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  1. NewsCrackMac moves to crackmac.netcrackmac.nl was blocked by its registrar, so CrackMac now lives at crackmac.net. Your account and library are unchanged. Apps installed before today cannot find updates any more: install the new versions once by hand, and updates work again from there.
  2. NewsCrackMac on your phone, in five stepsA new page lists every CrackMac app for Android phones and TVs, explains how to install an app that is not from the Play Store, and has one QR code that opens your CrackMac account on your phone.
  3. ReleaseLauncher 1.21.0: updates that install themselvesA downloaded Launcher update now installs by itself while the Launcher waits in the tray, or when you quit it, and the Launcher comes back on its own. Coming from 1.20 or older, open About and choose Restart and install once.
  4. ReleaseCrackCover 0.2.0: tracklists, styles and Blu-rayPoint CrackCover at a folder of music and the tracklist fills itself, in the right order with playing times. Six styles restyle the whole case in one click, you can save a picture of the finished case, and there are new Blu-ray and CD paper sleeve templates. Free in the Launcher.
  5. ReleaseCrackMac InboxOne feed of everything your CrackMac apps and devices tell you: camera alerts and new devices from CrackWatch, finished downloads and updates. In the Launcher 1.20, on your phone in CrackMac Companion 0.7, and as a quiet card on CrackTV 0.21.
  6. ReleaseEvery CrackMac app on your phoneCrackMac Companion 0.6.0 has an Apps tab: install and update CrackNote and the Companion, put CrackTV on your TV, and see every CrackMac app in one place. Downloads come from your account and are checked before anything installs.
  7. ReleaseCrackCover: covers that fitNew app: design covers for your own CDs and DVDs and print them so they fit the case to the millimetre. Quick cover from a photo, a live 3D case, and a one-page printer check.
  8. ReleaseWeather on the islandLauncher 1.17.0 shows your devices' health as weather on the Living Island: calm when all is well, clouds when busy, a storm when a device needs a look, fog for weak Wi-Fi. CrackWatch 0.4.1 now names device makers on its Network page.
  9. ReleaseYour cameras on your phoneCrackWatch 0.4.0 and CrackMac Companion 0.5.0: watch your cameras live and check motion alerts on your phone. View only, encrypted, on your home Wi-Fi; camera passwords stay on the PC.
  10. ReleaseCrackWatch 0.3.0: network guardSee every device on your home network, trust the ones you know, and get told when a new one joins. A checkup looks at your Wi-Fi, router and cameras, with plain advice. Everything stays on your PC.
  11. NewsEvery feature of every productEach product page on crackmac.net and in the Launcher (1.16) now lists everything the product can do, grouped, with the release that added each feature and the newest ones marked New.
  12. NewsPatch notes for every productEvery CrackMac release, product by product: what was added, improved, fixed, changed or removed, in plain words. On crackmac.net/changelog, on each product page and in the Launcher (1.15). Also: CrackWatch 0.2.2 is about a third smaller.
  13. ReleaseCamera alerts on your TVSwitch it on in CrackWatch and a small card with the photo pops up on CrackTV when a camera sees movement, without pausing what is on. The CrackMac Launcher on your PC passes it on over your home network; nothing goes to the internet.
  14. ReleaseCrackWatch 0.2.0: motion alertsCrackWatch can now tell you when a camera sees movement: a notification with a photo, a clip recorded straight away and an Alerts page. Choose how sensitive each camera is and which areas to ignore. Everything stays on your PC.
  15. ReleaseToday's tasks on your TV and wall panelSwitch it on in CrackNote and the CrackMac Launcher on your PC passes your day, titles and times only, to CrackTV's Home and the CrackHome resting screen. The Launcher now also stays in the system tray when you close it.
  16. ReleaseCrackNote 0.3.0: morning brief and focus modeEach morning CrackNote shows your day in one look: overdue first, the next timed task and your pinned checklist. Focus mode puts one task on the whole screen with a calm timer.
  17. ReleaseCrackNote 0.2.0: now on Android, synced and privateCrackNote comes to Android phones and keeps your PC and phone the same through your CrackMac account. Everything is locked on your device with a passphrase only you know, so CrackMac cannot read your notes.
  18. ReleaseCrackWatch 0.1.1: your cameras, one control roomSee your home's Wi-Fi cameras live on your PC, one, four or nine at a time. Find and test cameras, take snapshots and record clips. Nothing goes through the internet. Free in the Launcher.
  19. ReleaseCrackNote 0.1.0: tasks and notes for WindowsPress Ctrl + Shift + Space in any program, type a line such as 'call the plumber tomorrow 10:00 !high #home' and it becomes a task with a date, reminder and tag. Free in the Launcher.
  20. StatusCrackHome, CrackTV and Companion are full releasesNo more preview or test-build labels: CrackHome, CrackTV and the CrackMac Companion are released apps that update like every other CrackMac product.
  21. StatusCMF and Foundation projects retiredCMF: REDACTED, Foundation: Investigation and Foundation: Terminal are discontinued and no longer listed. CrackMac Interactive carries on with new work around the Living Island.
  22. ReleaseLauncher 1.11.0: your devices on HomeHome now shows this PC's processor, memory and disk next to your TV's memory and Wi-Fi, with Boost and Speed test buttons. Clearer wording throughout and a simpler bottom bar.
  23. ReleaseCrackTV 0.18.0: CrackPulseYour PC and phone can now see the TV's memory and Wi-Fi and run Boost or a speed test on it. A Boost from another device only runs while CrackTV is on screen, so it never interrupts a film.
  24. ReleaseCompanion 0.4.0: your devices at a glanceThe Devices tab now shows your TV's and wall panel's health, with memory and Wi-Fi, and you can Boost the TV or run a speed test on it from the couch.
  25. ReleaseCrackHome 2.6.0: shares its health with your phoneThe CrackMac Companion can now see whether the wall panel reaches Home Assistant and how it is doing. The panel only reports; nothing can be controlled through this.
  26. ReleaseCrackTV 0.17.0: Engine Room and Network LabFree the TV's memory with one Boost press, and find out whether buffering is the Wi-Fi, the router or the provider with a speed test and checkup. Down on Home and the hold-OK menu are fixed; the phone remote switches on in one press.
  27. ReleaseCrackHome 2.5.2: finds its hub by itselfWhen the router gives Home Assistant a new address, the wall panel now looks for it on the home network and reconnects on its own. It only moves to a hub that accepts the panel's own key, and dropped update downloads are tried again.
  28. ReleaseCrackHome 2.5.1: stays connected, and Retry worksThe wall panel now checks its connection to Home Assistant every 15 seconds, keeps it from timing out on busy or guest Wi-Fi, and quietly reconnects when the line goes silent or the laptop wakes. Pressing Retry reconnects straight away.
  29. ReleaseCrackArc 1.3.0: a calmer, clearer lookCrackArc now follows the CrackMac design system: one clear font, readable labels, quiet reading surfaces for your writing, and colours that mean something (plum for structure, mint for canon, coral for what needs your judgement). Your projects, canon and revisions are untouched.
  30. ReleaseLauncher 1.10.0: CrackKeep backupsA new Backup page puts your CrackMac settings, CrackArc stories and CrackRelay history into one encrypted file on a USB stick or home network folder. Each backup is checked with a practice restore, only your passphrase opens it, and restoring never deletes what it replaces.
  31. ReleaseLauncher 1.9.0: the Living Island on HomeThe launcher's Home shows the CrackMac island with new releases arriving by boat and a busy harbour while you download. Optionally make it your Windows desktop wallpaper: it redraws every hour, and switching it off brings your old wallpaper back.
  32. ReleaseCrackTV 0.16.0: boats in the harbourNew CrackMac releases now arrive by boat on the TV's Living Island, and freshly released products carry a beacon, on Home and in the screensaver. The TV uses the news it already has and does not go online for it.
  33. ReleaseCrackHome 2.5.0: the island when nobody is aroundWhen the wall panel rests, it now shows the CrackMac Living Island with the clock. The Garden residences light one window for every light that is on in your house. Touch anywhere to return; switch it off under Appearance.
  34. ReleaseCrackOS 2.2.0: the Living Island as your wallpaperA new wallpaper choice under Settings › Appearance: the CrackMac island, following the time of day with lit windows and stars at night. It redraws once a minute, so it costs almost nothing behind your windows.
  35. ReleaseYour phone controls the houseCrackHome 2.4.0 and Companion 0.3.0: pair your phone with the wall panel under Service Center › Phones, then switch lights, plugs, scenes, heating and music from anywhere in the house. The panel keeps the Home Assistant key; locks, alarm and cameras stay on the wall.
  36. ReleaseCompanion 0.2.0: updates inside the appLink the Companion to your CrackMac account under Devices and new versions arrive right in the app, checked before they install. Install 0.2.0 once from your library; from then on the app updates itself.
  37. NewsCrackMac Companion: your phone as the TV remoteThe new Companion app turns your Android phone into a CrackTV remote with a keyboard and adds Send to TV to every app. Get it free: add it to your library and tap Download for Android on your phone.
  38. ReleaseCrackTV 0.15.0: your phone is the remoteWith the new CrackMac Companion phone app, press the arrows and OK and type into TV search boxes from your phone. CrackLink now starts with the TV, so it is always reachable.
  39. NewsCrackLink: send things from your PC to your TVLauncher 1.8.0 and CrackTV 0.14.0 pair over your home network with a six-digit code. Send messages, links and apps to the TV, encrypted, with no internet and no USB stick.
  40. ReleaseLauncher 1.7.2: diagnostic reports you can readSave a diagnostic report from About, then open it at crackmac.net/support/ to see what is wrong. Personal details are removed first, and the page reads it without uploading it.
  41. ReleaseCrackTV 0.13.0: one Settings screenEvery CrackTV setting now lives on one screen, apps on Home have a hold-for-actions menu, and From the Studios shows the latest CrackMac news. Linked TVs receive it through their account.
  42. ReleaseWhat's new, right in the launcherLauncher 1.7.1 shows the latest CrackMac news on its Home screen, and is the first version delivered automatically to launchers on 1.7.0.
  43. ReleaseLauncher 1.7.0 updates itselfNew versions signed by CrackMac now download in the background and install when you restart the launcher. Install 1.7.0 once by hand; later versions arrive by themselves.
  44. StatusLive status on crackmac.netThe status panel now checks the catalog, account service and download service for real, instead of showing decoration.
  45. ReleaseOpen products straight from the websiteLauncher 1.6.3 opens a product page directly from the Open in the launcher button on crackmac.net.
  46. ReleaseCrackTV 0.12.0 links to your accountLink a TV with a short code at account.crackmac.net/link. Updates then arrive only through your account, with the same fingerprint and signing checks.
  47. ReleaseCrackOS 2.1.2: Relay speaks the standard parcel formatRelay parcels made in CrackOS now open in the CrackRelay desktop app and the other way round. Add real files and folders, and save with the normal Save dialog.
  48. ReleaseCrackOS 2.1.1: honest about what is readyApps that still show sample data are labelled as previews, the unfinished Vault is withdrawn, and CrackOS is described as a desktop environment for Windows.
  49. ReleaseCrackHome panels update themselvesCrackHome 2.3.0 and later check a signed update notice and install verified updates on the wall panel.