Kase: Release Notes

Two Editions For You​

	Full Version	Community Edition
license type	paid	free (no ads)
we say:	"Thank you!"	"You're welcome!"
limitations	none	some

Kase's basic functionality is available to anyone free-of-charge (and free of ads) in the Community Edition (CE). Buying the full version gets you the unlimited full product and also helps support the ongoing development of Kase.

Versions Compared​

	Kase 4	Kase 3	Kase 2
latest release	4.0.2	3.6.2	2.5
iOS / iPadOS:
- recommended	17, 16	14, 15	12
- required	15	13	11
field types:
- Text	✓	✓	✓
- Choice	✓
- Boolean	✓
- Link	✓	✓	✓
- Picture	✓	✓
- Document	✓	✓
- more...	✓

Release 4​

4.0.2​

Version 4.0.2005 (2F89) | App Store Release 2023/12/06​

Fixes:​

• a localized language name was not correctly displayed; e.g. "Vietnamese" in Text Recognition Options
• some icons were scaled consistently; e.g. in Import/Export Preview

4.0: Firm Foundation​

Version 4.0.100430 (2312) | App Store Release 2023/12/01​

New Features:​

• new field types: Choice, Boolean
• new search interface with new Full Text scope and Keyword tokens
• QuickLook Edit support
• Color Picker and hi-rez colors
• new Fx: NameMapper, WordScrambler

Enhancements:​

• Sort options: enhanced and simplified
• greatly improved Group by Category sorting
• Picker: faster, and clearer
• more robust Backup & Restore
• smart image thumbnails
• greatly improved context menus
  • consistent items for Highlight, Speak, Mark, Copy, etc.
  • Deck menu, Card menu
• nav: Back button: no more blank titles
• Text Recognition: additional languages and new options
• Fx: enhancements and fixes
• UI customization: Symbol Weight, Light/Dark control
• additional alt. App Icons
• util: Attachments Clean Up

Fixes:​

• Side Menu: section header not visible in Light mode
• many other fixes and improvements

Release 3​

3.6.1​

Version 3.6.10016 (45F23)​

CE Version 3.6.10016 (45F23)​

App Store Release 2021/11/22​

Improvements:

• better support for iOS 15
• library updates
• build system updates

Fixes:

• indexer could crash after backup

Build System:

• Swift 5.4
• Xcode 13.1
• macOS 12.0.1 Monterey

3.6: Document Field​

Version 3.6.45 (2489)​

CE Version 3.6.45 (2489)​

App Store Release 2021/06/17​

Document Image field + Text Recognition!

New Features

• Document Image field
  • Complementing the Pictures field, Document Image is specifically for documents.
  • Stored as PDF with multiple-page support, Document Image can be obtained via the Clipboard or the Document Camera.
• Scan with Camera
  • Scan in both Pictures (e.g. from photo prints) and Document Images with the Document Camera.
  • It supports multiple pages and is great for Text Recognition.
• Image Caption & Transcript with Text Recognition!
  • Add caption and transcript to images, making them searchable with the built-in full text indexer.
  • Transcripts are automatically added with new images and when reindexing.
  • Text Recognizor can be customized for different combinations of languages.

Improvements

• Help: What's New with enhanced WebNotices

• updated libraries
• updated web URLs for online docs

Fixes

• Box rename didn't update
• various fixes

• Build System:
  • Swift 5.4
  • Xcode 12.5
  • macOS 11.4 Big Sur

3.5: Picture Field​

Version 3.5.35 (E5611)​

CE Version 3.5.35 (E5611)​

App Store Release 2021/04/05​

Picture Field + Refined Import/Export

New Features

• Picture field!
• "Copy Name" & "Copy Picture" actions
• "What's New" (WebNotices)

Improvements

• Copy/Paste operations support HEIF format
• Import/Export:
  • CSV: field names automatically include deck name if colliding
  • better error messages
  • updated library with speed improvements
• Access counts and dates now only updated after a delay
  • so e.g. fast scrubbing through Cards does not mark them with new accesses
• Restore mode entered if database is damaged (data store loading)

Fixes

• Import/Export: field options now properly encoded/decoded

Plus other minor fixes and improvements.

• Build System:
  • Swift 5.3
  • Xcode 12.4
  • macOS 11.2.3 Big Sur

3.4.1​

Version 3.4.1003 (FB4A)​

CE Version 3.4.1003 (FB4A)​

App Store Release 2021/03/01​

• fixed: opening the "Add New Field" window could crash the app on some devices
• build system updates
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.3
  • Xcode 12.4
  • macOS 11.2.2 Big Sur

3.4: Enhanced Import/Export​

Version 3.4.193 (E5C8)​

CE Version 3.4.193 (E5C8)​

App Store Release 2020/12/03​

Enhanced Import/Export + More!

New Features

• Import & Export (lots of Encodables and Decodables):
  • introducing the KASE file format
  • JSON: KASE in JSON
  • CSV: Highlight, Mark, Date Accessed now import/export-able
  • Import Sample Data replaced by "Help: Browse Samples & Templates"

Fixes & Improvements

• Kase of Boxes:
  • Boxes cell redone based on CommonCell: fixed inconsistent height issue introduced in 3.3.1 (which was quickly released to fix an iPadOS 14.0 bug that prevented the Boxes window from opening)
• Box of Decks
  • Box name is now the title on the Decks window
• Deck of Cards
  • View/Filter: new Highlight rule
  • Date Accessed and Access Counts now sortable
• Card:
  • changing Mark does not update modify date (like highlighting)
  • tap on cell to follow link
• overhauled Indexing system: much more robust and reliable
• reverted back from Core Data Derived attributes to self-calculated count attributes: much more reliable and also faster since there is no more need to count in place when Derived isn't up-to-date
• expanded System Info for both sending feedback and Database History
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.3
  • Xcode 12.2
  • macOS 10.15.7 Catalina

3.3.1​

• fixed: Boxes window could not open in iPadOS 14.0 (see wisd.com/blog/ios14-gm)
• some library updates
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.2
  • Xcode 11.6
  • macOS 10.15.6 Catalina

3.3: iPad​

Version 3.3.76 (A95A)​

CE Version 3.3.77 (21E5)​

App Store Release 2020/07/14​

iPhone + iPad!

• iPad Multitasking!: Split View, Slide Over, etc.
  • Split View also available on Max/Plus-size iPhones
• major refactoring in Card View: data entry cells, text field editing
  • new TextField fixes also apply for these views: Boxes, Deck, Field, Cats, and Tags
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.2
  • Xcode 11.5
  • macOS 10.15.5 Catalina

3.2: Restore​

Version 3.2.25 (CFEFE)​

CE Version 3.2.33 (D476)​

App Store Release 2020/06/12​

Complete Backup and Restore!

• Backup
• Restore Mode
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.2
  • Xcode 11.4.1
  • macOS 10.15.4 Catalina

3.1: Import​

Version 3.1.181 (EB176)​

App Store Release 2020/05/30​

No Bento in Catalina? Import with Kase!

• Flexible Import function (CSV Codable) with Prefills, Preview, Key option, and Replace Mode option.
• Easier to use UnitConverter with better designs for Fx Preview and Unit Preview.
• Re-enabled home screen Quick Action.
• Renamed "Version History" to "Database History" with quick link from About.
• Much improved internal declarative UI library with better support for Dynamic Type, and SF Symbols.
• Started utilizing Core Data's new derived attributes for iOS 13.
• Removed Instabug.
• And many bug fixes.
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.2
  • Xcode 11.4.1
  • macOS 10.15.4 Catalina

3.0.1​

Version 3.0.1006 (C57E)​

CE Version 3.0.1006 (C57E)​

App Store Release 2019/11/05​

• minor updates for Dynamic Type
• temporarily disabled Units home screen quick action
• Build System:
  • Swift 5.1
  • Xcode 11.2
  • macOS 10.15.1 Catalina

3.0: iOS 13 Redesign​

CE Version 3.0.230 (7BC5)​

App Store Release 2019/11/02​

Redesigned for iOS 13!

• iOS 13 design language
  • Dark Mode
  • SF Symbols
  • Context Menus
  • etc.

• Build System:
  • Swift 5.1
  • Xcode 11.1
  • macOS 10.15.1 Catalina

Release 2​

2.5: Markdown!​

Version 2.5.72 (B234)​

App Store Release 2019/06/05​

Markdown support!

• two new options for Multi-line Text fields:
  1. Markdown: text will be formatted on-the-fly and displayed as rich text
  2. Number of Lines: the field's display in a Card can be adjusted to any number of lines
• new Version History screen, accessible from "Backup, etc." and the About screen via long-press

• fixed crash in Deck Design screen when adding link to the deck itself
  • bug introduced in 2.3 (also affecting 2.4) while cleaning up some @objc attributes...

• unified to internal declarative options framework
  • making Option screens (e.g. Field options) more consistent and flexible

• other fixes and improvements:

  • Settings: Colors: Theme Color: now displays in full color making it easier to choose
  • fixed Card screen's back button display for very long Card names
  • libraries updates

• Build System:

  • Swift 5.0
  • Xcode 10.2.1
  • macOS 10.14.5 Mojave

2.4: Good Relations​

Version 2.4.36 (A194)​

App Store Release 2019/04/10​

Visualize and browse to related Decks!

• A new "Open Related..." command under the Deck's drop menu allows easy browsing to related Decks: Inheritance (super-decks and sub-decks), Linked In decks, and Linking To decks.
• From a Card screen's in-bound links section, if the linking deck has inheriting decks (sub-decks), user is presented with choices of decks to open
  • the "Move to Deck..." is also changed to use the hierarchical decks selection.

• other fixes and improvements:

  • more robust deletes
  • fixed missing privacy usage string for QuickLook Preview's Save Image function

• Build System:

  • Swift 5.0
  • Xcode 10.2
  • macOS 10.14.4 Mojave

2.3: HEIF​

Version 2.3.138 (6B3E2)​

App Store Release 2019/03/27​

In addition to HEIF support, this is also an important update with many under-the-hood improvements readying for future features.

• Pictures/HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format):
  • Converter to convert existing pictures to/from HEIF
  • e.g. with 400 pictures, size reduced from 1.6 GB to 340 MB!
  • improved Clipboard access

• Card screen:

  • auto updates of linked Cards and counts
  • improved Fx's displays

• Sortable Fields: many fixes and improvements

• Index: word forms are now sorted

• Instabug: upgraded to 8.1 for improved privacy protection

• many other fixes and improvements:

  • improved Alerts with preferred actions
  • more robust text field handling
  • more robust Categories & Tags editing
  • fixed tint color for new windows
  • reworked local notifications/KVO
  • SwiftLint!

• Build System:

  • Swift 4.2
  • Xcode 10.1
  • macOS 10.14.3 Mojave

2.2: Great Sorts​

Version 2.2.9933 (8825D)​

App Store Release 2019/02/11​

Building on 2.1's three-level Sort Options for Views, 2.2 further expands the Sorting power.

• new View options:
  • Sort by User-defined Fields
  • Sort by Notes
  • Sort by Links Count
  • Sort by Cards Count (for Decks)

• Cards screen will automatically display the Sort by Field.

• Units: search by Category names, in addition to Unit names
  • e.g. Type "tem" to see all Temperature units.
  • e.g. Type "elec" to see all Electric categories.

• other UI improvements and fixes
• Build System:
  • Swift 4.2
  • Xcode 10.1
  • macOS 10.14.2 Mojave

2.1: Multiple Sorts​

Version 2.1.9927 (92E9)​

App Store Release 2018/12/16​

• Sort Options for Views: up to 3 levels of sortings
• added Quick Action Shortcut for the Unit Converter
• Build System:
  • Swift 4.2
  • Xcode 10.1
  • macOS 10.14.2 Mojave

2.0.1​

Version 2.0.109927 (1ACB)​

App Store Release 2018/11/27​

• fixed Card edit mode animations for iOS 12
• added app icons for iPad
• Build System:
  • Swift 4.2
  • Xcode 10.1
  • macOS 10.14.1 Mojave

2.0: Hello World​

Version 2.0.9931 (4768)​

App Store Preorder 2018/11/14​

• first public version for the App Store
• Build System:
  • Swift 4.2
  • Xcode 10.0
  • macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra

Release 1​

1.0: Dave​

• In its 1.0 stage, Kase was known as Dave, and it has been faithfully managing databases for a small group of early users since 2014.
• Build System:
  • Swift 1.x
  • Xcode 6.x
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite