beaTunes News

And here's the newest EA version of beaTunes 6. What's new since EA 4? Frankly, not much - at least there are no new features. This EA release concentrates completely on fixing bugs and delivering UI updates. Talking about the UI - it's not completely done, but we are getting there. There should be notably fewer glitches. It should also all feel a little smoother.

This Early Access release focuses on macOS. A windows version is not available, but there will be windows versions in the future.

When you start beaTunes 6, and have used beaTunes 5 before, beaTunes will create a backup of your existing database folder and then go on to convert your databases to the new SQLite format. This process cannot be reversed, i.e. you will not be able to migrate data back to beaTunes 5. You can however, delete the new database folder and rename the copy to its former name. In any case, you might want to create a backup before starting beaTunes 6.

Alright, here's the obligatory warning: Before downloading and installing this, please make sure you understand what Early Access means:

• Absolutely no warranty for whatever
• Features may or may not work, appear, and disappear
• It may not be possible to migrate data to future or previous versions (even though I make a reasonable effort)
• You will not be able to migrate data created by this version back to beaTunes 5
• This version will cease to function 4 week after its release. A new version or a final product will be made available when this version becomes dysfunctional.
• You cannot buy this version

Here is the download link: beaTunes-6-0-0-EA5-arm64.dmg

Changes in 6.0.0 EA5

• Improved db migration to work with malformed timestamps (H2->sqlite).
• Improved scrolling.
• Fixed analysis result write failures.
• Fixed FindBar animation.
• Fixed loading of unusual image formats.
• Updated UI (incomplete).

Feedback is very welcome!

Labels: Early Access, macOS, Release