Release Notes
What's new in SOBA
Release history and feature updates.
SOBA 1.2
August 2026
Core workflows
- Drop — temporary shelf for files, folders, images, URLs, and more.
- Later — bring something back at the right time.
- Pin — keep references visible above your work.
- Share — send selected items to trusted destinations.
- Actions — contextual tools based on what SOBA detects.
Quick Capture
- Open SOBA with
⌥ S. - Type, paste, or drop content directly.
- Contextual handling for JSON, URLs, images, PDFs, addresses, timestamps, terminal commands, paths, and more.
Smart Actions
- Image actions: preview, convert, resize, compress, metadata tools, OCR, and path actions.
- PDF actions: Compress, Quick Look, Split, Extract Pages, and path utilities.
- Folder/project actions: Terminal, IntelliJ, VS Code, Finder, path tools, and Compress.
Drag-to-edge
- Configure SOBA to appear from the right, left, top, or bottom edge.
- Drag files toward that edge to access Drop, Later, Pin, Share, and dynamic Quick Actions.
Polish & platform integration
- Keyboard-only navigation across the shelf, Quick Capture, and Actions using arrow keys and Enter.
- First-run guided tour covering Drop, Later, Pin, Share, Quick Capture, screen-edge activation, and contextual Actions.
- Undo for reversible destructive actions such as clearing the shelf, removing pins, and dismissing Later items.
- Optional iCloud sync for preferences and pins across a user's own Macs.
- Focus Mode awareness to suppress resurfacing cards and click sounds while Focus is active.
- Fuzzy search across shelf items for fast partial-name and imperfect-match lookup.
QR codes
- Create a QR code directly from text or a URL.
- Scan with any phone Camera app — no SOBA installation or pairing required.
Questions or feedback: sobaformac@icloud.com