lets you move the Dock to your preferred display and keep it there — so your workspace stays exactly the way you like it.

What's new

• 📌 Added “Dock Lock” — move the Dock to the display under your pointer and keep it fixed there. Wins remembers your choice and automatically restores the Dock when that display reconnects.
• 🧭 Added compatibility with macOS 27 across Wins and its System Settings preference pane.
• 🪟 Reworked Mission Control Pro for macOS 27, delivering more stable window detection and significantly more accurate window matching.
• 🔎 Improved Mission Control Pro compatibility with Finder windows that have multiple tabs.
• 🪄 Fixed an occasional Flick Dock issue that could unexpectedly minimize windows when switching apps from the Dock.
• 🧩 Snap Island and edge snapping now ignore windows that cannot be resized, preventing unwanted snap previews.

🔆 Snap Island arrives with a bold new design, nestled right into the MacBook notch so you can split and arrange windows in seconds and get straight back to work.

What's new

• 🏝️ All-new Snap Island design that blends into the notch — arrange your windows faster and keep your workflow moving.
• 🔢 Cmd-Tab Plus now shows numeric badges for apps with multiple windows — press 1, 2, or 3 to switch instantly.
• 🪟 Cmd-Tab Plus now supports displaying more than 5 windows, making multitasking easier.
• 🔄 "Hide All Windows" now works as a toggle — trigger it again to restore minimized windows with their original stacking order.
• 🛡️ Improved Flick Dock stability when an app has multiple windows open.
• ⚡️ Optimized the response speed of "Hide All Windows" and "Hide Other Windows" for a snappier feel.
• 🐛 Fixed an occasional issue where Dock Preview showed traffic-light buttons after waking from sleep.

🙌 Thanks for all the feedback and support — it helps make Wins better with every release.

🔆 A focused release: portrait monitor support for Snap Island, Dock Preview refinements, smarter snapping, and improved license reliability.

What's new

• 🖥️ Snap Island now supports portrait (vertical) external monitors.
• 🎯 Refined the Dock Preview display area to sit more snugly against the Dock.
• 🫧 Added a bubble animation when closing a window from Dock Preview.
• 🚫 Resizing a window no longer accidentally triggers Edge Snap or Snap Island.
• 🔐 Improved license detection reliability — fewer unexpected prompts asking you to re-activate.
• 🌙 Fixed an issue where Wins Panel didn't automatically switch themes when the system toggled Dark Mode.
• 🪟 Redesigned the activation and update windows; also fixed a lag when loading the changelog.
• ⚡️ Wins now turns on automatically after a successful activation — no need to flip the switch yourself.
• 🛒 Tapping "Buy Now" in-app now takes you to the Wins website to complete your purchase.

🙌 Thanks for all the feedback and support — it helps make Wins better with every release.

🔆 This release focuses on improving reliability and making the overall experience smoother and more native.

What’s new

• 🚀 On macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later, Wins now uses the system window tiling APIs for smoother animations and more native window behavior.
• 🆕 Mission Control Pro can now close windows and quit apps directly from the App Exposé view.
• 🧩 Improved window matching in Mission Control Pro to reduce accidental window closures.
• 🐞 Fixed an issue where Dock window previews could overflow when window titles were too long.
• 🌍 Reduced fake windows appearing in Dock Previews.
• ⬆️ Chat apps no longer quit automatically when their last window is closed, so they can keep running in the background.

🙌 Thanks for all the feedback and support — it helps make Wins better with every release.

🔆 This update improves stability and fixes several important issues.

What’s New

• 🐞 Fixed incorrect Dock preview positioning when the Dock is on the left or right.
• 🧩 Improved window preview compatibility with apps like ToDesk and QQ Music.
• 🎧 Fixed an issue where demo animations could interrupt AirPods audio.
• 🌙 Fixed an occasional Dock preview glitch after waking from sleep.
• 🌍 Fixed layout issues in the settings panel for multiple languages.
• ⬆️ Updated dependencies for better stability.

🙌 Thanks for your continued support!

👋 Hey Wins folks — long time no see!

🫣 The last update was about three months ago. I’m sorry the release cadence has slowed down lately.

🔆 This release focuses on fixing important issues and improving overall reliability.

What’s new in Wins 3.1:

• 🕹️ Cmd-Tab Plus now aligns with the selection behavior of Cmd + `.
• 🆕 Flick Dock now supports multi-window apps, fixes compatibility issues with certain apps, and improves stability.
• 🐞 Aero Shake, Hide All Windows, and Hide Others will now ignore fullscreen windows.
• 🐞 Fixed issues where Dock Window Preview and Cmd-Tab Plus could show phantom/empty windows, or windows that were already closed.
• 🚫 Improved compatibility for apps that should not quit when the last window is closed (e.g., Clash, Feishu/Lark, WeChat).
• 🏹 Added compatibility for window controls in Accessibility Inspector.
• 📴 When the global Wins switch is turned off, Cmd-Tab Plus will now be disabled as well.

🙌 Thanks as always for your support and feedback!

✨ New: Cmd-Tab Plus — our most powerful feature ever.

🙅‍♂️ This is not a routine "macOS 26 Tahoe compatibility" release.

🚀 It's our biggest product update of the year.

☄️ Cmd-Tab Plus brings engine-level performance optimizations, intuitive interactions, and a system-perfect liquid-glass aesthetic.

💞 Meticulously crafted so it feels great whether you prefer a mouse, a keyboard, shortcuts — or any combination.

What's new

• 🤩 Added: Cmd-Tab Plus. A gorgeous liquid-glass effect and a brand-new window-switching experience — our proudest feature to date.
• ✅ Settings: Added an interactive demo showcasing Cmd-Tab Plus.
• 🟢 Settings: Adopted the latest macOS 26 UI design guidelines.
• 🧑🏻‍🔧 Settings: Streamlined logic for faster load times.
• 🥂 Dock Preview: Upgraded from Gaussian blur to a liquid-glass effect and aligned with the new system guidelines.
• 💬 Dock Preview: Can now be triggered from WeChat Mini Programs.
• ⚡️ Dock Preview: Faster, more reliable activation.
• 🗑️ Cleanup: Removed App Center dependencies; crash reports are no longer sent via App Center.
• 🏄‍♂️ Performance: Long-session memory usage optimized — consistently under 70 MB (for the geeks!).

🙌 Thank you for all your support and feedback!

✨ This update focuses on fixing compatibility issues and fine‑tuning details to make Wins smoother and more reliable.

Here's what's new:

• 🐛 Fixed a bug where Flick Dock didn't work properly in WeChat
• 🛠️ Improved compatibility of Dock Preview and Flick Dock with Safari and Coherence
• 🔧 No more Dock Preview accidentally hiding the menu when you quickly right-click or long-press on the Dock
• 🚫 Fixed an issue where the Dock Preview would sometimes go off-screen if you had tons of windows open
• ⚙️ Resolved a glitch where the system settings panel wouldn't always show up correctly when opening Wins
• 🌐 Tweaked German wording for a smoother localized experience
• ⬆️ Upgraded Sparkle to the latest version for smoother auto‑updates
• ✅ Cleaned up all warnings to boost code quality and stability (0 errors, 0 warnings)

🙌 Huge thanks for your continued support and feedback! If you spot any issues or have ideas, drop us a line 💬

👋 Hey everyone! It's been one month and five days since our last update—pretty solid for a monthly release pace, right? 😉

✨ This update focuses on a series of compatibility fixes and fine-tuned improvements to make your Wins experience even better.

Here's what's new:

• 🆕 New option to adjust spacing between arranged windows, available under System Settings → Wins → Advanced → Snap Margin
• 🔧 Fixed a compatibility issue with the Dock Flick feature when Stage Manager is enabled
• 🙈 Fixed an issue where Dock Preview could block the Dock when auto-hide is enabled
• 🔩 Fixed a bug where repeatedly maximizing a window could accidentally trigger centered layout
• 💖 Polished the UI of the Advanced Options popup in Wins Settings
• 🆓 A free trial reminder will now appear when new users launch Wins for the first time
• 🥶 Fixed a bug where the app incorrectly showed "trial expired" on first launch
• 🫡 Addressed compatibility with Flick Dock and Little Snitch: please enable "Allow GUI Scripting access to Little Snitch" in Little Snitch's Security settings

🙌 Thanks as always for your support and feedback!

🈷️ See you guys in the next month.

👋 Hello everyone, another month has flown by!

🚀 This update brings an exciting new feature – the "Flick Dock" – that allows you to switch windows more intuitively!

What's New:

• 🎉 Added the "Flick Dock" feature: clicking the Dock a second time will automatically minimize the corresponding app window.
• ✨ Enhanced the Dock Preview: now faster to trigger and more efficient in CPU resource consumption.
• 🔧 Fixed the bug where the Dock Preview image would distort after enabling Stage Manager.

👋 Hi everyone, Happy New Year!

🙏 In the last release, we introduced the Mission Control Pro feature and received a lot of valuable feedback from our users. Thank you so much!

✨ This update focuses on fixing issues and improving overall stability.

🦾 As we step into 2025, exciting new features are on the horizon for Wins. Here's a little secret: one of my 2025 goals is to make Wins the best window management tool on macOS. Stay tuned!

Here's what's new in this update:

• 1️⃣ Fixed compatibility issues with apps like Adobe and Excel when Mission Control Pro is enabled.
• 2️⃣ Optimized energy consumption for Mission Control Pro, making it more power-efficient and resource-friendly.
• 3️⃣ Resolved an issue where Mission Control Pro remained active even after being turned off.
• 4️⃣ Fixed a bug where the trial period ended immediately upon first launch.
• 5️⃣ Fixed an animation bug in Snap Island.

👋 Hello, Wins users! It's been nearly three months since our last update.

🎉 I'm excited to unveil Mission Control Pro, one of the most significant updates in Wins history!

✨ With Mission Control Pro, you can now intuitively close windows directly from the Mission Control view.

➕ Plus, we've added shortcut support: use ⌘+W to close windows and ⌘+Q to quit applications within Mission Control.

What's New:

• 🎁 Introducing "Mission Control Pro" feature: easily manage windows in the system Mission Control with shortcut support! 🍻
• 🌚 Fixed an issue where fake windows might appear in Dock previews.
• 🧑🏻‍🏭 Fixed a bug causing certain features to malfunction on macOS versions below 13.
• 🩹 Fixed misaligned settings options in the Wins Panel.

👋 Hi Wins users, another month has passed!

🎉 We have some great news to share: After two years, Wins' monthly active users have surpassed 5,000, and daily active users are consistently above 1,000!

🍻 This is quite an achievement for a small paid app.

🫶 We've faced tough times, but we made it through!

✨ In the future, Wins will continue to uphold its elegant and simple interaction design, bringing more exciting features!

❤️‍🔥 I share the same passion for software as all of you!

Here's what's new:

• ⚡️ Now 2x Faster! Refactored the logic for the Hide All Windows, Hide Other Windows and Aero Shake features
• 🎁 New: Added an EdgeSnap option, perfectly adapted to the new features in macOS Sequoia
• 💻 Windows in the Dock Preview will no longer automatically sorting
• 🇩🇪 Improved German localization support—thanks to feedback from our German user(Chris S.)
• 😲 Fixed a bug where the license status might not be recognized without a restart after activation
• ⚫️ Fixed a black screen flicker issue when switching demo functions in the Wins panel under System Settings
• ☑️ Fixed a bug where quick functions would still trigger after being disabled

Update Details:

• 🔧 Fixed a crash issue occurring for some users when enabling Dock Preview.
• 🔧 Fixed an issue where users couldn't obtain trial authorization correctly during first installation.