# Dipper Release Notes

## 1.9 (308) App Store – Jan 9, 2025

– Added links to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

## 1.9 (307) TestFlight Beta – Jan 8, 2025

– No change.

## 1.9 (306) TestFlight Beta – Oct 8, 2024

– Fixed Dipper demo message truncation issue on macOS 15.
– Improved menu opening on activation.

## 1.9 (305) TestFlight Beta – Oct 7, 2024

– Use specific commits for packages. Many of them will be removed or merged in 2.0.
– Use MacControlCenterUI 2.1.0.
– Use MenuBarExtraAcces 1.1.1
– Fix for opening the settings window and then clicking on the menu.

## 1.9 (304) TestFlight Beta – Oct 2, 2024

– Updated AudioPlayThrough compatibility for Sequoia

## 1.9 (303) TestFlight Beta – Aug 19, 2024

– Updated Settings Access

## 1.8 (302) App Store – May 16, 2024

– Improved Stability

## 1.7 (301) App Store – Feb 16, 2024
– Add German Localization

## 1.7 (300) TestFlight Beta – Feb 14, 2024
– Create dummy window that automatically closes to prevent any other SwiftUI Windows / Window Groups from opening.

## 1.7 (299) TestFlight Beta – Feb 13, 2024
– Fixed audio bug issue resulting from sleeping
– Added setting to add Dock Icon

## 1.6 (298) App Store – Jan 30, 2024
– Rename to onSceneInit to onDidFinishLaunching and add onDidBecomeActive.

## 1.6 (297) TestFlight Beta – Jan 29, 2024

– Close windows on app launch

## 1.6 (296) TestFlight Beta – Jan 26, 2024

– Don’t open menu at launch

## 1.6 (295) TestFlight Beta – Jan 26, 2024

– Don’t hide menu icon since hiding/showing is unreliable
– Make sure Window can become main before setting it to main

## 1.6 (294) TestFlight Beta – Jan 22, 2024

– Make menu main window after programically opening
– Updated JA Localization

## 1.6 (293) TestFlight Beta – Jan 20, 2024

– Added Store Window
– Added Annual Subscription
– Added Toggle Recording Global Keyboard Shortcut
– Fixed Publishing Changes from Background
– Improved pan knob UI/UX
– Improved onboarding
– Link volume/mute for audio devices in menu
– Open menu on app launch
– Open menu when double clicking Dipper.app while Dipper is running

## 1.5 (292) App Store

– Improved FeedbackView
– Fixed JA Localization

## 1.5 (291) TestFlight Beta

– Added “Desktop Audio” app
– Added option to “Save Sources as separate stereo files”
– Improved Onboarding
– Stereo Link for volume / mute
– Mute icon when source volume is set to 0 or muted
– Fix for mic permission prompt in Japanese
– Prompt user for App Store review

## 1.5 (290) TestFlight Beta
– Fix for error when audio device is removed when the menu is closed

## 1.5 (289) TestFlight Beta

– Standby mode (driver update required)
– Prompt user to update driver
– Fixed recording audio meter

## 1.4 (288) App Store

– Fixed copy
– Refactored run-on-launch code to be more reliable
– Microphone permission error is recoverable

## 1.4 (287) TestFlight Beta

– Improved handling of displays shutting off and computer going to sleep

## 1.3 (286) App Store

– Remove erroneous sleep error

## 1.2 (285) App Store

– Added Japanese localization
– Fixed bug when Mac sleeps during recording
– Improved onboarding experience

## 1.1 (284) App Store

– Updated for better compatibility with macOS Sonoma

## 1.0 (283) App Store

– Increased stability
– Updated copy
– Various bug fixes

## 0.7 (281) App Store

– Bug fixes
– Improved handling of Core Audio restart

## 0.4.276 App Store

– Time restricted free version with the option to upgrade to a perpetual license
– Improved stability and better error handling

## 0.2.273 (App Store)

– No release notes

## 0.1.271-alpha

– Rebuilt for Mac App Store compatibility
– Added ability to dismiss error messages
– Added better sandbox compatibility for audio file record folder selection

## 0.1.270-alpha

– Added better error message to Installer when attempting to install on unsupported macOS versions

## 0.1.263-alpha

– Renew alpha build expiration

## 0.1.254-alpha

– Added audio recording file format selection (aiff, wav, compressed aac)
– Menu and status bar icon shows file saving status after stopping a recording
– Confirmation dialog shows if you quit Dipper while recording to file

## 0.1.216-alpha

– Added preference setting to launch app at login
– Fixed: audio channel numbers over 50 now display correctly
– Enabled apps and devices now sort to top of lists in the menu
– Resolved potential audio dropouts
– Resolved potential crash while menu is open
– Minor improvements
– Installer now quits Dipper before allowing installation to proceed
– Installer now auto-launches Dipper after installation completes

## 0.1.175-alpha

– Added user-selectable record folder
– Added user-selectable preference for visual recording status in menu bar
– Dipper menu shows record destination folder name for record menu item
– Audio now records to a hidden temp file, and moves file to user-selected folder on stop
– Better formatting for recorded audio filename
– Minor UI improvements

## 0.1.153-alpha

– CPU use improvements
– Menu UI overhaul
– Menu sections sizing is now dynamic

## 0.1.146

– Alpha build.

## 0.1.100-alpha

– Alpha build.