Feeder 4.6 Release Notes Archive
Version 4.6.6
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
July 29, 2024
Changes
- Fixed an issue where a feed’s New Feed URL would not be preserved when using iCloud.
- Fixed an issue where an iCloud save may never end when “Store unpublished enclosures in iCloud” is enabled and there is an issue with one of the enclosure files.
- Fixed an issue when the editor window may not respond correctly after dismissing a date picker’s calendar with the Esc key.
- Fixed an issue dealing with scheduled items that have been deleted.
Version 4.6.5
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
June 18, 2024
Changes
- Fixed an issue using undo in the editor window.
- Fixed an issue where standard preview colors could appear incorrect after switching to or from Dark Mode.
- Fixed an issue choosing a folder for images, enclosures or transcripts when the Folder field is empty.
- Fixed an issue where the editor’s scroll position was not restored when returning from the preview.
- Fixed an issue that could occur when fetching an entire library from iCloud for a fresh install.
Version 4.6.4
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
June 7, 2024
Changes
- Fixed an issue where edited Markdown text may be lost when toggling the standard preview.
- Fixed an issue where straight quotes and dashes may be substituted in HTML and Markdown.
- Fixed an issue previewing the enclosure URL in the standard preview.
Version 4.6.3
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
May 7, 2024
Changes
- Fixed an issue converting some WordPress-generated HTML for the rich text editor.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when an invalid FTP address is entered.
- Fixed an issue where it would be possible to include slashes in a server’s FTP address.
- Increased the size of the Bold / Italic / Underline / Strikethrough Touch Bar buttons for the HTML and rich text editors.
Version 4.6.2
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
April 8, 2024
Changes
- Fixed an issue creating a bulleted or numbered list in the rich text editor where Feeder may crash or freeze.
- Added an option to Publishing settings to allow Feeder to skip checking whether a server is reachability before publishing.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 4.6.1
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
March 7, 2024
Changes
- Fixed an issue where Feeder may not work correctly after updating to v4.6.
- Fixed an issue showing the WordPress tags field in the editor.
Version 4.6
Requirements
macOS 10.15 or later.
Released
March 4, 2024
Summary
- Support for transcripts in Apple Podcasts
- Support for recommended tags from the Podcast Standards Project
- Publish to S3-compatible services
Podcast Transcripts
- Transcripts can now be specified for podcast episodes and will be used by Apple Podcasts in iOS 17.4 and later. To show the list of transcripts, choose Editor > Transcripts > Show Transcripts from the menu or edit the template and enable Transcripts there.
- Click the + button to choose whether to add a transcript URL or upload a transcript file when the feed is published.
- By default only the transcript’s upload file or URL and Type columns are shown. Click the action (…) button to choose whether to show the Language and Captioned columns.
- Click on the transcript’s upload filename to choose another file, edit server options, or remove the file upload.
- When the Podcast Index extension is in use (see below), a Transcripts section will be shown under the Publishing heading in the Settings view and when setting up publishing for a feed. Here, you can choose whether to make transcript filenames unique to each enclosure, which will place the transcript files in a folder named after the corresponding enclosure. By default, transcripts will be published using the same settings as the feed.
- Apple Podcasts only supports the VTT and SRT formats for transcripts, whereas the Podcast Index extension also allows for JSON, HTML and Plain Text. When an incompatible format is shown, a warning is shown in the podcast preview (note that the transcripts themselves are not shown in the preview).
- When “Use Strict Validation” is enabled in Feeder’s Podcasts settings, validation will fail if an transcript format is specified that is incompatible with Apple Podcasts.
Podcast Standards Project
- Added support for the “podcast” namespace (known in Feeder as the "Podcast Index" extension) to support transcripts in Apple Podcasts, along with the recommended and optional tags for the Podcast Standards Effort.
- The Podcast Index extension can be enabled or disabled in the Settings view.
- Any feed that uses the Apple Podcasts extension will now automatically be set to use the Podcast Index extension when updating to Feeder 4.6.
- Feeds that use the Podcast Index extension will show a new section in the Feed view showing the GUID and Locked fields.
- In the Feed view, add Podcast Funding entries by clicking the + button alongside the Podcast Index heading and choosing Funding from the menu.
- In the Feed view, add Text entries by clicking the + button alongside the Podcast Index heading and choosing Text from the menu.
Publishing
- When using the Amazon S3 protocol for a server, click the Options button to set a custom endpoint, allowing you to use an S3-compatible service that is not provided by Amazon. The scheme (http/https) will be removed from the endpoint — select “Use HTTPS” to indicate whether secure URLs should be used.
General
- Open and Save panels now remember separate locations for enclosures, images, saving XML files, etc.
- Improved the appearance of the Feed and Settings sections.
- Open editor windows will no longer be restored if the Shift key is held down when opening Feeder.
- Fixed an issue copying a feed URL from the File menu when the sidebar has focus.
- Fixed an issue where it would be possible to provided read-only access to a shared feed on macOS 13 and later (shared feeds are always editable).