Particulars software updates are cumulative: each version includes all the changes from previous versions. Since August 2017, Particulars no longer uses major version numbers. Each version is an incremental improvement to the previous version. Upgrades to the current version can be made from any previous version. Updates are performed in the Mac App Store.
Version 38 – June 5, 2021
- New network particular: DNS search domains
- Remove menu bar extra by Command-dragging it out of the menu bar
- SoC could not be turned off in Custom detail level on Apple Silicon – fixed
Version 37 – April 8, 2021
- Fixed rare crashes when formatting a MAC address
Version 36 – March 25, 2021
- Optimized discovery of the SoC on Apple Silicon
- Fixed a potential crash on launch
Version 35 – March 17, 2021
- Network detail level: customize which pieces of network information are displayed
- Model name now returns a generic model name (e.g., Mac mini or MacBook Pro) rather than the model identifier, when the model name cannot be looked up
- Improved the initial position of the preferences window
- Advanced preference tab renamed to 'Network'
- 'Windows' MAC address format renamed to 'Windows/IEEE'
- Updated crash reporter
Version 34 – November 19, 2020
- Support for Macs with Apple Silicon chips
- Updated crash reporter
Version 33 – November 7, 2020
- Support for macOS Big Sur 11
- Minor update to Lato font
- Updated crash reporter
- Minimum OS: macOS 10.14
Version 32 – August 22, 2020
- Interface for customizing detail level
- New particular: Darwin version
- Preferences are now arranged in tabs
- Fixed rare crash when getting the desktop picture
- Fixed rare crash on launch when a Mac does not have an Apple SoC
- Font panel now closes with preferences window or when a standard theme is chosen
- Today Extension now uses standard controls for opening and closing its configuration
Version 31 – July 16, 2020
- CPU detail is now enhanced with Apple System-on-chip (T-series Security Chip) information on compatible Macs
- Support for 12 displays
- Copy Primary IPv4 address to clipboard
- Copy NAT address to clipboard
- Showing all network interfaces is now an advanced preference instead of an additional detail level
- Updated crash reporter
- Minimum OS: macOS 10.13.4
Version 30 – April 27, 2020
- Display position: choose where system information appears on the desktop
- Automatic text shade follows display position, uses less RAM, and is more precise
- Lab mode for the Today Extension
- Automatically relaunch when hiding and showing the Dock icon
Version 29 – March 23, 2020
- Corrected the default label case in Today Extension
- Automatic text shade could fail with more than one display attached – fixed
Version 28 – December 18, 2019
- Interface for configuring the Today Extension
- Change the letter case of labels
- Interface for changing advanced preferences
Version 27 – November 17, 2019
- Updated crash reporter
Version 26 – August 23, 2019
- Text Themes: Default, System, Mono
- Custom text theme: full control over font, color, and opacity
- Menu bar extra
- Support for displaying over 1TB of RAM
- Support for 8 displays
- Fine-grained font size
- Redesigned preferences window
- Removed global keyboard shortcut for showing preferences
Version 25 – June 5, 2019
- Improved GPU formatting
- Automatic text shade mode now works on images stored outside the Pictures folder
- Performance improvements to automatic text shade
- Minimum OS: macOS 10.12
Version 24 – September 20, 2018
- Support for macOS Mojave including Dark Mode
- Minimum OS: OS X 10.11.2
Version 23 – June 8, 2018
- Short command-line options can now be combined
Version 22 – February 15, 2018
- Removed obsolete items from the Help menu
Version 21 – November 27, 2017
- RAM type and speed
Version 20 – October 29, 2017
- Support for removable GPUs in macOS High Sierra 10.13
- Performance improvement after display sleep
Version 19 – August 30, 2017
- Add Wi-Fi SSID to network information
Version 18 – August 8, 2017
- Preferences would show 4 displays when only 3 were connected – fixed
- New version numbering scheme
- Updated crash reporter
Version 1.4.8 – May 1, 2017
- Fixed crash when DHCP lease start time cannot be determined
Version 1.4.7 – March 31, 2017
- Hide iBridge (Touch Bar) in network configuration
- Minimum OS: OS X 10.7.2
Version 1.4.6 – December 6, 2016
- Look and feel of Today Extension updated for macOS Sierra 10.12
Version 1.4.5 – November 17, 2016
- NAT IP address would display as 'Unknown' when using a public IPv4 address – fixed
- Additional validation of NAT IP address
Version 1.4.4 – November 11, 2016
- Show CPU count on multiprocessor Macs
- Improvements when getting NAT address
Version 1.4.3 – September 12, 2016
- Support for macOS Sierra 10.12
- Support for macOS Server 5.2
Version 1.4.2 – June 29, 2016
- Fixed rare crash when retrieving network information
- CLI would display correctly but return an error code when using
-a– fixed - Crashes in lab mode are now reported automatically
Version 1.4.1 – May 19, 2016
- Fixed crash when DHCP lease length is infinite
- Fixed display of infinite DHCP lease length
Version 1.4 – May 15, 2016
- Disk space is available from the command line interface
- Copying from Dock menu
- CLI option for particulars in detail level
- Copy en0 MAC address to clipboard
- Crash reporting for Today Extension
- Open Preferences from Dock icon
- Fixed a crash when using a non-RGB image as a desktop background with auto text shade
- Fixed a crash when the serial number cannot be determined
- Improved layout of long IPv6 addresses in Today Extension
- Fixed layout issues when changing displays
- When scaling down to fit text on desktop, labels would not scale down – fixed
- Many performance improvements and under the hood fixes
Version 1.3.3 – December 8, 2015
- Support for OS X El Capitan 10.11
- GPU is available from the command line interface
- Fixed alignment of labels in the Preferences window
Version 1.3.2 – April 17, 2015
- NAT IP would not be shown while on VPN – fixed
Version 1.3.1 – April 2, 2015
- Fixed issue with Server.app outside of /Applications
- Fixed issue with missing IPv6 router address
Version 1.3 – December 30, 2014
- Command-line interface (CLI)
- New particular: DHCP (IPv4) server and lease
- Advanced preference: Prevent application hiding
- Live updates in the Today Extension
Version 1.2 – October 16, 2014
- Today Extension (Widget) for OS X Yosemite 10.10
Version 1.1 – October 2, 2014
- New particular: Serial number
- New particular: GPU
- New particular: MAC address
- Detail levels
- Preferred display
- Copy system information to the clipboard
- Advanced preference: CIDR notation subnet mask
- Advanced preference: Custom detail level
- Display build with OS X Server version
- Replace model identifier with model name
- Terminates immediately on logoff
- Tall content may have been clipped – If required, text size is now scaled down to fit all content on screen
- Content may have been drawn behind the Dock – fixed
- Updated look
- Launching Particulars from Finder when it is already running displays its preferences
- The allNetworkInterfaces preference is removed in favor of Detail levels
Version 1.0.1 – July 17, 2014
- RAM quantities that end in zero, e.g. 20 GB, would be incorrectly formatted without the trailing zero – fixed
- Fixed memory leaks
- Additional help options
- Additional documentation
Version 1.0 – July 1, 2014
- First public release