Here are some more bug fixes for version 5: If you find any problems, please do get in touch and report them. If you need the sync icons, you can still add conventional BetterZip services to Finder’s Services submenu in its contextual menu. You can have either sync icons or the BetterZip contextual menu. Weirdly, this also seems to collide with folder icons in the Finder’s sidebar. Which extension is used is based on the start order as far as I can tell which is not controlable, since Finder starts and quits extensions as needed. The first extension for any given folder is used to add contextual menus and icons and all other extensions are ignored. Update on the Finder extension interference with some cloud services’ sync icons: It seems that this is a design limitation of the Finder extension system itself and not in my power to change. On older system versions the old QL generator will be used like before.įind all the enhancements and bug fixes in the version history. This also works without purchasing a BetterZip license. You can configure a few default settings through BetterZip’s preferences window. Like the old Quick Look generator, the new Quick Look extension is free to use for all users. Unlike the old-style generator, the new extension is not HTML, but based on standard UI elements which gives it a more natural feel and behavior. Using the extension, Finder will be able to show archive previews in its preview sidebar and when in column view where the previous QL generator was not used. While at it, I updated the built-in unrar component and most external helper tools to the latest versions.Īlso new in this version is the new Quick Look extension which will be used on Catalina (macOS 10.15) and Big Sur (macOS 11). All binaries are now universal which means they contain both the Intel and M1 versions in one package and macOS will automatically choose the right version for your Mac. As you may notice, the download is a bit larger than the previous packages. Although it was a lot of work, the addition of the M1 binaries went pretty smoothly. Starting with this new version, BetterZip supports Apple Silicon based Macs natively. With all the upheaval at Twitter, I registered a Mastodon account, so if you want to follow me there, you are very welcome to do so: Download NowīetterZip 5.1 - Native Apple Silicon Support is Here ◆ Lastly, I fixed a few bugs and enhanced BetterZip’s stability.įind all the details in the version history. If you use Alfred, choose BetterZip > Install Alfred workflows from the menu to install the updated workflows. Since Apple removed Python 2 from macOS, I had to rewrite the Alfred workflows. If you ever run into this problem, set a size limit in BetterZip > Preferences > Quick Look.Īlso, after users requested it, I added an option to not have the BetterZip icon in the Finder contextual menu, only a plain text menu entry. Since compressed tar files can take a time proportionate to their size to list, it can stall the system for a long time, if you try to Quick Look a very large tar archive. I added a size limit for tar archives to be listed in the Quick Look extension. Anyway, there were a few user requests and bug fixes, I wanted to get out before the holiday season. It’s been a while since the last update, but BetterZip 5.2 has been running very well, and I have been busy working on BetterZip 6 already which I plan to release next spring. ![]() Rather than finding a reasonable to stick with v3, I’m in a position of give me a reason to go to version 4.BetterZip 5.3 - Bug Fixes and Stability ◆ ![]() when I update to Big Sur), at that point I’d probably switch to Yoink and look at what I could concoct with share extensions and scripts to take the place of the handful of actions that I use. ![]() Honestly, if Dropzone 3 starts having issues (e.g. If DropZone was leading the way with its development of version 4, I could consider a subscription, but I’ve just not seen anything yet to even remotely push me that way. One thing to be aware of regarding actions is the sandboxing. I haven’t found any actions that won’t run on v3, but I also haven’t needed to change my DropZone actions for a few years now. I use it not only as a drop shelf (what I used to use Yoink for originally), but also for its actions. I don’t subscribe to SetApp and have remained with v3 because of the subscription model (I do subscribe to a umber of apps and services, so subscriptions are far from a no go for me) and everything I use it for still working for me. I’ve been using DropZone since version 2 (maybe even version 1, it’s been a while), but I’m now on v3 and purposefully haven’t switched to version v4.
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