This is a free version of SmartGo for Mac, to be replaced by an all-new version in the future. No more updates expected.

Enjoy! - Anders Kierulf

SmartGo 0.9.0.1 (2020-12-03)

• This version of SmartGo for Mac is now a free download.
• Read more at: https://smartgo.blog

SmartGo 0.8.19 (2020-05-01)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 108036 games.
• Comment Cleanup renamed to Coordinates as Letters.

SmartGo 0.8.18 (2020-01-10)

• GTP (Go Text Protocol) improvements: better timeouts and error handling. GTP engines like KataGo and Leela Zero should now work better.
• GTP: Fixed bug where resignation was not handled correctly.
• Added option for 7.5 komi in New Game (expected by Leela Zero).
• Slightly smaller font for move numbers on stones.

SmartGo 0.8.16 (2019-10-07)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 105323 games.
• Notarized build for better installation experience on Catalina.

SmartGo 0.8.13 (2019-04-15)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 102718 games.
• Fix animation of current player indicator.
• Better error handling in GTP.
• Add tooltips in toolbar.

SmartGo 0.8.12 (2018-11-08)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 101526 games.
• Fix partial view on Copy as SVG.
• Fix Copy as SGF.
• Fix current player indicator sometimes drawn in wrong place in Mojave.
• Improve behavior when tapping on joseki/fuseki label in popover.

SmartGo 0.8.11 (2018-07-31)

• Fix possible crash on save.

SmartGo 0.8.10 (2018-07-13)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 98742 games.
• Fix crash on Revert after first save.

SmartGo 0.8.9 (2018-04-10)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 96578 games.

SmartGo 0.8.8 (2017-12-08)

• Newest GoGoD collection and names dictionary: 94698 games.
• Avoid crash with game that has more than 500 moves.
• Fix reading some SGFs that use iso-8859-1 encoding.

SmartGo 0.8.7 (2017-09-09)

• Markup mode now offers diamonds and squares (tap on Markup in the Tools popup).
• Markup mode also offers partial view: drag out area you want to be visible (e.g. in diagrams when SGF is imported in the Go Books app).

SmartGo 0.8.6 (2017-07-06)

• Updated GoGoD game collection with 91,444 games.
• Updated player biographies with winner and runner-up.
• Fix hint in problems.

SmartGo 0.8.5 (2017-06-12)

• Fix player info not showing up when clicking on player name.
• Add Edit > Copy as SVG: creates diagram you can include in HTML.
• Add Tools > Hint in menu.
• Play > Resign switches to Replay mode and turns off GTP engine.

SmartGo 0.8.4 (2017-05-30)

• GTP (Go Text Protocol): play against strong engines like e.g. Leela.
• Configure GTP engines using SmartGo > Preferences in the menu. Download engine-only Leela from: https://www.sjeng.org/leela.html
• Hint is implemented. You can also use a GTP engine to provide the hint.
• Show number of captured stones.
• Add time limit to New Game, and show time left for computer.
• Hook up flag icon to pass in Play toolbar.
• Add Resign in menu, show resignation in tree.
• Fix crashes (closing a full-screen window, opening malformed SGF file).
• You can download the 50 AlphaGo self-play games from: https://smartgo.com/sgf/alphago-50.sgf

SmartGo 0.8.3 (2017-02-14)

• Tools palette can now be detached as a floating window (drag by title bar).
• More consistent keyboard shortcuts.
• Fix bug with stone remaining when dragging outside board.
• Fix bug where (custom filter) is shown for OR condition.

SmartGo 0.8.2 (2017-02-08)

• Improved player dictionary.
• Improved search in search bar.
• Add smartgo:// URL scheme (see blog post).
• Add more keyboard shortcuts.
• Add Play > Opponent to Play.
• In label marking mode, type a letter to start at something other than A.
• Fix bug where library games could be opened twice.

SmartGo 0.8.1 (2017-01-20)

• Add list of players.
• Add mini-biographies by John Fairbairn (GoGoD).
• Double-click on player in player list to see games by that player.
• Double-click on game in games list to see games between those two players.
• Click on player above game to see info for that player.
• This release requires macOS 10.11 (El Capitan).

SmartGo 0.7.3 (2017-01-09)

• Update to newest GoGoD collection of 89,942 games (including Master/AlphaGo).
• Minor bug fixes.

SmartGo 0.7.2 (2016-11-06)

• Fix display not updated after switching mode.
• Don’t automatically go to end of game when opening game.

SmartGo 0.7.1 (2016-07-14)

• Minor GoGoD collection update to 87619 games.
• Fix move entry issue that could happen when using BetterTouchTool.

SmartGo 0.7 (2016-07-11)

• Update to newest GoGoD collection of 87550 games.
• Try to fix issue with double move entry.

SmartGo 0.6.8 (2016-07-07)

• Fix registration on macOS Sierra.
• Fix i1..i19 in comment interpreted as coordinates.
• Add menu item Edit > Delete Game to delete game from collection.

SmartGo 0.6.7.1 (2016-05-23)

• Fix crash that could happen on quit and when navigating during computer play.

SmartGo 0.6.7 (2016-05-23)

• Offer to move app from Downloads to Applications folder.
• Don’t show alert when closing Library or Problems window.
• Fix some crashing bugs.

SmartGo 0.6.6 (2016-03-15)

• Add all ten AlphaGo games.
• Search for Lee Sedol will find Yi Se-tol games.
• Option-click on board to go directly to a move.
• Fix bug with blank name in process list.
• Fix bug with writing FF1 labels.

SmartGo 0.6.5.1 (2016-01-29)

• Fix bug with deleting move.

SmartGo 0.6.5 (2016-01-27)

• Update to newest GoGoD library of 85931 games.
• Column showing number of moves is updated after loading whole game.
• Bug fixes.

SmartGo 0.6.4.1 (2015-10-02)

• Just verifying that updates really work now.

SmartGo 0.6.4 (2015-10-02)

• Fix ‘Check for Updates’ on El Capitan.

SmartGo 0.6.3 (2015-09-13)

• Add pattern matching for a whole side of the board.
• Modes such as Score and Joseki now toggle properly, both in the Tools popup and in the toolbar icons.
• Improved display of whose turn it is to play, combined with better animation while computer is thinking.
• Numerous bug fixes.
• More shared code between Mac and Kifu under the hood.

SmartGo 0.6.2.1 (2015-08-13)

• Fix a crash when playing against computer.
• Faster loading of GoGoD library.
• File > Save Copy As to save selected library game.
• Default to AGA instead of Simple rules.
• Coordinates around board drawn in gray instead of black.

SmartGo 0.6.1 (2015-06-30)

• Update to newest GoGoD collection of 84,000 games.
• Open empty board if no window at startup.
• Enable Guess Next Move menu item and hint.
• Delete key (backspace) to delete last move.
• Cmd-Delete to delete a branch.
• Better indication when focus is away from board.

SmartGo 0.6.0.4 (2015-04-07)

• Open .ugf and .ugi files. (Please send me files that are not read properly.)
• View > Mark Moves with Letters > Comment Cleanup works, converts coordinates in comments to letters.
• Board shows last two digits of move number when space is tight.

SmartGo 0.6.0.3 (2015-03-29)

• Fix crash after opening more than 32 files.
• Add Edit > Insert Node menu commands.
• Add Tools > Show Matching Games menu command.
• List of matching games is now updated during joseki/fuseki matching.
• Text always pasted as plain text in comment view.
• Edited comment is preserved before saving SGF.

SmartGo 0.6.0.2 (2015-03-20)

• Moved some menu items around.
• Start in Play mode (not Replay) when starting new game against SmartGo.
• Esc key works in New Game dialog.
• Better alignment for progress indicators (still needs work).
• Keyboard shortcuts for next/prev game/problem.
• Keyboard shortcuts for good/bad move.
• Keyboard shortcuts for automatic replay/slower/faster.
• Add handler rank priority so SGF not opened in Go Books.
• Fix board coordinate display.

SmartGo 0.6.0.1 (2015-03-18)

• Turn on trial period and activation.
• Fix issue with closing Game Info.