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BusyCal 2024.4.3
BusyCal 2024.4.3 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 directly.
Release Notes
- π Major update! Tasks can now be assigned individual custom durations
- π Natural language input now supports taking in task durations, e.g. by typing [15m] for 15 minutes
- π Tasks can now be assigned priorities and due times even if the service does not support it (such as Google Tasks, Microsoft Todos, Outlook, Exchange). Priorities and due times now sync to other devices running BusyCal (requires latest update)
- π Tasks now have a new superpower - these can be assigned a Starred status separate from priorities. This also syncs across services that do not support syncing this status (such as iCloud, Reminders, Google Tasks, Microsoft Todos, Outlook, Exchange).
- π Introducing Task statuses! You can now mark your tasks as βIn Progress,β βNeeds Action,β or βCancelled.β via a new drop-down edit option. Plus, these statuses seamlessly sync with supported services such as NextCloud.
- π Tasks can now be marked as βCancelledβ through the new βstatusβ option. Cancelled tasks, which do not carry forward, appear strikethrough and can be hidden via the βView > Show cancelled eventsβ preference
- π Smart filters updated to support filtering on the new Star status
- π You can now individually disable alarms for Events, Tasks, or Journals under Settings > Alarms
- π New setting to control the display of completed Undated Tasks in the calendar, under Settings > Tasks
- π Chinese Simplified now supported in Natural Language Input (Quick Entry)
- π Korean now supported in Natural Language Input (Quick Entry)
- π Added support for tabbing into the calendar-name selection drop-down to facilitate easier keyboard navigation
- β¨ Improved compatibility with NextCloud; sub-tasks no longer become detached after syncing back and forth
- β¨ Implemented a workaround to address a Google Calendar change that introduced birthdays and anniversaries into the main calendar without a way to turn this off. BusyCal now automatically marks such events as Hidden during sync
- β¨ Ignore calendar color option added to calendars under Reminders
- π§ Fixed bug turning on "Ignore calendar color" under calendar options would not work for some services
- π§ Fixed bug where the location field would copy over when creating "Busy Only" time-blocking events on another calendar
- π§ Fixed bug where the menu app was displaying an identical event from an arbitrary calendar rather than the current calendar set
- π§ Fixed an issue where tabbing between fields within the Info Panel could occasionally fail, especially with specific combinations of visible fields
- π§ Resolved an issue where travel time calculations were occasionally failing when using the current location.
- π§ Improved handling of MS Graph runtime errors after these were recently changed
- π§ Improved handling of intermittent server timeouts for MS Graph accounts
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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 2024.4.2
BusyCal 2024.4.2 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 directly.
Release Notes
- π Sync New Accounts Across Devices: Once added to one device, new accounts now automatically sync to all other devices (including BusyCal on iOS) via iCloud. Please note: Re-authentication is required as credentials are not transferred or synced.
- π Smart Filters & Calendar Sets now seamlessly sync across all your Macs running BusyCal
- π Smart Filters now have the option to remember your chosen time zone, allowing for seamless transitions between time zones as you switch filters in BusyCal
- π Settings / Accounts / Smart Filter syncing via iCloud can be optionally turned off, if needed, on individual devices under Settings > Advanced
- π Completed tasks can now be excluded from List View under List View > List Settings...
- β¨ Upcoming event title length can now be set to zero for the Menu bar, effectively hiding titles entirely
- π§ Fixed an issue where the 'Match Start/End Times' menu commands were not functioning correctly for floating events
- π§ Fixed an intermittent issue with Spotlight indexing not updating correctly
- π§ Fixed an issue where the Menu app would not immediately refresh events updated during background sync following a relaunch
- π§ Improved stability of Apple Calendar synchronization by addressing a crash caused by specific characters in the attendee field
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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.
BusyContacts 2024.4.1
BusyContacts 2024.4.1 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 directly.
Release Notes
- β¨ macOS Sequoia related improvements
- β¨ Improved mapping of UK postcodes
- β¨ Performance improvements when editing multiple contacts
- β¨ Improved HTML detection in notes
- β¨ Ability to turn off HTML detection in notes under Settings > Advanced
- β¨ Improved support for CardDAV servers that don't support sync tokens properly
- β¨ Enhanced app performance for handling large volumes of duplicate cards, significantly speeding up editing operations
- π§ Fixed bug where updated photos stored on a remote server would not pull during sync for some users
- π§ Improved support for older macOS versions
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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.
- 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 2024.4.1
BusyCal 2024.4.1 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 directly.
Release Notes
- π Individual calendars can now be excluded from appearing in the βUpcoming Eventsβ section of the menu bar. Double-click on a calendar to access this new setting
- π New setting under alarm window settings: Mark task as completed on dismissal
- π New google account setting: Automatically add google meets to new meeting invites
- π Adjust to Local Time Zone: New context menu option to change the time zone of selected events to match your local time zone, while keeping the event times unchanged. Useful if the wrong timezone was inadvertently set during travel.
- π Batch Clear Notes: Quickly clear all notes from selected events using the context menu
- π Shorten Long URLs: Shorten long URLs (via tinyurl) in event notes using the context menu
- π New Setting under Appearance > Banners: the option to βUse true color for selected banners onlyβ can now be disabled.
- π Mini-date pickers, when editing an event, now feature shortcuts for "Today" and "Tomorrow"
- β¨ macOS Sequoia related improvements
- β¨ Improved natural language parsing of contacts / attendees
- β¨ Improved handling of failures when synchronizing with Microsoft Office via the Graph API
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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 2024.3.10
BusyCal 2024.3.10 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
- π New "Copy Details" context menu: easily copy event titles, dates, notes, URLs, and more
- β¨ Added a new accessibility setting to hide month names in month view while scrolling
- β¨ macOS Sequoia related improvements
- π§ Improved support for older macOS versions
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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.
BusyContacts 2024.3.1
BusyContacts 2024.3.1 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 directly.
Release Notes
- π macOS Sequoia support
- π New "Copy All" option added to the context menu; quickly copy multiple phone numbers, emails, or addresses
- π Added a new batch removal options for birthdays, anniversaries, numbers, addresses etc in the context menu
- π Added a context menu option to bulk-assign city, state, and country to selected contacts using a list of existing names
- π Added a context menu option to bulk-assign job titles
- π Added a context menu option to bulk-remove contact photos
- π New option to include nicknames when printing labels
- π TikTok added to Social Profile (IM) field
- π New relationship types: grandparent, grandchild, cousin, uncle, aunt
- π New settings to disable automatic address detection
- β¨ Improved handling of automatic HTML detection in notes
- β¨ Enhanced compatibility with Hookmark markdown links
- β¨ Improved formatting of WhatsApp numbers
- β¨ Enhanced detection of hyperlinks within notes
- β¨ Improved keyboard navigation between edited fields
- β¨ Enhanced handling of merged changes during background sync
- β¨ Zip / Postcode lookups now assign localized country names
- β¨ Auto-completions for names, companies, and addresses now require exact matches to be pre-selected, enabling easier entry of new information without needing to press the escape key
- π¨ Fixed a bug where floating info panels would not remember their positions and sizes
- π¨ Fixes an issue where setting a number as preferred would get overwritten by Apple Contacts
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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.
- 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 2024.3.9
BusyCal 2024.3.9 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
- π macOS Sequoia support
- π Auto-tagging in Account Automation settings now supports applying rules on incoming updated events too
- π Added a context menu option to display tasks from the selected list, while maintaining visibility of events from all other selected calendars
- β¨ Improvements to natural language parsing for French
- β¨ Improved location parsing for events on MS Graph accounts
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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 2024.3.8
BusyCal 2024.3.8 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
- β¨ Improved handling of identical time-blocking events
- β¨ Improved display of attendee and contact search results
- β¨ Improved formatting of addresses in location searches
- π¨ Fixed a crash caused by missing contacts linked to events
- π¨ Fixed an occasional crash caused by accepting meetings from the Inbox
- π¨ Fixed a bug where spotlight indexing would cause a hang in calendars with many linked contacts
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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 2024.3.7
BusyCal 2024.3.7 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 directly.
Release Notes
- β¨ Improved handling of identical time-blocking events
- β¨ Improved display of attendee and contact search results
- β¨ Improved formatting of addresses in location searches
- π¨ Fixed a bug where spotlight indexing would cause a hang in calendars with many linked contacts
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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 2024.3.5
BusyCal 2024.3.5 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 directly.
Release Notes
- π You can now bulk assign categories to events in Microsoft Office 365 using the context menu
- π Enhanced natural language input in Month view now recognizes calendar names, just like Quick Entry
- π¨ Fixed an issue where blocking events incorrectly copied the location when not requested
- π¨ Resolved a bug that prevented full details from being copied when dragging an event from a read-only calendar
- π¨ Addressed a crash that could occur on older Macs during launch
- π§ Ongoing stability and performance enhancements
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.