• Addresses a crash when filtering in the Schedule or Videos tab

Release notes from version 7.4.1

• The schedule tab now lists all content, including unreleased videos
• Labs, Special Events, and other types of content no longer display a placeholder image
• Known issue: the timing for labs is not correct

Release notes from version 7.4

• The new Explore tab replaces the old Featured tab with sections for live events, recently favorited content, content you haven't finished watching yet, as well as featured content from Apple's Developer app
• Several design tweaks to make the app look better on recent versions of macOS
• The events filter now separates items for WWDC and other event types such as Tech Talks and Developer Insights
• Multiple choice filters will now show an option to quickly clear all filters for that criteria
• Support for SharePlay for watching session videos over FaceTime
• Minor bug fixes

• The schedule tab now lists all content, including unreleased videos
• Labs, Special Events, and other types of content no longer display a placeholder image
• Known issue: the timing for labs is not correct

Release notes from version 7.4

• The new Explore tab replaces the old Featured tab with sections for live events, recently favorited content, content you haven't finished watching yet, as well as featured content from Apple's Developer app
• Several design tweaks to make the app look better on recent versions of macOS
• The events filter now separates items for WWDC and other event types such as Tech Talks and Developer Insights
• Multiple choice filters will now show an option to quickly clear all filters for that criteria
• Support for SharePlay for watching session videos over FaceTime
• Minor bug fixes

• The new Explore tab replaces the old Featured tab with sections for live events, recently favorited content, content you haven't finished watching yet, as well as featured content from Apple's Developer app
• Several design tweaks to make the app look better on recent versions of macOS
• The events filter now separates items for WWDC and other event types such as Tech Talks and Developer Insights
• Multiple choice filters will now show an option to quickly clear all filters for that criteria
• Support for SharePlay for watching session videos over FaceTime
• Minor bug fixes

• Updated for WWDC 2021
• Adds integration with Raycast so that you can find your WWDC content there (this must be enabled in preferences)
• Addresses an issue that prevented sessions from being unfavorited
• Minor bug fixes

• Updated for WWDC 2021
• Adds integration with Raycast so that you can find your WWDC content there (this must be enabled in preferences)
• Addresses an issue that prevented sessions from being unfavorited
• Minor bug fixes

• Updated for WWDC 2021
• Adds integration with Raycast so that you can find your WWDC content there (this must be enabled in preferences)
• Addresses an issue that prevented sessions from being unfavorited
• Minor bug fixes

• Fixes a crash that would occur when the directory in "~/Library/Application Support" used by the app had the wrong persmissions for the current user. The app will now display an appropriate error message in the UI.
• Addresses a common crash that would occur while playing videos.
• Fixes some syncing issues that could happen if the user deleted their iCloud data for the WWDC app.
• The session summary text is now scrollable, leaving more space for the video area when it is not in full screen.
• Fixes an issue that would prevent Clip Sharing from working when in the "Schedule" tab.

• Fixes a crash that would occur when the directory in "~/Library/Application Support" used by the app had the wrong persmissions for the current user. The app will now display an appropriate error message in the UI.
• Addresses a common crash that would occur while playing videos.
• Fixes some syncing issues that could happen if the user deleted their iCloud data for the WWDC app.
• The session summary text is now scrollable, leaving more space for the video area when it is not in full screen.
• Fixes an issue that would prevent Clip Sharing from working when in the "Schedule" tab.

Apple has just released their official Developer app for macOS, check it out in the App Store.

From the previous release:

Welcome to WWDC for macOS version 7!

This update has lots of fixes and improvements, as well as some cool new features.

• The app's UI has been modernized to look better in macOS Catalina, with new fonts and colors
• The video player has also received a UI refresh to improve the contrast between controls and the background
• Transcripts are now provided by Apple, which means they're the same as the ones in the Apple Developer app, including support for multiple languages
• You can now search within a specific session's transcript
• The transcript can now be detached into its own window, so you can rearrange your workspace with more flexibility, such as putting the video and transcript side-by-side in fullscreen
• Meet the new Community tab: in partnership with CocoaHub, we're bringing you curated content from the community, including Apple announcements, blog posts, podcast episodes, conference videos, and more
• Clip Sharing: if you've ever wanted to share a specific segment of a video with someone, you now can! With a downloaded video selected, just click the scissors button and select a portion of the video to share

NOTE: starting with this version, the app requires macOS Catalina (10.15) or later

From the previous release:

Welcome to WWDC for macOS version 7!

This update has lots of fixes and improvements, as well as some cool new features.

• The app's UI has been modernized to look better in macOS Catalina, with new fonts and colors
• The video player has also received a UI refresh to improve the contrast between controls and the background
• Transcripts are now provided by Apple, which means they're the same as the ones in the Apple Developer app, including support for multiple languages
• You can now search within a specific session's transcript
• The transcript can now be detached into its own window, so you can rearrange your workspace with more flexibility, such as putting the video and transcript side-by-side in fullscreen
• Meet the new Community tab: in partnership with CocoaHub, we're bringing you curated content from the community, including Apple announcements, blog posts, podcast episodes, conference videos, and more
• Clip Sharing: if you've ever wanted to share a specific segment of a video with someone, you now can! With a downloaded video selected, just click the scissors button and select a portion of the video to share

NOTE: starting with this version, the app requires macOS Catalina (10.15) or later

This update has lots of fixes and improvements, as well as some cool new features.

• The app's UI has been modernized to look better in macOS Catalina, with new fonts and colors
• The video player has also received a UI refresh to improve the contrast between controls and the background
• Transcripts are now provided by Apple, which means they're the same as the ones in the Apple Developer app, including support for multiple languages
• You can now search within a specific session's transcript
• The transcript can now be detached into its own window, so you can rearrange your workspace with more flexibility, such as putting the video and transcript side-by-side in fullscreen
• Meet the new Community tab: in partnership with CocoaHub, we're bringing you curated content from the community, including Apple announcements, blog posts, podcast episodes, conference videos, and more
• Clip Sharing: if you've ever wanted to share a specific segment of a video with someone, you now can! With a downloaded video selected, just click the scissors button and select a portion of the video to share

NOTE: starting with this version, the app requires macOS Catalina (10.15) or later

• Increase/reduce playback speed with plus or minus keys respectively
• Increase reverse speed/pause/increase forward speed with J/K/L respectively

• Increased contrast
• Fixes two issues which saw the control overlay stay on-screen when the mouse was not focused on the video

• The app is now Swift 5
• Improved error reporting
• Converted our networking stack to use Codable instead of SwiftyJSON
• Other smaller fixes and improvements

• New "Featured" tab shows important new videos highlighted by Apple
• The app is now optimized for macOS Mojave and will adopt the user's preferred accent color
• New download manager: you can now see the progress and manage all downloads from a single location
• Many other smaller fixes and improvements

WWDC came and went and a huge topic, especially for iOS 12, was performance and stability. Inspired by that, we're releasing WWDC for macOS 6.0.4, with the following fixes:

• Player timestamps now use the correct monospace system font
• Optimized the UI for faster interactions
• Fixed related sessions navigation so that it can expose the destination session
• Fixed a hang that would occur sometimes when the app was loading its data
• Fixed fullscreen player hiding incorrectly when browsing sessions
• Fixed a hang that could occur when starting playback of a streaming video
• Fixed an issue that would prevent the space bar from playing/pausing the video
• Fixed an issue where the cursor would be hidden when switching spaces while playing in fullscreen
• Transcripts from ASCIIWWDC are now downloaded over HTTPS

We also made some enhancements:

• Enabled subtitles for 2017 and 2018 (thanks Mattt)
• The player now allows play/pause while the app is not the frontmost app
• It's now possible to seek using the keyboard arrow keys
• Option-clicking the speed button on the player will go to the previous playback speed
• In the share menu, there's now an option to copy the link for a session to the clipboard

WWDC 6.0 release notes

This is a major update of the app with some great new features and improvements:

iCloud Sync (beta)

That's right! You can now sync your favorites, bookmarks and progress in videos between multiple computers. All you need is to be logged in to your iCloud account.

Related Sessions

When watching a specific session, we will show related sessions to you so you can binge watch and expand your learning.

Session Links

Some special events and labs require you to make an appointment, some special events have links for directions. We now show those important links at the bottom of the session details so you can schedule an appointment or find directions right from the app.

"Now Playing" integration and Bluetooth control

Playback in the app will now show in the "Now Playing" Notification Center widget. This also means you can control playback using your AirPods (or any other Bluetooth headphone).

Touch Bar support

The player now shows its controls in the Touch Bar so you can easily control playback anywhere in the app without moving your mouse.

Calendar integration

If you see a session in the schedule you'd really like to attend, just click the calendar button in the session details and an event will be added to your calendar. Remember you can still ask Siri to remind you about a session when you have it selected in the app!

State restoration improvements

You can quit the app without worrying about losing your place. Everything will be back where you left off when you launch it again, including search and filters.

Improved Chromecast support

We have updated Chromecast support to be even better and more stable, enjoy watching the keynote on your big screen.

This is a major update of the app with some great new features and improvements:

iCloud Sync (beta)

That's right! You can now sync your favorites, bookmarks and progress in videos between multiple computers. All you need is to be logged in to your iCloud account.

Related Sessions

When watching a specific session, we will show related sessions to you so you can binge watch and expand your learning.

Session Links

Some special events and labs require you to make an appointment, some special events have links for directions. We now show those important links at the bottom of the session details so you can schedule an appointment or find directions right from the app.

"Now Playing" integration and Bluetooth control

Playback in the app will now show in the "Now Playing" Notification Center widget. This also means you can control playback using your AirPods (or any other Bluetooth headphone).

Touch Bar support

The player now shows its controls in the Touch Bar so you can easily control playback anywhere in the app without moving your mouse.

Calendar integration

If you see a session in the schedule you'd really like to attend, just click the calendar button in the session details and an event will be added to your calendar. Remember you can still ask Siri to remind you about a session when you have it selected in the app!

State restoration improvements

You can quit the app without worrying about losing your place. Everything will be back where you left off when you launch it again, including search and filters.

Improved Chromecast support

We have updated Chromecast support to be even better and more stable, enjoy watching the keynote on your big screen.

• Fixed an issue where searching with transcripts enabled would return sessions that didn't match the selected filters
• Improved behavior of the contextual menu for downloaded sessions
• Fixed an issue where the computer would still enter screen saver or sleep during video playback
• Overall performance improvements

• When filtering in the schedule view, the chronological order is now kept
• The sidebar can now be shown/hidden using the "Toggle Sidebar" menu item or Command + Option + S
• Many layout improvements and fixes here and there
• Lists don't lose the filtering when switching tabs anymore
• The text field for the bookmark annotation is only shown when an empty bookmark is selected
• Filter popups no longer grow beyond the limits of the sidebar
• Main tab items are now better aligned and spaced
• ESC will now exit fullscreen correctly
• Using the spacebar to play/pause is more responsive
• (Almost invisible) table view separators
• Better tooltips on the player (and dark tooltip frames)
• When a lab is selected, the session detail view doesn't show a huge empty image anymore