1.3
2026-06-04
One button can do a lot more now.
More in every button
Tap for one thing, double-tap for another, hold for a third. Or hold to pop open a whole submenu of buttons from a single tile. One button can run your whole flow.
Buttons you can feel
Every press now lands with a real mechanical click and a tactile thump. Four feels to pick from, from a crisp keyboard to a soft, heavy thock, with sound and haptics you can tune separately.
Keep your favorites close
Pin the decks you live in. Multiple pinned decks stay a swipe away, whatever app you're in.
A cleaner way around
Switch decks, Macs, and settings from one slide-in side menu instead of the top bar. Little badges show which buttons hide a double-tap or long-press, so you remember what's where.
Your deck also locks itself after a while idle, so a glance at your phone never fires a button by accident.
Plus steadier reconnection and a smoother feel throughout.
Requires DeckPilot for Mac 1.3 or later. Open DeckPilot on your Mac and choose Check for Updates to get it.
1.2
2026-05-07
Per-deck themes are here. Make every deck feel like its own app.
• Custom background gradients on every deck.
• Background images per deck.
• Icon style filters per deck: greyscale, invert, sepia, and more.
• Custom accent colors, or let DeckPilot auto-derive one from your gradient or background.
• Per-deck glass opacity, grid density, and Touch Bar styling. Decks can feel completely different from each other.
App-aware deck switching now feels like switching apps. Logic looks like Logic, Xcode looks like Xcode, Slack looks like Slack.
Requires DeckPilot Mac (v 1.2.5+)
1.1
2026-05-03
Buttons that know what your apps are doing — and a Liquid Glass redesign throughout.
• Liquid Glass deck on iOS 26+: buttons, the top bar, and the Touch Bar strip redesigned with Apple's new translucent material. Settings has a legacy-theme toggle if you want the classic look.
• Live mic and camera indicators on app buttons during Zoom, Teams, FaceTime, Meet, Discord, Loom, Skype, and Webex calls. See you're muted at a glance.
• Live audio indicator with a Siri gradient — appears on Spotify, Music, Safari, Chrome, or any button whose app is currently playing audio.
• Notification jiggle: when a Slack DM, email, WhatsApp message, Discord ping, or any unread badge bumps up, the button briefly jiggles. Suppressed during real calls so it never breaks your focus.
• Touch Bar strip redesigned as a floating glass menu with bigger volume and brightness sliders.
• Landscape decks now render correctly when shown on a portrait device — icons stay upright.
• Faster icon sync: per-device delta + chunked transfer + persisted cache. Decks appear instantly after relaunch.
Requires DeckPilot Mac 1.2.4 build 41 or later for live mic / camera / audio indicators.
1.0.9
2026-04-17
- Open File or Folder: tap a button or swipe a gesture to open any file in its default app or any folder in Finder. Pro.
- Bind a swipe to almost anything: Apple Shortcuts, Macros, AppleScript, System controls, and Deck Switcher are all gesture actions now.
- Per-page grids: every page in a deck can have its own rows and columns. 4×2 launchers on page one, 5×4 macros on page two.
- Drag to reorder your decks on the Mac dashboard. Switch between grid view and a new list view.
- Decks assigned to an app pick up that app's icon automatically. Multi-app decks show small icons next to the name.
- A small dot now lights up on app buttons when that app is currently running on your Mac.
- Cleaner gesture feedback: the popup shows the direction arrow and finger count when a swipe fires.
- Requires DeckPilot Mac 1.2.4 or later.
1.0.8
2026-04-15
- Open File or Folder: tap a button or swipe a gesture to open any file in its default app or any folder in Finder. Pro.
- Bind a swipe to almost anything: Apple Shortcuts, Macros, AppleScript, System controls, and Deck Switcher are all gesture actions now.
- Per-page grids: every page in a deck can have its own rows and columns. 4×2 launchers on page one, 5×4 macros on page two.
- Drag to reorder your decks on the Mac dashboard. Switch between grid view and a new list view.
- Decks assigned to an app pick up that app's icon automatically. Multi-app decks show small icons next to the name.
- A small dot now lights up on app buttons when that app is currently running on your Mac.
- Cleaner gesture feedback: the popup shows the direction arrow and finger count when a swipe fires.
- Requires DeckPilot Mac 1.2.4 or later.
1.0.6
2026-04-09
- Swipe Gestures: Swipe with two or three fingers anywhere on your deck to trigger Mac actions. Minimize windows, open Mission Control, hide apps, show desktop, and more. Configure each gesture from the new Gestures page on your Mac.
- Standby Mode: Your screen now dims gently after 30 seconds of inactivity to protect OLED displays.
- Better reliability for keep-screen-alive when returning from background.
- Requires DeckPilot Mac 1.2.2 or later for gesture support.
1.0.5
2026-04-01
Bug fixes and connection improvments.
1.0.3
2026-03-28
NEW: MIDI Controls
- Play your Mac as a MIDI instrument — faders, knobs, XY pads, velocity pads
- Works with Ableton, Logic, GarageBand, FL Studio, and any DAW
- Toggle and momentary modes, hybrid knob with circular + vertical drag
NEW: Visual Macro Builder
- Chain keyboard shortcuts, app launches, AppleScript, and delays into one button
- Card-based editor with drag reorder and inline testing
NEW: 300K+ Icons & Customization
- Iconify search, emoji picker, text labels, custom image upload
- Per-button background images, font sizes, icon scaling, color picker
Reliability & Performance
- Rebuilt networking — faster connections, instant auto-reconnect
- Silent re-pairing with trusted Macs
- Lower battery usage, faster launch, smarter icon caching
- Cross-platform Pro (paid on either Mac or iOS = Pro on both)
1.0.2
2026-03-24
Smarter, faster, more responsive.
• Buttons now respond instantly — even when the screen has dimmed. No more double-tapping.
• Stay in the loop with optional notifications when your Mac is ready to connect.
• Redesigned deck picker — see all your decks at a glance, switch with one tap.
• New "Edit on Mac" button — open the deck editor on your Mac right from your iPhone.
• Performance and stability improvements.
1.0.1
2026-03-22
Deck Picker Redesign
• New deck picker pill shows your current deck name — tap to switch
• Edit on Mac — tap Edit to open the deck editor on your Mac instantly
• Recent Apps count picker — choose how many apps to show (6, 8, 12, 16, 20)
• Renamed: Layouts → Decks, Context Switching → App-Aware, Pro Actions
• Pro users no longer see free locks briefly on launch