DropNote v2.9.0

DropNote v2.9 makes it a true menu-bar citizen, gives locked notes real privacy, and lets you make the app your own.

What's New

Menu Bar Only

• Live strictly in the menu bar — turn off "Show in Dock" in Settings → General and DropNote disappears from the Dock and the ⌘-Tab switcher entirely
• Windows still work — the notes and settings windows open and focus normally while the app stays out of the Dock, even with windows on screen

Smarter Note Locking

• Auto re-lock — choose when an unlocked note locks itself again in Settings → General → Note Lock:
  • When switching notes (default)
  • After a set time (with a minute picker)
  • When the popover closes
  • Only when the app restarts
• Real privacy for locked notes — a locked note's contents can no longer be found through search; neither the popover search nor the global search window matches or previews its hidden text
• Unlock animation — a custom padlock now swings open in place when you authenticate, then reveals the note — subtle, and no more re-clicking the menu bar icon after a Touch ID prompt

Make It Yours

• Custom accent color picker — a fully in-app picker with a color spectrum, grayscale row, and a hex field, matching the app's style (no more system color panel)
• Per-feature settings — Settings → General is reorganized into clear cards for the Todo tab, Transcription, Menu Bar, and Note Lock
• Tab labels your way — show each popover tab as an icon with its label or just the icon

Fixes & Polish

• The menu bar popover now stays open through Touch ID / password prompts and refocuses the note afterwards
• Link preview cards sit flush-left under their link and reserve their own space, so they never overlap the text you type next
• The Settings window stays in the foreground when you toggle "Show in Dock", and its content no longer clips
• Custom-styled tag "Add" button; shorter locked-note hint so it always fits

Installation

Option A — Mac App Store (recommended)
Get DropNote from the Mac App Store for automatic updates and no Gatekeeper prompts:
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6761221463?pt=128642489&ct=GitHub&mt=8

Option B — ZIP

1. Download DropNote-v2.9.zip from the Releases section.
2. Unzip and move DropNote.app into your Applications folder.
3. Right-click → Open on first launch if Gatekeeper blocks it.

Option C — Build from source

1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/bastian-js/dropnote.git
2. Open dropnote.xcodeproj and build with ⌘R in Xcode 15+.

Requirements

macOS 10.15 or later

License

Licensed under the terms in the LICENSE file.