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Privatus Changelog

What's new in Privatus 7.0.3

Mar 25, 2024
  • Improvement:
  • Updated Sparkle

New in Privatus 7.0.2 (Jan 3, 2024)

  • Improvement: updated copyright

New in Privatus 7.0.1 (Nov 7, 2023)

  • Bugfix:
  • Fixed a removal issue with Safari
  • Fixed a potential crash

New in Privatus 7.0 (Nov 7, 2023)

  • Feature:
  • Safari 17 support
  • Added support for Brave
  • Removed Chromium support
  • Data removal improvements
  • New icon
  • macOS 12+ only
  • Improvement:
  • Updated Sparkle

New in Privatus 6.6.2 (Oct 31, 2023)

  • Bugfix: fixed an issue with Opera

New in Privatus 6.6.1 (Apr 6, 2023)

  • Fixed a potential issue with Privatus not noticing browser quit

New in Privatus 6.6 (Mar 27, 2023)

  • Improved History removal for Chrome based browsers

New in Privatus 6.5 (Jan 3, 2023)

  • Removed support for Flash as it is was deprecated in 2020
  • Updated copyright
  • Changed Preferences... menu to Settings... to match macOS Ventura naming conventions

New in Privatus 6.4 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • Permissions improvements
  • Improved support for Safari 16

New in Privatus 6.3.6.1 (Jul 21, 2022)

  • Fixed a licensing issue

New in Privatus 6.3.6 (Jan 9, 2022)

  • Safari cache removal improvements
  • Updated copyright
  • Remove legacy Sparkle
  • Small UI fixes

New in Privatus 6.3.5.2 (Jan 4, 2022)

  • Interim release #2 to migrate update manifest

New in Privatus 6.3.5.1 (Dec 28, 2021)

  • Interim release to migrate update manifest

New in Privatus 6.3.5 (Feb 21, 2021)

  • Localization corrections

New in Privatus 6.3.4 (Jan 31, 2021)

  • Dutch localization, many thanks Theo van Leest!

New in Privatus 6.3.3 (Jan 8, 2021)

  • Fixed a potential startup issue on macOS Big Sur

New in Privatus 6.3.2 (Jan 4, 2021)

  • Improved Safari 14 compatibility
  • Updated copyright

New in Privatus 6.3.1 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Small icon tweaks

New in Privatus 6.3 (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Apple Silicon native support
  • macOS Big Sur design style

New in Privatus 6.2.7 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Custom URL scheme fixes

New in Privatus 6.2.6 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Cache removal improvements for all supported browsers

New in Privatus 6.2.5 (Aug 24, 2020)

  • Improved Safari cache removal

New in Privatus 6.2.4 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fixed a potential permissions issue

New in Privatus 6.2.3 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • More permissions error fixes

New in Privatus 6.2.2 (Aug 3, 2020)

  • Fixed some potential permissions issues
  • Removed Secure Delete option, as it is no longer relevant

New in Privatus 6.2.1 (Jul 29, 2020)

  • Fixed some permissions issues
  • Added an option in preferences to remove all Sandbox permissions

New in Privatus 6.2 (Jul 27, 2020)

  • Now only macOS Mojave+
  • Removed Silverlight support
  • Improved safari cache removal
  • Fixed some removal issues

New in Privatus 6.1.8 (Jan 20, 2020)

  • Updated copyright

New in Privatus 6.1.7 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • Fixed a potential crash on macOS Catalina
  • Updated Sparkle

New in Privatus 6.1.6 (Sep 5, 2019)

  • Fixed Cookie link
  • Fixed some sqlite issues

New in Privatus 6.1.5 (Jun 20, 2019)

  • ui tweaks
  • updated copyright

New in Privatus 6.1.4 (Jan 13, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue with continually asking for disk access

New in Privatus 6.1.3 (Dec 12, 2018)

  • Verison bump to match Mac App store version

New in Privatus 6.1.2 (Nov 20, 2018)

  • Minor UI improvements for macOS Mojave Dark Modde

New in Privatus 6.1.1 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • better Safari 12 cache removal

New in Privatus 6.1 (Oct 1, 2018)

  • macOS Mojave Dark Mode support
  • notarized by Apple
  • updated Sparkle

New in Privatus 6.0.3 (Jun 20, 2018)

  • Favicons now correctly removed on Firefox Quantum.

New in Privatus 6.0.2 (May 29, 2018)

  • fixed some crashes

New in Privatus 6.0.1 (May 10, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue with some residual data not being removed.

New in Privatus 6.0 (Apr 26, 2018)

  • iCloud Sync for Preferences and Browser Settings
  • UI refresh
  • option to remove Search Engines
  • option to remove Website preferences
  • improved Firefox support
  • improved Safari support

New in Privatus 5.1.2 (Apr 10, 2018)

  • Removed Facebook links.

New in Privatus 5.1.1 (Mar 7, 2018)

  • A minor update to the copyright date.

New in Privatus 5.1 (Nov 9, 2017)

  • fixed a licensing issue
  • improved Safari 11 support
  • improved Firefox support

New in Privatus 5.0.8.4 (Oct 5, 2017)

  • Fixed a crash in the German localized version.

New in Privatus 5.0.8 (Jun 16, 2017)

  • Updated Developer ID.

New in Privatus 5.0.7 (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Updated copyright

New in Privatus 5.0.6 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • French localization fixes
  • Updated copyright

New in Privatus 5.0.5 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • fixed a potential crash
  • fixed Mac App Store link in licensing window
  • French localization thanks to Denis Marques
  • German localization thanks to Ina Queiss

New in Privatus 5.0.4 (Nov 19, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue with updating removal settings
  • Fixed an issue with disabling Privatus
  • Better Safari cache removal

New in Privatus 5.0.3 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Fixed issue with menubar not remembering position

New in Privatus 5.0.2 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue with opening at login

New in Privatus 5.0.1 (Oct 31, 2016)

  • Fixed launch at login
  • Added preference to hide at login

New in Privatus 5.0 (Oct 29, 2016)

  • macOS 10.11+ only
  • new Preferences window
  • simplified and more reliable app architecture
  • fixed an issue with removing downloads data

New in Privatus 4.1 (Oct 16, 2016)

  • Safari 10 support
  • Fixed some issues with Chrome history removal

New in Privatus 4.0 (May 22, 2016)

  • Now OSX 10.10+ only
  • New User Interface
  • New configuration options

New in Privatus 3.6.1 (Jan 31, 2016)

  • Fixed appcast URL.
  • Updated copyright.

New in Privatus 3.6 (Oct 30, 2015)

  • Fixed an error with removal of data.

New in Privatus 3.5 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • new Trial version
  • fixed an error with removal of Firefox cache

New in Privatus 3.4 (Apr 25, 2015)

  • IndexedDB removal support
  • fixed erroneous console messsages

New in Privatus 3.3.1 (Mar 5, 2015)

  • fixed some erroneous console messages

New in Privatus 3.3 (Feb 28, 2015)

  • German localisation

New in Privatus 3.2 (Feb 24, 2015)

  • fixed Safari cookie removal
  • fixed issues with cookie removal after toggling browser
  • fixed "Privatus is Disabled" text wrongly displaying
  • fixed issues when installing/uninstalling new browsers
  • fixed database removal
  • browsers are now correctly centered in preferences window

New in Privatus 3.1 (Jan 24, 2015)

  • HSTS super cookie removal in FireFox,Chrome,Chromium,Opera (Computer needs to be restarted for Safari HSTS removal...)
  • it is now optional to keep Privatus Worker running after Privatus has been quit ("Keep me protected at all times" has been added as an option in Preferences")
  • added a user notice when opening MenuBar for the first time
  • fixed cache removal
  • fixed info button
  • updated copyright and credits
  • removed some debugging console messages
  • added a ratings button
  • upgrade button now opens link directly in Mac App Store

New in Privatus 3.0 (Jan 7, 2015)

  • Rewritten for the Mac App Store
  • Sandboxed
  • Browsers can now easily be enabled or disabled

New in Privatus 2.0 (Oct 16, 2014)

  • New cleaner UI
  • Fixed removal of Safari cache

New in Privatus 1.0.5 (May 31, 2014)

  • fixed statusbar behaviour
  • fixed removal of Safari Cache
  • fixed statusbar link
  • tweaked statusbar icon
  • updated copyright

New in Privatus 1.0.4 (Jan 20, 2014)

  • removed erroneous console messages
  • code cleanup

New in Privatus 1.0.3 (Jan 7, 2014)

  • Secure delete data option
  • Russian localization

New in Privatus 1.0.2 (Nov 19, 2013)

  • better cache clearing

New in Privatus 1.0.1 (Nov 19, 2013)

  • added help button
  • added remove all cookies button
  • fixed restart at login behaviour
  • fixed minimum system requirement
  • fixed a bug which may prevent cookie removal
  • code optimisation