Downloads
The latest beta version of Blaze can be downloaded from SourceForge.
You can also download the portable version, which does not require installation. However, keep in mind that
in order to run Blaze, .NET Framework 3.5 must be installed in the host computer.
Blaze works under Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Seven, in both 32 and 64 bits versions.
Note: If you already have Blaze installed, it is advisable to uninstall the previous version before installing a new one.
Note: If this is your first time using Blaze, it is advisable for you to read the Quick Guide.
Version History
(05/04/2010) - Blaze 0.5.6.10 beta
- User preferred commands learning was fixed. (thanks ibian)
- File system browsing performance was improved.
- Blaze search engines' URLs were updated.
- Some minor bug fixes.
(23/03/2010) - Blaze 0.5.6.3 beta
- Blaze is again able to learn user preferred commands.
- Fixed a few bugs which caused the calculator to crash.
- Text prediction system was improved.
- Even better support for non English operating systems.
(09/03/2010) - Blaze 0.5.6.0 beta
- Indexing process greatly improved: Blaze now uses much less memory and looks up for indexed items much faster. Tested with 30 thousand items.
- Fixed other minor bugs.
(10/11/2009) - Blaze 0.5.2.3 beta
- Fixed that annoying bug which caused auto-updates to complain about you not being connected to the internet.
(04/11/2009) - Blaze 0.5.2.2 beta
- Fixed a bug which caused the updater to crash when exiting.
(03/11/2009) - Blaze 0.5.2.0 beta
- Fixed a bug concerning the base converter not correctly detecting hexadecimal values.
- Blaze now features an auto updater!
(11/10/2009) - Blaze 0.5.1.0 beta
- Fixed a bug that caused in-place calculations to crash Blaze.
- Blaze's calculator now performs base conversion. It supports dec, hex, bin and oct. Example: 10 hex to dec
(03/10/2009) - Blaze 0.5.0.1 beta
- Activity monitoring can now be disabled.
- Blaze now presents power saving options for laptops:
- Indexation can be disabled when laptop is running on battery power.
- Activity monitoring can be disabled when laptop is running on battery power.
- Calculator plugin was improved:
- Now pressing Shift+Return instead of Return will copy the whole expression to the clipboard.
- New command: Solve. Just select a calculation on any editable field, open Blaze, type "Solve" and hit Return or Shift+Return.
- You now can type decimals without the leading zero.
- When invoking a macro, you can now pass, as a parameter, the amount of times it should be repeated.
- Blaze Portable is even more portable and USB Drive friendly:
- User added paths are now converted to relative paths.
- Relative paths are also used inside the index.
- Blaze's help tooltip is more useful: now it shows the path of the selected item. Press Ctrl+Shift to open the help tooltip.
- Several bugs fixed.
(25/09/2009) - Blaze 0.4.8.8 beta
- Blaze Indexer doesn't crash by indexing directories longer than 260 characteres anymore.
- Blaze now is High-DPI aware.
- Prompt plugin was improved. Now directories can also be added as new commands. Furthermore, now and Shift+Enter can also be used to open the command's parent directory.
- Blaze UI now shows up faster.
- A few typos were corrected.
(21/09/2009) - Blaze 0.4.8.5 beta
- Fixed a crash regarding web browser's cached files.
- A few performance enhancements.
(18/09/2009) - Blaze 0.4.8.4 beta
- Now Blaze can include directories for indexation.
- Shift + Enter behavior fixed. Now it always opens the item's parent directory, even if it is a folder.
- Now Blaze allows plugins to be aware of pressed modifier keys in order to customize the execution.
- Several bug fixes.
(09/09/2009) - Blaze 0.4.8.0 beta
- First release of Blaze Portable!
- Now you can set Blaze's hotkey without a modifier. Also, there are more keys available.
- The key to open Blaze Assistant can now be changed and disabled.
- Blaze now accepts environment variables in directory paths.
- Several bug fixes.
Thansk Eli Yukelzon for your contribution. The features you suggested were of great use.
(01/09/2009) - Blaze 0.4.7.12 beta
- Calculator crash fixed.
- Double settings window crash fixed.
- Blaze's window flash on start up fixed.
- Other minor bug fixes.
(29/08/2009) - Blaze 0.4.7.10 beta
- Blaze random crash fixed.
- BlazeIndexer crash fixed.
- Blaze Installer crash fixed.
- More keys available for Blaze hotkey.
- Users now can directly edit iteration amount in Blaze Assistant.
(28/08/2009) - Blaze 0.4.7.7 beta
- Several bug fixes.
- Action monitoring improved: now Blaze keeps track of file operations even if you browse to a subfolder.
- The command line plugin now supports a '&' to be added at the end of the command in order to close the CMD window after the command is executed.
(23/08/2009) - Blaze 0.4.7.0 beta
- Now, when opening files, you can press Shift + Enter to open the file's folder instead of the file itself.
- Blaze Assistant now automatically detects when the speed of an automation can be set to maximum. Also maximum speed is now represented by "Max" instead of "Inf.".
- Continue command strange behavior was fixed. In the later version, the continue counter wouldn't reset if you used the redo command before.
- CapsLock key bug fixed. In the later version, Blaze Assistant would always show up when users double tapped the CapsLock key, even if it was just to capitalize a single character. This was fixed. :)
- A few performance enhancements.
- Textual prediction improved.
- A few cosmetic fixes were performed.
(17/08/2009) - Blaze 0.4.6.2 beta
- Now, when a new directory is added for indexing, if no file extension is provided, ".*" will be used by default.
- Help menus now provide online help!
- The .NET Framework 3.5 installer was embedded with Blaze's installer. Now you don't need to download it by yourself anymore.
(14/08/2009) - Blaze 0.4.6.1 beta
(13/08/2009) - Blaze 0.4.6.0 beta
