v0.8.0

Added

• Cast menu: choose which Chromecast, Airplay, or DLNA device you want to use
• Telemetry: send basic data, plus stats on how often the play button works
• Make posters from jpeg files, not just jpg
• Support .wmv video via Play in VLC
• Windows thumbnail bar with a play/pause button

Changed

• Nicer modal styles

Fixed

• Windows tray icon now stays in the right state

v0.7.2

Fixed

• Fix exception that affects users upgrading from v0.5.1 or older
  • Ensure state.saved.prefs configuration exists
• Fix window title on "About WebTorrent" window

v0.7.1

Changed

• Change "Step Forward" keyboard shortcut to Alt+Left (Windows)
• Change "Step Backward" keyboard shortcut to to Alt+Right (Windows)

Fixed

• First time startup bug -- invalid torrent/poster paths

v0.7.0

Added

• Improved AirPlay support -- using the new airplayer package
• Remember volume setting in player, for as long as the app is open

Changed

• Add (+) button now also accepts non .torrent files and creates a torrent from
  those files
• Show prompt text in title bar for open dialogs (OS X)
• Upgrade Electron to 1.2.1
  • Improve window resizing when aspect ratio is enforced (OS X)
  • Use .ico format for better icon rendering quality (Windows)
  • Fix crash reporter not working (Windows)

Fixed

• Re-enable WebRTC (web peers)! (OS X, Windows)
  • Windows support was disabled in v0.6.1 to work around a bug in Electron
  • OS X support was disabled in v0.4.0 to work around a 100% CPU bug
• Fix subtitle selector radio button UI size glitch
• Fix race condition causing exeption on app startup
• Fix duplicate torrent detection in some cases
• Fix "gray screen" exception caused by incorrect file list order
• Fix torrent loading message UI misalignment

Known issues

• When upgrading to WebTorrent Desktop v0.7.0, some torrent metadata (file list,
  selected files, whether torrent is streamable) will be cleared. Just start the
  torrent to re-populate the metadata.

v0.6.1

Download: WebTorrent Desktop

Fixed

• Disable WebRTC to work around Electron crash (Windows)
  • Will be re-enabled in the next version of WebTorrent, which will be based on
    the next version of Electron, where the bug is fixed.
• Fix crash when updating from WebTorrent 0.5.x in some situtations (#583)
• Fix crash when dropping files onto the dock icon (OS X)
• Fix keyboard shortcuts Space and ESC being captured globally (#585)
• Fix crash, show error when drag-dropping hidden files (#586)

v0.6.0

Download: WebTorrent Desktop

Added

• Added Preferences page to set Download folder
• Save video position, resume playback from saved position
• Add additional video player keyboard shortcuts (#275)
• Use poster.jpg file as the poster image if available (#558)
• Associate .torrent files to WebTorrent Desktop (OS X) (#553)
• Add support for pasting instant.io links (#559)
• Add announcement feature

Changed

• Nicer player UI
• Reduce startup jank, improve startup time (#568)
• Cleanup unsupported codec detection (#569, #570)
• Cleaner look for the torrent file list
• Improve subtitle positioning (#551)

Fixed

• Fix Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'update' of undefined (#567)
• Fix bugs in LocationHistory
  • When player is active, and magnet link is pasted, go back to list
  • After deleting torrent, remove just the player from forward stack
  • After creating torrent, remove create torrent page from forward stack
  • Cancel button on create torrent page should only go back one page

v0.5.1

Download: WebTorrent Desktop

Fixed

• Fix auto-updater (OS X, Windows).

v0.5.0

Download: WebTorrent Desktop

Added

• Select/deselect individual files to torrent.
• Automatically include subtitle files (.srt, .vtt) from torrent in the subtitles menu.
• "Add Subtitle File..." menu item.

Changed

• When manually adding subtitle track(s), always switch to the new track.

Fixed

• Magnet links throw exception on app launch. (OS X)
• Multi-file torrents would not seed in-place, were copied to Downloads folder.
• Missing 'About WebTorrent' menu item. (Windows)
• Rare exception. ("Cannot create BrowserWindow before app is ready")

v0.4.0

Download: WebTorrent Desktop

Added

• Better Windows support!
  • Windows 32-bit build.
  • Windows Portable App build.
  • Windows app signing, for fewer install warnings.
• Better Linux support!
  • Linux 32-bit build.
• Subtitles support!
  • .srt and .vtt file support.
  • Drag-and-drop files on video, or choose from file selector.
  • Multiple subtitle files support.
• Stream to VLC when the audio codec is unplayable (e.g. AC3, EAC3).
• "Show in Folder" item in context menu.
• Volume slider, with mute/unmute button.
• New "Create torrent" page to modify:
  • Torrent comment.
  • Trackers.
  • Private torrent flag.
• Use mouse wheel to increase/decrease volume.
• Bounce the Downloads stack when download completes. (OS X)
• New default torrent on first launch: The WIRED CD.

Changed

• Improve app startup time by 40%.
• UI tweaks: Reduce font size, reduce torrent list item height.
• Add Playback menu for playback-related functionality.
• Fix installing when the app is already installed. (Windows)
• Don't kill unrelated processes on uninstall. (Windows)
• Set "sheet offset" correctly for create torrent dialog. (OS X)
• Remove OS X-style Window menu. (Linux, Windows)
• Remove "Add Fake Airplay/Chromecast" menu items.

Fixed

• Disable WebRTC to fix 100% CPU usage/crashes caused by Chromium issue. This is temporary. (OS X)
• When fullscreen, make controls use the full window. (OS X)
• Support creating torrents that contain .torrent files.
• Block power save while casting to a remote device.
• Do not block power save when the space key is pressed from the torrent list.
• Support playing .mpg and .ogv extensions in the app.
• Fix video centering for multi-screen setups.
• Show an error when adding a duplicate torrent.
• Show an error when adding an invalid magnet link.
• Do not stop music when tabbing to another program (OS X)
• Properly size the Windows volume mixer icon.
• Default to the user's OS-defined, localized "Downloads" folder.
• Enforce minimimum window size when resizing player, to prevent window disappearing.
• Fix rare race condition error on app quit.
• Don't use zero-byte torrent "poster" images.

Thanks to @grunjol, @rguedes, @furstenheim, @karloluis, @DiegoRBaquero, @alxhotel, @AgentEpsilon, @remijouannet, Rolando Guedes, @dcposch, and @feross for contributing to this release!

v0.3.3

Fixed

• App icon was incorrect (OS X)