What's New

1.0.0

August 19, 2026 · Windows and macOS

PolicyVector 1.0

• Adds modular agency profiles so PolicyVector can adapt its terminology, document families, and workflows without weakening the local-first policy boundary.
• Makes all-source Multiple Choice generation more resilient with bounded retries, structured output, rate-limit patience, broader source coverage, and duplicate-question protection.
• Streamlines redaction review with clearer queue-first decisions, synchronized document controls, a collapsible manual inspector, and paired zoom behavior.
• Brings native Windows and macOS folder selection, data-root movement, settings handoffs, cancellation, and release/update behavior into parity with shared desktop workflows.
• Adds privacy-bounded diagnostics, request hardening, secret handling, and broad interface polish across study, Oral Board, testing, and document surfaces.
• The signed Windows installer and signed, notarized macOS build are published through their independent native update rails.

0.64.3

August 14, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Better answers and cleaner document work

• Finds deadline, timetable, retention, and other timing rules more reliably while keeping the policy subject and its exceptions in view.
• Preserves photographs and other embedded PDF images in their original colors while the surrounding document uses dark mode.
• Streamlines document and approved redacted-copy controls, and makes redaction boxes easier to see in dark mode.
• Adds manual flashcard creation directly from an open document and records whether each card was created manually or generated by AI.
• Introduces the refreshed PolicyVector icon and splash identity, tightens reader layouts, and repairs Library column resizing.

0.64.2.1

August 12, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Reliable long-document viewing

• Keeps long policy chapters responsive by rendering a bounded set of nearby pages as you scroll, jump, and zoom.
• Applies the same bounded rendering safeguards to approved redacted copies without weakening the redaction boundary.
• Simplifies viewer status so routine background page work stays out of the way.
• Adds privacy-bounded viewer diagnostics to support reports, including document size and renderer activity without policy text.

0.64.2

August 9, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Faster large policy updates

• Reuses PDF analysis and document hashes so unchanged chapters do not repeat expensive comparison and search-indexing work.
• Adds Replace if Changed, clearer replacement labels, newest-revision preference, and explicit review when a newer corpus is missing an existing unit.
• Keeps very large batch reviews responsive while rows load and applies all suggested titles in one visible operation.
• Opens policy previews in a larger modal from the document title, with direct access to side-by-side changes and the full browser view.
• Improves dark-mode change highlights and fixes changed-chapter indexing, exact-reimport detection, and table-of-contents title inference.
• The signed Windows installer and signed, notarized macOS update are both published through their independent native release rails.

0.64.1

August 7, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Smoother Local AI and study controls

• PolicyVector now checks whether Local AI is actually running before asking what to do with it during quit.
• Local AI setup recovers more reliably if Ollama briefly restarts during its final readiness check.
• Fixed Oral Board checkpoint deletion and AI gist actions, with clearer progress and completion messages throughout the workflow.
• Placed Correct above Incorrect when studying Flashcards so the buttons match the keyboard controls.
• Improved batch replacement and outline formatting without changing your saved documents or study-data format.

0.64.0.1

July 22, 2026 · Windows

Windows startup repair

• Fixed a Windows packaging error that could stop PolicyVector before its local desktop server opened.
• Added a complete packaged startup check so missing runtime modules block future Windows installers before release.
• Installs safely over Windows 0.64.0 without removing local PolicyVector data. macOS remains on its unchanged 0.64.0 release.

0.64.0

July 22, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Library repair and readback

• Added Library Health tools for reviewing and repairing suspicious OCR text without changing original PDFs.
• Expanded desktop readback to 28 American and British English voices with filters and local previews.
• Prepared compact on-device pronunciation for eligible Reader bundles instead of placing WAV files in new bundles.

Release quality

• Published synchronized signed Windows and notarized macOS releases with independently verified update paths.

0.63.0

July 18, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Search, appearance, and recovery

• Rebuilt policy search and Policy Q&A around active policy views, clearer passages, and clickable source citations.
• Added Classic, Day Shift, Swing Shift, and Graveyard Shift appearances, including optional offline sunrise and sunset scheduling.
• Made approved redacted study copies faster and restored normal selection, highlights, outlines, and flashcards.
• Added Local AI recovery controls, task-specific wait limits, Deep OCR, and safer local-data reset behavior.

0.62.7

July 15, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Microsoft sign-in

• Added Microsoft as a desktop licensing sign-in option alongside Google and Apple.
• Added one-time email verification when the Microsoft identity differs from the email that owns the license.
• Added administrative controls for reviewing and disconnecting linked sign-in identities.

0.62.6.2

July 14, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Startup and quit repairs

• Fixed packaged Mac quitting so Stop Local AI and Quit completes without leaving the app stuck open.
• Made Windows upgrades remove obsolete packaged metadata that could cause startup timeouts.
• Improved startup diagnostics and recovery while preserving user data.

0.62.6.1

July 13–14, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Oral Board and packaging reliability

• Fixed saved Oral Board scripts that could open without their content and restored checkpoint switching.
• Stopped readback cleanly when changing scripts or leaving the workflow.
• Made desktop builds more reproducible and repeated the Windows stale-package startup repair.

0.62.6

July 12, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Maintainability and Local AI status

• Refactored shared desktop code without changing the intended user workflows.
• Changed the Local AI chip to verify that Ollama is actually responding instead of trusting stale readiness.
• Allowed users to quit normally from the license screen and reduced test interference with a real Ollama service.

0.62.5

July 10–11, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Native Mac behavior and Windows parity

• Added native Mac commands for Settings, Library, Import, navigation, Help, and updates.
• Unified Command-Q, Dock Quit, menu Quit, and Exit Application around one Local AI shutdown choice.
• Fixed normal close, hide, minimize, reopen, and window-attached file-dialog behavior on macOS.
• Published the corresponding Windows installer without changing the Mac update rail.

0.62.4

July 10, 2026 · macOS

Native Mac updates

• Renamed the distributed Mac application from PolicyVectorMac to PolicyVector without moving local user data.
• Added Check for Updates and a signed Sparkle update path for future Mac releases.
• Kept the existing Windows installer and updater independent and unchanged.

0.62.3

July 9, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Updates, PDF selection, and Mac startup

• Fixed Windows updater verification so a valid signed installer launches after download checks pass.
• Smoothed PDF text selection so Outline and Flashcard actions wait until dragging finishes.
• Fixed packaged Mac startup readiness so the native shell recognizes the local backend promptly.

0.62.2

July 9, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Desktop security and reliability

• Strengthened browser-content security while preserving existing library and study behavior.
• Fixed Kokoro voice previews in Settings.
• Hardened Mac backend startup, port selection, authentication, and failure handling.

0.62.1

July 8, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Live licensing and computer replacement

• Moved desktop and Reader licensing defaults to the live PolicyVector licensing service.
• Fixed Google sign-in when moving a license to a new computer.
• Cleared stale replacement credentials after a failed attempt so a fresh sign-in can complete.

0.62.0.3

July 8, 2026 · Windows

Live-only service routing

• Moved Windows licensing, updates, downloads, and support submission to the live PolicyVector services.
• Removed the former beta licensing server as a packaged-app fallback.
• Kept the current macOS 0.62.0.2 release unchanged.

0.62.0.2

July 8, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Licensing recovery

• Made desktop sign-in, ticket redemption, heartbeat, and logout recover during the transition from beta to live licensing.
• Preferred the service that issued the saved license when checking an existing session.
• Fixed local desktop session cookies so packaged localhost sessions remain usable.

0.62.0.1

July 7, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Packaged licensing defaults

• Corrected production licensing startup defaults for packaged Windows builds.
• Kept existing signed sessions recoverable during the live-service transition.
• Published matching Windows and macOS patch releases.

0.62.0

July 7, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Internal architecture cleanup

• Separated licensing gates, security headers, data-root actions, and template setup into focused components.
• Preserved the existing visible desktop behavior while reducing the risk of future changes colliding in the application core.

0.61.1

July 5, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Outline reading and export progress

• Redesigned saved outlines as a paper-style reading surface with clearer chapter grouping.
• Made chapter summaries and flashcards use the full ordered chapter text.
• Added visible audio-generation progress during Reader and study-bundle exports.

0.61.0

July 3, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Google and Apple licensing recovery

• Moved desktop Google and Apple license sign-in through the PolicyVector licensing service so provider secrets stay off the computer.
• Preserved license-replacement intent across retries and external browser handoffs.
• Improved expired-ticket and provider-configuration messages without exposing raw diagnostics.

0.60.0

June 30–July 3, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Settings, storage, support, and Drive imports

• Added data-folder migration, Delete Local Study Data, and Reset This Computer controls.
• Reorganized Settings, Local AI maintenance, model routing, and usage limits into more compact surfaces.
• Added bug, support, and feedback reports with optional screenshots and privacy-limited diagnostics.
• Changed Google Drive imports to file-by-file Picker access and improved batch Google Docs handoff.

0.59.1

June 25–27, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Local AI and export hardening

• Improved Local AI final readiness checks and clearer setup status.
• Required authenticated desktop action requests and added safer, streaming ZIP extraction for exports.
• Aligned desktop Google authentication across Windows and macOS.

0.59.0

June 23, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Spreadsheet import and study templates

• Added blank import-template exports for Flashcards and Multiple Choice Tests.
• Added Flashcard and Multiple Choice import from local spreadsheets and Google Drive.
• Improved validation, dropped-row warnings, study controls, and Flashcard review position.

0.58.1

June 22, 2026 · Windows and macOS

Outlines and Local AI setup

• Grouped document outline actions and summaries across selected sections instead of repeating nested controls.
• Fixed AI Summary routing and removed an unsupported GPT-5 request setting.
• Simplified Local AI onboarding language and honored the selected Ollama model profile.