Full Support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia)
Airfoil Satellite for Mac now offers full support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia), with no known incompatibilities.
The same hotkey can be no longer incorrectly be set for multiple actions.
The license unlock sound now plays via the “systemsoundserverd” process, which correctly respects the system’s alert volume and device preference.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Preliminary Support for MacOS 15 (Sequoia) Betas
Airfoil Satellite 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.
When Airfoil Satellite for Mac is receiving audio sent from an iOS device via AirPlay, remote control actions like play/pause no longer trigger an exception.
A crash which could occur due to the former “System Audio” source being renamed “System-Wide Audio” has been fixed.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Full Support for MacOS 14 (Sonoma)
Airfoil Satellite now has full compatibility with MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with no known issues.
Airfoil Satellite will now launch and run as expected on MacOS 14.1.
The celebratory sound effect heard when unlocking Airfoil Satellite will now correctly play through the Mac’s configured “Sound Effects” device. After all, sound effects play through a separately configured output in MacOS.
It’s now possible to control-click in the “Name” and “Code” fields of the “License” window, making it possible to copy and paste in data.
Initial MacOS 14 (Sonoma) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has initial compatibility with MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with no known issues.
Minor adjustments have been made to global shortcuts in the “Settings” window, to provide better tooltips and a correct cancel (X) button.
Airfoil Satellite’s “About” box now shows the version of MacOS upon which it is currently running.
MacOS 11 or higher is now required.
Airfoil Satellite now requires MacOS 11 (Big Sur) or higher. If you're still on 10.15 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy Software page.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Full MacOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has full compatibility with MacOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.
A new “Other Sources” sub-menu is now provided in Airfoil Satellite’s source selector, to better match Airfoil.
On MacOS 13 (Ventura) and up, Airfoil Satellite’s “Preferences” window is now called “Settings”, to match the new MacOS convention.
If the “Check for Test Releases” hidden preference is enabled, checks will now run regardless of the status of the “Software Update” preference/setting.
Initial MacOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has initial compatibility with MacOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.
Airfoil Satellite now requires MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher. If you're still on 10.14 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy Software page.
Airfoil Satellite now shows the “Release Notes” window on the first launch of each new version, and offers it in the Help menu as well.
Additional minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Software Update checks now occur only after the Welcome Window has been closed.
Airfoil Satelitte’s “License” window now subtly shows the application's version number.
Fussy typography improvements have been made to the mailing list sign-up window shown at the fifth launch for new users, as well as the “Release Notes” window shown at the first launch of a new version, which you might be looking at right now!
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Full MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has full compatibility with MacOS 12 (Monterey), with no known issues.
Airfoil Satellite now properly handles bonjour name collisions on Monterey, to ensure it will appear properly in Airfoil.
Initial MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has initial compatibility with MacOS 12 (Monterey), with no known issues.
Airfoil Satellite now requires MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) or higher. If you're still on 10.13 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy Software page.
Airfoil Satellite'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.
It's now possible to access several relevant menu items while the initial Quick Tour is open.
The “Purchase” button in the License window now uses a better link to get to the Buy page.
The Update window's width has been tweaked, to handle longer titles.
Get Access to Test Builds
Airfoil Satellite now features a new “Check for test releases” hidden preference. When active, you may receive notice of pre-release versions of the software, ahead of its wide release. If you're interested to test updates, you can turn this option on in the Debugging window (accessible by holding option while viewing the “Help” menu, then selecting “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging”).
Enhancements to Airfoil Satellite's Built-In Updating
Airfoil Satellite'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 Satellite 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.
Airfoil Satellite now supports single key shortcuts for its global hotkeys.
The Quick Tour now properly supports the new “Speak items under the pointer” setting in MacOS 11 (Big Sur).
Improvements have been made for the Installer and Quick Tour, to present better on small resolutions, using scrollbars to make all content accessible.
When Airfoil Satellite is unlocked by entering a valid license key, in addition to displaying an animation, it will now play a brief celebratory sound for visually impaired users.
Many debugging improvements have been made:
• Available logs have been cleaned up.
• Active logs are now listed in the logging files.
• Logs are now activated with simple checkboxes.
• A “Quit and Relaunch to 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.
Minor updates have been made to Airfoil Satellite.
Full Compatibility with M Chip-Based Macs
Airfoil Satellite now has full compatibility with new Macs powered by Apple Silicon.
Fixes have been made for issues with Airfoil Satellite's menu bar icon on MacOS 11.
Initial Support for M Chip-Based Macs
Airfoil Satellite is now a Universal app, offering initial support for the new M1 chip-based Macs. Though there are no known issues, we do not yet recommend its use in critical productions. Further testing is ongoing, with more updates to follow.
Full MacOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has full compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur), with no known issues.
Airfoil Satellite now respects the user-specified system-wide “Accent” color on MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and up. It also supports Big Sur's new “Multicolor” option, with an appropriate, app-specific blue.
Initial (Beta) Support for M Chip-Based Macs
This public beta of Airfoil Satellite is a Universal app, offering initial support for the new M1 chip-based Macs. Download it from our Status page.
Airfoil Satelitte now has initial compatibility with the new M1 chip-based Macs, for receiving audio, and controlling Airfoil on other Macs.
Initial MacOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility
Airfoil Satellite now has initial compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur).
Minor changes and improvements have been made.
Airfoil Satellite's About box no longer incorrectly mentions ACE.
Minor changes and improvements have been made.
Airfoil Satelitte is not yet compatible with MacOS 11 (Big Sur), but we expect to have an additional release with support in the very near future. Stay tuned!
Airfoil Satellite now requires MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or higher. If you're still on 10.12 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy Software page.
Minor changes and improvements have been made.
A regression where AppleScript could fail to work as expected has been fixed. Unfortunately, this results in the restoration of a previous bug, seemingly caused by MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) itself, where the application's menu bar menus could fail to respond immediately after launch on Catalina.
The “Waiting” screen, when Airfoil Satellite sees no Airfoils on the network, has been updated for accuracy and clarity.
The software update button and menu item have both been updated, and their text altered slightly. As well, option-clicking the Preferences button will now cause it to check for Developer News.
Airfoil Satellite for Mac 5.8.8 includes a fix for MacOS 10.15 (Catalina), as well as other small improvements. Get this free update now!
This is the first version of Airfoil Satellite for Mac to feature its own changelog and stand-alone release notes.