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DESCRIPTION
Growl is a notification system that allows any application to send it a notification, and then it displays it. You can (for example) be notified that you have new email, or that a download completed, etc.
Support for Applescript, Perl, Python, TCL, Cocoa, Carbon, Ruby and more being added.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.2:
Everything
- Requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Much behind-the-scenes modernization, especially in our Xcode projects
- Installer packages are now Leopard-only flat packages
- Updated copyright years ([2d6a42405815], [d5c59f2bfcc3])
Growl
- Now 64-bit clean, so you no longer need to relaunch System Preferences into 32-bit mode
- Now warns when you try to install a plug-in that won't work under the current architecture, such as a 32-bit-only plug-in on a 64-bit Mac running Snow Leopard ([051a29104de7], [18f28b64e39d])
- Fixed autorelease-pool messages piling up in the Console ([1e9e11a7092f])
- Adding Growl and the menu-bar status item to your Login Items list may be more reliable now ([5c1d8f5e64c2], [b846a7b597a6])
- Now code-signed, to make updating less of a hassle for Prowl users ([323aadb577b1])
- Prefpane should no longer crash when it's missing GrowlHelperApp and GrowlMenu ([21845064880c], [0e19238de90f])
- Fixed a crash when the computer has no explicitly-set name ([88e9c44bbbdc]), ([b000509c2696]), ([82f50f3678bb])
- Fixed various leaks, most only under garbage-collection, detected by the Clang Static Analyzer ([0e9b6b0b1e25], [680abae744d7], [48b7c994f6c8], [1e66707c1402])
- Fixed various other bugs found by the Clang Static Analyzer ([8e5827d639dc], [e4bc764cf865], [e6763de09830])
- Fixed Installer package only opening System Preferences, not the Growl preference pane ([939a07eddf5e])
- Removed ability to install to the Home folder, because that's broken in current versions of Installer ([66804e7ecfe3]; Installer bug filed as #7215243)
GrowlMail
- Now 64-bit clean
- Compatible with Snow Leopard (through 10.6.1)
- Added an uninstaller, based off the one for Growl ([6e6d39bbec43])
- Changed how the Installer package installs to your Home folder, because the proper way is broken in current versions of Installer ([6328e4c4dd23]; Installer bug filed as #7215243
- Simplified how we add GrowlMail's preference pane to Mail's Preferences window ([6b117acf2fe9])
GrowlSafari
- Completely rewritten; it's an application now, using mach_inject
- Now 64-bit clean
- Works on both Leopard and Snow Leopard
- Now works with the WebKit nightly-build launcher ([24c2a3482ec3], [fc7016ea4fc2])
Growl.framework
- Now 64-bit clean
- The Carbon-based API is now deprecated; please switch to the Cocoa-based API
- Should be GC-compatible now; please report any leaks
- Now uses an open-document Apple Event, not Launch Services, to register the application with Growl, so that the user does not get yanked out of your application ([1df5769e87e1], [58720a0d2d1f], [0f739ceca8b4])
- Fixed a crash when a delegate had not yet been set ([7560cff1ec16])
- Fixed leaks of the prefpane bundle ([7560cff1ec16])
- Removed a redundant method declaration from the Cocoa GAB header ([83d7e0469e8a])
GrowlTunes
- Runs in 64-bit when possible
- No longer re-notifies every few seconds when you're listening to a Live365 stream ([5f22e70ed081])
HardwareGrowler
Uninstaller
- Should no longer ask where GrowlHelperApp and GrowlMenu are if they aren't installed ([e4b6562e6d73])
- Now a Universal Binary, so it works even if you don't have Rosetta installed ([bed9dc7f9bd5])
- Added a success message ([4dbf452eb86f])
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
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| Growl User Reviews (94 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Oct 9 2009 |
CASTLE ROSE Oh come on! Tiger support Droped! Why? Not every one upgrades the the latest operating system every year. Tiger is not THAT old to drop support for it. Please make v1.2.1 Tiger compatible.
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| Oct 24 2009 |
LIVINGS124 If you don't keep your OS up to date, why do you need to keep your software up to date?
(Version 1.2) | |
| Oct 26 2009 |
CASTLE ROSE @LIVINGS124: Either you missed my point or you're a smart azz. Mac OS X 10.4.x 'Tiger' was released on April 29, 2005, not so long ago. Further more, the PowerBook G4 I use for my business is not supported by Mac OS 10.6.0 'Snow Leopard'. All of my Adobe products, Quark, FTP, browsers, fonts, utilities, widgets, drivers, communication programs, ect. work great as is. I have not found a compelling reason to even update to Leopard just to get some more bells and whistles I don't need. As a small business owner i have to weigh the costs and benefits of each expense. Sadly I often I find business tend to forget the SERVICE in their customer service. Of course Growl is freeware/domationware and I greatly appreciate the work they do. I just hope if there are any bugs or security issues with the Tiger version they will continue to be patched. I could go on but i hope my point is clear now. -Thanks.
(Version 1.2) | |
| Oct 26 2009 |
LIVINGS124 Supporting the OS for 4.5 years seems more than enough to me. 1.1 still works fine. Should they stop adding more advanced new features so that your old system that does not support this functionality can have a couple of not as interesting new abilities? If you do not want to upgrade your OS for new bells and whistles, then don't complain you can't update your open source software for more bells and whistles.
(Version 1.2) | |
| Oct 1 2009 |
FLOMET This applies to Snow Leopard I use Firefox as my default browser and when I installed Growl v1.2 I found that when I click on a link in mail it opens Firefox but does not focus on the window, I do not have this problem when using Safari as the dafault browser. This is just a small bug but others might have this with SL
(Version 1.2) | |
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| Oct 1 2009 |
LIVINGS124 This is a result of Firefox building in an old version of Growl.
(Version 1.2) | |
| Sep 29 2009 |
PENGUIRL Growl just popped up an alert that there is a new version available, however I run 10.4 and the new version requires 10.5. I caught it after downloading but before installing but other's might end up having to go back and reinstall an older version. It would be nice if it checked compatibility before alerting the user to a new version, I've now disabled automatic update checking since it's not likely they'll be updating the Tiger version anymore.
(Version 1.2) | |
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| Sep 29 2009 |
CHUCKK Yea, they should be more careful. But on the other hand, the installer for this version is smart enough to recognize the OS and it will not all you to install if you are running Tiger (well at least it did that on my machine).
(Version 1.2) | |
 | Sep 30 2009 |
CHRISTOPHER FORSYTHE The updater really isn't very good right now, agreed. We're currently switching to sparkle at the moment which will take care of that. Sorry about the problem, not much we can do about it at this time though.
(Version 1.2) | |
 | Sep 29 2009 |
MARK EVERITT Growl, as ever, is great! I was a bit lost without it on Leopard! I find it especially useful for incoming mail.
(Version 1.2) | |
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| Sep 23 2009 |
ROBBY.IS.ON "Report bugs here" also links to the disk image.
(Version 1.16) | |
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| Aug 8 2009 |
ROGERMCILMOYLE The only way I have found to make this GrowlMail install on Leopard is to use the command line installer -pkg ./GrowlMail-Leopard.mpkg -target / Otherwise it just sat at the screen where I could click on "Just for Me" but never get the continue to enable. It worked perfect after this...
(Version 1.1.6) | |
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| Jul 31 2009 |
Made it work on Safari 4" The bug is still there, Safari still hangs when GrowlSafari is installed ! It worked well in the beta, so what did they do ??? And the bug with GrowlMail notifications not appearing is not corrected yet.
(Version 1.1.6) | |
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| Jul 31 2009 |
NEUTRALZONE You might want to check your installation for outdated Growl components lying around. I have Safari 4 and I run GrowlMail and Growl 1.1.6 seems to be working great. I definitely get my mail and Safari notifications. I just saw my Growl notifier for a new message, and I also just saw a Download Complete notifier for Safari.
(Version 1.1.6) | |
| Jul 30 2009 |
MIKELAMBRELLIS The Growl website (http://growl.info) appears to be timing out. Can't download. Are there any mirrors?
(Version 1.1.6) | |
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| Jul 30 2009 |
ICONZ113 nah I dont think so, I think everyone is just bum-rushing the site for the update.
(Version 1.1.6) | |
| Jul 30 2009 |
MIKELAMBRELLIS I was able to download it from CNet: http://download.cnet.com/Growl/3000-18487_4-11090698.html The Growl.info site is still timing out.
(Version 1.1.6) | |
| Jun 18 2009 |
STEVE R I tried Growl a few years ago (it seems) and wasn't too impressed with it, for what my needs were then. Now I've been using it for more than a year and I'm liking it. I upgraded to Safari 4 beta -- for about 10 minutes before trashing it, and have yet to upgrade to Safari 4 release. I like the app so much I recommend it to my friends.
(Version 1.1.5) | |
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| Jun 16 2009 |
GORDON142 I can't seem to get growlmail to install. The installer asks "how I want to install the software", with the only option being "for me only." Even after selecting this option, the continue button is still greyed out.
(Version 1.1.5) | |
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