Prune has been around since 2006, in one form or another, and features have been added at each version. For the current version (version 11.1), see the download page.
This table shows all the versions of Prune released to date. For full details on the change history, see the readme.txt file included in each jar. For screenshots from all these releases, see the current screenshots and old screenshots.
| Version | Nickname | Published | Runnable code | Source code | Classes | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The first one | 28 September 2006 | prune_01.jar (144 kb) | prune_01_source.jar (92 kb) | 54 | 8300 | |
| The 3-d one | 29 March 2007 | prune_02.jar (220 kb) | prune_02_source.jar (148 kb) | 82 | 14000 | |
| The one with photos | 2 August 2007 | prune_03.jar (280 kb) | prune_03_source.jar (192 kb) | 102 | 17000 | |
| The correlating one | 29 January 2008 | prune_04.jar | prune_04_source.jar | 115 | 20000 | |
| The exiftool fix one | 22 February 2008 | prune_04.1.jar (328 kb) | prune_04.1_source.jar (228 kb) | 115 | 20000 | |
| The segmented one | 11 May 2008 | prune_05.jar (352 kb) | prune_05_source.jar (240 kb) | 121 | 21000 | |
| The one with maps | 6 October 2008 | prune_06.jar (404 kb) | prune_06_source.jar (284 kb) | 137 | 24000 | |
| The charting one | 12 February 2009 | prune_07.jar (400 kb) | prune_07_source.jar (320 kb) | 158 | 27000 | |
| The configurable one | 17 September 2009 | prune_08.jar (456 kb) | prune_08_source.jar (364 kb) | 179 | 31000 | |
| The colourful one | 13 February 2010 | prune_09.jar (532 kb) | prune_09_source.tar.bz2 (232 kb) | 191 | 33000 | |
| The Space Shuttle one | 4 May 2010 | prune_10.jar (572 kb) | prune_10_source.tar.bz2 (256 kb) | 213 | 35000 | |
| The uploading one | 6 August 2010 | prune_11.jar (636 kb) | prune_11_source.tar.bz2 (284 kb) | 226 | 37000 | |
| The UTF8 fix one | 30 August 2010 | prune_11.1.jar (640 kb) | prune_11.1_source.tar.bz2 (288 kb) | 226 | 37000 |
The number of downloads of Prune has increased steadily over the months as the program has become more useful and better publicised. Some landmarks:
September 2006 - first version made available for download
November 2006 - downloads exceed 10 per month
April 2007 - total downloads exceed 100
August 2007 - downloads exceed 100 per month
January 2008 - total downloads exceed 1000
October 2008 - downloads exceed 1000 per month
January 2009 - total downloads exceed 10000
October 2009 - downloads of version 7 exceed 10000
May 2010 - downloads of version 10 peak at over 100 per day
Most popular versions: version 7, version 8, version 10, version 9, version 6, version 5.
Most popular months: August 2010 (last month), May 2010 (release of version 10), June 2010, July 2010, April 2010, March 2010, February 2010 (release of version 9).
The following table shows the file formats understood by Prune, and whether reading and/or writing is supported. The numbers in the table indicate the version number of Prune at which the support was introduced.
| File Format | Reading support | Writing support | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Delimited text file | 1 | 1 |
| Xml (Kml) | Google Earth Xml format | 3 | 1 |
| Xml (Gpx) | Standard Xml format | 3 | 4 |
| Pov | For 3d rendering by Povray | - | 2 |
| Jpeg (Exif) | Exif tags of photographs | 3 | 3 |
| Kmz | Compressed Kml | 7 | 3 |
| Nmea | Nmea messages | 8 | - |
| Zip | Zipped gpx or kml | 7 | - |
| Gz | Gzipped gpx or kml | 9 | - |
| Via GPSBabel to/from GPS | 6 | 7 | |
| To/from gpsies.com | 8 | 11 | |
| Charts via gnuplot to SVG | - | 7 | |
| 3d plot to SVG | - | 11 | |
There are several additional features planned which have not yet been implemented. The current status of development is shown in the development page.
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