Finicky Files

A macOS app for customizing which browser to start

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Name	Modified	Size	InfoDownloads / Week
Parent folder
Finicky.dmg	2025-09-17	28.6 MB	0
README.md	2025-09-17	1.2 kB	0
v4.2.1 - Back in the status menu source code.tar.gz	2025-09-17	1.3 MB	0
v4.2.1 - Back in the status menu source code.zip	2025-09-17	1.4 MB	0
Totals: 4 Items		31.3 MB	0

Release Highlights

Finicky now runs as a background app (no dock icon).
New configuration options:
keepRunning: keep Finicky running in the background
hideIcon: hide the menu bar icon

What's Changed

Add Microsoft Safe Links to shortener_domains.json by @buckbanzai in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/463
feat: add support for Perplexity Comet browser by @Frusty in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/478
Check whether --args is already present in args by @kevinjfoley in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/464
feat: Make app to run in the background by @johnste in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/482
Other miscellaneous fixes

New Contributors

@buckbanzai made their first contribution in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/463
@Frusty made their first contribution in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/478
@kevinjfoley made their first contribution in https://github.com/johnste/finicky/pull/464

Full Changelog: https://github.com/johnste/finicky/compare/v4.1.4...v4.2.1

Source: README.md, updated 2025-09-17

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