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OwlPlug Changelog

What's new in OwlPlug 1.260

Apr 19, 2024
  • Features:
  • Reaper Support : Added support for Reaper DAW projects (rpp) discovery (by @DropSnorz in #227)
  • Enhanced Directory Statistics : Updated the directory info view with new UI elements including tabs and a table view for displaying directory metrics, plugins, and files more effectively (by @DropSnorz in #232)
  • Misc and Bugfixes:
  • Add Appimage packaging for linux distribution (by @DropSnorz in #225)
  • Update to OpenJDK and OpenJFX 21 (by @DropSnorz in #229)

New in OwlPlug 1.250 (Nov 26, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Project Discovery:
  • The project feature in OwlPlug allows you to scan DAW project files to extract referenced plugins. Plugins references in project files are compared to plugins installed in configured directories. This way, users can quickly identify missing plugins in the local setup. For now, only Ableton Live is supported but other file formats will be supported in the future (by @DropSnorz in #209)
  • Updated look and feel
  • The UI has been updated to a Metro (MS Windows) style for better contrast and clarity. JFoenix has been replaced by native JavaFx components. It's a really positive change as the library has been buggy and unmaintained for years (by @DropSnorz in #205)
  • Misc and Bugfixes:
  • Update the common compress library to fix a moderate security vulnerability (e166722)
  • All tasks appear with a name in the task list, instead of a generic "OwlPlug Task"
  • Dialog default size has been updated

New in OwlPlug 1.24.0 (Aug 18, 2023)

  • Fix a NPE on owlplug-host module. An unexpected output from some plugins can put the OwlPlug scan in an unrecoverable error using OwlPlug Scanner.

New in OwlPlug 1.23.1 (Mar 31, 2023)

  • Fix a NPE on owlplug-host module. An unexpected output from some plugins can put the OwlPlug scan in an unrecoverable error using OwlPlug Scanner (9fcba8e)

New in OwlPlug 1.22.1 (Sep 7, 2022)

  • LV2 plugins are scanned correctly from additional directories (#174, thanks to @dromer)
  • Default vst plugin path has been changed to /usr/lib/vst (#172)

New in OwlPlug 1.22.0 (Sep 6, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Plugin subcomponents and Waveshell compatibility in #169
  • LV2 format support in #170
  • Misc & BugFixes:
  • Plugins VST3 and AU are now displayed correctly if the base file is a directory
  • Update JUCE dependency to version 7.0.1

New in OwlPlug 1.21.0 (Jul 14, 2022)

  • Export installed plugins to CSV and JSON format by @DropSnorz in #159
  • Plugins can be searched by category in the Plugins view

New in OwlPlug 1.20.1 (May 27, 2022)

  • Remove unused Google Drive scope during auth with Google provider

New in OwlPlug 1.20.0 (May 13, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Linux support by @DropSnorz in #143
  • All target environments can be selected on the Store tab filter to browse cross-platform plugins.
  • Misc & BugFixes:
  • Options tab is correctly refreshed when user data is cleared (#140)
  • Options are correctly deleted after a data reset
  • Native scanner timeout is increased from 10s to 30s
  • Fix an issue while parsing native scanner output without XML content

New in OwlPlug 0.19.0 (Mar 12, 2022)

  • Plugins synchronization can be sandboxed to avoid app crashes (#27). A selector is available in the Options tab to choose between two implementations OwlPlug JNI (legacy) and the new OwlPlug Scanner. For now, the legacy implementation is used by default, but based on community feedback, it may be replaced by the new scanner in future releases. More information about this feature is available on this wiki page.
  • OwlPlug can be installed using winget on windows : winget install owlplug
  • Google Analytics features have been removed from the app.

New in OwlPlug 0.18.0 (Nov 21, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Additional directories can be configured for scanning on each plugin format : VST, VST3, AU.
  • Misc & BugFixes:
  • Directory-based audio plugins can be disabled.
  • A new icon identifies top-level plugin directories in the treeview.
  • Components in the Options tab will be updated correctly when some features are enabled or disabled.
  • Links and symlinks are now correctly detected on VST3 and AU directories.
  • Various typo issues fixed (UI, docs, codebase, ...)
  • OwlPlug version updated from 0.17.X to 1.18.X. A version tag starting with a 0 is invalid on macOS.
  • Java and JavaFX updated from version 16 to 17.

New in OwlPlug 0.17.1 (Sep 26, 2021)

  • Update JUCE dependency to 6.1.2
  • Stores are synced on first app launch
  • Plugin sync is not triggered on startup if the previous sync has failed.
  • A new "Unstable" plugin state tracks crashing plugin during sync.

New in OwlPlug 0.17.0 (Aug 19, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Plugins can be disabled from OwlPlug UI (#61)
  • Misc & BugFixes:
  • Improved plugin state management and display.
  • Support Store specification 1.2.0
  • A License field is displayed in the store product details.
  • Various dependency updates

New in OwlPlug 0.16.0 (May 31, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Add Audio Units (AU) support. #40
  • Misc & BugFixes:
  • Juce dependencies as been upgraded to 6.0.8. Should improve stability on native discovery.