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v0.8.0

23 Jun 14:48
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Added

  • Cast menu: choose which Chromecast, Airplay, or DLNA device you want to use
  • Telemetry: send basic data, plus stats on how often the play button works
  • Make posters from jpeg files, not just jpg
  • Support .wmv video via Play in VLC
  • Windows thumbnail bar with a play/pause button

Changed

  • Nicer modal styles

Fixed

  • Windows tray icon now stays in the right state

v0.7.2

03 Jun 06:14
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Fixed

  • Fix exception that affects users upgrading from v0.5.1 or older
    • Ensure state.saved.prefs configuration exists
  • Fix window title on "About WebTorrent" window

v0.7.1

03 Jun 03:15
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Changed

  • Change "Step Forward" keyboard shortcut to Alt+Left (Windows)
  • Change "Step Backward" keyboard shortcut to to Alt+Right (Windows)

Fixed

  • First time startup bug -- invalid torrent/poster paths

v0.7.0

02 Jun 23:42
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Added

  • Improved AirPlay support -- using the new airplayer package
  • Remember volume setting in player, for as long as the app is open

Changed

  • Add (+) button now also accepts non .torrent files and creates a torrent from
    those files
  • Show prompt text in title bar for open dialogs (OS X)
  • Upgrade Electron to 1.2.1
    • Improve window resizing when aspect ratio is enforced (OS X)
    • Use .ico format for better icon rendering quality (Windows)
    • Fix crash reporter not working (Windows)

Fixed

  • Re-enable WebRTC (web peers)! (OS X, Windows)
    • Windows support was disabled in v0.6.1 to work around a bug in Electron
    • OS X support was disabled in v0.4.0 to work around a 100% CPU bug
  • Fix subtitle selector radio button UI size glitch
  • Fix race condition causing exeption on app startup
  • Fix duplicate torrent detection in some cases
  • Fix "gray screen" exception caused by incorrect file list order
  • Fix torrent loading message UI misalignment

Known issues

  • When upgrading to WebTorrent Desktop v0.7.0, some torrent metadata (file list,
    selected files, whether torrent is streamable) will be cleared. Just start the
    torrent to re-populate the metadata.

v0.6.1

26 May 11:02
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Fixed

  • Disable WebRTC to work around Electron crash (Windows)
    • Will be re-enabled in the next version of WebTorrent, which will be based on
      the next version of Electron, where the bug is fixed.
  • Fix crash when updating from WebTorrent 0.5.x in some situtations (#583)
  • Fix crash when dropping files onto the dock icon (OS X)
  • Fix keyboard shortcuts Space and ESC being captured globally (#585)
  • Fix crash, show error when drag-dropping hidden files (#586)

v0.6.0

24 May 11:12
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Added

  • Added Preferences page to set Download folder
  • Save video position, resume playback from saved position
  • Add additional video player keyboard shortcuts (#275)
  • Use poster.jpg file as the poster image if available (#558)
  • Associate .torrent files to WebTorrent Desktop (OS X) (#553)
  • Add support for pasting instant.io links (#559)
  • Add announcement feature

Changed

  • Nicer player UI
  • Reduce startup jank, improve startup time (#568)
  • Cleanup unsupported codec detection (#569, #570)
  • Cleaner look for the torrent file list
  • Improve subtitle positioning (#551)

Fixed

  • Fix Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'update' of undefined (#567)
  • Fix bugs in LocationHistory
    • When player is active, and magnet link is pasted, go back to list
    • After deleting torrent, remove just the player from forward stack
    • After creating torrent, remove create torrent page from forward stack
    • Cancel button on create torrent page should only go back one page

v0.5.1

18 May 07:49
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Fixed

  • Fix auto-updater (OS X, Windows).

v0.5.0

18 May 06:28
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Added

  • Select/deselect individual files to torrent.
  • Automatically include subtitle files (.srt, .vtt) from torrent in the subtitles menu.
  • "Add Subtitle File..." menu item.

Changed

  • When manually adding subtitle track(s), always switch to the new track.

Fixed

  • Magnet links throw exception on app launch. (OS X)
  • Multi-file torrents would not seed in-place, were copied to Downloads folder.
  • Missing 'About WebTorrent' menu item. (Windows)
  • Rare exception. ("Cannot create BrowserWindow before app is ready")

v0.4.0

14 May 05:59
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Added

  • Better Windows support!
    • Windows 32-bit build.
    • Windows Portable App build.
    • Windows app signing, for fewer install warnings.
  • Better Linux support!
    • Linux 32-bit build.
  • Subtitles support!
    • .srt and .vtt file support.
    • Drag-and-drop files on video, or choose from file selector.
    • Multiple subtitle files support.
  • Stream to VLC when the audio codec is unplayable (e.g. AC3, EAC3).
  • "Show in Folder" item in context menu.
  • Volume slider, with mute/unmute button.
  • New "Create torrent" page to modify:
    • Torrent comment.
    • Trackers.
    • Private torrent flag.
  • Use mouse wheel to increase/decrease volume.
  • Bounce the Downloads stack when download completes. (OS X)
  • New default torrent on first launch: The WIRED CD.

Changed

  • Improve app startup time by 40%.
  • UI tweaks: Reduce font size, reduce torrent list item height.
  • Add Playback menu for playback-related functionality.
  • Fix installing when the app is already installed. (Windows)
  • Don't kill unrelated processes on uninstall. (Windows)
  • Set "sheet offset" correctly for create torrent dialog. (OS X)
  • Remove OS X-style Window menu. (Linux, Windows)
  • Remove "Add Fake Airplay/Chromecast" menu items.

Fixed

  • Disable WebRTC to fix 100% CPU usage/crashes caused by Chromium issue. This is temporary. (OS X)
  • When fullscreen, make controls use the full window. (OS X)
  • Support creating torrents that contain .torrent files.
  • Block power save while casting to a remote device.
  • Do not block power save when the space key is pressed from the torrent list.
  • Support playing .mpg and .ogv extensions in the app.
  • Fix video centering for multi-screen setups.
  • Show an error when adding a duplicate torrent.
  • Show an error when adding an invalid magnet link.
  • Do not stop music when tabbing to another program (OS X)
  • Properly size the Windows volume mixer icon.
  • Default to the user's OS-defined, localized "Downloads" folder.
  • Enforce minimimum window size when resizing player, to prevent window disappearing.
  • Fix rare race condition error on app quit.
  • Don't use zero-byte torrent "poster" images.

Thanks to @grunjol, @rguedes, @furstenheim, @karloluis, @DiegoRBaquero, @alxhotel, @AgentEpsilon, @remijouannet, Rolando Guedes, @dcposch, and @feross for contributing to this release!

v0.3.3

07 Apr 10:15
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Fixed

  • App icon was incorrect (OS X)