Airfoil for Windows 3.4.1

Released on 3/27/13

  • Airfoil can again properly capture audio from Airfoil Speakers, enabling audio to be sent from one iOS device to many.

  • A bug which could prevent some command line processes from working correctly has been fixed. This fix stops Airfoil from erroneously adding "flashplayer" to CLI processes.

  • It's ok to taunt Airfoil for Windows, but it's not very nice.

Airfoil for Windows 3.4

Released on 3/2/13

  • Airfoil is now scriptable, allowing for remote control of Airfoil by other applications. See this link for more details.

  • Airfoil's Instant On component now uses a whitelist in capturing audio, to prevent possible conflicts.

  • The Equalizer window has been improved, with iTunes-like labels.

  • Airfoil now warns the user when they attempt to capture "Metro" applications on Windows 8, as this is not currently supported.

  • Rare crashes caused by issues with networking code should now be seen no more.

  • A minor bug in the license window related to the removal of spaces has been fixed.

  • Apply Airfoil for Windows only to the ears. Do not eat Airfoil for Windows.

Airfoil for Windows 3.3.2

Released on 9/26/12

  • Airfoil Speakers now shows better default metadata when receiving audio from iOS 5 and up.

  • An issue which could cause Airfoil Speakers to crash on launch has been fixed.

  • A bug where Airfoil Speakers incorrectly used an empty string (instead of the computer name) as the default speaker name has been corrected.

  • Airfoil Speakers once again has network stats.

  • Airfoil no longer uses SlimDX, which should maximize compatibility and minimize crashes.

Airfoil for Windows 3.3.1

Released on 8/17/12

  • An issue where iTunes and iOS couldn't properly send to Airfoil Speakers when it was password protected has been corrected.

  • Long metadata now properly scrolls in Airfoil Speakers.

  • A bug which could prevent album art from appearing has been fixed.

  • Airfoil now properly works with multi-monitor setups when one of the monitors disappears.

  • Several other small bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.3

Released on 8/3/12

  • Airfoil Speakers's interface is now resolution independent, and fully compatible with Windows text scaling.

  • The Close and Minimize buttons have been updated

  • Pandora's desktop app now appears with a better name in Airfoil's Source selector.

  • The Preferences windows in Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers have been updated and improved.

  • Shortcut icons are now optional in the installer.

  • Airfoil Speakers is now always installed with Airfoil.

  • A bug which could cause Airfoil Speakers to keep running when logging was enabled has been corrected.

  • The License window and text has been updated, with prices no longer listed in the app.

  • Airfoil now properly respects the "Do you want to quit?" answer.

  • The audio capture now hijacks subprocesses with any ancestor currently hijacked, not just immediate ones.

  • Many small updates and improvements have been made.

  • Several small bugs have also been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.2.5

Released on 3/26/12

  • Full support for the third-generation Apple TV.

  • The Computer output can again be selected as an auto-transmit option.

  • A crash which would occur when there was no local audio output device has been corrected.

  • Firewall errors which were not properly appearing have been restored.

  • Airfoil now displays a proper icon when connecting to Airfoil Speakers for Linux.

  • Several other small bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.2.4

Released on 3/8/12

  • A conflict with Google Chrome which could cause excessive CPU usage has been resolved.

  • It's now possible to drag and drop an application onto Airfoil's main window to select it.

  • Airfoil's Notification Center icon will now cause the app to be shown with a left click (the menu can still be accessed with a right click).

  • Airfoil now auto-populates its Source menu with popular apps on first launch.

  • The Debug window now gets focus when loaded.

  • Airfoil Speakers now uses Apple's open-sourced Apple Lossless decoder for improved audio playback.

  • Several other small bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.2.3

Released on 2/25/12

  • Preferences are now properly saved between launches for all machines.

  • Between launches, Airfoil now properly remembers audio devices set as the audio source.

  • Link Volume to System Volume has been fixed to work properly on Windows XP.

  • Several other small bugs have been fixed.

  • The Instant On component now properly uninstalls when Airfoil is uninstalled.

  • A bug where Airfoil's System Tray icon could appear multiple times has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.2.2

Released on 2/16/12

  • An issue where Airfoil Speakers complained about missing mALAC when installed on its own has been corrected.

  • Airfoil now properly remembers its main window position.

  • The License window has been updated with an improved layout.

Airfoil for Windows 3.2.1

Released on 2/11/12

  • A bug where Airfoil could crash on Windows XP systems has been fixed.

  • Several other minor issues have been corrected.

Airfoil for Windows 3.2

Released on 2/3/12

  • Airfoil can now capture audio from Airfoil Speakers.

  • Airfoil now uses a brand-new audio capture engine, for better performance.

  • Airfoil's interface is now resolution independent, and fully compatible with Windows text scaling.

  • Airfoil can now instantly mute all active speakers.

  • Airfoil is now compatible with applications using the FMOD audio library, including Qobuz.

  • Several small Equalizer bugs have been fixed.

  • A bug where Airfoil would erroneously report a firewall issue has been corrected.

  • A bug which could cause Airfoil to crash on machines that didn't have sound devices has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.1.3

Released on 11/17/11

  • A bug that caused iTunes and iOS to not recognize Airfoil Speakers on machines with multiple active network interfaces has been fixed.

  • A bug which could cause installation to stall (on "Installing Prerequisites") has been fixed.

  • The Effects window is now available from the main Airfoil menu.

  • The installer's size has been trimmed by stripping out unneeded parts of the SlimDBX library./li>

  • A bug where Airfoil would immediately disconnect when a hardware device was the audio source has been corrected.

Airfoil for Windows 3.1.2

Released on 10/19/11

  • Airfoil now works around an issue where pulling audio from Spotify could fail.

  • A bug which caused certain unicode characters to display incorrectly in Airfoil has been corrected.

  • Airfoil Speakers now has a manual Check for Update button in the Preferences.

  • Airfoil Speakers now has a Statistics option in its menu, for debugging. Access it by shift-clicking.

Airfoil for Windows 3.1.1

Released on 10/12/11

  • Airfoil now works around an issue where Internet Explorer playing Pandora would produce corrupted audio.

  • A problematic memory leak in Airfoil Speakers has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.1

Released on 9/26/11

  • Airfoil Speakers now has support for receiving audio from iTunes and iOS applications, via the AirPlay protocol.

  • Airfoil now has full support for third-party AirPlay devices.

  • An issue where Spotify might not properly transmit, caused by Spotify's silent auto-updating, has been worked around.

  • Screen reader support is now much improved.

  • Airfoil now features an in-app support form.

  • A bug in the SSR parser which caused metadata updates to fail after a short time has been fixed.

  • The installer has been completely re-written and is much friendlier.

  • Airfoil Speakers now has its own stand-alone installer.

  • Smarter errors are now shown for incorrect license keys.

  • Airfoil can now send anonymous usage data.

  • Airfoil now targets the .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile.

  • Airfoil now installs the DirectX Runtime on computers that don't already have it.

  • Airfoil now uses updated DirectX libraries, offering more memory efficiency and other performance benefits.

  • Airfoil Speakers now requires a license key, and attempts to receive it from SSR senders.

  • Airfoil's window positions are now remembered between launches.

  • Airfoil Speakers will attempt to recreate its Bonjour record if Airfoil for Mac loses its connection.

  • A bug in the installer that may have left files behind on uninstall has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 3.0.2

Released on 7/13/11

  • The "Link Volume to System" feature has been fixed to work properly on all systems.

  • Users on systems with incorrect settings causing Airfoil to draw incorrectly will now receive instructions to fix those settings.

  • Several rare crashes will no longer occur.

Airfoil for Windows 3.0.1

Released on 7/11/11

  • A problem where output devices would fail to properly appear in Airfoil has been corrected.

  • A bug where audio would not properly transmit to some AirPort Express units and Apple TVs has been corrected.

  • An issue with window resizing on certain graphics cards has been corrected.

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Airfoil for Windows 3.0

Released on 7/6/11

  • A revamped interface makes Airfoil easier to use than ever!

  • Airfoil Speakers can now initiate a connection to Airfoil - with one click, you can receive audio on a remote machine.

  • Airfoil Speakers now offers remote control of some applications, enabling you to play, pause, skip forward, and skip back.

  • Airfoil Speakers also features a greatly improved interface, showing track titles, album art and other metadata when available!

  • Airfoil now sends track titles, artwork, and other metadata to Apple TV and Airfoil Speakers.

  • Several icons from Airfoil, including the Windows source icon and the Windows monitor icon, have been improved.

  • Many other small issues have been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 2.8.3

Released on 4/1/11

  • Airfoil once again fully supports pulling audio from Google Chrome, after automatic updates to Chrome 10 broke this functionality.

  • Airfoil now accepts AFFP- license keys.

  • A bug which could cause Google Talk to crash has been corrected.

Airfoil for Windows 2.8.2

Released on 2/2/11

  • Airfoil can now hijack Google Chrome properly on Vista.

  • If it's transmitting, Airfoil now warns before quitting.

  • Skype 5 is now excluded from Airfoil's Instant Hijack, to fix a conflict.

  • Outputs are now properly sorted alphabetically.

  • Network troubleshooting messages have been improved.

  • A crash that could occur if the computer was put to sleep in the middle of resolving a Bonjour service has been resolved.

  • A crash that occurred for people running Airfoil with .NET framework 2.0 that didn't have SP2 installed has been fixed.

  • A bug which could cause Airfoil Speakers to crash due to audio devices disappearing has been fixed.

  • A bug that could cause Airfoil to crash related to sleep has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 2.8.1

Released on 12/10/10

  • Airfoil's License window text has been updated.

  • The Debug window now has a Factory Reset button.

  • A crash caused by other programs locking the local audio output device has been corrected.

  • Pausing the source for extended periods of time now works as expected, with audio flowing to remote speakers when the source is unpaused.

  • It's now possible to auto-transmit to more than 10 sources if desired.

  • A crash related to OnActivateWaitHandle has been fixed.

  • Airfoil no longer crashes if a user's WMI permissions aren't adequate to enumerate sub-processes.

  • Airfoil now handles restarting Spotify properly.

Airfoil for Windows 2.8

Released on 11/19/10

  • Airfoil can once again capture audio from all major web browsers, including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Google Chrome.

  • Airfoil now has full support for AppleTV v2.

  • The device through which audio from Airfoil's Computer audio output plays can now be adjusted in Preferences.

  • The device through which audio from Airfoil Speakers plays can now be adjusted in Preferences.

  • Applications on Windows XP that used DirectSound, such as iTunes, now behave correctly when Airfoil stops hijacking.

  • Airfoil Speakers now shows correct time when streaming past one hour.

  • Airfoil's Installer now prompts for reboot only when necessary, rather than forcing it.

  • A problem that caused warbling in local playback has been fixed.

  • Windows XP users with Safari as default browser will no longer see error messages when checking for updates.

  • Various minor crash bugs have been corrected.

Airfoil for Windows 2.7.8

Released on 7/22/10

  • Several issues with the licensing system have been addressed.

  • Remaining issues with browser opening code have been fixed.

  • The error message for banned keys has been updated.

Airfoil for Windows 2.7.7

Released on 7/1/10

  • Airfoil's networking code has been improved for stability and better error reporting.

  • A crash which could occur when the computer running Airfoil went into hibernation and then woke has been fixed.

  • A crash caused by corrupt user settings file has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 2.7.6

Released on 4/7/10

  • Airfoil now has full support for Airfoil Speakers Touch running on the iPad.

  • Airfoil now properly remembers passwords for password-protected AirPort Express units.

  • An occasional crashing bug seen when connecting to AirPort Express devices has been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 2.7.5

Released on 9/24/09

  • Airfoil now has initial support for the forth-coming Windows 7.

  • Several minor issues with the installer have been rectified.

  • An issue where audio devices would not be properly remembered has been fixed.

  • A problem with the resampler, causing rare audio corruptions when hijacking non-44.1 khz audio streams , has been fixed.

  • A conflict between Windows Genuine Advantage and Instant Hijack has been fixed.

  • Applications providing multi-channel audio can now be properly hijacked (receiving the first 2 channels).

  • A problem where hijacked applications were unable to launch 64-bit child processes has been fixed.

  • Windows Media Player can now be hijacked in Windows 7.

  • An issue where some computers (particularly EEEpcs) would have unreliable playback, due to audio skipping because of drifting clocks.

  • Error handling for firewalls and dropped connections has been improved.

  • Airfoil now suggests restarting after Instant Hijack is disabled.

  • Resampling has been added to local playback, to account for sound cards with bad clocks.

Airfoil for Windows 2.7.1

Released on 6/25/09

  • Airfoil is now compatible with AirPort Express 7.4.2 firmware and Apple TV 2.4 firmware.

Airfoil for Windows 2.7.0

Released on 4/17/09

  • Airfoil now supports Airfoil Speakers for iPhone - transmit audio to your iPhone or iPod Touch!

  • A problem where Airfoil would not connect to a password-protected speaker if the password was entered in-correctly on the first connection attempt has been corrected.

  • An issue where an erroneous 'Speaker Error' messsage could appear has been fixed.

  • A problem where Airfoil could become unstable after the computer hibernated has been fixed.

  • Several other bugs and crash fixes have been made.

Airfoil for Windows 2.6.5

Released on 2/27/09

  • Airfoil Speakers has been updated with minor interface changes and other fixes.

  • A crash that could occur if no local speakers were available (if not sound card was present, for example) has been corrected.

  • A crash when a "speaker removed" message was received over Bonjour has been corrected.

  • A socket error-based crash that could occur when Airfoil received 'Speaker Error: error sending audio' has been corrected.

  • Hijacking Internet Explorer on Windows Vista now functions fully.

  • A bug where speakers could be improperly removed without disconnecting has been corrected.

  • Several power management issues have been resolved.

  • Audio no longer loops with Direct Sound applications and Instant Hijack.

  • Airfoil no longer attempts to hijack 16-bit applications.

  • Airfoil is now properly limited to one running instance.

  • Many rare crashes and bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 2.6.2

Released on 9/23/08

  • Speaker passwords now saved correctly between Airfoil sessions

  • Speaker effects settings now saved correctly between Airfoil sessions

  • Speaker volumes now saved correctly between Airfoil sessions

  • Speed up connection to remote speakers

  • Several crashes fixed

  • Improved Hijacking, including, but not limited to, Media Monkey, Rhapsody, and J. River Media Center.

Airfoil for Windows 2.6.1

Released on 9/23/05

  • Removed an erroneous expiration date

Airfoil for Windows 2.6

Released on 8/12/08

  • Entirely recoded in .NET for easier updates in the future

  • Support for additional audio players, including foobar2000

  • Improved Apple TV support, with better metadata

  • Improved sync of local audio playback

  • User interface improvements

  • improved handling of firewall problems (IPv6)

  • DCOM API for automation

  • Uses DirectSound for audio device input

Airfoil for Windows 2.5.1

Released on 3/18/08

  • Now supports transmitting audio to 802.11n AirPort Express units!

  • Several minor bugs in Airfoil Speakers for Windows fixed.

Airfoil for Windows 2.5

Released on 2/20/08

  • Now supports transmitting audio to the Apple TV!

  • Now includes Airfoil Speakers for Windows

  • Now fully supports Airfoil Speakers for Mac

  • Updated interface with icons for remote speakers

  • Many minor bug fixes

Airfoil for Windows 2.0.2

Released on 10/25/07

  • More reliable sync with local speakers.

  • Fixed a bug where Airfoil would lose sync after disconnecting and reconnecting from remote or local speakers.

  • Fixed a bug preventing auto-connection on startup from working properly

  • Fixed a bug where Airfoil would occasionally fail to connect on slower computers

  • Fixed a crashing bug

Airfoil for Windows 2.0.1

Released on 8/14/07

  • Several major bug fixes for dealing with firewalls and networking

  • Now properly sees Airfoil Speakers running on Mac OS X

Airfoil for Windows 2.0

Released on 7/26/07

  • Now optionally sends audio to multiple AirPort Express units, in sync

  • Now optionally plays audio locally, via Local Sync support

  • Fully supports the AirTunes 2 protocol

  • New Audio Effects to adjust audio

  • Redesigned dialog boxes on Vista

Airfoil for Windows 2.0 Beta 3

Released on 7/18/07

  • Bug Fixes relating to multiple units

Airfoil for Windows 2.0 Beta 2

Released on 6/30/07

  • Audio Effects static fixed.

  • Resampling (static on some computers) fixed.

  • Several other bugs squashed

Airfoil for Windows 2.0 Beta 1

Released on 6/15/07

  • Multiple Unit support

  • Local Sync support

  • AirTunes 2 Compatible

  • Audio Effects

  • Redesigned dialog boxes

  • Support for AFS

  • No longer improperly accepts SSME- license keys (Airfoil for Mac keys)

Airfoil for Windows 1.1

Released on 4/30/07

  • Full Windows Vista support

  • Added Exclude List to prevent hijacking of specified applications

  • Added optional stat collection

  • Minor bug fixes

Airfoil for Windows 1.1 (Vista Public Beta 3)

Released on 3/31/07

  • Bug fixes for Vista

Airfoil for Windows 1.1 (Vista Public beta 2)

Released on 3/22/07

  • Bug fixes for Vista

Airfoil for Windows 1.1 (Vista Public Beta 1)

Released on 1/8/07

  • Preliminary Vista support

Airfoil for Windows 1.0.5

Released on 10/11/06

  • Improved Hijacking with iTunes 7, Pandora, Last.fm, and Musikcube

  • Pandora in Internet Explorer no longer cuts out after the first song.

  • Fixed a menu-drawing bug

  • Fixed several crashing bugs that were oddly preventing some applications to load.

Airfoil for Windows 1.0

Released on 8/14/06

  • Improved support for pulling audio from many applications

  • Added additional functionality to the System Tray menu

  • Fixed static from cetain applciations

  • Fixed rare crashing with odd audio formats

  • Fixed audio capturing from sound card devices

  • General user interface improvements and bug fixes

Airfoil for Windows 1.0 Public Beta 2

Released on 6/15/06

  • Added "Minimize To System Tray" preference

  • The source can now be changed on-the-fly, by adjusting the Source selection menu.

  • New Audio Hijack backend, to improve hijacking from many applications.

  • Fixed a bug causing Airfoil to not appear in some instances

  • Force-restart of applications before hijacking, if Instant Hijack isn't enabled.

Airfoil for Windows 1.0 Public Beta 1

Released on 5/12/06

  • First release - it's all new.