1.2

New Features

Run tasks defined by make or mise

Arborist now looks for tasks defined by Make and mise located at the root of a worktree. These runners are observed live so changes made are reflected instantly in Arborist below the Commands section.

Filter branch lists

When creating a new worktree, the pop up to choose the worktree’s starting point has been refined to include a filter at the top of the list. This will let you easily comb through larger repositories to find the branch you want to start from.

Unobtrusive update notifications

When there’s a new version of Arborist available, the app no longer will pop up a window in front of the app, and instead will badge the right side of the status bar in the window.

Other improvements

• Open the selected worktree in the terminal using the new command in the Worktree menu.

• Resize the sidebar and inspector panes with much more flexibility.

• Improved the performance of running long tasks, and made cancellation much more reliable.

• Opening Arborist while offline should now correctly detect a license if you had one already.

1.1

Grove Support

• Deep support for Grove workflows

  • Imported projects honor the groverc file when creating new worktrees

    • The prefix gets used when generating a branch name

    • Bootstrap commands are run when a new worktree is made

  • Arborist can open the groverc file and watch for its changes as they happen

iCloud

Log in to any iCloud account you please when making a purchase, and that account will be licensed to any Mac that uses it.

Other

• You can now select iTerm2 or Ghostty as the terminal app to use when opening Claude Code chats.

• Creating a new worktree now gives the option to check out a branch rather than always creating a new branch.

• Updated some behind-the-scenes structure in preparation for future plans.

1.0: The Initial Release 🎉

• Full worktree management — create, delete, and set a default worktree location

• Drag & drop git repository and worktree importing

• Per-repository command palette, shared across its worktrees

• Customizable tool list; tools open in the correct working directory

• Codex & Claude Code chat history attached to each worktree

• Commands run with your normal shell environment, with full override settings

• Customizable app icon