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Simplify Changelog

What's new in Simplify 3.4

Jun 28, 2017
  • Fixed support of web-based players, so Pandora, Deezer, VK, and others get back into the game!
  • Fixed Spotify artworks. You'll see!
  • Some other under the hood improvements and fixes.

New in Simplify 3.3.2 (Jun 21, 2016)

  • Fixed scrollable title view issues.

New in Simplify 3.3.1 (Jun 4, 2016)

  • Finally added scrollable menu-bar track title option in case when it doesn't fit;
  • Fixed Apple Music support (please update your iTunes to be at least 12.4);
  • Fixed iTunes opening several times (again);
  • Fixed crash on earlier systems and fixed performance issues with the mini-player.

New in Simplify 3.3.0 (Apr 9, 2016)

  • Enhanced Apple Music support, artworks quality, and detection stability.
  • Album covers for most players are now more pretty.
  • Fixed crashes related to iTunes players.
  • Fixed SoundCloud and all other players that stopped working recently.
  • And we've got a new icon!

New in Simplify 3.2.4 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Fixed Growl support.
  • Fixed Last.fm support for their new APIs.
  • Fixed Spotify progress tracking.

New in Simplify 3.2.3 (Sep 1, 2015)

  • Growl support;
  • Fixed most cases of invalid time being displayed for Spotify;
  • Added easy feedback button so send error reports and feedback directly to us via the app itself.

New in Simplify 3.2.2 (Jun 30, 2015)

  • Added initial Deezer for desktop support;
  • Fixed issues with web-players handling (helps to remove Google Chrome restrictions related to Simplify browser extensions);
  • Fixed Rdio not properly retrieving artworks.

New in Simplify 3.2.1 (May 27, 2015)

  • Fixed Spotify covers being updated correctly using their Web API (track seeking still not working due to bug in their own API);
  • Fixed issues with Rdio;
  • Fixed crashes on Lion and Mountain Lion.
  • Fixed issues with jackets sometimes not being displayed correctly.

New in Simplify 3.2 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Simplify doesn't crash anymore when Spotify.app 1.0.1+ or SpotifyBeta.app is launched. All users launching new Spotify are notified about the possible work-around for the issue;
  • Added Snowflake support;
  • Simplify doesn't deactivate any other application when you want to use its Mini-player using the menu-bar or the keyboard shortcut anymore;
  • Track names aren't being cut anymore;
  • Mini-player's shadow size has been reduced. Mini-player's shadow region is transparent and doesn't accept mouse clicks (previously you could activate the mini-player if your mouse was too close to the mini-player's bounding box);
  • Detached mini-player now has correct size;
  • Menu-bar font is increased;
  • Mini-player performance has been optimized;
  • Reduced overall memory usage;
  • Unicorns!

New in Simplify 3.1.3 (Jan 8, 2015)

  • Mini-player graphic performance fine-tuning;
  • Stability improvements and fixes.

New in Simplify 3.1.2 (Sep 13, 2014)

  • Fixed critical bug causing crash on OS X 10.8.5 and earlier.

New in Simplify 3.1.1 (Sep 6, 2014)

  • Fixed Rdio playback control issues;
  • 'Launch with players' option has been merged with our Preference Pane and extended with an ability to close Simplify when no players of your interest are being used;
  • Fixed Simplify appearance for dark menu-bar background;
  • Performance improvements for networking and browser players control.

New in Simplify 3.1 (Jul 24, 2014)

  • Removed new player notifications. They were replaced by player switcher. Don't forget to assign shortcut for player switcher in Simplify Shortcuts Preferences;
  • Added player switcher. Now you can easily control all of your players in a single place. You can easily view all players controlled by Simplify, switch to them (Enter), resume their playback and pause them (Space), change their volume independently (Arrow Up/Down);
  • Added a preference to pause previous player when switching to new one;
  • Fixed Rdio 2.31 compatibility bug with playback controls and track seeking, fixed Rdio compatibility issues with Tape.im sharing;
  • Fixed SoundCloud and other web-players issues;
  • Fixed Deezer to be compatible with their new API. Please update your Safari or Chrome extension if didn't update automatically;
  • Performance improvements and small bug fixes.

New in Simplify 3.0.4 (Jun 25, 2014)

  • Enhanced media keys support inside Simplify (download our optional preference pane from Simplify Preferences to get access to our new features);
  • AppleScripting support;
  • Simplify now stores selected jacket variation for each jacket independently;
  • Fixed mini-player not restoring its screen position in some circumstances;
  • Fixed issues while controlling web-based players, including mini-player controlling issues and playback state management faults;
  • Fixed minor bugs and performance issues.

New in Simplify 3.0.3 (May 13, 2014)

  • Added option to always show detached mini-player on desktop;
  • Fixed jackets mouse events handling;
  • Fixed minor performance issues with mini-player drawing;
  • Fixed performance issues.

New in Simplify 3.0.2 (Apr 30, 2014)

  • Fixed Vox support to be properly delivered;
  • Fixed fast rewind and fast forward keyboard shortcuts not working with new mini-player;
  • Fixed Jackets display issues.

New in Simplify 3.0.1 (Apr 26, 2014)

  • You can now detach mini-player from menu-bar and locate it anywhere on your screen;
  • Added support for Vox;
  • Fixed an issue with Rdio track time synchronization;
  • Fixed some minor splash issues;
  • Fixed bugs related to screen resolution changes;
  • Resolved minor animation issues.

New in Simplify 3.0 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Brand new awesome mini-player (controller) with all the necessary information about currently playing track and two possible modes: full-sized and mini;
  • New sharing option: now you can share current track to Twitter and/or Facebook via tape.im. You can link your Twitter and Facebook accounts directly from Simplify and instantly share any track;
  • Added shuffle support for desktop players;
  • Fixed issues related to music pausing during Skype calls;
  • Fixed issues related to remote controlling players;
  • Fixed many issues related to OS X Mavericks (jackets tiling, notifications display and crashes related to the new operating system);
  • Fixed performance related issues: Simplify now consumes even less resources than it used to consume.

New in Simplify 2.7.1 (Jun 21, 2013)

  • Fixed critical issue with Bowtie themes support, now they can be loaded and used properly.

New in Simplify 2.7 (Jun 6, 2013)

  • Added remote control privacy: now you can choose whether remote machine can control yours or only watch what is playing on your machine;
  • Added an ability to disable notifications when Simplify detects new players;
  • Changed Preferences appearance to be more intuitive;
  • Added experimental support for Bowtie themes: install them like any Simplify jacket;
  • Added new full-screen default jacket Heavyweight;
  • Fixed jackets positioning issues: Simplify now tracks position of individual jackets on your desktop;
  • Fixed Last.fm scrobbling issue for the first track being scrobbled;
  • Fixed Spotify covers displaying when Spotify is in your home Applications folder;
  • Fixed various jackets issues;
  • Changes to Simplify Jackets API: fully rewritten Jackets API with new methods to create new great jackets. Read our documentation on GitHub to know more;
  • Various bug-fixes and performance improvements.

New in Simplify 2.5 (Feb 15, 2013)

  • Added web clients to control Pandora, Deezer, Vkontakte and possibly many more online players right from your Simplify. You need to enable web clients from Simplify's preferences and install an extension for your favourite browser;
  • Added useful API to allow users to create support for their own web players;
  • Added ability to select which player you want to control right now if there are many players opened at the same time;
  • Simplify will now ask you what to do when you launch multiple players simultaneously;
  • Track progress in menu-bar is now available for remote clients and web cliens;
  • Retina displays support;
  • New default text-mode jacket 'Solar';
  • New Last.fm scrobbling preference pane allows you to select particular players to scrobble from;
  • New option to enable/disable Apple Remote Controllers;
  • Pausing playback of music automagically from any source when you are voice-chatting in Skype;
  • Fixed issue with Rdio covers;
  • Fixed issue with Last.fm scrobbling and Last.fm authentication button unavailability;
  • Fixed desktop widget and player positioning if screen resolution changed or new display attached;
  • Fixed various remote controller issues;
  • Fixed issue with desktop widget visibility during spaces switch;
  • Improved performance and overall stability.

New in Simplify 2.2 (Sep 15, 2012)

  • Mountain Lion notifications support;
  • Fixed startup crash issue on Lion and Mountain Lion because of multiple/invalid Spotify installations (if you still experience this issue, please notify us via email: [email protected]);
  • Various performance improvements.

New in Simplify 2.1 (Aug 7, 2012)

  • Added an ability to rewind and fast-forward track with keyboard shortcuts for this. Also, you can hold previous/next track buttons in the mini-player to seek track;
  • Fixed GPU performance issue on new MacBook Pro's and Lion;
  • Fixed critical performance issue caused by mini-player in remote controller mode;
  • Small fixes and enhancements.

New in Simplify 2.0 (Jul 12, 2012)

  • Added remote controlling feature. You are able to control Spotify, iTunes or Rdio remotely within your local network (you need to launch Simplify on both local machines simultaneously to make this feature working).
  • Added an ability to select players to start Simplify with.
  • Fixed a Last.fm scrobbling issue.
  • Fixed various bugs and resolved performance gaps.

New in Simplify 1.95 (May 15, 2012)

  • Added Last.fm scrobbling support.
  • Changed menu bar appearance for track name and track progress.
  • You can now easily copy track link by dragging album cover from mini-player (if you press alt, track title will be copied instead).
  • Fixed bag caused iTunes to constantly relaunch itself.
  • Various performance and stability fixes.

New in Simplify 1.9 (Jan 31, 2012)

  • Added Apple Remote Controller support. Just launch Simplify and use your Apple Remote Controller to switch tracks, control volume and playback state;
  • Fixed Rdio compatibility bug;
  • Improved stability and performance.

New in Simplify 1.8 (Jan 11, 2012)

  • Added 'keep on top of all other windows' option;
  • Show/hide desktop widget in Mission Control (Exposé in Snow Leopard);
  • Fixed bug preventing Simplify from playing some of tracks in iTunes library due to artwork delivery failure.

New in Simplify 1.7 (Jan 7, 2012)

  • Global option to completely enable/disable desktop widget;
  • Ability to show desktop widget on music playback only;
  • Performance improvements;
  • Fixed miscellaneous small issues.

New in Simplify 1.6 (Nov 21, 2011)

  • New user interface for the controller window;
  • New default jacket for desktop widget called 'Essence';
  • Pin controller to desktop;
  • Show/hide current track title in menu bar;
  • JavaScript API enhancements;
  • Various bug fixes.

New in Simplify 1.5 (Aug 18, 2011)

  • Added iTunes support. Now you can control both Spotify and iTunes with Simplify.
  • Added desktop widget skins (we call them 'jackets'). With jackets system, you can easily customize look&feel of desktop widget using plain old HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It's simple!
  • Added new default desktop widget jackets with player controls support;
  • Fixed various Lion and Snow Leopard issues.