Kase Release Notes

Two Editions For You​

Most of Kase's features are available in the Community Edition (CE) to anyone free-of-charge (and free-of-ads). Buying the Full Edition gets you the unlimited, full-featured product and also helps support the ongoing development of Kase.

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

Versions Compared​

	Kase 4	Kase 3	Kase 2
latest release	4.2	3.6.2	2.5
iOS / iPadOS:
- recommended	17, 16	15, 14	12
- required	15	13	11
field types:
- Text	✓	✓	✓
- Number	✓
- Date/Time	✓
- Choice	✓
- Boolean	✓
- Link	✓	✓	✓
- Picture	✓	✓
- Document	✓	✓

Release 4​

4.2: Number w/Unit​

Version 4.2.167 (58A2E) | App Store Release 2024/03/20​

New Features:​

• new Number field with multi-level Unit support

Enhancements:​

• enhanced Units view: search scopes, etc.
• enhanced Time Zones view: city-centric, etc.
• Date/Time field: enhanced Time Zone menu
• Boolean field: different icons for display modes
• QuickLook for image fields now full-screen
• Sort Options menu: setting Sortable Fields now always available
• View Options and Field Options views: general improvements

Fixes:​

• Side-by-Side view: Time Zone menu didn't change display

See this blog post for more details.

4.1: Date/Time w/Time Zone​

Version 4.1.136 (AC2D) | App Store Release 2024/02/04​

New Features:​

• new Date/Time field type with Time Zone support

Enhancements:​

• Choice field type:
  • pop-up menu even in non-edit mode
  • CE users can also use it now (with some limitation)
• Picture/Document field types:
  • new Regenerate Thumbnail command
  • new field option: icon aspect ratio
• Sortable Fields:
  • maximum Sortable Fields per deck expanded from 3 to 8
  • ability to set Sortable Fields from within the Sort Options menu is back
• Category & Tags' colors:
  • new name-based Reset to Intrinsic Color
  • colors are now included in the Import/Export files
• much more robust Import/Export operations
• all Field options rearranged to be easier to understand
• Database History: DeviceKit update to properly display names for newer devices

Fixes:​

• QuickLook Editing fixed to remove the confusing Back button
• crashes in iOS 15 fixed

See this blog post for more details.

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