Growl - Revision history

N Reid: update, obsolete

2020-01-06T20:05:28Z

update, obsolete

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	'''Growl''' is a utility that ~~can~~ be tailored to notify the user of various kinds of information from other apps. This ~~can~~ be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.		'''Growl''' was a utility for macOS 10.5 (Leopard) to 10.9 (Mavericks) that could be tailored to notify the user of various kinds of information from other apps. This could be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.

			It is no longer needed in more recent versions of macOS which have built-in support for notifications.

	=Growl 1.2=		=Growl 1.2=
	;Recommendation		;Recommendation
	Growl is a notification utility. ~~you~~ can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...		Growl is a notification utility. You can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...

	Some things Growl notifies you of:		Some things Growl notifies you of:
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	Growl 1.2 was open source software and is still available free of charge, e.g. from [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl MacUpdate].		Growl 1.2 was open source software and is still available free of charge, e.g. from [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl MacUpdate].

	~~=Growl 1.3=~~		Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Updating to 1.3 was not mandatory as Growl 1.2 still works under Lion.
	Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Updating to 1.3 is not mandatory ~~at present~~ as Growl 1.2 still works under Lion.
			GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin were supported independently by [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter].

	~~GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin are now being supported independently by [https://github~~.~~com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter]~~.		The last version was Growl 2.1.3 in 2013, for OS X 10.7 Lion through to 10.9 Mavericks.

	=External links=		=External links=
	* http://growl.info/ – official site ~~with latest version~~		* http://growl.info/ – official site
	* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate		* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate
	* [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter] for GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin		* [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter] for GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin

	=Credits=		=Credits=
	*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], with info on v1.3 added by Neville Reid, September 2011		*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], with info on v1.3 added by Neville Reid, September 2011. Updated in past tense by Neville Reid in January 2020.

	[[Category:Utilities]]		[[Category:Utilities]]

N Reid: re-order

2013-01-06T16:12:50Z

re-order

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	GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin are now being supported independently by [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter].		GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin are now being supported independently by [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter].

	~~=Credits=~~
	*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], with info on v1.3 added by Neville Reid, September 2011

	=External links=		=External links=
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	* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate		* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate
	* [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter] for GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin		* [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter] for GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin

			=Credits=
			*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], with info on v1.3 added by Neville Reid, September 2011

	[[Category:Utilities]]		[[Category:Utilities]]

N Reid: remove example from first sentence; I was thinking of Little Snitch's alert. + GrowlMail and Tunes

2011-10-10T21:59:48Z

remove example from first sentence; I was thinking of Little Snitch's alert. + GrowlMail and Tunes

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	'''Growl''' is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of ~~all~~ kinds of information~~, e.g. that a Mac app is communicating with the internet~~. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.		'''Growl''' is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of various kinds of information from other apps. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.

	=Growl 1.2=		=Growl 1.2=
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	=Growl 1.3=		=Growl 1.3=
	Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Growl 1.2 still works under Lion.		Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Updating to 1.3 is not mandatory at present as Growl 1.2 still works under Lion.

			GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin are now being supported independently by [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter].

	=Credits=		=Credits=
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	* http://growl.info/ – official site with latest version		* http://growl.info/ – official site with latest version
	* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate		* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate
			* [https://github.com/rudyrichter Rudy Richter] for GrowlMail and GrowlTunesPlugin

	[[Category:Utilities]]		[[Category:Utilities]]

N Reid: clarify contribs

2011-10-10T21:35:49Z

clarify contribs

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	=Credits=		=Credits=
	*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]] ~~and expanded~~ by Neville Reid, September 2011		*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], with info on v1.3 added by Neville Reid, September 2011

	=External links=		=External links=

N Reid: examples of what it does

2011-10-10T21:32:10Z

examples of what it does

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	'''Growl''' is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of all kinds of information, e.g. ~~network activity or downloads finishing~~. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.		'''Growl''' is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of all kinds of information, e.g. that a Mac app is communicating with the internet. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.

	=Growl 1.2=		=Growl 1.2=
	;Recommendation		;Recommendation
	Growl is a notification utility. you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...		Growl is a notification utility. you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...

			Some things Growl notifies you of:
			*What the next song on iTunes is playing. I've been listening to a site of acoustic Christian music (from Word of Truth) and it comes in as an iTunes stream, so if I'm working in Photoshop, even in full screen mode, it tells me what tune is playing as soon as it starts.
			*With Mail, it'll tell me when new mail arrives and who it's from.
			*With HardwareGrowler it tells me whenever I get connect or disconnect from USB devices, hard disk and CD/DVD mounting.
			*When pages get refreshed in most browsers.
			*Xmarks gets updated.
			*RipIt is finished ripping a DVD
			*Transmit finishes an upload...
			*And so on...

			It depends on the software vendor as to how much they put into it, and it is getting more popular... So much so that someone built a similar package for Windows...

	I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it.		I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it.

N Reid: expand re 1.2 and 1.3

2011-10-10T21:27:12Z

expand re 1.2 and 1.3

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	'''Growl''' is a notification utility you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...		'''Growl''' is a utility that can be tailored to notify the user of all kinds of information, e.g. network activity or downloads finishing. This can be presented in a translucent popup in a corner of the screen, or in other ways if the user prefers.

			=Growl 1.2=
			;Recommendation
			Growl is a notification utility. you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...

	I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it.		I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it.
	''- Wm. Chris Howard		''- Wm. Chris Howard

			;Availability
			Growl 1.2 was open source software and is still available free of charge, e.g. from [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl MacUpdate].

			=Growl 1.3=
			Growl 1.3 was released after Apple's 2011 release of OS X 10.7 (Lion). This version of Growl is no longer a System Preference pane, but an independent app. It is also no longer free, but available for US $1.99 from the Mac App Store. Initial reviews are mixed. Growl 1.2 still works under Lion.

	=Credits=		=Credits=
	*Contributed by [[Chris Howard]] on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], September 2011		*Contributed by Chris Howard on the [[Mac-Ministry List]] and expanded by Neville Reid, September 2011

	=External links=		=External links=
	* http://growl.info/		* http://growl.info/ – official site with latest version
	* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl ~~Reviews at MacUpdate~~] (~~mostly very positive~~)		* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Growl page] (including download link for Growl 1.2) at MacUpdate


	[[Category:Utilities]]		[[Category:Utilities]]

N Reid: create page from tips on Mac-Min

2011-10-09T19:36:58Z

create page from tips on Mac-Min

New page

'''Growl''' is a notification utility you can find in the System Preferences. You can get various notifications, too many to list, and there are some that run with Mail, iTunes and other programs too. You can also get some plugins like HardwareGrowler that notify you of when things connect or disconnect. I find it pretty handy, and I got mine set up to flash me a little black box in the upper right corner whenever I get a notification. Worth looking into before you get rid of it...

I wouldn't say it's a must-have, but personally I'm glad I have it.
''- Wm. Chris Howard

=Credits=
*Contributed by [[Chris Howard]] on the [[Mac-Ministry List]], September 2011

=External links=
* http://growl.info/
* [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15979/growl Reviews at MacUpdate] (mostly very positive)

[[Category:Utilities]]