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2.1.72 - Prompt Editor, Ghost Task Enhancements and Filtering and other UX improvements

2026-04-07

Customise Sidekick prompts with the new Prompt Editor in the Tools menu. The Analyse dashboard gains Quarter, Year to Date, and All Time date ranges with reorganised chart sections. Ghost tasks can now be renamed inline and their vague-name verb lists are editable in Settings. Also adds checklist items from the context menu, type-to-filter tag search, double-click card expand/collapse, smarter verb-stem matching for vague-task detection, and improved drag-and-drop card animations.

feat A new prompt editor is available from the Tools menu, letting you view and customise the Sidekick prompts.
feat Added new date range options to the Analyse dashboard — Quarter, Year to Date, and All Time — with charts now grouped into Completed Work and Current Work sections.
feat Type-to-filter search added to the tag filter sidebar so you can quickly narrow down long tag lists.
feat You can now add a checklist item to a task directly from the task right-click context menu.
feat Ghost tasks can be renamed inline from the ghost panel.
feat Ghost tasks strong/weak verb lists used to detect vague task names are now editable in Settings.
Fixed Vague-task detection is smarter: action verbs are now matched by stem (so writing, wrote, writes all count as write), reducing false positives.
feat Double-click a card to toggle between expanded and compact view.
Fixed Cards now rotate slightly while dragging, glow when dropped to improve visibility when dragging cards.

2.1.63 - Intel Mac support and Onboarding wizard improvement

2026-04-06

New users have the option to select which OmniFocus folders they want to include in task fetching and Flowcus is now compatible with Apple Macs running Intel processors

feat Onboarding wizard offers choice of which OmniFocus folders they want to include in task fetching
feat Flowcus is now compatible with Apple Macs that run Intel processors

2.1.61 - Deferred Task and Onboarding Improvements

2026-04-06

Clearing a task's defer date now immediately shows the task on the board instead of requiring a refresh. Onboarding wizard no longer blocked from completing by a hidden dialog

Fixed Clearing a task's defer date now immediately shows the task on the board instead of requiring a refresh
Fixed Onboarding wizard no longer blocked from completing by a hidden dialog (😱 horrendous bug - sorry)

2.1.58 - Filter by tag counts only include active tasks

2026-04-04

Fixed tag filter counts showing inflated numbers by including completed and dropped tasks — counts now reflect only active tasks

Fixed Fixed tag filter counts showing inflated numbers by including completed and dropped tasks — counts now reflect only active tasks

2.1.57 - Sparkle Update Framework & Radar Improvement

2026-04-04

Switched to macOS-native Sparkle updates from the custom notification banner and updated Radar progress tracking

feat Automatic macOS-native Sparkle updates replace the custom notification banner
feat Radar snapshot model — focus tasks computed once per session with progress tracking
Improved Radar capped to top 5 tasks to keep the list actionable
Fixed Done column no longer shows tasks completed outside of lookback window

2.1.55 - Checklists in Task Inspector

2026-03-20

Checklists now available in the Task Inspector. All keyboard shortcuts visible via the Help menu.

Improved Checklists now appear in the task inspector in a collapsible section allowing you to check items off, reopen and add new items.
Improved All configured keyboard shortcuts are now visible as a reference from Help > Keyboard Shortcuts
Improved Improved UX when marking checklist items complete
Improved Improved UX when the WIP gauge crosses a threshold (e.g. moving from healthy to warning)

2.1.48 - Sequential project & card dragging fixes

2026-03-18

Non-next OmniFocus tasks in a sequential project filtered out and markdown links no longer render as full text when dragging a card.

Fixed Non-next OmniFocus tasks in sequential projects are now filtered out of the board.
Fixed Removed full Markdown link text from cards when dragged.

2.1.47 - Sequential project & task link fixes

2026-03-17

OmniFocus tasks containing subtasks in a sequential projects now appear and markdown links render properly in compact cards.

Fixed OmniFocus tasks with subtasks in sequential projects now appear on the board correctly instead of being ignored.
Fixed Markdown links in compact cards now render as clickable links.

2.1.46 - Persistent Tag Filters & Blocked Duration

2026-03-16

Tag filters can now persist across restarts, blocked cards show how long they've been blocked, and card dwell time accuracy is improved.

New Tag filters can now be persisted when Flowcus restarts via a new toggle in General settings.
New Blocked cards now show how long they've been blocked in the card header.
Improved Flowcus shows an explanation during startup in case macOS prompts for your login password to access stored credentials (e.g. API keys for LLM providers).
Improved Tag filter UI improved to clearly show which filters are applied.
Fixed Fixed card dwell time showing incorrect durations.

2.1.40 - Todoist Integration

2026-03-15

Todoist is now supported as a task source, plus a new onboarding wizard, clickable links in task names, faster startup, and several bug fixes.

New Todoist integration — Visualise your Todoist data in Flowcus (supports projects, labels, priorities, due dates and checklists).
New First-run onboarding wizard — New users are guided through connecting their first task source on first launch.
New Clickable links in task names — Markdown-style links in task titles are now rendered as clickable hyperlinks on cards.
Improved Startup performance — The board now appears earlier when fetching data and loads tags and checklists in the background.
Improved Keychain access notice — Improved explanations of how Flowcus stores API tokens securely in your macOS Keychain.
Improved Lazy keychain access — Flowcus only requests Keychain access for sources you've actually enabled, avoiding unnecessary permission prompts.
Fixed Fixed Sidekick not re-initialising configuration on app startup.
Fixed Fixed WIP chart showing incorrect values due to synthetic transitions and negative counts.
Fixed Fixed task exit transitions not being recorded, which caused stale entries in the WIP chart.

2.1.33 - Checklists

2026-03-10

OmniFocus subtasks now appear as interactive checklist items directly on task cards, plus a fix for folder filters not applying at startup.

New Checklists — OmniFocus subtasks now appear as checklist items on their parent task card. Click the progress badge (e.g. "2/5") to expand the checklist, then toggle items complete, add new items, rename, or remove them — all without leaving the board.
Fixed Folder filters now correctly apply to completed and dropped task fetches during startup. Previously, excluded folders were only respected for active tasks.

2.1.32 - Large Database Performance

2026-03-10

Faster sync and diagnostics for large OmniFocus databases, plus deferred tasks now respect folder filters.

Improved Faster sync for large databases — performance improvements when Flowcus fetches tasks with folder filters active. For large OmniFocus databases, this should reduce sync time significantly.
Improved Deferred tasks now respect folder filters — previously, the Deferred Tasks panel ignored your folder filter settings and fetched from the entire database. It now correctly scopes to your selected folders.
Improved Faster diagnostics report — Help > Generate Diagnostics Report no longer risks timing out on large databases.

2.1.31 - Large Database Dialog & Dropped Project Fix

2026-03-09

Flowcus now detects large OmniFocus databases on startup and offers to configure folder filters before syncing. Tasks from dropped projects are no longer imported.

New Large database startup dialog — If your OmniFocus database has more than 500 tasks and no folder filters are configured, Flowcus pauses on startup to let you choose between syncing everything or configuring folder filters first. Includes a "Don't ask again" option.
New Large database warning toggle — A new toggle in Settings → Sources → OmniFocus lets you re-enable the startup warning if you previously dismissed it.
Improved Database size check is now near-instantaneous, replacing a slow query that could time out on large databases without any warning.
Fixed Tasks from dropped OmniFocus projects are no longer imported onto the board.

2.1.29 - Improved Diagnostics

2026-03-09

The diagnostics report now queries OmniFocus directly to include database counts, with progress shown in the status bar and a pre-filled support email when complete.

Improved Diagnostics report now queries OmniFocus directly to include folder, project, task, and tag counts from your database — helping diagnose sync issues faster.
Improved Generating a diagnostics report shows progress in the status bar, and when complete, opens a pre-filled support email with the full report ready to send.

2.1.28 - Selective Folder Filtering

2026-03-08

Exclude specific OmniFocus folders from task fetching to speed up sync on large databases.

New Selective folder filtering — Exclude specific OmniFocus folders from task fetching via a new folder picker modal in Sources settings. Reduces time to fetch tasks if your OmniFocus database is large by skipping unwanted folders.
Improved Timeout error message now suggests folder filtering as a remedy.

2.1.27 - Live Startup Progress

2026-03-07

The startup screen now shows live sync progress with elapsed time instead of a static loading label.

Improved Startup screen displays sync sub-phases (e.g. "Fetching completed tasks", "Fetching active tasks") with an elapsed time counter instead of a static "Fetching tasks..." label. Users with many tasks no longer see what appears to be a hung app during first load.

2.1.26 - Copy Task Name & IDs / Dwell Time

2026-03-06

Copy tasks as text or deep links and see how long tasks have been in each column.

New Copy task text (Cmd+C) — Copies selected tasks to clipboard in TaskPaper format (- Task @tag @project(Name)).
New Copy task link (Cmd+Shift+C) — Copies source-specific deep links: omnifocus:///task/ID for OmniFocus, things:///show?id=ID for Things, file path for TaskPaper.
New Column dwell time badges — Cards show how long they've been in their current column (e.g. "3d", "12h"). Uses warning/danger coloring based on your age threshold settings. Off by default — enable in Settings > General > "Column dwell time".
New Column header dwell stats — When dwell time is enabled, column headers show average dwell time (~Xd) with a tooltip showing avg, max, and count of tasks over the warning threshold.

2.1.22 - Flagged Filter & Blocked Tasks Toggle

2026-03-05

Adds a three-state Flagged filter to the toolbar for filtering tasks by flag status, and a new OmniFocus setting to control whether blocked tasks appear on the board.

New Toggle by Flagged tasks filter — Flag filter badge in the toolbar now cycles through three states: All, Flagged Only and Unflagged Only. Use this badge or Cmd+Shift+F to cycle.
New Ignore blocked tasks toggle (OmniFocus) — New toggle in Settings > Sources > OmniFocus to control whether blocked/effectively blocked tasks are hidden or shown on the board. Hidden by default.

2.1.19 - Fetch Performance & Error Handling

2026-03-05

Skips blocked OmniFocus tasks to speed up fetching, adds persistent error banners with actionable guidance, a new diagnostic menu item for fetch summaries, and fixes false positives in ghost task detection.

Fixed Skip blocked OmniFocus tasks during fetch — Tasks with incomplete prerequisites are no longer fetched, reducing time spent obtaining data from OmniFocus
Improved Fetch errors now persist in the status bar — sync status errors now shown with actionable guidance
Improved Help > Copy Last Fetch Summary — New menu item that copies a markdown report showing per-phase fetch results (task counts, timings, success/failure) to the clipboard.
Fixed Ghost clarity scoring fix — Fixes false positives in ghost task detection

2.1.17 - Undo/Redo Support

2026-03-04

Adds support to undo & redo card moves and task property changes, a new diagnostics report for troubleshooting and fixes a task reordering bug.

New Undo/Redo — Cmd+Z and Cmd+Shift+Z now undo and redo card moves & task property changes
New Generate Diagnostics Report — New Help menu item that copies a diagnostic report to the clipboard
Fixed Fixed a bug that prevented reordering tasks (Ctrl+Cmd+Up/Down) within columns

2.1.14 - Things 3 Support, Weekly Rewind & Task Aging Toggle

2026-03-02

Introduces Things 3 as a new task source alongside OmniFocus and TaskPaper, adds raw data tables to Weekly Rewind reviews with persistent SQLite storage, introduces a toggle to disable task aging entirely, and improves lead time display for quick tasks.

New Things 3 integration — visualise Things tasks on your Kanban board alongside OmniFocus and TaskPaper
New Weekly Rewind now shows raw data tables alongside the narrative (expandable accordions, collapsed by default, included in copy-to-clipboard)
New New "Task aging" toggle in Settings → General to completely disable aging — hides age badges on cards, zeros Radar aging bonus, hides aging charts in Analyse, and shows disabled message in Aging View
Improved Tasks completed in under 24 hours now show hours (e.g. "19h") instead of "0d"

2.1.11 - Full-Text Search

2026-02-27

Upgrades search to full-text with prefix matching, fuzzy search, field boosting, and stemming so natural word variations find the right tasks.

New Upgraded search to full-text searching with prefix matching, fuzzy search, field boosting, and tokenized multi-word queries
New Added Porter 2 stemming to search — "reading" finds "read", "walking" finds "walk", and other natural word variations

2.1.7 - Multi-Select Drag & Chart Fixes

2026-02-24

Fixes multi-card drag behaviour, the defer date picker, and corrects how dropped tasks are counted in analytics charts.

Fixed Fixed problem preventing the date picker in the "Defer until..." context menu from appearing
Fixed Dragging a card that's part of a multi-selection now moves all selected cards, not just the one under the cursor
Fixed Dropped tasks are no longer counted as open work in WIP/CFD charts, the aging table, or the aging chart

2.1.6 - Weekly Report & Stability Fixes

2026-02-22

Adds a new Weekly Report feature for generating LLM-powered summaries of your week, plus several bug fixes for card management and column behaviour.

New Weekly Report ("Rewind") — generate an LLM-powered summary of your week from the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P → "Generate weekly report"). Shows completed tasks, dropped tasks, deferrals, and patterns across projects. Copy as Markdown for journalling etc.
Fixed Dropping a completed task no longer leaves it stuck in the Completed column
Fixed Recurring tasks that become active again are now moved out of the Completed column automatically
Fixed Card reordering within columns now works reliably — positions no longer collapse after repeated moves (added automatic rebalancing)
Fixed Keyboard shortcuts for moving cards up/down in a column (Cmd+Ctrl+Up/Down) and between swimlanes (Cmd+Shift+Up/Down) now work correctly
Improved Database indices added to high-growth tables for better query performance

2.1.2 - Deferred Tasks Panel

2026-02-19

Adds a new sidebar panel showing upcoming deferred OmniFocus tasks within a configurable window, so you can prepare for what's coming without leaving your board.

New Deferred Tasks Panel — see upcoming deferred tasks at a glance. A new sidebar shows OmniFocus tasks whose defer dates fall within a configurable window (1–7 days), so you can prepare for what's coming without leaving your board. Flag tasks, adjust defer dates, drag them onto your board, or clear the defer date entirely.
Fixed Fixed a bug that prevented moving tasks from Completed to Dropped
Fixed Fixed a bug that meant dropped cards did not use strikethrough text

2.1.0 - Analyse Dashboard

2026-02-18

Introduces the Analyse dashboard — a new view with lean metrics including throughput, cycle time, WIP over time, cumulative flow diagrams, completion heatmaps, and aging WIP charts. Also adds historical OmniFocus data import for metrics backfill.

New New "Analyse" view offering insights and lean metrics
New Throughput and Cycle Time charts (scatterplot with task names in tooltips)
New WIP Over Time and Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) charts showing column names
New Completion patterns heatmap
New Rule-based insight cards with click-to-explain popovers
New Age distribution chart and Aging WIP scatterplot
New Import historical OmniFocus completion data for metrics backfill
Improved Created, Done, and Dropped dates shown in Task Inspector
Improved Ghost score re-evaluates after editing task name or notes
Fixed Run Batch button no longer appears when only 1 task is selected

2.0.93 - Batch Mode & Task Deferral

2026-02-16

Introduces batch mode — a fullscreen triage overlay for processing tasks. Also adds task deferral with preset date options and several bug fixes.

New Batch mode: fullscreen triage overlay for rapidly processing tasks one-by-one with keyboard-driven skip/done/flag actions
New Defer tasks from the context menu with preset date options (tomorrow, next week, next month, etc.); deferred tasks are hidden from the board until their defer date
Improved Task inspector now shows task ID. More prominent WIP limit breaches on column headers
Fixed Fixed an issue that meant dragging task from Done back to an active column didn't mark the task as active

2.0.85 - Radar & Ghost Task Completion Animations

2026-02-16

Adds ghost-slay and radar-blip completion animations. Ghost tasks now trigger a slay animation when completed, and radar/focus tasks trigger a radar blip animation with expanding pulse rings.

Improved Ghost tasks now trigger a "slay the ghost" animation (ghost appears, slash cuts through, ghost shatters into dissolving fragments) when completed
Improved Radar/focus tasks now trigger a radar blip animation (sweep arm rotates, blip detected, pulse rings expand) when completed

2.0.84 - Build Issue Fix

2026-02-15

Fixes a build issue from the previous release.

Fixed Fixed build issue

2.0.83 - Disable Tag Editing in Task Inspector

2026-02-15

Disables tag editing in the task inspector as this feature is currently broken.

Fixed Disabled tag editing in the task inspector (this feature is currently broken)

2.0.79 - Critical Fix: OmniFocus Data Sync

2026-02-14

Fixes a production build issue that prevented Flowcus from fetching data from OmniFocus due to an incorrect script path resolution.

Fixed OmniFocus script path resolution now correctly resolves for production macOS builds (removed compile-time dependency which masked the broken production fallback during development)

2.0.77 - Major 2.0 Release - From Visualisation Layer to Intelligent Task Engine

2026-02-14

Flowcus 2.0 is a complete ground-up rewrite using the Tauri framework. Version 1 gave you a Kanban board on top of your task manager — a lens over OmniFocus. Version 2 is a different proposition entirely: your board now works harder for you, surfacing what matters, identifying what's rotting, and automating the organisational work that slows you down.

New Complete ground-up rewrite using the Tauri framework for significantly improved performance and a modern architecture
New Radar — analyses your open tasks each day and presents the 3–5 you should focus on, scored by urgency, momentum, and neglect, with clear reasons why each one ranked
New Ghost Detection — finds tasks you've been avoiding, vaguely defined items, stale work, and tasks that slipped backward, prompting you to deal with them before they become dead weight
New Task History — a full audit trail of every state change for every task, powering both Radar and Ghost Detection so nothing hides in plain sight
New Sidekick — an AI assistant built directly into your workflow, integrating with your local or remote LLM to refine vague tasks into clear next actions, run natural-language board commands, and summarise your week without leaving the board
New Command Palette (⌘⇧P) — keyboard-driven access to everything in Flowcus with natural language commands for navigating, creating, moving, completing, and blocking tasks
New Task Inspector — view and edit full task context in a side panel including notes, tags, history, blocked status, and flags without leaving the board
New Rule-based column and swimlane assignments — automatically place tasks where they belong based on tags, source, project, flags, and other properties
New Multi-tag support — assign multiple tags to tasks and slice your work across dimensions that a single category never could
New TaskPaper integration — visualise TaskPaper tasks alongside OmniFocus on a single board
New WIP Gauge — a toolbar indicator with configurable warning and maximum thresholds to help you maintain a sustainable workload
New Enhanced Kanban board with improved drag-and-drop, customisable columns and swimlanes, and visual indicators for overdue tasks, approaching deadlines, flagged items, and task age
Improved Streamlined focus on core Kanban workflow management with intelligent automation
Improved Removed: Priority Matrix, Analytics, and Apple Reminders integration — these may return in future releases

0.2.10 build 288 - Board-Wide Search, Auto Task Routing & Reliability Fixes

2025-11-16

Adds powerful board-wide search with ⌘F, automatic task routing based on folder associations, and improvements to update reliability and task blocking.

New Board-Wide Search with ⌘F to quickly find any task across your entire board
New Automatic task routing to correct swimlane based on folder associations
Improved More reliable app updates that preserve swimlanes, columns, and task positions
Fixed Task blocking/unblocking feature now works correctly
Fixed Improved folder routing accuracy with better handling of nested folders

0.2.9 build 266 - Performance & Bug Fixes

2025-10-18

Improved OmniFocus task fetching performance and fixed an issue with dropped tasks appearing on the board.

Fixed Dropped tasks from OmniFocus are now correctly excluded from the board
Improved Task fetching from OmniFocus is now faster
Improved Added performance monitoring to track OmniFocus query times and identify bottlenecks

0.2.8 build 265 - Bug Fixes for Task Age & Note Icons

2025-10-17

Fixed task age calculation for deferred tasks and corrected note icon display to only show when tasks have notes.

Fixed Tasks use defer date when calculating task age (previously task age was incorrect for deferred tasks)
Fixed Note icons were displaying on all task cards even when tasks had no notes

0.2.8 build 260 - Bug Fixes for Tags, Projects & Startup

2025-10-16

Fixed issues with tag creation, project filtering in the new task dialog, and prevented duplicate task loading on startup.

Fixed Fixed problem preventing creation of new tasks with tags
Fixed Filter out completed and dropped projects from project list in new task dialog
Fixed Prevent duplicated load of tasks on startup

0.2.7 build 237 - Logging & Update Dialog Improvements

2025-10-15

Bug fixes for logging system, update dialog display, and auto-update default behavior.

Fixed Logging now supports independent log levels for console and file output
Fixed Update available dialog now shows build numbers for both current and available versions
Fixed Auto-check for updates now correctly defaults to enabled for new users

0.2.7 build 236 - Folder Filtering Bug Fix

2025-10-15

Fixed a bug in folder filtering that incorrectly imported tasks from projects in active sub-folders when their parent folder was dropped.

Fixed Folder filtering for task import now correctly excludes tasks from projects in active sub-folders when the parent folder is dropped

0.2.7 build 233 - Folder Filtering, Performance & Bug Fixes

2025-10-12

This update adds OmniFocus folder filtering, improves automation performance with JXA, and fixes several important bugs.

New OmniFocus folder filtering for task imports
Improved Switched from AppleScript to JXA for OmniFocus automation
Fixed Fixed problem that kept tasks hidden from view without a refresh for new users
Fixed Fixed problem that imported all OmniFocus tasks instead of the next task for a sequential project
Fixed Fixed a problem that kept completed tasks hidden after clearing filters

0.2.6 build 223 - Onboarding Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

2025-10-08

This update fixes bugs in the new user onboarding experience and improves overall app performance.

Fixed Fixed new user onboarding bug fixes
Improved Performance improvements

0.2.6 build 181 - Automation Permissions Fix

2025-10-06

This update fixes a critical permission issue that prevented first-time users from using automation to interact with OmniFocus.

Fixed Solved permission problem preventing first time users from using automation to interact with OmniFocus

0.2.6 build 156 - Onboarding Guide and Updates

2025-09-29

This update improves the new user onboarding guide and adds the ability to check for app updates.

Improved Revised user onboarding guide to help users get started with Flowcus
New Added check for updates functionality to keep your app current

0.2.6 build 150 - Welcome Screen and Logging Updates

2025-09-29

This update introduces a welcome screen for new users, improves logging, and fixes several bugs.

New Added a welcome screen to guide new users through getting started
Improved Enhanced logging system for better troubleshooting
Fixed Fixed various bugs reported by users

0.2.5 build 144 - Logging Improvements

2025-09-24

Enhanced logging capabilities and better diagnostic information.

Improved Improved logging system for better troubleshooting
Improved Enhanced diagnostic information in Help > Send Feedback

0.2.5 build 135 - Feature Update

2025-07-31

An update focusing on filtering improvements.

New Added a new "Don't include Done tasks when filtering" so that users see filters applying to active work only

0.2.5 - Initial Release

2025-05-18

The first beta release of Flowcus for macOS.

New Kanban board view for your OmniFocus tasks
New Drag and drop task management
New Customizable columns
New Swimlanes for organizing tasks by project or context
New Work-in-progress (WIP) limits for columns
New Visual indicators for task age, due dates, and flags

Last Updated: 7 April 2026

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