Thanks for taking a look at JRiver Media Center for Mac. Please read this before any purchase. The Purchase link is at the bottom of this post.
RELEASESNew builds of JRiver Media Center
19 for Mac are available in a thread near the top of the
Mac 19 board here. Look for "JRiver Media Center 19.0.xxx for Mac -- Available Here".
New builds of JRiver Media Center 18 for Mac are available in a thread near the top of the
Mac 18 board here. Look for "JRiver Media Center 18.0.xxx for Mac -- Available Here".
QUALITYBuild 18.0.187 and above are stable. Sound quality is excellent.
APPEARANCEEarly builds were a direct port from Windows, so they looked like a Windows program. We're steadily making the program look more Mac-like.
SCOPEVersion 18 and 19 will not include video. The first builds are audio only, and some features may be unavailable. A few may never be available. When the feature set is more complete, we expect to add images, but this may not be a free upgrade. Video support will take longer, perhaps as much as a year.
Media Network features are now working.
FEATURESSee the "Scope" paragraph just above. We don't have a detailed list or a detailed plan at this time, so we may not answer questions about specific features that you would like. Our goal is for MC Mac Version 18 to provide an audio experience that is equal to that of the Windows version.
LICENSEThe cost of a license is $49.98.
Licensing was introduced in build 154. This version and later require a license. Any new build of MC18 for Mac is free if you have purchased MC18. Just download and install. There is no need to uninstall. Your data will be preserved.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSOSX Software: OSX 10.6.8 should now work. 10.6.7 may not.
Hardware: Intel based Mac capable of running one of the above mentioned systems.
PRICEIt is $49.98.
While the price is discounted, there will be no additional discount offered for anyone who has previously purchased a Windows license. We may revisit this later.
BUGSWhen you find a problem, make sure you have the most recent build installed, and then report it in the thread that announced the build. The thread will be found near the top of this board. If you have a question, use the "New Topic" button in the upper right corner of the index page.
UPDATESUnder the Help Menu, you can use Check for Updates to find the latest build available. The automatic update system, Update Channels, is only partially working at this time.
SUPPORTOur support is entirely on this forum. You can read more in the post called
Is this support?. We may not be able to answer every question.
PURCHASEDownload and install MC first. When you are satisfied that it works well for you, use the Purchase option in the Help menu. You can also find a purchase link here:
http://www.jriver.com/mac.htmlDOWNLOADNew builds are available in a thread near the top of the
Mac 19 board or the
Mac 18 board here. Once or twice each week, there will be a new build posted in the same location. Please download and install it.
