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IP Scanner Changelog

What's new in IP Scanner 4.05

Jul 20, 2022
  • Latest device profiles
  • Monterey optimized

New in IP Scanner 4.0 (Jan 18, 2021)

  • Native Apple Silicon compatibility

New in IP Scanner 3.99 (Oct 19, 2020)

  • Latest device profiles
  • Fixed a bug related to MAC Address sync between Mac OX and iOS

New in IP Scanner 3.96 (May 4, 2020)

  • Latest device profiles
  • Email notification support has been DISCONTINUED
  • Apple's security focus in OS X Catalina has disabled our ability to use Apple Mail to send notifications. We have temporarily disabled this feature while we look for an alternative solution. If you rely on this feature, we do not recommend updating IP Scanner at this time.

New in IP Scanner 3.91 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • Latest device profiles
  • Email notification support has been DISCONTINUED - Apple's security focus in OS X Catalina has disabled our ability to use Apple Mail to send notifications. We have temporarily disabled this feature while we look for an alternative solution. If you rely on this feature, we do not recommend updating IP Scanner at this time.

New in IP Scanner 3.90 (Sep 2, 2019)

  • Latest device profiles

New in IP Scanner 3.84 (Jun 18, 2019)

  • Latest device profiles and scan improvements.

New in IP Scanner 3.81 (May 24, 2019)

  • Bug fix for networks with more than one active network interface

New in IP Scanner 3.80 (May 16, 2019)

  • Latest device profiles
  • Portscan speed improvements

New in IP Scanner 3.66 (Apr 26, 2018)

  • Latest device profiles.

New in IP Scanner 3.65 (Feb 5, 2018)

  • latest device profiles
  • general bug fixes
  • improved IPv6 discovery

New in IP Scanner 3.58 (May 8, 2017)

  • Latest device profiles
  • Minor UI tweaks and initial support for floating tool palettes

New in IP Scanner 3.57.2 (May 3, 2017)

  • Latest device profiles
  • Minor UI tweaks and initial support for floating tool palettes

New in IP Scanner 3.56 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • Latest device profiles.

New in IP Scanner 3.53 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • latest device profiles
  • general bug fixes
  • improved IPv6 discovery

New in IP Scanner 3.52 (Dec 24, 2016)

  • Latest device profiles.

New in IP Scanner 3.51.4 (Nov 3, 2016)

  • latest device profiles
  • general bug fixes
  • improved IPv6 discovery

New in IP Scanner 3.51 (Sep 29, 2016)

  • latest device profiles
  • bug fixes

New in IP Scanner 3.50.5 (Sep 7, 2016)

  • updated device profiles
  • fixes a bug that caused CSV exports to get confused if an item included quotes or commas in the name
  • fixes some visual glitches that occur when running in OS X 10.9 and earlier

New in IP Scanner 3.50 (Sep 2, 2016)

  • Updated device profiles
  • Fixes a bug that caused CSV exports to get confused if an item included quotes or commas in the name

New in IP Scanner 3.49 (Jun 30, 2016)

  • Fixed an iCloud sync bug that could cause multiple versions of the same custom image to be saved in the cloud.

New in IP Scanner 3.48 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • latest device profiles
  • date formatting in exported scan results now conforms to ISO 8601

New in IP Scanner 3.47 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in IP Scanner 3.46 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • bug fixes
  • improved performance for reverse DNS lookups

New in IP Scanner 3.45 (Feb 5, 2016)

  • new UI for selecting and managing network segments to be scanned
  • improvements to DNS resolution
  • new preference for enabling regex support
  • updated port scan engine; view scan progress by percent or total ports scanned
  • option to mirror dns info in the hostname field for remote network segments
  • latest device profiles

New in IP Scanner 3.43 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • more formatting control in scan results view, including additional font size options and rearrangeable columns
  • average Ping response time added to Ping results panel
  • latest device profiles

New in IP Scanner 3.41 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • specific optimizations for El Capitan
  • improved support for IPv6
  • updated device profiles

New in IP Scanner 3.39 (Jun 1, 2015)

  • Stability improvements

New in IP Scanner 3.38 (May 9, 2015)

  • bug fixes
  • 'no local hosts found' message suppressed until a local network is available to accomodate long delays in being issued a DHCP lease on some wireless networks

New in IP Scanner 3.37 (May 7, 2015)

  • latest device profiles
  • support for third party 'open in' plugins

New in IP Scanner 3.35 (Apr 28, 2015)

  • bug fixes
  • support for 'open in' plugins

New in IP Scanner 3.34 (Apr 8, 2015)

  • bug fixes
  • new feature: sort by Manufacturer

New in IP Scanner 3.33 (Jan 27, 2015)

  • bug fixes related to saving reports

New in IP Scanner 3.32 (Jan 6, 2015)

  • improved support for dealing with devices implementing the Bonjour Sleep Proxy
  • latest device definitions, including native recognition of new internet appliances from Amazon and Google
  • fixed a bug that could cause Ping indicator badges to remain visible even after the devices in question stopped responding
  • initial IPv6 support (should be considered beta at this point but we'll be improving this over the course of 2015)

New in IP Scanner 3.31 (Dec 6, 2014)

  • improved support for dealing with devices implementing the Bonjour Sleep Proxy
  • latest device definitions including native recognition of new internet appliances from Amazon and Google

New in IP Scanner 3.30 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • This release contains compatibility updates for OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and includes a new preference for customizing the display font in the scan view.

New in IP Scanner 3.29 (Nov 6, 2014)

  • This release contains compatibility updates for OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and includes a new preference for customizing the display font in the scan view.

New in IP Scanner 3.26 (Sep 5, 2014)

  • Improved support for Retina displays.

New in IP Scanner 3.23 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • This release includes general bug fixes, including improved processing of DNS information, and specifically addresses an issue that effected the way the 'last scanned' field is handled for manual devices.

New in IP Scanner 3.21 (Mar 17, 2014)

  • Bug fixes.
  • Improved processing of DNS information.
  • Addresses an issue that effected the way the 'last scanned' field is handled for manual devices.

New in IP Scanner 3.20 (Mar 5, 2014)

  • latest device profiles
  • bug fixes, including a bug that prevented users from saving scan reports to anywhere other than the downloads folder

New in IP Scanner 3.19 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • This release includes bug fixes for OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and specifically addresses a bug that could cause crashes under certain circumstances after a device has been customized.

New in IP Scanner 3.18 (Nov 21, 2013)

  • This release includes bug fixes for OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and specifically addresses a bug with DropBox sync.

New in IP Scanner 3.15 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • This release includes bug fixes as well as the following notable changes or features:
  • bug fix for a potential crash when IP numbers change during a scan cycle
  • Also contains these new features recently introduced with version 3.14:
  • a new optional column to display DNS information
  • the ability to add new custom device icons right from the main icon chooser

New in IP Scanner 3.13 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • updated device profiles

New in IP Scanner 3.12 (Mar 23, 2013)

  • improved device identification algorithms
  • 'geektool' mode - drag transparency slider to 0 and the bezel will disappear, leaving only the scan results

New in IP Scanner 3.10 (Mar 14, 2013)

  • performance optimizations
  • new view mode (move window transparency slider to 0 to reveal just the scan list with no window bezel

New in IP Scanner 3.09 (Feb 20, 2013)

  • Restores compatibility with OS X 10.6.8, Snow Leopard

New in IP Scanner 3.08 (Feb 6, 2013)

  • This release includes bug fixes as well as the following notable changes or features:
  • ability to change the probe interval (double click the probe countdown to configure)
  • lower CPU usage throughout
  • latest device profiles

New in IP Scanner 3.07 (Jan 18, 2013)

  • Changes in 3.07 are minor and mostly involve stability improvements, but also include DropBox support for cross platform sync of devices and notes.

New in IP Scanner 3.06 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • DropBox integration
  • Ability to choose report format (csv, html, etc) when exporting scans

New in IP Scanner 3.05 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Enhanced iCloud support: support for full synchronization of custom device entries with other Mac and iOS versions of IP Scanner. Make a change on one device and watch that change update all your other copies of IP Scanner!

New in IP Scanner 3.03 (Aug 30, 2012)

  • retina display support
  • scan engine refinements = faster and more stable scanning
  • better reporting when a device changes its IP during a scan
  • support for finding and identifying many new IP camera types
  • support for running 'headless' via a new menubar menu item

New in IP Scanner 3.01 (Aug 9, 2012)

  • retina display support
  • updated device profiles
  • minor bugs fixed

New in IP Scanner 3.0 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • updated device profiles

New in IP Scanner 2.98 (Jan 12, 2012)

  • fixes to improve thread performance when scanning multiple network
  • fix for a bug that would cause all devices to appear "timed out" when the active scan had been manually paused

New in IP Scanner 2.97 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Option to manually add a static device entry (e.g., for the purposes of using Wake On Lan and other network tools even when the device in question does not currently show up in active scans)

New in IP Scanner 2.96 (Nov 17, 2011)

  • Performance enhancements

New in IP Scanner 2.95 (Oct 13, 2011)

  • New feature: double pane view option
  • New feature: filter by MAC address
  • New feature: fullscreen mode

New in IP Scanner 2.92 (Sep 6, 2011)

  • optimizations for OS X 10.7 Lion
  • better cache management

New in IP Scanner 2.90 (Aug 12, 2011)

  • restores OS X 10.4 support
  • bug fix: removing devices from blacklist/whitelist via contextual menu works again
  • new feature: added button to access device tools from the device detail view

New in IP Scanner 2.88 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Better Lion support

New in IP Scanner 2.86 (Jun 2, 2011)

  • New option to 'open' devices in a browser (for devices that have web-based management systems)

New in IP Scanner 2.83 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • new feature: ability to save custom notes/comments for a device
  • new feature: Growl support may be toggled in the IP Scanner prefs

New in IP Scanner 2.82 (Mar 8, 2011)

  • New feature: option to exclude scan results from 'virtual network interfaces' (such as those created by Parallels or VMware)

New in IP Scanner 2.34 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • Fixes a memory leak which could cause IP Scanner to become unresponsive after scanning for a long time.

New in IP Scanner 2.33 (Oct 21, 2008)

  • improved scan speed
  • improved stability and responsiveness when scanning very large networks