What's New
What changed in each version of OldCat. OldCat tells you when a new version is out.
0.2.4
2026-10-14
- Your cat has a new look
- Redesigned Today page that looks good in large windows and full screen
- More accurate timetable scanning
- New languages: 繁體中文, 日本語, Tiếng Việt
- On iPhone in landscape, drag the AI panel to make it wider
- After a Quick answer, ask again with Deep Think
- Fixed text that was cut off or overlapping
0.1.9
2026-10-12
- Class summary and key terms in AI Highlights are now small windows you can stretch and fold away
- Key terms can be highlighted in the captions
- The divider between captions and AI Highlights keeps its proportion as the window resizes
- A more sensible daily amount in the word list — rest once you're done
- Fixed: a new class created while saving didn't stick
- Faster, steadier live captions
0.1.8
2026-10-12
- A brand-new main window
- New: file analysis
- Timetable from a picture
- Zoomable mind maps
- Pick your country and language when you sign up; 8 more languages
- A livelier cat and fresh colors
0.1.5
2026-10-11
- New icon and launch animation: an Abyssinian kitten under a purple night sky
- A cat in the menu bar: it shows a timer during class, and so does the Dock icon
- Global shortcuts: ⌥⌘R start/stop class, ⌥⌘1 caption bar, ⌥⌘K Ask AI
- Drop a PDF or PPT onto the caption bar to open it as slides
- Make your cat: breed, coat, face, accessories — drag to turn it around
0.1.4
2026-10-10
- A new recognition engine for captions: Chinese, English and Korean mixed together are recognized, translations appear as people speak, and the original English is larger
- After stopping, choose which course to save the class to, or create a new course
- Class records: one tile per course; open a class to watch it like a recording, with captions following the audio and the finished notes and mind map alongside
- Select several class records to delete; deleted ones go to Recently Deleted first
- Hover over an icon to see what it does
- Simpler settings: OldCat takes care of recognition and AI for you
0.1.3
2026-10-10
- Live captions: words appear as they're spoken, close to simultaneous interpretation, with the original English shown too
- Captions run top to bottom and settle once a sentence is finished — no more jumping
- Faster AI corrections and precise translations
- Fixed: long sentences and mixed Chinese–English sentences sometimes vanished
- “Don't Save” now really discards the class
0.1.2
2026-10-10
- Make your own cat: choose its coat, ears, eyes and accessories, or generate one at random
- While recording, your cat dances in the top-left corner of the window with its name above its head
- Your cat now answers your AI questions; the class summary became a summary strip you can expand
- Your cat and its name sync between Mac and iPad
- Classes with almost nothing recorded no longer produce notes or emails
0.1.1
2026-10-09
- Automatic updates: you'll be told when a new version is out
- A black installer window with a bigger, clearer icon
- A brand-new pixel-art icon
0.1.0
2026-10-07
- The first beta: live class translation, a floating caption bar and AI class notes