Releases

Note: Apple silicon requires Hedge 20.4.2 or newer

Last updated 5 months ago

Releases

Note: Apple silicon requires Hedge 20.4.2 or newer

Although all previous releases are available here, not all are supported. Any version of Hedge or OffShoot older than one year is unsupported and considered legacy. A legacy version may work as expected, but if you encounter a hurdle while using that version, please consider .

25.1 - Cascading Transfers

OffShoot for Mac 25.1 BETA (Mar 18, 2025) - New: Cascading Transfers BETA

Copy to your fastest Destinations first, then to slower Destinations, freeing up the Source earlier on.

Set up a single cascading destination.
PRO Set up multiple cascading destinations.
PRO Continue cascading from one next destination, to the next, to the next…
PRO Create multiple Cascading Groups.

OffShoot for Windows 25.1 (Mar 18, 2025) -

New: Cascading Transfers

Copy to your fastest Destinations first, then to slower Destinations, freeing up the Source earlier on.

Set up a single cascading destination.
PRO Set up multiple cascading destinations.
PRO Continue cascading from one next destination, to the next, to the next…
PRO Create multiple Cascading Groups.

OffShoot for Windows 25.1.1 (Mar 28, 2025) -

The offline license checks could result in an incorrect window.
Drives formatted as CDFS could incorrectly trigger a “Source Empty” alert.
OffShoot could crash due to “access denied” or “duplicate disk” errors.
Adding transfers via the API could crash OffShoot if there was nothing to transfer.
ASCMHL filenames now include the Source name instead of “ascmhl”.
Verifying an ASCMHL created on macOS could skip a generation due to stray “._” resource fork files.

24.4 - To offload or to ingest?

OffShoot for Mac 24.4 (Oct 08, 2024) -

Filter on filename Filter files based on their filename instead of just the file extension. Copy for instance only Sony proxy files with *S03.mp4.
{Content Date} Element The new Smart Element {Content Date} searches for the oldest file on a source and uses that creation date for your organization.
Double-click a Disk to Browse or Ingest a Source Control the double-click behavior for disks in Settings > General.
Cloud Drives Box, Google Drive, and OneDrive will now show up as disks directly in OffShoot.
ParaShoot 2 integration Renamed files no longer cause an alert in ParaShoot 2.
PRO Ingest Browser Browse a Source and select which folders you want to transfer, each with its own label and preset. Cherry-pick folders and label them directly in the browser.
PRO New S3 integrations Support for Amove, Perifery OM, Seagate Lyve, Storj, and Wasabi.
PRO TransfersAdded Script Event A new Script Event that triggers when Transfers are added to the queue.
PRO Number Elements Force a Pro preset element to only accept numerical input.

Fixed

The “Ignore Empty Folders” setting would not work when all files were filtered out. That’s fixed, thanks to Florian.
Fixed an annoying crash that could happen when dragging disks around.
Codex HDE files are now logged in the transfer log using the number of bytes copied, instead of their original file size attribute (Thanks, Fahrul!).

OffShoot for Mac 24.4.1 (Nov 19, 2024) -

New

The EditReady integration can now create folder structures.
Added option to exclude files when using theelement.
Improved stability for S3 thanks to the AWS SDK being updated to 1.0.37.
ASC MHL verification results are also logged in the ASC MHL Chain.

Fixed

The <hashlistreference> tag was missing in nested ASC MHL histories.
For S3 transfers, the filename incrementor was not working for new ASC MHL generations.

New

You can now easily clear either the Sources, or Destinations dropzones using the new menu actions under OffShoot > Disks. For quicker access use the new keyboard shortcuts:
- Shift + CMD + S to clear Sources
- Shift + CMD + D to clear Destinations
- Shift + CMD + R to clear both Sources and Destinations

Improved

The ProGrade integration has been updated to support the latest ProGrade readers and cards.
The Disk action “Set as Unused” is now called “Remove from Sources” and “Remove from Destinations” (thanks for suggesting, Josh).

Fixed

With multiple UNTITLED cards, setting a source folder or dragging in items from Finder would sometimes not work.
Installing an older OffShoot version would not always work.

Filter on filename Filter files based on their filename instead of just the file extension. Copy for instance only Sony proxy files with *S03.mp4.
{Content Date} Element The new Smart Element {Content Date} searches for the oldest file on a source and uses that creation date for your organization.
Double-click a Disk to Browse or Ingest a Source Control the double-click behavior for disks in Settings > General.
Cloud Drives Dropbox and OneDrive will now show up as disks directly in OffShoot.
UNC Path Support It’s no longer required to map Network Drives to Drive Letters. Still want to map a network drive as a disk? Right-click the disk and choose: “Map Network Drive.”
PRO Ingest Browser Browse a Source and select which folder you want to transfer, each with its own label and preset. Cherry-pick folders and label them directly in the browser.
PRO New S3 integrations Support for Amove, Perifery OM, Seagate Lyve, Storj, and Wasabi.
PRO TransfersAdded Script Event A new Script Event that triggers when Transfers are added to the queue.
PRO Number Elements Force a Pro preset element to only accept numerical input.

Fixed

(ASC) MHLs on unmapped network drives can now also be verified.

New

PRO ASC MHL verification now also logs added and renamed files.
PRO ASC MHL verification validates the integrity of ASC MHL files.
PRO ASC MHL verification supports MD5 checksums.
PRO ASC MHL verification results are logged in the ASC MHL Chain.

Fixed

The “Eject Source” checkbox in the settings window can be toggled again.
Uploads to S3 could fail due to the AWS multipart limit; that's also fixed.
Setting up an S3 connection with an optional path works again.
Some virus scanners could not scan the ProGrade.dll OffShoot uses, no more.

New

You can now easily clear either the Sources, or Destinations dropzones using the new menu actions under OffShoot > Disks. For quicker access use the new keyboard shortcuts:
- Shift + Ctrl + S to clear Sources
- Shift + Ctrl + D to clear Destinations
- Shift + Ctrl + R to clear both Sources and Destinations
Clear all finished Transfers in the Transfer view via OffShoot > Transfers > Clear Successful Transfers.
Disks can now be renamed from within OffShoot.

Improved

The ProGrade integration has been updated to support the latest ProGrade readers and cards.
The ProGrade “Check Health” feature now shows extra information.
We've significantly improved disk loading times at startup. Disks are now displayed in alphabetical order for easier navigation.
Network shares without a drive letter can now be moved to the Disk view.
It's now possible to use wildcards (*) in path names when setting up the FoolCat integration (thanks to Courtenay).
The Disk action “Set as Unused” is now called “Remove from Sources” and “Remove from Destinations” (thanks for suggesting, Josh).
PRO S3 buckets can now be hidden.

Fixed

Sometimes, ejecting a disk would not work.

Fixed an issue where the {Counter} did not update correctly when adding multiple Sources simultaneously.

24.3 - Verification, simplified

New: In-app (ASC) MHL verification. Just double-click any .mhl file, and OffShoot will verify its contents.
The Checkpoint verification settings got a makeover! Make sure to check them in the Transfer settings panel.
- The Scripting event “Checkpoint Issue” has been renamed to “Verification Issue”.
- The Scripting event “FileCopyCompleted” now mentions “Verification Mode” instead of “Checkpoint Mode”.
When a transfer stalls, Connect would show “Connection lost”, that’s fixed (Thanks, Josh).
Fixed a crash that could happen when all files are filtered and there is nothing to transfer.

(ASC)MHL verification logs are no longer saved on Destinations, just locally.
Fix for a rare crash that could occur when moving disks around, or clicking the Resume button.
When your system date is set incorrectly, OffShoot will warn you, to prevent license issues.

Support for macOS 15 Sequoia.
Drops support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
PRO Support for Codex Device Manager 7.4.

24.2 - Straight From The Source

Have OffShoot treat multiple selected folders as individual Sources rather than a single Collection. Find this option under Settings > General > Source.
Add multiple Sources to the transfer queue as a batch or one by one. Set your preference via Settings > General > Source.
Want to move a Source instead of making a copy? Now you can, enable this feature under Settings > Transfers > Transfer.

Official support for Codex Device Manager 7.3.
Stop & Resume is now supported for Codex HDE Sources.
Setting multiple items as independent Sources will now add them alphabetically.
Fixed an issue where the date in a preset did not refresh.

24.1 - Stop & Resume Transfers

Stop & Resume your transfers, at your leisure. Failed transfers, or transfers that Complete with warnings, can also be resumed.
Start transcodes automatically with the new EditReady integration.
Want to set multiple sources instead of a collection? Hold the alt key when dragging in a Collection.
Pro Support for AWS S3 Transfer acceleration.
Pro Support for Backblaze B2 connections.
Pro The generic S3 integration now supports paths too, next to domains.

OffShoot's EditReady integration no longer reverts to the default preset every time OffShoot is started. It also no longer triggers for S3 Destinations.
Unhiding a disk would sometimes cause it to show up twice; that's fixed as well.

Fixed a rare crash caused by the EditReady integration.

Stop & Resume transfers, at your leisure. Failed transfers, or transfers that Complete with warnings, can also be resumed.
Want to set multiple sources instead of a collection? Hold the alt key when dragging in a Collection.
Pro Support for AWS S3 Transfer acceleration.
Pro Support for Backblaze B2 connections.
Pro The generic S3 integration now supports paths too, next to domains.

23.3 - ProGrade Health Check

Fixed a rare issue causing duplicate files to be copied again.

Check the lifespan of your ProGrade media with the new Health Check function.
Try upcoming features before they're released with OffShoot Beta (opt-in via Settings > License > Receive Beta updates).
Pro - Support for Codex Device Manager 7.2.

OffShoot 23.4 Beta

Pro - Support for BackBlaze B2 S3 cloud storage.

23.2 - OffShoot

A new name, a Pro version, a new Connect, and a lot more!

Added size calculation support for UDF Sources.

This update fixes a couple of rare crashes. Thanks for reporting, all!

Codex HDE Sources show the estimated size again.
Improved the number of Connect update messages that OffShoot sends for each transfer.
In Beta: Support for Codex 7.2 Beta. Reach out if you are interested.

Official support for Codex Device Manager 7.1.2.
The MHL per file option is now also supported for S3 transfers.
The Finder extension is now working on macOS 14.
Some users reported OffShoot crashing at the beginning or end of the transfer; that’s fixed! Thanks for sending in those crash reports, all 🙏
Codex HDE Sources show the estimated size again.

We're renaming Hedge, the app, to OffShoot 🎉 New

A new app name, UI, and app icon ✨
Support for macOS 14 Sonoma
Floating licenses: move your activation to any computer with a single click
A brand new Pro version:
- Pro Verified transfers to S3 cloud storage
- Pro Log in to Connect with a magic link and see all your computers
- Pro The Codex integration is now a Pro feature, with:
  - Official support for Codex Device Manager 7.0 and Alexa 35
  - Duplicate detection for Codex HDE transfers
- Pro Scripting is now a Pro feature
  - Supports S3 connection configuration
  - Supports setting S3 connections as Destinations

Fixes

The “Does not fit alert” would sometimes show up when setting consecutive project folders. That’s fixed.
Transferring an FCP bundle could cause transfers to fail; that’s now fixed.

Important Changes

The Hedge Connect iOS and Android app are NOT compatible with OffShoot.
Codex and Scripting are now Pro features and will NOT work with a standard license.
No more accidental ejecting of disks; we removed the green eject icon. “Ejecting” can be done via the disk menu (or right-clicking a disk).
The Disk Menu option “Set Project Folder” is now called “Set Destination Folder”.
OffShoot runs on macOS 10.15 and newer.

Upgrade to Pro / Floating license?

We're renaming Hedge, the app, to OffShoot 🎉 New

A new app name, UI, and app icon ✨
Floating licenses: move your activation to any computer with a single click
A brand new Pro version:
- Pro Verified transfers to S3 cloud storage
- Pro Log in to Connect with a magic link and see all your computers
- Pro Scripting is now a Pro feature
  - Supports S3 connection configuration
  - Supports setting S3 connections as Destinations

Important Changes

The Hedge Connect iOS and Android app are NOT compatible with OffShoot.
Scripting is now a Pro feature and will NOT work with a standard license.
The Disk Menu option “Set Project Folder” is now called “Set Destination Folder”.

Upgrade to Pro / Floating license?

Last updated 5 months ago