🪟 Release notes for the Windows version (v8 🆕🎉):

Hey everyone! I got really busy for a while, but I'm now super excited to be back to updating Writing Tools :D
This is just the start of a lot of cool stuff that's on the To Do list!

1. ✨New updated Gemini / Gemma models! Fixes any "quota exceeded" errors.

Overnight, Google slashed usage limits on the free Gemini API.

• Writing Tools used the slightly outdated 2.0 model family, which got booted off the free tier (thus the errors).
• 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Flash Lite are slashed to a tiny 20 requests per day (welp!)

However, I've found a great solution/loophole! Turns out the Gemma models (also hosted on the Gemini API) are free for ~unlimited usage! And these are about the same (if not a little better than) Gemini Flash :)

Writing Tools now defaults to using Gemma 3 27B, which is a very, very intelligent model that runs incredibly quick and is notably more intelligent than the previous Gemini Flash model!

Writing Tools also has a new Custom Gemini model option, so you can choose your own Gemini model regardless of what the dropdown lets you choose.

2. 🔒 Improved security for on-device Gemini API key storage

Your Gemini API key was always safe and never sent anywhere except straight to Google, and was stored only on your local device in your config.json file.
To further bolster security, I now store your API key heavily encrypted with a custom encryption algorithm.
This way, if you ever happen to get malware that tries to search your entire hard drive for API keys, your Gemini key will be safe.

3. ⬆️ New Easy Update Logic!

You simply need to drag and drop the new Writing Tools.exe to replace your old one!

On first launch, if you'd been using Gemini before, it'll automatically migrate you to the new Gemma 3 27B model and also encrypt your previously saved Gemini API key :)

Upcoming features:

• Per-button hotkeys and model choice
• Significantly improving stability on all PCs
• Localization (multi-language UI) — @momokrono has built the entire framework for this, and my gratitude is unbounded — this would help so many. It'll be ready by the next release!
• Checking that the active window is the same before pasting.
• And more! See my Windows/Linux Version Feature Roadmap!

🐞 Known Issues

1. On some devices, Writing Tools may not work correctly with the default hotkey.
   To fix it, simply change the hotkey to ctrl+` or ctrl+j and restart Writing Tools.
   PS: If a hotkey is already in use by a program or background process, Writing Tools may not be able to intercept it. The above hotkeys are usually unused.

2. The initial launch of the Writing Tools.exe might take unusually long — this seems to be because AV software extensively scans this new executable before letting it run. Once it launches into the background in RAM, it works instantly as usual.

🍎 Release Notes for the macOS Version by @Aryamirsepasi (v5.4):

• Improved UI across the app
• Improved Accessibility
• Implemented Fixes for Issues #231 , #227 (new fix attempt in 5.4), #224
• Improved Code
• Fixed a lot of Bugs
• Search in Icon Picker
• New Icon and some Liquid Glass elements for macOS 26
• New MLX Models (Gemma 3n, Qwen3 VL)
• Added Keychain Support for more secure key storage
• Improved iCloud Support
• Updated to use the new mlx-swift-lm package

Please Note:
After updating the macOS version, the tools may sometimes not show up.
To fix this, re-enable accessibility access:

System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → Select WritingTools → Press the minus (–) button → Press the plus (+) button → Add WritingTools again and enable access.