OT2 is a bonsai collection management software for *nix systems and windows that helps you to manage your trees, your pots and your pictures.

It keeps a list of your trees with their characteristics. For each tree, you can apply "events" (work done or to do, diseases, remarks and so on) which will be remembered or add pictures.

Pictures can be resized and moved to a repository while the original may be saved in another place if you wish. At any time, you can get the history of a tree which presents in one page all the characteristics of the tree and list in chronological order all the pictures or events applied to it.

Trees can be managed in batch, with progressive individualization, and this is very handy if you grow a lot of seedlings.

It can keep a list of your pots if you wish. Free pots can be chosen when rempotting a tree, can have pictures and the history of each pot can be obtained.

All your tree data can be saved to a set of HTML pages which is both a convenience for those who maintain a web site with their trees and an insurance against loss of data, in case this software would not be maintained anymore.

The data is keept in a standard language called SQL. It may be saved either in a file thanks to SQlite or inside a mySql server, local or distant. Again, the use of industry standards is a warranty against loss of data, which is very important in the case of a bonsai collection which is a long term project.

Here are some key features of "OT2":

Basics features:
· Unlimited number of trees and pots with their detailed characteristics.
· Sort trees according to their name, age, species..., show all of them or only a subset (mature bonsai, potensai, kusamono...)
· For each tree, you can record or schedule any work, remark, treatement, etc..
· Add as many pictures as you want. Pictures can be resized and moved to a repository while the original may be saved in another place.
· See the complete history of a tree, pictures and events displayed together or separated.
· For rempotting events, choose the pot to put the tree in.
· Full fledged installer/desinstaller
· Free sotfware (as defined by the FSF) : no limitations, no customer code, will always be free.

Advanced features :
· Easy to use interface, tabbed navigation.
· Integration with you favorite image editor : no more lengthy search on your hard drive to find a picture for a virtual.
· Export your tree data to a set of HTML pages.
· Batch management of trees with progressive individualization. Very handy for seedlings!
· Data stored in file or in a mySql server, local or distant (GNU/Linux only feature)
· Use the industry standard SQL language to store the data : your data is safely keeped and still belongs to you!

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Version 1.1 fixes a very serious bug of the RC2 version where the program was crashing when adding a picture, rendering the program worthless.
· All users should upgrade.
· edition (including deletion) of the species, type of events, type of pictures, tree styles, shape of pots,
· pot management fixed,
· all views are kept synchronised when you have several views of one tree opened,
· Sheet facts for species. Read from and save to xml file,
· possibility of adding several pictures at once and better integration with the graphic editor: choose some pics in the add pic dialog,launch the graphic editor from within ot2 , modify and save the picture in the editor, then the picture preview in the dialog is automatically updated.
· added multi-core or multi cpu support for lengthy operation like adding pics,
· navigation in the event view improved: you can choose also the type of events you want to see and open the tree history to which an event belongs to directly from the event view,
· assistants to export ot2 and its collection to a removable media and to import the changes back,
· assistant to export a picture to a determined file size, very handy for posting pics to a web forum !
· Better html export
· Dutch and Spanish translation.