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Version 3.3
Released April 20, 2017

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If there's a problem with the above links, you can download directly from here: Shaker.zip
This program is Open Source, MIT License. Copyright © 2017 Matthew Ahmed. (Totally free to use forever)
Download and use entirely at your own risk. No warranty of any kind.
Requires Windows 10 or later, with included Windows Media Player 12 or later. Tested with Windows 10 and 11.

Installation: Unzip the download file to a temporary location, and run (e.g. double-click) the enclosed shaker3.3_install.msi file.
Uninstall: In the Control Panel "Programs and Features", select "Shaken, not stirred" and click Uninstall.

Alternative manual installation (same version and license as above)
Shaker_manual_install.zip
Highly recommended if you're comfortable with manual installs, and appreciate the simplicity of all configuration and temp files kept in the program's folder (so just deleting the program folder completely uninstalls). You don't even need to Run as Administrator to install. Unzip the download file to a subfolder of your user profile folder, e.g. "C:\Users\<your login name>\Shaker" (or anywhere else in your profile, including Desktop), and run Shaker.exe. For convenience you'll probably want to create a shortcut to Shaker.exe on your Desktop or Start Menu.
Note: The program writes all files to its own folder (except generated playlists wherever you choose) only if it's in a subfolder your user profile folder. If you put it anywhere else (like the Program Files folder), configuration and temp files will be written to your user profile's AppData folder to avoid causing User Access Control warnings from Windows.

New in version 3.3
Added option: Global limit of play frequency, to override any song's higher frequency from sum of multiple Song Groups selected.
Added option: Playlists have relative paths, enabling directory sync of music files for Android phones, as alternative to phone's sync app. (Maybe iPhones too, but not tested)
Bug fix: Some settings with the portable/manual installation were still saved in the user's AppData folder.
Minor wording and appearance changes in some windows.

Version history, with links to download older versions

Open Source code for Shaken, not stirred 3.3
ShakerOpenSourceCode.zip
Includes Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 C++ project files for the Shaker.exe program file, and HTML Help Workshop project files for the Shaker.chm Help file.

While the actual code includes a lot of explanatory comments, the enclosed ReadMe.html has only minimal overview documentation. I hope to update the Open Source download file with better documentation eventually, but don't really know how motivated I'll be to spend time on that. If you're an author seriously considering using Shaker's code, please feel free to contact me with any questions, and I'll be glad to help.