# What's New in Audio Hijack 3

Audio Hijack 3 is a massive upgrade over previous versions, with many great new features. If you were using Audio Hijack Pro 2, or any older Audio Hijack app, you'll notice dozens of new features and refinements in Audio Hijack 3. Here are just some of the improvements you'll find!

### Brand New Interface

Every aspect of Audio Hijack has been thoughtfully examined and considered, with enhancements made across the board. If you haven't used Audio Hijack before, you'll find it's a snap to get started.

If you have used Audio Hijack before, you'll find it very much improved. We've updated the entire workflow to streamline how the most common tasks are performed. Simply put, Audio Hijack is easier and faster than ever.

### Session Templates

Built-in templates will help you create Sessions for the most common tasks. Whether it's recording from a web browser or cranking up the volume on a quiet laptop, you'll be able to get started faster than ever.

### Full-Screen Mode

Clear away clutter with Audio Hijack's new full-screen mode. It's great for giving you the maximum amount of space to adjust your Session and get it just right. And if you're looking to concentrate on a distraction-free view while recording audio, particularly from hardware devices, full-screen mode will help you there too.

### Audio Block Presets

With Audio Hijack 3's powerful new presets, you can save your settings for a particular Block, then use them again in other Sessions. Saving a custom Equalizer setting in one Session and using it in another is fairly obvious, but presets are available with almost every block. If you have a tricky Application Source that needs custom settings, or a detailed Recorder Block configuration, you can save them once, then access them in any Session with a few clicks. Dive in and you'll find presets are a tremendous time-saver!

### Instant On, Instantly

The "Instant On" extra has long provided you with the absolute most powerful audio recording. With Instant On, you can capture all System Audio at once. When it's installed, you can also pull audio from already-running applications with no need to relaunch.

Now, Instant On is even better, as installing and updating it no longer requires restarting your Mac!

### Audio Cleanup

Audio Hijack now features three custom plugins for one of our users' most popular requests — cleaning up audio. The brand-new Denoise, Declick, and Dehum plugins are powered by code from iZotope, an industry leader in audio technology. Use them to improve the sound of records, tapes, and other lower-quality audio.

### Streamlined Recording Options

With the new default recording options, you can make a quick selection from a half dozen sensible options. But power users should fear not! All the powerful recording options Audio Hijack has always offered are still available in our "Advanced Recording Options", just a click away.

### One Session, Multiple Recorders

This one’s especially for the podcasters. With our new audio grid setup, you can easily record to multiple formats in sync. Now you can record to compressed and lossless formats together, with just a single click. The Record button will activate everything at the same time.

### Bulletproof Recording

We've long offered "bullet-proof" recording, which meant that even if a crash occurs, audio is saved. Previously, however, this feature was confined to the MP3 and AIFF formats. In the event of a problem, audio recorded to the more fragile AAC and ALAC formats could be lost. No longer! Now, recordings made in all formats will be preserved if you have an unfortunate computer malfunction.

### FLAC Recording

Speaking of audio formats, audiophiles will be thrilled to know that Audio Hijack can now record directly in the popular lossless FLAC format.

### Simplified Audio Effects

We’ve worked to make audio effects a lot simpler, and prettier too. There's no need to be scared! They're fun and easy to play around with, so you can get the exact sound you want.

### And Finally, A New Name

Audio Hijack 3 is the successor to all of our previous "Audio Hijack" products, including Audio Hijack Pro 2, Audio Hijack Pro 1, Audio Hijack 2, and Audio Hijack 1. Consumers and professionals alike will be able to harness unparalleled audio capture power with Audio Hijack 3. Best of all, if you've owned any previous Audio Hijack product, you can upgrade to Audio Hijack 3 with a great discount.