Changelog

What's new in HandleThat.

We ship often. Every entry below was either user-requested or fixed something we noticed during real use.


v1.7.5

June 22, 2026

Lower pricing + founding-user lock-in

  • —New prices: Starter $4/mo (was $12), Pro $10/mo (was $35). Same caps, same features — we cut the markup, not the value.
  • —Annual billing now available with 10% off either tier.
  • —Founding-user pricing: your rate is locked in for 12 months when we eventually raise prices for new signups.
  • —Settings now shows usage in tokens (matching what we actually meter on the server), not legacy "AI messages" units.
  • —New on the website: FAQ, About, Changelog, "How we're different" section, and a Mac waitlist for non-Windows users.

v1.7.4

May 26, 2026

Auto-recovery from stale sessions

  • —Background features (search recall, embeddings) now self-heal when your session token gets out of sync.
  • —New session-expired notification when you actually need to sign back in — no more silent failures.
  • —Hardened the credential layer across every authenticated call.

v1.7.3

May 22, 2026

Long-task UX polish

  • —The streaming bubble now breathes while your chief is thinking, so you always know it's alive.
  • —After 5 seconds of silence, a gentle elapsed-time caption appears — no more wondering "is it stuck?"
  • —Cancelled responses now persist their partial output instead of disappearing entirely.

v1.7.0 – 1.7.2

May 2026

Chat archive + streaming reliability

  • —Archive any conversation without deleting it. New Active | Archived tabs in the sidebar.
  • —90-second read timeout on stalled streams + partial-response persistence for graceful recovery.
  • —Empty-stream guard prevents the rare "blank bubble" outcome on flaky network.

v1.6.0 – 1.6.1

May 2026

Beautiful Word docs + auto-updater hardening

  • —Word documents now use Cambria typography with proper headings, tables, callout boxes, and image embedding.
  • —Auto-updater bug fixes: in-app updates now work reliably even after long sessions.
  • —Onboarding captures your own display name so the assistant addresses you correctly.

v1.5.0

May 2026

Hybrid search + better recall

  • —Search across all your past conversations using both keywords and semantic similarity.
  • —New profile-update toasts surface when the assistant notices something new about how you work.
  • —Agent now defaults to the name "HandleThat" — still customizable per user.

v1.4.0

April 2026

Bring Your Own Keys

  • —Use your own Anthropic API key for unlimited usage, billed directly by Anthropic.
  • —Usage banner shows your remaining tier limits at a glance.
  • —BYOK is permanently free — no trial clock.

v1.3.0

April 2026

Token-based usage tracking

  • —Replaced the old AI-messages metering with accurate token-based usage across all surfaces.
  • —Per-service caps (chat, transcription, embeddings) instead of one blended cap.

v1.2.0 – 1.2.1

April 2026

Structured personal profile

  • —The assistant now builds a timestamped, structured profile of you (me.md) with full version history.
  • —Updates are reviewable in Settings; you can edit, remove, or undo any entry.
  • —Conversation search now picks up titles + tokenized matches in addition to embeddings.

v1.0.0

April 2026

Public launch

  • —Chat with 22 agent tools across web, local files, meetings, projects, and notes.
  • —Real-time meeting transcription with Windows system-audio loopback.
  • —Document output: markdown → .docx, .xlsx, .pdf, .rtf with proper formatting.
  • —Watched-folder document indexing with semantic + keyword search.
  • —Free on Windows; macOS planned.

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