# Kaleidoscope changelog

> A file, folder and image diff and merge tool for macOS, with Git and Xcode integration.

- Vendor: Kaleidoscope
- Category: Developer Tools
- Platforms: macOS
- Official site: https://kaleidoscope.app
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## Releases

### 7.0.1

- Date: 2026-07-30
- Version: 7.0.1
- Original notes: https://updates.kaleidoscope.app/v7/release-notes/Kaleidoscope-7.0.1-10509.app.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kaleidoscope/releases/7.0.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **added** — Added an Enable Automatic Alignment setting in Settings > Images to turn off AI-assisted image alignment
- **changed** — Live Working Copy Changes notification and pause settings are now remembered across documents
- **fixed** — Fixed a stuck alignment spinner in Image Comparisons
- **fixed** — Fixed changeset rows in Live Working Copy Changes occasionally showing the wrong or duplicate file name
- **added** — Live Working Copy Changes updates working copy changesets in real time as files change
- **added** — The sidebar automatically shows files that become modified, including files that were clean when the document was opened
- **added** — Untracked files appear in real time marked with a question mark until added to Git
- **added** — Staging state of each file is visible at a glance with solid icons for fully staged files and hollow icons for partly staged files
- **added** — Notifications report changes and Git operations when Kaleidoscope is in the background, with clicking a notification taking you to relevant changes
- **added** — New toolbar controls let you pause and resume live updates and configure which notifications you receive
- **added** — Git worktrees are fully supported
- **added** — Unified Changeset Navigation using Navigate > Next Change and Navigate > Previous Change optionally jumps across file boundaries with keyboard shortcuts ⌘↓ and ⌘↑
- **added** — Commit Graph visualizes the Git commit graph to help understand branches, merges, and commit relationships
- **changed** — Improved performance when switching between files in changesets
- **added** — Syntax highlighting for Xojo files, Dockerfile syntax, and several F# file types
- **added** — Added support for the Insiders edition of VS Code as an external text editor

Release Notes
Kaleidoscope 7.0.1
 10509
 July 30, 2026
Enhancements
- Added an Enable Automatic Alignment setting in Settings > Images, letting you turn off AI-assisted image alignment.
- Live Working Copy Changes notification and pause settings (the bell button in the toolbar) are now remembered across documents.
Bugfixes
- Fixed a stuck alignment spinner in Image Comparisons.
- Fixed changeset rows in Live Working Copy Changes occasionally showing the wrong or duplicate file name.
- Various smaller fixes and improvements.
Kaleidoscope 7.0
 10499
 July 28, 2026
New
- Live Working Copy Changes. Working copy changesets now update in real time as files change, whether those changes come from you, your editor, or a coding agent. The document stays connected to your working copy — no more reopening to see the latest state. This also works when launching a comparison via git difftool. If you work with coding agents, try leaving a changeset open while an agent works in the background!
- The sidebar keeps up, too: files that become modified appear automatically, even files that were clean when you opened the document.
- Untracked files appear in real time as well, marked with a question mark until you add them to Git.
- The staging state of each file is visible at a glance: fully staged files use a solid icon, partly staged files a hollow one.
- When Kaleidoscope is in the background, notifications report changes and Git operations such as commits and reverts. Clicking a notification takes you directly to the relevant changes.
- New toolbar controls let you pause and resume live updates, and configure which notifications you receive.
- Git worktrees are fully supported.
- Unified Changeset Navigation. Using Navigate > Next Change and Navigate > Previous Change, you can now optionally jump across file boundaries, letting you review an entire changeset with a single set of keyboard shortcuts, ⌘↓ and ⌘↑.
- Commit Graph. The Commit History introduced in Kaleidoscope 6.7 now visualizes the Git commit graph, helping you understand branches, merges, and commit relationships.
Enhancements
- Initial adjustments for macOS Golden Gate (27.0 Beta). Please let us know if you run into issues.
- Improved performance when switching between files in changesets.
- Syntax highlighting for various kinds of Xojo files, Dockerfile syntax, and several F# file types.
- Added support for the Insiders edition of VS Code as an external text editor.
- Support for the [Otty](https://otty.sh) Terminal app.
- Better detection of external text editors installed via Homebrew or in ~/Applications.
- Modernized the available Shortcuts actions and added two new ones:
- Open Changeset. Given a commit hash (SHA), it will open all changes of that commit. The repository needs to be known to Kaleidoscope so it can find the commit.
- Open Live Working Copy Changes. Given a path to a Git repository, this opens the live working copy changes for that repository.
- Improvements to the kaleidoscope URL scheme:
- Use kaleidoscope://changeset?path=<directory> to open live working copy changes for that directory. ~ will be resolved as expected.
- To open a commit changeset use kaleidoscope://changeset with the parameter ?sha=<commit hash> or ?hash=<commit hash> for better distinction.
- New command kaleidoscope://commit?sha=<commit hash> or hash= to open a particular commit in the Lookup Commit window. As usual, the containing repository needs to be in the Repositories list.
- When Kaleidoscope is unable to fulfill a URL request, you now get a response in the form of a notification.
Bugfixes
- Fixed a crash with ksdiff --changeset --filelist file1.txt file2.txt.
- Various smaller fixes and improvements.
Kaleidoscope 6.7
 10249
 April 24, 2026
New
- See changesets in the same hierarchy as your files on disk. In addition to the traditional flat file list, you can now browse changesets in a folder-based outline that keeps the surrounding structure visible and makes it easier to stay or

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