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Changelog

April 21, 2026

v1.5.6Bug Fix

  • Clicking the Dock icon now restores the app window after it's been closed (macOS)

April 20, 2026

v1.5.5Intel Mac Support

  • macOS release is now a universal binary — works natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs
  • Auto-updates now deliver correctly to Intel Mac users

April 19, 2026

v1.5.4Bug Fix

  • Project favicons and monorepo status now refresh automatically when the app regains focus

April 5, 2026

v1.5.3Bug Fix

  • Existing projects with duplicate port assignments are now automatically fixed when the app gains focus

April 4, 2026

v1.5.2Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug where monorepo services could be assigned the same port, causing one service to fail on startup

April 3, 2026

v1.5.1Build Check

  • New Build Check button — check your project for errors with one click, right from the log panel
  • Fixed Start All / Stop All not working for static HTML projects

April 2, 2026

v1.5.0Background Mode & Settings

  • The app now stays running in the background when you close the window — your dev servers keep running
  • New Launch at Login option in Settings — start Localhoston automatically when you log in
  • Settings redesigned with a cleaner horizontal layout
  • Improved macOS spacing — sidebar and content are now properly aligned

April 1, 2026

v1.4.1UI Improvements

  • The app now looks more native on macOS — the title bar blends seamlessly with the sidebar

March 31, 2026

v1.4.0UX Improvements

  • Logs panel now opens automatically when you press Play
  • Logs are now color-coded — errors in red, warnings in yellow, success messages in green

March 26, 2026

v1.3.1Security Improvements

  • Multiple Tauri projects can now run at the same time without port conflicts
  • Improved safety when running projects from untrusted sources
  • Deploy credentials are now handled more securely
  • Strengthened app security policies
  • The app can now only open folders you've added as projects
  • Sharing is now protected against oversized requests

March 25, 2026

v1.3.0Windows Support

  • Localhoston is now officially available on Windows
  • Windows download added to the dashboard
  • Projects using Nx or Lerna are now detected automatically

March 24, 2026

v1.2.1Stability

  • Improved reliability of project detection
  • Crashes and errors are now reported automatically to help us fix issues faster

March 23, 2026

v1.2.0Share Improvements

  • Share auto-expires after a set duration (default 2 hours, up to 24 hours)
  • New Share Duration setting in the Sharing tab
  • Settings now organized into General and Sharing tabs
  • Tunnels stay alive after closing the app — your share link keeps working
  • Leftover sharing sessions are automatically cleaned up when you reopen the app

March 20, 2026

v1.1.0New Features

  • Static HTML projects are now supported — just drop a folder with index.html
  • Relocate projects when a folder is moved or renamed (no need to delete and re-add)

March 17, 2026

v1.0.2Improvements

  • Deploy now opens your production URL (e.g. myapp.vercel.app)
  • You can now re-deploy after the first deployment
  • Fixed an issue where Share could fail after leaving the app idle

March 13, 2026

v1.0.1Bug Fixes

  • Fixed login session loss when returning to the app after 30+ minutes
  • Fixed folder path click to open in Finder

March 7, 2026

v1.0.0Initial Release

  • Drag-and-drop project management with 20+ framework auto-detection
  • One-click dev server start/stop with real-time logs
  • Custom localhost domains (e.g. web.myapp.localhost)
  • Share your project with a public URL
  • One-click deploy to Vercel — no Git required
  • Multi-project folders are detected and managed automatically
  • Light/Dark/System theme, English and Korean
  • Sign in with GitHub or Google, use on up to 3 devices