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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