July 22, 2026
CLI v1.14.0
Re-render without recapturing
- Render a recording again with different output settings without capturing it a second time - the MCP server now keeps the captured frames, so you can try another format, frame rate, or size from the same take
start_recording and capture_still now report the capture target they actually resolved, so you can confirm what's being recorded before you commit to a take- Scripts accept conventional booleans -
set now takes true/false, yes/no, on/off, and 1/0 for any boolean setting
- Reliability fixes throughout the MCP server
July 15, 2026
CLI v1.13.0
App Store-ready iOS simulator capture
- Record the iOS Simulator at native resolution:
quikgif record --simulator reads the device framebuffer directly, so you get true App Store dimensions (like 1320x2868) instead of the ~40%-scaled window a screen recorder captures. Use --simulator-auto for the only booted device, or name a specific one
- Capture a single still with the new
quikgif shot command - a PNG or JPEG of a simulator, window, app, or screen region
- Get exact dimensions with
--size WxH on both record and shot, choosing --fit contain (pad, never distorts), cover (crop), or stretch, with a configurable --pad-color
- Script a full Simulator demo: new
record simulator and tap commands drive the device hands-free, with an on-screen touch indicator drawn into the recording
June 15, 2026
CLI v1.11.0
Polished browser demos
- Record clean web demos:
set chrome faux paints a tidy address bar over just the page content, so no real tabs or browser chrome ever appear in frame, and navigate "url" show-typing animates the URL being typed into that bar before the page loads
- Direct attention on screen:
highlight <target> draws a timed outline, glow, or box around an element, and zoom / zoom-out push in on it (a digital Ken-Burns move by default, or a real page zoom in Chrome) then pull back
- New MCP tools
list_elements and resolve_target enumerate the targetable elements on a page or window and confirm a target's on-screen position before you act on it
June 13, 2026
CLI v1.10.0
Scripted app and browser demos
- Record a native app or Safari hands-free:
target attaches a demo session, then click, fill, move-to, and wait-for drive UI elements found by text or role. Input is injected into the app, so your real cursor stays free while a synthetic cursor and click ripple are drawn into the recording
- Drive the web too:
browser chrome "url" launches a dedicated, unobtrusive Chrome over the DevTools Protocol (your own browser and tabs are untouched), navigate changes pages, element targets accept CSS selectors, and set viewport 1280x800 fixes the page size
- Browser demos record the dedicated Chrome the script launched - not a window you already had open - and the launched browser is cleaned up automatically when the script finishes
April 19, 2026
CLI v1.4.3
MCP fix for Claude Code & new plugin
- QuikGIF MCP server now starts cleanly for Free-tier users — no more "MCP disconnected" in Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Desktop. Per-tool Pro gates surface upgrade prompts inline as tool errors instead of hard-exiting
- New
quikgif_status diagnostic tool that always works — returns CLI version, license tier, app detection, permissions, and install URLs
- New fallback-aware MCP shim: if the QuikGIF CLI is ever uninstalled, the shim still responds with install instructions instead of disconnecting silently
- New Claude Code plugin (
claude-quikgif) that bundles the MCP, surfaces update notices on session start, and adds four lifecycle slash commands. Install: claude plugin marketplace add ringo380/robworks-claude-code-plugins
quikgif update pre-flights sudo and fails fast with actionable guidance when run in non-interactive contexts (CI, scripts, AI tool sessions)