Wii homebrew – Homebrew Browser v0.3, loads of new features, better design, a lot more

April 13, 2009

The HBB gets another update, but unlike the previous release, this one is by no means a quick fix. In fact, this version is so good that the features added really live up to the app’s name – Homebrew Browser. See for yourself.

Download: Homebrew Browser v0.3

Changelog:

Brand new GUI (thanks to DayDreamOz)
Ability to scroll through applications without waiting to download images (images loading or being downloaded will show as “Image not found”)
Images download in the background
Much more information on applications which includes a longer description, author, version, size, date, SDHC support and controllers supported
Shows the total amount of downloads for each application
Ability to rate applications and shows an average rating
Ability to queue applications for download in a download queue and download all at once
Ability to sort applications by date, rating and download count
Added background music (off by default, change loop.mod with your own music if you like)
Uses threads
Ability to move the cursor once downloading or extracting
Ability to cancel extracting process
Ability to work offline (by pressing the 1 Button when HBB is initializing the network)
Ability to hide installed applications from the lists
Checks for SD card to make sure there is enough free space before downloading each application
Settings now include show SD card space, check free space, hide installed applications, retrieve my rating, background music, rumble, update icon and offline mode
Added lots of help screens
Added widescreen support (thanks Cashman)
Checks that server connected to is really www.codemii.com
Added check to make sure the SD card isn’t locked
Downloads all image files before loading HBB v0.3 the first time to make things faster