Version History & Release Notes
Comprehensive release changelog, feature updates, performance benchmarks, and store compliance milestones across ClickSnap versions.
Version 1.0.1 — AI Studio, OCR & Smart Capture (September 2026)
Major feature expansion bringing client-side intelligence, video/GIF recording, realistic 3D device mockups, and single-page app scrolling resilience:
✨ What’s New in v1.0.1
Version 1.0.1 introduces seven major productivity and design capabilities without adding any external server dependencies:
Offline OCR Text Grabber
Extract full text and code blocks from any image or screenshot with 1-click clipboard copy, keyword search, and line-break preservation powered by local WebAssembly OCR.
AI Privacy Shield Auto-Redact
Automated 1-click detection and destructive gaussian/pixelate blurring for sensitive API tokens, JWTs, credit card numbers, IPv4/IPv6 addresses, passwords, and customer emails.
Built-in Screen & Animated GIF Recorder
Record browser tabs, desktop windows, or user flows with instant export to WebM video and animated GIF format for bug reproduction and visual pull requests.
3D macOS & iPhone 15 Pro Device Frames
Wrap screenshots inside photorealistic macOS Safari dark/light window shells with authentic traffic lights or iPhone 15 Pro shells with dynamic island styling.
Loupe Eyedropper & 5-Stop Color Palette
Sample pixel-exact colors with an 8x loupe magnifier and auto-generate harmonious complementary and analogous 5-stop color palettes with 1-click HEX/RGB copying.
Floating Pin-to-Screen (Picture-in-Picture)
Pop out any screenshot into an always-on-top floating reference window while coding, writing documentation, or designing in Figma.
SPA & Dynamic Container Scroll Engine
Integrated findScrollableContainer() algorithm that auto-detects internal scrolling elements across Gmail threads, Notion documents, Slack web, and Jira kanban boards.
📊 Capability Comparison Matrix (v1.0.0 vs v1.0.1)
Key enhancements between ClickSnap v1.0.0 and v1.0.1:
| Capability | v1.0.0 (Launch) | v1.0.1 (Current) |
|---|---|---|
| Full-Page Scrolling Capture | Standard document body | Auto-detects SPA internal scroll containers (Gmail/Notion) |
| Text Extraction (OCR) | Not available | Built-in 100% Offline Client-Side OCR |
| Sensitive Data Redaction | Manual draw blur / pixelate | 1-Click Automated AI Privacy Shield Regex Redaction |
| Device Mockup Framing | Mesh gradients & shadows | 3D Tilt + macOS Safari & iPhone 15 Pro Shells |
| Motion Recording | Still screenshots only | WebM Video & Animated GIF Screen Recording |
| Color Sampling | Manual color picker | 8x Loupe Eyedropper + 5-Stop Palette Generator |
| Floating Reference Window | Not available | Always-on-top Picture-in-Picture Pin-to-Screen |
| Extension Permissions | Standard storage + tabs | Strict least-privilege (removed unused downloads permission) |
🔒 Store Compliance & Security Hardening
In accordance with Google Chrome Web Store review guidelines, all bundled third-party libraries (including PDF export) have been fully sanitized of external CDN strings, and unused permissions (such as downloads) were eliminated for strict least-privilege compliance.
Version 1.0.0 — Initial Public Launch (August 2026)
The foundation of ClickSnap — high performance screenshot and visual annotation studio for Google Chrome:
🚀 Core Foundation Highlights
The initial public release established the core feature set of ClickSnap:
14 Vector Annotation Tools
Curved arrows, rectangle boxes, ellipse circles, freehand brush, highlighter pens, text callouts, and sequential numbered step counters (1, 2, 3...).
Intelligent Sticky Header Suppression
Temporarily suppresses floating navigation bars and sticky elements during sub-pixel scrolling slices for clean 1-piece images.
12 Handcrafted Mesh Gradients
Photorealistic background gradients (Sunset Glow, Ocean Wave, Neon Pulse) with adjustable canvas padding and drop shadows.
Chrome Side Panel Companion
Integrated sidebar gallery for instant browsing, tagging, searching, and dragging past captures directly into web applications.
Local IndexedDB Storage
Private encrypted local storage allowing users to retain full history without cloud accounts or subscriptions.
Upcoming Roadmap & Release Cadence
ClickSnap is actively developed with continuous updates. Here is what is planned for future releases:
🔮 Roadmap Priorities for v1.1.0
Future planned enhancements for the next major milestone:
Multi-Tab Batch Capture
Capture all open tabs in the current window or workspace simultaneously into a single multi-page PDF or ZIP archive.
Web Audio Voiceover for GIF/Video
Optional microphone audio recording alongside screen recording for seamless bug reporting voiceovers.
Custom Brand Watermark Overlays
Save custom company logos and creator handles to automatically stamp onto exported screenshots.
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