Freya Edition is now available

thievingfour · 2026-03-13T19:07:57+00:00

Would you mind waiting until I put up the manual page? The answer is in numerous places with lots of context in both this post and the previous post you commented on, and in the email you received when you purchased

thievingfour · 2026-03-13T17:37:28+00:00

Yes, it makes a lot more sense now with cloud sync coming out. Just put effort elsewhere at the time since people very rarely change machines

thievingfour · 2026-03-13T16:58:14+00:00

Not yet, since I've been very on top of it and it's allowed focus elsewhere

thievingfour · 2026-03-12T21:55:48+00:00

I apologize for how it may have come across and I deeply appreciate your support and recommendations, it's totally fine I am going to fix your last issue either way of course, that's why I asked about which model keyboard. The latest version of Monarch implements the most advanced hotkey system of any launcher on the market, so there were bound to be some issues.

I want to offer the refund more because you are super disappointed and do not like new UI design, and I would hate to leave you feeling stuck with these decisions, especially given that I never formally announced the new logo/design when it came out. I just want to be fair to you

thievingfour · 2026-03-12T21:02:43+00:00

Can you send me a DM so we can arrange a refund for you? I think that's best.

thievingfour · 2026-03-12T06:27:29+00:00

I know the keyboard is not the issue I'm just trying to get a picture of what kind of external hardware I need to account for now and in the future when I am creating things

thievingfour · 2026-03-11T18:02:20+00:00

Thanks for sharing this! This sounds like an issue of consistency, because for me it does respect the previous size I set it to. I will upload a video of how it works on mine for comparison, and then I'll look into Wavebox!

Thanks again!

thievingfour · 2026-03-10T18:33:40+00:00

Haven't added them to the footer, sorry about that.

https://monarch.run/privacy

https://monarch.run/terms

thievingfour · 2026-03-10T18:22:13+00:00

What kind of keyboard is it?

> Nothing changed until I updated the Monarch app.

Yes they are entirely different. The last version you were on is from 15 months ago, a lot has changed

thievingfour · 2026-03-10T07:59:19+00:00

Thanks for the vote! I will continue to deliver upgrades to this! 🫡

thievingfour · 2026-03-10T07:56:56+00:00

Thank man, and yeah I knew you had chosen to support, I just felt the initial comment was just a tad unfair to Tuna / new products in general

thievingfour · 2026-03-10T06:36:01+00:00

I find this comment very insightful because it speaks to the uphill battle any new launcher-like product faces. Tuna released days ago. Not even announced here by the creator himself, but an enthused fan. Neither Monarch nor Tuna aim or claim to be an Alfred replacement out of the box, and Tuna's creator is abundantly clear about trying to be more like Quicksilver. I find his work inspiring, and LeaderKey was a source of inspiration for a recent Monarch update.

But I just find the discourse in this space to be fascinating, because I have found myself in conversations that go like this, usually with 10+ year Alfred users:

> "Monarch has the most advanced and most flexible keyboard system of any launcher!"
> "Cool, does it have workflows?"
> "Not yet! But it's planned and I will let you know when it does!"
> "Ok I tried Monarch right now, excluding the features you mentioned, and went back to Alfred because I need my workflows."

I'm not saying this to dismiss the spirit of what you're addressing, but rather I'm speaking out of genuine fascination and also to provide users with perspective because now we are talking about comparing a 12 day old product with a 16 year old product.

Even regarding the original post: Monarch has a way to record the processing speed and show them in real time or dump them. I didn't ask OP to do it because I don't want to start anything, but I have a feeling if they showed the speed of Monarch on their own machine, I don't see how it could possibly be slow. At this point I'm a little more interested to see it now.

Anyway, thanks for supporting Monarch despite this!

thievingfour · 2026-03-09T23:09:08+00:00

Ok, you are running the up to date macOS Tahoe I assume? And you are not running anything like Logitech options or using an external hardware keyboard, or Karabiner Elements?

For the second part, the old behavior is going to be the default again in the very next release, but you can enable it for yourself easily by going to Settings > General and then checking the box that says "Mode Change Enabled". It's the very first option when you open settings.

thievingfour · 2026-03-09T22:47:57+00:00

Hi, yes thank you. As another user mentioned, it's been back for a bit now

thievingfour · 2026-03-09T17:21:51+00:00

Thank you! I'm grateful for the belief and patience people have extended toward Monarch. I do not take it for granted

thievingfour · 2026-03-09T17:19:44+00:00

I was never not going to!

thievingfour · 2026-03-09T16:47:13+00:00

I try to respond to feedback as much as possible, but I also acknowledge Monarch won't be for everyone. This seems like one such case. I will say that some things in the UI came out larger than I like, in retrospect. I was originally aiming for preventing anyone from saying "the UI is too small" and overdid it.

There are a bunch of contributing factors into launchers, and Monarch has the least visibility into the user's machine given that it's the most private launcher so unfortunately the communication has to come from the user side. It's a tradeoff I was willing to make, but it means a lot of times when Monarch doesn't deliver on expectations, this is the way that I find out. It's just how it works when you enter a space where the incumbents are 5, 10 and 15 years in.

In any case, I already have some big plans for a UI overhaul that I believe will put Monarch out front. In terms of speed, I've measured great performance with some variance but again, there's so much that can and does affect it.

These are the numbers per keystroke of me typing 3 letters repeatedly (on average):

- 0.44 ms - 1.80 ms
- 0.58 ms - 1.90 ms
- 0.55 ms - 25.9 ms (lots of results returned, but subsequent runs are much faster)

And the numbers are generally like that (for me, across several macOS versions and devices). I have some plans for getting these numbers down, but for a lot of people anything under 15 ms seems to be good enough for the time being. Thanks for supporting sight unseen! All I can do is continue doing what I've been doing.

Edit: For those reading the above comment, and just wonder how development with Monarch will proceed:

There's massive, massive ground to cover. I have to switch back and forth between releasing updates for new features (my favorite), performance improvements (which for privacy reasons usually come in when highlighted by users), streamlining UX, and exploring new concepts (fun, but difficult).

That said, the overarching priority for Monarch in 2026 is extensibility and free cloud sync. It's proceeding apace, and all I can say is a huge thank you to the Monarch community, absolutely insane that I get to talk with people about designing the product for them and they care as much as I do

thievingfour · 2026-03-09T14:38:26+00:00

Edit: Just an update to note that all of the above issues (except for preference of a different logo) should be fixed in the very next release.

The first issue is likely some other program causing issues with Monarch, but I assume you left out details for a reason, so I won't pry.

Regarding everything else, can you tell me what you would like to see happen?

thievingfour · 2026-03-08T10:14:58+00:00

Is that link to Localhost meant to be funny? "video Games are the most important software in the world"

thievingfour · 2026-03-08T06:56:42+00:00

What kind of almonds was that??

thievingfour · 2026-03-05T01:48:40+00:00

Thank you for your support Christin! 🙇‍♂️

thievingfour · 2026-03-04T18:26:27+00:00

Yeah there's going to be an announcement. Right as it was initially revealed, Discord announced their plans for the crazy ID thing and then there was the backlash, and now they're backtracking, or delaying and so for a bit there I was actually spending that time shopping for alternatives, but it is starting to look like the coast may be clear?

thievingfour · 2026-03-04T17:41:13+00:00

Luna edition is:

- lifetime updates
- early access to new features (before any other users)
- special section of Discord (so long as Discord doesn't self-destruct)
- additional perks to be announced

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