Release history

Latest release: 1.6.0

Public Highlights currently cover versions 0.34.2 and later.

1.6.0

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  • Read ongoing employment dates more reliably and rebuild saved resume facts when an earlier parse needs correcting.
  • See how long candidate evaluations took, follow elapsed batch time, and use estimates to decide whether to wait.
  • Choose GPT-6.1 Sol for evaluations when your API key has access; GPT-5.6 Terra remains the default.
  • Understand pricing examples as fixed token comparisons, with clearer explanations of reasoning costs and their limits.

1.5.0

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  • Process up to four candidates at once when adding candidates or reevaluating a job.
  • Follow active work and completed results more easily, with rejected API requests separated from candidate failures.
  • Find candidates by a full email address, part of an address, or a domain in the same search field as names.
  • Correct API requests with clearer field guidance and instructions for finding candidate identifiers.

1.4.0

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  • Import Word resumes and cover letters directly into CTE for review and assessment.
  • Read a converted PDF preview and download the untouched DOCX whenever you need the original.
  • See the existing three-Mac license limit before purchase, with clearer guidance when all activations are in use.

1.3.3

  • Review your ideal-candidate profile and warning flags where you enter them, with feedback on unclear or conflicting criteria.
  • Keep control of your wording: accept a suggested revision, keep the original, or edit and explicitly recheck it.
  • Choose when to run a review or request revised wording, with clear notices about AI charges.

1.3.2

  • Follow a clear five-step path from job description to approved screening filters.
  • Revise job inputs during setup without losing the filters you have already accepted.
  • Choose when to generate new suggestions, with your existing work preserved if generation fails or is cancelled.

1.3.1

  • Find the setting you need without scrolling through unrelated controls.
  • Set up your API key, check your connection, and find help when something needs attention.
  • Open the developer guide and API reference together, then switch between them in the same browser tab.

1.3.0

  • Move between Overview, Candidates, and Job Details without losing your selected candidate.
  • See review workload and current processing first, with agreement and estimated costs available at a glance.
  • Scan full candidate names and clearly separate your decisions from system ratings, with prominent warnings only when evaluations vary.
  • Reach Decision Criteria sooner, scan each outcome, and expand full evidence and reasoning when needed.

1.2.0

  • Find help and API-key setup guidance directly from Settings without losing your place.
  • Find score history and evaluation details just below the candidate’s evaluation summary.
  • OpenAI requests gain stronger protection against redirection and unwanted logging.
  • After publication, download pages point to 1.2.0 and newer installers while keeping historical release notes available.

1.1.0

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  • Authorize browser access and create integration tokens with permissions you choose, while desktop access stays automatic.
  • See which candidates and jobs are being evaluated directly in the activity bar, with clearer labels separating your decision from the system rating.
  • Check for updates in Settings, and find current and previous installers with their release notes on the download page.
  • Retry bulk API re-evaluations with the same request ID without starting another paid batch.
  • Find API-key setup, screening-filter examples, and browser and integration guidance together under Help and support.

1.0.0

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  • Candid Talent Edge reaches 1.0: the hiring workflow, licensing, and published downloads are complete and verified end to end.
  • Reviewers can scan candidates faster with inline document previews, clearer findings, criterion filters, bookmarks, and parallel evaluations.
  • Optional dual evaluation flags meaningful disagreements; more reliable saves and bounded processing protect results during busy jobs.
  • Recorded API costs show job and candidate spending, completed evaluations, and coverage gaps, helping managers understand usage.
  • Verified downloads, quiet update notices, and self-service Pro license recovery make the app easier to adopt and maintain.

0.36.5

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  • See a small notice when a newer compatible public version is available. Open the download page to install it manually, or choose Later to hide that version. Update checks stay quiet when offline and do not interrupt your work.

0.36.4

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  • Upgrade to Pro through production checkout, activate your license in Settings, and manage your subscription through the customer portal.
  • Keep existing jobs, saved results, and trial history when upgrading from the public trial.

0.36.3

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  • Configured Pro builds support purchase, activation, device deactivation, and cancelled-license replacement from Settings, with clear retry guidance when offline. The initial public trial keeps purchases disabled.
  • Startup stays responsive when Keychain or OpenAI is unavailable, keeping jobs, saved results, Settings, and navigation usable while AI readiness checks continue.
  • Resume parsing avoids unnecessary incomplete flags and UNKNOWN screening results from informational notes, while preserving fail-closed handling for genuine extraction failures.
  • A public preview brings product information, trial details, release highlights, legal information, and support together so hiring managers can evaluate the offering.
  • Approved DMGs can reach public storage without rebuilding, with credential-free verification and clearer Cloudflare setup guidance helping operators prepare publication.

0.36.2

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  • Existing jobs can now transfer only their screening filters, with a clear change preview, source and age warnings, stale-edit protection, and a recoverable backup.
  • Screening review is safer and easier to finish: custom rules and notes stay visible, rejection-created filters recover when justification is required, and useful AI rewrites no longer disappear after mismatch warnings.
  • AI readiness now recovers from temporary license or API-key delays without repeating successful connection checks, with one clear status banner and a user-controlled retry.
  • Official macOS releases now include a signed, notarized DMG alongside the compatibility ZIP, with exact tested artifacts verified through publication.

0.36.1

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  • Candidate screening now removes separable education and certification identifiers, while contract-aligned validators catch direct leaks without rejecting legitimate hiring evidence.
  • Filter review is clearer: custom filters and approval notes stay visible, accepted suggestions avoid false duplicate warnings, and valid rules remain well-formed.
  • macOS startup and DMG handling are more reliable, with truthful credential guidance, mounted-image launch checks, deterministic packaging, and stronger secret isolation.
  • Maintainers regain green CI and supported Tailwind class merging, unblocking releases while preserving the existing interface.

0.35.1

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  • Screening filters now prevent inverted decisions through deterministic trigger evaluation, while presenting role-by-role short-tenure evidence recruiters can readily verify.
  • Known names and contact details are reduced before evaluation prompts, preserving substantive application evidence and failing closed when preparation errors occur.
  • Teams can explicitly choose GPT-5.6 Sol for difficult evaluations, with exact attribution and clear access failures, while Terra remains the default.
  • Commercial-release rehearsals now produce repeatable go/no-go evidence, keeping purchases disabled and flagging missing or unsafe observations until required checks are complete.

0.34.2

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  • Unresolved license deactivation now fails closed across restarts, preventing new AI work while preserving keys, trial history, journals, and recovery retries.
  • Users can quickly choose Desktop, CLI, API, or contribution paths, find the source startup command, and reach the correct operational owner.