darrylmorley/whatcable v0.3.0

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What's new in v0.3.0

• Launch at Login — toggle in the popover to start WhatCable automatically when you log in.
• Cable change notifications — opt-in macOS notifications when a cable, charger, or USB device is connected or disconnected.
• Update checker — WhatCable now polls GitHub for new releases on launch and every six hours, with an in-popover banner and a "Check for Updates…" item in the right-click menu. Click through to the release page to download.
• App icon — proper app icon for the Dock, Finder, and About panel (the cable connector symbol on a blue squircle, matching the menu bar).
• Bug fix: plug orientation — removed the misleading "Plug inserted upside-down" bullet. USB-C is reversible by spec; the raw PlugOrientation value is still visible under "Show technical details".
• Internal: target rename — Sources/CableTest/ → Sources/WhatCable/.

Install

Download WhatCable.zip, unzip, and drag WhatCable.app to /Applications. Notarised by Apple — no Gatekeeper warnings.

Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.

Note: Launch at Login and notifications only function when the app is launched from /Applications, not from a development build.