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Changelog

Every release, every fix, every improvement — documented here. Avocado gets better constantly.

v1.10Director ModeLatest

April 17, 2026

New

Director Mode (Pro): Let a producer control the teleprompter from any phone, tablet, or laptop on the same Wi-Fi — no app download required. Play, pause, scrub position, adjust speed, and jump between cue markers in real time. Up to 5 simultaneous connections. Purely local network, no internet required.

v1.9.1Follow Mouse

April 16, 2026

New

Follow Mouse: Seamlessly jump across monitors without dragging. Avocado automatically leaps to the screen your mouse is on. Available for Avocado Pro users.

v1.9.0PowerPoint Presentation Notes Import

April 15, 2026

New

PowerPoint (.pptx) Notes Import: Drop a .pptx file directly into the app to instantly extract your presenter notes.

New

Slide Marker Automation: Each generated slide is automatically prepended with your custom Script Marker, so you can easily jump between presentation pages in the sidebar.

v1.8.1

April 1, 2026

Improved

Under-the-hood improvements and reliability fixes.

v1.8.0Smart Cues (Apple Intelligence) & Script Markers

March 28, 2026

New

Smart Cues: Your AI speech coach. Automatically generate perfect pacing pauses, breath marks, and smiles using on-device Apple Intelligence.

Improved

Cue Points have been redesigned and renamed to Script Markers for better clarity and organization.

v1.7.0

March 26, 2026

Improved

Various under-the-hood improvements to the upgrade experience.

v1.6.0Free Voice Scrolling & Smarter Adaptive Speed

March 26, 2026

New

Voice-activated scrolling is now free for scripts up to 200 words — try the full smart scrolling experience before you buy.

New

Interactive speed and scroll mode controls in the editor bottom bar — switch between manual and adaptive speed, and toggle mouse scroll without opening Settings.

Improved

Adaptive speed now reacts faster when your pace slows down and stays conservative when speeding up, preventing the prompter from running ahead of you.

Improved

Scrolling text now starts just below the reading guide, giving a natural lead-in before the first word enters the active reading zone.

Improved

Refreshed onboarding experience that highlights what's available in the free tier.

Fixed

Cue point navigation shortcut (⌘⇧C) now works correctly in Floating mode.

v1.5.0Smart Cue Points

March 22, 2026

New

Smart Cue Points — mark any section of your script with a custom prefix and it becomes a visual bookmark in the Editor sidebar and Prompter.

New

Cue Points sidebar in the Editor, togglable from the toolbar, with an empty-state that shows you how to get started.

Improved

Onboarding now includes a dedicated Cue Points step.

Improved

Toolbar buttons are now logically grouped with visual separation between launch and sidebar controls.

Fixed

Improved license management reliability.

v1.2.0Auto-Updates

March 18, 2026

New

Avocado now supports automatic updates via Sparkle. You'll be notified whenever a new version is available.

New

Update check runs silently in the background on launch, with a non-intrusive notification when an update is ready.

Improved

Improved notch width detection based on screen geometry for more precise notch fitting.

Fixed

Fixed prompter window not gracefully handling monitor connection and disconnection events.

v1.1.0Floating Mode & Polish

February 27, 2026

New

Floating Mode: detach the prompter from the notch and drag it anywhere on screen — even over external monitors.

New

Mouse scroll support in Floating Mode for manual speed control.

New

Pause on hover: the prompter pauses automatically when you hover the floating window.

Improved

Controls and stats fade out gracefully while presenting, reappearing on hover.

Improved

Adaptive speed model tuned for better accuracy during fast speech.

Fixed

Fixed auto-scrolling occasionally stopping due to -10877 audio errors during long sessions.

v1.0.0Initial Release

February 10, 2026

New

Notch Prompter: a teleprompter that lives invisibly inside your MacBook Pro notch.

New

Voice-activated auto-scroll using on-device speech recognition — no cloud required.

New

Calibration flow that learns your natural speaking rate and sets scroll speed automatically.

New

Full text customization: font size, color, background, alignment (left, center, right, justify).

New

Script manager with multiple saved scripts.

New

Completely invisible on screen shares (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Loom).

New

Pro license via LemonSqueezy — one-time payment, two device activations.