Release Notes

Version 1.8.2 (26.04.2024)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • βœ… improved support for videos embedded in Web Components
  • βœ… extended PiP controls are now enabled by default
    macOS
  • 🐞 an issue that could prevent your Mac from going to sleep was resolved
    macOS

Version 1.8.1 (17.11.2023)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • βœ… improved Skip action, working on even more websites
  • βœ… overlay actions are only shown on the primary video of a webpage now, not on every video on the website

Version 1.8 (18.09.2023)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • πŸ†• Skip & PiP overlay actions, overlaid on top of videos: skip to the end of unwanted videos or enter picture-in-picture with a single tap
  • πŸ†• Automatic Speed Lock prevents websites from resetting your playback speed to 1x on their own
  • πŸ†• Settings button to quickly open the settings in the app

Version 1.7 (16.03.2023)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • πŸ†• inline assistance pro-actively helping in case of fullscreen or picture-and-picture permission issues
    macOS
    iOS
    iPadOS
  • 🐞 fixed problems with extended PiP controls on macOS Ventura when displayed on a non-Retina display
    macOS

Version 1.6.3 (22.01.2022)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • βœ… improved compatibility with netflix.com

Version 1.6.2 (20.12.2021)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • βœ… improved support for live videos
  • βœ… improved handling of video elements placed inside web components

Version 1.6.1 (01.12.2021)
macOS

  • πŸ†• New setting to activate/deactive extended PiP. Scroll down in the app to reach the setting.
  • βœ… improved compatibility of the default speed setting

Version 1.6 (30.11.2021)
macOS
iOS
iPadOS

  • πŸš€ Initial release for macOS!
    macOS
    • πŸ†• extends picture-in-picture with additional functionality:
      • jump back/forward
      • playback speed control
      • display remaining time
    • πŸ†• with native user interface
    • ℹ️ requires macOS 10.13 with Safari 13.1.2 or later
  • πŸ†• New setting: pick a default speed for video playback that is applied to all videos
    macOS
    iOS
    iPadOS
  • 🐞 Fixing a visual glitch in the popup when using dark mode
    iOS
    iPadOS

Version 1.5 (20.10.2021)
iOS
iPadOS

  • πŸ†• Settings inside the app
    • pick your own skip intervals
    • change the available minimum (0.1x - 0.5x) and maximum playback speeds (1.1x to 10.0x)
  • πŸ†• New technology stack (codenamed "Infinite Mesh") for locating and controlling web videos: allows Vidimote to reach the most remote corners of a website's structure, including multiple layers of embedding.
  • 🐞 Bugfixes

Version 1.1 (23.09.2021)
iOS
iPadOS

  • βœ… Improved compatibility with embedded videos that cross origin boundaries
  • βœ… Improved active video detection heuristics (for pages with many videos on it)
  • 🐞 Bugfixes

Version 1.0 (20.09.2021)
iOS
iPadOS

  • πŸš€ Initial release for iOS and iPadOS.