This page describes Calíope 1.5, the version I am building right now. 1.4 is on the App Store for the Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. The changelog says which version each feature landed in.
Adds an “Open in Calíope” button to every topic. It only works with the app installed.
Open SQL files and access recent files.
Where it is: File
The File menu contains: Open SQL file (⌘O) to load a .sql file into the editor, and Recent Files with the history of previously opened files.
Keywords: file menu, open, recent files, sql file
Tab navigation from the menu bar.
Where it is: Window
The Window menu includes the standard macOS controls plus: Next Tab (⌘]) and Previous Tab (⌘[) for navigating between Workspace tabs.
Keywords: window menu, tabs, next, previous, window
Access Calíope and open additional instances from the icon in the macOS menu bar.
Where it is: System bar
On macOS, Calíope places a cylinder icon (🗄) in the system menu bar, visible in the top-right area of the screen.
Actions available when clicking the icon:
- Show Calíope — brings the application window to the foreground, even if it is minimized or in the background.
- New instance — launches a second instance of the Calíope executable. Useful for opening multiple independent app windows.
- Quit — closes the application completely.
The icon also acts as a recovery shortcut if the main Calíope window ended up behind other windows: simply click the icon to bring it to the front.
This icon only exists on macOS. On iPad the app is accessed directly from the system launcher.
Keywords: menu icon, system bar, status bar, system tray, menu bar, show calíope, new instance, macOS