Changelog

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v1.21

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed an issue where the model might not launch when opening the app

v1.20

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Improvements

  • •Added support to dismiss suggestions with the Escape key

Troubleshooting

  • •Added support to verify the SHA-256 checksums of the downloaded model

Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed an issue where applying a suggestion in Slack could unexpectedly delete surrounding text
  • •Applying text from the floating editor now preserves whitespace

v1.19

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Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed an issue where grammar suggestions might not appear in some Chromium-based apps
  • •Fixed an issue where the "Check Selected Text in Floating Editor" shortcut might not check the selected text when the editor opens

v1.18

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New Features

  • •Added option to customize right-click behavior for the menu bar icon
  • •Added option to customize typing responsiveness
  • •Added Website Filter settings

Bug Fixes

  • •Fixed caching issue that could serve stale results

v1.17

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New Features

  • •Added "Check Selected Text in Floating Editor" feature with keyboard shortcut to check grammar without leaving your current app, especially useful for apps that have limited integration (e.g., Google Docs, Sublime Text, Adobe Creative Suite)
  • •BYOK now supports AWS Bedrock

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.