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Airfoil Changelog

What's new in Airfoil 5.7.0

Apr 16, 2019
  • Major Enhancement: Several improvements to audio capture of Metro (Windows Store) apps have been made.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Buffering and other changes have been made in an attempt to workaround audio choppiness which may occur on high-latency networks.

New in Airfoil 5.6.4 (Mar 16, 2019)

  • Major Enhancement: Multiple improvements have been made when sending audio from Airfoil for Windows to Bluetooth output devices.
  • Major Enhancement: Several improvements to audio capture from Spotify have been made.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio capture from the Brave browser and Audible app should now work as expected.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio capture from Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers has been improved as well.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Issues with capturing audio from iTunes have been corrected and improved.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Audio input devices using non-44.1 kHz sample rates should now work as expected.
  • Critical Bug Fix: A crashing bug on Windows 7 has been corrected.
  • Enhancement: Updates have been made to work better with password-protected Shairport instances.
  • Enhancement: The look of Airfoil's meters has been slightly updated and improved.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil's debugging has been improved, with better logging.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil's Advanced Speaker Options no longer provides erroneous Chromecast statistics.
  • Bug Fix: A large helping of other small fixes, corrections, and improvements is also included in this update.
  • Other: Airfoil's License window now better handles erroneous spaces.

New in Airfoil 5.6.3 (Mar 1, 2019)

  • Major Enhancement: Capturing audio from the Windows Store versions of TuneIn and App Radio should now work as expected, thanks to necessary special-casing for these apps.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Audio capture from multiple different versions of Spotify has been improved.
  • Critical Bug Fix: A crash that could occur if certain Bluetooth devices were present has been fixed.
  • Critical Bug Fix: A memory leak in the audio capture engine has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil once again correctly identifies Airfoil Satellite as a running source, useful for sending audio from iOS to multiple outputs.
  • Bug Fix: Several other small fixes, corrections, and improvements have been made.

New in Airfoil 5.6.2 (Feb 21, 2019)

  • Major Enhancement: Capturing audio from the Windows Store versions of Spotify, Groove, and iHeartRadio should now work as expected, thanks to necessary special-casing for these apps.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Full compatibility with Windows 7 has been restored.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Audio capture from physical input devices should once again work without any distortion.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where audio captured from Spotify could stutter has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: Several other small fixes, corrections, and improvements have been made.
  • Other: User Survey statistics have been fixed to correctly report platform data.

New in Airfoil 5.6.1 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • A tremendous amount of effort has been applied to many areas of Airfoil for Windows, to fix all sorts of small issues and rough edges.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Capturing audio from both Chrome and Firefox should now work correctly. Additional work is in progress to better handle audio coming from multiple tabs.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Capturing audio from Spotify (direct download version) should once again work correctly for all users.
  • Bug Fix: The audio pipeline has been improved, to provide more consistent audio in all conditions.
  • Bug Fix: Updates have been made to improve the reliability of connections with Apple TVs, Sonos and other third-party AirPlay devices, and ChromeCast hardware.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil Satellite: Bluetooth and Chromecast devices will now correctly appear in the “Remote Speakers” section.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil Satellite: Remote volume controls are now more responsive.
  • Bug Fix: Updates to backend logging have been made, to assist with future debugging efforts.
  • Bug Fix: Many other fixes and improvements have been made.

New in Airfoil 5.6 (Sep 11, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Airfoil now supports streaming to Sonos's AirPlay compatible devices, including the Sonos One, Beam, Playbase, and the second generation Play:5!
  • Additional third-party AirPlay devices which have been updated for AirPlay 2 support, including those from Denon, Libratone, Marantz, and more, are also compatible with Airfoil.
  • Major Enhancement: Airfoil now supports streaming audio to AirPort Express units running the new 7.8 (AirPlay 2) firmware.
  • Critical Bug Fix: A problem where CPU usage could spike when capturing certain kinds of audio, including from Spotify, Chrome and other apps, has been fixed.
  • Critical Bug Fix: An issue where some apps could disconnect suddenly, resulting in a loss of audio streaming, has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: A version numbering issue has been corrected, so future public previews will properly update.
  • Other: Several small interface improvements were made in the Source selector.

New in Airfoil 5.5 (Aug 17, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Airfoil now offers support for streaming audio to Google Chromecast devices, as well as third party Cast-enabled TVs and speakers!
  • Major Enhancement: Airfoil also now offers full support for Apple's HomePod speaker!
  • Major Enhancement: Modern incarnations of Firefox are now fully supported, including when playing audio via Flash. The Opera browser is now fully supported as well.
  • Critical Bug Fix: We've fixed several issues where Chrome audio might not be properly captured. If you had issues capturing from Chrome before, please try this version.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Streaming to password-protected HomePods and Apple TVs is once again fully supported, which was briefly broken by updates made by Apple.
  • Enhancement: Syncing has been improved, with a re-sync now occurring every 90 minutes to avoid issues with drift, a new sync engine for all device types, and updates to the audio pipeline..
  • Bug Fix: This update works around a bug in Apple's tvOS 11.3 which caused muted audio to incorrectly play from the Apple TV.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where audio capture of Spotify could fail has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: Improvements have been made for multi-channel audio.
  • Bug Fix: Many additional bug fixes and improvements have been made.

New in Airfoil 5.5.0 b8 Public Preview 2 (Apr 11, 2018)

  • Critical Bug Fix: This update restores full support for streaming to password-protected HomePods and Apple TVs, which was briefly broken by updates made by Apple (March 29th's HomePod OS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3)
  • Bug Fix: This update works around a bug in Apple's tvOS 11.3 which caused muted audio to incorrectly play from the Apple TV
  • Bug Fix: An issue where audio capture of Spotify could fail has been corrected
  • Bug Fix: Improvements have been made for multi-channel audio
  • Bug Fix: Many additional bug fixes and improvements have been made

New in Airfoil 5.5 b4 Public Preview (Mar 11, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Airfoil now offers preliminary support for streaming audio to Google Chromecast devices, as well as third party Cast-enabled TVs and speakers
  • Major Enhancement: Airfoil now offers full compatibility with Apple's new HomePod, enabling you to send any audio to the device
  • Major Enhancement: Modern incarnations of Firefox are now fully supported, including when playing audio via Flash. The Opera browser is now fully supported as well
  • Critical Bug Fix: We've fixed several issues where Chrome audio might not be properly captured. If you had issues capturing from Chrome before, please try this version
  • Enhancement: Metadata, including track name, artist name, and artwork, should now work more reliably for iTunes and Spotify
  • Enhancement: Firefox, in its modern incarnations, are now fully supported, including when playing audio via Flash
  • Enhancement: Airfoil's main window no longer separates speakers out by type. Groups remain in their own separate section, for clarity
  • Enhancement: Airfoil Satellite also no longer separates speakers out by type. Groups remain in their own separate section, for clarity
  • Enhancement: Interface improvements have been made, including fixes for password failure dialogs, as well as adjustments to the Source menu. Airfoil also now properly alerts you if an output has no speakers attached
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil better handles Opera updates, which can cause the executable to move around the file system
  • Bug Fix: Small changes have been made to improve audio handling in Airfoil Satellite when the machine goes to sleep
  • Bug Fix: Many additional bug fixes and improvements have been made in Airfoil Satellite
  • Other: Several additional debugging logs have been added for troubleshooting needs

New in Airfoil 5.2.1 (Oct 13, 2017)

  • Critical Bug Fix: We've fixed a regression where Airfoil wouldn't properly connect and stream to password-protected AirPort Express units. This fix should also restore full compatibility with third-party AirPlay devices.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where Airfoil couldn't capture audio from apps it launched has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: A DirectX-related issue which could lead Airfoil Satellite to crash has been fixed.
  • Other: Airfoil will no longer attempt to transmit when no source is selected.

New in Airfoil 5.2 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • Major Enhancement:
  • Airfoil once again has full support for streaming to all models of Apple TV! All security modes are supported, including Password, Passcode, First-Time Passcode, and Device Verification.
  • The password dialog for locked AirPlay devices now offers a "Remember Password" option.
  • Various improvements have been made to dialogs throughout the application.
  • Bug Fix:
  • A CPU slow down which could occur when detecting Windows Store apps has been fixed.
  • Other:
  • Additional debugging logs have been added for troubleshooting needs.

New in Airfoil 5.1.7 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Critical Bug Fix: We've fixed several issues where Chrome audio might not be properly captured. If you had issues capturing from Chrome before, please try this version.
  • Enhancement: Changes in Spotify have been accommodated, so that album artwork is once again captured and passed along by Airfoil.
  • Bug Fix: The installer now correctly named the shortcut for Airfoil Satellite for Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Additional checks have been added to improve audio capture from troublesome apps.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil now better remembers previously-selected apps.

New in Airfoil 5.1.6 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Critical Bug Fix: An issue where connections to Apple TVs running tvOS 10 would drop after a few minutes has been corrected.
  • Enhancement: Airfoil will no longer require a reboot to install or update.
  • Enhancement: The installer now provides the user with the option of adding desktop shortcuts, or not.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil Satellite for Windows once again correctly receives audio sent by Airfoil for Mac.

New in Airfoil 5.1.5 (Jul 11, 2016)

  • Major Enhancement:
  • Custom Equalizer presets are now available in Airfoil! Save custom presets, then re-load them later.
  • Critical Bug Fix:
  • Audio capture from Windows Store apps is now much more robust, and should look and function as expected.
  • Enhancements:
  • Airfoil Satellite has received several under-the-hood improvements, including improved visual separation between artist and song, better identification of the sender when receiving from non-AirPlay sources, and more.
  • Speaker Groups now have shortcut keys in the “Transmit To” menu!
  • Clicking the Source selector a second time now closes it. Hooray!
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Several rare crashes have been fixed, included some related to poorly-conforming Bluetooth speakers, one which could occur when a speaker disappeared, and one which could occur when a connection ended.
  • Previously, the Silence Monitor didn't properly reset after being triggered. It does now!
  • An issue where Airfoil could lose the audio signal from its source has been corrected.
  • Other:
  • Airfoil now warns if you try to capture a Windows Store app that isn't running.

New in Airfoil 5.1 (Apr 26, 2016)

  • Critical Bug Fix: Volume settings for remote speakers will now work correctly, and be saved as expected
  • Critical Bug Fix: Airfoil Satellite can now properly control groups remotely
  • Critical Bug Fix: The “Status Code 0” error which could occur on launch has been corrected
  • Critical Bug Fix: Airfoil Satellite now again works correctly as a source for iOS devices and iTunes. This required that the protocol used by the KeyFetcher be changed
  • Bug Fix: Multiple crashes which could occur on quit have been fixed
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil will now properly provide a scrollbar when necessary to access all available remote outputs
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil no longer incorrectly provides a non-functional sync slider for Bluetooth devices. We'll be working on sync adjustment options for Bluetooth in the future
  • Minor Enhancement: Airfoil now does a better job showing that the Local output is disabled when using the System Audio source
  • Minor Enhancement: The License window now shows a message when a discounted upgrade is available
  • Minor Enhancement: The support form now opens in the user's default web browser
  • Other: Airfoil now warns the user that Firefox is not currently supported, and recommends using an alternate browser
  • Other: Various minor updates have been made to Airfoil's About box
  • Other: Airfoil Satellite now has a proper About box

New in Airfoil 5.0.3 (Mar 18, 2016)

  • Critical Bug Fix: Several crashes which could occur have been fixed, including a crash which could occur on launch
  • Critical Bug Fix: Audio from Internet Explorer should now be properly captured with Airfoil
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil now has preliminary support for capturing Flash audio from Firefox. We're still working on improvements for this, so stay tuned for further updates
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil now has preliminary support for capturing audio from the Pandora One desktop application. We're still working on improvements for this, so stay tuned for further updates
  • Other: Several other minor issues have been fixed

New in Airfoil 5.0.2 (Mar 3, 2016)

  • Critical Bug Fix: Issues where audio input devices could fail to appear, fail to appear properly, or could play poor quality audio have all been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil should no longer lose audio between songs with certain applications.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil will now work properly with the Windows 10 Groove app, in addition to not incorrectly identifying it as Zune Audio Player.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil now alerts you when an incorrect speaker password is entered.
  • Bug Fix: A crash which could occur if “Mute All” was used has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil now correctly remembers its window position between launches.
  • Bug Fix: The System Audio source now provides help on European systems where necessary components are not installed by default.
  • Bug Fix: Airfoil Satellite's Remote Speakers area now properly shows active outputs at all times.
  • Other: Several other minor issues have been fixed.

New in Airfoil 5.0.1 (Feb 25, 2016)

  • Critical Bug Fixes:
  • An audible hum or other distortion that could occur during breaks in the audio stream, particularly with Spotify, has been fixed.
  • Airfoil now correctly saves speaker volume levels between launches.
  • Airfoil now correctly saves Groups and Auto-Transmit settings.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Airfoil is now better at catching and restarting a disabled Bonjour Service.
  • Others:
  • Installer updated to note the paid nature of the upgrade.
  • Several other crashes and issues have been fixed.

New in Airfoil 5.0.0 (Feb 25, 2016)

  • Bluetooth Devices:
  • Airfoil now works with the thousands of different Bluetooth speakers, headphones, and headsets available. With Airfoil 5, you can stream a single application's audio to a Bluetooth device (or even multiple Bluetooth devices!), and keep the rest of your audio on your computer.
  • Airfoil Satellite:
  • Airfoil for Windows 5.0 includes full compatibility with the new Airfoil Satellite applications, available for iOS, Mac and Windows. If you want to hear your computer's audio on another Windows machine, Mac, or iOS device, just run the free Airfoil Satellite there. Airfoil will see it and enable you to send audio to it! Airfoil Satellite also offers remote control of both supported source applications, as well as Airfoil itself. Now you can control playback, toggle outputs off and on, and much more, all remotely.
  • Speaker Groups:
  • A group is a collection of multiple speakers which appears as one in Airfoil's main window. Use a Group to send audio to multiple outputs with a single click. Create one group for all the speakers in your house, or divide your speakers into zones. Now you can send audio exactly where you want even faster.
  • Silence Monitor:
  • Great for workplace or shared home setups, the new silence monitor allows Airfoil to automatically disconnect itself when it's streaming silence. The output device is then be freed up for others to use.
  • Hide Speakers:
  • If you regularly connect to a shared network which contains devices you don't control, you may wish to hide them entirely from Airfoil. Now you can do so, from the “Advanced Speaker Options” window.
  • Adjust Sync:
  • Airfoil automatically keeps all outputs completely in sync. However, there may be rare situations where you wish to adjust this, such as when an output is connected to a receiver which adds its own latency. The new Sync sliders in the “Advanced Speaker Options” window make this possible.
  • Beautifully Refined Interface:
  • Airfoil for Windows and Airfoil Satellite for Windows have both been improved, all without changing too much. The interface will still be familiar to users of older versions of Airfoil, but it also features many improvements. There are improvements like longer volume sliders in Airfoil's main window, as well as beautiful new graphics that are fully updated for Retina displays. Meanwhile Airfoil Satellite has been updated to include the new controls for controlling Airfoil, while retaining all that the previous “Airfoil Speakers” application offered.

New in Airfoil 3.6.7 (Dec 5, 2015)

  • Airfoil for Windows 3.6.7 includes backend updates to improve compatibility with a forthcoming application. Watch for “Airfoil Satellite” very soon!
  • Some other small corrections have been made.

New in Airfoil 3.6.6 (Aug 21, 2015)

  • Airfoil for Windows 3.6.6 is ready for use on Windows 10
  • Default applications removed from the Instant On application list can now be added again
  • A rare crash related to COM object threading has been fixed
  • Another rare crash that could occur when Airfoil was running during a sleep/wake cycle has also been fixed
  • SSR has been updated to support v1.4, for enhanced remote control
  • Some other small corrections have been made

New in Airfoil 3.6.5 (Feb 7, 2015)

  • Airfoil now warns if you try to capture from a 64-bit application.
  • A crash which could occur when disconnecting, caused by a threading issue, is fixed.
  • Airfoil Speakers should no longer negatively impact Airfoil's preferences.
  • Some corrections to debug settings have been made.

New in Airfoil 3.6.4 (Jan 23, 2015)

  • The audio capture engine has been updated to work with certain applications using the IAudioClient2 interface, most notably Rhapsody.
  • An issue where Spotify metadata wasn't properly transmitted has been corrected.
  • Internal changes have been made to the logging system.

New in Airfoil 3.6.3 (Dec 13, 2014)

  • The installer now properly updates Instant On in all cases, including those where an older version was installed.
  • The Installer now better handles Airfoil and/or Airfoil Speakers being open when it runs.

New in Airfoil 3.6.2 (Oct 28, 2014)

  • An update to Google Chrome briefly broke Airfoil's ability to capture audio from it. The audio capture engine has been updated to once again capture audio from Chrome
  • The Fast User Switching incompatibility warning has been improved

New in Airfoil 3.6.1 (Aug 7, 2014)

  • Support for Windows 8.1 has been improved, particularly with regards to an issue where the System Audio capture driver did not properly install.
  • Previously, track title information sometimes failed to properly update, and stale information was shown. No one likes stale anything, really, right? So we put a stop to this nonsense, and track title information should now be much more up to date.
  • A crasher related to wonky DirectX audio values has been fixed.
  • The Debugging window (hold Shift at launch to see it) has been overhauled. This is of little interest, except when debugging is needed. Then, it will be better!
  • Airfoil Speakers now provides the correct CSeq header to RTSP transmissions. That sounds all kinds of technical, doesn't it? In short, Airfoil Speakers is better future-proofed against various changes. That's a good thing.

New in Airfoil 3.6.0 (May 17, 2014)

  • Airfoil now has full support for Airfoil Remote - control Airfoil from any iOS device, with Airfoil Remote!
  • Airfoil now supports remote control and enhanced metadata from Spotify!
  • An issue with iTunes Radio not showing metadata has now been corrected.
  • A hidden Developer News window, to issue important alerts when required, is now included.
  • Factory Reset now correctly resets everything, including Instant On.
  • Airfoil now runs on systems requiring FIPS compliance.
  • Sleeping and resuming could leave Airfoil groggy, causing bad audio. We've prevented said grogginess.
  • Airfoil now has support for reading track titles from any third-party player applications using our simple track title SDK. Developers of audio players should see this blog post for more details.

New in Airfoil 3.5.3 (Nov 16, 2013)

  • A bug where using oversized title bars would hide buttons in some dialog boxes has been fixed.
  • A bug where sleep/wake cycling could cause a crash has been neutralized.
  • Several other small improvements have been made.
  • A bug where having volume linked to system volume could cause Airfoil to max its volume levels on startup is no thankfully no more. It has ceased to be.
  • The underpinnings for compatibility with a future version of Airfoil Remote have been laid.
  • Several other small improvements have been made.

New in Airfoil 3.5.2 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • Airfoil once again has full compatibility for sending to the Apple TV running software version 6.0.
  • The local "Computer" output is now available when sending System Audio.
  • Airfoil now requires the .NET framework 4.5, which it installs automatically.
  • Several other small improvements have been made.

New in Airfoil 3.5.1 (Aug 21, 2013)

  • Airfoil will now install only on Windows Vista or higher.
  • Non-Latin characters will not show up correctly in Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers.
  • The Effects button now correctly turns off when no effects are active.
  • The Instant On component now provides anonymous data on whitelisted and blacklisted applications.
  • The support form now properly handles the tab key.

New in Airfoil 3.5 (Aug 21, 2013)

  • Airfoil now has the ability to capture all System Audio, great for pulling audio from previously troublesome applications (and Windows Store apps too!). (System Audio requires Vista or higher)
  • Airfoil can now start the Bonjour (Zeroconf) service for you, if it's disabled.
  • Several other minor bugs have been squashed.

New in Airfoil 3.4.1 (Mar 28, 2013)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.4 (Mar 4, 2013)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.3.2 (Sep 26, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.3.1 (Sep 3, 2012)

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

New in Airfoil 3.3 (Aug 4, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.2.5 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.2.4 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.2.3 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.2.2 (Feb 18, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.2.1 (Feb 14, 2012)

  • A bug where Airfoil could crash on Windows XP systems has been fixed.
  • Several other minor issues have been corrected.

New in Airfoil 3.2 (Feb 14, 2012)

  • 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

New in Airfoil 3.1.3 (Feb 14, 2012)

  • 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

New in Airfoil 3.1.2 (Oct 25, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.1.1 (Oct 25, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.1 (Oct 25, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 3.0 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.8.3 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.8.2 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.8.1 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.8.0 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.7.8 (Jul 23, 2010)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.7.7 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.7.6 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.7.5 (Sep 25, 2009)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.7.1 (Jun 26, 2009)

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

New in Airfoil 2.7.0 (Apr 21, 2009)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.6.5.0 (Mar 2, 2009)

  • 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.

New in Airfoil 2.6.2.0 (Sep 25, 2008)

  • Speaker settings, including passwords, effects, and volumes are now properly saved between Airfoil sessions Connecting to remote speakers has been sped up Several bugs with the potential to cause crashes have been fixed Improved Hijacking of many applications, including Media Monkey, Rhapsody, and J. River Media Center

New in Airfoil 2.6.1 (Aug 15, 2008)

  • Removed an erroneous expiration date, which would prevent the software from working past August 2008

New in Airfoil 2.6 (Aug 14, 2008)

  • 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

New in Airfoil 2.5.1 (Mar 19, 2008)

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

New in Airfoil 2.5.0 (Feb 21, 2008)

  • faster loading of program icons and occupied sizes, faster startup
  • faster programs removal
  • force removal of X64 programs (Windows XP/2003/Vista X64)
  • removed blinking of applications listfaster loading of program icons and occupied sizes, faster startup
  • faster programs removal
  • force removal of X64 programs (Windows XP/2003/Vista X64)
  • removed blinking of applications listfaster loading of program icons and occupied sizes, faster startup
  • faster programs removal
  • force removal of X64 programs (Windows XP/2003/Vista X64)
  • removed blinking of applications list

New in Airfoil 2.0.2 (Oct 25, 2007)

  • Improved sync with local speakers
  • Improved reliability of connections
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in Airfoil 2.0.1 (Aug 15, 2007)

  • Important bug fixes for firewalls and other networking issues

New in Airfoil 1.1 (May 1, 2007)

  • Full Windows Vista support
  • Added Exclude List to prevent hijacking of specified applications
  • Added optional stat collection
  • Minor bug fixes