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OpenAudible Changelog

What's new in OpenAudible 4.1

Feb 29, 2024
  • Big improvements for getting Chapter Information.
  • New Job Status Window, accessible from the Control Menu. (Perhaps will move to Summary Panel area)
  • Improve Multiple Accounts
  • Improve Account Manager Dialog.
  • Fix support for accounts with same user name in different regions
  • Address some layout issues for Debian linux

New in OpenAudible 4.0.5 (Feb 22, 2024)

  • Improvements for multiple accounts.
  • Fix tag editor text entry field widths
  • Update JDK to 18+10
  • Fix some random connect/log-in issues
  • Use longer file name as the default
  • Allow more books when product ID matches but ASIN differ

New in OpenAudible 4.0.4 (Feb 18, 2024)

  • Support for multiple accounts (File: Manage Accounts)
  • Improved translations for Italian language (Thank you RB)
  • Added translations for installer
  • Fix Linux issue with RPM installer for zypper

New in OpenAudible 4.0.3 (Jan 22, 2024)

  • Fixed a bug where the Get Info dialog would hang if a book without chapter data was viewed. #1331

New in OpenAudible 4.0.2 (Jan 21, 2024)

  • Fixes a bug affecting older libraries that have auto-convert enabled. Issue #1328
  • Added code to adjust column widths in UI elements
  • Fixed problem where splitting a book might be skipped without giving a good explanation of the problem. #1327
  • Attempt to fix rare problem in Linux systems where cover art isn't showing. #1325

New in OpenAudible 4.0.1 (Jan 11, 2024)

  • Supersedes 4.0 which had a bug in the progress dialog that caused some errors.

New in OpenAudible 4.0 (Jan 11, 2024)

  • Add font support
  • Rename Console to Log Window
  • Support MacOS CMD-Period to cancel
  • Fix AA importing
  • Upgrade to latest SWT library
  • Drag and drop convert files from OpenAudible table to the desktop (for copying to another drive/USB)
  • Fix import directory filename bug
  • Fix tag editor for chapters and dates.

New in OpenAudible 3.9.7.1 (Dec 4, 2023)

  • Fixed #1308 where an error message got mangled (NullPointerException).
  • Added some borders around the bug report fields.

New in OpenAudible 3.9.7 (Dec 4, 2023)

  • This version adds a new ability to have audiobooks that are in folders and subfolders in the audiobook "books" directory.
  • New "Auto-Fill" feature lets you fill in missing meta data on books that are in your library.
  • Fixed issue #1255 where exporting on some Mac computers was failing
  • Fixed #1238 where Moving a library had some issues
  • Fixed #1243 some display problems when resizing the window to a small size had Book Info Panel stats missing or obscured
  • Updated FFMPEG to allow resampling.
  • Added support for MP3->M4B and M4B to MP3 conversions

New in OpenAudible 3.9.6 (Oct 29, 2023)

  • Improve autofill and alerts
  • Add paste instructions to license dialog.
  • Fix dashes in license dialog bug.
  • Improve html style rendering in summary panel

New in OpenAudible 3.9.5 (Oct 19, 2023)

  • Improved color themes (for dark mode, as well as other colorful themes)
  • Improved Mac look and feel
  • New Summary Panel
  • Some fixes to automation

New in OpenAudible 3.9.4 (Oct 8, 2023)

  • A quick update to fix a few more issues in import/export.
  • Updated documentation.

New in OpenAudible 3.9.3 (Oct 8, 2023)

  • This release supersedes 3.9.1 and 3.9.2
  • Fixes an invalid thread access Display bug.

New in OpenAudible 3.9.2 (Oct 8, 2023)

  • This release supersedes 3.9.1, which has been removed.
  • Fixes a bug where conversion fails.
  • Fixes a bug where importing fails.

New in OpenAudible 3.8.1 (Jun 27, 2023)

  • Fix bug where some PDF files were not getting downloaded
  • Add ability to view audiobook language in book table.
  • When choosing between two sets of chapters, use the chapters that have the most entries.

New in OpenAudible 3.8 (Jun 21, 2023)

  • A final release with the new library management dialog. Makes it easy to move, switch or back up a whole library.
  • Fixes a few little issues.

New in OpenAudible 3.7.6.2 (Jun 18, 2023)

  • This addresses a queue bug in 3.7.6 and 3.7.6.1 where the queue isn't respawning threads that stop unexpectedly.

New in OpenAudible 3.7.6.1 (Jun 10, 2023)

  • Fixes a bug in 3.7.6 that breaks the queues when a user cancels all jobs.
  • Improved alert when a file is not imported (usually because it is already imported)

New in OpenAudible 3.7.6 (Jun 8, 2023)

  • OpenAudible version 3.7.6
  • Improved library management.
  • Fixed a chapter splitting bug.
  • Added an Auto-import button in the Get Info dialog to automatically get book meta data (author, title, cover art, etc.) from the internet.

New in OpenAudible 3.7.5 (Apr 23, 2023)

  • OpenAudible version 3.7.5 includes a new Copy Library and Migrate Library button under the Manage Libraries dialog.
  • Also added a way to automatically fill in meta data by ISBN/AISN or Audible link.
  • Fixed an issue where saved window positions that are off the monitor could hide a window.

New in OpenAudible 3.7.4 (Apr 10, 2023)

  • OpenAudible version 3.7.4
  • Improved import/export, login fixes, small bug fixes, other issues.
  • Updated ffmpeg for linux to be compatible with Centos 8.

New in OpenAudible 3.7.3 (Mar 28, 2023)

  • This version fixes a bug in the web login code.

New in OpenAudible 3.7.2 (Mar 23, 2023)

  • This version addresses:
  • Bug that affected some Mac users logging on with the internal web browser
  • Bug where some log in forms failed due to a malformed URL.
  • Updated Mac main window layout and theme colors

New in OpenAudible 3.7.1 (Mar 21, 2023)

  • This minor update fixes a bug that happened when trying to convert some files without valid decryption keys.
  • It also disables automation the first time a new version is launched, in case the library paths have changed.

New in OpenAudible 3.7 (Mar 17, 2023)

  • New Login method that doesn't require a built-in web browser
  • Manage multiple libraries
  • Universal binary for Mac OS (optimized for M1 and Intel machines)
  • Book table is customizable -- add or remove columns to display and change size and order with drag and drop
  • Improved sorting of books -- now sorts by series name and series number when searching by author or genre
  • Export all book information to excel, including images and links to files
  • Added Read Status where you can set the value to Finished, Unread, Did not Finish, want to read, or any other string.
  • Improved metadata tags for m4b files
  • Improved importing of files
  • Improved error messages
  • Fixed bug where some files could not be converted
  • New documentation with table of contents
  • Improved book status to show warnings or errors about a book
  • Reduced file size substantially (by removing Chromium support, which is no longer needed)

New in OpenAudible 3.6.3 (Nov 28, 2022)

  • Updated browser for MacOS Intel users on Ventura. Previous Webkit version was crashing after Ventura upgrade.
  • Check for Mac aarch users running Intel version and create alert.
  • Check for missing library directory on startup to detect offline drives or network shares
  • Update documentation for new VBR option

New in OpenAudible 3.6.2 (Oct 5, 2022)

  • Adds Book Table column customization. Columns can be moved by drag and drop. Optional columns can be added (Notes and Series Name).
  • Added the option to automatically delete AAX files.

New in OpenAudible 3.6.1 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • OpenAudible version 3.6.1 fixes an issue with included titles.

New in OpenAudible 3.6 (Sep 26, 2022)

  • Adds support for downloading additional titles.
  • Adds option to convert to mp3 with constant bitrates.
  • Updated documentation.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.9 (Aug 14, 2022)

  • Includes a fix where the aax directory is accidentally deleted if completely empty.
  • Adds "PDF:" section to the Book Info Panel where the user can click on the PDF to view it directly.
  • Adds a number of improved error messages for unexpected behavior, such as out of disk space.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.8 (Aug 14, 2022)

  • This release fixes a few issues that came up in version 3.5.7.
  • Library location preferences have been fixed.
  • Improved error reporting.
  • Fix Italy/Japan downloads.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.7 (Jul 26, 2022)

  • This version fixes a download issue that affects all users in the Japan and Italy audible region.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.6 (Jun 11, 2022)

  • Added a notes field where you can add notes about any book in your library.
  • Fixed a few small issues.
  • Went back to jdk 11.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.5 (May 29, 2022)

  • Upgraded the jdk to version 18, which is one of the latest versions.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.4 (May 16, 2022)

  • A few little changes to address a crashing issue.
  • Improved buttons for blind users.
  • Speed improvement on some types of conversions.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.3 (Mar 18, 2022)

  • Fix some first time use issues to make it easier to get started
  • Fix Reveal File in windows bug.
  • Fix some minor UI issues

New in OpenAudible 3.5.2 (Mar 8, 2022)

  • Add ability to use internal browser or external browser.
  • Add preferences for setting helper applications for audio, web, and file browsing.
  • Some updates for linux users.
  • Decode copyright xml encoding.
  • Updated Docker, AppImage and Snapcraft installers.
  • Updated documentation.

New in OpenAudible 3.5.1 (Mar 4, 2022)

  • This release removes the internal browser which is not required anymore and has created some headaches over time. Let us know if invoking an external browser causes any problems.
  • Fix a bug affecting IT/JP regions.
  • Work on dark mode support (still some minor issues with Mac x86_64)
  • Fix for small horizontal screens
  • Work on snap installer (perhaps not ready for prime time..)

New in OpenAudible 3.5 (Feb 17, 2022)

  • Added ability to cancel and resume file downloads
  • Added fix for addressing problem with expired downloads

New in OpenAudible 3.4.3 (Feb 11, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug with splitting books where meta data was scrambled. May need to re-split books that were split since 3.4.2.

New in OpenAudible 3.4.2 (Feb 3, 2022)

  • We added some performance enhancements for splitting and joining books.
  • Fixed a join bug with files containing a single quote.
  • Fixed a display issue where canceling a download marked the book as an error
  • Fixed a cancel job bug

New in OpenAudible 3.4.1 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • Fix for login bug that caused an error about having too many virtual devices open on mac.
  • Made the main window sash form to expand the table view.
  • Fixed browser alignment issue

New in OpenAudible 3.4 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • New human translations for DE, SE, FR and IT. (Thank you contributors!)
  • New web browser for windows based on Edge instead of IE for browsing book web pages.
  • New login/connect browser for Linux based on Chromium. Currently browser is stored in temp directory and can be deleted after logging in.
  • New Apple M1 support for Apple Silicon.
  • New high-DPI support and new icons for status (see documentation for details.)
  • Fixed a bug #845 where split by chapter was not outputting alphabetical filenames.
  • Fixed tag editor bug #840
  • Fixed bug where export as csv or json was not working unless you specified a file name with the extension.
  • The Docker version has also been updated to always use the latest version.

New in OpenAudible 3.3 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • Fixed some outstanding issues for different regions.
  • Export to web page update to include series link.
  • New code signing
  • Other small updates

New in OpenAudible 3.2.2 (Nov 10, 2021)

  • Some improvements for international users.
  • Added translations for Italy
  • Fixed Join Audio bug affecting some books
  • Fixed a bug with ffmpeg that can affect encoding to mp3 (new ffmpeg/ffprobe LGPL binaries for Windows added.)
  • Changed file naming convention for web directory. (This could create some duplicates in your web directory. Rebuilding the web page from scratch may be the best way to remove duplicates.)
  • Fixed a rare bug that can affect web page generation when running multiple versions of OpenAudible on the same Mac.

New in OpenAudible 3.2.1 (Nov 7, 2021)

  • This update fixes a few issues with splitting books.
  • Improves support for JP and IT regions
  • Adds translations for IT
  • Fixed a bug with web page generation when a filename includes a single quote

New in OpenAudible 3.2 (Nov 7, 2021)

  • Added new Get Info dialog and basic tag editor. Allows you to add artwork and set meta data for audiobooks.
  • Updated ffmpeg/ffprobe LGPL versions.
  • Updated the Split By Chapter naming conventions.
  • Added support to import aax files saved as mp4 files
  • Updated library scanning code to detect books that are not purchased or that can't be downloaded.
  • Fixed a number of little UI and book status issues.

New in OpenAudible 3.1.2 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • This is a minor update to 3.1.1.
  • It fixes an import bug where some AAX files are not imported properly.
  • It also fixes a rare audio book splitting issue when the chapter titles include illegal Windows file name characters.