Changelog & Updates

🔒 Security

• All TikSave API requests are now protected with automatic SHA-256 request signing
• Migrated to the official TikSave backend infrastructure for improved reliability and protection against unauthorized usage

⚡ Performance

• Faster API response times through backend optimizations
• APK update checks now use CDN caching for quicker update delivery
• Improved overall application stability

✨ Improvements

• Redesigned Help Center with Quick Start guide, searchable FAQ, and improved onboarding experience
• Enhanced Touch Bar on macOS with live download speed, ETA, queue status, region selector, and concurrency controls
• New premium DMG installer experience with custom volume icon and dark-themed background

🐛 Fixes

• Fixed Discover Grid card sizing and layout issues
• Fixed Image/Photo slideshow thumbnail aspect ratios
• Fixed Sparkle updater signing issue causing "improperly signed" update errors
• Various internal stability and security improvements

📦 Platform Notes

• macOS 13.0+ required (Universal: Apple Silicon + Intel)
• Android 13+
• OTA Updates: Sparkle (macOS) & Shorebird (Android)
• Default download location: ~/Downloads/TikSave

This patch release addresses Sparkle updater signing issues and improves the release notes experience.

Changes

• 🔒 Fixed Signature Verification
• Restored cryptographic signatures in the appcast feed.
• Resolves the "Update is improperly signed" error during Sparkle updates.
• 🎨 Improved Release Notes Layout
• Removed GitHub page redirections from the Sparkle updater dialog.
• Added a clean, custom native HTML release notes sheet for a smoother update experience.

Build Details

• 📦 Build Type: Non-notarized (ad-hoc)
• Install via Right-click → Open → Open
• 📂 Default Download Location
• ~/Downloads/TikSave
• 💻 Platform Support
• macOS 13+
• Universal Binary (arm64 + x86_64)
• 🔒 Security
• Obfuscation and security protections are identical to the CLI build.

This patch release addresses sidebar icon visibility issues and other enhancements:

• 🎨 Library Icon Fix: Replaced the library icon in the sidebar with a highly compatible rectangle.stack.fill symbol to ensure it renders correctly on macOS.

📦 Build Details:

🛠️ Non-notarized build (ad-hoc): install via Right-click → Open → Open.

📂 Default output: ~/Downloads/TikSave

💻 macOS 13+ (Universal: arm64 + x86_64)

🔒 Obfuscation and security match the CLI build

This patch release introduces automatic update capabilities and minor bug fixes:

• 🔄 Automatic Update Checks & Downloads: Enabled seamless background update checking and silent downloading as recommended by the Sparkle documentation.
• 🛠️ Standardized Sheets & Modals: Restored normal size constraint limits for SwiftUI sheet windows (About & Help Modal) so they render beautifully without unintended expansion.
• 🎨 Library Icon Hotfix: Replaced the library icon in the sidebar with the universally supported folder.badge.play symbol.

📦 Build Details:

🛠️ Non-notarized build (ad-hoc): install via Right-click → Open → Open.

📂 Default output: ~/Downloads/TikSave

💻 macOS 13+ (Universal: arm64 + x86_64)

🔒 Obfuscation and security match the CLI build

This quick hotfix addresses minor visual issues:

• 🎨 Fixed Library icon not rendering in the sidebar (restored using the standard folder.badge.play symbol).

📦 Build Details:

• 🛠️ Non-notarized build (ad-hoc): install via Right-click → Open → Open.
• 📂 Default output: ~/Downloads/TikSave
• 💻 macOS 13+ (Universal: arm64 + x86_64)
• 🔒 Obfuscation and security match the CLI build

This patch release includes quick fixes and refinements:

• 🛠️ Fixed Sparkle update checking windows and dialogs stretching/resizing too wide.
• 📖 Translated Help & FAQ modal into English for international targeting.
• 🔗 Updated developer website portfolio links to miftah.eu.cc.
• 🎨 Replaced the sidebar library icon with a cleaner "folder.fill.badge.play" symbol.
• ⚖️ Adjusted Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Disclaimer dates to June 2026.

📦 Build Details:

• 🛠️ Non-notarized build (ad-hoc): install via Right-click → Open → Open.
• 📂 Default output: ~/Downloads/TikSave
• 💻 macOS 13+ (Universal: arm64 + x86_64)
• 🔒 Obfuscation and security match the CLI build

We are thrilled to bring you TikSave v1.1.0! This release focuses on fixing critical updater issues, restoring the app icon in the Dock, adding beautiful native modals, and expanding TouchBar support to make your downloader experience smoother and more responsive.

🔑 Key Changes in this Version:

✨ Brand New Features

• 📖 Help & FAQ Modal: Added a new, fully interactive native FAQ section. Quickly search and expand questions to learn how to download videos, photos, and extract audio.
• ℹ️ About Modal: A premium native About panel displaying app details and version information.
• 📱 Advanced TouchBar Support: Fully optimized TouchBar items for every tab:
• Discover: One-tap search, search format toggle (Video/Photo), layout toggle (Grid/List).
• Stalker: Auto-paste TikTok username/link from clipboard, search stalk target, posts/stories tab switcher.
• Library: Media filters (All/Video/Audio/Photo), directory navigation, and new collection builder.
• Collections: Quick directory picker and new collection builder.
• Credits: Quick shortcuts to GitHub and developer website.

⚙️ Bug Fixes & Refinements

• 🔄 Sparkle Auto-Updates: Fixed the updater launch crash by properly configuring app version keys (CFBundleVersion and CFBundleShortVersionString) in the Info.plist.
• 🔗 Reactive Menu Items: The "Check for Updates..." command is now reactively enabled using Combine bindings when Sparkle finishes starting.
• 🎨 Icon Restoration: Solved the corrupt catalog issue that caused the application icon to disappear from the Dock and dialog boxes. The app icon is now compiled and shown natively.
• 📂 New Collection Dialog: Fixed a SwiftUI sheet conflict in the Library tab that was preventing the "New Collection" modal from showing.

📦 Build Details:

🛠️ Non-notarized build (ad-hoc): install via Right-click → Open → Open.

📂 Default output: ~/Downloads/TikSave

💻 macOS 13+ (Universal: arm64 + x86_64)

🔒 Obfuscation and security match the CLI build

What's Changed

• [ImgBot] Optimize images by @imgbot[bot] in https://github.com/miftahganzz/TikSave/pull/1

New Contributors

• @imgbot[bot] made their first contribution in https://github.com/miftahganzz/TikSave/pull/1

Full Changelog: https://github.com/miftahganzz/TikSave/compare/v1.0.6...v1.1.0

TikSave GUI v1.0.6 (Ad-Hoc)

• 🛠️ Non-notarized build (ad-hoc): install via Right-click → Open → Open.
• 📂 Default output: ~/Downloads/TikSave
• 💻 macOS 13+ (Universal: arm64 + x86_64)
• 🔒 Obfuscation and security match the CLI build

🎬 TikSave v1.0.0 - Initial Release

Download TikTok videos without watermarks on macOS.

✨ Features

• ⚡ Fast downloads with no watermarks
• 🎵 Audio extraction support
• 👤 Profile & avatar downloads
• 🎨 Native macOS app with Touch Bar
• 🔒 100% private, no data collection

📥 Installation

1. Download TikSave.dmg below

2. Drag to Applications folder

3. Launch and enjoy!

Note: If blocked by macOS, go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Open Anyway

💻 Requirements

macOS 11.0+ • Apple Silicon or Intel • 50 MB space

⚠️ Disclaimer

For personal use only. Respect copyright and TikTok's Terms of Service.