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Version 8 of Script Debugger was released in May 2021, introducing support for macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon. Other notables features in Script Debugger 8 include support for Dark Mode, and the ability to generate standalone script applications that support code signing and notarizing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.latenightsw.com/t/script-debugger-8-press-release/3086/|title=Script Debugger 8 Press Release|date=4 May 2021 |accessdate=10 March 2024}}</ref>

On January 1, 2025, Mark Aldritt announced the planned retirement of Script Debugger, and on May 31, 2025, it was officially retired. All macOS versions from 4.0 thru 8.0.10 of the software are now currently available for free download. For the full retirement announcement see <ref>https://forum.latenightsw.com/t/retiring-script-debugger/5071</ref> and for Mark's goodbye note see <ref>https://forum.latenightsw.com/t/script-debugger-retired/5182</ref>. For a list of all the freely available download versions see the Late Night Software web downloads page at <ref>https://latenightsw.com/sd8/download/</ref>.

The Late Night Software Forum web pages will continue to be available and user-to-user discussions will be supported and encouraged.

Script Debugger has been around for over 30 years and has helped countless AppleScript developers over the years. Thank you Mark Aldritt and everyone else who helped make this software so great over all those years. Many people's lives were made a little bit easier and more productive thanks to all the effort that went in to making this a product that was so fun to use and so productive, and some were made a whole lot easier. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to Mark and Shane and all the others who made this software so fun and so helpful to so many people over three decades.

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