DMG Canvas Release Notes

Version 4.0.1
January 25, 2023 - Build 400011

Fixes

Contains a few fixes for minor interface issues and stability.

Version 4.0
January 24, 2023 - Build 400007

New! Xcode Integration

Generate an Xcode Post-Archive build script to automatically build your disk image.

New! All-New Interface

  • An all-new interface that is much more modern and usable.
  • An all-new Build Log view, showing the most recent build.
  • View all DMG file contents in the sidebar.
  • All-new Disk Image view with Summary for an overview of options and macOS version compatibility.

New! Design View Improvements

  • View all background layout objects (text and images) in the sidebar.
  • Files hidden from Finder are hidden in the design view and shown in the sidebar.
  • Improved handling of images for Retina-ready design.
  • Updated design view metrics for accurate display of appearance in macOS 13.

New! Building

  • Uses the new Apple service for notarization. Note that the Notarization process in DMG Canvas 3 is being deprecated by Apple and will cease to work in late 2023.
  • An all-new Build Log view, showing the most recent build.
  • A more detailed build log with more error information if encountered.
  • New options to select dmg compression formats (LZFSE, LZMA, bzip2, etc)
  • Defaults to APFS and LZFSE, for modern disk image distribution with fast decompression and mounting.

New! Misc

  • Supports building disk images with Shortcuts.
  • Uses a new human-readable document format which is better suited to being included in version control systems.