Release Notes

Version 1.3

January 21, 2025
  • Added command to change file's dates and times (creation, modification, last access, added to folder) by modifying date/time components or timestamps.
  • Improved XAR archives creation and compression.
  • Improved overall memory footprint and efficiency.
  • Fixed a few potential crashes/exceptions.
  • Some UI improvements and optimizations across the board.

Version 1.2

December 24, 2024
  • Added command to create new "empty" file. All "out-of-the-box" macOS supported file types are supported by FileUtils, plus a few most popular "office" types (iWork, MS Office, LibreOffice/OpenOffice). New types can be added by selecting an appropriate template file for the new "empty" file of the new type. Custom user templates are also supported for all other, already supported, file types.
  • Added command to create (absolute) symbolic links to files.
  • Added option to set any saved renaming sequence as a default.
  • Improved performance of privileged (admin password requited) operations.
  • Fixed potential errors when creating archives with privileged (admin password requited) compress operation.
  • Many UI improvements and optimizations across the board.

Version 1.1.3

December 9, 2024
  • Improved file change monitoring for permissions, ACL and checksums.
  • Added back opening of Finder Sync Extensions settings on macOS 15.2 and newer.
  • Fixed minor UI issues on macOS 10.15 Catalina and older.
  • Fixed a few unlikely but potential crashes and exceptions.

Version 1.1.2

November 11, 2024
  • Fixed creation of XAR archives with sandboxed application.
  • Fixed archive creation with escalated privileges with sandboxed application.
  • Fixed Mac metadata restoration when expanding files with sandboxed application.
  • Fixed potential incorrect folder content list in size browser.
  • Some minor UI fixes and optimizations.

Version 1.1.1

November 4, 2024
  • Fixed problems and potential crashes of "FileService" component when working with archives on macOS 10.14 Mojave and older.
  • Offer to use FinderSyncer to manage Finder extensions on macOS 15 Sequoia.
  • Some minor speed optimizations.

Version 1.1

October 14, 2024
  • Added "Copy Path" operation with various file path copying options.
  • Redesigned preferences for Finder's contextual and toolbar item menus. Now, menus can be fully and hierarchically customized, including adding custom submenu items for custom hierarchy arrangement.
  • Added all available operations and sub-operations for file compression, secure deletion and checksum calculation into Finder's "Services" menu.

Version 1.0.4

September 6, 2024
  • Fixed potential crash when opening many archives in parallel.
  • Improved speed and memory footprint when executing many operations in parallel.
  • Minor UI changes and improvements.

Version 1.0.3

August 26, 2024
  • Added checksum value comparison with a user defined value.
  • Added checksum value display font selection.
  • Enabled renamer even with only a single file selection in Finder.
  • Improved speed of Finder contextual menu drawing.
  • Fixed updater unintentional network access when opting not to check for updates automatically.

Version 1.0.2

August 8, 2024
  • Fixed date components not showing in "Add Date" renamer.
  • Fixed occasional appearance of benign but annoying "The file doesn’t exist." error.

Version 1.0.1

July 9, 2024
  • Improved handling of folders monitored by the Finder extension.
  • Check if Finder extension is running in "General Settings".

Version 1.0

July 1, 2024
  • First release. Everything is new!