Burrow 0.9.1
A quick fix for Intel Macs. In 0.9.0 the newly-bundled engine binaries were
built Apple-Silicon-only, so on Intel (x86_64) Macs Burrow could hang at
initialization (#221). The engine
(status-go / analyze-go) is now a universal binary (arm64 + x86_64) and
runs natively on both architectures. No other changes from 0.9.0.
Burrow 0.9.0
Burrow's biggest release. It now bundles its own engine — no separate mo
install — and adds an Activity-Monitor-class process inspector with a CPU
watchdog, a Get Online connectivity companion, a security-aware Doctor,
and smarter Clean, Software, Analyze, and Optimize across the board. Still
local-first, still free.
Engine
- Burrow bundles its own engine now. The app ships an MIT-licensed
burrow-engine(a fork of Molemoat its last MIT release) inside
Burrow.appand runs it directly — so a fresh install needs no separate
brew install mole. Burrow prefers the bundled engine, then an installed
burrow-engine, then a legacy systemmofor existing setups. (#218)
Process inspector (Status)
- Per-process inspector — click any process for a structured panel: identity
(path, code signature, Mach-O architecture), live CPU/memory, runtime, and the
process's open network connections. - Process tree — the parent/child hierarchy around any process.
- CPU watchdog — set per-process CPU thresholds and get notified when
something runs hot, with an editor in Settings. - Filter, suspend/resume, export — a typed predicate filter over the process
table, suspend or resume a process, and export the table.
Get Online (connectivity companion)
- On-demand speed test — measure real down/up throughput.
- Nearby Wi-Fi scan — surrounding networks and channel congestion (Home
mode), so you can pick a clearer channel. - Venue captive-portal tips — venue-specific help for hotel/airport/café
portals that won't load. - Connection history — a log of connectivity events (SSID changes, drops).
Doctor (diagnostics)
- Security posture — SIP, Gatekeeper, FileVault, and firewall at a glance,
plus a high-CPU check and one-click Copy diagnostics. - Battery health — capacity % and condition (omitted on desktops).
- More context — display, external-volume, and network context.
Clean, Software, Analyze & Optimize
- Clean now sorts the review by reclaimable impact and flags sensitive
paths (keychain/credential locations) before you delete; the done screen
shows your all-time cleaned total. - Software — App Store updates that need a newer macOS are hidden; ⌘R
refreshes with a cache bypass; app search is alias-aware. - Uninstall — a Clear-Data-only subset, plus an input-method leftover
warning. - Analyze — one-tap whole-disk scan, and a treemap "Other" fold for tiny
entries. - Optimize — a pre-run safety banner when a VPN or external display is
active. - Login items — modern Login (BTM) items appear in the startup inventory; a
LaunchAgent on an unplugged drive is no longer flagged broken. - Keep Screen On keeps working with the lid closed.
Fixed
- Three main-thread hangs on the new process/parity surfaces (suspend/resume,
inspector, tree). (#216) - A missing
paths:label on a data-only uninstall plan.
Windows
- Windows preview — version-aligned to 0.9.0; no Windows-specific changes
this release.