While I already did release Capo 4.6 for iOS a few weeks back, the real star of the ‘26 OS series updates for Capo is the macOS version.
I know that macOS Tahoe isn’t universally loved by all, but I’m a real big fan of what Apple’s done to the toolbar system. So much so that I thought it was high time that Capo did away with the HUD and Control Strips on the Mac, and went full-on Mac-assed Mac App for this release!
Here’s the official blog post with a few more details:
Now get back to your regularly scheduled song learning, which I hope is going at least a little bit better today thanks to this update!
I wish I could give more than a single heart for that one! It’s one of those features that I’d been meaning to add to Capo for years, but I couldn’t ever find a good “home” for it.[1]
Then, while doing my grad studies on musicians learning by ear, I’d discovered how critical the freezer actually was—tonal working memory is incredibly fragile, and being able to hear notes held continuously can be a real game changer!
It’s funny, because I always thought of the freezer/scrubbing as a “wouldn’t this be really cool if…” feature, and now I see how it might actually mean the difference between someone actually learning a tune by ear versus giving up on it altogether.
I do still need to find a home for it on the HUD, because the iOS version will have to keep that control scheme for a little while longer… ↩︎
Hi Chris, congrats! I like the new interface and I appreciate that you’re actively working on Capo!
I have an observation, hopefully something easy to add…
I need to see where my tempo setting is at. For example I step the tempo down in decrements of 5 when I’m learning a song. Glancing at the toolbar just gives me the current tempo with no bearing on how slow I have it or how far from 100% I am. I would very much like to see the percentage value displayed please? Just “75%” or whatever it is.
In the popover, you can un-check the “Show Tempo” checkbox to swap the tempo and percentage. That’ll put the percentage in the toolbar, and the tempo down underneath the slider. (There’s also a similar checkbox in the transpose controls.)
