The update to version 1.2.1 improves the technologic foundation laided by version 1.2. It fixes a few bugs and improves sudden motion detection and infringement notification behaviour. Additionally, version 1.2.1 introduces multi-touch support. You can now swipe up and down on a compatible MacBook’s trackpad to navigate the infringement history.

See the release notes for more details on what has changed in version 1.2.1 of Watchmac.

Watchmac 1.2.1 can be downloaded at http://bloo7.com/watchmac. If you are using a previous version of Watchmac and have enabled automatic updates in preferences, Watchmac should notify you about the update within the next few days (depending on how often you have Watchmac check for updates).

First and foremost, the update to version 1.2 delivers a new architecture that will allow third-party developers to extend Watchmac in the future. Besides this important but mostly invisible change, however, Watchmac also adds some features users of previous versions will instantly notice: The Watchmac dashboard has been redesigned and you can now filter and search the infringement history.

Security is also improved further: You will now be prompted to enter your password when trying to quit Watchmac while it is locked. This will prevent perpetrators from turning off Watchmac this way. Version 1.2 also adds a stealth mode that makes Watchmac completely invisible. When stealth mode is enabled, Watchmac will neither show in the Dock nor in the menu bar.

See the release notes for more details on what has changed in version 1.2 Watchmac.

Watchmac 1.2 can be downloaded at http://bloo7.com/watchmac. If you are using a previous version of Watchmac and have enabled automatic updates in preferences, Watchmac should notify you about the update within the next few days (depending on how often you have Watchmac check for updates).

As you can see, the Watchmac user interface has been refined for this new release:

What probably isn’t obvious from the pictures, is that Watchmac 1.2 will introduce a plug-in API that allows Watchmac’s infringement detection and reaction capabilities to be extended. This API will be published for third-party developers after release. Currently 85 % of the features of version 1.1 have been ported to this new API.

Just to let all you Watchmac users out there know, we’re actively working on version 1.2 which will introduce some neat new features and lay the foundation for some even bigger ones that you can probably expect to be ready within the next few months. Watchmac 1.2 is planned to be released by the end of november. Stay tuned!

Today we have released Watchmac 1.1, a free update to our popular security and monitoring application for Mac OS X. The most important change is a new option that allows you to have Watchmac send an alert email to you.

Get the update here!

Watchmac, our latest product for Mac OS X is now officially available. Check the Watchmac product page for details.