{"id":5011,"date":"2019-10-16T10:02:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2019-11-21T06:02:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T14:02:39","slug":"witch-3-departs-the-mac-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=5011","title":{"rendered":"Witch 3 departs the Mac App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we released Witch 4<\/a> in March of 2017 (after a public beta that began in October of 2016), we made the decision to leave Witch 3 in the Mac App Store\u2014Witch 4 can’t be in the store, because it cannot be sandboxed.<\/p>\n

We left Witch 3 in place mainly to keep the exposure of Witch to those searching the App Store for app switchers and utilities. But we know that it’s not fair to pay for old outdated tech, so we included a free license for Witch 4 for anyone who wanted to move to the new Witch (though doing so meant leaving the Mac App Store for future updates).<\/p>\n

With the release of Catalina, though, we’ve decided to remove Witch 3 from the Mac App Store, effective today. Why? Because Witch 3 is 32-bit code, and it will not run in macOS Catalina. Unfortunately, the App Store will lie about this if you look at the Witch 3 listing in the Mac App Store<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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This screenshot is from my MacBook Air, which is running Catalina:<\/p>\n

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We have no control over the system requirements, and we do not like that we’re potentially deceiving customers (even though they’d get a free Witch 4 license, they may not understand that, and feel ripped off).<\/p>\n

In addition, it’s been three years since we released Witch 4, which is a very generous “sunset period” for the prior release. Hence, it’s time for Witch 3 to retire from the Mac App Store.<\/p>\n

How to get your free Witch 4 license<\/h3>\n

If you bought Witch 3 from the Mac App Store after October 1st, 2016, and would like to get your free Witch 4 license, start by downloading our Crossgrade Assistant<\/a>. Launch it, and you’ll see a standard \u201cfile open\u201d dialog. Navigate to the Applications folder, select Witch, then click the \u201cChoose App or Receipt File\u201d button. If all goes well, you\u2019ll see this dialog\u2026<\/p>\n

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Fill that form with your name and a valid email address\u2014that\u2019s where your license file information will be sent\u2014then click Submit. You\u2019ll then receive an email with a license file download link; download the license file and make a backup somewhere.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t done so already, download and install Witch 4<\/a>, then double-click the license file you downloaded earlier. You should now be a licensed Witch 4 user.<\/p>\n

If you have any troubles with the process\u2014or no longer have Witch 3 installed but believe you’re qualified for the free Witch 4 license\u2014just open a trouble ticket<\/a> and we’ll get it figured out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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