Fraidycat version history - 16 versions
Fraidycat by Kicks Condor
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Latest version
Version 1.1.10
Released 29 May 2021 - 1.89 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Fixes for bad feeds that were disrupting the view of follows.
- Improved, reliable TikTok and Patreon support.
- Fixes for some Firefox errors.Source code released under MIT Licence
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Version 1.1.9
Released 4 May 2021 - 1.88 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Follows are now loaded at launch, prior to updating them.
- Fix to Firefox Sync (related to deletes).
- Support for following TiddlyWiki Classic.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.8
Released 7 Apr 2021 - 1.88 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- The popup that detects feeds while you are browsing no longer does extra requests.
- The 'portrait' image has also been unified with the normal Fraidycat image to work with dark themes and be less disorienting.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.7
Released 23 Sep 2020 - 1.88 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.6
Released 22 Jul 2020 - 1.87 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Fix for Firefox Sync failure.
- Fixes to stop duplicate entries which occasionally appeared in previous versions.
- Can subscribe to Steam game URLs now.
- Can subscribe to specific Reddit RSS feeds using the direct URL.
- Progress bar shows feed retrieval activity.
- Touchscreen tab scrolling.
- Support for RSS feeds that are missing dates.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.5
Released 19 May 2020 - 1.08 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Remove recent posts that get deleted from feeds.
- If post titles go beyond 60 characters, attempt to truncate them elegantly in the collapsed view.
- Fixed TikTok, Twitch and YouTube playlists. (These updates where pushed out to previous versions already.)
- Improve XML detection - for feeds that are served as text/html type.
- Fix broken 'Z' date formats.
- Added new Hacker News feeds (via hnrss.org).
- Color visited links.
- Replace Unicode entities with SVG images.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.4
Released 11 Apr 2020 - 1.07 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Fix for missing titles on feed items. (Discovered by @Clint_Billton on a copyright strike at https://twitter.com/Seinfeld2000/status/1246478493187104768.)
- Fix regression in Facebook feed fetching.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.3
Released 7 Apr 2020 - 1.07 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- TikTok, Bandcamp and YouTube playlist support.
- Strict Tracking issues in Firefox resolved thanks to @quad.
- Left-hand side expand/collapse arrow.
- Fix RSS dates from non-locale timezones.
- Retweets can be hidden using the 'Hide Reposts' option in the filtering menu.
- Improved graphs: if there are only three posts in the last two months, a gray six month graph will be shown. No graph if there is no activity in the last six months.
- New follow bookmarklet.
- RSS feeds without URLs are no longer broken.
- RSS feeds with only enclosure URLs (such as the https://feeds.megaphone.fm/replyall podcast feed) now work.
- RSS feeds served with an HTML mime type are fixed (such as the http://melonds.kuribo64.net/rss.php feed).
- Bug in sorting was causing feeds to skip updates and to sort incorrectly.
- Light mode toggle.
- Bug in variable replacement was causing '$350,000' in titles to show as ',000'. Possible security fix.
- No more '50Y' timestamps. If a feed has no posts, the update date is hidden now.
- Switched to the 'Inria Sans' font. I like Signika better - but I'm having issues with jittery font layout and bad kerning on the Windows electron app.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.2
Released 4 Mar 2020 - 703.49 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterA bug in the web extension was causing the feed URL to go missing, causing display issues and the feed to stop updating. This release also adds tab scroll arrows and fixes OPML imports.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.1
Released 25 Feb 2020 - 709.95 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterTwo bugs in the web extension: one was causing the Fraidycat extension page to be blank (or certain links to be unclickable), the other was causing duplicates to appear.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.1.0
Released 24 Feb 2020 - 1.34 MBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- New sorting and view options (on the right-hand side of every follow page).
- Dark mode.
- Twitter threads are now collapsed into a single entry, retweets are shown with original author name.
- Twitch support.
- Kickstarter projects and profiles may be follows now.
- Pinterest support.
- YouTube user URLs now work.
- Github support.
- Initial support for public Facebook user pages.
- LegibleNews.com support.
- Large follows no longer stall the extension.
- New 'following' animation.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.0.7
Released 23 Dec 2019 - 916.92 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterThis release makes significant performance improvements. Previous version had 'High' energy consumption - now the extension should generally idle or hover at 'Low'.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.0.6
Released 18 Dec 2019 - 914.97 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Fixes to browser sync. In certain circumstances, deleted follows could reappear and new follows could disappear.
- Adding follows will now use the tag and importance of the page you are on.
- Errors when adding follows allow you to correct and re-submit.
- Tab coloring is corrected.
- Mini timestamps on condensed view.
- Consistent time coloring.
- Remove 'verified' from some Twitter names.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.0.5
Released 13 Dec 2019 - 911.61 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- Increase polling to (at least) daily.
- Fix Soundcloud titles.
- Fix sites with only one feed.
- Report errors if there are network issues.
- New introductory text if you have no follows.
- Update icons.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.0.4
Released 20 Nov 2019 - 837.01 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later- A new highlight on 'tag' tabs, indicating if they have had recent activity.
- YouTube channels should show the correct chronological order.
- Fixed errors when importing OPML and JSON files.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 1.0.3
Released 8 Nov 2019 - 835.35 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence