Important: This change log has been archived. All UFO releases are now listed in the Google add-ons and extensions change log.
This article lists all the updates made to the Universal File Opener (UFO) since version 1.0 (3 July 2017).
 UFO 10.0
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UFO 9.0
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UFO 8.0
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Earlier versions
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Details of major releases and hot fixes:
11 March 2024 UFO extension (10.1) and client (10.1.0)
Hot fix:
- Technical improvements:
- Improved error checking and logging
- Corrected potential concurrent access issues
- New features:
- UFO buttons are hidden when the new Smartbar is installed (the Smartbar buttons are used instead).
- Support for the new Google Drive "Home" page: UFO buttons are now displayed in it.
28 November 2023 UFO extension (10.0) and client (8.8.1)
Major release: UFO 10.0
Migrate to Google Chrome Extension Manifest V3.
9 November 2023 UFO extension (9.1)
Hot fix:
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Update notification text to emphasize file locking behavior.
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Display an error notification when attempting to upload a file while offline.
6 November 2023 UFO client (8.5.1)
Hot fix: Fix a bug where files could not be opened in macOS 14.1.
26 September 2023 UFO extension (9.0.1)
Major release: UFO 9.0.1
Learn more: UFO V9.0 Release notes
12 September 2023 UFO extension (8.13)
Hot fix: In Google Docs, if the current file is already locked by another user, always display the red warning banner regardless of preexisting user preferences.
11 September 2023 UFO extension (8.12)
Hot fix: In Google Docs, remove the Don’t show me again option for the red banner warning that the current file is already locked by another user.
8 August 2023 (8.11)
Hot fix: Fixed Google Drive file line buttons, which were not always visible when hovering over a file line.
27 July 2023 UFO extension (8.10)
Hot fix: Fixed Google Drive file line buttons, which were unusable following a Google Drive update.
12 January 2023 UFO extension (8.9)
7 September 2022 UFO extension (8.8) and client (8.5)
7 July 2022 UFO client (8.4)
Bug fix: UFO initialization and Sync Client connection issues.
Important: If the client doesn't update automatically, close your Chrome and restart it.
6 July 2022 UFO extension (8.7) and client (8.3)
8 June 2022 UFO extension (8.6)
Technical release: no change to the user experience except having to reload the Drive page to install the new version.
26 April 2022 UFO extension (8.5) and client (8.2)
Technical release: no change to the user experience except having to reload the Drive page to install the new version.
17 March 2022 (8.4)
Hot fix: Fixed possible authentication issue in the Google Drive interface.
21 July 2021 (client 8.1)
Hot fix: Add support for Drive shortcuts.
19 July 2021 (8.3)
Technical release: no change to the user experience except having to reload the Drive page to install the new version.
4 June 2021 (8.2)
Hot fix: Clicking the extension icon next to the browser address bar no longer displayed the extension pop-up on some pages. This has been fixed.
1 June 2021 (8.1)
Technical release: no change to the user experience except having to reload the Drive page to install the new version
17 May 2021 (8.0)
Major release: UFO 8.0
Learn more: UFO V8.0 Release notes
15 February 2021 (7.1)
Hot fix: When a document is locked, it’s no longer possible for another user to open it in edit mode (previously, the editing conflict was detected only when the second user tried to save their changes).
Mid-January 2021 (7.0)
Major release: UFO 7.0
Learn more: UFO V7.0 Release notes
5 November 2020 (6.3)
Hot fix: Following our previous hot fix, we now prevent UFO from creating 0-byte files during the lock polling mechanism and accidentally erasing user modifications.
19 October 2020 (6.2)
Hot fix:
- Handle some situations where files could get locked without user interaction
- A notification will now be displayed and prompt the user to save again when UFO detects a 0-byte file
- UFO allows AODocs administrators to unlock files locked by other users (the feature is coming with AODocs R54)
26 August 2020 (6.1)
Hot fix:
We've fine-tuned the new auto refresh connection mechanism to prevent issues in some cases.
Beginning of August 2020 (6.0)
Major release: UFO 6.0
Learn more: UFO V6.0 Release notes
Mid May 2020 (5.1)
Hot fix:
New Refresh connection button on the extension’s page action, to restart the SyncClient processes when connection is lost between the SyncClient and the extension.
End of March 2020 (5.0)
Technical release: UFO 5.0
Learn more: UFO V5.0 Release notes
12 December 2019 (4.0)
Major release: UFO 4.0
Learn more: UFO V4.0 Release notes
28 October 2019 (3.0)
Major release: UFO 3.0
Learn more: UFO V3.0 Release notes
27 August 2019 (2.0)
Major release: UFO 2.0
Learn more: UFO V2.0 Release notes
16 April 2019 (1.9)
Hot fix:
- New Google Drive page structure support
5 February 2019 (1.7)
Hot fix:
- Open file button is no longer displayed on Google files
- Better handling of files with non-latin characters
3 December 2018 (1.5)
Hot fix:
- New Google Drive page structure support
11 June 2018 (1.4)
Minor release:
- In the AODocs Smartbar context: enable UFO in the Google Drive file preview
- Better handling special characters in the Open file notification
21 March 2018 (1.3)
Major release: UFO 1.3
- Technical improvements
- New specific Chrome notification if user is logged out
- Fixed possible issue when using UFO in the AODocs interface
26 February 2018 (1.2)
Major release: UFO 1.2
Learn more: UFO V1.2 Release notes
11 December 2017 (1.1.3)
Hot fix:
- The workaround for the Google Drive API issue was not complete for Team Drives. It's now fixed.
7 December 2017 (version 1.1.2)
Hot fix:
- A bug introduced in the Google Drive Application Programming Interface (API) broke all features of UFO. This version introduces a workaround to restore all features.
6 December 2017 (version 1.1.1)
Hot fix:
- Support all types of proxy configuration on Windows (except when a password is required)
- Use the system proxy when possible on macOs (only static proxies are supported)
25 July 2017 (version 1.1)
Major release: UFO 1.1
UFO integration with the Smartbar and AODocs.
3 July 2017 (version 1.0)
Major release: UFO 1.0
Learn more: UFO V1.0 Release notes