Release Notes

v1.2.2

· Mac · Windows · Linux

  • The top of the window now shows whether Pake is activated, Create shows how many free apps are left, and ⇧⌘L (Ctrl+Shift+L on Windows and Linux) opens the license card.
  • When the license server is busy, Pake asks you to try again later and keeps working offline for up to 7 days, instead of ending the license.

v1.2.1

· Mac · Windows · Linux

  • The field on the home page now leads with pasting a web address, so it reads as the place to start an app rather than a search box.

v1.2.0

· Mac · Windows · Linux

  • Mac · Windows: Pake now runs on Linux too, and one license covers Mac, Windows and Linux on up to 3 devices.
  • Windows: The update card keeps its height while an update downloads, and its button now reads Install Update.
  • Linux: The first Linux release of Pake: turn any web page into a desktop app on Arch and Omarchy, and install later updates from inside Pake without a password.

v1.1.2

· Mac · Windows

  • Buy License now opens a one-page checkout, with your email and payment on the same screen. In Simplified Chinese it charges in yuan and shows WeChat Pay up front.
  • Mac: The License card explains itself in plainer words, and its button for every device is now called Deactivate All.
  • Windows: The License card explains itself in plainer words.

v1.1.1

· Mac · Windows

  • A new app icon, a mother holding her baby.
  • On a slow or broken network, looking up a site's name and icon now stops within 15 seconds instead of hanging.
  • Mac: The window opens just tall enough to show the whole gallery, until you drag it to a height of your own.
  • Mac: Text sizes, shadows and arrows now match throughout the app.
  • Windows: The first address you open after starting Pake now gets its name and icon too.
  • Windows: From the next update on, the update notes show only in the window's language.

v1.1.0

· Mac · Windows

  • Paste any website address and Pake names the app for you, using the site's official app icon when it has one.
  • Nearly a hundred popular sites, such as Slack, Gmail and Feishu, now open with tuned settings and a matching icon.
  • Fixed garbled app names from some Chinese websites.
  • A refreshed app icon, with clearer text and finer borders throughout.

v1.0.0

· Mac · Windows

Mac

  • Create desktop apps from website addresses or the built-in gallery, without installing developer tools.
  • Customize windows, styles and scripts, and keep separate apps for different accounts.
  • Export app settings and import them on another computer to recreate your apps.

Windows

  • Create desktop apps from a website address or the app gallery, without installing developer tools.
  • Customize windows, add CSS and JavaScript, and keep multiple accounts in separate apps.
  • Import and export app settings to recreate your apps on another computer.