2.1

This is the official release of Menubar Countdown 2.1, intended for macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or newer (including Catalina 10.15).

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

This is the same source code used to build the version 2.1 app available from the Mac App Store.

Changes since version 2.0:

• Add scriptable interface for AppleScript and OSA languages.
• Add service-provider interface for control via the Services menu in other applications.
• High-resolution menubar icon for Retina displays.

2.1 beta 3

This is a beta release.

Changes since 2.1 beta 2:

• Fixes the issue that caused start timer to not work if settings dialog has never been shown.

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

2.1 beta 2

This is a beta release.

Changes since 2.1 beta 1:

• Added scripting interface. Application can be controlled using AppleScript and other OSA scripting languages. Examples are available at https://github.com/kristopherjohnson/MenubarCountdown/tree/master/Scripts

Known issues:

• The start timer scripting command doesn't work if the settings dialog has never been shown. Workaround is to call show settings dialog before calling start timer, or check the Show this window when application starts box in the settings dialog.

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

2.1 beta 1

This is a beta release.

Changes since release 2.0:

• Added higher-resolution menubar hourglass icon
• Added four Services items, which can invoked from any application's Services menu and assigned keyboard shortcuts in the Keyboard panel of System Preferences:
  • Start Menubar Countdown
  • Stop Menubar Countdown
  • Pause Menubar Countdown
  • Resume Menubar Countdown
• Removed dtrace support

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

2.0

This is the official release of Menubar Countdown 2.0, intended for macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or newer (including Catalina 10.15).

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

This is the same source code used to build the version 2.0 app available from the Mac App Store.

2.0 beta 4

This is a beta build of Menubar Countdown 2.0, intended for use on macOS 10.14.4 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina.

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

Changes since 2.0 beta 3:

• Uses an hourglass icon image rather than the hourglass emoji in the menu bar.
• Fixed the Pause/Resume menu item enable/disable states.

2.0 beta 3

This is a beta build of Menubar Countdown 2.0, intended for use on macOS 10.14.4 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina.

The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

Changes since 2.0 beta 2:

• Added "Show notification" option that will display a notification alert in macOS Notification Center. (This is disabled by default because user authorization is needed to display notifications.) A sub-option allows user to specify whether the default notification sound will accompany the alert.
• App name is "Menubar Countdown" (with a space) rather than "MenubarCountdown".

Known issues:

• Pause/Resume menu items don't enable/disable themselves when they should.

2.0 beta 2

This is a beta 64-bit build of Menubar Countdown 2.0, intended for use on macOS 10.14.4 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina.

Source code has been updated for Swift 5 and the app was built with Xcode 11.1. The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

Changes since 2.0 beta 1:

• Minimum macOS version is 10.14.4. (Because of this change, the Swift runtime libraries no longer need to be bundled with the application, reducing its size by 10 MB.)
• The Cancel button now works.
• The app works in dark mode.
• Links to http://capablehands.net/menubarcountdown have been replaced with links to https://github.com/kristopherjohnson/MenubarCountdown.
• The open-source license has been changed from LGPL to MIT.

1.3

Version 1.3 is a minor update to Menubar Countdown 1.2 (which is ten years old).

• Updated for Xcode 11.1 and macOS 10.15 Catalina.
• Minimum macOS version supported is 10.6.
• 32-bit processors are no longer supported.
• Growl is no longer supported.

Version 2.0 of Menubar Countdown is recommended for most users, but this version 1.3 build is available for users who want to run on macOS versions older than 10.14.4. No further updates to the 1.x branch are planned.

Version 1.2 is still available from http://s3.amazonaws.com/capablehands/downloads/MenubarCountdown-1.2.zip. Use that version if you need 32-bit support, or need to run on macOS 10.5.

2.0 beta 1

This is a beta 64-bit build of Menubar Countdown 2.0, intended for use on macOS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina.

Source code has been updated for Swift 5 and the app was built with Xcode 11.1. The app is notarized (checked by Apple for malicious components).

All functionality seems to be working, but further testing and feedback is needed.

Known issues:

• Clicking the Cancel button in the Menubar Countdown Settings dialog has no effect (it should close the window).
• The http://capablehands.net/menubarcountdown link is broken.
• The timer value is not visible in Dark Mode.