Fluid for Mac gets updated to 1.0, offers paid version

Fluid, the neat little application that turns websites into standalone native Mac apps, has finally grown up into version 1.0 after three and a half years of development.

The application allows you to move frequently updating pages like Gmail or Facebook out of your browser tabs and onto your Dock where you can more clearly see 'unread' or 'New mail' notifications. It can also help with browser tab clutter (while at the same time adding to the clutter on your Dock...).

As before, the app is free, but there's now a US$4.99 optional license that unlocks a few neat extras: the ability to create apps with separate cookie storage, pin Fluid apps to the Status Bar and use Userscripts or Userstyles in Fluid apps.

If you've installed previous versions of Fluid, you'll need to remove them and start again with version 1.0, says developer Todd Ditchendorf. "Sorry for the inconvenience, but this is necessary to get Fluid on a solid foundation for future improvements and feature additions."

And, he adds on the Fluid blog, "Fluid 1.0 is Intel-only and runs on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later. Sorry, but Fluid 1.0 will not run on Leopard or PowerPC Macs."

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Christo

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I don't want to jump to conclusions and assume it's Fluid, but every time I open one of the Apps it creates, about 4-5 tabs open up in my default browser, completely filled with spam. I don't know if I can link examples, but I'll try:
http://w55c.net/ct/cms-2-frame.html?admeld_user_id=4466dc87-a19f-4f3b-9167-568bbdac3eaa&admeld_adprovider_id=260&admeld_call_type=iframe&admeld_callback=http://tag.admeld.com/match
http://openx.blindferret.com/external/admeld/LICD_300x250.html

May 10 2011 at 12:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JMC

64-bit only?

May 03 2011 at 2:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Grant Buell

I could be wrong, but I don't think running a web app in a site-specific browser magically makes it a "native Mac app."

May 03 2011 at 12:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

tuaw

Very strange release here. After ages without any updates, we now have a '1.0' version announcement without a list of new features, no real reason given to upgrade, and previous features removed and made paid only. On top of that, I need to delete and re-create all of my old SSBs.

I'd like to pay for fluid given how much I use it, but this release just seems very user-hostile and I honestly can't figure out why I'd go through the hassle. Plus, it's not in the mac store so I need to send someone else my payment info?

Meh, for now I'll pass...

May 03 2011 at 12:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Justin

"pin Fluid apps to the Status Bar"

By this do you mean menubar? If so, that's always been a free feature, and if it's now a paid version only feature, I'm not upgrading. I have a Fluid Pandora app that I run in the menu bar so I don't have to worry about having a browser tab dedicated to Pandora.

May 03 2011 at 9:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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JedixJarf

You need pandorajam....

May 03 2011 at 9:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

david.mcclellan.sd

Yes, it is now an upgrade. Here is the list of upgrades:

1.Create Fluid Apps with Separate Cookie Storage. (Preferences â†’ Security â†’ Cookie Storage)

2. Pin Fluid Apps to the Mac OS X Status Bar. (Fluid App Menu â†’ Pin to Status Barâ€¦)

3.Use Userscripts or Userstyles in your Fluid Apps. (Window â†’ Userscripts)

Source:http://www.softwarecrew.com/2011/05/fluid-1-0-released-transforms-any-web-site-into-a-standalone-app/

May 19 2011 at 2:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply