What's new in Cold Turkey Blocker 4.3
May 12, 2021
- New Firefox versions (90.0+) now supported
- Added -password lock to command line interface
- Warning added before starting Frozen Turkey block
- Strict allowances count time even if away from computer
- Explorer windows are now closed instead of only minimized
- UI bugs related to starting block from system tray fixed
- Small changes to macOS icon and to make wording clearer
- Other minor UI bugs and improvments made
- Fixed bug with multiple allowance warnings being sent
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 4.2 (Feb 23, 2021)
- Exceptions are now block list specific for more flexibility
- Apple M1/Big Sur natively supported, block iOS apps on macOS
- Scheduling and various other UI improvements
- Break status can now be displayed on extension icon
- Random text length can be increased during lock
- Fixed rare bug where app blocking can stop working
- Block list specific exceptions for more flexibility
- Updated interface colors and branding
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 4.1 (Nov 26, 2020)
- Opera Beta, Dev now supported
- Windows notifications fixed
- Windows display scaling improved
- Edge family account compatibility
- Allowance calculation improved
- Lowered CPU usage again
- Updated Brave Tor window detection
- Numerous minor bug fixes/improvements
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 4.0 (Nov 6, 2020)
- Upgraded user interface
- Scheduling interface improved
- Custom breaks for each block
- Edge (Chromium) now supported
- Opera GX now supported
- Firefox Nightly now supported
- Password locking feature added
- App blocking via window title/folder
- Random text locking feature added
- Lock until computer restart feature added
- Custom user selections for blocks
- Improved default block lists
- Wildcards/exceptions available to free users
- Easily export all your settings
- Statistics interface improved
- Statistics search function
- Statistics can be exported in JSON
- Block page redesign
- + 'Pause for a Cause' feature added
- Strict statistics feature available
- Can block embedded content
- Can block task managers, time changes, installer
- Lowered CPU/RAM usage
- Add sites to block via extension, displays status
- Dark mode (because why not?)
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 3.9 (Feb 18, 2019)
- Added Chrome Canary as an unsupported browser
- Opera extension installer updated for Opera 58
- Finally fixed rare issue where settings were reset (win)
- Improved extension state detection for 'Roaming' profiles
- Browsers now may need to restart after running installer
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 3.8 (Jan 24, 2019)
- Added name of the application being blocked in notification
- Added support to select multiple applications at once (mac)
- Fixed notifications at the end of trial (win)
- Fixed database error after first install (win)
- Fixed rare issue where settings were reset (win)
- Changes to allow compatibility with macOS 10.10 (mac)
- Changes to prevent Safari from quitting after sleeping (mac)
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 3.7 (Jan 9, 2019)
- Added support for Brave, Brave Dev and Brave Beta
- Firefox Safe-Mode is now blocked during locked blocks
- Fixed rare bug where Firefox extension not being detected
- Reduced app blocking time-out from 5 seconds to 1 second
- Fixed bug when trying to edit 10th or more block list
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 3.6 (Nov 29, 2018)
- Non-conflicting exceptions can now be added during active blocks
- Fixed bug to detect incognito availability in Chrome-like browsers
- Fixed bug to detect Opera browser (if installed in user-mode)
- Fixed bug related to having an apostrophe in Windows user name
- Fixed bug related to including apostrophes in settings
- Pro status now displayed in title bar
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 3.5 (Oct 27, 2018)
- Chrome Dev, Chrome Beta, Firefox Dev and Vivaldi now supported
- Option to have block affect all users or current user during install
- Added support for all UTF8 characters in block lists
- Added support to block Chrome guest mode browsing
- Added support to block Chrome and Opera independently
- Added support to block .bin and .com files
- Added support to block localhost, chrome:// and getcoldturkey.com
- Added support for multiple browser profiles
- Added more browsers to unsupported/block list, including TOR
- Browser will now close momentarily after disabling extension
- Reduced time to re-enable the extensions to 30 seconds
- Method to install and/or determine extension state improved
- Bug where events are misplaced on schedule after a week fixed
- Various performance/block reliability/UI fixes
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 3.4 (Jun 25, 2018)
- Added free trial of pro features
- Block page for pro users will be different
- Improved extension installer
- More scheduler bugs fixed
- Firefox not closing when extension disabled fixed
- ~ 2 minute warning timer fixed
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 2.1.2 (May 13, 2016)
- Upgrade to pro dialog less annoying, click the background to go back to previous tab.
- Bug that blocked executables if the name matched the ending of one in the block list fixed.
- Statistics/graphs are now upgraded with version upgrades from 2.X
- Confirmed that executables can be added from external drives/network shares.
- Tasks closed: T4, T28, T32
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 2.1.1 (May 13, 2016)
- Installer will now upgrade settings from 1.2.6 and 2.0+ versions.
- Bug that didn't allow a block to end at 12:00 on a new month solved.
- Issue where activation button not responding when updating from 2.0 to 2.1.X resolved.
- Bug that caused browse window (when importing a file) to reappear sometimes resolved.
- Most issues resolved are very minor so no update notification will be sent.
- Tasks closed: T23, T26, T27
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 2.1 (May 13, 2016)
- Installer is now code signed (verified publisher).
- CTServiceInstaller will no longer run installation checks every minute.
- Odd behaviour of scheduled blocks on Sunday are fixed (daylight savings).
- The above fix also prevents the interface from crashing with a white screen.
- Scheduled blocks ending at midnight Saturday (00:00 Sunday) will now work.
- Subdomains of domains added are now blocked by default.
- Importing block lists via file with wildcards now fixed.
- Browse dialog reappearing after file selection issue now fixed.
- Dashboard statistics not properly being counted (non English OS) now fixed.
- You can no longer add CTService to the applications to block.
- About dialog with version information added to system tray menu.
- Install process now attempts to retain settings from older versions.
- Tasks closed: T1, T2, T5, T6, T7, T8, T13, T20, T21
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 2.0 (Feb 17, 2016)
- Brand new interface.
- More difficult to circumvent (ending process, changing time, renaming process).
- Added up to six block lists with ability to rename them.
- New scheduler with overlapping blocks.
- Break timers that allow you to work/break intervals.
- Frozen Turkey (will lock you out of your computer).
- Adding more general settings and notifications/warnings.
- Minor SSL and wildcard block changes.
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2.6 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Maximum block time is now unlimited on Pro
- Cold Turkey now can't be uninstalled while the block is active
- Removed Parent version and created Pro Bundle
- Friendlier block pages with motivational quotes. (No update required)
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2.5 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Added support for high DPI settings (only default Windows DPIs supported).
- Installer now adds a Windows Defender exception for the hosts file.
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2.4 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Student version was renamed to Pro
- Free version was renamed to Basic
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2.3 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Add host file blocking on top of DNS traffic analysis
- Moved to 14 day trial period
- Additional key security features
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2.2 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Fixed issue where time legend was written in ct.pol file.
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2.1 (Jan 20, 2015)
- CT now clears the Windows DNS cache when blocking starts
- Scheduling bug which caused sites not to block a second time fixed
- Cleaned up the user interface
New in Cold Turkey Blocker 1.2 (Jan 20, 2015)
- CT no longer changes your DNS settings.
- Bug that caused error on sleep mode fixed.
- Bug that caused error on boot fixed.