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This is the first update to be released in 2021...

Carbonize is now Petrify and works completely offline

December 2020

Version 2020.5 is the biggest update to Carbonize Petrify since...

Carbonize v2020.4 is out now

September 2020

This release adds a dedicated copy button in the menu...

Carbonize v2020.3 is out now

September 2020

This release fixes the file picker dialog, restoring support for...

Get Carbonize and 190+ other great apps for just $9.99/mo

September 2020

I’m proud and excited to announce that Carbonize is now...

Automatically pause VLC

August 2020

relax updates

Relax v2020.3 adds support for automatically pausing VLC. 🍿 Need...

Danger Cove apps work flawlessly with first macOS Big Sur beta

June 2020

macos updates timeless denied petrify relax pipvid

After trying Timeless, Denied, Carbonize, Relax and Pipvid with the...

Toggle Picture-in-Picture with a keyboard shortcut

April 2020

Pipvid v2020.2 adds a Global Keyboard Shortcut ⌨️ that allows...

Always pause music players when switching speakers

April 2020

relax updates

I’ve expanded a feature in Relax! Instead of only kicking...

A new digital indicator for Timeless

April 2020

Clocks come in two different flavors: digital and analog. With...

Relax v2020.1 is out now

April 2020

relax updates

This release includes a new crash reporter, introduces an Internet...

Get Timeless and 170+ other great apps for just $9.99/mo

April 2020

I’m proud and excited to announce that Timeless is now...

Timeless out now on the Mac App Store

March 2020

Timeless is now also available on the Mac App Store!...

Stay focused and feel more comfortable working remotely

March 2020

timeless

The COVID-19 Corona outbreak has many of us working from...

New features for Timeless!

February 2020

A new version of Timeless came out this Friday! Besides...

Denied v1.7.1

January 2020

Denied version 1.7.1 should resolve an issue that caused Denied...

Launching Timeless

January 2020

timeless

The start of the new year is a great time...

Post-DevMate updates

December 2019

pipvid relax petrify timeless updates

With DevMate sunsetting in little over a week I’ve issued...

Pipvid 2.0 is out now!

October 2019

This is a huge release, with a whole bunch of...

All current apps work with macOS Catalina

October 2019

macos denied petrify relax pipvid timeless

Apple chose today to release macOS 10.15 Catalina. The latest...

Carbonize v1.2.8 is out now

October 2019

The team behind Carbon has been acquired by FOSSA a...

Denied v1.7 adds support for Catalina's Music.app

September 2019

Since the first Beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina became available...

Carbonize v1.2.7 is out now

September 2019

Carbonize version 1.2.7 is now available for download. The update...

Pipvid v1.2 is out now

September 2019

Pipvid version 1.2 is now available for download. You can...

Migrating away from DevMate: redirecting Sparkle updates

September 2019

infrastructure

DevMate is the service I use to gather download and...

I posted Timeless on /r/productivity

September 2019

timeless

I posted Timeless to the Productivity sub-reddit the other day...

Fix "mapped file has no Team ID..." in Xcode 11

September 2019

xcode

After applying the preferred project settings in Xcode 11 you...

Implementing the homepage and news redesigns

September 2019

website

As promised, in this second part of the website redesign...

Homepage and news overview redesigns

September 2019

website

I made some changes to the website that are worth...

Added scheduling to Timeless beta

September 2019

updates timeless

I’m delighted by the feedback I received from the people...

Get the Timeless beta

August 2019

releases timeless

After using Timeless myself for weeks and tweaking the experience,...

Announcing Timeless

July 2019

announcements timeless

I’m working on a more natural way of getting the...

Toggle Pipvid based on window size

June 2019

updates pipvid

Pipvid v1.1 was just released! 🚀 This update adds a...

Introducing Pipvid

June 2019

releases pipvid

With Pipvid both VLC and QuickTime gain a picture-in-picture mode....

Carbonize price update

June 2019

petrify

Like Denied and Relax in the previous update, Carbonize will...

Adjusting prices

April 2019

relax denied

The last time I posted about Denied, I introduced the...

A new toolbar appears in Carbonize v1.2

March 2019

updates petrify

In the latest update Carbonize gets a pretty significant graphical...

Carbonize v1.1 adds instant exports

February 2019

updates petrify

Carbonize v1.1 introduces a new rendering method that greatly reduces...

Introducing Carbonize

February 2019

releases petrify

Carbonize generates beautiful images from your source code. Ready to...

Relax v1.1 adds mute after waking from sleep

February 2019

updates relax

Relax version 1.1 is out now. I’ve added support for...

Denied is now free 🙀, with a Tip Jar

December 2018

I’m trying something new to support the development of my...

Relax pauses iTunes too

November 2018

updates relax

Relax version 1.0.1 is out now. I’ve added support for...

Introducing Relax

November 2018

releases relax

Relax automatically mutes your internal speakers and pauses music apps...

Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2018

November 2018

sale denied

You can pickup Denied for just $1 the next few...

Denied update 1.5.3 out now

November 2018

A customer pointed out an issue with Denied and iTunes...

Improved disliked song skipping for Denied

November 2018

Apple’s just approved the latest update for Denied. Version 1.5.2...

Denied adds Dark Mode and skips disliked songs (in iTunes)

September 2018

Apple has released the latest version of macOS to the...

Shipped an update!

July 2018

Denied has been my favorite project since it first came...

Got a new domain name

May 2018

Google recently announced it would start selling .app domain names....

Import and export rules

December 2016

I’ve always wanted for Denied to become a way to...

Play music from Spotify straight to Sonos

December 2016

I talked about this in the lat post, but the...

Sonos, Spotify and Denied

August 2016

sonos spotify denied

Sonos came out with some interesting news today: they’ve partnered...

Lots of updates

March 2016

porthole denied airvlc hedge updates

Porthole v1.7.8, AirVLC v1.1.2 and Denied v1.3.0 are out now....

Denied version 1.3.0 came out today

February 2016

An update was long overdue and the Spotify album art...

Control your AirPlay speakers remotely with Porthole

April 2015

porthole

Being able to remotely control my AirPlay setup from the...

Denied featured on Spotify.com

April 2015

coverage denied

I’m super proud to say that Denied is featured on...

Spotify's completely fixed! (Almost)

April 2015

spotify denied

Spotify version 1.0.3 is being rolled out and AppleScript seems...

Fixing Spotify

March 2015

Spotify released a pretty major update a little while ago....

My favorite tracks

February 2015

Instead of focusing on songs I detest, let’s talk about...

More features for Denied

January 2015

Denied version 1.2.1 is out today, but last month I...

New design & new features!

December 2014

I’ve teased the 1.2.0 update of Denied in a few...

Making it move

December 2014

I’ve added some animations to the latest build of Denied....

Rammstein on Spotify

November 2014

Some bands you hope to never hear again and some...

A new Nickelback album

November 2014

I almost forgot to write about this, but Nickelback came...

Taylor Swift & Spotify

November 2014

Taylor Swift pulled all her songs from Spotify the other...

Mobile Spotify remote controls desktop Spotify

November 2014

Gone are the days that you’d have to walk all...

A few things I'm working on

October 2014

A new update for Denied is in the works and...

Spotify Family

October 2014

I know quite a few people who share a single...

Ready for Yosemite

October 2014

yosemite osx denied porthole airvlc coucou reign

Apple released OS X version 10.10 yesterday. It’s a free...

Denied is on sale and now supports Rdio & iTunes

October 2014

Denied’s version 1.1.0 is available for download. In addition to...

These are the biggest music streaming services worldwide

October 2014

YourEDM posted about a study Billboard published last week, in...

Denied on Wayne's World?

September 2014

coverage denied

Simon Blake on Product Hunt showed me this bit from...

Denied featured on Product Hunt and Lifehacker

September 2014

coverage denied

This is so cool! Denied is currently being featured on...

Denied is out now!

September 2014

releases denied

Version 1.0.0 is now available via the Mac App Store!...

Press Release: Danger Cove today released Denied for Mac

September 2014

releases denied

The Hague, The Netherlands — September 18th 2014 — Danger...

Denied, skip terrible music

September 2014

denied releases

The wait is over! No longer do you need to...

Reign in your Bonjour bookmarks

August 2014

reign updates

A new version of Reign just came out. Yes, really....

Use Shazam's Mac app through Porthole to match songs without recording every sound in the room

July 2014

porthole privacy

Shazam, the amazing music recognizing service, released a Mac app...

Porthole is now scriptable

June 2014

Porthole version 1.7.0 came out two days ago. It introduces...

Learn How to Script Porthole

June 2014

porthole tutorials

Starting with version 1.7.0 Porthole is scriptable using Apple’s AppleScript...

Easily add acknowledgments to your Xcode projects

May 2014

acknowledge open-source releases

When you’re working on a iOS or OSX app, you’re...

So much (volume) control

April 2014

Porthole’s main volume control has always been the buttons on...

VLC 2.1.3 fixes AirPlay trouble

February 2014

airvlc

In the first two releases of VLC 2.1.x, AirPlay wasn’t...

Grab content from a web browser in your Mac app

January 2014

tapetrap tutorials open-source

One of my favorite features of Tapetrap is its ability...

I love watching web videos

January 2014

tapetrap

Online videos are my favorite work break. I might watch...

AirVLC v.1.1.1, still better with VLC 2.0.x

November 2013

airvlc updates

It feels like an update for AirVLC has been overdue....

Glow for updates

October 2013

glow updates open-source releases

Everybody knows software updates. A window pops up to notify...

Mavericks

October 2013

mavericks osx porthole airvlc coucou reign

Apple released OS X version 10.9 yesterday. It’s a free...

Keep track of your web video feeds with Tapetrap

October 2013

tapetrap releases

If you’re anything like me, you spend quite some time...

It's Danger Cove's birthday!

October 2013

dangercove porthole airvlc

I’m writing this from my studio in The Hague. It’s...

Update Porthole to restore Apple TV compatibility

September 2013

porthole airplay updates

I just released Porthole v1.4.4 which restores compatibility with the...

Apple TV v6.0 update warning

September 2013

porthole warnings airplay

This issue has been resolved. Update Porthole to restore compatibility....

Alfred 2 workflow for Reign

August 2013

reign open-source

For those of you that are familiar with Alfred, you...

Porthole update v1.4.0

July 2013

The latest update for Porthole adds a brand new feature....

Porthole update v1.3.2

May 2013