Finding Your s1ft Version

Where to find the exact s1ft build you're running — in the menu bar popup or in the log file — so you can include it in a bug report.

When you report a problem, the single most useful detail you can include is the exact build you’re running. s1ft shows it in two places: the menu bar popup and a log file that exists on every install. Both show the same string, in the same format:

s1ft 1.1.0 (6682d7d, built 2026-10-08)

That’s the version number, the exact source commit, and the build date. Copy it as-is into your bug report.

The full shape is s1ft <version> (<sha>[-dirty], built <date>). The optional -dirty suffix on the commit means the app was built from a checkout that had uncommitted changes on top of that commit, so the binary doesn’t exactly match the source at that SHA:

s1ft 1.1.0 (6682d7d-dirty, built 2026-10-08)

A build from a clean checkout has no suffix. If you see -dirty, keep it in the string you send; it tells us the build can’t be reproduced from the commit alone.

In the app: the menu bar popup

  1. Click the s1ft icon in the menu bar to open the popup.
  2. Look at the very bottom of the popup, below Quit s1ft. The version line is the small gray monospaced text in the footer.
  3. The text is selectable. Click and drag to select the whole line, press Cmd + C, and paste it into your bug report.

s1ft menu bar popup with the version line "s1ft 1.1.0 (efcd5dc, built 2026-10-08)" in small monospaced text at the bottom, below Quit s1ft

You don’t need to open Settings or turn anything on — the line is always there when the popup is open.

One exception: if your trial has ended and the popup shows the locked screen, the version line isn’t visible. Use the log file below instead.

In the log file

Every install writes a log file at:

~/Library/Logs/s1ft/notecapture.log

This file exists even if you’ve never changed a setting. Each time s1ft launches, it appends one line with a timestamp and the build identity, so the last line of the file names the build you’re currently running:

2026-10-08T20:22:12Z s1ft 1.1.0 (6682d7d, built 2026-10-08)

You do not need to enable Debug logging to get this — the version line is written on every launch regardless. Debug logging is a separate, optional setting for detailed troubleshooting output, covered in the Settings Reference.

To open the file:

  1. In Finder, press Cmd + Shift + G (Go to Folder).
  2. Paste ~/Library/Logs/s1ft and press Return.
  3. Double-click notecapture.log to open it in Console or your text editor.

Or from Terminal:

tail ~/Library/Logs/s1ft/notecapture.log

The log file is useful when the app won’t launch or the popup is locked — it records the build from previous launches too, one line per launch.

What to include in a bug report

Email [email protected] with:

  1. The version line, copied from the popup footer or the log file.
  2. Your macOS version — Apple menu > About This Mac.
  3. What happened — what you did, what you expected, and what you saw instead.
  4. The log file, if the problem relates to recording or audio. Attach notecapture.log from the folder above.

For audio-specific problems, check the Microphone Troubleshooting guide first — many common issues have a quick fix there.