Sownloader

Category: Allgemein

  • Introducing converting to Sownloader Web (BETA)

    I am pleased to announce that Sownloader Web is now able to download your songs as MP3 file as well. This feature was requested by many people and I finally found a solution to add it.

    Please keep in mind, downloading a song as MP3 takes much longer than usual. Depending on the filesize it can take up to a few minutes until the converting process has finished. Perhaps downloading as MP3 might not work for every performance. If you are facing any difficulties then feel free to send me an email with the performance link to support@sownloader.com

    Marvin Klein

  • Small website update

    Hey everyone,

    Today we have made several minor improvements to the website.

    What has been changed?

    • Data is now displayed in the correct country format.
    • The last 5 downloads are now displayed instead of the last 3 downloads.
    • The missing favicon icon was added
    • Missing graphics in the area MarvinKleinMusic Favourites have been added.
    • A possible XSS vulnerability has been closed.
    • The donation box was redesigned

    Best,

    Marvin Klein

  • Announcement about Sownloader development

    Hey everyone,

    since the introduction of Sownloader back in 2014, people have continuesly asked about Sownloader for macOS and iOS. Over the time, I have added the Sownloader Web service to reach out people on macOS, iOS, and Android.

    With Sownloader Web you were able to download all your songs from Smule with every device that has access to the internet. Although Sownloader Web has been a complete success since it’s launch, it’s functionality was limited, e.g. you are not able to convert your files with Sownloader Web yet.

    Today, I am pleased to announce that the original Sownloader experience is coming to macOS and iOS soon. Because of all of your amazing support within the past four years, I was able to get a cheap Mac to develop for iOS and macOS. Moreover, the Sownloader Web service will get an update this weekend with the new URL-Detection engine from Sownloader 8.

    The development for iOS starts at the end of this week. The macOS version will follow once the iOS version has been published. Both versions of Sownloader will be written in Swift.

    Stay tuned for more information!

    Best,

    Marvin Klein

  • Important information about Sownloader

    Hey everyone,

    today I want to share some important information about the Sownloader service with all of you. According to a bug on the official Smule website, Sownloader is no longer able to find any performance URLs. Right now their page is not compatible with any version of the Internet Explorer. All versions of Sownloader – except for the very first one – use the Internet Explorer as browser engine because it was built in Visual Studio (the development environment).

    The main problem on Smule’s website is some incompatible JavaScript, which works fine in other browsers, but Internet Explorer cannot handle it.

    I spent the last week on working for a patch to fix this issue. In the future Sownloader will no longer use the default Internet Explorer. Instead Sownloader will work with a built in Firefox engine (GeckoFX). This big update will be available within the next week. There are only three major things that are not finished yet.

    Furthermore the update takes the Sownloader desktop environment to a whole new level. It will feature a brand new design, tons of bugfixes, and many more improvements. Most important is the switch of the coding language from VB.NET to C#. You will not believe how fast this version is!

    Meanwhile you can download all your media with the Sownloader Web service. If you need your performances as mp3, you can convert them afterwards with the built in converter in Sownloader. You can find the converter in Sownloader right here: Menu->Extras->Converter.

    Bye,

    Marvin

  • Sownloader design sneak peak

    In this post I’d like to give you a small sneak peak of the upcoming Sownloader 8 release.

    The original Sownloader was released on 13th October 14 and it has changed many times in functionality in the past but not really in design – except for some small graphic and icon updates. Since the first release I have been using just the default components of Microsoft’s Visual Studio to create the entire software. Luckily I started my apprenticeship just one month ago. Since then I have learnt many new things about the usage and customization of these controls in Visual Studio. I decided to deepen what I’ve learnt so far, so I started working on a code revision of Sownloader and a personal customized theme for it.

    All versions of Sownloader, except the Web version, are coded in VB.NET. I am working on a revision of the code in Visual C# because it grants the user more speed in performance , and because the syntax of C# is much easier to understand. Take a look at the first screenshot of this development with the new dark theme for Sownloader.

     

    Moreover I’m working on a new update for the official Sownloader website and this blog. More information about this is coming soon! I can’t wait to show you more!

    -Marvin Klein