Added new compact tag view option as the new default.
[1.8.0, Nov 15, 2025]
Significant speed & performance improvements.
[1.7.2, Oct 21, 2025]
Improved the design of the fullscreen mode: bigger icons, more paddings, more centering, easier to view and navigate.
[1.7.1, Sep 19, 2025]
Fixed the “auto-tag using Al” feature not working with relatively large libraries. It should now work with larger libraries than before. It still might not work with too large libraries, in that case, try hiding some of the apps before auto-tagging.
[1.7.0, Sep 13, 2025]
Added a “Full” window size option which switches to a full screen mode. Clicking on outside the icons in the app grid region hides the app, in all window size options.
[1.6.8, Aug 18, 2025]
Added a settings icon to the main window. Clicking on it toggles the visibility of the settings window. Added an option to hide/show the settings icon. Also made the settings window scrollable.
[1.6.7, Jul 28, 2025]
Added alternative search methods. There are now 4 options for searching (start of name, start of any word in name, anywhere in name, fuzzy matching). The original one was the “start of name” option which was only searching the beginning of the app name. Now default is the “anywhere in name” option which searches any part of the app name. Also added info section explaining each method with examples.
[1.6.6, Jul 9, 2025]
Hiding “.app” extensions from app names even if filename extensions are enabled in Finder settings.
[1.6.5, Jul 5, 2025]
Added an option to turn on/off auto-launch (which launches an app automatically if it is the only match).
[1.6.4, Jun 30, 2025]
QAL Pro searches the Applications folder recursively from now on. This means all the apps located inside the subfolders of Applications folder will be found and listed.
[1.6.3, Jun 24, 2025]
Fixed the issue about macOS sending the “QAL was prevented from modifying apps” notification.
[1.6.2, Jun 20, 2025]
Auto-tag/categorize your apps into 30+ categories using Al.
Choose the tag behavior on toggling visibility (continue from the last tag you selected or switch to a specific tag of your choosing).
[1.6.0, May 19, 2025]
Tags: Group/organize your apps by tagging them. Easily switch between your tags with just one click. Manage your tags in the settings.
[1.5.11, Apr 28, 2025]
Added the ability to show/hide dock icon via settings. Clicking the dock icon toggles the visibility of the app. Also added a tip in the settings to make QAL behave more like native Launchpad.
Increased the text size of numbers (at the upper left side of icons) to improve readability.
Safety improvement: removed the fix about open at login issue along with its toggle in the settings. (for details visit Settings → Known Issues link)
