Airfoil for Mac Release Notes

Full Support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia)
Airfoil now offers full support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia), with no known incompatibilities.

Preliminary Support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia) Betas
Airfoil will no longer warn every launch when run on MacOS 15 (Sequoia). There are no known issues on Sequoia at present, but do note that these betas remain in flux. To avoid problems, we always encourage users to stick with Apple’s official (non-beta) OS releases.

If you’re running the latest version of Airfoil when you check for an update, the resulting information screen now provides a helpful “View Release Notes” button.

Capture of audio played to secondary devices by VoIP applications has been improved.

Updated “System-Wide Audio” Source
The “System-Wide Audio” source (formerly “System Audio”) has been updated to work around issues on MacOS 14.4. It now works perfectly, with no known issues. Excellent!

Full Support for MacOS 14 (Sonoma)
Airfoil now has full compatibility with MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with no known issues.

Improvements in ACE 11.9.6
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9.6, with improvements for even more reliable audio capture.

Initial Support for MacOS 14 (Sonoma)
Airfoil now has initial compatibility with the forthcoming MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with no known issues.

Improvements in ACE 11.9.4
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9.4, with compatibility for MacOS 14 (Sonoma), correct capture of audio from Xcode Playgrounds, and many smaller improvements for even more reliable audio capture.

New “Permissions” Window
The “Airfoil” menu now includes a new “Permissions” window, to easily enable the “Microphone Access” permissions. These permissions are required for Airfoil to stream audio from microphones and other input devices you specify.

Improvements in ACE 11.9.3
The ACE audio capture engine has been updated with minor changes.

Airfoil now has full support for handling the newest Apple HomePods (v2) when used in a stereo pair.

Full MacOS 13.1 Compatibility
Airfoil now provides full audio capture on MacOS 13.1, with no known issues.

Improvements in ACE 11.9.2
The ACE audio capture engine has been updated to provide full audio capture on MacOS 13.1.

Full MacOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility
Airfoil now has full compatibility with MacOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.

New “Background Sound” Special Source
On MacOS 13 (Ventura), Airfoil’s new “Background Sound” special source makes it possible to capture audio from this new feature, which can be found in Ventura’s “Accessibility” System Settings.

Improvements in ACE 11.9.1
The ACE audio capture engine has been updated with several small bug fixes for improved performance.

Initial MacOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility
Airfoil now has initial compatibility with MacOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.

Improvements in ACE 11.9
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9, with compatibility for MacOS 13 (Ventura) and many improvements for even more reliable audio capture.

Improvements in ACE 11.8.2
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.8.2, with many improvements for even more reliable audio capture. This includes a workaround for issues with FaceTime volume when using the built-in microphone, as well as an improvement in dealing with poorly implemented Audio Units. Tracking of audio device sample clocks also now works better when the device is providing erroneous information. CPU usage has been reduced in many common audio flows, clock synchronization across devices has been improved, and persistent device tracking has been improved.

Restored Support for HomePod Stereo Pairs
Following bug fixes made by Apple to the HomePod software in version 15.4, Airfoil can once again stream audio to HomePod stereo pairs!

Updates to ACE 11.7.8
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.8, with several small improvements for even more reliable audio capture.

Airfoil now properly recognizes audio from EVE Online, and correctly applies any effects or adjustments.

Full MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility
Airfoil now has full compatibility with MacOS 12 (Monterey), with no known issues.

Updates to ACE 11.7.7
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.7, with several small improvements for even more reliable audio capture.

When Airfoil attempts to stream audio to a MacOS 12 (Monterey) machine's OS-based receiver, that receiver will now display the sending machine's name for clarity.

Airfoil now tracks remote speakers more reliably on networks where MAC addresses may be hidden or obfuscated.

Initial MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility
Airfoil now has initial compatibility with MacOS 12 (Monterey), with no major issues. Additional updates are in progress.

New “Sound Effects” Special Source
A new “Sound Effects” special source has been added, making it possible to capture sound effects like alerts in the Messages app, or the Trash being emptied.

New “AirPlay Receiver” Special Source
A new “AirPlay Receiver” special source has been added on Monterey, making it possible to capture audio sent to the Mac via AirPlay. That said, for the best compatibility, we recommend using Airfoil Satellite as your audio receiver on the Mac

Updates to ACE 11.7.6
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.6, with small improvements for MacOS 12 (Monterey), as well as a fix for capture issue with Catalyst-based (and AVFoundation-based) apps.

Fixes and Improvements in ACE 11.7.1
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.1, with fixes for several rare issues.

Airfoil's manual is now provided online, rather than being built in to the application. The application's “Help” menu has also been modified and streamlined, to get you assistance as quickly as possible.

Many debugging improvements have been made:

    • Available logs have been cleaned up.

    • Active logs are now listed in the logging files.

    • Machine details are no longer needlessly included in copied errors.

    • Logs are now activated with simple checkboxes.

    • When a log is activated, it will also collect recent crash logs, to better understand any issues.

    • A “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging” option has been added, accessed by pressing option in the Help menu.

    • Command-line debugging options have been added.

Major Updates in ACE 11.7
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7. Its sample rate converter has been upgraded, drift correction has been improved, and several rare issues have been resolved.

Support for Xcode's Simulator
It's now possible to capture audio from Xcode's Simulator with Airfoil.

Enhancements to Airfoil's Built-In Updating
Airfoil's updating code has been overhauled and improved. It is now based on Sparkle 1.26.0, with several customizations.

    • To avoid possible issues, Airfoil will no longer offer to “Install on Quit”. Automatic background updating has been removed as well, placing the user in charge of all updates.

    • The update interface has been improved, with several design and text enhancements.

    • Finally, the new “Skip for Now” button allows you to delay updating if desired.

As always, we strongly recommend leaving the “Automatically check for updates” option enabled.

Many debugging improvements have been made:

    • Available logs have been cleaned up.

    • Active logs are now listed in the logging files.

    • Machine details are no longer needlessly included in copied errors.

    • Logs are now activated with simple checkboxes.

    • A “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging” option has been added, accessed by pressing option in the Help menu (or main menu bar menu, if running in menu bar only mode).

    • Command-line debugging options have been added.

    • A “Short trial mode” option has been added for internal use.

At present, Airfoil is able to stream directly to all Apple TV models. As such, the use of Airfoil Satellite TV should not be necessary. That said, enhancements have been made for using Airfoil with Airfoil Satellite TV. A new icon now shows in Airfoil, and a fix has been made for Airfoil Satellite TV occasionally not appearing, when multiple AirPlay sources are available from a single host.

ACE Updated to 11.6.3
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.6.3. This update has several fixes, and provides further handling for future MacOS updates running on Apple Silicon. As before, M1 Mac users should update immediately.

Fixes and Improvements in ACE 11.6.1
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.6.1, with several fixes, as well as a workaround for an incompatibility with future MacOS updates running on Apple Silicon. M1 Mac users should update immediately.

Full Compatibility With M Chip-Based Macs
Airfoil now has full compatibility with new Macs powered by Apple Silicon.

An issue where freshly-downloaded apps could cause an error on capture has been fixed.

Initial MacOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility
Airfoil now has initial compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur).

ACE 11.5 Brings Audio Capture to MacOS 11 (Big Sur)
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.5, offering initial compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur).

Audio Capture Improvements With ACE 11.2, Including Full Support for Catalyst Apps
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.2, with many backend enhancements. Catalyst apps like “Voice Memos” are now fully supported, aggregate devices now work better, and many other small improvements have been made.

The “Effects” window has been updated and standardized with other Rogue Amoeba apps. Double-clicking a slider's readout will reset the slider to its default position. Double-clicking the slider itself will no longer cause any change.

The “Volume” slider in the Effects window once again has a detent (sticking point) at 100%. The “Balance” slider has also been updated, to better indicate the current setting.

Full MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) Support
At this time, Airfoil now has full compatibility with MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).

Improvements for Working With Input Devices
Airfoil's tracking of physical input devices has been overhauled and dramatically improved. It will now better handle issues caused by many USB audio devices, automatically tracking devices across restarts and between ports on your computer, so fewer adjustments are necessary.

Audio Capture From New Special Sources
Airfoil can now easily capture audio from Siri and VoiceOver, simply by selecting them from the Special Sources area of Airfoil's Source selector.

Enhanced Audio Capture with ACE 11.1
The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.1, with many backend enhancements.

MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) Support
Airfoil now has preliminary compatibility with MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).

ACE Updated to v11
The backend Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.0.0, with preliminary MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) compatibility as well as other fixes and improvements. ACE is now required to use Airfoil. If it is not currently installed, you'll be prompted to install it at launch.

The menus shown by both Airfoil and Airfoil Satellite when in menu bar mode have been re-organized for better clarity.

Airfoil's Audio Capture Engine (ACE) backend has been updated to 10.1.1, fixing for a rare audio capture issue and providing the most stable audio capture possible.

Airfoil's Audio Capture Engine (ACE) backend has been updated to 10.1. This update includes several fixes and improvements, for the most stable audio capture possible.

It's now easier to capture audio from the entire system (System Audio), Finder, and Text to Speech, with the new Special Sources section of the Source selector.

On MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and higher, Airfoil now offers general Dark Mode support on windows throughout the app.

Smaller improvements and interface modifications have also been made to Airfoil's Source selector, as well as the audio device icon.

Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 10.0, for the most robust and reliable audio capture.

Audio device names are now smarter and less redundant and also less redundant.

Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.1.2, with MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) compatibility and a fix for capturing audio from Voice Memos and other ports from iOS to Mac (“Marzipan” apps).

Airfoil now supports streaming audio to AirPort Express units running the new 7.8 (AirPlay 2) firmware.

The organization of groups in the Source selectors in Airfoil and Airfoil Satellite has been improved.

While we hope you never see them, several error messages in Airfoil have been improved.

Custom error reporting has been added for the audio device permission system newly added in MacOS 10.14 (Mojave).

Changes made by Spotify have led to ACE being required to capture audio from the Spotify app. Audio Hijack now alerts the user to this requirement when necessary.

Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.0.2, to fix several small issues related to installation.

Audio Capture Engine (ACE) is the new name for Rogue Amoeba's audio capture backend (formerly called “Instant On”). ACE has been updated to version 9.0, with several small fixes and improvements.

Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.5, with important compatibility fixes for Skype 8, along with other small fixes.

Application audio capture now supports devices with sample rates above 192 kHz.

Several improvements have been made for Apple TV support. These include correctly resetting stored passwords that have gone stale, correctly reporting incorrect passcodes, correcting an issue where pairing could fail with tvOS 11 in some cases, and even properly calling the device an “Apple TV” (not an “AppleTV”).

Airfoil and Airfoil Satellite now both have compatibility with MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.4, with important crash fixes for MacOS 10.13, as well as improved logging.

Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.3, with improvements to audio capture from VMWare Fusion, FaceTime, and Flash running in Safari.

Further improvements to Airfoil's audio capture backend have been made. As in version 5.6, users shouldn't notice any major changes.

Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.1, with full support for MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) and other small improvements.

Additional improvements have been made for streaming audio to Google's Chromecast Ultra.

Several small changes have been made to increase resilience and prevent problems due to sporadic network issues.

Initial support for Google's new Chromecast Ultra device. Further updates may be forthcoming.

Airfoil now better detects speakers that have disappeared from the network.

Instant On has been updated to version 8.3, with preliminary support for MacOS 10.12 (Sierra).

Bug Fix for Airfoil Satellite: When iTunes changes its Airplay selector, it's now properly detected.

Minor Enhancement: Airfoil better handles sync adjustments in the “Advanced Speaker Options” window. Users may need to perform a one-time readjustment of these settings.

Minor Enhancement: Airfoil Satellite now avoids audio and networking issues caused by App Nap.

Minor Enhancement: Airfoil's main window will now show as many speakers as your screen height allows before adding a scroll bar.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.1.5, with some minor fixes.

Instant On is now required for most Apple apps (though not iTunes) on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).

We've fixed an issue where Airfoil could stop working with Airfoil Remote.

We've fixed a problem where re-connect to a speaker could fail, if that speaker added password-protection when already receiving audio.

An issue where software updates could accumulate in Airfoil's Application Support folder, if Airfoil was quit without installing the software update, has been corrected.

Airfoil for Mac 4.9.2 includes backend updates to improve compatibility with a forthcoming application. Watch for “Airfoil Satellite” very soon!

A few other minor fixes and improvements have been made.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.1.3, improving things for future applications and fixing an extremely rare issue which could cause the OS's coreaudiod to crash.

We've also corrected an issue where application icons in the Source menu could be pixelated.

A few other minor fixes and improvements have been made.

A memory usage issue was introduced in Airfoil 4.8.13, which could cause dropouts, disconnections, or hangs, in some circumstances. Said issue has been shown the door, as it was most unwelcome.

A rare problem where a sending Mac might fail to send audio to a remote speaker is no more.

Minor Enhancement: Instant On 8.0.6 is included, bringing minor bug fixes.

An AppleScript issue with object references, introduced in 4.8.12, has been removed in 4.8.13

Airfoil now reports when Apple TVs have Device Verification enabled.

Other minor improvements have been made.

Several improvements/workarounds-for-Apple's-bugs have been made. When Airfoil is transmitting to a speaker, it will no longer disconnect when that speaker's Bonjour record disappears. As well, Airfoil no longer has a timeout for resolving Bonjour services.

An AppleScript bug where multiple Airfoil Speakers Touch instances were not properly uniquely identified has been corrected.

A crash accidentally introduced in Airfoil 4.8.11 has been whatever the opposite of introduced is. Annihilated? Sure, let's go with that.

Instant On 8.0.5 contains several small improvements to the backend, for compatibility with both current and future products.

Airfoil can now capture Phone Relay audio from FaceTime on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). Just select FaceTime and capture!

When network issues occur, Airfoil now reconnects to speakers more reliably.

In addition, wi-fi issues on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) have been worked around to avoid a DACP error which could occur.

Instant On 8.0.4 improves compatibility with Accessibility's VoiceOver function, fixes several small issues with sound effects device handling, and improves the backend for compatibility with both current and future products.

Airfoil's firewall detection has been improved.

Previously, Airfoil Remote for iOS could still control Airfoil, even if the Remote Control preference was off. That bit of silliness is now fixed.

In the past, when an incorrect password was provided for a password-protected speaker, Airfoil did not re-request it. We've fixed that.

A WebKit bug in Yosemite has been worked around to reduce flickering in the Help manual.

We've fixed a bug where Airfoil's main window position was not correctly remembered if it was against the menu bar. That was weird, huh?

The menu bar icons for Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers have been updated for Retina.

Airfoil Video Player now better handles badly-formatted URLs.

As Front Row was removed way back in Mac OS X 10.7, support for it has now also been removed from Airfoil.

Other minor Airplay bug fixes have been made as well.

Netflix videos should now properly play in Airfoil Video Player on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

A minor update to Instant On, taking it to version 8.0.2, fixes a few small issues.

The Developer News window is now disabled if the "Automatically check for software updates" preference is disabled.

Audio capture of Safari 7.1 on Mac OS X 10.9.5 has been restored. Excellent!

Latency be gone! We've made improvements to limit latency of processed audio during long audio device capture sessions, and also to prevent static and skips.

We've squashed a bug where Airfoil Speaker's "Stop" button did not properly disconnect from Airfoil, when the "Remote Access" prefs where disabled in Airfoil.

Airfoil's AppleScript controls now better support the Cocoa standard suite.

The License window has been updated, to handle upgrades. It will now show a "Discounted Upgrade" screen to anyone with an older license key.

An emergency update, necessitated by immediate changes Apple has made to their Gatekeeper system, restores compatibility on Mac OS X 10.9.5 and higher.

The Source popup has been improved to better filter background processes.

The ability to capture Text to Speech audio has been restored, after being briefly broken by recent changes.

Airfoil Speakers now provides track titles to Nicecast when relevant.

Many other small bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil now has initial compatibility with Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

The Instant On component has been updated to version 8, with support for Yosemite. This update provides several improvements and bug fixes.

Airfoil can now capture track titles (but not artwork) from Megaseg.

The automatic Intermission menu item has been removed from Airfoil. The "System Audio" source should be used instead.

A hang which could occur on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) when the display is asleep has stopped hanging around. That is to say, we fixed it.

Code-signing is now checked during software update.

Many other small bugs have been fixed.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 7.2.1, to prevent it from loading on incompatible operating systems, such as those named after national parks.

A regression seen in version 4.8.4 has now been fixed, re-enabling playback to Airfoil Speakers for Windows, Android, and Linux. ("Expected CSeq" error).

Airfoil now has greatly improved support for use with the latest Airfoil Remote , including full control of all supported sources and more.

Vox and Ecoute are now supported for enhanced metadata and remote control.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 7.2, with improvements in latency and other fixes.

Capturing audio from applications which are pulling from audio devices should now have much lower latency.

An issue where Safari audio capture could fail on non-English systems has been fixed.

Airfoil now fully prevents itself from ever being selected as a source.

We disabled erroneous editing in the mailing list window. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, RANDOM INTERNET COMMENTER?! Sorry, sorry, got a bit carried away there.

The license window now correctly shows long license keys.

Several other small bugs and crashes have been fixed.

An issue where remote speakers failed to unmute has been corrected.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 7.1.2, fixing several small issues.

Several other small bugs and crashes have been fixed.

Airfoil now has initial compatibility with Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).

Mavericks compatibility for Airfoil Video Player is still in progress.

The audio capture engine has been completely overhauled. Audio capture from some sources may behave differently than it did previously. Please contact us with feedback.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 7.1, with full support for Mavericks. This update provides improvements to System Audio capture and audio capture from Safari.

Airfoil now offers support for enhanced metadata and remote control of Vemedio's Instacast for Mac, as well as iTunes Radio.

App Nap and Airfoil now get along well on Mavericks.

Audio capture of Safari now correctly requires the Instant On component.

We fixed an issue where Airfoil's menu bar would not appear on launch on Mavericks.

Several cosmetic fixes were made to Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers on Mavericks.

Airfoil's Source menu has been updated and streamlined.

Several other small bugs and crashes have been fixed.

Airfoil once again has full compatibility for sending to the Apple TV running software version 6.0. Hooray!

Airfoil now offers easy selection of Intermission as a source, from the System Audio section of the audio source selection menu.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6.0.4. Several small updates were made, including one to better capture audio from sandboxed applications.

Previously, when it was being installed, Intermission could cause Airfoil's Computer output to stop playing audio temporarily. We've cured that.

The License window has been overhauled, with HTML. Neat!

We've fixed a goofy bug where CPU usage would grow when silence (silence!) was transmitted while a custom EQ setting was active.

Several other small bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil now properly restricts its search to the LAN, preventing possible issues with Back to my Mac and iCloud.

An issue where Airfoil Video Player could fail to open a DVD has been corrected.

A rare hang which could occur when an audio source spawned too many non-audio subprocesses has been fixed.

Airfoil will no longer crash if the Transmit button is pressed exactly as an output disappears.

Some small improvements for Retina displays have been made, including the app icon and About Box. A full Retina update is still to come.

Several other small bugs have been fixed.

Airfoil now has full support for Airfoil Speakers for Android.

A crash which could occur when selecting "Show Airfoil Only in the Menu Bar" in Preferences has been fixed.

Airfoil Speakers has been updated for improved support in receiving audio sent by Apple TVs running version 5.1 or higher.

Software updates have been improved, with automatic downloads and install on quit, based on a newer version of Sparkle.

Several other small bug fixes have been made.

Airfoil Speakers now has full support for receiving audio from iOS 6, including metadata support.

An Airfoil Video Player crash on Mac OS X 10.8.2 has been fixed.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6.0.2, fixing several small issues.

An issue which caused a discolored stripe at the bottom of Airfoil's main window has been fixed.

Airfoil now has an improved software update process, with automatic downloads and install on quit (based off a newer version of Sparkle).

Audio from the WebKit application can now be captured on Mac OS X 10.8.

The Welcome Windows for Airfoil, Airfoil Speakers, and Airfoil Video Player have been removed and replaced with manual pages.

Airfoil Video Player now provides a more informative error when the computer is missing a DVD drive.

Several other small bug fixes have been made.

Good on you for reading the release notes!

Audio capture of Safari, QuickTime Player, FaceTime, and Messages is now possible on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) without requiring the Instant On component.

An issue where volume control for some third-party AirPlay hardware was not working as expected has been fixed.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6.0.1, which fixes several small issues. The update comes in addition to Instant On 6.0, which including improvements to System Audio capture and support for Mac OS X 10.8.

Several fixes for Retina MacBooks Pro have been made, including enabling Netflix's full-screen mode to work.

The Factory Reset functionality has been corrected to work properly on Mountain Lion.

Airfoil Video Player's "Enter Full Screen" menu item has been corrected to work properly on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).

Applications are now prevented from incorrectly appearing twice in the Source list.

The obsolete "Advanced Source Settings" menu item has been removed.

The Welcome Window size on Retina machines has been corrected.

Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers are now signed as part of Apple's Developer ID program, for compatibility with Gatekeeper.

To avoid triggering a scary warning on Mac OS X 10.8, the support form no longer helpfully auto-fills user information based on the Me card.

Several other small bug fixes have been made.

Airfoil's Menu Bar Mode now offers a source selector.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6, with improvements to System Audio capture and more. This update also includes preliminary support for Mac OS X 10.8.

Sonora is now supported for enhanced metadata and remote control.

Airfoil 4.7.1 offers full support for the new dual-band AirPort Express.

Support for the iHome iW2 has been improved, allowing for remote volume control.

Volume control for Spotify has been fixed.

For maximum compatibility, the Instant On component is now required for capturing audio from apps made by Fluid.

On Mac OS X 10.8, the Instant On component is now required for audio capture from Safari and QuickTime Player.

A bug caused by Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) which prevented AppleTVs from appearing after the Mac went to sleep has been worked around.

The "Silence Output" in the Local Audio preference has been removed.

The correct computer icon is now shown for 11-inch MacBooks Air.

Airfoil now includes the in-window Trial Mode badge.

Airfoil now has a one-time sign-up for the Rogue Amoeba mailing list.

Some issues caused by Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) have been corrected.

The loading of the Perian plugin by Airfoil Video Player has been fixed.

Several other minor problems have also been fixed.

Airfoil now properly captures audio from apps created with Fluid.

Airfoil will now support remote control and enhanced metadata from MOG (MOG v1.1 or higher is required).

Airfoil's volume slider behavior has been improved, with new artwork and enhanced feedback via artwork.

Airfoil's mute keyboard shortcut has been changed to match other applications, including iTunes and Pulsar.

Airfoil now disconnects from remote speakers upon sleeping, to prevent error messages on waking.

An issue where Airfoil could not launch an app because of quarantine, even though quarantine is disabled, has been corrected.

The unnecessary Interface Settings preferences have been removed.

A "Process Source" bug, where audio from some apps was not captured when Instant On was installed, has been corrected.

A "-1600" error, where connections to some AirPlay devices could fail, has been fixed.

The cursor is now hidden when Airfoil Video Player is in full-screen mode.

Airfoil now checks if a source app is quarantined by Mac OS X, and warns if so.

Instant On 4.1 now supports Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), allowing for capture of all System Audio, as well as grabbing audio from already-running applications.

A bug where AppleScripts using the System Audio device would fail has been corrected.

Several assorted crashes and memory leaks have been fixed.

Instant On 4.0 now supports Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), allowing for capture of all System Audio, as well as grabbing audio from already-running applications.

A bug where AppleScripts using the System Audio device would fail has been corrected.

Several assorted crashes and memory leaks have been fixed.

Airfoil Speakers can now properly remotely control playback in Radium, fixing an issue seen in the previous version.

Additional preliminary bug fixes for Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) have been made, including Airfoil Video Player fixes, and Factory Reset functionality. Full Lion support is still forthcoming.

Airfoil Speakers now features a Check for Update button in the Preferences window.

Airfoil now properly detects older licenses and offers upgrades.

Airfoil now properly detects Windows licenses and offers a cross-grade.

Airfoil now better handles source applications which can't be launched in multiple user sessions.

If System Audio isn't available, Airfoil won't switch the selected source to it at all.

The Instant On component has been updated to prevent a rare lock up.

Airfoil now offers a Deselect All Speakers menu item.

Airfoil Video Player has been updated for compatibility with Flash 10.2.

Fullscreen playback in Airfoil Video Player's web mode has been rewritten for better performance on some hardware.

Popup windows in Web mode are now blocked rather than taking over Airfoil Video Player.

The size and location of Airfoil Video Player's main window is now saved across sessions.

Screenshots destined for remote speakers like Airfoil Speakers Touch and Apple TV are now generated when the target application first produces audio.

Performance of metadata updates sent to Airfoil Speakers has been improved.

Airfoil's network load has been smoothed by throttling packet transmission.

Airfoil now gathers anonymous statistics about the kinds and quantities of speakers in use.

AppleScript now returns the proper volume level for the Computer speaker when linked to system volume.

Applescript update: "applicationSource" sorting has been rolled back to return apps the way it did prior to Airfoil 4.0.1.

A bug where silence might be transmitted when switching targets without Instant On installed has been corrected.

To avoid confusing AirPort Express units, Airfoil no longer sends set-volume commands during its initial connection.

A better error is now provided when a second copy of Airfoil attempts to connect to an in-use copy of Airfoil Speakers.

A rare crash in remote control support caused by network errors has been fixed.

Several rare crashes related to memory management issues have been fixed.

An extremely rare bug that could result in incomplete data being sent over the network has been fixed.

Instant On 3.0.1 fixes corrupt audio from Spotify, System Audio, and others, as well as curing memory leaks which could occur.

The Install Extras window has been improved for easier use.

Several memory leaks have been fixed.

Playback of some QuickTime files has been improved in Airfoil Video Player.

Playback in Airfoil Video Player is now synchronized with monitor refresh, to eliminate tearing.

Airfoil Video Player now supports.dvdmedia packages, as well as other containers for VIDEO_TS folders.

An issue where Plex's audio would be distorted when captured by Airfoil has been corrected.

Airfoil Speaker's main window is now always shown on the first launch of version 4.x.

Audio input devices with low sample rates now work correctly with Airfoil.

SSME license keys now correctly prompt for an upgrade.

The Source popup now shows a keyboard focus ring when appropriate.

Airfoil no longer incorrectly accepts folders when dropped onto the main window.

If Instant On is not installed, a useful error message is now shown when switching to System Audio during active transmission.

Dragging local movies into Web mode now correctly switches to Local File mode for improved playback.

A rare Airfoil Speakers crash has been fixed.

Airfoil Speakers now properly prevents the computer from sleeping while it's receiving audio.

Audio playback in Airfoil Speakers after switching audio output devices has been improved.

A potential crash when switching sources has been corrected.

This is the last planned release of Airfoil 3. If you're on Mac OS X 10.6, we recommend upgrading to Airfoil 4.

A bug where Airfoil would drop its connection when audio stopped has been corrected.

Airfoil will now accept AFFP-prefixed license keys.

Audio capture from Google Chrome has been improved, to prevent audio issues which coud occur during heavy activity.

Some momentary graphical glitches when going fullscreen in Airfoil Video Player has been corrected.

Pitch bending behavior when losing audio packets on the network has been improved, to minimize audio adjustments.

The Instant Hijack component has been updated to 2.2.8, to correct an issue where it would not install properly.

Airfoil will now accept KUTA-prefixed license keys.

Choosing the Dashboard application as a source now correctly pulls all audio from Dashboard.

Pulling audio from certain sources, including Google Chrome, is much improved, with no more audio skips.

Sync problems with Airfoil Speakers on poorly-performing networks are now improved.

A race condition that could cause EyeTV video to not be properly synchronized has been corrected.

A rare race condition in the hijacker that could cause an assertion failure has been fixed.

A rare deadlock with Instant Hijack has been fixed, with Instant Hijack 2.2.7

Other rare deadlocks in Airfoil have been fixed.

Airfoil Video Player no longer incorrectly appears in the Applications section of the source popup.

An erroneous 5406 error has been suppressed.

Airfoil Speakers will now disconnect when its machine is sleeping, so it will be available to take new connections immediately upon wake.

Overdrive on the Effects window gain control now works properly.

Airfoil no longer delays sleep.

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

The embedded Perian plugin, part of Airfoil Video Player, has been updated to version 1.2.1.

Several other minor bugs have been fixed.

Proper artwork is again sent to Airfoil Speakers Touch on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Volume changes are now synchronized in both directions between Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers on all platforms.

The Instant Hijack component has been updated to version 2.2.6, curing a rarely-seen issue with excessive logging in the kernel log.

Volume levels now default to 75%, instead of 50%, across the board.

A potential crash when quitting or disconnecting remote speakers during transmission has been corrected.

Minor tweaks to several error messages have been made, including selecting Airfoil as its own source, and attempting to pull audio from a source in the Trash.

Airfoil Speaker's volume slider is now enabled at all times.

Airfoil Speaker's volume slider now syncs back to the Mac, and saves its settings between launches.

Several other minor issues and bugs have been addressed.

The Instant Hijack component has been updated to 2.2.5, which fixes a rare incompatibility with Adobe Version Cue.

A bug where the balance slider was shifted all the way left for new users has been corrected.

Minor tweaks to several error messages have been made.

Airfoil now sends unfortunately Apple-compliant artwork to the forthcoming Airfoil Speakers Touch 1.0.1.

Hijacking of Safari is now much more robust, for non-English systems and cases where Safari is already active.

Pulling audio from Front Row now works as expected.

All background processes, including those for such applications as VMWare and Parallels, will now appear when option-clicking the Source menu.

The Instant Hijack component has been updated to 2.2.4 for improved compatibility.

Error handling when switching sources while transmitting has been improved.

If Instant Hijack is not installed, the Dashboard source now correctly prompts to install Instant Hijack, instead of just failing.

Airfoil no longer incorrectly errors when transmitting a source which is already being hijacked by another Rogue Amoeba product.

The Instant Hijack component, used to capture audio from already-running applications, has been updated to 2.2.2 to fix an extremely rare crash.

Audio synchronization with the Apple TV has been improved.

The correct computer image from Mac OS X 10.6 is now properly sent to Apple TV and Airfoil Speakers Touch.

A rare crash in the network listener setup code has been fixed in both Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers.

An issue with stale Bonjour records causing an endless cascade of errors has been fixed.

A bizarre bug causing licenses keys containing the sequence "2222" to be rejected has been fixed.

Airfoil is now fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

Airfoil now uses Instant Hijack 2.2 to capture audio from already-running applications.

The Soundflower Extra, used to power System Audio capture, has been updated to version 1.5.1.

Software update check now sends the processor architecture to the server.

Airfoil Video Player now displays proper colors during DVD playback on Mac OS X 10.6.

The Mute menu item in Airfoil Speakers now properly restores output to the previous volume level, instead of always restoring to full volume.

The artwork Airfoil sends to Airfoil Speakers Touch now updates periodically.

Airfoil Speakers now has a preference for adjusting the local audio output device.

Airfoil is again fully compatible with Safari on Mac OS X 10.4.

An incompatibility with the Valgrind debugging suite has been fixed.

Airfoil now better handles hijacking of applications in the Trash, and defaults to a smarter location when choosing "Other Application..."

Airfoil now displays a more helpful error when blocked by a local firewall.

Airfoil Speakers now displays a more helpful error when synchronization information is blocked by a firewall.

Airfoil Speakers now works correctly in Snow Leopard, fixing an issue with audio decoding

A font issue with the Source menu has been corrected.

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

Airfoil no longer works around firewalls by sending an initial fake timing packet

The auto-transmit checkbox in Preferences now behaves properly with disappearing speakers.

Issues with deadlocked speaker threads, caused by setting metadata on disconnected speakers, have been resolved.

Multiple Airfoil Video Player issues have been corrected, including bad player state when a new movie is dragged in and the jumping playhead slider. The volume settings and position indicators are also now properly handled when dragging in a new movie.

Airfoil now (again) works correctly with attached RadioSharks on older machines.

Mac OS X 10.4: Again shipping with Soundflower 1.3.1 for Tiger, due to incompatibilities with newer Soundflower versions.

Airfoil Speakers has been updated to correct an issue with receiving audio on PowerPC machines.

A handful of minor bug fixes and improvements are also included.

AFS: Fixed regression where spectrum meters would not display

Hijacking: Instant Hijack updated to 2.1, with 64-bit hijacking support. Also fixes crashing bugs on G3/G4s

Hijacking: Fixed long-standing bug where hijacker would cause audio skips when under heavy CPU load

Hijacking: When in MegaMix mode, Effects will now correctly play through

Hijacking: Fixed regression where Exclude List would not be honored

Effects: Balance no longer Pans, but properly Balances

Includes Instant Hijack 2.0.3, to fix an incompatibility between Apple Security Update 2008-002 on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and the Instant Hijack component, which caused ssh and related commands to crash.

Setting a source via drag and drop now adds it to the list of 5 most recent apps

Added master "On" checkbox to Effects window

Fixed hang on hijacker failure or cancellation when

Setting a source via drag and drop now adds it to the list of 5 most recent apps

Added master "On" checkbox to Effects window

Fixed hang on hijacker failure or cancellation when transmitting to the Apple TV

Fixed issue with trying multiple addresses during connection

Replaced (password required) text with a lock icon for passworded remote speakers

No longer uses APE or APELite in any form

Fixed hijacking of applications using garbage collection

Fixed rare System Audio failure when using Computer speaker

Includes Instant Hijack 2.0.1, now works with Skype and fixes a bug where it would fail to load

Includes Soundflower 1.3 which allows changing the volume

Airfoil Video Player: Fixed discolored and improperly sized DVDs, also supports PAL DVDs

Airfoil Video Player: Fixed blacked out movies with.srt files, subtitles now function correctly

Airfoil Video Player: Includes Perian 1.1

Now supports IPv6 and is more robust when connecting to remote speakers

Better synchronization for local playback when using System Audio

Now correctly tracks output device changes

New Welcome windows for Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers

Better handling for old AirPort Express firmware

Better handling for firewalls

Minor error handling improvements for DVD playback

Many other minor fixes

Now accepts TX40- license key prefix

No longer improperly accepts HLFZ- prefix

Improved connection reliability

Now includes SoundFlower 1.2.1

Improved error reporting on failed connections

Updated to RASN2 License Key System

Now includes SmartCrashReporter 1.2.1

More robust connection opening

Now supports connections over IPv6

Increased network timeout limit

Fixed CPU usage bug where the EQ would consume large amounts of processor time

Improved behavior of the Mute menu item

AppleScript now allows the audio source to be dynamically switched

Fixed bug causing some audio to skip

Fixed bug where transmissions would fail to initiate

MegaMix Mode Auto-enabled for web browsers and VoIP

Improved RadioShark support

RadioShark 2 Support

Miscellaneous bug fixes

Fixed bug where Airfoil would refuse to Quit

Other minor fixes

Updated Instant Hijack to v1.4

Updated Soundflower to v1.2

New About Box

Audio Sources can now be changed on-the-fly

Optional Minimize To Menu Bar preference, to place Airfoil in the Menu Bar instead of the Dock (OS X 10.4 only)

Updated to Instant Hijack 1.3.3 with full Intel Chip-Based Mac (ICBM) support

Updated to Smart Crash Reports 1.2 with full ICBM support

Updated to Application Enhancers 2

Official Intel Chip-Based Mac (ICBM) support

Can now pull audio from applications running under Rosetta emulation

Smart Crash Reports version 1.1 beta 1

Updated to Instant Hijack Server 1.3.2 (PPC Only)

Volume menu items now adjust relatively

RadioShark tuning now closer to offical Griffin tuning

Now properly alerts when noise is overlaid, in unregistered mode

Improved orderly disconnects

Better handling when sleep occurs

More widget hijacking bug fixes

Airfoil is now a Universal Build, working on Intel Macs

Fixed rare audio Effects bug, where effects had no effect

Widget hijacking bug fixes

RadioShark tuning tweaks

Audio Devices no longer incorrectly revert to "Default System" anymore

Now requires 10.3.9

Fixed bug with unexplained lost connections

Fixed bug with systems where IPv6 is enabled

Fixed compatibility bug with some machines running AirPort 4.2

Now properly opens application window when clicked in Dock