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v1.16

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Improvements

  • •Improved app stability and performance
  • •Reduced memory usage when using cloud model
  • •Updated UI/UX of App Filter to avoid misleading interface

Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed a potential crash issue introduced in version 1.13

v1.15

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed a potential crash issue introduced in version 1.14

v1.14

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New Features

  • •Added support for Slovak, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages
  • •Enhanced Language-Aware Checks: now supports mixed languages in one article and checks each paragraph in its matching language
  • •Language exclusion: ability to exclude specific languages from checks
  • •BYOK now supports Ollama and LM Studio
  • •Custom shortcut support for toggling "Check Writing Automatically" setting
  • •Added troubleshooting settings to fix integration with Chromium-based browsers like Arc and Dia

Improvements

  • •Should now be compatible with Intel-based Mac

Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed integration with Anthropic
  • •Fixed issue when applying suggestions in some apps like Messages that might remove an extra space

v1.13

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New Features

  • •Language-aware checking: automatically detects the language you're writing in and checks grammar and fluency accordingly
  • •Model switching from the status bar menu
  • •Live checking indicator: the status bar icon shows progress while checks run

v1.12

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed misconfigured prompt template issues that could cause incomplete or incorrect suggestions in some contexts

v1.11

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New Features

  • •Added Dictionary to persistently ignore specific suggestions (e.g., keep 'Btw' without suggesting 'By the way')
  • •Added Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support (Beta)
  • •Added custom prompts for personalized suggestions (Beta)

Improvements

  • •Improved suggestion card stability and added Tab key support
  • •Enhanced grammar checking performance
  • •Expanded fluency suggestions to apply to entire paragraphs

Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed settings window not appearing on app launch

v1.10

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed integration with Microsoft Word

Improvements

  • •Improved integration with Bear app
  • •Grammar and fluency checking now ignores code blocks

v1.9

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed integration with Bear app
  • •Fixed issue where keyboard shortcuts could be duplicated when syncing across devices

Improvements

  • •Slightly improved grammar and fluency suggestions
  • •Improved the visual presentation of text changes when showing corrections

v1.8

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed unexpected whitespace suggestions

v1.7

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New Features

  • •Added keyboard shortcuts to quickly check grammar in different languages or manually trigger checks when auto-checking is disabled
  • •New toggle to enable or disable automatic grammar checking, giving you full control over when Refine assists your writing

Improvements

  • •Slightly improved grammar and fluency suggestions

v1.6

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed issue where applying a delete suggestion would unexpectedly insert the character 'a'

v1.5

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed integration issues with Chrome, Slack, and many other Electron-based apps

v1.4

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed issue where applying grammar suggestions could introduce extra spaces

v1.3

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New Features

  • •Expanded language support with 30+ new options including Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, and many more regional variants

v1.2

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed integration issues with Mail.app and Obsidian.app and improved overall app compatibility

Improvements

  • •Slightly improved grammar and fluency suggestions

New Features

  • •Settings now sync across all devices via iCloud

v1.1

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Improvements

  • •Much better grammar and fluency suggestions, more accurate and natural, though we're still fixing some quirks

New Features

  • •Language selection with 15+ options including American, British, Canadian, and Australian English, plus German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and more

Changes

  • •Removed the dictionary feature for now, we're building something better

v1.0

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Initial Release

  • •Hello world! Refine is here to help you write better.