Version History

Updates include corrections of problems and new features. Please keep your version of Haste up to date. Feel free to let us know if you have any problems.

Ver. 1.4.9

Improvements

  • Both the Enter key and the Return key can now be used to confirm a custom search in the search window.

Fixes

  • Alleviated an occasional focus issue with the Haste search window on the new macOS 15 Sequoia, which occurs under certain setups and circumstances.

Others

  • This is planned to be the last version supporting macOS 11 Big Sur.

Ver. 1.4.8

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Search Window (and its search field) does not automatically gain focus when it has been opened by double-pressing the specified modifier key with the recent versions of macOS Sonoma, under certain circumstances.

Ver. 1.4.7

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Search Window is not brought to the front by double-pressing the specified modifier key to open it, when the window has already been opened.

Ver. 1.4.6

Fixes

  • Fixed a search text encoding issue with the new macOS Sonoma

Ver. 1.4.5

Fixes

  • Fixed issues with the new macOS Sonoma

Ver. 1.4.4

Fixes

  • Updated information related to the authentication of purchase receipts.

Others

  • This is planned to be the last version supporting macOS 10.14 Mojave / 10.15 Catalina.

Ver. 1.4.3

New Features

  • Added the "Monochrome search window (high-contrast)" option under Preferences -> General -> Accessibility. When enabled, the color scheme of the search window will change to monochrome.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where typing hotkeys immediately after selecting a suggestion would enter them into the search field
  • Fixed an issue where exporting a custom search would result in an error if the title contained a "/" (forward slash)
  • Other miscellaneous bug fixes/improvements

Others

  • This is planned to be the last version supporting macOS 10.14 Mojave / 10.15 Catalina.

Ver. 1.4.2

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the "Background Items Added" notification constantly showed up in macOS 13.1 Ventura when the "Start Haste at log-in" option was checked in the preferences, under certain conditions.

Others

  • This is planned to be the last version supporting macOS 10.14 Mojave / 10.15 Catalina.

Ver. 1.4.1

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where launching the search window by double-hitting one of the modifier keys (command/option/control) would prevent Haste from giving the focus back to the last active application window after the search has been cancelled by hitting the escape key.

Ver. 1.4.0

New Features

  • Compatibility with the accessibility (on-screen) keyboard. Check the "Use accessibility (on-screen) keyboard" option in [Preferences -> General]
  • Set whether the Haste search window should be closed by clicking outside the window [Preferences -> Search Window]

Improvements

  • Overall performance improvements

Ver. 1.3.1

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where custom searches are not correctly deleted/duplicated when they are filtered by title in Edit Custom Searches window (With macOS 11.0 or above)

Others

  • This is planned to be the last version supporting macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

Ver. 1.3.0

New Features

  • Runs natively on Apple silicon Macs (universal binary)
  • Can be activated from either of Dock, Menu Bar (default), or both [Preferences -> General]
  • New options for setting a web browser to open search results [Preferences -> General]
  • New options for suggestion sources: Google / Bing / DuckDuckGo / Search History / None [Preferences -> AutoFill]
  • Filter custom searches by title in Edit Custom Searches window (Only with macOS 11.0 or above)

Improvements

  • User interface improvements in Edit Custom Searches window
  • Clicking Haste icon in Dock (when shown) will open Search Window
  • Search History can be now preserved up to a maximum of 100 items [Preferences -> AutoFill]
  • Other miscellaneous improvements

Others

  • This is planned to be the last version supporting macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

Ver. 1.2.3

Fixes

  • Fixed layout issues with the latest version of macOS.
  • Fixed an issue where search results are not opened in Brave even when its browser window is currently active

Improvements

  • Haste now works with Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi (In addition to Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox and Brave). Search results are shown in one of the compatible browsers whose window is currently active.
  • Other miscellaneous improvements

Others

  • This is the last version to support macOS 10.12 Sierra.

Ver. 1.2.2

Improvements

  • If an entire search text is in an URL format, now Haste passes the URL as it is (without encoding special characters) to a service which takes an URL as a parameter. This should fix a problem where some of these site could not handle an encoded URL parameter correctly.
  • Other miscellaneous improvements

Others

  • This is the last version to support Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

Ver. 1.2.1

Fixes

  • [Hotfix] Fix broken behavior of search history display

Ver. 1.2.0

New Features

  • Move up/down search text histories with mouse wheel in the Search Window
  • Reload favicons for custom searches from the context menu (shown by right-clicking a custom search row) in the “Edit Custom Searches”

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where search text suggestions may not be correctly displayed with a non-English language setting
  • Fixed an issue where synchronization of custom searches among different Macs may not be done as expected

Improvements

  • Performance and stability improvements
  • Other miscellaneous user interface improvements

Revisions

  • Extend trial period for the Haste Unlimited version from 14 days to 30 days
  • Auto-update URLs of Custom Searches for Amazon and Maps.app

Ver. 1.1.5

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where newly input text for the URL Template field (in the "Edit Custom Searches") gets illegible in the Dark Mode (macOS 10.14 Mojave)

Ver. 1.1.4

Improvements

  • Fully compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave
  • Dark Mode compatible (macOS 10.14)
  • Add "System" option to "Preferences" > "Search Window" > "Appearance". With this option, appearance of the Search Window is automatically determined based on the system appearance (macOS 10.14)
  • Several miscellaneous improvements

Fixes

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Ver. 1.1.3

Fixes

  • Fixed issues with the latest version of macOS
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Ver. 1.1.2

Improvements

  • After inputting search text with a non-ASCII-compatible input source (ex. Korean Hangul, Japanese Kana, Greek etc.), it is no longer needed to switch to ASCII-compatible input source when inputting Hotkeys. Hotkeys are inputted using the most recently used ASCII compatible input source implicitly.
  • Improved operability when selecting a search text suggestion
  • Other miscellaneous user interface improvements

Fixes

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Ver. 1.1.1

Improvements

  • Show favicons for custom searches in the "Edit Custom Searches"

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the app does not open if an older version of Xcode is installed

Ver. 1.1.0

New Features

  • Select multiple Custom Searches and execute them simultaneously (return or double-click)
  • Select a search text suggestion with command + numeric keys
  • Enable/Disable multiple Custom Searches via right-click menu (in the "Edit Custom Searches")

Improvements

  • Add default Custom Searches
  • Miscellaneous user interface improvements

Revisions

  • With mouse, now a Custom Search is executed with double-click instead of single-click
  • Renewed App Icon

Ver. 1.0.2

  • Fix an issue where Search Window appears accidentally with certain key input sequences

Ver. 1.0.1

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Ver. 1.0.0

Haste 1.0.0 has been released on Mac App Store

Ver. 1.0 beta 5

Haste 1.0 beta 5 has been released.

  • Search history (Up key in the search field)
  • Search text suggestions (Google)
  • Display a favicon for each Custom Search
  • The "Prime Search" (⌘ + return to execute the Custom Search at the top)
  • The Search Window is now resizable
  • The Search Window can be opened with key combinations as well ( ⌥ + space OR ⌃ + space. Defaulted to OFF)
  • "Last Closed Location" option has been added to the "Open at" preference for the Search Window
  • Fixed an issue where the Search Window does not open at the center of the screen even if it has been specified to do so in the Preferences
  • [Note] Removed the German translations (by Google Translate) temporarily. Human-translated version is being prepared.
  • [Note] Part of the Danish translations are missing
  • [Known Issue] Custom Search sync may not work in OS X El Capitan

Thank you very much for your feedback and bug reports!

Ver. 1.0 beta 4

Haste 1.0 beta 4 has been released.

  • Fixed an issue in Haste Safari Extension that may crash Safari when a tab has been closed under certain conditions.
  • Fixed an issue where opening Search Window by double-hitting the command key stops working once in a long while.
  • [Known Issue] Custom Search sync does not work correctly

Thank you very much for your feedback and bug reports!

Ver. 1.0 beta 3

Haste 1.0 beta 3 has been released.

  • Now fully compatible with macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • Fixed occasional failure of auto-filling the search field by Copy-and-Haste
  • Fixed an issue where the Search Window is not centered even though "Center of current screen" option is selected for "Open Search Window at:" preference setting
  • Improved responsiveness when opening the Search Window
  • Added "Open Haste" context menu option to the Safari Extension
  • Other miscellaneous user interface improvements and bug fixes
  • [Known Issue] Custom Search sync does not work correctly

Ver. 1.0 beta 2

Haste 1.0 beta 2 has been released.

  • [Search Window] The space key can be used to run the selected Custom Search
  • [Search Window] The down-arrow key can be used to move focus from the search text field to the Custom Search list
  • Fix that the Search Window is not brought to the foreground occasionally
  • Add Danish/German translations
  • Fix that opening an app with URL schemes not working from a browser
  • Revise/Add default Custom Searches
  • Extend expiration date
  • Other miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes

Ver. 1.0 beta 1

Haste 1.0 beta 1 has been released.

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