Emcee Changelog

What's new in Emcee 3.4

Nov 14, 2023
  • Fixed a crash in macOS Sonoma.

New in Emcee 3.3 (Jul 12, 2023)

  • Fixed background transparency in the app icon

New in Emcee 3.2 (Apr 25, 2023)

  • Now works in macOS Ventura. Will show either the full title or nothing, as Ventura sadly no longer lets menu items adapt their content based on free space in the menu bar. In older macOS versions the behavior is unchanged.
  • New icon to match the modern macOS look

New in Emcee 3.1 (Jan 25, 2021)

  • Fixed an occasional display issue in macOS Big Sur.

New in Emcee 3.0 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • New playback controls with a “Love” toggle
  • Support for Music app in Big Sur
  • Support for Apple Silicon

New in Emcee 2.2 (Nov 4, 2019)

  • Support for Music app in macOS Catalina
  • Despite the name change, still works with iTunes in earlier macOS versions
  • Better Dark theme apperance
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements (why not)

New in Emcee 2.1.1 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • We are now good friends with Mojave.

New in Emcee 2.1 (Mar 15, 2017)

  • Emcee now uses the macOS system font.

New in Emcee 2.0.2 (Apr 3, 2015)

  • Fixed a frequent crash.
  • Unfortunately Spotify no longer supports control with external apps, so we cannot show what’s playing there. We hope they will fix it.

New in Emcee 2.0.1 (Nov 20, 2014)

  • Fixed stuff.

New in Emcee 1.8 (May 30, 2014)

  • We now support Spotify.
  • Also: fixed display text when playing internet radio using the latest version of iTunes

New in Emcee 1.7 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • Rate songs right from Emcee.

New in Emcee 1.6.1 (Jun 3, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash and other bugs related to iTunes 11.0.3
  • Fixed an issue which would prevent iTunes from quitting while Emcee is running

New in Emcee 1.6 (Dec 4, 2012)

  • Added Retina display support
  • Fixed dysfunctional “Open at Login”

New in Emcee 1.5 (Jul 31, 2012)

  • App now works in Mountain Lion.
  • If there isn’t enough space to fit artist and title, Emcee will now at least show the title instead of disappearing altogether.

New in Emcee 1.3 (Nov 9, 2011)

  • The app does not consume resources while running any more;
  • New progress bar design;

New in Emcee 1.2 (Aug 16, 2011)

  • Emcee is now compatible with Lion. We also fixed a bunch of small bugs with the layout.

New in Emcee 1.1 (May 23, 2011)

  • Added a progress bar. Alt+click on the progress bar seeks to a position in the track;
  • Added a menu with Play/Pause button.