Release Notes

# Mole v1.7.1

Accessibility throughout, a faster status board, and deeper cleanup, uninstall, and updates.
June 13, 2026

## Highlights

1. Accessibility throughout: VoiceOver labels, smoother keyboard paths, and Reduce Motion across the app and the website, guided by feedback from users with visual impairments.
2. A faster status board: the dashboard opens from your last snapshot while fresh data loads, process rows appear sooner, and power and temperature readings line up better.
3. Deeper software and uninstall: Electron apps update inside Mole alongside Sparkle, Homebrew, and the App Store, and uninstall now connects startup items and package receipts.
4. Clean covers more, still review-first: WeChat caches, oversized live logs, Xcode artifacts, and project `build` and `dist` folders are easy to review, group, or exclude.
5. Fan control on Apple Silicon: presets now apply reliably, including M4-class Macs where the thermal controller had kept fan writes locked.
6. License and devices: device lists load faster, you can release every Mac at once, and moving a license to a new machine is handled inside the app.

## Fixes & polish

1. Menu bar: the icon is restored when Control Center drops it, and the popover stays compact on shorter screens.
2. Clean: AI tool caches such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Antigravity can be cleaned again.
3. Privacy: camera and microphone use is detected as it starts, with fewer false alerts.
4. Planets: rendered larger and more natural, with a remastered NASA Blue Marble Earth and a steadier spin.
5. Analyze and Doctor: disk analysis uses less CPU on many-core Macs, and Doctor reports carry more system state for clearer issue reports.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to the Mole users with visual impairments whose feedback shaped this release's accessibility work, and to @_huawuque and @liujiayi1111 for surfacing real-world issues before the stable build.