v0.9.7

tashfeenahmed/freellmapiv0.9.7Sep 4, 2026by tashfeenahmed

AI Summary

This release enhances the macOS desktop experience by adding a dock icon toggle and fixing browser login issues for local accounts. It also updates the signing pipeline for macOS installers.

Key Highlights

App now shows in the Dock with a live toggle option in the tray menu
Browser login now works for 'desktop@localhost' accounts on desktop installs
macOS installers are now signed directly via GitHub CLI
Dock icon opens the dashboard when clicked

New Features

Dock icon visibility toggle
Browser login support for desktop accounts
Direct GitHub CLI installer signing

Full Release Notes

## Desktop
- **The app now shows in the Dock.** Until now the menu-bar icon was the only sign FreeLLMAPI was running, which is a weak signal normally and no signal when macOS 26 hides the icon or a notched display clips it. A new **Show in Dock** checkbox in the tray menu turns it off again for the menu-bar-only look; either way applies live, no relaunch. Clicking the Dock icon opens the dashboard. (#1151, #1153)
- **Signing in to the dashboard from a browser works on desktop installs.** The hidden account the app creates is `desktop@localhost`, and the login form rejected that address before checking the password, so no desktop user could ever sign in. Login now matches the address instead of validating its shape. Signup is unchanged. (#1152)

## Release pipeline
- macOS installers sign again on GitHub's current macos-26 runner image, and installers are attached to the release directly with `gh` rather than through a third-party action. (#1148, #1149, #1150)

Full changelog: https://github.com/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi/compare/v0.9.6...v0.9.7

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