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DevDock 1.4 project overview with project health, daily workflow, and registered folders

25 September 20266 min read

DevDock 1.4: see what is running, from Claude Code to Git

See when Claude Code is active in a project, follow Git work from the new Activity center, hide progress without stopping the operation, and stop every process a command started.

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Fieldnotes fictional app in an iPhone frame, exported from Screen Studio Kit 1.4

16 September 20267 min read

Screen Studio Kit 1.4: 3D device frames and new screenshot backgrounds

Create app marketing screenshots with editable 3D device frames and eight new background styles. See finished examples, the editor, and the export workflow.

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Diff Anything 1.5 comparing TypeScript with Smart Diff, syntax highlighting, token-level changes, and the Line Diff option visible

9 September 20265 min read

Diff Anything 1.5: understand code changes faster across 117 languages

Cut through formatting noise with Smart Diff, switch to Line Diff whenever you need the literal patch, and review code with syntax highlighting and exact source text intact.

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DevDock 1.3 project overview showing project health, a daily workflow, registered folders, and Git-aware project context

4 September 20267 min read

DevDock 1.3: safer Git from branch switch to push

Protect local changes while switching branches, review remote state and push destinations, handle pull-before-push recovery, and find project commands faster.

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Diff Anything comparing two ZIP archives with changed, removed, and added entries

1 September 20268 min read

Diff Anything 1.4: compare encrypted and multipart archives

Compare ZIP/ZIP64/ZIPX, 7z, RAR, TAR families, and compressed streams locally, with passwords, multipart support, streaming, explicit limits, and a redesigned Pro three-way merge workspace.

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Screen Studio Kit 1.3 editing a localized GolfSmart screenshot in the real project workspace

31 August 20267 min read

Screen Studio Kit 1.3: make the whole screenshot campaign editable

Build and compare campaign variants, start faster with 20 templates, edit text in place, control focal crops, import fonts, and carry a considered treatment from canvas to export—all locally.

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Diff Anything 1.3 comparing an XLSX workbook with an ODS workbook in a sheet-aware grid

26 August 20268 min read

Diff Anything 1.3: compare spreadsheets across formats

Compare stored spreadsheet values across Excel, OpenDocument, and Apple Numbers files, then review folders with better navigation, moved-file detection, and safer Pro synchronization.

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Screen Studio Kit previewing a store screenshot matrix across iPhone, iPad, Android phone, tablets, and a feature graphic

22 August 20269 min read

The true cost of creating app-store screenshots for five languages

The expensive part is not designing one screenshot. It is adapting, checking, exporting, and rebuilding the full store matrix every time the app changes.

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