UPDATES & RELEASES

Changelog

Every release of CertMon is documented here. Updates are delivered automatically in-app via Sparkle.

1.0.0 — September 16, 2026

Initial public release of CertMon for macOS 14 (Sonoma) and macOS 15 (Sequoia).

Features

• Native In-Process Certificate Authority: Pure Swift RFC 5280 ASN.1 DER certificate generator. Creates RSA-4096 Root CA with private keys securely stored in the macOS Login Keychain.
• One-Click User Keychain Trust: Automatic integration with macOS SecTrustSettingsSetTrustSettings in user domain with zero root Keychain pollution.
• Automatic .test DNS Responder: In-process non-blocking UDP DNS server listening on 127.0.0.1:2053 answering all *.test queries with fallback to managed /etc/hosts.
• Built-In Reverse Proxy on Port 443: TLS termination with ALPN HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2, full-duplex WebSocket forwarding for Vite and Next.js HMR, and custom 502/404 diagnostic error pages.
• Path-Based Routing: Route multiple backends under a single domain (e.g. /api to 8080, / to 3000).
• Low-Overhead Auto-Discovery: Scans listening dev ports via kernel libproc APIs and offers 1-click site creation with framework detection (Next.js, Vite, Rails, Django, FastAPI).
• Mobile Device Profiles: Export Apple .mobileconfig profiles for instant iOS trust over Wi-Fi, and Android .crt certificates with QR code URLs.
• Framework Snippet & Cert Exporter: Ready-to-copy HTTPS configurations for Vite, Next.js, Rails Puma, Express, FastAPI, Caddy, and Nginx.
• Team Site Manifest: JSON import and export for .localhttps.json team repo sharing.
• Real-time Request Log: Live circular buffer with HTTP status badges, request timing, and one-click "Copy Summary" for debugging.
• Privileged Helper: Sandboxed launchd daemon for port 443 forwarding and /etc/resolver/test file management.