iSurge changelog

iSurge 0.4.1: A notch on every Mac

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

A notch for Macs without one, a 3-day free trial, and fixes for the notch’s music controls and Keep Awake.

New: Try it free for 3 days. New users, and anyone who installed 0.4 without a key, can try every feature free for 3 days. No card needed. If you bought iSurge or had it before 0.4, nothing changes.
New: A notch on every Mac. On a Mac or screen without a notch, move the pointer to the top centre. A small pill appears and opens into the full notch.
Fixed: Music controls keep working. Play, pause and skip in the notch now keep working, however long iSurge has been open.
Fixed: Awake with the lid closed. Keep Awake now works with the lid closed, so downloads and builds keep running.
Fixed: More accurate battery warnings. Warnings about unused apps draining the battery no longer point at background tools or macOS itself.
New: Share your feedback. Rate iSurge and send a note from Settings › About.

iSurge 0.4: Disk, Dev and a new notch

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Disk clears space safely, Dev keeps your projects in view, and the notch opens to your day. Free for everyone who had it before 0.4.

New: A notch that opens to your day. Music, weather, your next event, batteries and quick controls on Home, with a tab for each part.
New: Still free for you. iSurge is now paid for new users. You had it before, so it stays free for you, with every update.
New: Everything about an app. Click an app in the window to see what it’s using now, how that compares with its usual, and its past warnings.
New: Clear space, safely. See what fills your disk and what can go: old downloads, caches, apps you never open. Only what you tick goes, and only to the Trash.
New: Dev, for your projects. Each project’s servers, ports, containers and Homebrew in one place, and what kept running after you closed it.
New: Search the window. Press ⌘F, or click the magnifying glass at the top right, to find apps, pages and settings. On a page of apps, it narrows the list.
Improved: Warnings that say why. When your Mac is hot, low on memory or busy for a long time, the warning names the apps behind it.
Improved: Graphs say when and how much. Each graph in the window shows its last two minutes. Point at it for the value at that moment.
Improved: Focus your way. Just the time beside the notch, a timer that flips each second like an old clock, and any focus or break length you like in Settings.
Improved: A fresh look. A new icon, Settings in a sidebar, and an Overview that shows what your disk could clear.
Fixed: Awake with the lid closed. Keep Awake now keeps your Mac awake with the lid shut too, so a download or a build keeps going. On battery it asks for a charger at 20% and turns off below 10%.
Fixed: Hides in games and videos. In full screen the notch stays out of the way until you move the pointer to the top.
Fixed: No freeze when sound hangs. If your Mac’s sound stops answering, iSurge carries on and says so.

iSurge 0.3: Focus Timer and Keep Awake

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

A Focus Timer and Keep Awake, at the notch and in the menu bar, and a notch that steps aside in full screen.

New: Focus in timed rounds. Focus for 25 minutes, then take a short break; every fourth break is longer. Start from the notch, the menu bar or ⌃⌥F, and the notch tells you when time’s up.
New: See where your time went. Your focus time for today and the last 30 days, and the apps you used while focusing. It all stays on your Mac.
New: Keep your Mac awake. For as long as you choose, or until you turn it off. Turn it on from the notch, the dropdown or ⌃⌥K; a lit lantern shows it’s on.
New: Out of the way in full screen. In a full-screen app, the notch hides while your pointer is still and comes back when it moves. Prefer it always there? Choose it in Settings › Notch.
Fixed: Notifications close on time. A notification in the notch closes once your pointer moves away from it.
New: Cards or a list. Switch the dropdown between cards and a list, right from its top.
Improved: A logo that beats. The dropdown’s logo beats each time the numbers update, in place of the “Live” label.
Improved: Alerts are now notifications. The same heads-ups, under a clearer name. With the notch off, they show at the top right of your screen.
Fixed: Battery for more headphones. Headphones from other makers, like Sony’s, now show their battery.

iSurge 0.2.4: Click to open the notch

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Click to open the notch, choose what the dropdown shows, Quit or Force Quit, and a few fixes.

Improved: Click to open the notch. The notch opens when you click it. Prefer hovering? Choose it in Settings › Notch.
New: Choose what the dropdown shows. Show, hide and reorder the dropdown’s tabs and cards in Settings › Menu Bar, with a live preview.
New: Right-click menu. Right-click iSurge in the menu bar to open it, open Settings, check for updates or quit.
New: Quit or Force Quit. Choose Quit or Force Quit when you close an app.
Fixed: Devices shown right. Each device appears once in the notch and leaves as soon as you disconnect it.
Improved: Tap a device. Tap a device in the notch to open its page.
Fixed: Data written is right. Insights shows the right amount written to your disk.
Fixed: Names don’t get stuck. Full device names no longer stay on screen after you click.

iSurge 0.2.3: Apps you quit leave Sound

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Apps you quit now leave the Sound list right away.

Fixed: Apps you quit leave Sound. Quit an app and it leaves Sound at once, even when a small part of it keeps running in the background, as WhatsApp’s does.

iSurge 0.2.2: Volume control for every app

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Volume control for every app, the mic shown during calls, and a shorter app list.

Fixed: Volume control for every app. Games, browsers and apps installed anywhere now appear in Sound.
Fixed: Mic shown during calls. WhatsApp and similar call apps now show the mic they’re using.
Improved: A shorter app list. Sound shows apps that are playing or recently played. The rest are one click away.

iSurge 0.2.1: Bug fixes

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Bug fixes.

Fixed: Bug fixes. Fixed small bugs.

iSurge 0.2: Your mics, in plain sight

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

See which mic each app is using, mute every mic from anywhere, and read CPU as a share of your Mac.

New: See which mic each app uses. The Sound page, the menu bar and the notch show which mic each app has open, so a call on your iPhone’s mic is never a surprise. Switch the Mac’s mic in one click.
New: Mute every mic with ⌥⌘M. From any app. The notch says “Mic muted” and keeps a small red mic at its edge until you unmute.
New: A dot for the app on a call. As playing apps take turns at the notch, the one using your mic wears a small orange dot.
New: Your mic’s level, live. A meter under Input moves as you speak. The first time you open Sound, macOS asks to let iSurge hear your mic, for this meter only; nothing is recorded. Mute and everything else work without it.
Improved: CPU numbers that make sense. The notch and the menu bar show each app’s share of your Mac; point at it for Activity Monitor’s number. The CPU page shows both.
Improved: Names that fit, choices that show. Long device names are shortened (point at one for the full name), every device menu ticks the current choice, and app lists have headings.
Improved: AirPods batteries in full. Left, right and case on their own line in the notch’s Devices card.
Fixed: Calls keep their volume control. An app on a call is no longer mistaken for protected video, so its slider stays yours.
Improved: Open iSurge with ⌃⌥I. ⌥⌘M now mutes your mics, so opening iSurge moved to ⌃⌥I. Turn either off in Settings › General.
Improved: New support address. Email support now goes to hello@isurgemac.com.

iSurge 0.1: First release

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

iSurge’s first release: your Mac’s CPU, memory, battery, sound and the apps using the most, live at your notch and in the menu bar.

New: Your Mac’s pulse, at the notch. Two live stats sit beside the notch. Rest your pointer on it to open CPU, memory, battery, sound and the apps using the most, each with its CPU and memory. Swipe for GPU, disk, download, temperature and your devices.
New: Plugged in, at a glance. The battery shows a bolt and a soft light while your Mac is on power, charging or holding its charge.
New: Now playing, beside the notch. When an app makes sound, its icon and live level bars appear next to the notch, and your stats step aside. Several apps take turns; a call stays lit through its quiet moments.
New: The whole Mac in one dropdown. Cards for CPU, memory, GPU, power, disk, temperature, network and sound, a tab for each, and the apps taking the most of your Mac, by CPU or memory, with a one-click quit.
New: Your menu bar, your way. Detailed or compact, a separate item for each stat, and a Sound item that’s always one click away.
New: Glass or solid. Choose a see-through or a solid dropdown in Settings › Menu Bar › Material. Solid follows light and dark mode.
New: Every app, its own volume. Set each app’s volume, mute it, or send it to its own speakers or headphones. Sound passes through and is never recorded.
New: A thousand processes, a few apps. Helpers are added up into the app they belong to, so you see Google Chrome, not 35 Chrome Helpers.
New: A page for everything. CPU, memory, GPU, power, disk, network, sound and Bluetooth each get a page, plus Insights from the last 30 days.
New: A heads-up when something needs you. A runaway app, memory that keeps growing, a disk almost full, a hot Mac or low AirPods, shown at the notch.
New: Private by design. No account and no analytics; nothing leaves your Mac. The only connection iSurge makes is checking for updates.
New: Free, with free updates. No trial, no ads, no subscription.