Noodlings

Hazel 3.3 is finally here. It has a bunch of neat additions that I think experienced users will find handy (in particular, all the things you can do with custom attributes now). I won’t list all the features here but check out the release notes if you want to learn more. Also, while 3.2.7 for the most part works fine on Yosemite, this version fixes all those pesky cosmetic issues, including the dark mode menubar icon which a lot of people seem to be fixated on. I think this is a great release as it ties up a bunch of loose ends and really opens Hazel up to workflows that weren’t able to be accomplished before without the aid of custom scripts. Speaking of which, Yosemite introduced JavaScript  alongside AppleScript as a way to automate apps, so JavaScript is now an option in Hazel as well. So for those of you who find AppleScript unpalatable, now you have an alternative.

While I will continue to do maintenance releases, my thinking at this point is that 3.3 will be the last of the version 3 series as I start shifting into thinking about version 4. I think version 3 has had a phenomenal run and I hope to make version 4 a worthwhile upgrade. It’ll be a while so for those fearing version 4 around the corner, you should’t worry. I’d be quite surprised if I get it out before the end of 2015.

Many thanks to all the testers who banged on 3.3 during its beta. Got a lot of great bug reports including some at the last minute which helped to make Hazel not explode (at least not yet – if yours does, blame it on tester #347).

Enjoy.

Just found out this weekend, somewhat belatedly, that my talk at NSConference 6, “Life Outside the Mac App Store”, is available on Vimeo. I don’t have the nerve to watch it myself but given recent events, you might find it interesting.