CloudApp

CloudApp 1.5 has been released and is available for download on the Mac App Store! Get it now. Seriously. Download it. Play with it. Finish reading this post later.

This has been a massive update that we’ve been working on for months. We went back to the drawing board to design a better way to share. The Mac OS X clipboard is a powerful tool and we’ve rebuilt CloudApp on top of it. The result has been a more stable and extensible version of the CloudApp you’ve come to know and love.

What does this mean in practice? Copy anything – a document from Finder, a web address, a picture from iPhoto – and press the hotkey Control + Option + C. It works exactly as if you had dropped it on the menubar icon.

Streaming

This version of CloudApp makes use of our streaming API powered by Pusher. With the Mac app, web app, and Cloud2go all supporting push, you can share with unprecedented ease. Upload a picture using Cloud2go, rename it using the web app, and track how many people have viewed it using the Mac app. Give it a try. It’s loads of fun to watch the view counter on the Mac update in real time after you’ve shared a link.

Recent Drops

Not only does the Recent Drops menu update in real time but you now have a lot more control over your recent drops. By holding down a modifier key or two, you can quickly copy a drop’s link, toggle its privacy, or delete it outright. Take a look at the getting started guide for all the juicy details.

Raindrop API

For the Cocoa developers in the crowd, our Raindrop API is live. Go make something awesome with it and tell us about it.

Release Notes

Here’s a full set of release notes. Enjoy!

• Completely re-written code base
• Toggle Drop privacy form the Recent Drops history
• Upload last item of system clipboard
• Dedicated shortcut for Raindrops
• Makes use of the CloudApp streaming API (instant Drop and view count updates)
• In-app registration
• Raindrop SDK
• Raindrop update notifications
• Fixes authentication issues
• Fixes automatic uploading of screenshots files
• No longer triggers discrete graphics on MacBook Pro
• General bug fixes