Stopwatch Pro Help macOS stopwatch with global hotkeys, lap timing, and digital + analog views
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Version History

Every release of Stopwatch Pro, from 1.0 to today.

Version 1.5.0 - April 24, 2026

New Features

  • Added two new time formats that show tenths of a second.
  • Added independent opacity for the timer digits and the window background, so you can have fully opaque digits on a translucent or even invisible window.
  • Added the ability to fully hide the window's toolbar and title bar. Combine this with a transparent background to create a HUD-style timer.
  • Added a Display Format submenu to the View menu for switching time formats without opening Settings.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for showing and hiding the lap drawer.
  • Start and Stop now use the actual triggering event time rather than when the code runs, for more accurate timing.

UI & UX Improvements

  • Redesigned the Settings window to match the modern macOS Settings style.
  • Overhauled the toolbar and menu organization.
  • The lap drawer is now offset correctly around the window's rounded corners, removing the previous dead space.
  • Control menu items now enable and disable based on the current timer state.
  • The Reset button now reacts immediately when the Enable Reset While Running preference is changed.
  • Smoother timer rendering: refreshes now land on screen-refresh boundaries.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the font not updating after a change in the Font panel.
  • Fixed the final-row Lap Duration in exported lap times.
  • Save Lap Times now keeps the file extension in sync with the chosen format.
  • The main window position is now restored across launches.

Version 1.4.4 - December 5, 2023

  • Built for macOS Sonoma.

Version 1.4 - December 19, 2012

  • Added a lap timer drawer that shows the time since the last lap.
  • Added an option to make hotkeys local instead of global.
  • Added a preference to always start the timer at the most recent lap time.
  • Added the ability to copy the time to the clipboard.
  • Added a contextual menu to the lap window.
  • The lap window now responds to both the Delete and Backspace keys.
  • When switching between analog and digital views, the centers of the two windows now align to each other.
  • Removed the Special Characters menu item.

Version 1.3 - June 11, 2012

  • Aspect ratio of the digital view now changes when changing time formats.
  • Window transparency can now be set.
  • Added option to reset the timer on every start.
  • Updated preferences layout.
  • Toolbar can now be customized.
  • Fixed an issue where colors could not be changed from the View menu.
  • Removed the Start Time preference.

Version 1.2 - February 25, 2012

  • Added support for various time formats.
  • Now allows for hotkeys without a modifier key.
  • Added option to make the Start and Stop hotkey the same.
  • App is now sandboxed per Apple's requirements.

Version 1.1 - July 29, 2011

  • Fullscreen support for Lion.
  • Other Lion compatibility fixes.
  • Added option to keep the Reset button enabled while running.
  • Fixed an issue where the font would not restore between launches.

Version 1.0 - June 5, 2011

  • Initial release.

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