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What's new in Automatic 2.4.8 Build 394

Oct 6, 2016
  • This update adds compatibility with macOS 10.12 Sierra. Automatic 2 now officially supports 8 consecutive OS releases - that has to be some sort of record.

New in Automatic 2.4.6 Build 391 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • This update is required to move subscriptions to Otomatic. Please make sure to install the latest version of Otomatic, available at http://codingcurious.com/otomatic/?source=update. For more information on moving subscriptions to Otomatic, please see the support article at https://codingcurious.zendesk.com/entries/81771649/.
  • Added an Export option which will allow TV Show and Custom subscriptions to be moved to Otomatic. In the Subscriptions pane, select "Export..." from the gear-icon button menu.
  • Fixed an issue specific to kickass.
  • Stability improvements.

New in Automatic 2.4.6 Build 391 (May 9, 2015)

  • Added an Export option which will allow TV Show and Custom subscriptions to be moved to Otomatic. In the Subscriptions pane, select "Export..." from the gear-icon button menu.
  • Fixed an issue specific to kickass.
  • Stability improvements.
  • NOTE: This update is required to move subscriptions to Otomatic. Please make sure to install the latest version of Otomatic, available at http://codingcurious.com/otomatic/?source=update. For more information on moving subscriptions to Otomatic, please see the support article at https://codingcurious.zendesk.com/entries/81771649/.

New in Automatic 2.4.5 Build 388 (Dec 12, 2014)

  • Compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some feeds to fail to load when using SSL.
  • In some cases, the license (and more rarely, all prefs) could be wiped after restarting the system on 10.9.2+. This has been fixed, but you may get a prompt to reenter your license details one last time.
  • YouTube subscriptions should no longer cause other subscription to stop refreshing.

New in Automatic 2.4.4 Build 383 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur opening the "Advanced" options window or adding a new subscription.
  • Improved the way episodes are detected.

New in Automatic 2.4.3 Build 382 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

New in Automatic 2.4.2 Build 379 (Oct 1, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue that would cause Automatic to stop after a refresh.
  • Performance improvements when updating the show listing.

New in Automatic 2.4 Build 371 (Aug 29, 2013)

  • Rules for YouTube subscriptions.
  • Script support as post-download action.
  • Expanded HD show selection.
  • Global feed URL editing.
  • Periodic subscription data backups.
  • Spotlight-searchable comments for downloaded files.
  • Notification Center support.
  • Improved stability and reliability.

New in Automatic 2.3.5 Build 351 (Sep 26, 2012)

  • Video and audio downloads are renamed according to the title in the feed.
  • Fixed a potential hang of the helper in situations with dodgy internet connectivity.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause multiple downloads of proper/repack releases.
  • Fixed issues with a couple Fall 2012 shows.
  • Improved internet connection detection.

New in Automatic 2.3.4 Build 347 (Aug 7, 2012)

  • NOTE: Please check if Automatic is active after applying the update. This should not occur again with future updates.
  • Fixed a dialog about AutomaticFileHelper being damaged.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause Automatic to stop when a new update was released.
  • Fixed some crashes on Mountain Lion.
  • Fixed an issue with YouTube subscriptions that would prevent all subscriptions from refreshing.
  • Fixed a few display issues.

New in Automatic 2.3.3 Build 342 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Compatible with Mountain Lion and signed for Gatekeeper.
  • Fixed a couple issues related to the "advanced" preferences.
  • Fixed a crash on OS X 10.5.
  • Fixed an issue where new URLs added in the source field would not be stored.

New in Automatic 2.3.1 Build 322 (Mar 28, 2012)

  • When refreshing, Automatic checks for internet connectivity first - this improves behavior in situations when waking from sleep or when wake-on-network is enabled.
  • Fixed various installation issues that could occur while updating and could manifest as no downloads, or multiple downloads.
  • Fixed an error that could prevent Automatic from loading on OS X 10.5.
  • Fixed an issue with repeated multiple downloads.
  • Fixed a potential licensing issue.
  • When dealing with multiple matches of the same episode, file links are now higher priority than magnet links - this will result is magnets being true "last-resort" links.
  • No longer opens YouTube video files after downloading.
  • Improved detection for files that need post-processing (unraring).
  • Improved the behavior of "Download every episode once" in subscriptions with multiple sources (this may result in a one-time download of some previous episodes).

New in Automatic 2.3 Build 313 (Mar 12, 2012)

  • YouTube subscriptions category.
  • Full magnet link support, both as a main and fallback option.
  • Expanded HD show selection.
  • Resumable downloads.
  • Post-processing for rar files in torrents.
  • Wider show selection.
  • Smart subscription refreshing, with drastically lower network requirements.
  • Improved stability and reliability.

New in Automatic 2.1.7 Build 276 (May 12, 2011)

  • Multiple feeds per subscription.
  • Show data can be attached to Custom subscriptions.
  • TV Show subscriptions can be converted and edited as Custom, with no data loss.
  • Subscription list improvements: sorting, status indicators.
  • Episode information in the Subscriptions pane.
  • Wider show selection.
  • Greatly reduced delay between item release and download.
  • No more date tag

New in Automatic 2.1 Build 255 (Sep 15, 2010)

  • Multiple feeds per subscription.
  • Show data can be attached to Custom subscriptions.
  • TV Show subscriptions can be converted and edited as Custom, with no data loss.
  • Subscription list improvements: sorting, status indicators.
  • Episode information in the Subscriptions pane.
  • Wider show selection.
  • Greatly reduced delay between item release and download.
  • No more date tag - read more here.

New in Automatic 2.0.3 Build 209 (Jun 30, 2010)

  • Improved the behavior of the “Download once” option for Custom subscriptions.
  • Greatly improved compatibility of the Size criterion with certain feeds.
  • Modified the “Open file” option to open silently, which means that if the app handling the file is already running, it won’t be made active.
  • Many more enhancements.

New in Automatic 2.0.2 (Jun 19, 2010)

  • Complete rewrite, from the ground up: a much more robust foundation on which to build many more exciting features!
  • UI revamp: more streamlined, much easier to use.
  • Subscription presets: 1-click access to over 230 TV shows.
  • Flexible rules for custom subscriptions: set up complex rules based on size, date, and more.
  • Honest-to-goodness, live preview for custom subscriptions.
  • Activity monitor for current downloads.
  • Greatly improved logging.
  • Growl notifications.
  • Many little things

New in Automatic 0.9.9 (Jul 21, 2009)

  • Each subscription can now have a different download location - by default, all downloads go to the location specified in the 'General' tab.
  • Added the option to apply the feed or subscription filters to the description element of RSS items, in addition to the default title element.
  • Added the option to invert the subscription filter - works the same as the feed filter invert option.
  • Fixed a weirdness with the date parsing, which could cause some items to be incorrectly passed over if the system was set to a non-Gregorian calendar.
  • Other minor stuff, such as: subscription list ordering, log window column resizing, feed preview table tooltips.

New in Automatic 0.9.5 (Jan 13, 2009)

  • Tiger support.
  • Sparkle support for auto-updating; it's is turned on by default.
  • Expanded feed support.