Changelog

Release notes

All releases ship as signed macOS app bundles for Apple Silicon and Intel. Changes to the vault storage format are always backwards-compatible.

Mar 2026
v1.2.0 Latest
.envVault 1.2.0
macOS 13+  ·  Apple Silicon & Intel  ·  ~6 MB
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New
  • Environment diff viewer — compare any two envs side-by-side and push individual vars across
  • Import & export — 5 formats supported (ENV, JSON, YAML, CSV, Shell) with conflict resolution
  • Variable duplication — clone any var with one click
  • Rename propagation — renaming a key updates it across all environments automatically
  • Project context menu — right-click actions for rename, delete, and sub-project creation
Mar 2026
v1.0.1
.envVault 1.0.1
macOS 13+  ·  Apple Silicon & Intel  ·  ~6 MB
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New
  • Multi-environment support — manage .env, .env.local, .env.production, and other variants per project
  • Environment toggle dropdown in variable detail view
  • Per-environment variable counts in the dropdown
  • Rust backend updated to read/write multiple .env.* files
Fixed
  • UI layout and styling fixes in sidebar and variable views
Mar 2026
v1.0.0
.envVault 1.0.0
macOS 13+  ·  Apple Silicon & Intel  ·  ~6 MB
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New
  • Initial public release — macOS desktop app built with Tauri
  • Vault storage in app data directory — keys are never written to project folders
  • Multi-project sidebar with collapsible tree structure
  • Shell hook integration for zsh and bash — auto-loads vars on cd
  • Variable inheritance across sub-projects with merge-child-wins mode
  • Onboarding flow with shell hook verification step
  • Settings panel with data management and export
Security
  • Values stored outside the file tree — invisible to AI coding agents and file indexers
  • Auto-masking with configurable inactivity timeout
  • Clipboard auto-clear after copy — configurable delay
  • Gitignore status detection with inline warnings
Feb 2026
v0.9.0 Beta
New
  • Core vault functionality — encrypted storage per project
  • Single-project env management UI
  • Basic shell hook integration — zsh only
  • .env file import and export
  • Masked value display with per-variable reveal
Fixed
  • Shell hook not sourced when .zshrc contained conditional blocks
  • Import silently ignored lines with inline comments
Jan 2026
v0.8.0 Alpha
New
  • Proof of concept — Tauri + React scaffold
  • File-based env storage (unencrypted, single project)
  • Initial three-column UI layout — sidebar, variable list, detail panel
  • Add, edit, delete variables