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TunesArt Changelog

What's new in TunesArt 1.9.8

Aug 11, 2021
  • Font size can be changed for the desktop album cover
  • Fixed missing artwork for some tracks

New in TunesArt 1.9.7 (Aug 11, 2021)

  • Artist info will default back to english if not found for user's language
  • Fixed unexpected opening of the Music app
  • Fixed lyrics window staying opened after music app was closed
  • Fixed flipped artworks in search window

New in TunesArt 1.9.6 (Dec 3, 2020)

  • Support for Apple Silicon
  • Support for macOS Big Sur
  • Font color can be changed for album cover on desktop
  • Fixed invalid keyboard shortcuts for previous / next track
  • Fixed an issue with some webradio
  • Fixed an issue with Last.fm exclusions

New in TunesArt 1.9.5 (Jan 29, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue with tracks containing special characters
  • Fixed issues with Music app

New in TunesArt 1.9.4 (Jan 21, 2020)

  • Added a setting to disable text scrolling in menubar
  • Fixed issues in Twitter engine

New in TunesArt 1.9.3 (Dec 27, 2019)

  • Fixed embedded lyrics not showing on macOS Catalina

New in TunesArt 1.9.2 (Nov 8, 2019)

  • Fixed keyboard shortcut not showing notification
  • Fixed keyboard shortcuts for previous/next track
  • Fixed an issue when searching tracks with special characters

New in TunesArt 1.9.1 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Ready for macOS Catalina 10.15

New in TunesArt 1.9 (Oct 2, 2019)

  • Artworks are displayed when searching with iTunes closed
  • Menubar miniplayer now supports rewind and fast-forward
  • Improved performance when searching iTunes music
  • Lower memory footprint
  • Fixed error when tweeting song without artwork
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Bartender app
  • Fixed issues with bezel notifications
  • Fixed several issues

New in TunesArt 1.8.1 (Jan 17, 2019)

  • Improved support for dark mode in macOS Mojave
  • Improved notification appearance
  • Improved behavior for album cover on desktop
  • Improved support for artworks in Spotify
  • Fixed broken shortcuts for repeat and shuffle modes
  • Fixed issues in Tags manager
  • Fixed several other bugs

New in TunesArt 1.8 (Dec 18, 2018)

  • New: support for Spotify
  • New: Rounded theme is now default theme
  • New: notifications can be automatically removed from notification center
  • Information about an artist can be displayed without a Last.fm account
  • Improved Twitter support (genre and artwork can be included)
  • Improved notifications when using macOS notification center
  • Fixed lyrics garbage
  • Fixed several other bugs
  • Removed Growl support (unmaintened project)

New in TunesArt 1.7.2 (May 22, 2016)

  • Fixed issues with Last.fm and Twitter services
  • Fixed issue with the online services

New in TunesArt 1.7.1 (May 18, 2016)

  • Fix compatibility issue with iTunes 12.4

New in TunesArt 1.7 (Jul 16, 2015)

  • New setting to make the lyrics window transparent
  • New setting to open the lyrics window when TunesArt launches
  • New buttons in lyrics window to adjust font size
  • Added warning if user unchecked ‘Share XML Library’ in iTunes
  • Updated bezel notifications for Yosemite
  • Support for Dark mode in Yosemite
  • Fixed broken search
  • Fixed broken library manager
  • Fixed UI glitches on Yosemite
  • Fixed LyricWiki search action
  • Fixed lyrics’ fontname in Preferences

New in TunesArt 1.6.2 (Jun 25, 2014)

  • New personal setting to display album cover with Exposé
  • FIX: Fixed incorrect state of play/pause buttons
  • FIX : Fixed track position not updating with latest iTunes version

New in TunesArt 1.6.1 (Feb 20, 2013)

  • Optimized for iTunes 11
  • TunesArt now works when iTunes library is outside Music folder
  • Updated some themes elements for better quality
  • Brazilian Portuguese localization updated
  • FIX: Notification font color can be customized again
  • FIX: Lyrics font size was not applied properly
  • FIX: Shortcut for hiding Lyrics window was not working
  • FIX: Growl notifications were not working
  • FIX: Fixed other small issues

New in TunesArt 1.6 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • New:
  • TunesArt is now sandboxed
  • Optimized for Mountain Lion and Retina display
  • Support for OS X notification center (10.8 only)
  • Last.fm authorization can now be removed
  • New shortcut to open / close iTunes
  • New Love/Ban buttons on desktop artwork for faster access
  • New localization 'Brazilian Portuguese'
  • Changes:
  • Controls on hovering desktop artwork now shows a little bit slower
  • More discrete scrolling title background
  • Search on LyricWiki now opens search results instead of homepage
  • Revamped search window
  • Only almost-square artworks are now returned when fetching
  • Bugs fixes:
  • Sending Tweet was not working anymore
  • Missing artworks are now only fetched from same album
  • Fixed broken Amazon artworks fetching
  • Fixed incorrect color of lyrics when user chose custom color
  • Fixed many other issues

New in TunesArt 1.5.1 (Sep 29, 2011)

  • TunesArt tag when tweeting is now optional
  • After playing a search result, play is continuing with next track
  • Fixed incorrect album tracks when right-clicking on desktop coverart
  • Fixed a bug preventing TunesArt to launch

New in TunesArt 1.5 (Aug 6, 2011)

  • Release notes soon available

New in TunesArt 1.2.2 (Apr 11, 2011)

  • Fixed a bug preventing artworks to be saved with iTunes 10.2.x
  • Fixed a bug causing default artwork to be sometimes flipped

New in TunesArt 1.2.1 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Can now search for ‘Gracenote’ version of lyrics on LyricWiki
  • Incomplete lyrics from LyricWiki are not displayed anymore
  • FIX: Fixed incomplete localizations
  • FIX: Fixed some glitches

New in TunesArt 1.2 (Nov 29, 2010)

  • Revamped Last.FM scrobbler, now supporting Love & Ban features
  • Added a basic « Exclusions » feature for Last.fm scrobbler
  • New feature to display track’s name in menu bar
  • Now looks for album artwork too, if a track has no artwork
  • Search window is now organized by album and shows track number
  • Added a panel showing artist’s information from Last.fm
  • Added a Last.fm submenu
  • Growl will now use an unique notification window
  • FIX: Fixed a display bug related to desktop cover’s title
  • FIX: Radio tracks, podcasts and audiobooks are no longer scrobbled to Last.fm
  • FIX: Fixed some bugs
  • FIX: Search window position is now saved between launches

New in TunesArt 1.1 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • New iPod scrobbling feature for Last.fm
  • Add customization settings for lyrics window (font color & family)
  • 7 new keyboard shortcuts (toggle album cover, directly set rating 0 to 5)
  • Improved readability of notification’s rating element
  • New optional notification when track is submitted to Last.fm
  • Some improvements made to the Preferences window
  • Current track is now marked in album list (right click on album cover)
  • Ratings now match iTunes behavior when an album is rated
  • Added Traditional Chinese localization thanks to Rex
  • Added Simplified Chinese localization thanks to Luo Dan
  • Added Turkish localization thanks to Barış Özdağ
  • TunesArt is now code-signed (to avoid asking form Last.fm password access at each update)
  • FIX: Fixed a bug that may cause a crash if current theme is deleted when TunesArt is opened
  • FIX: Lyrics & Search windows couldn’t be moved everywhere on secondary display
  • FIX: Mini-controller is now displayed only if iTunes is opened
  • FIX: Fixed some small bugs

New in TunesArt 1.0.2 (Oct 27, 2010)

  • This is mostly a bug fixes release but we also added 3 new localizations (Dutch, Slovak and Russian) and a new setting for themes.

New in TunesArt 1.0.1 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Fixed known bugs reported since last version.
  • New setting to disable the Search feature (should free some RAM for people not using this function).
  • Added an italian localization thanks to VinBoiSoft.

New in TunesArt 0.9.5 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Player controls (when hovering desktop cover art) a bit redesigned.
  • FIX : area of inluence for desktop cover art was a bit too large.
  • FIX : setting track's rating was not working anymore with keyboard shorcuts.
  • FIX : radio stations' information was not updated anymore.

New in TunesArt 0.9.4 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • FIX : memory was not released regularily in previous version
  • FIX : improved communication with iTunes

New in TunesArt 0.9.2 (Feb 2, 2010)

  • New keyboard shortcuts : shuffle / repeat mode
  • German localization improved
  • Play/Pause item in mini-controller is updated according to playing state
  • An artwork can be added with by dragging/dropping a picture file or web image on the desktop cover art
  • FIX : reduced area of inluence for desktop cover art
  • FIX : better handling of podcasts
  • FIX : enabling Last.fm with no username could crash TunesArt
  • FIX : hovering menubar icon was not working when 'Hide if iTunes not running' was selected
  • FIX : small adjustments in lyrics fetching (if LyricWiki servers are partially working)
  • FIX : small bugs fixes and other enhancements

New in TunesArt 0.9.1 (Jan 22, 2010)

  • German translation added
  • FIX : 'Enable Last.fm' menu item was not working properly
  • FIX : small UI adjustments in lyrics window
  • FIX : rating a track played from Genius was impossible
  • FIX : solved wrong position of notifications in a multi screens environment

New in TunesArt 0.9 (Jan 15, 2010)

  • Automatic cover art fetching from Amazon database
  • Too long track names are now truncated in contextual menu of desktop cover art
  • Tracks not submitted to Last.fm (error…) are now submitted again at next try
  • New setting allowing to ask what to do after lyrics download (save or don't save?)
  • Improved information/error messages for lyrics window
  • New menu item to enable/disable Last.fm scrobbler
  • FIX : keyboard shortcuts for copy/paste were not working in Lyrics window
  • FIX : in particular cases, no lyric was found despite their availability on LyricWiki website
  • FIX : cancelling lyrics edition was not restoring original lyrics
  • FIX : desktop cover art was disappearing after selecting a new playlist
  • FIX : other small bugs fixes

New in TunesArt 0.8.3 (Jan 4, 2010)

  • New personal setting allowing to disable information when hovering menubar icon
  • FIX : TunesArt was crashing at startup under Leopard 10.5
  • FIX : error message box in lyrics window was always displayed under Leopard 10.5
  • FIX : 'play/pause' icon was still truncated in mini-controller under Leopard 10.5

New in TunesArt 0.8.2 (Dec 30, 2009)

  • Notification is displayed when hovering menubar icon (instead of right clicking on this icon)
  • Other tracks of same album are now displayed in cover art's contextual menu
  • Error and confirmation messages added for download/save lyrics
  • FIX : update notification is now displayed in same language as TunesArt
  • FIX : dock menu was not available in english version of TunesArt
  • FIX : video files are not submitted to Last.fm anymore
  • FIX : 'play/pause' icon was truncated in mini-controller
  • FIX : no more lyrics refresh when modifying track information to display (in Preferences)
  • FIX : 'Preferences' window can be now closed with Cmd+W keyboard shortcut
  • FIX : many small bugs fixes

New in TunesArt 0.8.1 (Dec 6, 2009)

  • Possible display of an iTunes mini controller in system menu bar
  • New contextual menu for TunesArt dock icon
  • Add icons and a refresh function in Playlists submenu
  • Add an option to manually save lyrics into track
  • FIX : desktop cover art and notifications are now visible on ALL spaces
  • FIX : 'Show in Dock' setting is saved when updating TunesArt application
  • FIX : reshow Notification will not work anymore if iTunes is not running or a track is not playing
  • FIX : bugs fixed for reindex of iTunes library
  • FIX : moving zone for desktop cover art has been shrinked
  • FIX : when starting a new playlist, it is now revealed/selected in iTunes (fix the 'stop instead of pause' bug)
  • FIX : some links created to search for lyrics in Google were malformed

New in TunesArt 0.8 (Nov 29, 2009)

  • 4 new keyboard shortcuts: increase volume, decrease volume, mute, decrease rating
  • Shortcut for 'Modify rating' has been renamed to 'Increase rating'
  • Bezel notification for new shortcuts 'volume' and 'mute'
  • Better readability for information under desktop cover art
  • A right-clic on menubar icon will show information about current track
  • Search by title, artist or album, with a new pop-up menu to set up the search
  • Display artist name along with track name in search results
  • Growl notification gets default artwork if current track has none (instead of TunesArt application icon)
  • Display of cover art and artist's name in Lyrics window
  • New contextual menu in Lyrics window (Edit, Download, Search in Google)
  • FIX: less often rebuild of iTunes Library for the Search feature
  • FIX: a Growl notification was displayed when information under desktop cover art was changed from Preferences
  • FIX: mirror effect for 3D them is now working under Leopard 10.5
  • FIX: smaller memory footprint, particularly under Leopard
  • FIX: many small bugs fixed in Lyrics functions
  • FIX: some tracks could not be played from search results

New in TunesArt 0.7.2 (Nov 13, 2009)

  • New 'Playlists' submenu to play a particular playlist.
  • Improved 'Vinyl' theme for desktop cover art.
  • FIX : track's title was not displayed anymore in TunesArt menu.
  • FIX : radios was not correctly supported anymore (notifications and displayed information).
  • FIX : track's rating under desktop cover was not updated if it was changed in iTunes application (or in another application).
  • FIX : 'Hide menubar icon if iTunes is not launched' was not working fine (several menubar icons and wrong position for notifications).
  • FIX : no more 'STOP' bezel notification when iTunes is closing.
  • FIX : mirror effet for 3D theme was truncated in some cases.
  • FIX : many cosmetic bugs fixed.

New in TunesArt 0.7.1 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • FIX : no more 'ghost' window in Exposé when no track is playing.
  • FIX : notifications will not be clickable anymore (less intruisive).
  • FIX : small adjustments in Preferences window.
  • FIX : a double Growl notification was displayed when clicking on Previous/Next button on desktop cover art.
  • FIX : setting for Last.fm mode was not working in English version.
  • FIX : setting for iTunes minimized mode was not working in English version.

New in TunesArt 0.7 (Nov 8, 2009)

  • Support for Growl notifications
  • New personal setting to choose desktop cover art level (normal window or stick to desktop)
  • New personal setting to lock desktop cover art position
  • Bezel notification when modifying track's rating
  • Link to Last.fm website added in Preferences
  • A track is submitted to Last.fm only if at least 50% of the track was played (except for 'Now Playing' mode)
  • Your Last.fm profile shows 'Listening now using TunesArt + iTunes' (instead of 'TunesArt')
  • Track rating should be performed faster
  • Current track's rating is displayed in 'Rating' submenu (with checkmark)
  • FIX : in rare situations, Last.fm password could not be saved (causing an authentication error)
  • FIX : small bug fixed when rating a track with keyboard shortcut
  • FIX : default artwork is displayed on the dock when nothing is played in iTunes

New in TunesArt 0.6 (Oct 31, 2009)

  • New 'Now playing' mode for Last.fm (does not affect your musical profile)
  • Display album cover instead of default TunesArt icon in Dock
  • New personal setting to choose if iTunes should launch minimised or not (if you choose to launch iTuens with TunesArt)
  • Lyrics download should work in most cases (except if no Lyrics available)
  • New personal setting to automatically save downloaded lyrics into current track
  • Basic notifications have been improved (should work with previous/next events, and from keyboard keys too)
  • Playing a track from search window should be now performed from 'Music' playlist of your iTunes library
  • FIX : playings controls don't disappear anymore from the album cover if you click on them
  • FIX : many small bugs fixed for basic notifications
  • FIX : lyrics window will close if a radio is played
  • FIX : notifications should not appear outside screen bounds anymore
  • FIX : defining a new keyboard shortcut will not enable it, if you disabled shortcuts
  • FIX : some memory leaks fixed

New in TunesArt 0.5 (Oct 26, 2009)

  • Lyrics downloading has been optimized (timeout, progress indicator…)
  • A basic notification window (bezel) can be displayed for Play/Pause action
  • Fading effect for some windows is now optimized/nicer
  • Better appearance for notification window which is now positioned according to TunesArt menubar icon
  • FIX : an erronous key could be assigned to new shortcuts that appeared in version 0.4
  • FIX : closing of Lyrics window could crash TunesArt in particular cases
  • FIX : Intel 32 bits platforms are now fully supported
  • FIX : many small bugs fixed

New in TunesArt 0.4 (Oct 25, 2009)

  • Add Last.fm support (scrobbling)
  • Add a personal setting to choose desktop cover art size (Small, Normal, Big)
  • Add a personal setting to quit iTunes when TunesArt closes
  • Add 5 keyboard shortcuts (Show notification again, Previous, Next, Change rating, Show Lyrics)
  • New feature to display/edit lyrics
  • Missing lyrics can be downloaded from the web automatically
  • If you choose to launch iTunes when TunesArt starts, iTunes will be automatically hidden
  • FIX : TunesArt menubar icon was disappearing when iTunes exited
  • FIX : in 'classic' mode, desktop coverart was not correctly displayed if current track did not have any artwork
  • FIX : left and right arrows on keyboard are now active in search field

New in TunesArt 0.3 (Oct 19, 2009)

  • New player controls, more beautiful and displayed when hovering desktop coverart
  • 3 new display modes for desktop coverart (CD case, 3D perspective, vinyl)
  • Keyboard shortcuts are now customizable
  • Rating of current rack can be performed 'on-the-fly' (under desktop
  • coverart)
  • New setting to display track duration (menu & desktop coverart)
  • Track duration added to notification window
  • New setting to hide TunesArt icon in menubar
  • Re-worked Preferences window
  • Re-worked About window
  • Notification window appearance has been bettered
  • Shortcut for search window will close the window if already opened
  • If a setting needs to relaunch TunesArt, you'll be asked to do it
  • No notification will be displayed if you perform a play/pause/rate action
  • Search results can be limited to artists by typing '@' before your
  • keyword
  • FIX : setting for notification window was not working
  • FIX : setting for shortcuts disabling was not working
  • FIX : desktop coverart can now be moved by clicking the coverart under Mac OS 10.5
  • Leopard
  • FIX : any change in Preferences window is now applied immediately
  • FIX : any change in track rating is now displayed immediately
  • FIX : settings values with a slider are displayed in real time
  • FIX : many bugs has been fixed for 'exotic' tracks (e.G. : no artwork, no
  • artist name)

New in TunesArt 0.2 (Oct 6, 2009)

  • Now supports track rating from main menu.
  • iTunes controls (play, next, previous) can be added to the desktop cover.
  • New keyboard shortcut for opening search window and play/pause.
  • iTunes Library is refreshed each time you open search window.
  • Many cosmetic and ergonomic changes made to the search window.
  • Browsing with keyboard is now possible in search window.
  • Videos files don't appear in the search window anymore.
  • Default coverart is now displayed if current track doesn't have one.
  • Contextual menu is available on desktop coverart.
  • Radio tracks are now supported in notifications and desktop covertart.
  • New setting to display TunesArt icon on the dock.
  • FIX : now works with 10.5 Leopard (previously caused a crash on startup).
  • FIX : Preferences and About windows are now front windows.
  • FIX : opacity modification doesn't cause any visual problem.
  • FIX : covertart could be moved by clicking anywhere (not with Leopard).
  • FIX : when iTunes is closing, TunesArt menu is correctly refreshed.
  • FIX : many small bugs fixes.

New in TunesArt 0.1 (Oct 6, 2009)

  • First version.