A test build of Beamer 1.5.0. It is not for everyone: if Beamer 1.4.3 works for you, stay on it. This one is for people with an Intel Mac, and for anyone happy to try something early and tell us what breaks.
Downloads
- macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon and Intel:
Beamer-1.5.0-beta.1.dmg, one app for both, signed with a Developer ID and notarised by Apple. - Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit:
Beamer-Setup-1.5.0-beta.1.exe.
The Windows installer is not code-signed, so Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" the first time. Choose More info, then Run anyway. Everything in it is built from this repository.
Your pairing and settings carry over from 1.4.3. This build talks to 1.4.3 and 1.4.2 as before, so one machine can be on the beta and the other not.
What is new
- Intel Macs. The Mac app now runs on Intel as well as Apple silicon. It has been run on an M1 Max under Rosetta, which loads every module and runs the encryption, but no real Intel Mac has tried it yet. That is the main thing this build is for.
- A switch for the full-screen hold. Under Keyboard and pointer, "Hold the edges while an app is full screen" (on by default) can be turned off per machine, for when a full-screen app should not keep the pointer from crossing.
- Encryption moved to libsodium. The link's encryption now uses the same library pairing already used. Nothing changes on the wire: a 1.4.3 machine and this build understand each other exactly as before, and the old test vectors still reproduce byte for byte.
Who it is for
Anyone with an Intel Mac, and anyone who wants to see 1.5.0 early. Intel testers: install the DMG, pair as usual, and tell us whether it opens, pairs and crosses.
How to report
Open an issue at https://github.com/kalkman-code/beamer/issues and say which Mac you have (Intel or Apple silicon), your macOS version and what you saw. If Beamer will not open at all on an Intel Mac, say so first: that is the result we most need. Beamer's log folder is under Open log folder in the menu.
Updates
A beta does not update itself to later betas. The update check only ever offers a public release, so you will be told when 1.5.0 is out and not before. To try a later beta, download it by hand.
SHA-256
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82ee9be1e69d4fe69b861e57c68e9dbeeac3df37f42c550218a0eb87269f1b37 Beamer-Setup-1.5.0-beta.1.exe