What’s new in Pairfold

The changes in each version.

Version 1.0.1

November 2026

Small fixes to the direct download. Nothing changes for the Mac App Store version.

A second pair that needs a licence now says so in its settings, instead of saying it runs when you start it.
A pair with a schedule shows “Paused until you add a licence” while there is no licence.
Licence, Enter Licence Key in the menu opens the main window first, so the licence window always appears.
The licence window no longer shows an old error message when you open it again.

November 2026. First version.

Pairs of folders with Mirror (the second folder follows the first, which is never changed) or Two-way (both directions, deletions noticed from the state after the last sync, conflicts left for you to decide).
A preview of every change, grouped as New, Changed, To archive and Conflicts, before anything is copied.
An archive folder: replaced and removed files are moved there, not deleted, with an optional clean-up after 30 days, 90 days or a year.
Copies are made under a temporary name, checked and then put in place; an optional checksum check of every copy; dates, tags and extended attributes kept.
Schedules, and runs when a disk or share is connected, while Pairfold is open in the menu bar. Opening at login is optional and off by default.
A missing or different disk stops the run. Files only in iCloud are left alone and never downloaded in bulk.
History of runs and a plain log you can export. English and German.
Needs macOS 26 or later. No account, no analytics, no network access of its own.
Not supported: FTP, SFTP or cloud services by themselves, bootable clones, a version browser.

Questions or a problem: support@kayabyte.dev.