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BusyCal 2023.1.2
BusyCal 2023.1.2 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version directly.
Release Notes
- 🔨 Fixed bug where automation scripts would fail to paste text into the app
- 🔨 Fixed bug where certain weather condition codes were not being recognized correctly
- 🔨 Fixed bug where natural language input would assign the default alarm instead of the one specified when creating new tasks
- 🔨 Fixed bug where tabbing within the Info Panel at times would send keyboard focus to the selected calendar event instead
- 🔨 Fixed bug where the Send Update button would not show at times after removing all attendees in a meeting
- 🔨 Fixed bug where syncing changes to a Google Task list would not time-out correctly on a network switch
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyCal customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
- New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.
- Mac App Store users can download the update directly from the store page once it's been reviewed and approved by Apple
- Setapp users can launch the Setapp app and select Check for Updates from the Setapp menu
In case you own a direct, perpetual copy and your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyCal 2023.1.1
clBusyCal 2023.1.1 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- 🆕 Combine identical events from across multiple calendars (from the View menu) and show the first, appropriate event. Switch between combined events from the Info Panel. NOTE: This setting only applies to Events and not Tasks.
- 🆕 Substantially improved scrolling performance when scrolling through week / month / year view with hundreds of events on screen
- 🆕 Near-zero lag when switching between calendar views whilst loading hundreds of events to display
- 🆕  Weather
- 🆕 Do not disturb can be turned on for an indefinite period of time
- 🆕 Dropping an .eml file on the dock icon now automatically extracts embedded .ics invites instead of always creating a new Task
- ✨ Searches performed in the Time Zone picker now return listings from built-in time zones such as GMT
- ✨ Improved handling of Google Calendar throttling when syncing shared calendars
- ✨ Office 365 / Outlook connections now use TLS 1.2 by default
- ✨ Memory usage optimizations
- 🔨 Fixed bug where certain text-navigation shortcuts, such as CMD+down-arrow, would not work in the floating Info Panel
- 🔨 Fixed bug where a locally deleted calendar would fail to delete from certain CalDAV servers at times and later resurrect
- 🔨 Fixed bug where a floating time alert from Todoist would show as time shifted to local GMT offset
- 🔨 Fixed bug where a custom alarm would not parse correctly for new tasks when using natural language input
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyCal customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
- New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyCal 2022.4.7
BusyCal 2022.4.7 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- 🆕 Favorite time zones can be added under Preferences > Advanced > Time zones
- 🆕 Give your favorite time zones a custom, friendly name. These names show up in time zone pickers
- 🆕 Favorite time zones are available alongside recently used time zones
- 🆕 Favorite time zones remain accessible even after clearly recently used time zones
- 🆕 Info Panel can optionally display time zone conversions for events
- 🆕 View local time at a given time zone directly from the Info Panel
- 🆕 Ability to copy scheduled times from the new Time Zones card displayed in the Info Panel
- 🆕 Support opening locations in Google Maps
- 🔨 Fixed a visual bug where creating a new future dated event at times would temporarily show a duplicate
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyCal customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
- New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyContacts 2022.4.5
BusyContacts 2022.4.5 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- Support for adding Mastodon social profile links
- Improved compatibility with Outlook when emailing a tag of contacts
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyContacts customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
- New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyContacts 2022.4.4
BusyContacts 2022.4.4 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- Improved handling of poorly formatted vCard data during import
- Improved interoperability with Daylite
- Improved sorting of the Birthday and Anniversary column in List view
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyContacts customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
- New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyCal 2022.4.6
BusyCal 2022.4.6 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- 🔨 Fixed bug where the menu alarm extension may quit unexpectedly for some users
- 🔨 Fixed display glitch in the Info Panel when showing count down
- ✨ Recently used calendars no longer show when there are less than 15 calendars in total
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyCal customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
- New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyCal 2022.4.5
BusyCal 2022.4.5 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- 🆕 Week view now supports showing up to 31 days. Useful for project managers looking to see a quick overview.
- 🆕 Selecting a single event in day / week view with more than one timezone showing, will now show its converted start time in the timezone ribbon on the left
- 🆕 Calendar picker menus now show 5 recently used calendars for quick picking
- 🆕 New print option for Month View: omit abbreviated month names in date cell
- ✨ Menu app now shows both start and end times for events
- ✨ Improved syncing of colored events from CalDAV servers with built-in support, such as Fastmail
- ✨ When the "Show month name for every day" appearance setting is enabled, print will now include month names
- ✨ Subscribed calendars are now grouped separately from Birthdays and Anniversaries
- ✨ You can now quickly open locations from the Info Panel by clicking on a little shortcut button that appears when an address is detected
- ✨ The Join meeting button, displayed in the alarm window, loses its color when you're 1/3rd into the meeting. Helps with back to back meetings.
- ✨ Updated Todoist integration to use their latest sync requirements
- 🔨 Fixed bug where printing multiple months would occasionally filter out some events or tasks
- 🔨 Fixed bug where a new event created by dragging in Day view would not show when inside of a smart filter
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyCal customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
- New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyContacts 2022.4.3
BusyContacts 2022.4.3 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- ✨ "Send to BusyContacts" option now shows up on the Services menu when you option+click on selected text. Use this to quickly create contacts from other apps.
- Mail-plugin support for macOS Ventura 13.1
- Fixed bug where Print dialog would fail to open for some users
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyContacts customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
- New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyCal 2022.4.4
BusyCal 2022.4.4 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- ✨ Left and right panel visibility states are now tied to the "Remember view settings" option in smart filter settings. For existing smart filters, you will need to edit and save the filter for this to take effect.
- ✨ "Send to BusyCal" option now shows up on the Services menu when you option+click on selected text. Use this to quickly create events from other apps.
- Fixed classic date picker for macOS Ventura
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyCal customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
- New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.
BusyContacts 2022.4.2
BusyContacts 2022.4.2 has been released and is available for download. We stagger our roll-outs, so in case you don't see one available within the app, feel free to download the latest trial version.
Release Notes
- 🆕 WhatsApp now appears as an option for phone numbers
- Improved detection of organization name and job title when using Quick Entry with pasted contact details
- Improved detection of nextcloud CardDAV servers
- During merging of contacts, the same values, but differently cased, are now considered equal
- Fixed bug where info panel would take too much space in list view
- Fixed bug where assignment of a profile image would fail for large JPEGs
- Ongoing stability improvements
How to install the update
The update is free for all BusyContacts customers with a valid license and is available now.
- Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
- New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.
In case your license has expired, you can extend your license from here to receive an additional 18 months of updates.
Previous Releases
If your license does not cover this update or you'd like to downgrade to a previous version, please click here.