Release Notes
Bottom controls in Quicklook Player
Enable keyboard control in the Quicklook Player
Enable keyboard control in the Quicklook Player
Oct. 18, 2020
The location of the player controls in the Quicklook player can be changed to Top or Bottom in the Organizer Preferences.
Enable keyboard control in the Quicklook Player
Enable keyboard control in the Quicklook Player
Enable keyboard control in the Quicklook Player
Oct. 17, 2020
There's a new option in the Organizer Preferences that enables keyboard controls in the Quicklook Player.
Press the spacebar in the Thumbnail to show/hide the Quicklook Player.
To close the Quicklook player with this option checked, press the Escape key.
Folder drag-and-drop opens the folder
Enable keyboard control in the Quicklook Player
Folder drag-and-drop opens the folder
Oct. 14, 2020
Drag-and-drop a folder from Finder will open the folder.
Additionally, Canon MXF file format is supported now.
Folder list updates
Enter key opens the player in a new window
Folder drag-and-drop opens the folder
Oct. 9, 2020
Favorites of detachable volumes are preserved and the folder expansion icons are not shown if there is no subdirectory.
Enter key opens the player in a new window
Enter key opens the player in a new window
Enter key opens the player in a new window
Oct. 9, 2020
In addition to the spacebar that opened the Quicklook player, the enter key will open the player in a separate window.
Video info in Details View
Always show player controls in Quicklook
Always show player controls in Quicklook
Oct. 8, 2020
Details view and list view will now show the information about the video. The last number is the number of times you played the video.
Always show player controls in Quicklook
Always show player controls in Quicklook
Always show player controls in Quicklook
Oct. 5, 2020
An option to always show the player controls in the Quicklook player. Please check the option in the Preferences.
Multiple Search Keywords
Always show player controls in Quicklook
Multiple Search Keywords
Oct. 1, 2020
The search field supports multiple keywords now. Type multiple keywords with a comma between each keyword.
Playback speed control
Pause player if the window is not in focus
Multiple Search Keywords
Sept. 27, 2020
You can now change the playback speed with comma, period, and slash keys. (<, >, /)
Pause player if the window is not in focus
Pause player if the window is not in focus
Pause player if the window is not in focus
Sept. 25, 2020
There is a new option to pause the player automatically while the window is not in focus. Check it out in the Player Preferences.
Player Controls View
Pause player if the window is not in focus
Pause player if the window is not in focus
Sept. 25, 2020
The Player menu now has "Player Controls" menu that shows the control keys for the Player. It will support customization in the future.
Remember video volumes, start from the first bookmark
Remember video volumes, start from the first bookmark
Remember video volumes, start from the first bookmark
Sept. 25, 2020
Hermit Crab can remember the video volume of each video you set. It can also start the playback from the beginning, the first bookmark, or the last played position.
Thumbnail Auto-update to Most Played Spot
Remember video volumes, start from the first bookmark
Remember video volumes, start from the first bookmark
Sept. 24, 2020
Thumbnails and animated thumbnails can be automatically updated to the most-played spot. Please check this new option in Preferences.
Volume Slider in Player
Remember video volumes, start from the first bookmark
Zoom Slider in Thumbnail View
Sept. 23, 2020
The volume control has changed to a slider as users requested. You can change the volume with mouse wheel-scroll, too.
Zoom Slider in Thumbnail View
File Info Display on File Open
Zoom Slider in Thumbnail View
Sept. 21, 2020
The long-waited zoom slider has been added to Hermit Crab. You can change the number of thumbnails displayed by moving the slider in the toolbar.
Tag Removal From Recent Tags
File Info Display on File Open
File Info Display on File Open
Sept. 20, 2020
You can remove tags that you no longer needed from the recent tag list using the context menu of each tag.
File Info Display on File Open
File Info Display on File Open
File Info Display on File Open
Sept. 20, 2020
The Snowfall video player shows the file info when opening a video file to play. It shows the rating, tags, and the note at the upper right corner if they are available.
Safari Browser Extension
Show all items in the subdirectories
Safari Browser Extension
Sept. 18, 2020Hermit Crab now offers a browser-extension for Safari as well as Chrome. You can import the video on the page using the button next to the URL or use the context when you right-click over the video link.
Chrome Browser Extension
Show all items in the subdirectories
Safari Browser Extension
Sept. 17, 2020
Hermit Crab now offers a browser-extension for Chrome. You can import the video on the page using the button next to the URL or use the context when you right-click over the video link.
Show all items in the subdirectories
Show all items in the subdirectories
Resize player window menu and player preferences panel.
Sept. 15, 2020
Many people requested a feature to show video files in the subdirectories. Here it is! Please check out the small tree icon on the right of the directory.
Resize player window menu and player preferences panel.
Resize player window menu and player preferences panel.
Resize player window menu and player preferences panel.
Sept. 14, 2020
We've added a menu to resize the player window under the Player menu. You can also change the initial player window size in the Preferences.
Local container disk usage view
Resize player window menu and player preferences panel.
Animated thumbnails on mouse-over only
Sept. 14, 2020
A new view to see the disk usage of local containers has been added. Please check out the usage indicator bar right below the Local Containers group.
Animated thumbnails on mouse-over only
Resize player window menu and player preferences panel.
Animated thumbnails on mouse-over only
Sept. 13, 2020
We've added an option to show the animated thumbnails when the mouse cursor is over a video only. You can find it in the Preferences.
More Video Formats for Local Encrypted Container
More Video Formats for Local Encrypted Container
More Video Formats for Local Encrypted Container
Sept. 12, 2020
Now local encrypted containers support more video formats such as mkv, ogg, avi, ogg, and webm.
macOS "Big Sur" support
More Video Formats for Local Encrypted Container
More Video Formats for Local Encrypted Container
Sept. 11, 2020
Hermit Crab now supports macOS "Big Sur". macOS Big Sur is currently in beta and expected to be released at the end of the year.
Copy and Paste
More Video Formats for Local Encrypted Container
Local Encrypted Container
Sept. 10, 2020
You can copy/cut and paste your videos in the organizer. Use the mouse context menu (right-click) or keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+C/X/V). You can copy-and-paste between Hermit Crab and Finder as well.
Local Encrypted Container
Local Encrypted Container
Local Encrypted Container
Sept. 9, 2020
You can create encrypted containers to store your video files. They are still stored on your disk.
More Video Formats
Local Encrypted Container
More Video Formats
Sept. 8, 2020
Hermit Crab now supports more video formats such as mkv and mts.
Note-taking
Local Encrypted Container
More Video Formats
Sept. 6, 2020
You can take a note while wathcing a video. Check out the new note button on the control bar.