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Changelog

Every notable change to Junction, newest first.

NoteThe section matching your installed version is what Junction shows you in the update dialog.
v0.8.3Sep 7, 2026
  • FixedLinks sent to the browser picker while it is open now stay together in one list. Each new link used to replace the last, so clicking three links in a row left you choosing a browser for only the third. Pick a browser to open the whole list at once, or copy it with one link per line.
  • FixedA link that arrives while your chosen browser is still starting up no longer disappears. The picker that surfaced it was being dismissed by the browser coming forward, taking the link with it — it now waits until you answer it.
  • FixedThe picker stays on screen when the browser list is long, scrolling the list instead of growing past the top of the display.
v0.8.2Sep 2, 2026
  • FixedThe picker closes when you click away from it. It stayed floating on top of every app until you picked a browser or pressed Esc, so a link you'd changed your mind about left a panel you had to go back and dismiss.
v0.8.1Aug 3, 2026
  • FixedClickUp task links copied from your browser's address bar now open the right task in the ClickUp app. A link like `app.clickup.com/t/9018159683/DEV-1234` — the form ClickUp uses once Custom Task IDs are on — opened ClickUp on whatever screen it was last showing, because Junction read the workspace ID as the task. Short shared links (`app.clickup.com/t/86cxk2m1q`) were unaffected, so it looked random.
  • FixedA link to a song in Apple Music opens that song instead of its album. Junction dropped the part of the address that names the track.
  • FixedGitHub's own pages no longer open in GitHub Desktop. `github.com/settings/…`, `/orgs/…`, `/features/…`, `/sponsors/…`, `/topics/…` and `/users/…` look like `owner/repo`, so with the GitHub Desktop deep link on they asked it to open a repository that doesn't exist. They go to your browser now.
  • FixedLinear's marketing, docs and blog pages no longer open in the Linear app. Only workspace links (issues, projects, teams, views, your inbox) deep link now; `linear.app/pricing` and `linear.app/docs/…` open in the browser where they belong.
  • FixedMicrosoft Teams links on the new `teams.cloud.microsoft` and `teams.live.com` addresses open the Teams app. Only the old `teams.microsoft.com` was recognized.
  • FixedTelegram links to a single post open at that post rather than at the bottom of the channel.
  • FixedTodoist task links open in the app whether or not the address starts with `app.`. Only `app.todoist.com` was recognized.
  • FixedDiscord links on the old `discordapp.com` address open in the Discord app.
  • FixedA ClickUp doc link with a trailing slash opens the doc instead of falling back to the browser.
v0.8.0Aug 1, 2026
  • AddedApp Store links open in App Store.app instead of the web preview page. Turn it on in Settings → Deep Links. Note that `apps.apple.com` serves iPhone and iPad apps from the same kind of link, and there's no way to tell from the link itself — an iOS-only app will open the Mac App Store to a "not available on macOS" page, where the website would have shown you the iPhone listing. Leave it off if you follow a lot of iOS app links.
v0.7.3Jul 21, 2026
  • ChangedAdding a Slack workspace in Settings → Deep Links now takes one field, not two — type the workspace or paste any Slack link and Junction reads the team ID from the Slack app you're signed into. Hunting for the ID by hand was the old way, and the field that wanted it wasn't even editable, so Add appeared to do nothing and Slack links kept opening in the browser.
v0.7.2Jul 20, 2026
  • FixedJunction only registers itself as a login item when it's in /Applications, and a copy running from elsewhere now removes its own stale login-item registration on launch. Previously a stray copy could add a duplicate "Launch at login" entry — and a loose build could even open a Terminal window at every startup.
v0.7.1Jul 20, 2026
  • FixedFigma links now open the Figma app at the exact frame you linked to. The node in the address (the `?node-id=…` part) was being dropped, so the app opened the file but stayed on whatever was last on screen instead of the frame you meant.
v0.7.0Jul 16, 2026
  • Added"Ask every time" as the fallback — Junction shows the picker for any link no rule handles, instead of silently opening a browser. Choose it in Settings → Browsers or the welcome tour, where it's now the suggested default. In the config file it's `"fallback": { "app": "picker" }`.
  • AddedHide browsers or profiles you never use from the picker, with the new checkboxes in Settings → Browsers.
  • AddedThe welcome tour offers "Launch Junction at login" alongside the default-browser step.
  • ChangedThe welcome tour's starter suggestions no longer assume Chrome — you pick the browser for the work and terminal suggestions. Zoom and Spotify now switch on the matching deep link (Settings → Deep Links) instead of adding a duplicate rule.
  • AddedThe welcome tour ends with a "You're all set" page that shows the menu-bar icon and can send a test link through your new setup, so you can watch Junction work before the window closes.
  • ChangedPressing Esc in the picker now just closes it. It used to open the link in your fallback browser, so there was no way to dismiss the picker without opening something.
  • AddedThe picker has a visible "Copy Link" button — ⌘C still works too.
  • AddedCopying a link to the clipboard (from the picker or a clipboard rule) now shows a brief "Link copied" confirmation. Before, a clipboard rule looked like nothing happened.
v0.6.0Jul 14, 2026
  • AddedClickUp doc links open in the ClickUp app. Turn on "ClickUp (docs)" in Settings → Deep Links. Only task links were recognized before, so docs still opened in the browser.
  • FixedFigma FigJam boards, Slides and prototype links now open in the Figma app — previously only design files did. They open the file in the editor; a prototype does not start in presentation mode.
  • FixedSpotify links shared from a non-English app now open in Spotify. They carry a language prefix in the address that Junction did not recognize.
  • FixedNotion links on its new app.notion.com address open in the Notion app, alongside the old notion.so ones.
v0.5.1Jul 14, 2026
  • FixedJunction now launches on Macs other than the one it was built on. 0.5.0 crashed on startup for everyone else — it looked for its icon and starter rules in a folder that only existed on the developer's machine, and gave up when it wasn't there. If 0.5.0 did nothing when you opened it, this is why.
  • FixedIntel Macs are supported again. Previous builds only contained Apple-silicon code, so they could not start on an Intel Mac at all.
v0.5.0Jul 13, 2026
  • AddedAdd your own deep-link apps. Settings → Deep Links → "Add App…" takes the app's URL scheme, a pattern for the web link, and a template for the app link, with a test field to try it before saving. Your apps sit alongside the built-in ones, work as a rule's deep-link action, and can replace a built-in by using the same name.
v0.4.3Jul 13, 2026
  • FixedDouble-clicking a local .html file works again. Making Junction your default browser also hands it your HTML files, and it was quietly dropping them; they now open in your fallback browser.
v0.4.2Jul 13, 2026
  • ChangedNew updates announce themselves quietly: the menu bar icon gets a dot and the menu offers "Update to …" instead of an update window appearing behind your other apps.
v0.4.1Jul 12, 2026
  • FixedSlack deep links now open the right channel and message. They need a team ID, which Slack permalinks don't carry, so map your workspaces in Settings → Deep Links; unmapped ones open in the browser as before.
  • ChangedRecent links moved into their own submenu, so the menu bar stays short.
v0.4.0Jul 12, 2026
  • AddedKeyboard shortcuts now work: Cut/Copy/Paste/Select All in every Settings field, and ⌘W to close a window.
  • AddedSettings opens on General, and a new About tab shows the version, credits, and a link to report an issue.
  • ChangedThe onboarding welcome screen shows the real app icon.
v0.3.0Jul 12, 2026
  • AddedRoute links to a specific Firefox profile.
  • ChangedOnboarding no longer offers starter rules for apps you don't have installed, and remembers your fallback pick when you step back.
  • ChangedShips as a styled DMG installer.
v0.2.0Jul 10, 2026
  • AddedAutomatic updates via Sparkle.
v0.1.1Jul 10, 2026
  • FixedFixes to the Homebrew cask install.
v0.1.0Jul 10, 2026
  • AddedFirst release: rule-based link routing, browser picker, deep links, transforms.