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Author Topic: Mala 2.0 is being developed  (Read 21010 times)

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Mala 2.0 is being developed
« on: May 01, 2026, 11:20:13 pm »
Thanks to A.I. , I was able to revive the soruce code from Delphi 2007 to use Delphi 12 IDE to compile it again

I had to replace a bunch of old supporting libs and fork out some cash for code to support video previews in layouts and video screensaver.
But 2.0 beta is working but with a bunch of bugs at the moment.  I will work though them with a view of releasing a new beta version in coming months, I also need to revive the website from an old backup.

Anyway, So with your encouragement I intend to bring this old FE back to life
Thanks for your patience :-)


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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2026, 04:45:18 pm »
Wonderful to see Mala's resurrection. I miss the simple functionality.

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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2026, 02:01:35 pm »
Wow, blast from the past.  Very cool!

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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2026, 06:39:56 pm »
Dang, I just popped on to start looking at an FE to upgrade to, and this pops up. still running MalaFE/autohotkey/ on my rotating lcd cab but the old PC is dying.   might be a good time to test the revived/new version
« Last Edit: May 04, 2026, 06:52:55 pm by TopJimmyCooks »

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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2026, 12:29:42 am »
Great news! Mala is still my favourite FE. Interested to see what v2.0 brings.

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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2026, 10:23:38 pm »
Awesome news!


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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2026, 10:04:37 pm »
Great news indeed!
Will the old plugins be compatible with 2.0. or will we need to work on them also?

Thanks for your work on this Loadman.
I still use Mala, and love it.

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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2026, 10:49:36 pm »
Hello again old friends

Yes old plugins will work (I hope). The ones I quickly tested do

I don't want your raise your expectations to high for v2.0.
Its more of a stability improvement with refresh of the engine of this old code on a new IDE/Compiler

But ....That will give us a sold platform to make future changes / improvements and fix other things that have bugged users for years :-)

The Website is back up as well malafe.net

I will be looking for V2.0 Beta testers in coming months
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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2026, 11:58:38 am »
I'd be happy to beta test it for you, as Im sure many will.

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Re: Mala 2.0 is being developed
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2026, 10:54:20 pm »
 :).

Thanks Mr Fingers

Anyone else interested in beta testing (soonish) please email me here at  malatesters@malafe.net