Latest release
v1.3.4
Oct 22, 2026
Every window back in its own spot
- Windows from the same app no longer swap places when Putback puts them back, even when their titles keep changing, as terminal windows like iTerm do
- If you move two same-size windows into each other's spots, Putback now remembers the swap instead of undoing it
v1.3.3
Oct 13, 2026
A clearer end to your trial
- When your trial ends, Putback tells you once, plainly, instead of quietly stopping
- If you need longer to decide, you can ask for three more days, once
- If your displays change after the trial, Putback lets you know your windows weren't put back
- Every buy button after the trial opens the same plans window, with Family picked for you
- A new optional question on the welcome screen asks where you heard about Putback
v1.3.2
Sep 27, 2026
Easier scenes, and a tidier Workbench
- A proper New scene window: name it, choose where it starts, and go straight into Scene Studio
- Scene Studio's position and arrange controls moved to the side column, so nothing covers the windows you're dragging
- Rules and History have a cleaner new look, and History groups restores by day
- Clearer wording throughout, and scenes can be edited from a button
- The line between the sidebar and the window is solid again
v1.3.1
Sep 27, 2026
A fix for the restore notice
- The notice that appears when your windows go back now stays whole on screen. In 1.3.0 it could slip half out of view as a restore finished, leaving a blank box where it should have said what was put back
v1.3.0
Sep 22, 2026
A new look
- A new look throughout, built from macOS's own materials, so Putback looks and feels like it came with your Mac in light and dark mode
- A new app icon that fits in on macOS 26 and later, instead of sitting on a grey tile in the Dock
- The menu bar icon now matches the app icon and shows a small dot for what it is doing: green while it watches, blue while it restores, orange when windows have moved, red when it needs permission
- Scenes show as a grid of cards, each drawing its own arrangement, and editing a scene gets the whole window
- The quick switcher shows every scene's layout, so you can see what you are switching to before you let go
- Restores never put a window underneath the Dock, even if you have shown or moved the Dock since the layout was saved
- Undo after a scene that opened an app now takes you back to where you were before the scene
- Settings and onboarding are redesigned
- Buttons respond when you press them, and the restore notice appears and clears faster
- If a restore happens while you are not looking and something did not go back, Putback tells you in one notification
- When an update is ready, the panel says what changed rather than just the version number
- Once you have used Putback for a while, it may ask once whether you would write a review with a star rating. Say not now and it never asks again. Only the words, name and rating you choose are sent, never anything about your windows or apps
v1.2.1
Aug 25, 2026
Universal build
- Putback now ships as a universal build, so it runs natively on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs
- Earlier versions were Apple silicon only by mistake, which meant Intel Macs could not open the app at all. Thanks to the customer who spotted it and sent the proof
- No other changes. If you are on Apple silicon this update does nothing you will notice
v1.2.0
Aug 12, 2026
History
- History: a new Workbench tab listing every restore from the last 7 days and what each one moved
- Expand a restore to see every window, with Putback's own reason for anything that did not move
- By app: how often each app actually goes back where you put it, counted on your Mac. Windows you had already closed never count against an app
- Apps with a record of resisting a move now get a different retry, so they land sooner
- Restore an app last: a new per-app rule for apps that rearrange themselves while the rest of the desk is still being placed
- Clear history deletes the restore log and the per-app record together
v1.1.1
Jul 17, 2026
Scenes across desks
- Scenes saved on other desks now appear in the Workbench, grouped under their home desk, where you can rename and delete them from anywhere
- The menu bar panel tucks other-desk scenes into one quiet row until you expand it
- Fixed a crash when pressing Delete or undo while dragging a box in Scene Studio
- A scene's name can no longer collide with a scene on another desk, and deleting a scene mid-edit discards the edit instead of writing it over a different scene
- Fixed the Quick Switcher shortcut triggering Undo last restore, and shortcuts going dead after being rebound
- The Quick Switcher now takes keyboard focus over other apps
- Wallpapers you pick yourself are respected: wallpaper-less scenes restore your latest choice, and a deleted wallpaper file no longer sticks forever
- Editing a scene cancels its pending app placement, so windows only move when you apply
- The trial-ended state is honest everywhere, including the Workbench and the right-click menu
- Scene names cap at 30 characters as you type, a scene counter appears near the 12-scene limit, and Settings now lists what captures can't include
- The empty Scenes canvas offers New scene directly
v1.1.0
Jul 10, 2026
The Workbench
- The Workbench: a real main window with your desks, scenes, and rules, from the panel or the Dock icon you can now turn on
- Scene Studio: edit any scene on a canvas. Drag and resize windows, snap to guides, drop into halves, thirds, and quarters
- Design with apps you have not opened: add any app to a scene as a placeholder and Apply opens it straight into place
- Apply now settles each app as its window appears, so slow launchers land in position instead of being missed
- Apps running without a window, like Spotify after you close it, reopen and take their place too
- Select several windows and arrange them as a group: side by side, thirds, grid, and more
- Per-scene wallpapers: pick a file or any built-in macOS wallpaper. Scenes without one return your normal wallpaper
- Opt-in live window previews on the canvas, rendered on your Mac and never leaving it
- Boxes move freely between displays while editing, and adding an app targets your emptiest display
- Putback learns which apps resize themselves, like System Settings, and places them honestly
- Designed layouts respect the Dock and menu bar, so nothing gets buried
- Rename or delete a scene right from its chip
- Schematics paint windows in true stacking order and say how many sit behind
- Scene hotkeys survive edits and renames
v1.0.1
Jul 8, 2026
Receipts, not countdowns
- Your trial now ends with receipts, not a countdown: a plain summary of what Putback actually did (restores, desks, scene switches, windows put back)
- The panel quietly shows your lifetime tally: windows put back since you installed
- Undo now un-hides the apps a scene hid, so a wrong switch is fully reversible
v1.0.0
Jul 6, 2026
The statement release
- Scenes: save a desk as Coding or Meeting and switch with one hotkey, from the panel, or by right-clicking the menu bar icon
- Scene triggers: apply a scene on a schedule or when a calendar video call starts, off by default
- Scenes can open their missing apps straight into place, per-scene toggle
- Quick switcher: hold a key and flip between your desk's scenes
- Launch placement: newly opened apps land on the display where they belong
- Desk undo: one key returns every window to how it was before the last restore
- Stash: tuck everything aside with one hotkey and bring it back exactly, kept for 7 days
- The free-fix button: Settings can set the two Mission Control options that unlock the restore macOS ships with
- Every shortcut is now rebindable, including Restore now and Save layout, with collision checks
- Redesigned Layouts window with true-position schematics, app strips, and per-window tooltips
- Update a scene in place by saving again with the same name, pinned scenes stay protected
- Dark mode across the whole app
- Honest captions everywhere: what is excluded, what applies on another desk, and why
- The panel shows what just happened and why, and keyboard navigation works throughout
v0.2.0
Jul 5, 2026
Scenes
- The biggest update yet. Scenes: save your desk as a named layout (Coding, Meeting, Deep Work) and bring it back anytime with a click or a global hotkey, no display change needed, up to 12 per Mac with shortcuts assignable in Settings. Onboarding is now shorter and adapts honestly to your Mission Control configuration. The app also reports its own crashes anonymously so problems get fixed before you write in, and a couple of retracted claims are gone for good.
v0.1.6
Jul 5, 2026
Onboarding that checks your settings
- Onboarding now reads your Mission Control configuration and tells you the truth about your specific Mac: whether it is set up the way that loses window layouts, or already restores the basics and just needs exactness. No more blanket claims. Settings also notes when Mission Control is configured the way that loses layouts.
v0.1.5
Jul 4, 2026
Honest about display identity
- Community testing showed that monitor serial numbers do not decide whether macOS restores windows, so this update retracts that claim from the app. Settings now shows a neutral note about display identity, and onboarding makes no claims about it. The real variables are being mapped openly at putback.app/check-your-monitor.
v0.1.4
Jul 4, 2026
Know your monitor
- Putback now tells you whether your monitor is the reason macOS never restores your windows. Displays that do not report a unique identity are called out in Settings and during setup, in plain language. There is also a new web checker at putback.app/check-your-monitor for testing any Mac before installing.
v0.1.3
Jul 4, 2026
Restore exactly what you had
- Putback now captures your desk moments before a display disconnects, so plugging back in restores the arrangement you actually had, even if you rearranged seconds earlier. Stubborn windows (like Discord) get smarter retries, and the log now explains any window that could not be restored.
v0.1.2
Jul 4, 2026
Know your displays
- The mini display map now mirrors your physical desk layout. Identical monitors are told apart automatically, like DELL U2723QE (left) and (right). A new Identify button flashes a numbered badge on each screen so you always know which is which. Also improves the permission reconnect flow after updates.
v0.1.1
Jul 4, 2026
Automatic updates
- Putback now updates itself. This release adds secure automatic updates (Sparkle), a Check for Updates option in the menu, the new onboarding with a live demo moment, and restore receipts that show how many windows Putback has put back for you.