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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Airfoil for Windows 1.1 (Vista Public beta 2)
Released on 3/22/07
Airfoil for Windows 1.1 (Vista Public Beta 1)
Released on 1/8/07
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