Journler 2.5.4 available
March 20th, 2008I’m extremely happy to announce the latest and long in the works update to Journler: v2.5.4. Journler 2.5.4 is a Leopard and Tiger compatible upgrade to your favorite journaling application. It is a recommended upgrade for all users. Individuals already using Journler may auto-update from within Journler using the Journal > Check for Updates menu.
Disable password protection
Before installing the 2.5.4 update disable password protection for your journal and re-enable it only after 2.5.4 has been downloaded and installed.
Features
Journler 2.5.4 sports Leopard compatibility and dozens of improvements for both Tiger and Leopard users. Many of the changes are behind the scenes improvements that guarantee a more stable application and consistent user experience. Some of the more significant include…
- Leopard compatibility: many fixes and improvements
- Improved Tiger performance: dozens of fixes and improvements
- All new token based tagging
- Built-in blogging removed; support for 3rd party weblog applications
- Support for MailTags keywords
- Faster PDF importing
- New license: Journler is becoming a shareware application
Improved Tags
Journler 2.5.4 introduces a much improved token based tagging system, one that has become an industry standard for web and desktop applications alike. The new system is considerably more capable than the previous one but may take some getting used to. For help with the transition you can read about Tags and Comments at the Journler wiki.
Blogging
Support for built-in blogging has been dropped in Journler 2.5.4. I realize this is a disappointment for many users but after weighing the options I decided it would be more important for the time being to focus on novel features rather than duplicate what a number of applications already available for the Macintosh do quite well. In its place Journler has added support for the weblog protocol, ensuring integration between Journler and some of the most popular blogging applications for the Mac. I hope to re-introduce built-in blogging at a later point. Read more.
The new license
It was a difficult decision, but Journler is in the process of becoming a shareware application. Previous versions distinguished between a personal and a non-personal license. That distinction no longer applies. All uses of Journler now require a license. A single license costs $34.95 with educational, family and bulk discounts available.
Read more about this decision.
Journler 2.5.4 is meant to help users transition to the new license. With the release of Journler 2.6 there will be a 60 day trial period after which a license is required. Journler 2.5.4 introduces the new license without imposing a trial period. A license is still required with Journler 2.5.4, and I request that anyone using Journler on a regular basis purchase it. Users who purchase a license now will be able to upgrade to 2.6 at no additional charge.
Happy journaling, and yay Journler 2.5.4!