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Friendly Streaming Changelog

What's new in Friendly Streaming 5.9.57

Apr 25, 2024
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.56 (Apr 8, 2024)

  • Fix issue with Amazon Prime Video playback

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.55 (Apr 1, 2024)

  • Update to YouTube Ad Skipper
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.54 (Mar 18, 2024)

  • New: Netflix Watch Time charts

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.53 (Feb 15, 2024)

  • Additional update to YouTube Ad Blocker

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.52 (Jan 22, 2024)

  • Adjustment to YouTube Ad Blocker

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.51 (Dec 29, 2023)

  • Fixed issue with icons constantly refreshing when viewing the history

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.50 (Dec 11, 2023)

  • Resolved issue with YouTube videos exiting fullscreen upon activation

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.49 (Dec 7, 2023)

  • Added additional YouTube options available from settings and the window's toolbar
  • Resolved issue with Media Discovery filter not functioning properly

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.47 (Nov 8, 2023)

  • Added Launch at Login option
  • Fix issue with media items not displaying in Search
  • Fixed issue with Discovery tab not displaying results

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.46 (Oct 10, 2023)

  • Fix crash on startup for older versions of MacOS

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.45 (Oct 8, 2023)

  • macOS Sonoma compatibility
  • Fix browser not supported issue for Peacock TV
  • Added keyboard shortcut ("Command+z") to zoom video when available

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.44 (Sep 3, 2023)

  • Quick access to YouTube music, Pandora radio and Amazon music
  • Mini browser (PiP) support for Spotify

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.43 (Aug 27, 2023)

  • Quick access to Spotify

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.42 (Aug 14, 2023)

  • Resolved Disney+ playback issue
  • Resolved issue with close button not working when viewing the media detail

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.41 (Aug 6, 2023)

  • Resolved issue with incorrect URL for Paramount+
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.39 (Jul 18, 2023)

  • Quick access to AMC+

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.38 (Jul 10, 2023)

  • Fixed issue with HBO Max URL changing on launch in countries where Max is not available

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.37 (Jun 23, 2023)

  • Support for Max (formerly HBO Max)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.36 (May 18, 2023)

  • Help Menu option to fix "Keychain issue" manually if needed
  • Quick access to volume from browser's title bar (media controls)
  • Support for F1 TV (Formula 1)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.35 (Apr 26, 2023)

  • FIX for Keychain Access Issue

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.34 (Apr 23, 2023)

  • New Site Options for YouTube:
  • Ad Blocker for YouTube
  • Hide YouTube Shorts
  • Declutter Home Page Feed

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.33 (Feb 20, 2023)

  • Fix Hulu location service issue

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.32 (Feb 17, 2023)

  • Fix Zoom Video button flashing on and off when active
  • Fix audio playing in background sometimes when a tab is closed
  • Fix media title and site name in Media Controls displaying incorrect information

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.31 (Dec 20, 2022)

  • Fix issue with Hulu geolocation fence on some devices.
  • Various performance improvements.

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.30 (Dec 11, 2022)

  • Fixed audio track issue on some Hulu videos when the ad blocker is ON.
  • Improved Netflix playback support.

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.29 (Nov 29, 2022)

  • Fixed black screen issues while playing Netflix.
  • Fixed Hulu hanging while Ad Blocker is on.

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.28 (Nov 27, 2022)

  • Fixed Youtube not playing for some users.

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.27 (Nov 27, 2022)

  • Fixed Crash when opening new tab.
  • Fixed Youtube TV playback issues.

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.26 (Nov 20, 2022)

  • Fixed Hulu Ad Blocker.
  • Fixed Youtube Ad Blocker.
  • Support for Netflix Base Accounts.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.25 (Oct 14, 2022)

  • Fixed Hulu Ad Blocker issue
  • Added Safari 16 User Agent

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.24 (Sep 23, 2022)

  • Added option to right click URL links and open with System Default Browser
  • Fixed issue that clicking the Red close button on the window would close the current tab only

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.23 (Aug 25, 2022)

  • Quick access to Mubi.com

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.22 (Jul 25, 2022)

  • Resolved issue with Kanopy playback
  • Resolved issue with the Watch On option when viewing a movie detail in Discovery

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.21 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • Resolved issue with spacebar not pausing/playing video on first press

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.20 (May 13, 2022)

  • Fix issue where video would continue to play after window is closed
  • Resolved issue with accessing Sling TV

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.19 (Apr 12, 2022)

  • Native local video player compatibility for M1 machines
  • Added preference option to use WebView to play local videos
  • Added preference option to change User Agent (For issues with video playback)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.18 (Mar 4, 2022)

  • Added option to move PiP window in PiP controls "More" button
  • Hide application with keyboard shortcut Command + H

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.17 (Feb 2, 2022)

  • Close current tab with Command + W
  • Enter/Exit Picture-in-Picture with Command + P
  • Fix fullscreen issue where video did not extend to the edge of the screen

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.16 (Jan 17, 2022)

  • Quick access to DirecTv Stream
  • Fix issue with PiP window unhiding with mouse cursor movement

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.15 (Dec 24, 2021)

  • Added option to set starting page in Preferences

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.14 (Nov 24, 2021)

  • Added support for YouTube TV and Plex.tv

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.13 (Nov 4, 2021)

  • Fixed crash when pausing streaming content
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.12 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • Resolved HBO Max playback issue

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.11 (Oct 3, 2021)

  • Fix Hulu Login

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.10 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Easy access to Crackle
  • Zoom video for Crackle (via button in toolbar)
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.9 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • Multiple tab and window support
  • Multiple Picture-in-Picture window support
  • Access to media detail from search result

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.8 (Jun 23, 2021)

  • Access to video volume from Picture-In-Picture controls
  • Zoom video for ESPN (via button in toolbar)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.7 (May 28, 2021)

  • Updated Ad-Block for YouTube
  • Zoom video for Pluto.tv, Kanopy (via button in toolbar)
  • Easy access to Paramount+

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.6 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • Zoom video for YouTube and Twitch (via button in toolbar)
  • Picture-In-Picture compatibility with Paramount+

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.5 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Updated app icon

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.4 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • New quick access button (share, channels, recents...) in Picture-In-Picture controls
  • Additional Entertainment channel

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.3 (Mar 9, 2021)

  • New quick access from status item (channels, recents, saved, discovery)
  • Enhanced toolbar (streamlined design and channel navigation)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.2 (Feb 14, 2021)

  • Quick access to share and My Streaming using the vertical ellipsis “⋮" on the window toolbar

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9.1 (Jan 23, 2021)

  • Playback keyboard shortcuts (jump forward/backward, playback speed)
  • Netflix optimization (it should fix the "video stopped playing" issue. Please let us know if you still see issues)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.9 (Jan 17, 2021)

  • Keyboard shortcut for back and forward navigation
  • Additional Entertainment channels

New in Friendly Streaming 5.8 (Dec 31, 2020)

  • Preference option to keep video playing when application is hidden

New in Friendly Streaming 5.7 (Dec 20, 2020)

  • Improved performance for Prime Video

New in Friendly Streaming 5.6 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Enhanced initial channel selection on startup

New in Friendly Streaming 5.6 (Dec 13, 2020)

  • Enhanced initial channel selection on startup

New in Friendly Streaming 5.5 (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Access channel list from application menu bar
  • Additional keyboard shortcuts (can be found in menu) : open channels, open location, open file, reload...

New in Friendly Streaming 5.4 (Nov 23, 2020)

  • Support for Apple Silicon

New in Friendly Streaming 5.3 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Support for macOS Big Sur
  • Enhanced player for video files (using the folder icon)
  • More reliable video speed controls (using media button in toolbar, or from Picture-in-Picture mode)

New in Friendly Streaming 5.2 (Nov 1, 2020)

  • Enhanced address bar search
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 5.1 (Oct 19, 2020)

  • Enhanced search bar to update search term with highlighted autocomplete suggestion
  • Quickly add channel entry from address bar
  • Share from the address bar
  • Various bug fixes and improvement

New in Friendly Streaming 5.0 (Oct 19, 2020)

  • Enhanced search autocomplete to display available channels
  • Faster search autocomplete for top sites
  • Enhanced Picture-in-Picture theater mode to work with more sites
  • Added additional Entertainment channels

New in Friendly Streaming 4.9 (Sep 15, 2020)

  • Added ability to open PDF, HTML and image files (drop into the app, or use the folder icon)
  • Enhanced Picture-in-Picture theater mode, to work well with playlists
  • Made sure video top playing when closing window
  • Made sure preference window is always visible (even when main window is set to Always on Top)
  • Browser compatibility for Xfinity
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.8 (Aug 21, 2020)

  • Fix new window navigation for some sites
  • Fix issue where the PiP player would exit theater mode while a video is still playing
  • Fix issue where the browser would not come to the foreground when set as a default browser.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in Friendly Streaming 4.7 (Aug 7, 2020)

  • Picture-in-Picture window can now be moved anywhere on the screen
  • New Playback Speed (0.5x to 3x), and Skip controls
  • Theater mode button in PiP, to zoom the playing video
  • Added button to detach media controls when a video detected
  • Fixed issue that could make app hang
  • Fixed login issues with some TV providers
  • Fixed for autocomplete and channels of international version of sites

New in Friendly Streaming 4.6.4 (Jul 24, 2020)

  • Added support for back / forward touch gestures (mouse & trackpad)
  • Improved Picture in Picture video playback control on some sites
  • Enhanced Picture-in-Picture to Fullscreen transition
  • Increased range for saturation, brightness and contrast filters
  • Fixed Issue with the transparency setting
  • Fixed a random crash for some users when re-opening the application

New in Friendly Streaming 4.6.3 (Jul 21, 2020)

  • Increased range for saturation, brightness and contrast filters
  • Enhanced Picture-in-Picture to Fullscreen transition
  • Fixed fullscreen and some other small issues.

New in Friendly Streaming 4.6.2 (Jul 16, 2020)

  • Added a “Movie/TV Show” option to the discovery filters
  • Enhanced “Open with Friendly” (it now appears anywhere you can open with a browser)
  • Movie files can be opened directly from the Finder
  • Enhanced "My Streaming / Recent" to show Prime Videos
  • Other small bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.6.1 (Jun 28, 2020)

  • Fix crash on High Sierra and older MacOS
  • Added ability to Save movies & shows from discovery, media detail page, and search
  • Added "My Streaming" tab, to access Saved media recently played media
  • Search Movies or TV Show by Director, Actor or Title, from the browser address bar
  • Added ability to share media from media detail page
  • Enhanced "Recents" to show title of the movie (not just URL) and display in last watched order
  • Added ability to view picture-in-picture and mini browser over fullscreen applications
  • Enhanced "Fix Error" in Help menu, to clear Netflix S7363 error
  • Edit a single channel by clicking the vertical dot button shown on mouse over
  • Delete a single channel by activating edit mode and clicking the x button on mouse over
  • Added reload button on toolbar
  • Other small bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.6 (Jun 26, 2020)

  • Added ability to Save movies & shows from discovery, media detail page, and search
  • Added "My Streaming" tab, to access Saved media recently played media
  • Search Movies or TV Show by Director, Actor or Title, from the browser address bar
  • Added ability to share media from media detail page
  • Enhanced "Recents" to show title of the movie (not just URL) and display in last watched order
  • Added ability to view picture-in-picture and mini browser over fullscreen applications
  • Enhanced "Fix Error" in Help menu, to clear Netflix S7363 error
  • Edit a single channel by clicking the vertical dot button shown on mouse over
  • Delete a single channel by activating edit mode and clicking the x button on mouse over
  • Added reload button on toolbar
  • Other small bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.5.3 (May 24, 2020)

  • Fixed Hulu asking for location issue
  • Fixed Netflix playback for some users on Catalina
  • Added ways to Report issues, Request features and Ask questions to the team (via the "Help" menu)
  • Other Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.5.2 (May 14, 2020)

  • Fixed login issue with some sites (youtube, google, ...)
  • Other Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.5.1 (Apr 26, 2020)

  • Fixed issue with Light appearance
  • Other Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.5 (Apr 19, 2020)

  • Enhanced address bar with search suggestions
  • Enhanced filters & added trailers for "now streaming"
  • Added "Clear All" option in Recents list
  • Fixed issue where PiP controls would overlap the system's dock
  • Other Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.4 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • Fixed issue with title bar not disappearing when requested
  • Fixed problem with context menu on channels in edit mode
  • Added a button to "Clear All" recent entries
  • Improved filter (persistency, bug fixes)
  • Other Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.3 (Mar 10, 2020)

  • Mini video and mini browser controls have been moved outside of the content frame. They no longer block the content you're watching
  • Added navigation controls for the mini browser
  • Added setting to select "Mini Browser" or "Mini Video Player" mode when clicking the Picture-in-Picture window toolbar button
  • Fixed issue where the status menu icon would not update properly when in mini browser/mini video mode
  • Fixed issue where "Turn Friendly Streaming off" status item menu option did not work properly when in mini browser/mini video mode
  • Fixed window size issue on smaller screens
  • Fixed crash when attempting to view the Cache Cleaner to fix errors / clear data
  • Fixed crash when PiP window is dragged to move its position
  • Various Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.2 (Feb 14, 2020)

  • Added "Streaming in your channels" section to Home Page to discover streaming media based on your channel subscriptions. is in the tool bar. Added a shortcut button in the toolbar to access this feature.
  • Improved picture-in-picture (PiP)
  • Various Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.1 (Nov 24, 2019)

  • Fix for Disney+ picture-in-picture (PiP)
  • Fixed the PiP window titlebar issue
  • Fixed PiP for some streaming sites
  • Various Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 4.0 (Nov 12, 2019)

  • Fully customizable list of favorite streaming sites.
  • Various Bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 3.6.1 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Small maintenance update.
  • Addresses the "In-app purchase is not supported" message that some users on Mojave and older MacOS versions are still encountering.

New in Friendly Streaming 3.6 (Oct 3, 2019)

  • Fixed issue with some streaming sites on Beta OS versions
  • Addresses an in-App-Purchase issue for some users who updated to 3.5

New in Friendly Streaming 3.5 (Sep 9, 2019)

  • Added Italian Prime Video url
  • Fixed issue with Hulu blocking local live TV programming

New in Friendly Streaming 3.4 (Jul 11, 2019)

  • Drag and drop media file into application to open file in VLC Player
  • Drag and drop URL into application to open streaming site
  • Fixed crash when exiting fullscreen mode
  • Fixed site selector positioning when in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed site selector items remaining highlighted after losing focus

New in Friendly Streaming 3.3 (Jun 17, 2019)

  • FIXED: random loading issues
  • NEW: Right click open local media files in VLC Player
  • NEW: Drag and drop media file into dock icon to open file in VLC Player
  • NEW: Drag and drop URL into dock icon to open streaming site

New in Friendly Streaming 3.2.1 (May 27, 2019)

  • Quick-Fix for the empty License ("Rocket") Tab.

New in Friendly Streaming 3.2 (May 23, 2019)

  • New:
  • You can now support the development of Friendly Streaming by purchasing a license (click on the “Rocket” in the settings or title bar)
  • Added a setting to remove the “Rocket Button” from the title bar
  • Site Loading Progress Bar
  • Clear Data for All Sites
  • Spacebar keyboard shortcut to Play/Pause local media
  • Display error page for site loading errors
  • FIXED:
  • Incorrect frame set when exiting PiP mode
  • Some files remaining after Clearing Site Data
  • Vudu PiP support
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 3.1.2 (Apr 19, 2019)

  • Fixed Hulu Playback issue
  • Fixed Facebook log in window crash
  • Added European HBO GO urls

New in Friendly Streaming 3.1.1 (Feb 22, 2019)

  • FIXED:
  • The app now launches on MacOS Sierra and El-Capitan
  • The Picture-in-Picture window will not steal focus on mouse-over anymore.
  • Picture-in-Picture window size is now saved correctly.
  • Various crashes and improvements.

New in Friendly Streaming 3.1 (Feb 18, 2019)

  • NEW:
  • Video Adjustments (transparency, brightness, saturation, contrast)
  • Customizable Launchpad (edit Favorite Streaming sites)
  • Easy way to add any custom streaming site by URL
  • Play local video and audio (MPEG,DivX,ASP, XviD,3ivX, H.261, H.263,H.264,AVC,Real Video, and more)
  • Clear Site Data (to solve Netflix, Hulu and Amazon error codes)
  • FIXED:
  • Hulu location services issue
  • Hulu login with Facebook
  • Prime Video audio syncing
  • Prime Video access for United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Japan
  • OTHER ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Enhanced Picture-in-Picture to work on any sites (please let us know if you still see any issue)
  • Added access to preferences and ability to quit application from status item
  • Added ability to play videos when minimized
  • Added ability to save Picture-In-Picture resizing
  • Application window opens to the last size and position used before quitting
  • Recent Site list moved to account switcher for easier access

New in Friendly Streaming 2.5 (Sep 25, 2018)

  • NEW: Custom sites' history for quick access
  • NEW: Preference screen:
  • Hide Dock Icon
  • Keep window on top at all time
  • Keep PiP window visible on all desktop spaces
  • NEW: Support for multiple account on Amazon Prime videos
  • FIXED: Support for new Hulu site
  • FIXED: Play / Pause in PiP now works in most of the streaming sites
  • FIXED: El Capitan crash at startup

New in Friendly Streaming 2.4 (Aug 29, 2018)

  • NEW: Amazon Prime Videos
  • NEW: enter your custom streaming site's URL

New in Friendly Streaming 2.3 (Jun 21, 2018)

  • Added Twitch TV and Showtime.com
  • Making the icon a little smaller, and show better on all kind of background.
  • Bug fixes

New in Friendly Streaming 2.1 (Mar 22, 2016)

  • New app icon
  • Icon can now be hidden from menu bar (in "View" menu)
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in Friendly Streaming 2.0 (Mar 8, 2016)

  • Rebuilt from scratch.
  • Play movies in app
  • Does not require Silverlight
  • New Picture-In-Picture mode (top right icon, great for multitasking)
  • Rotten tomatoes reviews are now accessible when selecting a movie
  • Trailers play from the sidebar

New in Friendly Streaming 1.7 (Apr 4, 2015)

  • Fixed movie finder
  • Fixed rotten tomatoes ratings

New in Friendly Streaming 1.6.2 (Sep 4, 2014)

  • bug fixes
  • cleaner UI

New in Friendly Streaming 1.6.1 (May 8, 2014)

  • memory and speed optimisations

New in Friendly Streaming 1.6 (Mar 11, 2014)

  • Movie Finder
  • Bug Fixes
  • Updated Gallery Mode

New in Friendly Streaming 1.5.1 (Nov 12, 2013)

  • Fix crash on Mavericks

New in Friendly Streaming 1.4.2 (Jul 31, 2013)

  • Fixes the crash for people on Snow Leopard (10.6.8)

New in Friendly Streaming 1.4.1 (Jul 29, 2013)

  • Important update: fixes an issue with the player not showing up for some users.

New in Friendly Streaming 1.4 (Jul 24, 2013)

  • Better player
  • Bug fixes

New in Friendly Streaming 1.3 (Apr 27, 2013)

  • Fix issue for Firefox users
  • Fix navigation issue with the "new on neflix" panel
  • Fix Facebook Login Issue
  • Bug fixing

New in Friendly Streaming 1.2 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Bug fixing.

New in Friendly Streaming 1.1 (Nov 15, 2012)

  • Fixed Issue with Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Not Always Loading
  • Reviews load faster
  • Various bug fixes