Nicecast

The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.2.5, with a plethora of small fixes and improvements.

Nicecast will now grab track titles from Hermes, Swinsian, and Radiant Player.

An issue where Nicecast might fail to detect MegaSeg as the track title source (when Nicecast was set to pull from an audio device) has been corrected.

Live365 has sadly closed their virtual doors. As such, the Live365 Server Type option has been removed in the Server window.

We've fixed a bug where track titles failed to transmit properly due to a username or password containing an “@” symbol.

Nicecast now prevents App Nap, for better audio broadcasting.

The software update mechanism (powered by Sparkle) now runs securely over HTTPS. As well, a bug where older updates could be incorrectly left behind has been corrected.

Nicecast now has a hidden pref, “trackTitlesForcedSource”, which takes the bundle identifier for the application from which you wish to capture track titles.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.1.1, with support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), as well as improvements for a forthcoming application.

When using Line Input sources, Nicecast will now always prefer the NowPlaying file for track titles, if it exists.

Track titles are now captured correctly from MegaSeg Pro, MegaSeg DJ, and MegaSeg Demo.

A bug where track titles could fail to send to icecast 2 servers, due to special characters in the password, has been corrected.

Many other small bugs have been fixed, and internal improvements to the audio processing pipeline have been made.

Nicecast now requires Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or higher. If you're still on 10.8 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy page.

Nicecast now has initial compatibility with Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

The Instant On component has been updated to version 8, with support for Yosemite. This update provides several improvements and bug fixes.

Nicecast now uses Icecast 2.4 internally.

An issue where the server port could incorrectly increment has been corrected.

UFT8 is now assigned as the Track Title character set when sending to icecast2 servers.

Code-signing is now checked during software update.

Many other small bugs have been fixed.

OS X 10.9 compatibility

Nicecast now has basic support for broadcasting to Nullsoft's Shoutcast 2 server (sc_serv2), via their Shoutcast 1 compatibility mode.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6.0.3, fixing several small issues including one related to the Amarra iTunes plug-in.

Nicecast now uses icecast version 2.3.3, which offers many small bug fixes and improvements.

A bug which would prevent Nicecast from connecting to Shoutcast 2/sc_serv2 servers when the Genre field wasn't set has been corrected.

Connection times to the Nicecast built-in server will be much faster (thanks to Burst-On-Connect, now enabled by default).

Nicecast now grabs track titles from G-Ear, and improvements have been made to track title grabbing from Radiologik and iTunes.

Many small fixes have been made to improve audio capture from various applications.

Several other small bug fixes have been made.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6.0.2, fixing several small issues and improving audio capture of VMWare Fusion and other apps.

A bug where 4FX plugin instances would not correctly show in the Effects area has been corrected.

Audio capture from iSight cameras has been restored.

Software updates have been improved, with automatic downloads and install on quit, based on a newer version of Sparkle.

Several other small bug fixes have been made.

Audio capture of Safari, QuickTime Player, FaceTime, and Messages is now possible on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) without requiring the Instant On component.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6.0.1, which fixes several small issues. The update comes in addition to Instant On 6.0, which including improvements to System Audio capture and support for Mac OS X 10.8.

The Factory Reset functionality has been corrected to work properly on Mountain Lion.

Nicecast is now signed as part of Apple's Developer ID program, for compatibility with Gatekeeper.

Several other small bug fixes have been made.

The Instant On component has been updated to version 6, with improvements to System Audio capture and more. This update also includes preliminary support for Mac OS X 10.8.

For maximum compatibility, the Instant On component is now required for capturing audio from apps made by Fluid.

On Mac OS X 10.8, the Instant On component is now required for audio capture from Safari and QuickTime Player.

Nicecast now includes the in-window Trial Mode badge.

Nicecast now has a one-time sign-up for the Rogue Amoeba mailing list.

A regression with iTunes and the VoiceOver effect has been corrected.

Several other minor problems have also been fixed.

Instant On has been updated to version 5.0.1, with full support for capturing audio from sandboxed applications from the Mac App Store and other sources. This update also fixes a very rare startup issue.

A bug where track titles sent to Shoutcast servers would appear in triplicate has been fixed.
Nicecast now correctly receives track titles from Algoriddim's djay 4.
A problem with passwords sent to icecast2 servers has been corrected, which also fixes an incompatibility with LiquidSoap.
Some issues relating to audio capture have been fixed.