Build
UpDock Pro 0.2.1 Beta 1 (Build 75)
Latest Beta Update
Test the current direct-download build and report the exact version and build shown in Diagnostics.
Primary Focus
Validate licensing, automation, scripting, nested folders, accessibility, and cross-Mac portability.
Tester Goal
Report reproducible issues with clear steps, macOS version, UpDock build, and affected resource files.
What is included in this update
- Custom icons with a reusable Application Support icon library.
- Nested regular, BBEdit project, and UpDock Auto folders with move/copy drag behavior.
- Accessibility starter dock, per-dock settings, global override, and hover speech.
- Option-held additional items and live Shift-held alphabetical menu sorting.
- Expanded AppleScript dictionary with folders, backups, accessibility, make, duplicate, position, and application diagnostics.
- AppleScript, shell, UpDock Search, Shortcut, and Automator automation testing.
What Needs Testing
Work through the areas below and send feedback for anything unclear, broken, slow, or inconsistent.
Core App Behavior
- Install, signing, notarization, update, activation, license import, deactivation, and offline launch.
- Create, rename, duplicate, delete, enable, reorder, import, export, share, back up, and restore mini-docks.
- Left, right, and bottom edges; multiple displays; automatic Apple Dock edge detection.
- 100 mini-docks, 50 items per dock, large-dock scrolling, labels, triggers, and auto-hide.
Items, Folders, and Dragging
- Apps, files, folders, URLs, packages, separators, special folders, Finder icons, and custom icons.
- Recursive hierarchy sheet with multi-selection, nested folder creation, atomic moves/copies, and Finder drops.
- Nested regular, BBEdit project, and UpDock Auto folders.
- Same-dock moves, cross-dock copies, folder drops, Finder drops, insertion animation, and palette copies.
- Package handling and Show Package Contents for apps, Xcode projects, scripts, and workflows.
Accessibility and Interaction
- Accessibility starter dock, System Settings action, Apple guides, large icons/labels, and hover speech.
- Application-wide override that preserves individual settings.
- Option-held additional items and two-line version/dock header.
- Live Shift sorting in open menus, ABC Settings view, exact manual-order restoration, and VoiceOver.
Automation
- Inline and bundled AppleScript with runner modes, permissions, results, errors, and history.
- Shell interpreters, arguments, input, environment, working directory, Terminal, confirmation, and history.
- UpDock Search text/regex options, filters, result actions, cancellation, and large trees.
- Shortcuts and Automator discovery, launch, edit, missing dependencies, permissions, and repeatability.
AppleScript Dictionary
- Application metadata, logs, diagnostics, backup directory, and scripts directory.
- Read/write mini-docks, accessibility, palette, nested folders, BBEdit and Auto Folder modes.
- Dock-item owner, position, make, duplicate, move, open, run, remove, and delete.
- Settings backup/revert, import/export, diagnostics, defaults, and accessibility override commands.
Failure and Recovery
- Missing, moved, renamed, inaccessible, malformed, and unsupported resources.
- Denied permissions, offline operation, cancellation, nonzero exits, compile/runtime errors, and timeouts.
- Automatic backups, protected snapshots, pruning, restore, diagnostics report, and redaction.
- Persistence across relaunch, restart, display changes, and app updates.
Beta Downloads
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Builds
UpDock Pro beta app builds for install, launch, and update testing.
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AppleScripts
Scripts for testing UpDock Pro automation and scripted workflows.
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Workflows
Workflow files for testing repeatable project, app, file, folder, and URL setups.
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Shortcuts
Shortcut resources for launch, handoff, and automation testing.
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Beta Testing Checklists
Download the checklists you need and work through each item while testing the latest UpDock Pro beta.
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