Milestones
15 Jun 2026 Extended Validation code-signing certificate issued to Hancock Technologies 18 Aug 2026 Clarity released 21 Aug 2026 Aikonic's sensor driver passed Microsoft hardware attestation 25 Aug 2026 Live CPU die temperature on Windows 11, through our own driver 26 Aug 2026 Aikonic can now update itself from inside the app, with every update signed and verified before it installs 6 Sept 2026 AMD die temperature and package power, read through our own attested driver 15 Jun 2026 Extended Validation code-signing certificate issued to Hancock Technologies 18 Aug 2026 Clarity released 21 Aug 2026 Aikonic's sensor driver passed Microsoft hardware attestation 25 Aug 2026 Live CPU die temperature on Windows 11, through our own driver 26 Aug 2026 Aikonic can now update itself from inside the app, with every update signed and verified before it installs 6 Sept 2026 AMD die temperature and package power, read through our own attested driver

Roadmap

Roadmap and progress.

Dates are given where they are known.

Status

Shipped and planned.

Updated with each release. Last updated 6 Sept 2026.

V1.1.10 · 6 Sept 2026

Temperatures in the tray

  • CPU and GPU temperatures sit in the tray as their own icons, tinted amber or red when a reading runs hot; switch them off in Settings
  • AMD machines read CPU die temperature and package power through Aikonic's own attested driver, replacing the coarse Windows thermal zone
  • The Aikonic mark is the bare chevron everywhere, drawn natively at every icon size instead of shrunk from the full logo
  • Four findings from a full security review closed, all local to a machine already running Aikonic; the driver's write checks are now byte-at-a-time
  • Aikonic checks in with the licence server once, on install, and then stops
V1.1.9 · 1 Sept 2026

Where readings come from

  • A reading taken from a fallback sensor now says so, marked with a ~ wherever it appears and a plain reason why
  • The verification report records which sensor and provider produced a value, so a die reading and a board zone are no longer identical in the file built to be compared
  • CPU package power no longer shows a live 0 W on AMD machines, where that read is refused rather than zero
  • Aikonic recovers on its own when it cannot reach the licence server on first run, instead of staying unlicensed until it is restarted
V1.1.8 · 27 Aug 2026

One driver only

  • Aikonic installs exactly one kernel driver: its own, limited to the readings it needs
  • Anything earlier versions registered is removed on first run, with nothing for you to do
  • Readings hold up when Windows does not: one slow drive can no longer stall the dashboard
V1.1.6 · 26 Aug 2026

Tray and in-app updates

  • Aikonic lives in the system tray: live readings in the tooltip and menu, close-to-tray by default
  • Crashes and unexpected shutdowns on a card, read from the records Windows itself keeps
  • Displays and autostart (scheduled tasks and third-party services) join System Specs
  • Per-process I/O rates in the process list, n/a where Windows refuses the read
  • Updates now install from inside the app: signed, verified against a built-in key, one click
V1.1.5 · 25 Aug 2026

Attested sensor driver

  • Aikonic's own sensor driver: small, read-only, Microsoft-attested, EV-signed, with fan-control writes compiled out of the build
  • Live CPU die temperature and package power on modern Windows, read through the driver
  • Hardware error (WHEA) capture, with the severity Windows recorded
  • History CSV export from the dashboard chart
  • One-click hardware report: local, yours to attach to a bug report
  • The automatic update check gained an off switch
V1.0.0 · 18 Aug 2026

Clarity

  • Live core telemetry and per-core load
  • Read-only fan RPM where a tachometer exists, and a stated gap where there is none
  • SMART health, real-hardware checks, dead-pixel test
  • Temperatures wherever the sensor can be read
  • Rolling one-hour in-memory history
  • Full process list, with End Task and priority control
  • A verification harness that checks your install, with an exportable report
Next · in development

Control and tuning

  • Control: alerts, automation, and persistent history. $39 one-time, on sale when its checkout opens
  • Fan control with a fail-to-auto safety model
  • The Tuning page: power modes, startup and per-app efficiency, every change read back and reversible
  • A local data API: built in for Aikonic's own in-game overlay first, and released openly once it has settled
  • Wider temperature coverage, validated per board
Later

Further out

  • Deeper tuning on the driver's foundation: power profiles and per-process control, every change reversible
  • A verified stress test: sustained load, then a record of held clocks, no throttle, no errors
  • Language packs, longer-term baselines, deeper diagnostics

Considering

Under evaluation. Listed here so you can tell us if one matters to you; none is a commitment.

  • A Microsoft Store edition of Clarity
  • Read-only view on your own network
  • Memory timings display
  • A compact view for laptop screens

Never

Not backlog: policy. These are the permanent answers, and they are part of what you are buying.

  • Accounts, cloud dependencies, or sign-ins of any kind
  • Telemetry: not anonymised, not aggregated, not opt-in
  • Composite health scores
  • Fabricated readings presented as measurements
  • Third-party SDKs, advertising, or bundled extras

Trust

Signing and verification.

Every installer is signed with an Extended Validation code-signing certificate issued to Hancock Technologies, and each download is published alongside its SHA-256 checksum.

If Windows shows a SmartScreen warning

You may see “Windows protected your PC” when you run the installer. SmartScreen warns about publishers it has not seen many downloads from yet, and we are new. The warning reflects how new the certificate is, not the file. Choose More info, confirm the publisher reads Hancock Technologies, then Run anyway. The warning retires on its own as the certificate accumulates reputation.

Verify it yourself

Right-click the installer, choose Properties, then Digital Signatures: the signature is Hancock Technologies. To check the file byte-for-byte, compare its SHA-256 hash against the published checksum on the download page. What the apps do and do not send is documented on the security page.

Download

Download Clarity.

Free, no account, no telemetry. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Signed installer, published checksum.

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