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Version 1.9.6

This maintenance release adds support for searching the Apple Music application. DEVONsphere Express finds files from the popular Affinity Photo and Designer applications by name. We've also fixed issues and improved the results from web searching.

  • Added support for the Music application on macOS Catalina and later.
  • The filename of Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer files is now indexed.
  • Improved and fixed the reliability of web searches.
  • Improved handling of automation and accessibility prompts on macOS Mojave and later. This includes adding found bookmarks to Safari's Reading List.
  • Items found in currently opened DEVONthink databases were opened in the default application, not DEVONthink. Fixed.
  • The currently selected result wasn't shown as highlighted on macOS Big Sur. Fixed.
  • Indexing DEVONagent's workspaces could fail. Fixed.
  • The subject line of bug reports from the App Store release wasn't correct. Fixed.
  • Removed reference to "DEVONsphere Server" in the Similar Web Pages category.
  • Removed .xd from the list of plain text extensions as this is also used by binary Adobe XD files.

Version 1.9.5

This release brings compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs and some cosmetic changes for macOS Big Sur. Indexing and caching have been improved, and so has the overall reliability and performance.

  • Added support for Apple Silicon Macs.
  • Added .nim files to the list of known plain text extensions.
  • Cosmetic changes for macOS Big Sur.
  • An alert asks for full disk access before indexing on macOS Mojave and later, if necessary.
  • Opening found documents from the results list now submits the search string to the default application like a Spotlight search.
  • Images in Nisus Writer .zrtf files are now stripped before indexing the file as they're not supported by macOS' text engine.
  • Improved the reliability of indexing of third-party file formats requiring Spotlight metadata importers.
  • Related documents for aliases in the Finder linking indexed items are now supported.
  • Revised caching to provide faster and more reliable indexing of Finder comments.
  • The ~/Music/iTunes/Downloads directory is now automatically excluded by default.
  • The default encoding of HTML files is now UTF-8 if no charset is specified.
  • Background tasks now support automatic graphics switching, potentially increasing the battery life on dual GPU MacBooks.
  • Sending bug reports via MailMate is now supported.
  • Improved overall performance and reliability.
  • The Quick Look preview of found DEVONthink items wasn't working. Fixed.
  • When many locations were added, Preferences > Locations couldn't be scrolled. Fixed.
  • Preferences > Locations, the dark mode appearance of the splash screen, and the text color of the search field showed display artifacts. Fixed.
  • The shortcut control and progress bar in Preferences > General weren't working properly. Fixed.
  • The welcome video of the Support Assistant didn't work anymore. Fixed.
  • Empty EPUB files could crash the background task. Fixed.

Version 1.9.4

This release increases compatibility with macOS Catalina. We have added support for the native file format of the popular Nisus Writer application. Indexing HTML and Finder comments is more reliable and autocompletion suggestions of search terms now appear more quickly in the search field. In addition to overall performance and reliability being improved, we have also fixed some bugs when using the proximity operators in searches.

Note: Starting with version 1.9.4, DEVONsphere Express requires macOS El Capitan or later.

  • Add support for indexing and searching .zrtf documents created by Nisus Writer.
  • Displayed sizes are now based on 1,000 instead of 1,024. This is similar to sizes reported in the Finder and other applications.
  • Improved speed of autocompletion suggestions in the search field.
  • Improved performance when traversing the filesystem using excluding folders in Preferences > Locations.
  • Improved indexing of Finder comments.
  • Improved parsing and indexing HTML content.
  • Replaced Buy button in the License dialog with Your Account.
  • Updated the Preferences > Categories > DEVONthink icon to the new icon for DEVONthink 3.
  • Improved overall performance and reliability.
  • Fixed issues with proximity operators, e.g., BEFORE, including the negated forms using NOT.
  • Fixed an issue where indexing .emlx files no longer worked, caused by Apple's newer Spotlight plugins.
  • Fixed an issue where the application licensing could fail on some machines, e.g., ones with a replaced logic board.
  • Fixed an issue where the Hide Web Search command didn't work.
  • Fixed an issue where the Safari history was no longer working (macOS Sierra or later).
  • Fixed an issue where the Support Assistant caused a memory leak.

Version 1.9.3

This maintenance release addresses a sporadic crash some users had when accessing the Preferences panel on macOS Mojave. We have added support for indexing Open Packaging Format files and made indexing package files, like RTFD, more reliable. Additionally, we now support detecting the current web page in the Vivaldi and Brave web browsers in See Also. Overall reliability has been the primary focus of this release.

  • Added support for detecting the current web page in the Vivaldi and Brave web browsers in See Also.
  • Added support for indexing Open Packaging Format (.opf) files.
  • Faster and more reliable indexing of contact files and text clippings.
  • Improved reliability and performance.
  • Fixed an issue with indexing document package files, like RTFD.
  • Fixed an issue with indexing internet location files (macOS Mojave).
  • Fixed an issue with indexing some file types that use Spotlight importers (macOS Mojave).
  • Fixed an issue where an alert was not displayed after entering an incorrect license code.
  • Fixed an issue where opening the License panel could stall the application when a network connection was not available or reliable.
  • Fixed a crash and incomplete display of the window when accessing the Preferences panel (macOS Mojave).

Version 1.9.2

This release improves compatibility with macOS Mojave. It addresses some visual artifacts, as well as some incorrect autocompletion in the search field. General improvements include improved indexing of ePUB, Tinderbox, and textclipping files. We've re-enabled the use of 32-bit Spotlight importers for file formats like those from Microsoft Office, and added or enhanced some much needed VoiceOver support. DEVONsphere Express generates thumbnails now via new servers as the previous thumbnail service is shutting down.

  • Improved indexing of EPUB books, Tinderbox files, and textclippings.
  • Improved support for file formats having no 64-bit Spotlight importer, like Microsoft Office files.
  • Preferences > Locations now displays the number of indexed items for added folders.
  • Improved VoiceOver support including Preferences > Locations, interface buttons, and the VoiceOver shortcut ⇧⌃⌥M in menus and context menus.
  • DEVONthink documents opened in external apps now show related documents as long as DEVONthink is running.
  • DEVONsphere Express uses a new service for generating web site thumbnails as as Thumbshots will shut down November 15, 2018.
  • Improved overall reliability, including greater compatibility with macOS Mojave.
  • Fixed some visual artifacts in the search field (macOS Mojave).
  • Fixed an issue where search terms would autocomplete incorrectly (macOS Mojave).
  • Fixed an issue where dragging search results to other apps would switch to Related mode.
  • Fixed an issue where the incorrect icon size was used when toggling icon previews.
  • Fixed an issue with automatically updating to the latest version.
  • Fixed a rare crash caused by memory management.

Version 1.9.1

This release contains many performance-related improvements, especially when indexing large numbers of documents. We have improved compatibility with Apple's AFPS filesystem, used in macOS High Sierra. Support for searching ePub files and finding related website has been enhanced, too, and indexing includes the text in PDF annotations and forms. And as always, we have made the application more reliable and use less resources.

Note: Starting with this version DEVONsphere Express requires macOS Yosemite or later.

  • Added indexing of the text in PDF annotations and forms.
  • Added auto-completion of the last typed search term.
  • Added important information and logs to Help > Report Bug.
  • Improved sorting results by date.
  • Improved returning related websites in the results.
  • Improved support for using the favicon of related websites.
  • Improved security by using SSL when searching via Google or Bing.
  • Improved creation and updating of the search index.
  • Improved indexing and searching of ePub files.
  • Improved support for character set encodings in HTML and XML.
  • Improved compatibility with Google Chrome's Bookmarks.
  • Improved compatibility to Apple's new AFPS filesystem used in macOS High Sierra.
  • Improved reliability and performance when indexing large numbers of documents.
  • Improved support for Postbox when using the Help > Report Bug function.
  • Improved logging, general performance, and reliability.
  • Fixed an issue with resource usage while loading the index.
  • Fixed an issue when some user interface artifacts were occasionally seen in macOS High Sierra.
  • Fixed a rare crash related to background processes.
  • Removed the use of 32-bit processes for indexing. This only affects users on High Sierra (10.13.4 and later) indexing file formats that have no 64-bit Spotlight importer.

Version 1.9

This release adds support for new file formats as well as for DEVONthink Personal. The revised results list allows to quickly collapse and re-expand categories. An improved search finds terms in both title and content, and See Also supports source URLs and longer text selections. In addition, version 1.9 launches smoother and indexes e.g. Finder/Spotlight comments much faster.

Starting with this version DEVONsphere Express is 64-bit only and requires OS X Mavericks or later.

  • Support for Adobe InDesign files.
  • Support for flat OmniOutliner 5 files.
  • Support for .fountain plain text files.
  • Support for .m3u8 playlists.
  • Support added for DEVONthink Personal.
  • Revised results list; categories stay visible when scrolling and can be collapsed.
  • Revised search; finds terms distributed between title and content. This is closer to the behavior of Spotlight.
  • Improved See Also supports longer text selections and the source URLs of the current note in Evernote or of the selected result in DEVONagent Pro.
  • Up and down arrow keys can be used to navigate the selection even if the search field has the focus.
  • Clearing recent searches resets the system-wide find pasteboard too.
  • Improved VoiceOver support.
  • Help > Contact sends an email via the default email client again.
  • Help > Report Bug provides more information.
  • Screenshots in the documentation updated to Retina resolution.
  • Improved support for latest versions of Apple Mail.
  • Initialization of index is delayed to make application launch smoother.
  • Much faster and more reliable reading of Finder/Spotlight comments.
  • More reliable filtering of links to search engines and of advertisements.
  • Improved indexing of Tinderbox documents.
  • Binary precompiled header files are no longer indexed.
  • Support added for App Transport Security of OS X El Capitan.
  • Improved compatibility to HTTP proxies.
  • More reliable handling of background tasks.
  • Improved checking for updates.
  • Improved console logging.
  • Improved overall reliability and performance.
  • Issue where files located in the Downloads folder and opened by sandboxed applications were not always supported by See Also.
  • Issue where opening the preferences for the first time could cause a delay.
  • Issue where proximity operators using wildcards, e.g., 'word1 NEAR word2*', didn't work correctly.
  • Issue where the about and launch panels could appear white.
  • Issue where the menu extra could appear in a wrong position if the menu bar is automatically hidden.
  • Issue where the text of .emlx email messages wasn't indexed on OS X El Capitan and Sierra.
  • Issues causing unnecessary console messages.
  • Issues related to memory management.
  • Issues related to moving DEVONsphere Express to the Applications folder, especially on macOS Sierra.
  • Issues related to the click handling of checkboxes in the Options panel.
  • Issues related to the relevancy slider and the search field on macOS Sierra.
  • Issues related to multi-threading.
  • Rare crash related to indexing Spotlight comments.
  • Rare crash related to the Preferences panel.
  • Categories from the filter popover; the web search can be still enabled via the action menu or a keyboard shortcut.
  • OpenMeta support; only Finder tags are now used.
  • Support for DEVONthink 2.7.6 and older.

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