BusyCal 3.6.1 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

• NEW: busycalevent://new URL handler for creating events, now supports assigning notes
• NEW: Hold down the 'Option / Alt' key while accepting an invitation from the Inbox to accept all invites at once
• NEW: 'Go To Date' picker now offers an additional calendar control to pick a date from
• NEW: Right clicking on the toolbar buttons for 'Week' and 'Month' views now allows you to quickly change viewing options
• NEW: Info panel now translates dates into local time where the timezones are different
• Event titles now display more text vertically in day and week views when event times are turned off
• Improved display of adjacent and overlapping events in Day and Week views
• Improved processing of CalDAV meeting invites for shared calendars
• Improved "sync at launch" for accounts with Push sync enabled
• Improved weather data retrieval
• Improved detection of HTML in notes
• Improved .ics importing
• Improved processing of delegated meeting invites from Exchange
• Improved processing of large HTML notes for Exchange
• Improved reporting of connectivity errors
• Improved formatting of event durations in List View
• Improved search results that now display both start and end times for events
• Info panel now identifies detached repeating events for clarity
• Info panel colors due dates red for overdue to-dos
• When deleting multiple events, you can now prevent the prompt from showing repeatedly
• When cutting / moving / deleting multiple recurring events, you can now prevent the change confirmation prompt from showing repeatedly
• Travel time drop-down now includes a "45 minutes" alert preset
• Fixed icon reflecting Organizer's attendance in meeting invites
• Fixed manual sorting of To Dos when sorting by Priority
• Fixed issue where drag and drop from OmniFocus would create duplicate events
• Fixed a bug with the date picker on macOS 10.12 that would lead to a crash
• Fixed info panel not updating its background color when switching beteeen dark / light appearances
• "Email Attendees" now no longer opens multiple windows when using MailMate
• "Open File" custom alarm option has been removed for iCloud. iCloud no longer supports syncing such alarms.
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now for direct customers. The Mac App Store version has been submitted to Apple for review and will be available on the Mac App Store once approved by Apple.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers who don't want to wait for the update to become available on the Mac App Store can download the direct version and install it over their Mac App Store version.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

Starting today, BusyContacts will only be available for direct purchase and download.

Mac App Store removal

BusyContacts will no longer receive updates on the Mac App Store, and will soon be removed from sale. Your license, however, is secure. Please continue to read further instructions below.

Mac App Store guidelines require BusyContacts to remove important functionality, such as its integration with Messages and Mail, in order for it to remain on the store. By removing this important feature, BusyContacts will lose its overall functionality as a tool that consolidates important data related to your contacts, allowing you to quickly review all types of communication and activities associated with a particular contact.

Our only option is to remove BusyContacts from the Mac App Store and continue distributing it directly from our online store.

You do not need to purchase BusyContacts again in order to enjoy free updates and feature improvements. Simply download our direct trial version linked below, and your existing license will transfer over. After installing the direct version over an existing Mac App Store version, you may also voluntarily request for a new registration code to be generated for you (from BusyContacts > Register).

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Note, that our licensing terms are as flexible as the Mac App Store. You can always contact us at any time if you have any questions.

BusyCal 3.5.7 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

• Weather Underground has retired its service. BusyCal weather updates are now powered by Dark Sky, which provides more accurate weather forecasts. It's also now easier to perform a city / town / zip-code lookup in preferences.
• Improved handling of CalDAV meeting invitations where these wouldn't otherwise show in the Inbox
• Completed todos with due times now show at their original due times instead of in the all-day section. This behavior can be changed from Preferences > ToDos.
• The "Carry forward uncompleted todos" setting no longer includes completed todos
• Updates to events with pending invites are now automatically synced to the server
• Meeting invitations sent to group calendar on Exchange, no longer appear in the Inbox when you're not invited
• WebEx meeting links inserted by google are no longer stripped out
• Extra details related to an embedded Hangouts call, hidden by default, can now be seen by clicking on a (i) button next to the Join Hangout Call link.
• Improvements to accounts preferences
• Several CalDAV servers (including iCloud) reject accepting Todos containing custom alarms with 'Open file' attachments / URLs. This option has now been disabled.
• Improved display of event tiles using custom condensed fonts
• Fixed a bug where the To-do list would not at times refresh if 'Show Completed Todos' was set to 'In Calendar Range'
• Fixed a bug where alerts would not fire for some unselected calendars
• Fix for Outlook and Airmail opening multiple windows when using the "Email attendees" option
• Performance improvements
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyContacts 1.3.2 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• New context menu options to "Show only this / all / none" when right-clicking on an Address book
• Improvements to accounts preferences
• Compatibility improvements with some CardDAV servers, including Google Contacts
• Fixed a bug where linked cards would show for disabled accounts
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyContacts customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal 3.5.6 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• Includes fixes for changes recently made to Google Calendar, affecting shared calendars and events
• Fixes a bug with delta syncing with iCloud where deletions on other devices wouldn't trigger a sync
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal 3.5.4 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• Improved handling of exchange auto-discovery
• Improved importing malformed .ics meetings
• Improved fetching of malformed subscriptions
• Improved delegate user checks when notifying users of incoming meeting invitations
• Improved exchange authentication process
• Fixed a bug where disabling sharing on a shared iCloud calendar wouldn't work
• Fixed a bug that would clear preferences, including those for smart groups, for some users
• Fixed coloring of tentative meeting invites
• Fixed a crash when printing for macOS 10.13 and below
• Fixed handling of unknown inbox notifications, which was causing a crash for some users
• Fixed WebDAV subscriptions not syncing over iCloud
• Fixed an issue where reminders would still be displayed for certain disabled CalDAV services
• Fixed overlapping sync indicator
• Fixed white textfield, appearing in dark mode, while replying to invites
• 'Holiday is observed' setting is now preserved in case the server updates the event without a modification date
• Fixed code-signing issue, causing some users to be prompted for their iCloud account info again
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyContacts 1.3.1 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• Improved exchange authentication process
• Improvements to auto-linking contacts across different services
• Advanced connection options now available for Exchange / CardDAV when adding new accounts
• Fixed a bug that would at times cause the currently highlighted contact to lose selection
• Fixed selection of previously selected contacts after a quit & relaunch
• Fixed selection of contacts with a lot of notes causing the profile photo to scroll out of view
• Includes fixes for changes made to iCloud's CardDAV servers recently
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyContacts customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal 3.5.2 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• Improved handling of notes containing HTML in Dark Mode
• Fixed an issue where changing the title of an event and selecting "Only This Event" would result in "Change All"
• Fixed a bug in the floating Info Panel where notes wouldn't get updated at times between selection of events
• Fixed overlapping timezone titles in week view when a secondary timezone got selecte
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal 3.5.1 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• Improved handling of notes containing HTML in Dark Mode
• Fixed a bug in the floating Info Panel where notes wouldn't get updated at times between selection of events
• Fixed overlapping timezone titles in week view when a secondary timezone got selected
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyContacts 1.3.0 has been released and is available for download.

Release Notes

• Dark Mode for macOS Mojave (10.14)
• Improvements to auto-discovery of CalDAV / Exchange accounts
• Fixed duplicate / delete card menu options at times become unavailable
• Fixed an auto-save bug where changes to notes would at times sync with a delay
• Fixed a bug where moving a contact between address books would duplicate the card on IceWarp servers
• Fixed an glitch where making modifications to notes after performing a search would retain the highlighted words
• System support for LinkedIn and Facebook was removed in macOS 10.14. BusyContacts relied on OS support, and so these services are no longer available starting 10.14
• The main contact list now shows longer names in full when possible
• Ongoing stability improvements

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyContacts customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.