Twonky for Mac
TwonkyManager
We are in the process of incorporating many of the features of TwonkyManager into our new media service, myTwonky. TwonkyManager 3.0 will be the final major update for this software. TwonkyManager 3.0 is available as a free update to anyone who purchased a TwonkyManager 2.0 or TwonkyServer 6.0 license key. New users interested in TwonkyManager will still be able to purchase for a limited time. It will be supported through February 28, 2013.
TwonkyManager offers a convenient way to beam media from your computer to compatible network-connected devices. TwonkyManager includes the latest TwonkyServer and is compatible with myTwonky and your Twonky account. Link TwonkyManager to your Twonky account to access personalized video channels, social media photo and video feeds, as well as SHOUTcast radio stations.
- Improved performance – Rewritten for improved performance. Multithreaded to be more responsive
- NMC Support – Our Network Media Controller enables some important new features:
- Shared queues – Multiple users can view and edit the same queue at once.
- View the queue when shuffle is checked and move things around or delete items in a shuffled queue.
- Copy Feature – Right-click on any item in the Folder tree to copy it wirelessly to any media server on your network. This feature even works with wireless mobile apps like Twonky Mobile.
- Streamlined Layout
- The Now Playing screen has been merged with the main Manage screen
- View all players at once
- Each player has its own transport control and shuffle mode
- The queue for the currently selected device is visible on the main screen
- Edit playlists in the center part of the screen, which makes it easier to edit long playlists
- Access the server navigation tree from any view
- The Follow Me feature from TwonkyManager 2.0 has been simplified so that you can copy or move media queues to another device on the main screen
- New Thumbnail View – We’ve added a new view for all media types, which shows only album art or thumbnails
- Favorites – Create your own list of media bookmarks or favorites. This list can include any navigation tree headings, favorite artists, albums or genres. To add a navigation tree heading to the list of favorites, right-click on it and select "Add to Favorites"
- Show/Hide Headings – Hide headings in the navigation tree on the left by right-clicking on them and selecting Hide Item. Select Show Hidden Items to display all of the items you have hidden
- Show/Hide Server – Hide any of the media servers on your network. Right-click and select the Show Hidden Servers command to display all of the servers on your network
- Show/Hide Player – Hide any of the media players on your network. Right-click and select the Show Hidden Players command to display all of the servers on your network
- New drag and drop behavior – Dragging media into to the queue area will append it in the queue and not start playback. Dragging media to the renderer itself will clear the current queue and auto-play if the setting is set appropriately; otherwise, it will append and not auto-play
- Play on Selected Render – Double-clicking on an item in a queue should play it on the currently selected renderer
- Play on Selected Device – Right-click on all containers, media items and playlists and select the "Play on selected device" command to stream their contents to the selected player
- Save Queue – Save a queue as a playlist by clicking on the "Save As Playlist" button in the top of the Selected Player Queue. You can do this by right-clicking or by clicking on a save icon that looks like a Floppy disk
- Queue Key Commands – Added new right-click commands Copy Queue and Transfer Queue for each renderer. Using these commands will copy or transfer playback of one device queue to another
- Transfer Queue Button – Pressing this button displays a list of available players on your network. When a player is selected, the original queue will transfer to the newly selected player. Before, this was done on the Now Playing screen using the Follow Me command.
TwonkyServer
TwonkyServer lets you access your PC's music, photos, videos or playlists, or an online feed, directly from devices on your network. TwonkyServer is incorporated into nearly every Twonky product. While TwonkyServer 7.0, also known as Twonky 7.0 Special, is the final major update available for purchase, TwonkyServer will continue to be available through myTwonky as Twonky 7.0. Twonky 7.0 Special is a licensed version of Twonky 7.0 that will always be available to your network as long as your computer is turned on and Twonky 7.0 Special is running. Twonky 7.0 Special is totally compatible with myTwonky and your Twonky account. Twonky 7.0 Special is available as a free update to anyone who purchased a TwonkyManager 2.0 or TwonkyServer 6.0 license key. New users interested in Twonky 7.0 Special will still be able to purchase for a limited time. It will be supported through February 28, 2013.
- Aggregate your media from multiple servers, so that you can access everything from one place
- Auto-sync with Twonky Mobile for Android
- Browse and playback local media from your web browser (Flash required for playback)
- Consumes fewer resources than competing digital media servers
- 5MB memory for 10,000 music items
- Low burden on CPU
- Supports more platforms than any other digital media server
- Supports more devices than any other digital media server
- Provides convenient navigation of large media collections
- Customized and pre-defined navigation trees
- Automatically generated media index
- User-generated tags
- Offers short response times and multiple language support, easily handling thousands of media items
- No need to manually rescan when content changes
- Allows run-time customization
TwonkyBeam
Unfortunately, due to Firefox's update release schedule, we are no longer able to support TwonkyBeam for Firefox. To beam online media, as well as take advantage of many other features, please use myTwonky. You can find out more about this service here.
