THE BETA NOTEBOOK

A little better,
one release at a time.

0.29.0 · Plugin Library candidate

October 15, 2026 · Built locally; final native checks and public signing pending. The current download remains notarized 0.28.1.

• Browse independent plugins from the Nook, menu-bar menu or Modules settings.
• Search, categories, requirements, declared access, dependencies and release notes.
• Explicit download, verification and install review; progress and cancellation.
• Signed catalogs, bounded downloads, package integrity checks and publisher matching. Native library downloads also require macOS assessment.
• Reviewed native updates retain settings and placement, with previous executable versions available in Settings.
• A website, setup guide and MIT-licensed creator kit for the independent module system.

What is still being tested?

The beta supports Apple silicon and targets macOS 14+. Earlier 0.28.1 runtime checks passed in macOS 14.8.7, 15.7.7 and 26.6.2 VMs. That evidence does not qualify every new 0.29.0 behavior on every machine.

Physical second-Mac testing, repeated dictation and long meetings, real device/account combinations, sleep/wake, wider accessibility and resource use remain ongoing. A short sample of the running 0.28.1 host found excessive CPU and memory use; a settings-refresh fix is in the 0.29.0 candidate and awaits runtime verification. Intel, Windows and Linux packages are not included. There is no App Store edition or self-service plugin marketplace in this release.

0.28.1 · Creator beta foundation

Independent native and lightweight modules, generic SDK actions and progress, per-screen workspace customization and a portable creator trial. Developer ID signed/notarized host and creator samples, with clean-environment install, update and recovery evidence.

Creator Kit 0.1.8

MIT-licensed SDK/tools/examples. Standalone starter generation, packaging and protocol checks; a starter window lifecycle correction found during older-macOS qualification. Full Xcode is needed for native authoring; the app and released plugins do not need it.