WebDAVNav Server Changelog

What's new in WebDAVNav Server 6.6

Feb 26, 2024
  • Added support for running multiple instances of the app with different settings
  • Set the instance ID using an environment variable called WDN_INSTANCE_ID
  • > WDN_INSTANCE_ID=2 open -n ./Applications/WebDAVNavServer.app

New in WebDAVNav Server 6.5 (Dec 6, 2023)

  • Including the WebDAV link that uses the hostname rather than only the IP address in the app window.

New in WebDAVNav Server 6.4 (Jun 26, 2022)

  • New option to run the server in read-only mode so no modifications can be made to the files

New in WebDAVNav Server 6.3 (May 12, 2022)

  • Bug fix for problems copy files from Windows 10 using File Explorer

New in WebDAVNav Server 6.2 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Added a new help screen with some basic information about how to use the app

New in WebDAVNav Server 6.1 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Updated with latest build tools

New in WebDAVNav Server 6.0 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • HTTPS fixes for problems on macOS Big Sur

New in WebDAVNav Server 5.3 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • Notify users that you can't import a .p12 file from the console using the root user

New in WebDAVNav Server 5.2 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Fixes for connection problems when returning from sleep
  • Minor bug fixes

New in WebDAVNav Server 5.1.1 (Jan 26, 2021)

  • Bug fix for forcing authentication in v5.1

New in WebDAVNav Server 5.1 (Jan 24, 2021)

  • Improved logs:
  • Change the logging level at runtime
  • Access the log folder through the Log tab in the user interface
  • Log files rolled every 24 hours with 7 archives kept
  • Bug fix for option to show hidden files in the Browser interface

New in WebDAVNav Server 5.0 (Nov 23, 2020)

  • Built for Big Sur and Apple Silicon

New in WebDAVNav Server 4.0.5 (Oct 13, 2020)

  • Improved support for viewing .webloc files from a browser

New in WebDAVNav Server 4.0.4 (Oct 7, 2020)

  • We've added a new command line option for importing an updated .p12 file.
  • If the server is running at the time of import, it will be restarted to make sure the new certificate is used.
  • e.g. ./WebDAVNavServer.app/Contents/MacOS/WebDAVNavServer --import ~/Downloads/new_certificate.p12 --phrase optional_passphrase
  • The .p12 file currently needs to be in the Downloads folder at the time of import. The first time the import is run you should see a prompt to provide access to the Downloads folder

New in WebDAVNav Server 4.0.3 (Oct 4, 2020)

  • Bug fix for problems importing Let's Encrypt certificates

New in WebDAVNav Server 4.0.2 (Sep 24, 2020)

  • Memory leak fixes

New in WebDAVNav Server 4.0.1 (Aug 7, 2020)

  • Minor stability improvements
  • Added a new option for tips to help support development and maintenance

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.9 (Jul 19, 2020)

  • Added an option to logout of the browser based view

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.8 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • Crash fix for skipping forward or back when streaming media

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.6 (Jun 8, 2020)

  • The password stored in KeyChain is now stored against the user account running the app, and not machine wide

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.5 (May 26, 2020)

  • Improved error message when server fails to start
  • Crash fix for malformed headers in a request
  • Various stability improvements

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.4 (May 11, 2020)

  • Fixes for loading custom certificate/key for SSL connections

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.3 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Improved web interface for mobile devices
  • Access to shared folders in web interface
  • Bugs fixes for problems parsing certain folder names

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.2 (Apr 16, 2020)

  • Removed display of system file for custom file and folder icons from the web view
  • Added an option in the interface to hide files that are usually hidden in Finder

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.1 (Apr 7, 2020)

  • Added ability to select which network adapter to listen for connections rather than bind to all adapters
  • Fixed some Dark mode problems
  • Minor stability improvements

New in WebDAVNav Server 3.0 (Apr 6, 2020)

  • Improved ETag support

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.9 (Mar 30, 2020)

  • Fix for crash when viewing folders with unicode characters in a web browser

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.8 (Mar 26, 2020)

  • Stability improvements

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.7 (May 9, 2019)

  • Bug fix for additional share problems
  • Basic support for ETag header

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.6.3 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Bug fix for problems with additional shared folders.

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.6.1 (Feb 10, 2018)

  • Bug fix for incorrect local host name.

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.6 (Jan 29, 2018)

  • macOS High Sierra support
  • Memory leak fixes
  • Minor bug fixes

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.5.1 (Dec 5, 2016)

  • Bug fix for extra shares not working after app restart:
  • Any extra shared paths will unfortunately need to be re-selected to gain required access permission again.

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.5 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Stability improvements.

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.4 (Apr 15, 2016)

  • New option to disable restart on network changes

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.3 (Dec 9, 2015)

  • Improved support for earlier OSX versions
  • The app is now compatible with OSX Lion or newer
  • Support for Digest and Basic authentication
  • Crash fix for shared folders

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.2 (Oct 28, 2015)

  • Support for El Capitan

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.1 (Sep 1, 2015)

  • Bug fix for unsecured links when using the web interface over HTTPS causing timeouts

New in WebDAVNav Server 2.0 (Aug 24, 2015)

  • Drag and drop a folder from Finder onto the status icon to change the main shared folder (OS X 10.10+)
  • Support for sharing additional folders
  • e.g. http://192.168.1.10/share_name/
  • Improvements to the HTML browser display
  • Other minor improvements and fixes

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.80 (Apr 25, 2015)

  • Additional support for OmniPresence

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.7 (Feb 17, 2015)

  • Added support to stop/start server on network change
  • Added display of local host name for connections as well as IP address

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.6 (Dec 18, 2014)

  • Support for additional network adapters
  • Crash fixes

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.5 (Dec 4, 2014)

  • Improved support for Yosemite

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.3 (Jul 1, 2014)

  • Changes based on user feedback:
  • Added support for SSL connections
  • New option to generate a self-signed certificate for SSL if required
  • Added ability to copy URL once the server starts

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.2 (Apr 16, 2014)

  • Changed to a Status bar application

New in WebDAVNav Server 1.1 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • Added new option to allow the server to start on launch of the app