27.12.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.8 UPDATE package available

 Just another minor package to keep you up to date with recently released software! (change log)

24.12.2006 - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 AmiKit is here for more than a year and I have to say that I really enjoyed every moment working on this project. I met a lot of new people and made a lot of new friends. I'd like to thank to all of you who devoted your time, energy and effort into AmiKit! It would not have been what it is without your help.

AmiKit is now used by more than 600 people on regular basis and I'd like to thank to all of them for their feedback, support, bugreports ...and using the AmiKit of course! It is you, the AmiKit users, who keep my enthusiasm up! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

23.12.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.7 UPDATE package available

 To keep you always up to date, the Live Update program delivers and installs the latest IBrowse 2.4 to your AmiKit environment automatically. Discover and enjoy the new features of this great Amiga browser! Merry Christmas. (change log)

22.12.2006 - A recreation of the first Amiga demo

 Do you remember the first Amiga demo by R.J. Mical and Dale Luck? Well, Ed Dana has created a Java recreation called JBoing! It doesn't use color cycling like the original one however the screendragging works, check it out ;-) Thank you Ed!
Note: a Java browser is required to view it.

14.12.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.6 UPDATE package available

We bring you a small Christmas update of the AmiKit package which is delivered to you automatically thanks to AmiKit's Live Update feature.

05.12.2006 - Santa has come early this year!

 AmiKit is proud to announce that we have exclusive, AmiKit only, versions of AmiStart, GlobalTrash, ShowAmiga96 and more for you to download. These are versions that have not been released previously in separate archives and could only be found in AmiKit. Enjoy! NOTE: AmiKit users do not need to download these versions as they are already included in AmiKit package.

02.12.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.5 UPDATE package available

 New graphics formats are now supported thanks to various DataTypes by Andreas Kleinert. The update package also contains two new backdrop pictures which were "Amigized" by Ken Lester - look at the screenshots! Complete version history is here.

21.11.2006 - We have two interviews in our Misc section

 We bring you two interviews from the Pianeta Amiga show held in September 2006 in Italy. In the first one, Massimiliano Tretene answered our questions regarding the PPC project called "Samantha". In the second one, Andreas Loong (Guru Meditation) talks about another PPC board with a project name of "Panda".

20.11.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.4 UPDATE package available

 A new update package is available through AmiKit Live Update program. It updates your AmiKit 1.2.3 to 1.2.4. Check the version history. Among various updates the two new programs have been added:

QuickSketch 1.03 by Daniel Westerberg. Have you ever felt the need to just sketch something down, just to see it visually, but you hate to do in on paper which gets lost or lies around on your desk or sits stuck to your screen making the whole scene of the room ugly? Or have you tried using text-editors just to see that it really isn't the same as a quick graphical sketch, or a drawing program just to realize that it's too clumsy, using it's own screen and stuff? Well, then this is the program for you! Use the startbar -> Tools menu to run it.

IsoMount 1.24 by megacz. It's an ARexx script that makes it possible to mount CD ISO and/or floppy images automatically. Thanks to Magellan support it is enough to click and hold a right mouse button over an image file to mount it. Supported images are ADF, MsDOS, Atari, Mac and CD ISO.

13.11.2006 - New articles in Tricks & tips section

 Thanks to Anbjørn Myren the Tricks & tips  page has been updated with new articles. This section now includes information on how to install the Live Update archives manually, how to install Scalos and how to move AmiKit files to a hardfile easily.

03.11.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.x FIX package available

 AmiKit 1.2.0 (and higher) package misses several files required for the proper functionality of included QuarkTex, VidRec and WinLaunch programs.
Please download and install AmiKit 1.2.x FIX package (0.5MB) to add the missing files into AmiKit quickly.

24.10.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.3 UPDATE package available

 A new update package is available through AmiKit Live Update program. It updates your AmiKit 1.2.2 to 1.2.3. Check the version history.

03.10.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.2 UPDATE package released

There's a new update package available to download through AmiKit Live Update program. It updates your AmiKit 1.2.1 to 1.2.2. Enjoy!

26.09.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.1 UPDATE package available

AmiKit 1.2.1 update package has been released in conjunction with the Pianta Amiga 2006 show held in Empoli, Italy. The update is available through AmiKit Live Update.

06.09.2006 - AmiKit 1.2.0 Full and Update packages available

Full AmiKit 1.2.0 package has been released! All the previous updates are included in this archive. Check the download page for the full change log.

AmiKit 1.2.0 Update package is also available. It updates your AmiKit 1.1.4 to the latest version. None of your files are overwritten by the update(s)!

 HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS RELEASE:

AmiKit now supports a Live Update feature that ensures your AmiKit is always up to date! Special thanks to Daniel 'Deniil' Westerberg, the author of this useful tool.

New tool: Locale AmiKit. Program helps you to set locale, input and font settings according to your preferred language. This is especially useful for Polish, Czech and Slovak users because the default English fonts do not support some of the special characters of these Central European languages.

GfxCon 1.8c by Dirk Farin
GfxCon makes it possible to convert images to the most popular image formats in a user friendly way. Simplicity of usage and high quality have been the primary goals while developing GfxCon. You can also modify the image in many ways by changing the resolution, changing the contrast, or performing numerous color effects.

VICE 1.20
VICE executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C128, the VIC20, PET models, the PLUS4 and the CBM-II (aka C610). Authors of Amiga port are Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund and Marco van den Heuvel.

playOGG 4.7 by Lorence Lombardo
playOGG is a sound player for OGG Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AC3, RA, SID, SAP, other modules and many other sound formats, including ADPCM2/3/4. playOGG is also a sound player for a number of video formats.

AmiKit now provides complete support for OGG Vorbis and FLAC sound files. Double-click those files to replay them or use the right-mouse button to get additional information. You can also use the right-mouse button to convert the WAV sound files to high-quality OGG Vorbis format easily!

Have you ever had two files which look the same and wondered if they really are the same? Or have you ever wanted to compare two drawers full of files according to various criteria? Comparing has never been so simple! Just open the compare buttons (right-mouse -> Buttons -> Load... -> Compare_ButtonBank) where two tools are combined together: compare.module by Leo 'Nudel' Davidson and SlctComp by Brian Scott.

FryingPan has now been updated to version 0.41 by Tomasz Wiszkowski. New default skin has been added - designed by Ken Lester.

Ken Lester has also designed a new screen bar logo for AmiKit. To enable it, use the MorpheuZ tool, select the theme and then new screen bar.

AmiStart 0.66c is now able to save the screenshots! Just press the right mouse button over the taskbar entry and select "Save Screenshot". You can also see a preview of other opened screens by pointing the mouse over a screen entry in AmiKit taskbar. Author: Darius Brewka.

microgolded has been updated to the most recent version 8 SP3. Author: Dietmar Eilert.

WinUAE emulation software in AmiKit has been updated to version 1.3.2. Author: Toni Wilen.

...and much more!

28.07.2006 - Order Amiga Forever here and support AmiKit!

All editions of "Amiga Forever" include everything you need to run AmiKit! Amiga Forever is the award-winning Amiga preservation, emulation and support package brought to you by Cloanto, Amiga developers since 1986.
We have an affiliate agreement with Share-It, who is the reseller of Cloanto's Amiga Forever products.
Now when purchasing any Amiga Forever product through this site, you are also supporting AmiKit! 
NOTE: The prices of the Amiga Forever products here are the same as are found on the official www.amigaforever.com page.

27.07.2006 - French translation ready

I am glad to announce the French translation of AmiKit website is ready. Thanks to Eric Luczyszyn!

25.05.2006 - AmiKit 1.1.4 UPDATE package available

 This update package provides complete support for creating and extracting ADF, ADZ and DMS image files thanks to TSGUI (Track Saver) program created by Thomas Rapp. This program has been integrated into Directory Opus Magellan II as well so it is now possible to create images from disks by right-clicking on them. Or just doubleclick existing image file to extract it! For more options run TSGUI located in AmiKit:Tools/tsgui or use the start menu -> Tools -> Track Saver.

16.05.2006 - AmiKit 1.1.3 UPDATE package available

 New update package is ready. Use it to update your AmiKit v1.1.2 to version 1.1.3. Thanks to all who donated!

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS NEW RELEASE:

Frying Pan 0.4c (DEMO) by Tomasz Wiszkowski.
Frying Pan is able to burn DVD+-R(W) media and supports very stylish graphical user interface! Just watch out for the demo restrictions!

DOpusFuncs program (internal part of Directory Opus Magellan II) has been fixed by Bernd Roesch. Eg. AmiKit window's "Lister -> Open the Same" entry no longer crashes.

Master Control Program (MCP) has been updated (after a year!) to the most recent version 1.45! Author: Dieter Groppé

30.04.2006 - Tutorial videos available

Tutorial videos demonstarting how easy the archive handling is in AmiKit environment are available in forum's HOW-TO section. Just drop me a message if you want to see more videos demonstarting different areas of AmiKit.

21.04.2006 - AmiKit 1.1.2 UPDATE package available

Another update package is ready for you! Since it includes even previous update, you can use it to update your AmiKit 1.1.1 or 1.1.0 as well. Enjoy!

Except various software updates, this package also contains one new program:
AKCC 6.3 is a compilation of many useful CLI/Shell commands, which have been written during 1989-2006. They've been designed to make life much more easier for programmers and advanced CLI/Shell Users. Author: Andreas R. Kleinert.

Check the download page for more information.

07.04.2006 - AmiKit 1.1.1 Full and Update packages available

 Full AmiKit 1.1.1 package has been released! All the previous updates are included in this archive. It's usefull for those who want to install AmiKit for the first time easily.

 AmiKit 1.1.1 Update package is also available, it fixes several problems with previous 1.1.0 release.

28.03.2006 - AmiKit 1.1.0 UPDATE package available

 AmiKit now supports antialiased TrueType fonts! (screenshot 1, screenshot 2)
 Loading speed of icons has been increased!
 Quality of icon rendering has been increased!
 WinUAE emulation software updated to version 1.2.0
 AmiKit now contains the largest collection of AmigaOS3.9 patches.

DESCRIPTION OF NEW SOFTWARE IN THIS UPDATE:

AfA_OS 3.93 by Bernd Roesch
"AROS For Amiga" project ports the AROS sources and make them available for classic AmigaOS. Since AROS is more up-to-date, it provides a lot of new features and system bugfixes for AmiKit! For example, AfA_OS is responsible for icon loading speedup, enchanced icon rendering, TrueType font support etc.

AmiStart 0.66b (exclusive AmiKit version) by Darius Brewka
This great taskbar software has been updated for AmiKit. It works in detached mode now so it does not steal the active state from other tasks and windows anymore!

AISS 2.2 by Martin 'Mason' Merz
"Amiga Image Storage System" is a system to store, access and maintain toolbar images under AmigaOS.

AmiSSL 3.6 by Andrija Antonijevic and Stefan Burstroem
AmiSSL is a shared library package, port of OpenSSL which is "a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library".

Ken Lester has painted fresh new toolbar images for DOpus5! These images are used as default now. Your old toolbar is stored as "DOpus5:Buttons/toolbar_104bak". Rename it to "DOpus5:Buttons/toolbar" to have it back.

Meridian 2.20 by Guido Mersmann
You all know PDAs where you can draw lines with a pen on the display and the PDA converts these combinations into characters or functions. Meridian does exactly this! Meridian is a small commodity to create virtual hotkeys by using the mouse. You paint a square and Meridian starts the requested action. Since the starting point and the direction is also important, there are countless combinations you can use. Eg. hold down the middle mouse button and move your mouse to upper-right direction and watch the result!

MUIbase 2.0 by Steffen Gutmann
MUIbase is a fast and very flexible database for the Amiga. It is for users who want to manage data in a comfortable and easy way. MUIbase is able to manage any kind of data, e.g. addresses, CD series, movies, or your income and expense. The power of MUIbase lies in its clear and powerful graphical user interface and its programming capabilities. The latter makes it possible to automatically calculate and maintain nearly everything, starting from automatically summing up values, e.g. for calculating the total amount of income or the total amount of recorded time of a CD, up to automatically creating and printing letters for any purpose.

StormMesa libraries 3.1 by Haage&Partner Computer GmbH
These 3D libraries are almost completely OpenGL compatible and provides 3D features to Amiga. Try a demo in AmiKit:Utilities/Expansion/StormMesa/GLProgs drawer or find more on Aminet.

Sudoku 1.3 by Silicon Wizards
A popular game in a computer form. Special thanks to Michael Lanser!

AmiKit now contains the largest collection of unofficial patches for AmigaOS3.9:
- Amigaguide.datatype 45.6
- Console.device 44.10
- FastFileSystem 45.14
- Icon.library 45.4
- MultiView 45.10
- RAM-Handler 44.23
- Rexxsyslib.library 44.2
- Shell 45.12
- Workbench.library 45.130
The installation of these patches is optional. Run "Install Patches" to install them.

Enjoy!

04.02.2006 - AfA_OS cooperates with AmiKit!

I am happy to announce an exclusive cooperation between AfA_OS and AmiKit! AfA_OS project (created by Bernd Roesch) is a way how to use the AROS sources in AmigaOS compatible systems and thus enabling a lot of magic features for AmiKit as well. For example, AmiKit will acquire a brand new truetype font look and the loading speed of icons will be increased 5 to 10 times! The AfA_OS is now being tested and adapted to AmiKit enviroment and should be ready in next AmiKit update. Screenshot is here.

24.01.2006 - AmiKit 1.04 UPDATE package available

DESCRIPTION OF NEW SOFTWARE IN v1.04 UPDATE

"STFax 4" is a multi-purpose voice/fax/data communications package. It's is a phone, answer-machine, facsimile, mini-BBS and communications server. STFax 4 offers scalability, adapting to the home user needing a simple answer/fax machine replacement, through to a company requiring automated fax and voice message distribution across small network of computers. Enhanced flexibility also enables a travelling businessman to install onto his notebook, connect his GSM phone and send/receive a fax, receive/reply/send an SMS message, write/send/receive email or even remotely access the local STFax 4, situated within the office. Author: Simone Tellini.

"DigiCoverter" is used to convert numbers between decimal, hexadecimal, binary, floating point... You can also type in letters and see their ASCII-codes or type numbers and see characters. Author: Daniel Westerberg.

"GuardAmy" is extremely useful if you want to know which of your favourite websites have been changed since your last visit without a need to check?them all again manually. Author: Diego 'dx0' de Felice.

"Tree" lists the directory structure in a tree-form. You can use it within Directory Opus Magellan II, hold down the right mouse button over a directory and select "Show Tree". Note that scanning through a deep directory structure may take some time before the result is displayed. Author: Frank Brandis.

"KingCON" patch updates the well-known but old KingCON 1.3 handler to version 1.7. Besides many various fixes, this CON replacement now supports the mouse wheel! Author: Mikolaj Calusinski

"console.device" and "MultiView" are another unofficial patches of original OS3.9 files. You can install them by clicking the Taskbar -> Tools -> Install Patches. Author: Mikolaj Calusinski.

...and much more, see the downloads page!

Note that new programs have been added to your AmiStart taskbar as well, thanks to Peter Keunecke!

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