Ever since I got my first PowerPC MacBook (about OS However, as macOS began to support more advanced notification functions and introduced the notification center, this Mac application was gradually forgotten by the new generation of Apple computer users. Until today, “Growl” developer Christopher Forsythe also officially announced the official withdrawal of Growl in Retirement on his blog. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that such news will pop up for everyone to see as a notification from “Growl”. Continue reading Tears of the Times, the text of the report that Mac’s signature notification app “Growl” has been officially removed from the market.
▲Image source: The Growl Project, LLC
Tears of the times, Mac’s signature notification app “Growl” is officially removed from the market
Dear old Mac users (well… in fact, I can’t call it old since I started using OS The editor himself remembers that even if he uses the school’s old eMac, he must install it every time he logs in, which is the duck “Adium” that can integrate many chat services including ICQ, MSN, etc., and then the free “Growl” notification function will be recommended to install immediately. Above, how many things did the editor talk about that are almost invisible to modern people? (Hold your head)
▲Image source: The Growl Project, LLC
And since the last switch to macOS has been a long time ago, the current system also has a built-in notification center with quite rich functions. The 17-year-old “Growl” has finally gone through its second architecture transition on Mac computers, and has resolutely chosen to officially retire from the memories of many old Mac users. In his farewell blog post, developer Forsythe also mentioned that when he saw the official release of the notification center function at WWDC, he also recalled that “Growl” was actually an application renamed from Global Notifications Center – interestingly, he changed the name because he felt that the previous name was too geeky at the time. As a result, Apple’s official notification function name was selected as Notifications Center.
Naturally, in the article, he also thanked many application development teams who chose to cooperate with “Growl” along the way (of course there is Adium, and the IRC application Colloquy is also among them – woohoo, the editor has used it too). Forsythe said that although “Growl” has been officially removed from the Mac App Store, the relevant program code is still retained on GitHub, and friends who need to use it can still use it.Click to go。
The variety of notification functions in “Growl” still plays an important role in the editor’s memories when customizing OS X functions after reinstalling or buying a new Mac. With the evolution of macOS and even hardware, the exit of “Growl” really gives people a feeling of tears of the times (from afar).
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Source: KOCPC Chinese