v1.1.0
May 19, 2026
New
- Global lock shortcut. The unlock shortcut now fires from any app on the system. No need to bring Cats Lock to the foreground first.
- Customizable shortcut. Record your own combo in Settings. The same shortcut drives both the global hotkey and the in-process unlock.
- Hide from Dock. Optional menu-bar-only mode. No Dock icon, no Cmd+Tab presence. The menu bar icon and the main window stay accessible.
- Prevent sleep while locked. Holds the display awake while the keyboard is locked so the overlay stays visible if you step away.
Improvements
- First-time Stealth Lock now shows a quick confirmation so you know what to expect. Subsequent toggles apply silently.
- Caps Lock no longer blocks unlock.
- The warning sound stays quiet while you hold the unlock combo's modifier keys.
- Launch at Login now boots quietly into the menu bar instead of opening the main window on every login.
- Onboarding updated to introduce Stealth Lock, the unified unlock shortcut, and sleep prevention.
Under the hood
- Main window rebuilt on AppKit so it can pull cleanly to the foreground in menu-bar-only mode.
- Hardened Runtime enabled.
- No new entitlements. Still fully sandboxed. Still no Accessibility prompt.
v1.0.0
May 15, 2026
New
- Initial public release on the Mac App Store.
- Lock the keyboard with ⌘L from the main window or the menu bar.
- Friendly overlay while locked, with customizable warning sound on each blocked keypress.
- Stealth Lock mode for silent, invisible locking during meetings or recordings.
- Launch at Login support.
- Fully sandboxed. No Accessibility prompt. No account. No analytics.