What changed in CivoCloudManager.
Every shipped release, newest first, with the detail a store release note is too short to carry.
The Mac App Store gives a release about three sentences of "What's New". That is enough to tell you a feature exists, not enough to tell you what it changes about your day. This page keeps the longer version. Only versions that are live on the Mac App Store are listed here, so if a feature is not on this page, it has not shipped yet.
Version 2.1.1, June 2026
The 2.1 line is built around live volume resize. Block storage volumes grow from the volume detail panel: pick the new size, confirm, and the volume expands online, no unmount and no downtime. Civo only allows a volume to grow, never to shrink, so the app enforces that too and will not offer a size below the current one. It is the answer to a database partition filling up at an awkward hour, or to a Kubernetes persistent volume claim that turned out to be sized for last quarter's traffic.
Also in 2.1.1: DNS, firewall sync and quotas
The DNS editor was reworked so records are created and edited inline per domain, covering A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV and NS, with a priority field that appears only for MX and SRV where it belongs. Firewall state in the menu bar syncs faster and refreshes on a sixty second cycle, so what the menu shows and what Civo enforces stay in step without a manual reload. Quota monitoring was refreshed across regions: gauges for instances, CPU, RAM, disk and databases turn amber past seventy percent and red past ninety, and a quota increase can be requested from the same panel.
First release, April 2026
CivoCloudManager launched on 29 April 2026 as a native SwiftUI app for Civo Cloud, built on Apple frameworks only. It talks to the Civo REST API v2 directly from your Mac, with the API key held in the macOS Keychain and Touch ID gating anything that reveals a credential. There is no publisher server in the path and no telemetry: the app is a client for your Civo account and nothing else. The shape was set at launch and has not changed since, a free menu bar tier for firewall access and a full dashboard window for the rest of the account.
Where the authoritative version lives
The Mac App Store listing is the source of truth for the current version number and the official release notes, under "What's New" on the product page. This page adds context, it does not replace that listing. The full commit history is public at github.com/marcelrgberger/civo-cloud-manager, so if you want to know exactly what a release touched, down to the file, read it there.
Changelog questions
- What is the current version of CivoCloudManager?
- The current version is 2.1.1, released on 4 June 2026 on the Mac App Store. It is the 2.1 line, whose headline feature is live block storage volume resize, alongside the reworked DNS editor, faster firewall sync and refreshed quota monitoring.
- Where do I find the release notes for CivoCloudManager?
- The official release notes are on the Mac App Store product page for CivoCloudManager, under "What's New". This changelog page carries the longer explanation of each release, and the full commit history is public at github.com/marcelrgberger/civo-cloud-manager.
- How often does CivoCloudManager get updated?
- There is no fixed release schedule. Updates ship when a feature is finished and has cleared App Store review, which means the gap between releases varies. The app first shipped in April 2026 and the current version dates from June 2026.
- How do I update CivoCloudManager on my Mac?
- CivoCloudManager is distributed through the Mac App Store, so updates arrive the same way as any other App Store app. Open the App Store app and check the Updates tab, or turn on automatic updates in the App Store app settings and the update installs itself. Your API key stays in the Keychain across updates.
Guides
Step by step, and honest comparisons.
- 01 Connect your Civo API key Generate the key in the Civo dashboard, paste it once, and let the macOS Keychain hold it from then on.
- 02 Open a firewall for your IP The manual procedure, the dynamic-IP trap it leaves behind, and a free menu-bar path that closes the rule on a deadline.
- 03 vs Lens, OpenLens and k9s Three cluster agnostic tools, one Civo specific one. The difference decides which you want open.
- 04 Civo Object Storage over S3 The regional endpoint, working configuration for s3cmd, rclone and the AWS CLI, and what a native client does differently.
- 05 Civo DNS on Mac Point a domain at Civo's nameservers, then keep the zone in a native app instead of a browser tab.
Deep dives
Targeted reads for each Civo product.
Every Civo surface CivoCloudManager touches has its own page with the specifics, the trade-offs, and the architecture details. Pick the one closest to what you do today.
- 01 Civo CLI alternative for Mac Where the GUI beats the CLI, where it does not, and how the two coexist.
- 02 Civo Kubernetes GUI for Mac Live cluster dashboard, real-time pod logs, no kubectl required.
- 03 Civo Object Storage browser for Mac Native S3-compatible browser. Pause idle buckets to a central vault.
- 04 Civo firewall from the Mac menu bar One-click open/close per firewall, auto-IP detection, auto-close timer.
- 05 Civo cost dashboard for Mac Real charges from the Civo charges API. Period picker and month-end projection.
Run the current version on your Mac.
Menu-bar firewall free forever. Full dashboard is a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store.