We’re really happy to announce that Flow 1.2.2 has been released. Flow 1.2.2 is a free upgrade for all registered users of Flow.

Flow is available via the in-app Software Update and via direct download. If you’re interested in reading the full release notes, you can do so here (opens in new window).

While there are no new features in this version of Flow, this version fixes numerous bugs, and helps to improve stability with large transfers.

As we mentioned in our last blog post, we recommend you upgrade to Snow Leopard for the best Flow experience.

Flow 1.2.1 is now available via Flow’s software update and direct download.

As a maintenance / bug-fix release, 1.2.1 ties some loose ends for the newly launched Snow Leopard, and fixes a handful of other reported issues. View the full release notes here (opens in new window).

While Extendmac strongly recommends upgrading to Snow Leopard for the most polished computing experience, Flow will continue to support Mac OS X Leopard until the next major release of Flow, version 2.0.

On behalf of the Extendmac team, I’m proud to announce the immediate availability of Flow 1.2.

1.2 brings a number of welcome changes to Flow, like a Finder-like Column View, redesigned toolbar layout, more flexible bookmark settings, Snow Leopard compatibility, and literally hundreds of bug fixes. For full the release notes, click here (opens in new window).

If you have Flow already, click “Check for Updates…” from the “Flow” menu. Your copy of Flow will be automatically updated to version 1.2. If you haven’t yet tried Flow, do yourself a favor and download it.

(By the way: we think 1.2 is such a great improvement over previous Flow releases that we’ve reset all Flow trials. Regardless of whether or not you’ve tried Flow before, you can try it again for a full fifteen days.)

Having launched Flow 1.2, I’d like to point out some of the many exciting changes that are happening at Extendmac: We’ll be releasing updates to Flow more rapidly, communicating more openly (through blog posts, and Twitter), and in general, being a much more responsive company. We will likely miss our hopeful September launch date for Flow 1.5, but rest assured, we are working harder than ever to make Flow the best file-transfer client this world has ever seen.

I’m excited to say that the next feature-release of Flow, version 1.2, is just around the corner. Lots has changed in Flow 1.2, so we’re looking to get a small group of users to test the heck out of the beta release:

If you’d like to be part of the beta, send an e-mail to prerelease@extendmac.com. Be sure to include what connection protocol you use most (FTP, SFTP, etc.). Be aware that if we invite you to test Flow 1.2, we expect to receive feedback!

If you’re selected for the beta, we’ll let you know via e-mail. Detailed information about what’s changed in 1.2 will also be sent.

Thanks in advance!

(EDIT 08/08/09: Users selected to participate in the Flow 1.2 beta process have been sent e-mails.)

(EDIT 08/09/09: Flow 1.2 Beta 1 sent to beta users!)

(EDIT 08/11/09: Beta 2 sent out)

(EDIT 08/14/09: Beta 3 sent out)

(EDIT 08/17/09: Beta 4 sent out)

(EDIT 08/19/09: Release Candidate 1 sent out)

(EDIT 08/21/09: Release Candidate 2 sent out)

So, it’s been a while. Way too long. I’ll be up-front about this: I’m sorry.

The backstory here is that, as you may or may not know, in addition to being the only software engineer at Extendmac, I’m also a university student. It’s definitely tough to be both a great student and run a terrific software company, but like most things, you get better with practice. I owe my sincere gratitude to those who’ve stuck by my side this year. You guys rock!

That being said, while nothing has been released from Extendmac since this past February, lots of conceptual work has been done. I don’t usually announce things in advance, but I’m going to try my very best to have Flow 1.5 shipping in September. While I do read all feature requests sent to our support address, if you want to make extra sure that your request is considered, remind me again with a comment on this post!

Lastly, I should mention that in the name of increasing transparency, we’re now on Twitter! Be sure to follow @extendmac to get the inside scoop on upcoming releases of Flow, and what we’re doing each and every day.

Thanks, again, for being awesome,
Brian Amerige.

Flow 1.1.2 is now available. The changes are as follows:

• The local-view now maintains its alphabetical sort properly.
• Fix for FTP where heavily nested directory hierarchies would cause Flow to sit, idle.
• Large performance fix for uploading heavily-nested directories.
• SFTP, Amazon S3, and iDisk droplets now work properly.

If you’ve already got a copy of Flow, click “Check for Updates” from the “Flow” menu, sit back, and enjoy. If you haven’t tried Flow yet (or want to try it again), download a copy — you won’t be sorry you did

All the best to you and yours,
Brian, Olivier, & Jordan.

Flow 1.1.2 is right around the corner, and includes a bunch of really important bug-fixes. Notably:

• Uploading and downloading directories is dramatically more efficient (in terms of CPU usage).
• Uploading/downloading directories, and navigating a heavily nested directory hierarchy via FTP will no longer fail when the path-lengths become arbitrarily long.
• The local-view now keeps itself alphabetically sorted, always.

The first two changes are big ones, so we’d really appreciate it if you’d try out 1.1.2, and let us know how it goes, either by commenting on this post, or by sending us a message.

Click here to download 1.1.2.

I’m excited to announce that Flow 1.1.1 is now available! The changes are as follows:

• We now allow browsing of disks other than the startup disk in the local view.
• Fixed memory leak related to local-browsing.
• Better local-browsing performance.
• Fixed an issue where the tooltip of a transfer could be blank.
• Fixed an issue with SFTP command-queueing.
• Fixed an issue with servers which require login before we can ask for server-features.
• More fixes for Sparkle updating.
• Fix for excessive CPU-usage while browsing in the LocalView, in certain circumstances.
• Fixes for WebDAV, MobileMe iDisk, and Amazon S3.
• Fixed issue where software-update preferences didn’t take effect.
• When moving “up” a directory hierarchy (i.e., moving from a child directory to its parent), we now maintain the selection the same way the Finder does — that is, we select the child we came from.

If you’ve already got a copy of Flow, click “Check for Updates” from the “Flow” menu, sit back, and enjoy. If you’re new to Flow and just found your way here somewhat randomly, do yourself a favor and check it out. You’ll be glad you did.

You’ll be hearing from us soon, so stay tuned. ;-]

-Brian & Olivier.

I’m excited to announce that Flow 1.1 is now officially available for download, for all users.

Flow 1.1 introduces a number of exciting new features:

Local Browsing in the Sidebar You can now browse your local disk from within the sidebar in Flow, eliminating the need to interface with the Finder for uploading and downloading. As the top-requested feature, we’re glad we were able to deliver this functionality in an intuitive way that doesn’t detract focus from your remote-files, or unnecessarily complicate the interface.

Custom External Editors You can now specify a specific external editor to be used for a particular extension when editing externally. If you always want to edit CSS files in CSSEdit, for example, you can now specify so easily from the “Editing” pane of Flow’s preferences.

Vastly better QuickLook Support We’ve refined Flow’s QuickLook support to act just like the Finder — you can now preview any file, and can do so with the click of the button (the spacebar). Previews are no longer automatically downloaded to simplify use.

Public iDisk Support If you’d like to access a user’s iDisk public storage, just leave the password blank!

More Secure WebDAV and iDisk We now use “digest authentication” to connect, instead of the insecure “basic authentication.”

Custom Public Keys for SFTP If you connect to an SFTP server without specifying a password, Flow will allow you to select a public keys it finds to connect with, as well as specify others.

Multi-touch Navigation If you have a Mac with a multi-touch trackpad, you can now use swipe-gestures (3 fingers) to navigate around in Flow. Swiping left and right will move you back and forward, respectively. Swiping up and down will navigate to the parent directory, or enter the selected directory, respectively.

Speed, stability, and error-handling All connections have an entirely new error-handling system, delivering stable behavior when servers act unexpectedly. WebDAV and iDisk have massively faster directory listings.

All that being said, I think it’s clear that Flow 1.1 is a colossal improvement. In fact, we’re so proud of the changes we’ve made that we have reset all previous trials of Flow. If your trial has expired, feel free to download the new release, and give Flow a try. We think you’ll find yourself pleasantly surprised by just how much progress we’ve made.

Until next time!, Brian Amerige

Hey folks,

If you’re interested in testing out Flow 1.1 before it’s released, send a quick e-mail to prerelease@extendmac.com.

(And, for what it’s worth, by testing, I mean both using and providing feedback as well!)