Changelog

What's new in Glance

Every release, in order. Newest first.

  1. v0.1.9

    Huge files open in under a second instead of a minute

    Download v0.1.9· 8.3 MB

    Improved

    • Large JSON and YAML files open dramatically faster — a 15 MB JSON went from nearly a minute to showing content in about a third of a second, fully rendered in under one, in both the app and Quick Look previews
    • Big Markdown documents full of fenced code appear instantly too — syntax colors now fill in as highlighting finishes instead of holding up the first render
    • Data files beyond ~4 MB skip token coloring and render as clean monospace so they stay instant; minified JSON is still pretty-printed at any size
    • Opening big files uses roughly a third of the memory it did before

  2. v0.1.8

    Task lists, callouts, and roomier, more readable type

    New

    • Task lists render as checkboxes — "- [ ]" shows as an empty box and "- [x]" as a checked one
    • GitHub-style callouts — start a quote with [!NOTE], [!TIP], [!IMPORTANT], [!WARNING], or [!CAUTION] for a colored accent bar and title
    • Bare links come alive — plain URLs, email addresses, and www. links are now clickable without explicit Markdown link syntax

    Improved

    • More generous line spacing and margins throughout, tuned for easier reading
    • Headings drop their underline rule for a cleaner, less cluttered look
    • Numbered lists use tabular figures so the markers line up neatly down the column

  3. v0.1.7

    Automatic updates, sturdier Quick Look, and an install guide

    New

    • After you download Glance, the site now walks you through installing it — open the DMG, drag Glance into Applications, and launch
    • Automatic update checks are on by default — one small version check per launch, and nothing else; turn it off any time in Settings (⌘,)

    Improved

    • Quick Look now previews JSON, YAML, and CSV files directly, alongside Markdown and plain text
    • Glance verifies its Quick Look extension on launch and quietly re-registers it if macOS dropped it after an update — Settings shows the extension's status with a one-click repair, and points you to the right place if it needs your help
    • Tidier toolbar — the icon/text display-mode menu is gone, and the zoom control can now be removed from Customize Toolbar like the others
    • Choosing to update now quits Glance and starts the download, so you can drop the new version straight into Applications without the "app is in use" block

  4. v0.1.6

    Live reload, any text file, and JSON/YAML highlighting

    New

    • Documents reload automatically when the file changes on disk — edit in another app and Glance updates in place, no reopen needed
    • Open any text file, not just Markdown — plain text, source code, JSON, YAML, CSV, and logs all render
    • JSON files are pretty-printed and syntax-highlighted in a monospace view; YAML is syntax-highlighted too
    • New "Open with" toolbar button — open the current file in your editor of choice or reveal it in Finder, with the last-used app remembered
    • Settings (⌘,) to choose which file types Glance previews in Quick Look
    • The toolbar is now customizable — right-click it and choose “Customize Toolbar…”

    Fixed

    • Single newlines inside a paragraph now render as line breaks instead of being collapsed into spaces, so source line structure is preserved

  5. v0.1.5

    Tables that fit the page and scroll like they should

    Improved

    • Smarter table widths — columns shrinkwrap to their content and bleed into the page margin instead of crowding
    • Wide tables now scroll horizontally on their own, leaving the rest of the page still
    • Cell padding scales with the document zoom so tables stay balanced at every size
    • Horizontal table scrolling ignores gestures that are mostly vertical, so page scroll no longer drags wide tables sideways

  6. v0.1.4

    A friendlier welcome and a way to write back

    New

    • Send Feedback… menu item — drop a note straight from the menu bar
    • Welcome to Glance menu item — reopen the intro doc any time
    • Refreshed welcome doc with an icon banner and a live Mermaid diagram

    Improved

    • Smaller download — the renderer dylib is now shared between the app and the Quick Look extension instead of being bundled twice
    • Quick Look previews now show local images referenced from your markdown, not just the placeholder

  7. v0.1.3

    Selection, sharper rendering, calmer scroll

    New

    • Mouse selection for LaTeX, Mermaid, images, and tables
    • Visible selection highlight on diagrams and formulas
    • Math and diagram rendering bundled for offline use

    Improved

    • Silent high-DPI re-render when zoomed in
    • Lighter loading placeholders — transparent, not gray
    • Tighter gap between the blockquote bar and quoted text

    Fixed

    • Local images that showed gray now load
    • Images no longer render vertically flipped
    • First-scroll freeze past unrendered blocks

  8. v0.1.2

    Support Glance from the menu bar

    New

    • Buy me a Coffee… menu item

  9. v0.1.1

    Glance learns to check for updates

    New

    • Check for Updates… menu with opt-in automatic check

  10. v0.1.0

    Initial release

    First public build of Glance

    New

    • Native macOS viewer for .md and .markdown files
    • Quick Look preview — tap space in Finder, the page renders
    • LaTeX rendering, native, no WebView
    • Mermaid diagrams, native, theme-aware
    • Pinch-to-zoom that reflows text smoothly
    • Welcome guide on first launch
    • Prompt to set Glance as the default .md handler
    • Tall-portrait window with ⌘0 baseline zoom
    • Toolbar uses the scroll-edge progressive blur