# Releases

## FoolCat 26.1

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**FoolCat 26.1 for Mac**  (Apr 02, 2026)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20260402180505_v26.1b247/FoolCat_20260402180505_v26.1b247.dmg)

**New**

* Support for CinemaDNG
* Support for R3D NE
* Support for Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive and PYXIS 12K

**Improves**

* Brings back the fresh lick of paint and support for larger reports introduced in FoolCat 25.3
* Reports now use a simplified HTML structure that loads faster and is more preview- and post-processing-friendly.
* Improved support for Canon RAW
* The Report theme is now applied to both HTMLs and PDFs

**Fixes**

* Editing report information is now immediately reflected when generating a report.
* Audio tracks were incorrectly counted as audio channels.

***

**FoolCat 26.1.1 for Mac**  (Apr 10, 2026)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20260410155252_v26.1.1b263/FoolCat_20260410155252_v26.1.1b263.dmg)

* Fixes an issue that prevented FoolCat from creating reports (Error 0).
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**FoolCat 26.1 for Windows**  (Apr 02, 2026)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-26.1.0.120.exe)

**New**

* Support for CinemaDNG
* Support for R3D NE
* Support for Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive and PYXIS 12K

**Improves**

* Reports now use a simplified HTML structure that loads faster and is more preview- and post-processing-friendly.
* Improved support for Canon RAW
* The Report theme is now applied to both HTMLs and PDFs

**Fixes**

* Editing report information is now immediately reflected when generating a report.
* Audio tracks were incorrectly counted as audio channels.

***

**FoolCat 26.1.1 for Windows**  (Apr 09, 2026)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-26.1.1.121.exe)

* Fixed a bug that stopped FoolCat from launching when used offline
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## FoolCat 25.3

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**FoolCat 25.3 for Mac**  (Nov 4, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20251031191214_v25.3b203/FoolCat_20251031191214_v25.3b203.dmg)

**New**

* FoolCat Pro - [learn more](https://hedge.co/blog/back-to-basics)
* The HTML and PDF reports got a fresh lick of paint 🎨
* Support for reports with 100+ clips
* ARRICORE and Nikon RAW support
* Automate your workflow with the new Scripting feature, with support for both AppleScript and Python.

**Fixes**

* Some H.264 clips were missing stills — that's fixed.

***

**FoolCat 25.3.1 for Mac**  (Dec 3, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20251202140448_v25.3.1b207/FoolCat_20251202140448_v25.3.1b207.dmg) 

* AVC Intra MXFs are showing stills again.
* Spanned Sony clips now show the entire duration instead of the duration of the first part.
* The FoolCat integration in OffShoot now works correctly again when FoolCat is not also open.

***

**FoolCat 25.3.2 for Mac** (Jan 21, 2025) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20260121145408_v25.3.2b212/FoolCat_20260121145408_v25.3.2b212.dmg)

* Fix for a PDF rendering issue specific to Tahoe 26.2 (Thanks for reporting, everyone).\
  This update temporarily reverts the fresh lick of paint and support for larger reports introduced in FoolCat 25.3. We’ll bring those back once everything plays nicely again.\
  \
  Note: If you’re not on Tahoe, you can skip this update.
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**FoolCat 25.3 for Windows**  (Nov 4, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-25.3.0.107.exe)

**New**

* FoolCat Pro - [learn more](https://hedge.co/blog/back-to-basics)
* The HTML and PDF reports got a fresh lick of paint 🎨
* Support for reports with 100+ clips
* ARRICORE and Nikon RAW support
* Automate your workflow with the new Scripting feature.

**Fixes**

* Some H.264 clips were missing stills — that's fixed. 

***

**FoolCat 25.3.1 for Windows**  (Dec 23, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-25.3.1.111.exe)

* Fixed a bug that stopped FoolCat from launching when used offline
* AVC Intra MXFs are showing stills again (Thanks for reporting, all).
* Spanned Sony clips now show the entire duration instead of the duration of the first part (Thanks, Anne-Sophie!).
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## FoolCat 25.2

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**FoolCat 25.2 for Mac**  (Jul 02, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20250627233935_v25.2b176/FoolCat_20250627233935_v25.2b176.dmg)

**New**

* Support for DJI D-Log/D-Gamut color space
* Support for BlackMagic Design SDK 4.6
* Support for RED SDK 9.0.1
  * Support for Panasonic S1II and S1IIE clips recorded by the Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR
  * Enhanced performance for URSA Cine 12K LF and URSA Cine 17K 65 clips

**Improved**

* Improved tone mapping for Rec.709 and LUT-based color conversions, getting rid of blown out highlights.
* Apple-certified support for ProRes and ProRes RAW
* Additional metadata (Lens, Sensor FPS, Shutter, White Balance, ISO, Tint) for Canon RAW clips
* Anamorphic clip resolution is now reported as de-squeezed.

**Fixed**

* Some Canon AVC-Intra 10-bit clips displayed a green thumbnail (Thanks, Jamey!)
* Incorrect timecode for some ProRes RAW clips (Thanks, Colin!)
* Incorrect ISO for some ProRes clips

***

**FoolCat 25.2.1 for Mac** (Jul 22, 2025) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20250717162734_v25.2.1b186/FoolCat_20250717162734_v25.2.1b186.dmg)

* Support for HDE-compressed MXF files from ARRI ALEXA Mini and ALEXA Mini LF cameras
* Shutter angle is now displayed for ARRI MXF clips
* Fixed a crash that could occur during report creation (thanks for reporting, Joshua and others!)

***

**FoolCat 25.2.2 for Mac** (Sep 5, 2025) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20250811183459_v25.2.2b190/FoolCat_20250811183459_v25.2.2b190.dmg)

* Fixes an issue where FoolCat fails to find clips on Intel Macs.<br>
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**FoolCat 25.2 for Windows**  (Jul 02, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-25.2.0.93.exe)

**New**

* Support for DJI D-Log/D-Gamut color space
* Support for BlackMagic Design SDK 4.6
* Support for RED SDK 9.0.1
  * Support for Panasonic S1II and S1IIE clips recorded by the Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR
  * Enhanced performance for URSA Cine 12K LF and URSA Cine 17K 65 clips

***

**FoolCat 25.2.1 for Windows** (Jul 22, 2025) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-25.2.1.94.exe)

* Support for HDE-compressed MXF files from ARRI ALEXA Mini and ALEXA Mini LF cameras
* Shutter angle is now displayed for ARRI MXF clips
* Fixed a crash that could occur during report creation (thanks for reporting, Joshua and others!)
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## FoolCat 25.1

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**FoolCat 25.1 for Mac** (Apr 04, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20250404182952_v25.1b159/FoolCat_20250404182952_v25.1b159.dmg)

* Support for Sony's BURANO Version 2.0 firmware.
* A fresh lick of paint 🎨

***

**FoolCat 25.1.1 for Mac** (Jun 04, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20250529201310_v25.1.1b172/FoolCat_20250529201310_v25.1.1b172.dmg)

* Fixed an issue where 10-bit AVC Intra clips displayed green thumbnails.
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**FoolCat 25.1 for Windows**  (Apr 04, 2025)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-25.1.0.88.exe)

**New**

* Support for Sony's BURANO Version 2.0 firmware.
* Automatic conversion of RAW footage to Rec.709.
* Automatically ignore in-camera generated proxies now works for Canon cameras too.
* A fresh lick of paint.

**Improved**

* ProRes and H.265 clips now display more metadata.

**Fixed**

* Clip file sizes are now reported in MiB/GiB again (thanks, Steven).
* Some clips would show the same still when applying a LUT (thanks, Courtenay and Kenny).
* Fixed incorrect duration reporting for ProRes clips from ARRI Alexa 35 (thanks for reporting, Ron).
* ProRes clips from ARRI Alexa 35 now show more than one still again.
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## FoolCat 24.5

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**FoolCat 24.5 for Windows** (Oct 29, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-24.5.0.65.exe)

* Support for Canon RAW
* Support for RED V-Raptor \[X]  and extended highlights.
* Support for Phantom CineRAW
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## FoolCat 24.4

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**FoolCat 24.4 for Mac** (Sept 4, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20240902173342_v24.4b148/FoolCat_20240902173342_v24.4b148.dmg)

* Support for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K.
* Support for CODEX High Density Encoding (HDE) MXF files.

**FoolCat 24.4.1 for Mac** (Sept 5, 2024)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20240904214358_v24.4.1b149/FoolCat_20240904214358_v24.4.1b149.dmg)

* Fixed a crash when indexing a folder containing an unsupported audio file.<br>
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**FoolCat 24.4 for Windows** (Sept 4, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-24.4.0.61.exe)

* Support for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K.
* Support for ARRIRAW MXF files.
* Support for CODEX High Density Encoding (HDE) MXF files.
* Sony RAW clips now show more metadata.
* Blackmagic BRAW clips now also show timecode metadata.<br>
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## FoolCat 24.3

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**FoolCat for Mac 24.3** (July 2, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20240702001425_v24.3b144/FoolCat_20240702001425_v24.3b144.dmg)

**New**

* Support for new Blackmagic Design cameras:
  * PYXIS 6K, URSA Cine 12K and URSA Cine 17K.
  * BRAW recorded by Panasonic GH7 and Fujifilm GFX100S II.
* Reports now also show `Scene` and `Take` for BRAW clips.

**Fixed**

* Fixed a rare issue where the frame count for BRAW clips was off by one.
* When applying a LUT, some RED clips would show incorrect results.
* Selecting individual .cine and .crm files is now possible via the file browser.
* MP4 clips are no longer reported as MOV.

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**FoolCat for Mac 24.3.1** (July 15, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20240711201906_v24.3.1b145/FoolCat_20240711201906_v24.3.1b145.dmg)

* Added support for Sony Burano XAVC HEVC Intra HQ clips.
* The green tint issue in SONY FX6 XAVC-I thumbnails has been fixed.<br>
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**FoolCat for Windows 24.3** (July 2, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-24.3.0.54.exe)

**New**

* Support for all Blackmagic Design cameras, including:
  * PYXIS 6K, URSA Cine 12K and URSA Cine 17K
  * BRAW recorded by Panasonic GH7 and Fujifilm GFX100S II

**Fixed**

* Reports created with the FoolCat integration in OffShoot would sometimes be missing the PDF, that's fixed.<br>
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## FoolCat 24.2

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**FoolCat for Mac 24.2** (May 7, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/production/FoolCat_20240507093023_v24.2b138/FoolCat_20240507093023_v24.2b138.dmg)

* Support for the new RED V-Raptor \[X] camera and extended highlights.
* Support for the new SONY Burano camera
* Improved processing of ARRI RAW clips
* Updated Camera SDKs (ARRI v8.2 / RED v8.5.1 / SONY v5.0 / BRAW v3.6.1)<br>
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**FoolCat for Windows 24.2** (May 7, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-24.2.0.50.exe)

* Support for the new SONY Burano camera
* Sony RAW clips no longer get reported as X-OCN<br>
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## FoolCat 24.1

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**FoolCat for Mac 24.1** (March 12, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-132.dmg)

* FoolCat can now apply [a custom look](https://docs.hedge.video/foolcat/color-conversion) (LUT) to the stills in your reports. Alternatively, you can set FoolCat to convert RAW footage to Rec.709 color space automatically.<br>
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**FoolCat for Windows 24.1** (March 12, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolCatSetup-24.1.0.48.exe)

* Support for Sony X-OCN.
* Apply[ a custom look (LUT)](https://docs.hedge.video/foolcat/color-conversion) to the stills in your reports.
* A new app icon.<br>
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## FoolCat 23.1

May 09, 2023 - A brand-new FoolCat, with many more supported codecs and up to three times faster report generation. [Learn more](https://blog.hedge.video/the-new-foolcat?ref=docs)...

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**FoolCat for Mac 23.1** (May 09, 2023)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-95.dmg)

New codecs

* Sony X-OCN and Sony RAW
* Phantom CineRAW
* ProRes RAW
* Canon Raw Light (CRM)

New supported cameras/formats

* ARRI Alexa 35
* Sony FX3
* Red V-Raptor XL
* GoPro Hero 10+ HEVC
* Sony F65’s high frame rate RAW files
* ProRes 4444 XQ
* Canon XF-AVC
* Fujifilm XH2s BRAW clips captured by BMD’s Video Assist
* Leica SL2-S clips captured through BMD's Video Assist

***

**FoolCat for Mac 23.1.1** (May 16, 2023)  - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-101.dmg)

* It’s now possible to create multiple reports at the same time via `File > New` (`Command-N`).
* Reset the FoolCat window after creating a report via `Window > Reset` (`Command-R`).
* Stills in the PDF report now look even better, thanks to Mike.
* When a still for one clip could not get created, the whole batch would fail. That’s fixed.

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**FoolCat for Mac 23.1.2** (May 31, 2023) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-105.dmg)

* Panasonic S1H stills did not render correctly; that's fixed.
* Added support for ARRIRAW SUP1.1.
* Spanned RED and ARRI clips now report the total byte size and bitrate.

***

**FoolCat for Mac 23.1.3** (August 10, 2023) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-113.dmg)

* Spanned GoPro clips are now properly reported as one clip, with correct file size, duration and bitrate.
* ARRIRAW thumbnails are now scaled to reflect Lens Squeeze metadata.
* Fixed a crash when generating multiple reports from the FoolCat integration in OffShoot.
* Updated support for new camera firmware from Blackmagic, RED, and ARRI.
* Other changes to improve stability and performance.&#x20;

***

**FoolCat for Mac 23.1.4** (November 30, 2023) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-118.dmg)

* Fixed a rare crash that could occur when creating a report.
* Fixed an issue causing spanned RED clips to display incorrectly in the report.
* Rosetta is no longer required for installing FoolCat.

***

**FoolCat for Mac 23.1.5** (February 01, 2024) - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/FoolCat-125.dmg)

* De-squeeze now works for ARRI ProRes and Sony RAW/X-OCN anamorphic clips.
* Some RED clips showed the FPS value twice; that's now fixed. ARRI ProRes clips now also display the Sensor FPS.
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## Foolcat 21.2

September 01, 2021 - [Foolcat for Mac 21.2.5](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-70.dmg) | [Foolcat for Windows 21.2.2](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-21.2.2.35.exe)&#x20;

* Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK, adds gen 5 color science support (BRAW 2.1)&#x20;
* Updated RED RAW SDK, adds support for Komodo Anamorphic.

## Foolcat 21.1

May 19, 2021 - [Foolcat for Mac 21.1](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-63.dmg) | [Foolcat for Windows 21.1](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-21.1.0.26.exe)

* Set a Label, and it shows up as your Report Name.&#x20;
* Report now detect reels and show the reel's folder and file path for every clip (Thanks for suggesting, all).&#x20;
* The filenames of generated stills now use the original filename + timestamp (Thanks for suggesting, Jeff).

## Foolcat 20.4

December 18, 2020 - [Foolcat for Mac 20.4](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-58.dmg) | [Foolcat for Windows 20.4.1](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-20.4.1.23.exe)

* Change the Report name by adding a Label, just like in Hedge
* Don't want Foolcat to group PDFs? Prefer the old style? Just uncheck the new 'Group PDFs' option in Preferences.&#x20;
* Need direct access to the generated stills?&#x20;
* The Report Data folder is now no longer hidden. The 'Go to Report' menu item has been moved to the Window menu and has a shortcut: Command-Shift-R

## Foolcat 20.3

September 25, 2020 - [Foolcat for Mac 20.3.2](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-56.) | [Foolcat for Windows 20.3.1](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-20.3.1.21.exe)&#x20;

* Added support for RED Komodo camera (R3D SDK V7.3.4)

## Foolcat 20.2

July 23, 2020 - [Foolcat for Mac 20.2](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-51.dmg) | [Foolcat for Windows 20.2](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-20.2.0.16.exe)&#x20;

* Camera metadata for RED / ARRI / Blackmagic cameras.&#x20;
* RED sequences now show up as one clip.&#x20;
* Support for Codex HDE .arx files.&#x20;
* Support for ARRI RAW .mxf files.&#x20;
* New PDF dark mode and landscape orientation.&#x20;
* Thumbnail offset for the last frame.

## Foolcat 20.1

May 26, 2020 - [Foolcat for Mac 20.1.1](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-40.dmg) | [Foolcat for Windows 20.1.1](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/windows/updates/FoolcatSetup-20.1.1.11.exe)&#x20;

* A brand new version of Foolcat, for both Mac and Windows.

## Legacy Downloads

Foolcat 6 - [Download](https://updates.hedge.video/foolcat/macos/updates/Foolcat-v6.zip)

Foolcat 5 - [Download](http://foolcolor.net/foolcat.zip)


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