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CaskAudio & VideoAuto-updatesApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs6,789#30 in App
1-year installs120.9KLast 365 days
Latest version3.0.2418 hours ago · Oct 7
Download size57MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceIrregular1 release in 30 days
  1. 3.0.24

    LatestPatchOct 7 · Wed

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 22 14:31

    Updates codecs, streaming and update-verification security; fixes macOS MIDI crashes and removes obsolete browser and YouTube plugins.

    Codecs
    Upgrade FFmpeg and add APV and Atrac3/Atrac9 decoding.Fix AudioToolbox MIDI synthesizer crashes on macOS 26+.
    Playback
    Improve subtitle-language detection and add CEA-708 captions in MP4.Add SRT listener mode and SFTP public-key options.
    Security
    Change update verification to a new RSA-4096 key.Fix memory-safety issues and remove the broken YouTube Lua script.Remove the NPAPI browser plugin and disable the RealRTSP build.
  2. 3.0.23

    PatchJan 1, 1 · Mon

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Jan 8 13:54

    Fixes subtitles, JPEG playback and malformed media handling, with security fixes and Windows interface improvements.

    Subtitles
    Fix WebVTT positioning and CEA-708 caption-mask parsing.Fix malformed WebVTT and subtitle-stream probing.
    Playback
    Fix display of some JPEG files with JFIF headers.Expose additional audio-codec information, including 24-bit FLAC.
    Security
    Fix parser overflows, malformed streams and an H.264 parsing loop.Update translations and prepare compatibility with newer libraries.
    Windows
    Improve Qt dark palette and fix D3D11 image display on Windows.
  3. 3.0.21

    PatchJan 1, 1 · Mon

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Jun 9, 2024 11:55

    Fixes macOS multichannel audio crashes and subtitle rendering, improves streaming and Opus playback, and addresses an MMS security issue.

    macOS
    Fix crashes with audio devices exposing more than nine channels.Improve Asian-language subtitle rendering through font fallback.
    Playback
    Improve Opus ambisonics and Opus-in-MP4 behavior.Fix ASS subtitles, HTTP byte ranges and audio-only HLS playback.
    Security
    Fix an integer-overflow security issue in the MMS module.Update bundled FFmpeg, dav1d and libvpx.
    Windows
    Add or improve AMD scaling and Direct3D11 GPU filters on Windows.

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