Changelog — Tern

1.2.0

October 4, 2026 Release

Search. With the switcher open, type to filter windows by app name and title.
Actions. ⌘ W closes the window, ⌘ M minimizes it, ⌘ Q quits the app.
Title rules hide windows like Picture in Picture, even when the name changes.
Snooze. ⇧ ⌫ hides an app for an hour. In Settings, until tomorrow too.
Modes hide an extra set of apps, and can turn on with a macOS Focus.
Automation. Shortcuts actions and tern:// links to open the switcher, hide an app, or change the mode.

October 2, 2026 Release

Asking for permissions opens one thing at a time, with no extra windows.
Screen Recording is no longer requested on its own: previews are optional, and the switcher works without them.
Pick your shortcut right in the welcome window.

October 2, 2026 Release

Tern now has a stable signature. After this update, later versions no longer ask for Accessibility again.
This update still asks one last time. If the switcher doesn’t open, remove Tern from System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility and add it again.

October 2, 2026 Release

The highlight border of the selected card is no longer cut off at the sides of the switcher.

October 2, 2026 Release

Fixes 1.1.0, which quit right after launch. Automatic updates work from this version on.

October 2, 2026 Release

October 2, 2026 Release

The Screen Recording permission button no longer makes a second copy of Tern. It just reveals the installed app in Finder.
The alerts ask you to quit and open Tern again, without a technical aside.

October 2, 2026 Release

First release. A menu bar window switcher, ordered by recency.
⌫ hides an app and ⌥ ⌫ hides a single window.
A configurable shortcut, window previews, and an interface in English and Portuguese.