The full release notes are available in the Changelog.

[1.3.3]

Fixed

• Fixed SB hanging out upon clicking on Continue button [#112]

On October 12th, 2021, we rebuilt the same version with Universal capabilities, hardened runtime, macOS 12 SDK, and Notarized. Only the SplashBuddy-Universal.app.zip file is updated, other downloadable assets are left untouched.

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[1.3.2]

Fixed

• Fixed the startup crash when using the User Input feature [#108]

[1.3.1]

Fixed

• Fixed build issues

WORK IN PROGRESS - DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION

The full release notes are available in the Changelog.

Changes since 1.2.2

Added

• Added Spanish localization [#85]
• Added User Input
• Added Japanese localization [#96]
• Added support for macOS 10.14

Fixed

• Reworked localization [#81]

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Changes since 1.2.1

Fixed

• 1.2.1 doesn't even show, let alone install policies [#77]

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Changes since 1.2.0

Fixed

• Typo in the release note that could be confusing

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Changes since 1.1

Added

• /var/tmp/SplashBuddy/ with more tag files : CriticalDone (All critical softwares are installed), ErrorWhileInstalling (Errors while installing), AllInstalled (All software is installed (failed or success)), AllSuccessfullyInstalled (All software is sucessfully installed).
• With labMode set to true, SplashBuddy will automatically display complete.html from presentation.bundle when all software is done installing (successfully or not) -- thank you @howardgmac

Changed

• Better and faster parsing of the /var/log/jamf.log
• Better presentation.bundle, courtesy of @smithjw
• New exception in entitlements: com.apple.security.temporary-exception.files.absolute-path.read-write for /private/tmp/SplashBuddy

The full release notes are available in the Changelog.

Changes since 1.1

Added

• /var/tmp/SplashBuddy/ with more tag files : CriticalDone (All critical softwares are installed), ErrorWhileInstalling (Errors while installing), AllInstalled (All software is installed (failed or success)), AllSuccessfullyInstalled (All software is sucessfully installed).
• With labMode set to true, SplashBuddy will automatically display complete.html from presentation.bundle when all software is done installing (successfully or not) -- thank you @howardgmac

Changed

• Better and faster parsing of the /var/log/jamf.log
• Better presentation.bundle, courtesy of @smithjw
• New exception in entitlements: com.apple.security.temporary-exception.files.absolute-path.read-write for /private/tmp/SplashBuddy

The full release notes are available in the Changelog.

Changes since 1.0 RC7

Added

• Key hideSidebar to hide the sidebar and get a full html view
• New behaviors for Continue button: Restart, Shutdown, Logout, Hidden, Launch Application or Quit. (uses continueAction preferences key)
• Hide Background with setting hideBackground to true. Eg. SplashBuddy.app/Contents/MacOS/SplashBuddy -hideBackground true
• Italian localization
• New icon!

Changed

• Brand new Layout!
• Added Temporary exception to sandbox to allow sending Apple Events to Login Window (to restart etc.)

Removed

n/a

Fixed

• Background window now stays in front of Dock (thanks @jwojda)
• .SplashBuddyDone will be set when all critical items are done (canContinue = false) (@LovelessInSeattle)
• A failed item will no longer activate continue button (@LovelessInSeattle)

Known Issues

None

The full release notes are available in the Changelog.

Changes since RC6

Added

• Quit SplashBuddy and set .SplashBuddyDone by using CMD+ALT+CTRL+Q (@matgriffin)
• Tools/sb_ghost_pkg.sh originally from @jamfmatt -- to easily test & set status from Jamf Pro

Changed

n/a

Removed

• 10.11 is no longer supported (WKWebView NSCoding support was broken in previous versions) -- use RC4 if you absolutely need 10.11 support

Fixed

• Installer now better handle upgrades (thanks @elios and @scriptingosx)
• SplashBuddy now handles multiple screens (thanks @jamfmatt)
• Base.lproj renamed to en.lproj for 10.13 compatibility
• Switched from legacy "launchctl load" to "enable, bootstrap, kickstart"
• Error message will now clear if software turns from error to success (fixes #42 -- thanks @jamfmatt)
• Disable relaunch on login. This should be controlled by a LaunchAgent. (thanks @grahamrpugh)

Known Issues

None

The full release notes are available in the Changelog.

Changes since RC5

Added

n/a

Changed

n/a

Removed

n/a

Fixed

• Fixed issue with Travis CI
• WKWebView now accepts keyboard input (can use forms)

Known Issues

None