Version 2.5 of DropDMG is now available.

This is a free update that includes the following changes:

• Can now create archives in Panther’s Zip format; can convert Zip archives to images and vice-versa.
• DropDMG can now create StuffIt X archives, convert StuffIt archives to disk images, and vice-versa.
• Can now convert .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz, and .tar.bz2 archives to disk images (as well as to .zip and .sitx).
• Added support for .cdr (DVD/CD-R master) images.
• DropDMG can create a custom icon for the mounted image.
• You can now save named configurations of DropDMG’s preferences. By switching between different configurations, you can instantly recall different combinations of options.
• When you ask DropDMG to create an image from a volume, it automatically creates a device image, an exact copy of the volume, which is bootable (if original volume is).
• DropDMG now has a system service, which lets you easily create images/archives from items selected in the Finder, without DropDMG being open or in the Dock.
• Added Mount Image At… command, which lets you mount images at arbitrary locations in the filesystem, rather than on the desktop.
• Add Ask Later option, which makes DropDMG prompt you for a destination folder each time it needs to save an image or archive.
• Added Confirm button to let you verify a passphrase after typing it.
• DropDMG can now process multiple commands from AppleScript or the command line at the same time.
• Uses much less memory when computing folder sizes.
• Launches faster.
• The license agreement editor now supports find and replace.
• The log and image info windows now support the Find command.
• Lots of minor interface tweaks (window zooming, folder abbreviations, checkbox and button enabling etc, keyboard shortcuts, new window manipulation menu commands.).
• When creating encrypted images, the passphrase is now sent to hdiutil securely using a pipe instead of on the command line.
• A Cancel button is now available when you’re prompted to enter image and volume names.
• When creating a segmented image or archive, the segments are now placed in a newly created folder.
• Normalizes serial number case when personalizing, to make it less error-prone.
• You can hold down the Option key when clicking OK to dismiss multiple temporary preferences sheets at once.
• If the chosen destination folder is read-only, DropDMG now prompts for a new destination folder rather than aborting with an error.
• When you try to delete a license agreement, DropDMG now shows an alert sheet to make sure that’s what you really meant.
• The returning immediately AppleScript parameter is no longer needed and has been removed. If you want the AppleScript command to return before the operation is complete, use a standard AppleScript with timeout block.
• The create image AppleScript command now returns the path of the created image/archive. The command-line tool prints the path to standard output.
• The When Imaging a Package option has been removed from the preferences, but is still available via AppleScript and the command line.
• When creating an image, DropDMG now preserves ownerships and permissions, rather than just permissions. (This will not be evident unless you uncheck Ignore ownership on this volume after mounting the image.)
• Fixed bug where you’d have to authenticate more often than necessary.
• Fixed bug where relative paths did not work with the dropdmg tool’s --destination switch.
• Fixed bug where top-level symlinks were resolved instead of being copied as links.
• Fixed bug where it was possible to rename a license agreement, giving it the same name as another agreement.
• Fixed bug where DropDMG would sometimes return a “permission denied” error when calculating the space necessary to image a folder. Now, it will instead prompt for an administrator password.
• Fixed bug where sometimes you’d be prompted for a password after already entering one in the preferences sheet.
• DropDMG now requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

For more information, please see the DropDMG Manual.