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Feeder Changelog

What's new in Feeder 4.6.2

Apr 10, 2024
  • Fixed an issue creating a bulleted or numbered list in the rich text editor where Feeder may crash or freeze.
  • Added an option to Publishing settings to allow Feeder to skip checking whether a server is reachability before publishing.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 4.6.1 (Mar 8, 2024)

  • Fixed an issue where Feeder may not work correctly after updating to v4.6.
  • Fixed an issue showing the WordPress tags field in the editor.

New in Feeder 4.6 (Mar 5, 2024)

  • Summary:
  • Support for transcripts in Apple Podcasts
  • Support for recommended tags from the Podcast Standards Project
  • Publish to S3-compatible services
  • Podcast Transcripts:
  • Transcripts can now be specified for podcast episodes
  • Specify a transcript URL or upload a transcript file when the feed is published
  • Podcast Standards Project:
  • Added support for the recommended and optional tags for the Podcast Standards Effort
  • Specify GUID and whether the podcast is Locked in the Feed View
  • Add Podcast Funding entries in the Feed biew
  • Add Podcast Text entries in the Feed view
  • Publishing:
  • When using the Amazon S3 protocol for a server, click the Options button to set a custom endpoint
  • General:
  • Open and Save panels now remember separate locations for enclosures, images, saving XML files, etc
  • Improved the appearance of the Feed and Settings sections
  • Open editor windows will no longer be restored if the Shift key is held down when opening Feeder
  • Fixed an issue copying a feed URL from the File menu when the sidebar has focus
  • Fixed an issue where it would be possible to provided read-only access to a shared feed on macOS 13 and later

New in Feeder 4.5.6 (Feb 13, 2024)

  • Improved performance when creating or saving an item to a very large feed (thousands of items).
  • Fixed an issue where the reload panel wouldn’t be reset after cancelling.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Feeder’s library from being rebuilt.
  • Improvements dealing with network and iCloud availability issues.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 4.5.5 (Jan 4, 2024)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur after showing iCloud sharing options on macOS 14 Sonoma.
  • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when first downloading or refreshing image assets for a feed.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 4.5.4 (Aug 30, 2023)

  • Fixed how episodic podcasts that include seasons are sorted in the list.
  • Fixed an issue with the Apple Podcasts preview when the episode description includes images with links, and improved handling of line breaks.
  • Fixed an issue displaying the correct title for a podcast episode with both a Title and Episode Title specified.

New in Feeder 4.5.3 (Aug 8, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue where opening a feed image from a URL would not update the URL in the XML file.
  • Fixed an issue where PodTrac URLs would not match the scheme (http or https) of the original enclosure URL.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 4.5.2 (Jun 21, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue with the start time tag for Podlove Chapters in the XML file.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when the app opens.
  • Removed a duplicate error message that could be shown for missing podcast artwork.
  • Updated SFTP software.

New in Feeder 3.7.5 (Oct 7, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue uploading files containing the + character to Amazon S3.
  • Fixed an issue generating S3 URLs for buckets that have dots in the name and Generate Secure URLs is not enabled.
  • Fixed an issue copying feed or enclosure URLs to the clipboard.

New in Feeder 3.7.4 (Sep 6, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue generating Amazon S3 URLs for buckets with dots in the name.
  • For feeds that publish automatically, items will now be rescheduled when the feed has been updated externally (e.g. via a file sync).
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when publishing a feed automatically.
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the Remove Items alert.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.7.3 (Jul 7, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue subscribing to podcasts.
  • Fixed an issue where publishing progress may not disappear from the sidebar after publishing has ended.
  • Updated Apple Podcasts support.
  • Updated FTP and SFTP software.

New in Feeder 3.7.2 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • General:
  • Fixed an issue where it would not be possible to authorize Twitter sharing in the Mac App Store version.
  • Updated FTP software.
  • Apple Podcasts:
  • Added an option to Advanced preferences to use backwards-compatible descriptions for Apple Podcasts feeds.
  • Sparkle Appcasts:
  • Added support for for Sparkle 1.21 and later, including the generation EdDSA signatures. To use, choose View > Show Settings from the menu, select Sparkle Appcasting, set the framework version to Sparkle 1.21+, and enable “Automatically Generate EdDSA Signatures” if necessary. Feeder will use the keys saved in your keychain by the Sparkle “generate_keys” tool.
  • Added support for the sparkle:os (operating system) tag.
  • Removed support for the Sparkle 1.1 framework, including the generation of MD5 sums.

New in Feeder 3.7.1 (Oct 27, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue where not all Apple Podcasts Categories would appear in alphabetical order.
  • Tags for Apple Podcasts are now handled according to the latest requirements.
  • Improved the appearance of trailers and bonuses for serial podcasts.
  • Removed support for now-defunct iTunes U tags.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.7 (Aug 12, 2019)

  • Apple Podcasts:
  • Feeder now supports the new categories for Apple Podcasts. Existing categories will be changed to their nearest new equivalent automatically, if necessary.
  • Only one category can now be chosen when creating a new Apple Podcasts feed (but more can be specified in Feed Settings, if required).
  • There is no longer a limit of three categories / subcategories that can be chosen, but note that Apple Podcasts will only use the first category or subcategory.
  • It is no longer required to choose a subcategory for categories that have them.
  • General:
  • Seasons view will now only be shown in the podcast type is Serial, and not if the feed XML contains seasons.
  • Feeder no longer prompts when removing items with swipe-to-delete.
  • Updated FTP software.
  • Feeder now requires macOS 10.13 or later.

New in Feeder 3.6.9 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Added support for Amazon S3 buckets hosted in Hong Kong, Beijing and Stockholm.
  • Improved error reporting when unable to authenticate a with password-less SFTP.
  • Fixed an issue where the Sparkle critical update tag would not be written or read correctly.
  • Fixed an issue editing a custom template’s description in Template Preferences.
  • Updated SFTP software.

New in Feeder 3.6.8 (Jun 11, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue where scheduled feeds may not be published after a long period of system sleep on macOS Mojave.
  • Fixed an issue where relative dates in the list won’t update automatically when the current day changes.
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the Publish Log window in Dark Mode.
  • Improved the appearance of the library window when using a sharing service.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.6.7 (May 24, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue uploading where filenames with certain characters could be truncated when uploading with SFTP.
  • Improved the appearance of enclosure URLs in the status bar.
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the podcast artwork box on macOS 10.14.
  • Fixed an issue where the download feed panel would not autofill an https URL on the clipboard.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.6.6 (May 8, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue where the app wouldn't open on macOS Sierra or El Capitan.

New in Feeder 3.6.5 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue uploading to Amazon S3 when file names contain the + character.
  • Fixed an issue where changing the background color of HTML and Markdown editors would have no effect.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.6.4 (Mar 6, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue listing the contents of subfolders in the FTP server browser.
  • Fixed an issue showing columns in landscape view.
  • Fixed a crash changing the editor font.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.6.3 (Jan 15, 2019)

  • Added an option to Publishing preferences to prevent an alert being shown when quitting and feeds are scheduled to be published.
  • Fixed a confusing message when choosing to upload all files again.
  • Updated FTP software.
  • Feeder is now a notarized app.

New in Feeder 3.6.2 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue where retrying a publishing job would not remove it from the Activity window.
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the Enclosure URL field in a narrow window.
  • Improved the error message shown when publishing with FTP and a file to be uploaded doesn't exist.
  • Removed the possibility of newlines being pasted into the FTP Address field.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.6.1 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue editing some podcasts on older versions of macOS.
  • Fixed an issue where the enclosure URL field could not be selected when a media file is attached.
  • Fixed some appearance issues in Dark Mode on macOS Mojave.

New in Feeder 3.6 (Sep 25, 2018)

  • macOS Mojave:
  • Feeder now supports Dark Mode and accent colors on macOS Mojave.
  • The preview will automatically switch between light and dark versions.
  • Added an “Always use light colors in editor” option to Fonts & Colors preferences.
  • There are now separate editor colors for dark and light mode in Font & Colors preferences.
  • Preview:
  • The text size of the preview can now be set in Preview preferences. There are five choices from small to extra large.
  • Removed “Zoom In”, “Zoom Out” and “Actual Size” items from the View menu.
  • General:
  • Publish jobs will no longer run concurrently to prevent crashes.
  • When Feeder cannot download a feed because it’s invalid, it will now use Cast Feed Validator rather than feedvalidator.org as the latter does not validate iTunes feeds according to current standards.
  • Removed the preference to use the system sharing service for Twitter, as it will no longer be included in macOS. You can continue to use Feeder’s built-in service.

New in Feeder 3.5.12 Build 3118 (Aug 7, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue where artwork stored in a password-protected server directory could not be displayed.
  • Fixed an issue where spaces would be stripped out of typed URLs.
  • Removed Facebook sharing, due to a Facebook platform policy change.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.5.11 Build 3080 (Jul 7, 2018)

  • Removed the ability to post to personal Facebook profiles (Facebook platform change).
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the pixel fields in the Insert Image panel.
  • Fixed an issue tabbing to the date field when the option to automatically update the publication date is off.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.5.10 Build 3072 (May 8, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue where the Episode Advisory field (for specifying whether or not an individual episode is explicit or clean) did not appear in the template editor.
  • Fixed an issue where it would not be possible to delete items with AppleScript.
  • Updated FTP sofwtare.

New in Feeder 3.5.8 Build 3057 (Jan 31, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue where the sort pop-up would not be visible above the Items or Drafts views after switching to the Feed or Settings view.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when there is an issue publishing with standard FTP.
  • Updated support for posting to Facebook.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.5.7 Build 3052 (Jan 11, 2018)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a hang that could occur after publishing with SFTP.
  • Added support for working with S3 buckets in the Paris region.
  • Fixed an issue publishing to S3 buckets in the London region.
  • Ensure Link field is shown for newly created serial-based podcasts.
  • Updated Facebook login support.

New in Feeder 3.5.6 Build 3045 (Dec 18, 2017)

  • Added support for creating Amazon S3 buckets in the China (Ningxia) region.
  • Attaching MP3 enclosures can now be much faster, but the extracted time may be imprecise.
  • Added an option to fetch precise timing for media files to Podcasts prefs.
  • Added a Remove All Uploads button to Publishing Settings.
  • Improved the appearance of some open and save panels on High Sierra.
  • Fixed an issue where artwork images may not be resized correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where the menu items in the New Feed button do not work in full screen.

New in Feeder 3.5.5 Build 3036 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue sending posts to Facebook.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.5.4 Build 3032 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue where episodic podcasts could not use seasons.
  • Tweets can now be up to 280 characters.
  • Updated Facebook support.

New in Feeder 3.5.3 Build 3021 (Nov 9, 2017)

  • Fixed a problem where the Episode Author field was not shown in the item template.
  • Improvements for importing invalid feeds.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.5.2 Build 3016 (Oct 23, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue finding and replacing links that did not end in a slash with a link that does.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.5.1 Build 3012 (Oct 4, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue where newlines could be removed from a podcast's Episode Summary on macOS Sierra.
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the text switcher on macOS Sierra.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a series-based podcast episode has no publication date.
  • Improved the appearance of summary text in the list for series-based podcasts.
  • Restored "Show iTunes Store Preview" to the View menu.

New in Feeder 3.5 Build 3004 (Sep 19, 2017)

  • Summary:
  • Updated for Podcast Seasons in iOS 11.
  • Improvements for publishing to Amazon S3.
  • Updated FTP publishing and Facebook sharing support.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
  • Apple Podcasts for iOS 11:
  • In Feeder, iTunes Podcasting now renamed Apple Podcasts.
  • Podcast feeds are now shown with a podcast icon in the sidebar.
  • In the editor, iTunes fields are now prefixed “Episode”.
  • Edit the Episode Note along with the RSS Description or episode Summary using the switcher above the text view at the bottom of the window. Use the HTML button to insert allowable HTML in this field.
  • The preview now shows the Episode Title instead of the RSS Title, if present.
  • The preview now shows the Episode Note, if present, or the episode Summary, if present, before falling back to the RSS Description.
  • Podcast Seasons:
  • In the Feed tab, select Apple Podcasts to choose a type for the podcast: Episodic (default) or Serial.
  • Serial podcasts are shown in a new portrait-style view that includes season headers, and shows the episode number, title, date, and episode summary.
  • Added an Episode Title field to the editor, which will appear if the podcast is a serial. Note that only Apple Podcasts is guaranteed to use this, so you should still fill out the regular RSS Title for other podcasting apps and sites.
  • Added an Episode Type / Season / Episode field to the editor, which will appear if the podcast is a serial.
  • When creating a new episode for a serial podcast, the season and episode will be filled out automatically.
  • Share Extension:
  • Name is now shown as “Feeder” not “Add to Feeder".
  • Amazon S3 Publishing:
  • Added a “Generate Secure URLs” option to Amazon S3 servers, so that automatically generated URLs will use https not http. This will be ignored if using a Custom URL.
  • Fixed an issue where duplicating an S3 server could lost its Custom URL.
  • General:
  • Fixed an issue remains feeds in the sidebar.
  • Updated Facebook support.
  • Updated FTP software.
  • The iTunes Store preview for podcasts has been removed.

New in Feeder 3.4.6 Build 2952 (Jul 19, 2017)

  • Fixed a problem generating URLs for web sites with a port.

New in Feeder 3.4.5 Build 2950 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where iTunes podcast advisories set to None would show Clean after publishing or relaunch.
  • Updated Twitter authorization.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.4.4 Build 2944 (May 9, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue where long enclosure names wouldn't be displayed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue adding a PodTrac redirect to an enclosure URL with a query.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when fetching an image's dimensions fails.
  • Updated Facebook support.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.4.3 Build 2936 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Fixed a problem fetching enclosure attributes from the web after the previous attempt failed.
  • Fixed a problem where it could be possible to publish a feed that was already been published via AppleScript.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.4.2 Build 2930 (Feb 16, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed an issue using FTP with SSL/TLS to publish to a server that has a self-signed certificate.
  • Fixed an issue cancelling an FTP upload.
  • Fixed an issue where a folder could be used as an enclosure file.

New in Feeder 3.4.1 Build 2922 (Jan 24, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem creating feeds stored outside Feeder's library folder.
  • Added support for working with S3 buckets in the London region.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a feed is changed externally.
  • Fixed a problem where the count of drafts wouldn't be updated when an autosaved draft is created.
  • Fixed a probelm where duplicated items wouldn't be sent to Twitter or Facebook when published.
  • Mac App Store only: Fixed a problem creating items with uploads via AppleScript.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.4 Build 2912 (Jan 9, 2017)

  • Summary:
  • Use the Touch Bar to work with feeds, edit and share items.
  • Publish to Amazon S3 buckets hosted in Canada.
  • Accessibility improvements.
  • Updated SFTP software.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
  • Library Window Touch Bar:
  • Switch between the Feed, Items, Drafts and Settings views.
  • Create a new item.
  • Reload the feed.
  • Publish the feed.
  • Show the Links panel.
  • Share items.
  • Find items.
  • Open or close the sidebar.
  • Item Editor Touch Bar:
  • Switch between Edit, Preview and Template views.
  • Fetch enclosure attributes from a file or the web.
  • Choose an enclosure file to upload.
  • Choose iTunes artwork to upload.
  • Choose Media RSS thumbnail to upload.
  • Choose Sparkle release notes file to upload.
  • Insert a link into the description.
  • Insert an image into the description.
  • Upload and insert a file into the description.
  • Insert HTML or Markdown tags into the description.
  • Panel Touch Bars:
  • Download Feed
  • Reload Feed
  • Publish Feed
  • Post to Twitter
  • Post to Facebook
  • Upload Settings
  • Insert Image
  • Insert Link
  • Upload and Insert Link
  • Publishing:
  • Added support for publishing to buckets in the Canada (Central) Amazon S3 region.
  • Updated SFTP software.
  • Sharing:
  • When sharing items, Feeder’s own built-in Facebook and Twitter sharing services are now shown instead of (rather than in addition to) the system-provided services.
  • Added an option to Advanced preferences to use the system-provided sharing services instead of the built-in ones.
  • Other Changes:
  • When removing an individual feed, a self-contained .frfeed file is now moved to the Trash. Dragging that back to Feeder will restore the feed and all its settings.
  • Updated the appearance of the library window view switcher and put more padding on the number of unpublished items or drafts.
  • Added items to the Item > Enclosure submenu for working with enclosure files.
  • Accessibility improvements.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a problem where the Insert Link panel wouldn’t always autofill a copied URL.
  • Fixed a problem where the Item > Enclosure menu items wouldn’t always be available.
  • Fixed an issue where previous enclosure uploads may not be removed when the corresponding item is removed.

New in Feeder 3.3.6 Build 2864 (Dec 10, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue publishing to some Amazon S3 buckets.

New in Feeder 3.3.5 Build 2862 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the app to hang when used on a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
  • Fixed an issue publishing to an Amazon S3 bucket that no longer exists.
  • Fixed an issue uploading files with parentheses in the name to Amazon S3.
  • Fixed an issue where publishing to Amazon S3 would hang when an error is encountered.

New in Feeder 3.3.4 Build 2854 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in the Mac App Store version that could prevent Feeder from accessing files after quitting and reopening the app.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.3.3 Build 2850 (Nov 1, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem that prevented Feeder from listing all files in an S3 bucket.
  • Added support for S3 buckets in the US East (Ohio) region.
  • Restored the contextual menu to the landscape view.
  • Fixed a problem where iTunes artwork could not be a https URL.
  • Updated the PodTrac redirect URL (old URLs remain compatible).

New in Feeder 3.3.2 Build 2842 (Oct 17, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem that prevented the selection of multiple items in landscape view.
  • Fixed a crash that can occur when publishing with standard FTP encounters a timeout.
  • When submitting podcasts to iTunes, Feeder will open the Podcasts Connect site.
  • Updated Facebook support.

New in Feeder 3.3.1 Build 2836 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash when publishing with standard FTP on El Capitan.

New in Feeder 3.3 Build 2835 (Oct 4, 2016)

  • Summary:
  • Tabs on macOS Sierra.
  • Improvements for split screen mode.
  • Editing improvements.
  • Share to Facebook groups you administer.
  • Other improvements for sharing, publishing, drafts and more.
  • macOS Sierra:
  • Library and editor windows can be opened in tabs in a single window, according to your settings in Dock System Preferences.
  • Added a setting to General preferences to allow tabs for all windows or just editor windows.
  • Hold on Option to see alternative items in the File and Item menus for creating and editing items in new tabs or windows, depending on the default set in System Preferences.
  • Hold on Option when clicking the New Item button or double-clicking items in the list to open them in the opposite way to the tab setting in System Preferences.
  • General:
  • The number of unpublished items and drafts is now shown in the buttons above the list.
  • The sidebar will now close when space is at a premium (e.g. in split view on a small screen).
  • When hidden, the sidebar will now appear over the item list when dragging items to it.
  • Feeder 3.3 requires OS X 10.11 or later.
  • Sharing:
  • Added the ability to post to Facebook groups you administer.
  • When manually posting to Facebook, you can now choose a different page or group to the default.
  • Updated Facebook support.
  • Publishing:
  • It’s now possible to set all files to be uploaded again by clicking the “Upload All Files Again” button in the Publishing section of a feed’s Settings. During the confirmation, Feeder will ask whether to include any missing files, and if so those will be flagged as errors to be resolved before the feed is published.
  • Updated FTP software.
  • Editing:
  • When pasting or inserting HTML links, Feeder can now include the default “target” and “rel” attributes, as specified in Editor preferences.
  • Preferences:
  • Added Editor prefs.
  • Moved the options to autocomplete fields and check spelling from General to Editor prefs.
  • Added an option to Editor preferences to set whether Feeder asks whether to save an item as a draft when manually saving a new item.
  • Moved the new feed language setting from General to Advanced preferences.

New in Feeder 3.2.7 Build 2785 (Aug 9, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Ensure certain podcast media files (M4As, MP4s and QuickTime Movies) whose metadata Feeder changes are exported for streaming.
  • Fixed an issue saving a custom template in the item editor.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when publishing with Amazon S3.
  • Ensure the selected Amazon S3 bucket is saved when the app quits.
  • Fixed a problem where the publish confirmation would be shown when using a the menu shortcut key, even though the option is off.
  • Ensure the width of landscape table columns is saved.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.2.6 Build 2774 (Jul 8, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem publishing to Amazon S3 buckets in some regions.
  • Added support to create S3 buckets in Frankfurt, Mumbai, Seoul and Tokyo.

New in Feeder 3.2.5 Build 2767 (Jun 28, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue where a draft could be removed when the window is closed if no changes were made.
  • The last library view (feed, items, drafts or settings) is now restored when the app restarts.

New in Feeder 3.2.4 Build 2763 (Jun 21, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where items with some enclosure files may wrongly be saved as drafts.
  • Fixed a layout problem in the portrait list when switching between feeds with different view settings.
  • Fixed a problem that may prevent Feeder from working on future versions of OS X.

New in Feeder 3.2.3 Build 2757 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem where a password may be requested when downloading an HTTPS feed.
  • Fixed a problem where multiple editor windows could be opened for drafts after restarting the app.
  • Fixed a problem cancelling feed downloads.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.2.2 Build 2745 (May 24, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem tabbing between some fields in the editor.
  • When using File > Save to save a draft that isn't already in the feed, a confirmation alert is shown.
  • An explanatory tooltip is now shown when hovering the mouse over the status icon for items with a draft or unpublished changes.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a blog is unavailable.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.2.1 Build 2738 (May 19, 2016)

  • Fixed a hang that could occur when saving some items.
  • Fixed tabbing between the sidebar and item list.
  • Fixed an issue where draft editing windows may not be restored on reopening the app.
  • Fixed saving some Sparkle details in a draft.
  • Fixed an issue where a password may be shown fetching enclosure attributes from the web on OS X 10.11.5.

New in Feeder 3.2 Build 2729 (May 16, 2016)

  • Summary:
  • Drafts for new and edited items.
  • Editor improvements.
  • Updated support for publishing and sharing to social media.
  • Accessibility improvements.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
  • Drafts:
  • New and existing items will now be automatically saved as drafts while edited, and their content will not appear in the feed until saved.
  • A new Drafts view lists all drafts.
  • When closing an editing window, selecting “Save as draft” will save the changes as a draft. Unselecting this will save the changes to the feed and remove the draft.
  • Items already in the feed with drafts will show a draft icon next to them.
  • Editing an item in the feed with a saved draft will edit the draft.
  • Drafts are not validated until you choose to save them to the feed, allowing for partially complete items.
  • Item Editing:
  • Feeder can now zip file packages that are to be uploaded as enclosures. Previously it would only do this for Sparkle appcasts.
  • The Editor menu now has submenus for Unique ID, Enclosure, iTunes Artwork, Media RSS Thumbnail and Sparkle which replicate the menus seen by clicking the gear icons in fields.
  • Sparkle version fields now span the width of the editing window.
  • Fixed an issue where iTunes Duration would not be autosaved.
  • Fixed a problem fetching the length of enclosures from some web servers.
  • Landscape List:
  • The landscape list now shows columns other than title in dark grey text.
  • The publication date is now formatted for improved readability.
  • Fixed an issue where the publishing status for items would not be updated.
  • Sharing:
  • Improved the appearance of long URLs when manually sharing to Facebook.
  • Updated support for Facebook.
  • Publishing:
  • For clarity, the “FTPS” protocol is now shown as “FTP with SSL/TLS”.
  • Improved the appearance of progress on the server browser panel.
  • When clicking the progress indicator in the sidebar, the Activity window is now shown.
  • Added an option to Advanced preferences to enable detailed publishing server logging.
  • General:
  • It’s now possible to create a new item with an enclosure by choosing New Item With Enclosure from the File menu.
  • Accessibility improvements.
  • The dimensions and type of the feed image is now validated more strictly.
  • Feeder will add .xml to the server filename of downloaded feeds whose original has no extension.
  • Fixed a problem auto-detecting the settings of Blogger blogs.
  • Fixed an issue creating items with AppleScript.
  • Fixed an issue with the appearance of the New Feed Panel.
  • OS X Changes:
  • The following areas of the app have been updated to work on future versions of OS X:
  • Publishing to Amazon S3.
  • Publishing with WebDAV.
  • Sending pings.
  • Facebook sharing.
  • Twitter sharing.
  • bit.ly URL shortening for sharing to Twitter.
  • Downloading feeds.
  • Reloading feeds.
  • Fetching enclosure attributes.
  • Thumbnail generation.
  • Working with WordPress and other MetaWeblog blogs.

New in Feeder 3.1.8 Build 2650 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed an issue connecting to some SFTP servers.

New in Feeder 3.1.7 Build 2646 (Mar 24, 2016)

  • Improved thumbnails for iTunes podcasts in the portrait list.
  • Updated iTunes podcast preview to match the way the iTunes Store shows episodes as clean.
  • iTunes podcasts can now use HTTPS URLs for artwork, media files, etc.
  • Fixed an issue connecting to SFTP servers with IPv6.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when fetching some FTP listings.
  • Updated FTP and SFTP software.

New in Feeder 3.1.6 Build 2632 (Feb 16, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed an issue where episodes in the feed could appear as clean in the iTunes Store even when the podcast is marked as explicit.
  • Fixed the incorrect appearance of a message about an item's Unique ID when choosing an enclosure file to upload.
  • Fixed a problem where the number of unpublished items shown in the sidebar could be incorrect.
  • Fixed a problem opening the app after using the demo version (Mac App Store version only).
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.1.5 Build 2620 (Jan 29, 2016)

  • The Unique ID field can now be edited manually by choosing Make Editable from its action menu.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when listing Amazon S3 buckets.
  • Fixed a problem where Sparkle version 1.6 wouldn't be shown on the New Feed panel.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.1.4 Build 2615 (Jan 4, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue listing files and buckets on Amazon S3 servers for users with non-English locales.
  • Added an option to the General section of a feed's Settings to include the scheme (e.g. http://) in redirected URLs.
  • Fixed a problem where alerts could appear for enclosure files stored on unavailable file servers.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when browsing a publishing server.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding an enclosure file.

New in Feeder 3.1.3 Build 2603 (Dec 9, 2015)

  • Fixed a problem where some feeds may not load on OS X 10.11.2.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.1.2 Build 2600 (Dec 1, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Editing windows can now be made full screen and used in split screen on El Capitan.
  • Fixed a problem where changes to a duplicated feed could not be saved.
  • Fixed a problem where newlines weren't stripped from generated filenames.
  • Fixed a problem renaming items in the sidebar.
  • Fixed a problem where Sparkle settings may not be saved before the app quits.

New in Feeder 3.1.1 Build 2588 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem sharing to personal Facebook timelines. You may need to authorize Feeder with Facebook again in Sharing settings.
  • Fixed a crash or hang that could occur when publishing with file export.
  • Fixed layout issues with the enclosure preview in editing windows.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur after saving an item.

New in Feeder 3.1 Build 2576 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • Summary:
  • Share extension and bookmarklets for adding links from other apps.
  • Swipe to delete items on El Capitan.
  • Improved Social Sharing, including images for Twitter.
  • Sparkle Appcasting “critical update” tag.
  • Updated for El Capitan and various other improvements.
  • Adding Links:
  • Added a Share extension for adding new items from web pages. Feeder will create a new item with a title, link and any selected text from the page in the current feed or a feed you choose from the list. All this can be edited before adding to the feed.
  • Feeder now also provides a bookmarklet that can be installed via Advanced preferences. This works the same as the Share extension, except the information cannot be edited beforehand and the link will always be created in the current feed.
  • Added a “When adding links” setting to General preferences. By default, Feeder will add new items directly to the feed, use this to open them in editing windows instead. This applies when using the Share extension, bookmarklet or dragging links from a web browser.
  • Items:
  • On El Capitan it’s now possible to swipe to remove items from the feed in portrait mode.
  • Added a setting to General preferences to ask before removing items (on by default) and another on whether posts should be automatically removed from the blog too, if appropriate.
  • Feed View:
  • When a feed has errors at the feed level, a warning icon is shown next to the Feed button.
  • Expanding a section and clicking on a sub-section will show only that section.
  • iTunes Subtitle now appears as a single-line field.
  • Edit & Preview:
  • The preview now uses the San Francisco system font on El Capitan.
  • Editing windows now show the standard window buttons inline with the toolbar buttons.
  • Fixed a problem where changes to custom templates may not be saved.
  • Fixed a problem where the editor preview shows an enclosure when there isn't one.
  • Updated Markdown support, improves support for links.
  • Social Sharing:
  • Twitter shares can now include an image, if one is available. Enable “Include an image, if available” in the Sharing section of the Settings view.
  • Tweaked the heuristics for identifying images for Twitter and Facebook sharing. When more than one image is available, Feeder uses the Media RSS thumbnail if available or the largest image from the description if not. For podcasts it will then fall back to the iTunes Store artwork for that item or the feed, and in all cases it will use the standard feed image as a last resort.
  • When posting to Twitter or Facebook for the first time, or if Facebook authorization has expired, Feeder now shows you a Settings button that will take you directly to the appropriate section in the Settings view.
  • Updated Facebook support.
  • Icons are now shown for system sharing services.
  • Sparkle Appcasting:
  • Added “Critical Update” optional field for Sparkle appcast items.
  • The default version for Sparkle appcasts is now 1.6+, dropped “1.5 Edge”.
  • General:
  • Improved the appearance of the scheduled icon in the sidebar.
  • The Servers window now show the standard window buttons inline with the toolbar buttons.

New in Feeder 3.0.4 Build 2507 (Sep 16, 2015)

  • Fixed a problem where setting the port of FTP servers to the standard port for the protocol could result in the port appearing as zero.
  • Fixed a problem where the Explicit advisory would not be displayed in the iTunes Store podcast preview.
  • Fixed an issue where the New Server panel would show the incorrect protocol after previously creating a non-FTP server.
  • Fixed issues with the sidebar split view.
  • OS X 10.11 El Capitan preparedness.

New in Feeder 3.0.3 Build 2493 (Aug 25, 2015)

  • When publishing ends, the notification is now shown regardless of whether the app is frontmost.
  • Feeder can now be forced to rebuild a library from the XML feed files by choosing Feeder > Rebuild Library from the menu.
  • Artwork is now required when creating iTunes Podcasts.
  • Fixed a problem where the date would be updated for items that have been published in the past and re-edited more than once.
  • Fixed a problem downloading feeds with no titles.
  • Fixed a problem where feeds weren't validated immediately after being changed.
  • Fixed a problem with incorrect image and enclosure paths when publishing a feed for the first time with "Use Feed Settings" selected.
  • Fixed a problem where iTunes artwork may not be cropped to a square when it's smaller than the maximum size.
  • Fixed a problem upgrading from Feeder 1.x.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 3.0.2 Build 2467 (Aug 11, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when autosaving iTunes U items.
  • Fixed a problem where publishing may not complete after automatically sharing to Twitter or Facebook.
  • Fixed a problem where feeds scheduled publication status may not be updated immediately after publishing.
  • Fixed a problem where scheduled feeds would not be rescheduled after app restart.
  • Relative dates shown in the portrait list will now be updated when the day changes.
  • Fixed a problem where a message could be shown incorrectly when choosing a folder on a File Export server.
  • It is now mandatory for iTunes podcasts to have artwork.

New in Feeder 3.0.1 Build 2452 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where the Duplicate contextual menu for items wouldn't work.
  • The current selection is now preserved when reordering items.
  • Fixed a problem upgrading Feeder 2 libraries in custom locations.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur checking blog availability.
  • When the web cache is emptied, the thumbnail cache is now also reset.
  • Leading and trailing spaces are now trimmed from URLs.
  • Fixed an issue where the library window couldn't always be resized horizontally.
  • Fixed an issue where the library window may not load in some locales.

New in Feeder 3.0 Build 2437 (Jul 17, 2015)

  • Summary:
  • Refreshed Design with new icons, preview and editing windows.
  • Thumbnails and preview lines in the list.
  • Integrated feed and settings views so the sidebar can be hidden.
  • Share libraries with cloud services such as iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive and more.
  • iTunes Podcasting updated for larger artwork and links in the iTunes Summary.
  • Markdown editing, converted to HTML in the feed.
  • Autosave for edited items with windows restored on relaunch.
  • Self-contained feeds with the content and settings for sharing with others.
  • Search and replace all links in a feed.
  • Many other new features and improvements.
  • Sidebar:
  • The sidebar can now be hidden. Choose View > Show Sidebar from the menu to show or hide the sidebar or click the button at the bottom right of the sidebar.
  • New icons for feeds and folders. Favicons are no longer used as icons for feeds.
  • Items List:
  • The portrait list will now preview a few lines of each item’s description.
  • Hide or show the description preview in the list by choosing View > Show Item Previews from the menu. The setting is per-feed.
  • The portrait list will now show a thumbnail for each item using an image taken from the description or an enclosure upload, if available.
  • Hide or show thumbnails in the list by choosing View > Show Item Thumbnails from the menu. The setting is per-feed.
  • The landscape list now has a Description column that shows the same information as the preview in the portrait list. Hovering over the description will show more.
  • To hide or show columns in the landscape list, Ctrl-click or right-click the column headers and choose the items to show or hide from the list.
  • Both portrait list now uses relative dates with an intelligent format.
  • When items in the feed have errors, a warning icon is shown next to the Items button and a “Show Errors Only” button appears to the right. Enabling that will show only the items with errors.
  • Feed View:
  • When a feed has errors at the feed level, a warning icon is shown next to the Feed button.
  • Expanding a section and clicking on a sub-section will show only that section.
  • iTunes Subtitle now appears as a single-line field.
  • Settings View:
  • In Editor settings, a new Format pop-up replaces the “Add Line Breaks to Item Descriptions checkbox to present a choice of “HTML”, “Automatic Line Breaks” and “Markdown”.
  • in General settings, the Where field is now a graphical path that you can double-click to show the feed or any of its containing folders in the Finder.
  • Added a setting to allow HTTPS enclosures.
  • Expanding a section and clicking on a sub-section will show only that section.
  • Item Preview:
  • New style for the preview.
  • Enclosure preview now shows the artwork or a thumbnail if the original file is on your computer.
  • Click the thumbnail to see a Quick Look preview of any enclosure where the original file is on your computer.
  • Enclosure preview no longer shows the MIME type.
  • Markdown Editing:
  • Items’ descriptions can now be written in Markdown, which will be converted to HTML for the feed.
  • Set the default editing format for the whole feed in the Editor section of the Settings view in the main window.
  • When Markdown is the default, new items will use that, but existing items and those edited externally will be shown as HTML with Automatic Line Breaks, because Markdown does not support all the features of HTML and things may be lost if an automatic conversion was made.
  • Convert existing items to Markdown by choosing Markdown from the options in the Editor menu or pop-up at the bottom of the editing window. The conversion supports links, images, span tags with Markdown-equivalents (b, i, em, strong, del, strike, h1 to h6), single-level ordered or unordered lists, and blockquotes.
  • A number of extensions are supported: autolinked URLs, fenced code blocks, hard new lines, strikethroughs, tables and underscores in words. These can be enabled / disabled in Markdown preferences.
  • The Insert Image and Insert Link panels and Insert Tag menu now insert Markdown equivalents when Markdown is in use, if equivalent Markdown syntax exists.
  • You can set the preferred bullet, strong, emphasis and hard return styles used when inserting Markdown tags or converting HTML to Markdown in Markdown preferences.
  • Item Editing:
  • Items being edited are now autosaved and restored when the app is reopened. Hold on Shift at startup to prevent that.
  • New toolbar icons for editing windows.
  • New style for the editing fields, with lighter labels and no borders.
  • Clicking on a label activates the corresponding field.
  • A new Editor menu contains commands for working in the editing window that were previously in the Item menu.
  • The text format for an item’s Description can now be changed on a per-item basis using the options in the Editor menu or pop-up below the text.
  • Newlines added below HTML or Markdown text will be preserved while editing.
  • When editing iTunes podcasts, the number of characters remaining is now shown in the status bar below the text.
  • iTunes Subtitle is now a single-line field.
  • Added a new Upload toolbar item to upload files and insert the corresponding HTML link or image tag into the Description.
  • Added an Upload button to the Image panel to upload an image file and insert an HTML image tag.
  • When uploading and inserting an image file, the image’s dimensions are now included in the HTML tag.
  • Added a Strikethrough item to the Insert Tag menu.
  • When finding and replacing text in the Description or iTunes Summary, the editor now uses a bar rather than a panel.
  • Added shortcut keys for Header styles 1 to 6.
  • Improved text formatting after removal of HTML paragraph and line breaks.
  • Improved the appearance of the Image and Link panels.
  • Feed Links:
  • Find and replace all links with a common prefix in a feed, optionally including those in both the feed and items’ descriptions (plus iTunes Summary and Subtitle, if appropriate) by choosing Edit > Find & Replace Links from the menu.
  • Clicking the Links button in the toolbar now shows menu items that allow you to subscribe to a feed or podcast, copy the feed URL and submit a podcast to iTunes, if appropriate.
  • The Links panel has been removed, but the Web Page Links section survives in its own panel, which can be seen by choosing “Web Page Links” from the File menu or the menu shown when clicking the Links button.
  • Added Submit to iTunes to the File menu.
  • Library Management:
  • Feeder’s library can now be safely synced with services such as iCloud Drive, Google Drive and Dropbox and shared with multiple Macs.
  • Use File > Library > New Library from the menu to create a new empty library.
  • Move an existing library to another location by choosing Feeder > Library > Move to Folder from the menu.
  • Move a library back to the default location by choosing Feeder > Library > Move to Default Location from the menu.
  • To open a library stored elsewhere double-click the [Library name].frlib file or, choose Feeder > Library > Open Another Library from the menu.
  • To see where the current library is stored, choose Feeder > Library > Show in Finder from the menu.
  • Self-Contained Feeds:
  • Feeds can now be exported in a self-contained format that preserves both the content and settings. To save a self-contained feed, choose File > Export from the menu and choose “Self-Contained Feed” from the File Format menu.
  • To import a self-contained feed, double-click the file, or choose File > Import File from the menu and select the file, or drag it to the sidebar or app icon in the Dock.
  • Servers:
  • Servers window has new icons and toolbar and the list of servers can be made wider.
  • The address of the server is now shown below the name in the list.
  • List is now grouped into servers, blogs and ping services.
  • Ping services can now be created and managed in the Services window instead of Preferences.
  • The server browser now uses a separated style for the back / forward buttons.
  • Publishing:
  • Publishing progress is now shown in the Publish toolbar button for the selected feed.
  • Click the Publish button while publishing to see detailed progress in a popover.
  • Updated Blogger support to use OAuth. You will need to authorize your Blogger blogs again in the Servers window.
  • Renamed weblogs to blogs throughout the app.
  • Removed the ability to wake the computer to run scheduled jobs. Use Energy Saver System Preferences instead.
  • Feeder can now run a script or Automator workflow after publishing a feed. For AppleScript, it will call the “on feedPublished” handler passing the feed’s URL as a parameter, or just run the script if it doesn’t have that handler. For Unix scripts, the first argument ($1) will be the feed URL. For Automator workflows, it will pass a “Feed URL” variable. Choose the script to run in the Publishing section in a feed’s Settings.
  • Preferences:
  • Editor preferences has been renamed to Fonts & Colors and other options moved to General preferences.
  • Added Preview preferences for enabling / disabling JavaScript, plug-ins and Java, resetting the web cache (previously found in the Feeder menu) and setting how content should be zoomed (previously in the View menu).
  • Publishing preferences now has an option to choose which computer should be used to publish scheduled feeds.
  • In Template preferences, the “Save as Copy” menu has been renamed “Duplicate”.
  • Added Advanced preferences for the setting to format XML files.
  • Updated icons for preferences.
  • Podcasting:
  • Feeder now allows HTML links to be inserted in the iTunes Summary when editing items.
  • The minimum size for podcast artwork has been adjusted to Apple’s latest specifications, which is now a minimum of 1400px and a recommended 3000px.
  • To keep file sizes down, artwork embedded to audio files is set to the minimum size (1440px) and saved as JPEGs (these used to PNGs). Set the artwork before adding the media to Feeder to override this.
  • iTunes Categories that have available subcategories must have at least one subcategory specified. It is no longer possible to just choose a parent category.
  • Feeder will now show EPUB documents in the iTunes Store Preview.
  • General:
  • The New Feed panel shows descriptions of the selected template and uses new template icons.
  • The main area of the window now shows different views for the feed itself, items and the feed’s settings.
  • Changes to feeds edited manually in other apps will now be reflected in Feeder when the app is running.
  • The Feed and Settings sections now have new icons.
  • Moved Reorder Items to the Edit menu.
  • Items must now always have Unique IDs (GUIDs), any that don’t will have them added automatically.
  • File > Save As is now File > Export…
  • New toolbar buttons.
  • New application icon: the Feeder machine now uses fancy new screen technology.

New in Feeder 2.5.12 Build 2294 (Jun 23, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a hang that can occur when scrolling the sidebar when a lot of feeds have favicons.
  • Fixed a problem where ping services removed when the list was reset wouldn't be removed from feeds that used them.
  • Reverted the change in 2.5.10 to remove dots before the file extension in online filenames.
  • Updated SFTP software.

New in Feeder 2.5.10 Build 2060 (Apr 24, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem that could occur when uploading to Amazon S3.
  • Dots before the file extension are now removed from online filenames.
  • When editing templates, the template pop-up now updates correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where creating a new version with AppleScript wouldn't work on OS X Yosemite.
  • Downloaded feeds now have server filenames that match the originals.
  • Updated FTP software.
  • Mac App Store Version:
  • Fixed a problem where Feeder wouldn't think it had permission to access enclosures dragged to the editing window on OS X 10.10.3.

New in Feeder 2.5.9 Build 1914 (Feb 24, 2015)

  • Improved formatting of Description after stripping out paragraphs and line breaks for more complicated HTML.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur for libraries with many feeds that have favicons.
  • Removed redundant Growl framework.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.5.8 Build 1906 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • Updated support for posting to Facebook after April 1, 2015.
  • Feeder can no longer post to Facebook groups.
  • Added FeedPress to the list of default ping services.

New in Feeder 2.5.7 Build 1898 (Dec 11, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem overriding the default server for individual image or enclosure uploads.
  • Fixed a problem where the latest due item may not be published automatically.
  • Fixed a problem where resetting ping services would create an additional blank entry.
  • Improved the formatting of HTML when paragraphs and line breaks are removed.
  • Improved HTML syntax highlighting with mismatched quotes.

New in Feeder 2.5.6 Build 1889 (Nov 13, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • iTunes Summary is now written in a way that will ensure links appear correctly in the Podcasts app.
  • Fixed a problem where publishing to Amazon S3 may fail.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when removing items from feeds that previously, but no longer, post to a weblog.
  • Minor visual improvements on OS X Yosemite.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.5.5 Build 1877 (Oct 20, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • Updated iTunes Store podcast preview to match iTunes 12 on OS X Yosemite.
  • Fixed a problem where feeds uploaded via SFTP could be truncated at 128KB.
  • Fixed a problem validating a feed online.
  • Mac App Store Version:
  • Fixed a problem showing the gear icon next to fields in the editor on OS X Mavericks.
  • Fixed a problem inserting a HTML tag, link or image with text selected.

New in Feeder 2.5.4 Build 1872 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • Updated for OS X Yosemite.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.5.3 Build 1856 (Jul 10, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where SFTP authentication errors would not be reported.
  • Fixed an issue where Feeder would try to save an enclosure upload that no longer exists.
  • Fixed a problem where passwords may not be updated in the keychain.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.5.2 Build 1844 (May 7, 2014)

  • Fixed a problem where Feeder would mistakenly say its library had become corrupt after original enclosure files were removed from the computer.
  • Feeder no longer attempts to add artwork and other track metadata to M4A files that contain chapters, as this would remove the chapters.

New in Feeder 2.5.1 Build 1836 (Apr 15, 2014)

  • Fixed a problem where Feeder could crash when working with MP3 files.

New in Feeder 2.4.6 Build 1810 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem renewing Facebook authorization.
  • Fixed a problem where the default font for previewing Sparkle appcasts would be incorrect on OS X 10.9.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.4.5 Build 1806 (Jan 13, 2014)

  • 
  • Changes:
  • Fixed an issue where removing some feeds would not work (Mac App Store version only).
  • Fixed an issue where Sparkle fields would not be enabled in the template.
  • Fixed an AppleScript problem setting an podcast's explicit flag.
  • Added a help topic to explain where Feeder keeps its files.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.4.4 Build 1800 (Nov 22, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where the iTunes New Feed URL field would not work.
  • Fixed a problem where fetching the dimensions for an image may not work.
  • Fixed a problem where the library window title would not represent the selected feed.
  • When saving a copy of a feed with File > Save As, the feed's original filename is now filled out.
  • Mac App Store:
  • Fixed a problem where Feeder could hang when files to be uploaded do not exist.

New in Feeder 2.4.3 Build 1794 (Oct 29, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed an issue on OS X Mavericks where smart quotes would always be enabled when editing, invalidating HTML.

New in Feeder 2.4.2 Build 1793 (Oct 28, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • Updated FTP software.
  • Mac App Store Version:
  • Fixed an issue would show validation errors for some file uploads.
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent file export publishing from working after a restart.

New in Feeder 2.4.1 Build 1787 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed an issue with Facebook authentication.
  • Additional information is now included in the publishing log.
  • Mac App Store Version:
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent some feeds from publishing.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Feeder 2.4 from asking permission for files on first run, resulting in validation errors.

New in Feeder 2.4 Build 1780 (Oct 2, 2013)

  • Summary:
  • The Mac App Store version of Feeder now uses OS X's app sandbox for increased security.
  • Publishing improvements.
  • Editing improvements.
  • Sparkle appcasting improvements.
  • Now requires OS X 10.7 or later.
  • Sandboxing (Mac App Store only):
  • The Mac App Store version of Feeder is now a sandboxed application.
  • On first run, Feeder may need to obtain permission to access any feeds stored outside of its library folder along with files referenced in your feed, such as images and enclosures.
  • If you have set up any password-less SFTP servers, you will need choose the key files again (a message will be shown when publishing).
  • Publishing:
  • Improved the publishing settings panel to show longer enclosure and image URL previews.
  • In Publishing preferences, added an option not to change published filenames in any way (it's your responsibility to ensure the filenames work online) and renamed "TitleCase" to "Remove Spaces".
  • When publishing, the feed's display name will be shown in the progress window instead of the feed's title, when different.
  • Fixed a problem with the display of updated server paths in the Publish panel.
  • Fixed a problem where Feeder could not publish to buckets with dots in the name.
  • Updated the default list of Ping services.
  • Editing:
  • Added an option to Editor preferences to use screen fonts.
  • When inserting an HTML image, Feeder autofills the Alt Text from the URL.
  • Added items to the Edit menu for substitutions, transformations and speech.
  • Sparkle:
  • Feeder now asks where to save compressed applications.
  • Added support for specifying delta updates. Edit the item's template to enable the field.
  • Fixed a problem with the display of the framework version pop-up in Sparkle settings.
  • General:
  • Command-click the library window title to see the library path.

New in Feeder 2.3.9 Build 1722 (Sep 10, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • Added Amazon S3 bucket locations for Sao Paulo and Sydney.
  • Fixed an intermittent problem publishing to non-US Amazon S3 buckets.
  • Fixed a problem where the port would not be included in the updated feed URL.
  • Fixed an issue with opening specific help pages when clicking Help buttons or choosing from the Help menu.

New in Feeder 2.3.8 Build 1705 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem where the length of a tweet with links would be incorrectly calculated when posting manually.
  • Fixed a timeout that could occur when publishing to Amazon S3.
  • Fixed an issue with online permissions when creating buckets on Amazon S3.

New in Feeder 2.3.7 Build 1701 (Jan 23, 2013)

  • Fixed incorrect display of the scheduled badge in the sidebar.
  • Fixed a problem where the item iTunes Artwork upload settings panel could be shown when there was no file to upload.
  • Sparkle Appcasts: added a "Sparkle 1.5 Edge" framework version to disable the requirement for a DSA signature when apps are distributed with a Developer ID. Note this will only work in your app when using a version of Sparkle as compiled from the latest GitHub source.
  • Updated FTP / SFTP software.

New in Feeder 2.3.6 Build 1694 (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Updated the iTunes Podcast Preview to match iTunes 11.
  • Increased the default size for cropped/resized podcast artwork to 1400 pixels to match the latest recommendations.
  • Removed the limit on podcast image size that can be entered in Podcasts preferences.
  • Fixed a problem where the Sparkle Minimum System Version tag would be incorrectly included in the feed.
  • Fixed an AppleScript problem setting an enclosure file not to be uploaded next time when creating a new item.
  • Fixed a problem where import feeds with empty date tags could fail.
  • Fixed a problem with the link to the podcasting tutorial in the Help files.
  • The tilde character (~) is now stripped from generated filenames.
  • Validation improvements.

New in Feeder 2.3.5 Build 1682 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where the setting "Verify Peer Certificates" for FTP servers would not be remembered after a relaunch.
  • Fixed a problem where a local thumbnail image could be used when sharing to Facebook.
  • Remembers whether item Description, iTunes Subtitle or iTunes Summary was last used and shows that when opening a new editing window.
  • Ensure future support for posting Twitter updates.

New in Feeder 2.3.4 Build 1673 (Aug 30, 2012)

  • Added support for including a Flattr auto-submit URL in feeds.
  • Accessibility improvements.
  • When creating online filenames, Feeder now removes quotation marks and limits the length to 50 characters, plus the file extension.
  • When retrieving Facebook pages, Feeder now only shows pages with permission to post.
  • Fixed a problem on OS X 10.8 where Feeder may not show the artwork box when attaching appropriate enclosure files.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when announcing an item to Facebook and the image tag is closed with > not />.
  • Fixed a problem retrieving Facebook pages when some of the pages have no names.
  • Added scripting support for setting a Sparkle minimum system version and settings an enclosure file to be uploaded next time the feed is published.

New in Feeder 2.3.3 Build 1648 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Changes:
  • Retina graphics.
  • OS X 10.8: Additional Sharing Services are now available when clicking the Share toolbar item, and in the Item > Share menu on Mountain Lion.
  • OS X 10.8: Feeder now uses the Notification Center when posting notifications on Mountain Lion.
  • Updated iTunes U categories.
  • Adjustment to the layout of default toolbars.

New in Feeder 2.3.2 Build 1632 (May 30, 2012)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where publishing to Amazon S3 would cause the app to quit for some users.
  • Fixed a problem where publishing using file export would stall.
  • Fixed a problem where choosing to submit a podcast to iTunes would show a blank page in the iTunes Store.
  • Ensure newlines cannot be accidentally included in pasted URLs.

New in Feeder 2.3.1 Build 1625 (May 4, 2012)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where items could not be shared to Facebook and Twitter manually.
  • Added an explanatory note to the Site Folder field for FTP servers in the Servers window.

New in Feeder 2.3 Build 1622 (May 4, 2012)

  • General:
  • Added the ability to reorder all the items in a feed by title or publication date by choosing File > Reorder Items from the menu.
  • It is now possible to copy or move feeds to Feeder's library within the app by choosing File > Unlink Feed from the menu. When moving the feed, Feeder can optionally place an alias in the original location.
  • Sharing:
  • Added a Share toolbar item for posting to Facebook and Twitter.
  • As Twitter now wraps all URLs in the t.co URL shortener (even if you are using another shortener), Feeder now considers all URLs posted to Twitter to be the length of t.co URLs.
  • Feeder now handles expiring authentication at Facebook and will show a validation error if authentication has expired when set to automatically send updates.
  • Added a Share submenu to the Items menu for posting to Twitter and Facebook.
  • Renamed the old Share panel to "Links".
  • Renamed the "Announcements" Info section to "Sharing" and changed the icon.
  • Podcasting:
  • New default size for iTunes podcast artwork now 1200 pixels square.
  • Removed the upper limit for iTunes podcast artwork in Podcast preferences.
  • Online iTunes Artwork can now be specified on a per-item basis. Drag the image file to the artwork box next to the enclosure to upload and embed the artwork in the media file.
  • Added an iTunes Artwork field for specifying a URL for iTunes artwork, which can be enabled by editing the item template.
  • Publishing:
  • It is no longer possible to create MobileMe servers.
  • Feeder will now post Growl notifications even if Growl is not installed.
  • Updated FTP and SFTP software.

New in Feeder 2.2.6 Build 1584 (Mar 14, 2012)

  • Feeder is now signed with a Developer ID to work with GateKeeper in OS X Mountain Lion.
  • Fixed a problem where automatic Facebook announcements may not happen when the post contains an image.
  • Fixed a timeout problem publishing to iDisk and WebDAV.
  • Fixed a problem upgrading the library from version 1.x.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when manually sending a Facebook announcement for an item without a link.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a feed could not be loaded.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when publishing and a host address could not be found.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when removing a server in the Servers window.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.2.5 Build 1573 (Nov 22, 2011)

  • Added support for creating Amazon S3 buckets in the US West (Oregon) region.
  • Fixed a problem where typing a name into the new Amazon S3 bucket panel would not work.
  • Fixed an intermittent crash that could occur when saving an item.
  • Fixed an issue with the indentation of nested folders in the sidebar on Mac OS X 10.7.2.

New in Feeder 2.2.4 Build 1524 (Oct 11, 2011)

  • Ellipses used to shorten Twitter announcements will now appear correctly both on the web and client apps.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when downloading a feed with invalid, invisible characters.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when an error is encountered saving media files.
  • Updated FTP and SFTP software to improve stability and compatibility when publishing.

New in Feeder 2.2.3 Build 1517 (Aug 29, 2011)

  • Command-Delete is now the key equivalent of clicking Don't Save when editing items on Lion.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when shortening text for Twitter announcements.
  • Fixed a problem where enabling the iTunes U extensions in the Info view would not work.
  • Fixed a problem where the (i) button to show / hide the Info view would not show its state on Lion.
  • Now ensures invalid characters are not included in generated online filenames.
  • Updated SFTP software.

New in Feeder 2.2.2 Build 1507 (Jul 26, 2011)

  • The item's enclosure URL can now be autocompleted for Article Link fields.
  • Fixed a crash on Lion when publishing to MobileMe or WebDAV servers.
  • Fixed a problem on Lion where the sidebar outline would have no indentation.
  • Fixed a problem on Leopard when posting updates to Twitter, where Feeder would not show that link shortening had been completed.

New in Feeder 2.2.1 Build 1494 (Jul 13, 2011)

  • Supports full screen mode on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
  • Added a "Manual Order" option to iTunes Podcasting feed settings to determine whether or not to include the itunes:order tag.
  • Fixed a problem where Feeder may attempt to shorten Twitter links when no URL shortener configured.
  • Fixed a problem that could occur when importing Atom feeds that do not include the "published" tag.
  • Improved timeout interval for long FTP uploads.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.2 Build 1479 (Jun 14, 2011)

  • IMPORTANT! Feeder now requires a Mac with an Intel processor and will no longer run on PowerPC Macs. Do not install this update if you use a PowerPC-based Mac.
  • Summary:
  • Support for new iTunes podcasting tags.
  • Edit announcements to Twitter and Facebook before posting manually.
  • Publish with FTP-SSL and FTP-TLS.
  • Improved SFTP upload speed on some connections.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
  • Podcasting:
  • Added "iTunes Captioned" setting for new itunes:isCloseCaptioned tag to indicate whether or not a video is close captioned.
  • Now both iTunesU and regular iTunes podcast feeds will use the itunes:order tag to determine the order of items in the podcast. The order is automatically set according to the order of items in the feed when sorted by Item Number and will not be read from imported feeds.
  • Added "Is Complete" setting for feeds' iTunes Podcasting "Store Options" section, which corresponds to the itunes:complete tag.
  • Improved error handling when saving tags to media files.
  • Updated software used to tag MP3 files.
  • Announcements:
  • Edit Twitter announcements before manually posting.
  • Edit Facebook announcements before manually posting, with the ability to choose a specific thumbnail and specify a link.
  • When posting Facebook announcements automatically, Feeder will now choose a thumbnail image in this order: Media RSS thumbnail, images linked in the description, iTunes image for the whole feed, feed image. Previously only Media thumbnail and an image from the description were used.
  • When posting announcements automatically, Feeder will choose a link in this order: the article link, an enclosure URL, then the feed link.
  • Moved bit.ly settings to its own sheet in the Announcements Info section.
  • Improved error handling when posting announcements.
  • Publishing:
  • When publishing, a progress bar for the current feed will be shown in the status bar. Clicking this will show the Activity window.
  • Added ability to publish with FTP with TLS / SSL.
  • Improved SFTP upload speed for some connections.
  • Hold on Command and Shift at startup to prevent scheduled jobs from running.
  • Additional diagnostic information now recorded in the publishing log.
  • General:
  • Feeder is now Intel-only.
  • Fixes:
  • Feeder can now authenticate Facebook when https used.
  • Fixed a problem where the app could crash while sending announcements and with the log visible.
  • Ensure commas are not included in automatically generated upload filenames.
  • Fixed problems with Feeder on future versions of Mac OS X.

New in Feeder 2.1.10 (Apr 12, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem posting announcements to Twitter.
  • Improved handling of invalid errors when posting to weblogs.
  • Updated FTP software.

New in Feeder 2.1.9 Build 1412 (Mar 17, 2011)

  • Added "Asia Pacific (Tokyo)" location for new Amazon S3 buckets.
  • Fixed a problem where URLs for Twitter announcements may not always be shortened.
  • Fixed a problem where enclosures could lose their custom server settings when the "Use Feed Settings" option selected.
  • Ensured that question marks are not included in automatically generated upload filenames.
  • Removed crash reporter in Mac App Store version as these are now provided by Apple.

New in Feeder 2.1.7 Build 1397 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem where the main window could be blank when the original file for a feed that is linked to the library is missing.
  • Fixed a problem where it would not be possible to change accounts in the Announcements section.
  • Automatically generated Unique IDs are now globally unique UUIDs.
  • Updated SFTP software.

New in Feeder 2.1.5 Build 1363 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Fixed a problem where the iTunes U "Marketing" category was omitted.
  • Fixed a problem that could cause Feeder to hang when displaying the title of a feed item that includes a hexadecimal XML entity (prefixed with &#x).
  • Fixed a problem where XML entities would not be decoded for display in titles in Portrait mode.

New in Feeder 2.1.4 Build 1358 (Sep 23, 2010)

  • Updated iTunes U support adds the ability to complete collections and automatic item ordering based on the order of items in the feed.
  • Disabled the iTunes U Preview as this can now be done via the iTunes U Public Site Manager.
  • Added an option to prevent Feeder from trying to keep FTP connections alive when publishing.
  • Fixed a problem where items could appear as unpublished if announcing items on Twitter while publishing failed.
  • Fixed a problem where opening files to edit in Feeder could cause the application to crash.
  • Updated Growl framework.

New in Feeder 2.1.3 Build 1344 (Aug 16, 2010)

  • Fixed a problem where the list of Facebook pages would not be saved.
  • Fixed a crash publishing to MobileMe when server filenames contained spaces, quotes or other special characters.
  • Fixed a crash choosing an Amazon S3 bucket on Mac OS X 10.5.8.
  • Fixed a problem where the iTunes Store preview could not always be displayed for podcast feeds missing some information.

New in Feeder 2.1.2 Build 1338 (Jun 29, 2010)

  • When announcing new items on Facebook, the posts can now be sent to groups and pages, instead of just your profile's wall.
  • Feeder will now use the Media RSS thumbnail or first image in the description of an item (if any) when sending posts to Facebook, instead of allowing Facebook to choose the thumbnail.
  • Feeder now uses the latest Facebook authentication methods.
  • Fixed a problem where the incorrect preview could be displayed in the main window when saving an item that is not at the top of the list.

New in Feeder 2.1.1 Build 1315 (May 18, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem that could cause Feeder to crash when publishing to MobileMe or using WebDAV.
  • Fixed a problem where duplicated feeds' announcement settings could not be edited.
  • Fixed a problem where the currently selected item in the list would change when an item is saved.
  • Fixed a problem where the search would not be cleared when switching between items and the Info view.

New in Feeder 2.1 Build 1304 (May 5, 2010)

  • Summary:
  • WebDAV publishing, custom URLs for Amazon S3.
  • Runs as a 64-bit application on Mac OS X 10.6 and later.
  • Completely updated iTunes Store podcast previews and customizable themes for iTunes U previews.
  • Drag and drop Sparkle appcasts.
  • Improved MP3 tagging, Twitter announcements and more.
  • General:
  • Feeder will now run as a 64-bit application on supported Macs running Mac OS X 10.6 and later.
  • Item previews can be zoomed using the magnify gesture on supported trackpads.
  • It's now possible to navigate through the item list using the left / right swipe gestures on supported trackpads.
  • Feeder now uses QuickTime X when possible on 10.6 and later.
  • Added an option to General preferences to format XML files (on by default) with indentation and line breaks.
  • Editing:
  • Swiping left or right on a Magic Mouse or multitouch trackpage in an editing window will switch between Edit and Preview modes.
  • Command-B and Command-I now insert the and HTML tags respectively, instead of and .
  • Publishing:
  • Feeder can now publish to WebDAV servers.
  • Amazon S3 servers can now use custom URLs for when the S3 bucket is already mapped to a DNS CNAME.
  • The sheet shown when clicking the Options button for an SFTP server in the Servers window now has choose buttons for the Public and Private Key files.
  • When used on 10.6 and later, using the Choose buttons on the SFTP Options displayed will allow hidden files and folders to be selected.
  • Announcements:
  • Twitter authentication no longer requires a visit to the Twitter web site through a browser. Instead, the username and password can be entered directly into the app.
  • Feeder now uses bit.ly to shorten URLs.
  • Podcasting:
  • The iTunes Store podcast preview has been completely updated to match the recent changes to the iTunes Store and now includes different previews for audio and video podcasts.
  • The iTunes U preview now be customized with theme colours.
  • Feeder now uses TagLib for tagging MP3 files to improve reliability and compatibility.
  • Sparkle Appcasting:
  • Application bundles can now be dragged to the item list or Enclosure section of an editing window to create a zip file of the app and fill out the version numbers.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a problem where the % character could be escaped twice in URLs.
  • Fixed a problem where it was possible to drag all items in a feed to reorder them, causing an error.

New in Feeder 2.0.9 Build 1222 (Mar 19, 2010)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to download a feed that doesn't exist.
  • Fixed a problem working with links that include characters that need percent encoding.
  • Fixed a problem where the publish panel may not be displayed if some original files are missing.

New in Feeder 2.0.7 Build 1195 (Oct 20, 2009)

  • Fixed problem where dragging and dropping an image to the editor to upload to Amazon S3 does not result in an image link being placed in the description.
  • Feeder will now show the feed as invalid when image files to be uploaded can not be found.
  • The Share panel will now use itpc:// links for podcasts instead of pcast:// for compatibility with Firefox.
  • After saving an item, Feeder now attempts to do a better job of restoring the scroll position of the Description.
  • In Landscape mode, the Item # column can now be made larger.

New in Feeder 2.0.6 Build 1186 (Sep 19, 2009)

  • Fixed a problem where favicons greater than 16px square could be displayed incorrectly in Snow Leopard.
  • Fixed a problem where setting up Amazon S3 publishing wouldn't work when performed in the Publishing section of the Info view.
  • Removed the window close button from the Amazon S3 Buckets panel (only visible when creating buckets via in the Publishing section of the Info view).
  • Updated SFTP software.

New in Feeder 2.0.5 Build 1165 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • Uses Facebook's new streamlined authentication for desktop applications.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur after downloading a feed.
  • Fixed a problem where the feed wouldn't be automatically saved when items are created via AppleScript.
  • Fixed a problem with product registration on Snow Leopard.

New in Feeder 2.0.4 Build 1154 (Jun 19, 2009)

  • Added menu commands to the View menu to zoom the preview, including images when Safari 4.0 or later is installed.
  • Updated Twitter authorization to accept a PIN code.
  • Updated Facebook authorization to use their new Publish Stream permission.
  • Updated support for posting to WordPress 2.8 weblogs.
  • Fixed a problem with Amazon S3 uploading that affected some installations on Mac OS X 10.5.7.

New in Feeder 2.0.3 Build 1143 (May 29, 2009)

  • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when cancelling Standard FTP operations.
  • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when downloading a feed.
  • Fixed a problem where the newlines and tabs could be stripped from iTunes Summary and iTunes Subtitle.
  • Fixed a problem where iTunes artwork may not always be automatically added to uploaded media files.
  • HTML tags in item descriptions such as and comments will no longer have HTML line breaks added to them automatically.
  • Fixed a problem fetching an image's dimensions from the web in the Insert Image panel.
  • Improved error messages when posting to weblogs and sending announcements.

New in Feeder 2.0.2 Build 1133 (May 9, 2009)

  • Fixed a problem with the iTunes Store preview where, if one episode was marked as explicit, all older episodes would be too.
  • Fixed a problem where the creation date of a weblog post could be incorrect on some WordPress installations.
  • Fixed a problem where announcements wouldn't be sent when automatically publishing scheduled feeds.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing an item with an attached enclosure file that doesn't exist.
  • Feeder no longer shows an error about empty Article Links for items that will be posted to a weblog, if the option was chosen to show that error in the feed's Editing settings.
  • Fixed an intermittent problem that could cause Feeder to crash while sending announcements.

New in Feeder 2.0.1 Build 1122 (Apr 30, 2009)

  • Items' publication dates are now sent when posting to WordPress.
  • Fixed a problem that prevented the editing windows toolbars from being customized.
  • Fixed a problem where cancelling a publish job while announcements were being sent would not work.
  • Fixed a problem reading dates from the feed on systems where the system date formats were not English.
  • Fixed a problem where some HTML entities could be encoded incorrectly.
  • Fixed a problem where an unpublished enclosure for a deleted item would still be uploaded the next time the feed is published.

New in Feeder 2.0 Build 1111 (Apr 28, 2009)

  • General:
  • New application icon.
  • Feeder's library is now stored in the Application Support folder by default.
  • Feeder can now create and use custom library locations. Hold on the Option key when launching the app to create a new library or choose an existing library. Hold on the Shift key while starting to use the default library location.
  • Feed Creation:
  • The New Feed panel is shown automatically when there are no feeds, instead of the Starting Points panel.
  • The New Feed panel shows a template chooser and combines the functions of the New Feed and New Podcast panels from Feeder 1.x.
  • When creating Sparkle appcasting feeds, the New Feed panel shows settings for the Sparkle framework version to use and options for automatic generation of checksums and DSA signatures.
  • Feeder can now import Atom feeds and convert them to RSS 2.0.
  • Added a Links template, appropriate for sharing links from the web or other feeds.
  • Library Window:
  • New default toolbar layout - simpler, follows workflow.
  • The standard feed icon is now used to represent feeds for sites that have no favicons.
  • Moved the Info view from the drawer to the main window to provide more room for the content (see Info View below).
  • Item List and Preview:
  • Portrait preview - shows more items and more content by spitting the preview and list vertically instead of horizontally.
  • New preview style - cleaner, more neutral colors.
  • Improved drag and drop images used when dragging items from the item list.
  • A warning icon will appear next to items with validation errors, click this to see a description of the error.
  • A "Show Errors Only" button will appear in the status bar when items in the selected feed have errors.
  • Info View:
  • Click the Info button in the status bar to see a list of settings. This list is divided into two sections: the Feed section shows attributes that apply to the whole feed, arranged by RSS extension, while the Settings section shows settings that apply to the whole feed.
  • Info sections can be searched by both field names and values.
  • Live Validation: Feeder validates as you edit the feed. Fields in error will show a warning icon. Clicking the icon will show a pop-up appears with more information about the error.
  • Publishing settings can now be changed in the Info view instead of the Publish Settings panel.
  • Info sections now animate when expanded / collapsed.
  • The Feed Image and iTunes Artwork previews now show transparency with checkered squares.
  • Item Editing:
  • Improved HTML syntax coloring - HTML tags, attribute names and values now have their own colors.
  • Images or other files can now be dragged and dropped to the description to upload them and insert an image or link tag as appropriate, or choose Item > Upload and Insert from the menu.
  • The new integrated template editor replaces the Edit Template panel.
  • Live Validation - Feeder updates as you edit the item and a pop-up appears with more information about the error when warning icons are clicked.
  • The Insert Image panel now uses CSS styles for the image's alignment, border, etc.
  • When editing an existing link tag, Insert Link panel will preserve now tags that were inside the original tag.
  • For podcasts, iTunes Store Options section has been replaced with individual fields for iTunes Advisory and Block in iTunes.
  • For Sparkle appcasts, drag files to the Release Notes or Description field to upload them and insert the link.
  • Improves support for tagging large m4v video files (1.5GB+).
  • Improved the appearance of the enclosure section when working with file uploads.
  • The media file artwork preview now shows transparency with checkered squares.
  • Double-clicking the opening < of an HTML tag will select the tag and its contents.
  • HTML tags will no longer appear as spelling errors when editing in the description.
  • Each feed now has its own settings for showing warnings if fields are missing when saving and formatting HTML line break in the Settings > Editing part of the Info view.
  • Improved error handling when working with media files.
  • Expandable sections in the item editor animate when expanded / collapsed.
  • Field names now resize according to the fields shown.
  • iTunes U:
  • Added support for the iTunes U namespace, used for specifying iTunes U categories. Enable this in the iTunes U section of Info view.
  • Added an iTunes U template for new and existing feeds.
  • iTunes Preview:
  • The iTunes Preview more closely matches the iTunes Store.
  • Added Show iTunes Preview to the View menu.
  • Post to Weblog:
  • When publishing a feed, Feeder can automatically post new and updated items to a weblog. Choose or create the Weblog in the Settings > Publishing section of the Info view.
  • Supported weblog software includes WordPress, Blogger and Drupal and MovableType.
  • When editing a feed that posts to WordPress, you can now specify tags for the post. Edit the template to choose the "WordPress Tags" field from the WordPress section.
  • Also when editing a feed that posts to WordPress, the Insert HTML menu has an additional item to insert a Read More break. This only affects the post on the weblog.
  • When deleting items, Feeder shows a checkbox to also remove the post from the weblog.
  • Weblogs can be managed in the Servers window.
  • Announcements:
  • Announcements for new items to can now be sent to Facebook and Twitter when publishing.
  • Announcements can also be sent on an ad hoc basis by choosing Post to Twitter or Post to Facebook from the Item menu.
  • Configure the announcement settings for a feed in the Announcements section of the Info view.
  • Publishing:
  • Added publishing support for Amazon S3, including bucket creation.
  • Streamlined publishing setup - images and enclosures can automatically inherit the feed's settings, multiple servers can be now created or chosen and all paths specified on the first step.
  • Feeds can now have their own default paths for images and enclosures. Previously these were the server's defaults.
  • Generated upload filenames can now be one of three styles, title case (like Feeder 1.x), lowercase with hyphens or lowercase with underscores. Set this in Publishing preferences.
  • After publishing a feed for the first time, or when its URL has changed, Feeder will show an informational alert and offer to show the new Share panel.
  • Icons are now shown next to files when publishing.
  • The Servers window has been redesigned and shows icons for servers, according to their type.
  • The server browser panel now has a more modern appearance with back / forward buttons and a search box to filter the list of files.
  • Added the Google Blog Search ping service.
  • Improved regular FTP publishing for large uploads.
  • Improved appearance of the Activity window.
  • Share:
  • New panel that shows a number of ways to share or use the selected feed.
  • Feed URL section shows the URL of your published feed and allows you to subscribe to the feed.
  • Feed Image shows a preview of the feed's image and its URL.
  • iTunes Podcasts have an additional section for submitting and subscribing to the feed in iTunes.
  • Podcast Artwork section shows a preview of the podcast's artwork and its URL, also for iTunes podcasts.
  • Web Page Links section shows the HTML for a text link to your feed and the autodetect code for web browsers.
  • Preferences:
  • Editor preferences now has more options for HTML syntax coloring.
  • Improved Templates preferences.
  • Software Update settings are now under General panel.
  • Improved the layout and consolidated various parts of the Preferences window.

New in Feeder 1.5.10 Build 880 (Mar 10, 2009)

  • Fix a problem where enclosures with custom paths could lose those paths when other items are edited.
  • Fix a crash that could occur when cancelling SFTP uploads.
  • Better error handling when a media file with the incorrect file extension is used as an enclosure file.

New in Feeder 1.5.9 Build 763 (Feb 17, 2009)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a problem where changes made to the feed image were not saved.
  • Fixed a problem where attempting to remove a custom template in preferences would fail.
  • Fixed a problem where the folder icon shown in the server browser would appear stretched.
  • The Sparkle appcasting template now displays both the Sparkle Version and Short Version fields by default.

New in Feeder 1.5.8 Build 724 (Jan 28, 2009)

  • Updated the format used for PodTrac redirect URLs.
  • iTunes Preview updated to match the iTunes Store when advisories are set on the whole feed or individual episodes.
  • Fixed a problem importing dates from feeds where the date does not have a day name.
  • Fixed a problem for Sparkle appcasts where manually genetaring a DSA signature for a file on disk would generate an MD5 sum.

New in Feeder 1.5.7 Build 628 (Sep 25, 2008)

  • iTunes Store preview Info window updated to match iTunes 8.
  • Freshly duplicated items are now shown as unpublished.
  • The Sparkle framework version can now be set in the Info drawer. When Sparkle 1.5 is chosen, this will change Feeder's validation to ensure that either DSA signatures are present or secure Enclosure URLs used.
  • DSA Signature is now shown by default for feeds that use the Sparkle extensions.
  • Added the ability to generate Sparkle DSA signatures and MD5 sums from a local file independent of the enclosure.
  • Fixed a problem with the display of folder icons in the server browser on Leopard.
  • Fix problem where default file locations weren't being updated for MobileMe servers.
  • Feeder is now a signed application, so that Leopard users won't need to authorize Feeder to wake your Mac from sleep for scheduled publishing or to retrieve passwords from the keychain in future versions.

New in Feeder 1.5.6 Build 475 (Aug 5, 2008)

  • Changed the behavior of auto-completion so that no suggestion is initially selected.
  • Added a contextual menu to the list of servers in the Servers window.
  • Fixed a problem that could cause the publication time to move on by an hour when editing dates that are not in the same daylight savings time as the current date.
  • Fixed a problem where folder icons could appear stretched when browsing a server.
  • Change to ensure the local cache is never used when reloading feeds.

New in Feeder 1.5.5 (Jul 15, 2008)

  • Updated for MobileMe - the URLs for feeds and other files published to an iDisk now use me.com instead of mac.com in the address, apart from Homepage sites.
  • Now supports adding tags and artwork to ringtone (m4r) files.
  • Fixed a problem where ampersands in the URL wouldn't be encoded in the automatically generated atom:link tag.
  • Fixed a problem where apostrophes could be included in upload's generated filenames.
  • Fixed a problem with auto-complete on Mac OS X Leopard.

New in Feeder 1.5.4 (Jun 4, 2008)

  • Adds support for the Sparkle 1.5 minimum system version tag.
  • Added automatic correction of invalid manually entered PodTrac redirects in enclosure URLs when PodTrac support is enabled in the Settings / Enclosures section of the Info drawer.
  • Generated URLs of uploaded enclosures and images will now include any port specified for the web site (e.g. http://example.com:8080).
  • The generated Enclosure Type for MP4 files is now always "video/mp4".
  • Fixed problems that could cause crashes when tagging MP3 files.
  • Fixed a problem where dragging enclosure files or URLs to feeds in the sidebar, when that feed hadn't yet been selected, could cause other items in the feed to be lost.
  • Fixed a problem where attributes, such as "align", on div or paragraph tags were stripped when items were saved.
  • Fixed a problem where pressing Enter on the Enclosure URL and Media Thumbnail fields would insert a newline.
  • Fixed a problem specifying dates in AppleScript.

New in Feeder 1.5.3 (Apr 5, 2008)

  • Fixes a crash when sending pings after publishing on Mac OS X 10.4.11.
  • Improvements when dragging a Media thumbnail file to the item editor.

New in Feeder 1.5.2 (Mar 7, 2008)

  • Changed to allow iTunes podcast artwork up to 600px square, as per Apple's updated specification for Apple TV.
  • Added support for many more feed languages.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when switching between iTunes podcast feeds.
  • Fixed a spelling error shown in the error message for when no iTunes category was chosen.

New in Feeder 1.5.1 (Feb 20, 2008)

  • Added a trailing slash to the Media RSS namespace to make it http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/. Note that Yahoo's Media RSS specification clearly shows the namespace without a slash, but this is apparently incorrect.
  • Fixed a problem in Leopard where the appearance of the enclosure upload section the editor could become corrupted when selecting text in the URL field.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when between iTunes podcast feeds.
  • Fixed the appearance of the shadow in the title of the item preview on Mac OS X 10.5.2.

New in Feeder 1.5 (Feb 9, 2008)

  • Toolbar icons updated for Leopard with new small-size toolbar icons.
  • The sidebar's highlight and background colours now match the Leopard interface guidelines.
  • Renaming feeds in the sidebar no longer changes the feed's title, so the name will be preserved when reloading the feed. Set the name to be identical to the feed's title to use the old behaviour.
  • When enabling RSS extensions (e.g. iTunes or Dublin Core), Feeder automatically adds default fields to the feed's template so they will be shown in the item editor and Info drawer.
  • It is now possible to create new items with the Title and Article Link completed by dragging links from Safari (and other Web Kit browsers) to the feed or item list.
  • Added support for Media RSS's Thumbnail URL tag, used by video search and applications such as Miro.
  • Feeder can upload the thumbnail Image file when publishing - drag an image to the field or click on the field's Action button and choose Upload Image from the menu.
  • Use the Thumbnail URL field's Action menu to insert the iTunes or Feed image URL into the field.
  • Added a Video Podcasting template that uses both iTunes and Media RSS extensions.
  • Improved performance when tagging MP4 video and audio files.
  • The item editor now auto-completes individual iTunes keywords.
  • iTunes keywords is now a token field.
  • Feeder can now show warnings if any of the Title, Description or Link fields are not completed when saving an item. The options are in Feeder's Editing preferences.
  • When dragging or pasting links from Safari or other WebKit browsers into the Description field, both the title and URL will be autofilled.
  • The Insert Link panel will now autofill if a URL is on the clipboard.
  • The item editor now uses date pickers for items' Publication Date and Time fields and feeds' Last Published and Last Build Date and Time fields.
  • Templates now have a section called "RSS Description" for setting default item descriptions when creating new items.
  • Feeder can now automatically generate MD5 Sums and DSA Signatures for enclosures. Enable this in the Extensions/Sparkle section of the Info drawer.
  • AppleScript now includes support for Sparkle tags.
  • Automatically generated URLs for uploaded enclosure files can now be sent through a redirect URL to support sites such as blubrry.com.
  • Find it in the Settings / Enclosures section of the Info drawer.
  • Added support for password-less SFTP.
  • Default servers for enclosures and images can now be specified during publish setup.
  • Default paths for enclosures and images can now be specified in the Publish Settings sheet.
  • PodTrac redirects no longer apply to non-media files.
  • Fixed problem with where the publication status of items could sometimes be incorrect after reloading a feed.
  • In Leopard, dates in the preview are now correctly formatted according to System Preferences.
  • Fixed a problem where the feed's URL would not be updated after changing publishing settings.
  • Fixed a problem introduced in 1.4.10 where scheduled publishing would not wake the computer from sleep.

New in Feeder 1.4.10 (Dec 13, 2007)

  • Fixed a problem where switching between feeds that had stylesheets and feeds that did not would cause Feeder to not show the details of the newly selected feed in the Info drawer.
  • Fixed a problem where clicking links in the preview would sometimes not work on Leopard or Macs with Safari 3.0 installed.
  • Updated SFTP publishing software.

New in Feeder 1.4.9 (Nov 2, 2007)

  • Feeds published with this version now include the atom:link element as recommended in the RSS Best Practices Profile and validated by FeedValidator.
  • Now shows Tiger or Leopard icons as appropriate.
  • Fixed a problem where HTML paragraph tags could be added around a closing tag that implies a paragraph on the last line of an item's description.
  • Fixed a problem on Leopard where 24 hour times would always be interpreted as AM.
  • Fixed a problem that would prevent the "Where" field in the Info view from updating when a feed's filename was changed.

New in Feeder 1.4.8 (Sep 25, 2007)

  • Fixed a problem where uploading mutliple files via SFTP would cause the application to crash.
  • Leopard compatibility changes.

New in Feeder 1.4.7 (Sep 19, 2007)

  • Fixed a problem where publishing to older Windows-based servers using SFTP would result in a "insufficient privileges" error.
  • Fixed a problem that could cause a crash when publishing on Intel Macs.
  • Fixed a problem that could cause the circular progress indicator in the sidebar to not animate correctly.