SoftMeter v1.4.2 brings ARM64 compatibility for MacOS Big Sur and Apple silicon M1 CPU chip
Upgrade for free to v1.4.2 of our library for product analytics for software applications for Windows, MacOS and IOS,
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Product analytics for software applications, SoftMeter v1.4.1 released
Download and upgrade for free to v1.41 of our library for product analytics for software applications for Windows, MacOS and IOS,
SoftMeter (Product analytics) v1.4
Download the new version to benefit from its product analytics features for Windows, MacOS and IOS,
How to monitor your C# application via Google Analytics or Matomo/Piwik
How to add application analytics to your C# (c-sharp) desktop software.
Matomo (Piwik) gets new SDK for tracking desktop software applications
SoftMeter now has Matomo as an additional data collection and reporting platform for desktop software usage analytics.
SoftMeter v1.3 released - The free in-app analytics tool
Download now the new version to benefit from its in-app analytics features.
Google analytics for desktop applications (free)
How can you connect your desktop application to Google Analytics and get application analytics for free? (As you do on your website)
Pre-configured dashboards for application usage analytics
We prepared several preconfigured dashboards for your application usage analytics that you can immediatelly use as soon as you release your software with our SoftMeter application analytics library.
SoftMeter v1.1 released - The free application analytics tool
SoftMeter v1.1 was released, for Windows, MacOS, IOS. Changed DLL calling convention, new function setOptions(), removed functions setProxy() and setSubscription().
SoftMeter v0.9.4 released - Get free software usage analytics
Read what's new in v0.9.4 and v0.9.3 of our free application usage analytics tool.
Software Usage Analytics for free with SoftMeter + Google analytics
Google Analytics is the most popular platform for website statistics.
If we imagine our desktop or mobile software as a website, shouldn't we be using the same successful analytics platform also for our software usage analytics?
This is the idea that sparked the creation of SoftMeter, our software usage analytics library for Windows, MacOS and IOS.
IOS app analytics: How to monitor the usage of your IOS app for free
Mobile application analytics tools: SoftMeter works is the missing link from your application to Google Analytics.
Read here how to add mobile application analytics to your IOS app.
SoftMeter v0.9 adds IOS App analytics for free
SoftMeter v0.9 was released just before Christmas.
This version adds support for IOS apps. You can monitor the usage of your IOS app via google analytics for free. An IOS example is posted so you can start easily.
What are the limits of the free Google Analytics account for website traffic and application analytics?
A summary of the limits of the free Google Analytics accounts.
See beyond the download: SoftMeter v0.6.3 released
SoftMeter v0.6.3 was released.
If you are already using SoftMeter to monitor your application usage, please upgrade. The API remains the same so the upgrade is simply a replacement of the library file (DLL in Windows, dylib in MacOS).
If you are not using SoftMeter, read on.
Software Usage Analytics tools for desktop software and mobile apps
Comparison of runtime usage analytics for software (application analytics tools and mobile application analytics tools): Revulytics/Trackerbird, Nalpeiron, Appdynamics, Deskmetrics, Telerik analytics, and more.
Software usage analytics, SoftMeter v0.6.2 was released - Listen to the heartbeat of your software
Version 0.6.2 of SoftMeter, our application analytics library was released.
All developers are asked to upgrade to this version.
There are no API changes, so the "upgrade" is a simple replacement of the previous DLL or dylib by the new one.
Application analytics dashboard | Free analytics for your Windows or MacOS application
Application analytics dashboard: a quick view into the usage statistics of your software application.
Installaware: How to add installation analytics today
This blog describes how you can add installation analytics to your existing Installaware script.
With the installation analytics you will be able to see the daily/monthly/yearly number of installations and uninstalls, the operating systems where the installations occur, the countries of your users and much more.
Software usage analytics library, SoftMeter v0.6.1 released - see beyond the download
In this version of our software usage analytics library:
- Internal improvements (please update your installation package),
- cdecl and stdcall in the same DLL,
- all-in-one function.
Checklist: How to become a hero at your software development house
Application analytics is a new practice and still only very few desktop applications use.
It is unique and powerful because it allows you, for the first time, to see beyond the download of your desktop software.
Here is the opportunity: You can become a development hero by implementing this new practice into your software.
Track your Delphi/Pascal application with Google Analytics, today
You can monitor the usage of your Delphi/Pascal GUI desktop application with Google Analytics, using SoftMeter. SoftMeter brings free Delphi analytics to your Delph or pascal programs.
Installation Analytics: Track Installs vs Uninstalls vs Software version for free
Indie software developers are used to measure their website traffic. With the new Installation Analytics tools, they can now also measure their software installations and removals.
Installation analytics for shareware and desktop software applications
Installation analytics is the technique of gathering installation statistics directly from the distributed software installers.
The developers can see even in real-time the stream of installations and uninstalls of their software, understand the impact of their advertising, detect remote problems immediately after the release.
Having installation analytics in your software is essential for your success in this brutally competitive internet.
libAppTelemetry is now called SoftMeter (v0.5.7 released)
This article describes the changes in the API function names and the backward compatibility of the SoftMeter application analytics package.