What's new in TripMode 2.3.0 Build 818
Oct 4, 2020
- New: deactivate TripMode at specific times in the scheduler. Perfect for timeboxed data plans.
- Added an preference to allow Internet access to all new apps automatically
- Added keyboard shortcuts
- Multiple fixes and improvements related to licenses/activation
- Many minor enhancements
- Please note that this version of TripMode will not run on macOS 11 Big Sur. TripMode 3 is on its way, stay tuned and check our website for any announcements. Customers who purchase TripMode 2 will receive a free update to TripMode 3. More information to follow in the next few weeks.
- To update TripMode, check the About screen from the settings menu, or download it from our homepage.
New in TripMode 2.2.1 Build 782 (Nov 6, 2018)
- Added support for Parallels Desktop 14
- Improved support for the Messages app
- Fixed a rare crash when accessing the settings
- Fixed a rare issue that prevented data limits to be reset when reached
- Minor user experience improvements
New in TripMode 2.2.0 Build 777 (Sep 10, 2018)
- Notifications: know which apps are blocked in real-time through notifications, allow them with a click
- Mojave ready: enjoy TripMode in the new macOS 10.14 Dark Mode, with color accents
- Scheduler: activate TripMode automatically at predefined day(s) and time, convenient to tackle time boxed data plans that are common in Canada, South Africa, Australia and with satellite ISP.
- More languages: The user interface is now available in Japanese, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, in addition to German, French, Korean and Simplified Chinese
- Many under-the-hood fixes and improvements to increase your experience, battery life and performance.
New in TripMode 2.1.4 Build 742 (Jul 17, 2018)
- Early compatibility with macOS 10.14 Mojave beta, including Dark Mode
- More sorting options! New "This week" data counter + apps sorting in the profiles settings
- Improved support for Continuity features such as AirDrop
- Revised privacy policy
- Minor UI, stability and performance improvements
New in TripMode 2.1.1 Build 595 (Feb 9, 2018)
- What’s new:
- Korean translations (thanks Chris Kim)
- Improved IPSec connections handling
- Fixed a rare crash on Yosemite and El Capitan when accessing the settings screen
- Stability and performance improvements
New in TripMode 2.1.0 Build 583 (Oct 6, 2017)
- Ready for macOS High Sierra. Note: When installing TripMode for the first time on High Sierra, you may now be asked to allow a system extension from the System Preferences. That happens only once, and is normal with apps like TripMode and High Sierra. We've made it as easy as we could for you during the setup. More info here (apple.com technical note).
- You can now edit the apps of your profiles under Settings>Profiles.
- Stability and performance improvements.
New in TripMode 2.0.3 Build 542 (Aug 7, 2017)
- Localization and performance enhancements:
- Added Dutch translations, improved German ones
- Improved iTunes, Photos, and XPC apps filtering
- License can now be deactivated from the About screen
- Better handling of full keyboard access
- CPU usage and stability enhancements
New in TripMode 2.0.1 Build 490 (May 26, 2017)
- Bug fix release:Fixed rare upgrade issue for TripMode 1
New in TripMode 2.0.0 Build 486 (May 24, 2017)
- Complete revision: Sleeker and snappier UI, better apps sorting, stronger blocking. Still as simple to use.
- Profiles: Block different app lists per situation or network
- Data caps: Block all data traffic when reaching data usage limits, to prevent unwanted fees
- Accessible: Use TripMode in English, French, German or Chinese (simplified)
- Improvements:
- New, cleaner interface
- Most of the underlying engine has been rewritten for better scalability, stability and improved performance. Memory and CPU consumption have been greatly reduced for comparable loads both in the UI and Kernel Extension.
- Applications using XPC services (for example Mail, AppStore, HipChat, etc.) are now correctly detected and blocked. No need to enabled Safari anymore.
- Better management of deleted apps avoiding potential performance degradation over time.
- Developer tools friendly : iOS Simulator apps are now folded into a single entry and Xcode-provided git is separated in its own entry (If connecting over ssh, it’s not possible to differentiate the traffic and ssh is still the entry to enable)
- UI traffic updates are now real time (individual counters are rate-limited to enhance readability on very fast connections).
- Enhanced network detection for WiFi. Access points with random BSSID including many Android phones will now be detected and remembered correctly.
- Enhanced detection of host-local connections for apps that bind on all available addresses.
- Loopback connections can now be blocked (see the preferences dialog). Specific apps can be whitelisted.
- Reworked the packet delaying and reinjection to avoid other firewalls falsely detecting TripMode as responsible of some connections.
- Better installation and Kernel Extension communication checks.
- Database is now optimized on migration
- Preliminary TouchBar support.
- TripMode now has a full help book
- French localization
- Introducing profiles:
- Applications block settings can now change depending on the network configuration
- Customize the feature to match your usage:
- no profiles : the default setting, TripMode will behave as it did in version 1.0
- automatic : preferred setting for most users. The blocked application set depends on the current primary network so that you can limit data usage to the strict minimum when on cellular and have different settings for public WiFi, work ethernet or at home.
- manual : For advanced users who want full control on the blocked applications set. TripMode lets you manually select your configuration directly from the main window and will keep those settings regardless of the current network.
- Place limits on the traffic for each profile:
- get notified when data usage reaches a defined limit
- automatically lockdown network traffic when approaching the set limit to prevent further data consumption.
- Reset the traffic counter either manually or automatically each day, week or month.
- Note that even in auto mode, profiles are not linked to an interface when counting traffic : the amount is what was processed while the profile was active, not the total amount of data that got though an interface. This means that TripMode cannot for example know that your smartphone consumed nearly all of your data plan by itself before you started tethering, or that a specific application required the use of an interface other than the primary one in a multi-homed scenario, so keep in mind that the limit and lockdown, while correct from the point of view of applications, may not reflect what you expect depending on your exact networking configuration.
- Visualize traffic data for the current profile from the main window.
- A progress bar appears when a monitored profile is active, letting you see at a glance how much you have left. If notifications or lockdown is set, the bar will change color to remind you of the impeding limit.
- Enhanced notifications:
- Blocked apps can now be signalled with a sound on top of icon flashing. Choose from one the system sounds or use the text-to-speech feature to know which app got blocked, a customisable delay helps you keep control over sound notifications when a lot of applications are blocked.
- Reworked preferences:
- Preferences are now organised under a familiar panel interface including the profiles settings.
New in TripMode 1.0.7 Build 252 (Nov 7, 2016)
- iOS apps are now grouped under a single Simulator entry in TripMode, no need to re-enable them at each build anymore
- Fixes a rare performance issue where the TripMode database grew considerably in size
- Various minor enhancements for macOS Sierra
New in TripMode 1.0.6 Build 249 (Nov 3, 2016)
- Updated the licensing, auto-update, and networking modules.
- Minor stability and reliability improvements.
New in TripMode 1.0.5 Build 246 (Mar 11, 2016)
- Improved automatic activation when connecting to Android hotspots
- Improved compatibility with apps requiring Apple ID authentication (e.g. iTunes)
- Improved auto-update security
New in TripMode 0.8.8 Build 88 (May 29, 2015)
- New version fix counter reset bug.