Chronicle Changelog

What's new in Chronicle 9.8.1

Sep 27, 2021
  • Fixes a bug that could cause a crash when editing bills with certain icons.

New in Chronicle 9.8.0 (Aug 18, 2021)

  • Fixed: Several visual fixes for dark mode in Big Sur, including fixing some buttons where text or images were black instead of white in dark mode.
  • Fixed: An issue where interest calculations could be wrong.
  • New: Support for the new “Last Day of the month” repeat interval that can be set in new Chronicle for Mac, or in iOS version of Chronicle.
  • New: Behind the scenes Chronicle Cloud update to support new fields added in newer versions of Chronicle.

New in Chronicle 9.7.3 (Dec 4, 2020)

  • Fixes a bug where the window for editing notes would disappear without saving when switching to a new window.

New in Chronicle 9.7.2 (Jul 30, 2020)

  • Fixes a crash under macOS 10.11
  • Fixes a potential crash when using Chronicle Cloud.

New in Chronicle 9.7.1 (Jul 22, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue where the skip button would not work from the Overview.
  • Fixed an issue where after restoring archived income, the due date would display as in the far distant future when editing.

New in Chronicle 9.7.0 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • NEW: Significant improvements to the "More Actions" button on the Overview and Bill Detail screens. The button will now remember your last action for each bill, and you can click the button to perform that action. You can still click the dropdown arrow beside the button to perform additional actions. You can also configure Chronicle to always display a specific action on the button for quick access (such as "Pay Online" or "Log Partial").
  • Additional Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where the "Due Soon" amount would incorrectly use the average in calculations, instead of an intelligent estimate, when bills have no amount set.
  • Fixed an issue where the total amount when selecting multiple bills on the overview would fail to take into account the intelligent estimate for the bill.

New in Chronicle 9.6.2 (Apr 7, 2020)

  • Fixes a bug where Chronicle Cloud subscription might fail to validate in some circumstances.

New in Chronicle 9.6.1 (Mar 13, 2020)

  • Fixed: Issue where the last paid amount could be incorrect.
  • Fixed: Issue where the amount that's pre-filled in the log payment window could be incorrect.

New in Chronicle 9.6.0 (Jan 29, 2020)

  • NEW: Actions button on overview and bill detail screen allows you to perform an expanded list of actions. Available actions include: logging partial payments, skipping payments, quick log, view website, pay, and edit. Actions are available from the overview or detail screen, and include keyboard shortcuts for quick access.
  • NEW: Auto logging can be turned off for income, allowing it to be logged manually.
  • IMPROVED: Selecting the "Pay" or "View Website" options do not take you away from the overview if you pay using an external browser. You can also now skip payments from the overview.
  • IMPROVED: Auto logging always happens at the beginning of the day.
  • FIXED: Bug that could cause duplicate bills on reports.
  • FIXED: Bug with deleting bills.

New in Chronicle 9.5.3 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause duplicate bills to occasionally appear in reports or in history.

New in Chronicle 9.5.2 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug where bills synced via iCloud or Chronicle Cloud might not schedule reminders properly.

New in Chronicle 9.1.1 (May 24, 2019)

  • Fixes a bug where the highlighted text color would appear incorrectly on older versions of macOS.

New in Chronicle 9.1.0 (May 14, 2019)

  • New: Status Bar icon can now be displayed in orange or red when bills are due soon or overdue (turned on by default, but this option can be turned off in Preferences if you prefer the black or white menu bar).
  • Improved: Chronicle's overall menu bar appearance has been improved and modernized.
  • Improved: Chronicle's notification center widget now displays in the correct dark or light mode in Mojave.
  • Fixed: Reports graph could get cut off when window was resized.
  • Fixed: Several other minor bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 9.0.0 (May 12, 2019)

  • Chronicle is now Chronicle Pro! Version 9.0 is a major update with significant new features, including history, savings goals and reports. Gain better insight than ever into your finances with the new Chronicle 9.0. Version 9.0.1 fixes some minor autolayout issues from version 9.0.
  • NEW—Monthly History: View a month-by-month history of all your income and bill payments. See at a glance how much you spent in any given month, and use tags to break down your payments even further.
  • NEW—Reports: View detailed reports for a given year, and analyze your spending across all bills or a selected tags. Break down bills by payment type or category using tags, and see exactly how much you are spending.
  • NEW—Savings Goals: Create savings goals in Chronicle to help you remember to set aside money every month. Savings goals reduce your OK to Spend balance, so you remember not to spend that money.

New in Chronicle 8.7.2 (Jan 8, 2019)

  • Fixed in 8.7.2 is a small bug that caused bills that repeated weekly to appear too many times in forecast view.

New in Chronicle 8.7.1 (Jan 7, 2019)

  • Chronicle 8.7 updated Chronicle for Mojave with light and dark mode support. This small update adds a few bug fixes:
  • Fixed: Amount to Save now works properly in forecast for bills with a variable amount due.
  • Fixed: Last Paid date would sometimes be incorrect on the overview.
  • Fixed: Due Soon would show some bills that were not due soon in some cases.

New in Chronicle 8.7.0 (Jan 7, 2019)

  • Interface revamp! Chronicle fully supports dark mode in macOS 10.14 Mojave. Plus, other interface improvements to make Chronicle faster, more fluid and more consistent.

New in Chronicle 8.5.3 (Sep 21, 2018)

  • Interface revamp! Chronicle fully supports dark mode in macOS 10.14 Mojave. Plus, other interface improvements to make Chronicle faster, more fluid and more consistent.

New in Chronicle 8.5.2 (Aug 29, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that could prevent income from appearing in forecast
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent income total from appearing correctly on overview

New in Chronicle 8.5.0 (Jul 25, 2018)

  • NEW: Introducing our new "OK To Spend" feature. Forecast now shows your income as well as bills. Look months ahead and see how much money you will make, and how much your bills will be. Make sure you have enough to set aside to pay for bills down the road.
  • NEW: Chronicle 8.5 completely revamps the income system. Income now behaves much more like bills, allowing you to view full income history, edit individual or delete individual income entries, see income statistics and more.

New in Chronicle 8.0.0 (Oct 12, 2017)

  • NEW: For the first time, you can look ahead months in advance and estimate how much will be due in the future using the all new Forecast View.
  • NEW: Chronicle’s new Intelligent Estimated Amount Due feature helps you know how much will be due for bills that vary. Using the type of bill, your payment history, and the time of year, Chronicle will intelligently calculate an estimate of how much is due. For example, Chronicle will be able to learn if your electric bills are higher or lower in the winter, and estimate accordingly.
  • NEW: And the new Amount to Save feature will stop bills from sneaking up on you. Many bills don’t repeat every month: for these bills, Chronicle will calculate how much you need to set aside each month so that you have enough to pay it when it comes due. For example, you may have an auto insurance bill of $500 that is due every 6 months. Chronicle will calculate that you need to set aside $83.33 each month in order to have enough to pay the bill each time it is due.

New in Chronicle 7.0.3 (Jun 22, 2017)

  • NEW: Improved repeat intervals. Chronicle now includes repeat intervals for specific days of the week (like 2nd Wednesday of the month, etc), plus a special custom repeat interval for paying estimated taxes in the U.S. The new repeat intervals can be accessed by selecting "Custom" on the repeat interval field.
  • NEW: Improved Tag Behavior: You can now search for tags using the search field. In addition, you can now use the search field to further narrow down bills due soon or due in the current month. For example, you can select click "Due This Month" on the sidebar, and then select a tag in the search field to show only bills matching that tag due in the current month.
  • NEW: Refined, improved design. More information and options for how information is displayed on the Overview. In addition, the design has been improved so that information is easier to sort and access. Search can now be accessed from anywhere, not just the overview.
  • NEW: More icons. Icons for cloud drive services, clubs & organizations, food, jewelry and savings have been added.
  • NEW: CSV Export. You can now export all of your payment history for any bill.
  • IMPROVED: iCloud sync reliability has been improved, and several sync-related crashes have been fixed.

New in Chronicle 7.0.2 (Jun 9, 2017)

  • Fixes an issue with the app potentially crashing.

New in Chronicle 7.0.1 (Jun 1, 2017)

  • Fixes a few issues, including an issue where due dates might not update on the overview when the app was running for multiple days, an issue with CSV exports not formatting correctly, and an issue with crashing on certain versions of Mac OS.
  • If you have problems opening version 7 on macOS 10.9, see our help page here: http://chronicleapp.com/support/chronicle-7-0-and-macos-10-9/
  • NEW: Improved repeat intervals. Chronicle now includes repeat intervals for specific days of the week (like 2nd Wednesday of the month, etc), plus a special custom repeat interval for paying estimated taxes in the U.S. The new repeat intervals can be accessed by selecting "Custom" on the repeat interval field.
  • NEW: Improved Tag Behavior: You can now search for tags using the search field. In addition, you can now use the search field to further narrow down bills due soon or due in the current month. For example, you can select click "Due This Month" on the sidebar, and then select a tag in the search field to show only bills matching that tag due in the current month.
  • NEW: Refined, improved design. More information and options for how information is displayed on the Overview. In addition, the design has been improved so that information is easier to sort and access. Search can now be accessed from anywhere, not just the overview.
  • NEW: More icons. Icons for cloud drive services, clubs & organizations, food, jewelry and savings have been added.
  • NEW: CSV Export. You can now export all of your payment history for any bill.
  • IMPROVED: iCloud sync reliability has been improved, and several sync-related crashes have been fixed.

New in Chronicle 7.0.0 (May 10, 2017)

  • NEW: Improved repeat intervals. Chronicle now includes repeat intervals for specific days of the week (like 2nd Wednesday of the month, etc), plus a special custom repeat interval for paying estimated taxes in the U.S. The new repeat intervals can be accessed by selecting "Custom" on the repeat interval field.
  • NEW: Improved Tag Behavior: You can now search for tags using the search field. In addition, you can now use the search field to further narrow down bills due soon or due in the current month. For example, you can select click "Due This Month" on the sidebar, and then select a tag in the search field to show only bills matching that tag due in the current month.
  • NEW: Refined, improved design. More information and options for how information is displayed on the Overview. In addition, the design has been improved so that information is easier to sort and access. Search can now be accessed from anywhere, not just the overview.
  • NEW: More icons. Icons for cloud drive services, clubs & organizations, food, jewelry and savings have been added.
  • NEW: CSV Export. You can now export all of your payment history for any bill.
  • IMPROVED: iCloud sync reliability has been improved, and several sync-related crashes have been fixed.

New in Chronicle 6.7.3 (Feb 17, 2017)

  • Fixes two bugs related to income. One bug caused income not to rollover at the start of a new year. Another bug caused a maximum of two income entries per month to appear, so, for example, weekly income sources would not appear on all weeks.

New in Chronicle 6.7.2 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • Fixes a bug that could cause the app to crash if iCloud sync was enabled in the app, but iCloud Drive was not enabled, or the user was not signed in to an iCloud account.

New in Chronicle 6.7.1 (Nov 22, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug that could cause the app to crash when syncing in the background.

New in Chronicle 6.7.0 (Nov 11, 2016)

  • Adds a completely new, redesigned notification center widget and support for the Touch Bar on new Macbook Pros.

New in Chronicle 6.6.1 (Sep 23, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug that could cause the app to fail to finish launching when in menu-bar-only mode.
  • Minor iCloud fixes.

New in Chronicle 6.6.0 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • This is an important update that upgrades Chronicle's iCloud syncing. iCloud sync in Chronicle will now be faster and more reliable. Upon first launching this version, you will be prompted to re-enable iCloud sync. Please make sure your bills are up to date before enabling for the first time. In addition, be sure to upgrade to Chronicle 6.6.0 for iOS to continue syncing with iPhone and iPad.

New in Chronicle 6.1.0 (Jul 11, 2016)

  • New: Revised (color!) icons.
  • New: Income preference panel with a number of new options, including a quick keyboard shortcut toggle to show or hide income.
  • Improved: Income now defaults to showing only the current month.
  • Improved: Significant speed improvements when returning to the overview.
  • Improved: Overview now remembers your selection more often.
  • Improved: Re-added quick edit option for amount due.
  • Improved: Income appears on calendar as a square so it's easier to distinguish.
  • Improved: Vacation mode icon indicates when vacation mode is on.
  • Fixed: Income never repeat interval would show extra entries.
  • Fixed: Twice per month repeat interval for income showed twice on the same day.
  • Fixed: Crash when deleting certain payments.
  • Fixed: Menu icon was cut off at first launch, and slow to update.
  • Fixed: When using password, password screen was not focused at launch.
  • Fixed: Archive menu item didn't work.
  • Fixed: Restore option sometimes didn't work.
  • Fixed: After a Dropbox sync, some features like registration wouldn't work properly.
  • Fixed: Some incorrect tool tips.

New in Chronicle 6.0.1 (May 12, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug that could cause a crash when holiday avoidance was turned on, and fixes a bug with mapping the correct old education icon to the new education icon.
  • It also fixes a bug with the sync window appearing in the wrong place, and slightly adjusts the overview view to be more balanced.

New in Chronicle 6.0.0 (May 11, 2016)

  • Major new features:
  • NEW: New & expanded icon set with a more modern design
  • NEW: Updated, improved interface, cleaner animations & better responsiveness
  • NEW: Vacation Mode: Tell Chronicle about your upcoming vacation, and bills will automatically adjust
  • NEW: Holiday Avoidance: Bills can adjust to account for U.S. bank holidays
  • NEW: Completely redesigned income functionality with income inline with bills
  • NEW: Filters to see only bills due in the current month & paid in the current month
  • IMPROVED: New, more subtle sounds for logging payments
  • IMPROVED: Archived bill behavior
  • IMPROVED: Totally revamped search
  • IMPROVED: Optional new "Last Paid" column
  • FIX: Bug where selected calendar could change
  • There are dozens of other small changes, bug fixes, and tweaks to make the interface more consistent, and to make Chronicle faster & simpler.

New in Chronicle 5.7.0 (Jun 16, 2015)

  • NEW: Chronicle now supports bills with variable amounts due. When you check this box, an empty amount due will now show as "Not Set" instead of $0.
  • Improved: New, improved icon to better match iOS version and improve legibility on dock.

New in Chronicle 5.6.3 (Jan 16, 2015)

  • FIXED: An issue that could result in deleted bills re-appearing.
  • FIXED: Issue where February appeared missing the last week in calendar view.

New in Chronicle 5.6.2 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • NEW Feature: Skip Next Payment: Skip the next payment for a bill if you owe nothing in the current cycle.
  • FIXED: A hang that could occur when auto-logging was enabled.
  • FIXED: Improved view of log payment screen on Yosemite.
  • FIXED: Today indicator on calendar was hard to see, especially on Yosemite.
  • FIXED: In some cases, with weekend avoidance turned on, bills that repeat twice a month would not adjust due date after a payment is logged.
  • FIXED: A few interface typos.
  • FIXED: Adjusted shortcut for switching bills (now Command - Option - Shift - Arrow).

New in Chronicle 5.6.1 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • NEW Icon.
  • Improved weekend avoidance.
  • Improved appearance on Yosemite
  • Fixes crash when editing a bill with a custom repeat interval
  • Fixes a bug that caused balance to not appear on overview
  • Fixes the "adjusted for weekend" text being cut off on overview.

New in Chronicle 5.6.0 (Oct 6, 2014)

  • This is an update to improve appearance on Yosemite.
  • NEW: Improved design and added transparency effects for Yosemite.
  • IMPROVED: Weekend avoidance now displays a warning when it adjusting bills.
  • FIX: Other minor visual & bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 5.5.1 (Jul 29, 2014)

  • A tiny bug fix in 5.5.1 to prevent window the sidebar from glitching when the window is resized.

New in Chronicle 5.5.0 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • NEW FEATURE: Optional weekend avoidance: bills can automatically adjust due date if they fall on a weekend.
  • NEW FEATURE: Income improvements. Improved interface for income handling, and paydays now appear on the calendar.
  • IMPROVED: Updated, cleaner design with smoother animations.
  • IMPROVED: Clicking a date on the calendar now highlights all bills due on that date.
  • FIX: Fixed problem where some items would get duplicated on the calendar.
  • FIX: Other minor visual & bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 5.3.2 (Feb 15, 2014)

  • Re-added the option to display the current balance, due to popular request. Click on the "Expected Balance" text to toggle between the current and expected balance.
  • Fixed a bug where Chronicle might not ask for permission to access calendar on the latest version of OS X (necessary for Calendar reminders).
  • Fixed a bug where the amount due for the current month would include bills due in the same month next year.
  • Fixed a couple minor visual bugs.

New in Chronicle 5.3.1 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Fixes bugs with enabling Dropbox sync and signing up for mailing list.

New in Chronicle 5.3.0 (Dec 20, 2013)

  • Updated design for Mavericks
  • Improved behavior of editing notes, you can now enter line breaks and longer notes
  • Added "Open in Safari" button to internal browser
  • Improved display of income information
  • Bug fixes

New in Chronicle 5.2.2 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Updated to require Mac OS 10.8
  • Fixed an issue that could case a crash at launch.
  • Fixed an issue with web view not displaying correctly.

New in Chronicle 5.2.1 (Nov 13, 2013)

  • Fixes a critical bug where data could appear missing in previous update.

New in Chronicle 5.2.0 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • NEW: Now supports iCloud sync (Dropbox sync is also still supported).
  • iCloud sync works across Macs and iOS.
  • Requires version 3.0 of the iOS app to sync with iOS.

New in Chronicle 5.1.2 (Jul 30, 2013)

  • Fixed bug where Chronicle wouldn't always come to front when "Show Chronicle" is selected, or at launch.
  • Fixed crash when sending test e-mail message and enabling e-mail reminders.

New in Chronicle 5.1.1 (Jun 29, 2013)

  • Fixes a crash when updating reminders

New in Chronicle 5.1.0 (Jun 27, 2013)

  • NEW: Option to hide dock icon & show only in menu bar.
  • NEW: Password protection.
  • NEW: Option to start at login.
  • NEW: Customizable graph: Show payments by month or all payments individually.
  • BUGS: Several little bugs squashed

New in Chronicle 5.0.5 (Mar 15, 2013)

  • Fixes bug that could cause sync freeze.
  • Fixes bug that could make income not edible.

New in Chronicle 5.0.4 (Feb 20, 2013)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug that caused rounding of total balance.
  • Fixed a couple visual bugs.

New in Chronicle 5.0.3 (Dec 8, 2012)

  • NEW: Income can be set to repeat weekly or bi-weekly.
  • Added link to iPhone version.
  • Bug fixes

New in Chronicle 5.0.2 (Nov 14, 2012)

  • New! Support for weekly and bi-weekly income.
  • Fixes an issue where iPhone sync could get stuck.
  • Fixes an issue where logged payments could fail to save.
  • Other bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Chronicle 5.0.1 (Oct 11, 2012)

  • Fixed bug where you couldn't delete the last tag on tag list
  • Fixed bug where receipts wouldn't really attach when editing a payment
  • Fixed bug where it could become impossible to edit a bill
  • Fixed crash when double-clicking an empty calendar date
  • Fixed bug with expected balance not including all income
  • Fixed a couple misspellings and mis-labeled items
  • Fixed a couple Chronicle 4 import issues
  • Added link to user manual
  • Added link to info about upcoming iPhone version

New in Chronicle 5.0 (Aug 22, 2012)

  • Enhanced for Mountain Lion & Retina Display
  • Completely redesigned interface with gorgeous retina graphics and slick animations
  • NEW! Notification Center reminders for Mountain Lion
  • NEW! Sync option for easy Mac to Mac sync & upcoming iPhone version
  • NEW! Integrated browser for paying bills (optional)
  • NEW! Better control over reminders
  • Rewritten backend for great speed. Now blazing fast, even with large databases.
  • Many more new features and enhancements.

New in Chronicle 4.2.4 (Jul 12, 2012)

  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Upon launching this version of Chronicle, if you stored your data folder in Dropbox or elsewhere, you will be prompted to select your data folder again. Your data will appear missing until you do this, but don't worry, it's safe. If you have trouble, contact [email protected]
  • Fixes critical bug fix that can cause data loss.

New in Chronicle 4.2.3 (May 30, 2012)

  • Full Screen Support for OS X Lion
  • Support for 64-bit Processors only
  • Tweaked style of e-mail templates
  • Added info about upcoming iPhone sync

New in Chronicle 4.2.2 (Mar 1, 2012)

  • Bug fixes

New in Chronicle 4.2.1 (Feb 24, 2012)

  • Fixes crash that could occur when saving a bill or logging payment.
  • Fixes crash that could occur when launching Chronicle.
  • Fixed bug that prevented bills created in Chronicle Mini from being edited.

New in Chronicle 4.2.0 (Feb 17, 2012)

  • New:
  • E-Mail Reminders (In App Purchase, Lion Only)
  • Receive e-mails before your bills are due!
  • Perfect for those whose inbox is their to-do list.
  • Great for when you are away from your Mac.
  • New: Multiple Sound Options for Logging Payments:
  • Select from several sound options when logging payments.
  • Make paying your bills fun with the "Random Encouragement" option.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixes bug where date entered could jump to one day earlier
  • Fixes bug where interest rate could get erased when editing a bill.

New in Chronicle 4.1.6 (Feb 4, 2012)

  • Fixes potential problem with logging payments and adding bills in 4.1.4
  • Fixes bug where bills might not appear on overview.
  • Improves color of today's date on calendar
  • Improves sound when logging payments

New in Chronicle 4.1.4 (Feb 2, 2012)

  • A couple small bug fixes

New in Chronicle 4.1.3 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Added link to iCloud instructions.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 4.1.2 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Preferences for Menu Bar Display:
  • Option to show number of bills due on menu icon
  • Option to set how many days of bills appear on the menu
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug with archived bills appearing on menu

New in Chronicle 4.1.1 (Dec 22, 2011)

  • NEW - Integration with iOS Reminders via iCloud:
  • You can now choose to have your reminders added as tasks in iCal that will automatically sync to your iPhone reminders app using iCloud.
  • To apply this setting, check Chronicle's Preferences->Reminders.
  • NEW - Display Chronicle in Menu Bar:
  • Chronicle can now show a menu bar icon. This replaces Chronicle Mini for menu bar use.
  • More features and options for menu bar coming in the future.

New in Chronicle 4.1 (Dec 21, 2011)

  • NEW - Integration with iOS Reminders via iCloud:
  • You can now choose to have your reminders added as tasks in iCal that will automatically sync to your iPhone reminders app using iCloud. To apply this setting, check Chronicle's Preferences->Reminders.
  • NEW - Display Chronicle in Menu Bar:
  • Chronicle can now show a menu bar icon. This replaces Chronicle Mini for menu bar use.
  • More features and options for menu bar coming in the future.

New in Chronicle 4.0.3 (Aug 2, 2011)

  • NEW: Totally Rewritten Reminder Engine, Adds the Following:
  • Avoids Applescript, so it is much faster when logging payments and updating reminders.
  • Fixes bug where multiple Chronicle calendars could be created on Lion
  • Fixes bug where Chronicle could fail to write to MobileMe calendar
  • Fixes bug where items did not appear in BusyCal until launching iCal
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug where bills with unicode characters would not load or import.
  • Fixed bug with toolbar customizations not saving
  • Fixed incorrect Due Soon text on overview
  • Fixed bug where some bills could not be edited
  • Fixed bug where a bill set to never repeat, then changed to something else, would still display as Never due (edit any bills in this condition to resolve them--just edit and save them without making changes, and they will be fixed).
  • Fixed bug where amount due could display incorrectly.

New in Chronicle 4.0.2 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Should fix importing problems for those who couldn't get your data to import in 4.0. If you still have trouble importing data, don't worry, it's not lost, it's just not upgrading to the current format correctly.

New in Chronicle 4.0.1 (Jun 30, 2011)

  • IMPORTANT:
  • This update REQUIRES Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or greater. DO NOT INSTALL if you are using Leopard. Leopard users should to use Chronicle 3.5, which will remain supported.
  • This is a FREE upgrade for all users. There are significant changes to this new version of Chronicle. You may want to read the migration guide at chronicleapp.com
  • New, redesigned and improved interface.
  • New calendar view for bills.
  • Fixes a problem with syncing bills with iCal when using the new MobileMe calendar due to a change in MobileMe sync last week.
  • Updated display of graphs.
  • Handling of interest rates for bills with payments.
  • Optional auto-logging of payments.
  • Bill tagging and filtering.
  • Many more changes and improvements.

New in Chronicle 3.5.2 (Feb 17, 2011)

  • Made repeat options more clear.
  • Fixes bug where window would not re-appear when dock icon clicked.

New in Chronicle 3.503 (Dec 20, 2010)

  • Improvements to iCal Sync:
  • Bill due dates now appear as all-day events in iCal.
  • Bill alarms now play a sound effect when triggered.
  • Fixes a problem with syncing bills with iCal when using the new MobileMe calendar due to a change in MobileMe sync last week.

New in Chronicle 3.502 (Dec 1, 2010)

  • Fixes a rare bug when logging payments.

New in Chronicle 3.5 (Nov 24, 2010)

  • HUGE NEW FEATURE: See Upcoming Bills, Make Payments Online and Log Payments From the Menu Bar!
  • Chronicle Agent can now run the background, displaying a list of your upcoming bills in the menu bar.
  • Clicking on a bill in the menu bar launches a special log payment window that floats over your browser window.
  • New log payment window from menu bar has a button to load the website where the bill is paid online.
  • Chronicle agent can be launched from Chronicle's Preferences under the "Menu Bar" tab.
  • Interface Improvements:
  • Chronicle now updates it's data if necessary. For example, logging a payment from the menu bar will automatically update the Overview or the selected bill when you return to Chronicle, without the user having to manually refresh Chronicle.

New in Chronicle 3.4 (Aug 30, 2010)

  • NEW FEATURE - Income Tracking:
  • The overview screen now displays your monthly income, and automatically calculates your remaining balance when you log payments. You can either enter your total income here, or your monthly budget for paying your bills.
  • Interface Improvements:
  • Slight re-arrangement of items on the overview to accommodate income. The "Bills at a Glance" section is now called "Monthly Overview".
  • Darkened text in the Monthly Overview area to make it easier to read.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that caused Chronicle's window size to not be remembered properly under Snow Leopard. Chronicle may forget your last window position the first time you launch it after this update, but will remember thereafter.

New in Chronicle 3.32 (Aug 5, 2010)

  • NEW: Due Date Overview Screen:
  • When selecting a bill on the Overview screen, the next due date is now displayed in bill status area (lower right corner of the overview screen).
  • NEW: Option to Position Currency After Amount:
  • There is now an option in preferences to position the currency symbol after the amount—some currencies display this way.

New in Chronicle 3.31 (Jul 13, 2010)

  • NEW FEATURE: Pay from Overview Screen
  • You can now jump straight to your bill's payment webpage from the overview. Simply select a bill and click the "Pay" button on the overview screen. The website where you pay your bill will open in your default browser. Or, if paid by mail, the appropriate address will appear.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixes a bug where a bill could report as due in the current month if it was due the same month next year (affected some bills that repeated yearly).

New in Chronicle 3.243 (May 13, 2010)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixes a bug in 3.42 that could cause Chronicle to fail to launch. Very sorry about that for the few affected!
  • Fixes a bug where total due in month would be wrong if you have certain types of bills: for example, if a bill repeats weekly, Chronicle would only report the next due date total, even if you actually had to pay the bill 3 more times that month. It now correctly displays the total amount due per month, even with bills that come due more than once per month.

New in Chronicle 3.242 (May 12, 2010)

  • Fixes a bug where total due in month would be wrong if you have certain types of bills: for example, if a bill repeats weekly, Chronicle would only report the next due date total, even if you actually had to pay the bill 3 more times that month. It now correctly displays the total amount due per month, even with bills that come due more than once per month.

New in Chronicle 3.241 (May 6, 2010)

  • Fixes a bug where total due in month or for selected bills could appear incorrectly.

New in Chronicle 3.24 (May 3, 2010)

  • Added: Total due in current month is now displayed.
  • Added: When you select multiple bills on the overview screen, you can now see the total estimated amount due of the selected bills.

New in Chronicle 3.23 (Apr 1, 2010)

  • Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Did you know that Chronicle is keyboard-shortcut friendly? Added a window that displays all keyboard shortcuts in Chronicle. Accessible from the Help menu.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for viewing the Overview screen and viewing bill archives.

New in Chronicle 3.22 (Mar 20, 2010)

  • Improved Bill Repeat Options:
  • Chronicle now offers a "Twice Per Month" repeat option for bills due at the beginning and middle of the month.
  • Improvements to the repeat interval selection interface.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixes a bug that could cause the wrong bill to be selected when closing the edit bill window in some instances on Snow Leopard.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 3.212 (Mar 12, 2010)

  • Bug Fix - Fixes a bug that could cause the selected bill on the sidebar to be wrong for some users on Snow Leopard.

New in Chronicle 3.211 (Mar 11, 2010)

  • Bug Fix - Fixes a bug viewing archived bills inadvertantly created by the last version.

New in Chronicle 3.21 (Mar 11, 2010)

  • Speed Improvements:
  • Improvements to how Chronicle loads its data. Bills should load about 30% faster now.
  • Interface Improvements:
  • If set, the amount due is now pre-filled automatically when you log a payment. If not set, Chronicle will pre-fill the last amount you paid. Thanks to Lee S. for the idea.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the selected bill on the sidebar to be wrong when loading a bill from the overview in some circumstances.
  • Changed bill sort order to be case insensitive (fixes possible inconsistencies in sort order).
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 3.203 (Feb 26, 2010)

  • Syncing Ability:
  • You can now change Chronicle's database location, which allows you to share Chronicle data across several computers using MobileMe (recommended) or DropBox. For more information and detailed instructions, visit littlefin.com/synchelp.html
  • Interface Improvements:
  • New Icons: Added icons for store, food, clothing, gas, jewelry.
  • Amount due now appears on bill screen.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the total amount due to appear incorrectly on the overview.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause bills on the sidebar to appear out of order.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 3.121 (Feb 16, 2010)

  • Interface Improvements:
  • Icons: Replaced landline phone icons with new, improved icon. Edit your bill and then save it to use the new icon instead of the old.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that in certain cases would cause the notes to appear at the bottom of the sticky note instead of the top.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the Show Receipt button to be visible when it should not have been.

New in Chronicle 3.120 (Feb 9, 2010)

  • Interface Improvements - Icons: Replaced trash and shopping icons with new, improved icons. Edit your bill and then save it to use the new icon instead of the old.
  • Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug that could cause the bills sidebar to display bills out of order, instead of alphabetically.

New in Chronicle 3.111 (Feb 5, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause the serial number to be lost for Chronicle 2 users who upgrade to Chronicle 3.
  • Serial number import from Chronicle 2 now must be done with the press of a button, rather than automatically.

New in Chronicle 3.11 (Feb 2, 2010)

  • Visual Tweaks:
  • Improved display of preferences window. It now looks like a normal preferences window would, with selectable toolbar items.
  • Improved the display of text for automatic bills. Overview and bill detail now display the same text when an automatic bill passes its due date.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the welcome screen to appear at every launch for those who had used, but not purchased, the Chronicle 2 trial.

New in Chronicle 3.1 (Jan 22, 2010)

  • New Feature - Bill Notes!:
  • Add custom notes/details to each bill.
  • View the notes by clicking the flip icon in the bottom right corner of the yellow sticky note.
  • New Feature - Automatic Payment Indicators:
  • A new icon on the overview screen indicates when a bill is paid automatically, and informs you when it has been paid, and should be logged.
  • 7 New bill icons:
  • Landline Telephone
  • Shopping/Groceries (shopping cart)
  • Trash Can
  • Water (glass of water)
  • Legal (gavel)
  • Insurance (umbrella)
  • Sports and Games (soccer ball)
  • Interface Improvements:
  • Minor improvements to the new bill screen to improve make it cleaner and easier to navigate.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bugs related to viewing numbers on the overview screen.

New in Chronicle 3.042 (Jan 15, 2010)

  • Bug Fixes - Fixes a resizing bug inadvertently introduced in the previous version.

New in Chronicle 3.041 (Jan 14, 2010)

  • Bug Fixes - Fixed bugs related to viewing archived bills.

New in Chronicle 3.040 (Jan 8, 2010)

  • Allows window re-sizing and fixes a bug.

New in Chronicle 3.031 (Jan 3, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the amount due from appearing.
  • Fixed bug in registration window.
  • Fixed bug in update process.

New in Chronicle 3.03 (Dec 30, 2009)

  • New Feature:
  • View Last Year in Statistics - You can now click on the "Payments By Month This Year" heading to toggle between this year and last year's stats. Will be handy when 2010 hits!
  • Optimizations:
  • HUGE speed improvements when switching back to the overview screen. It should load about twice as fast as it did before now.
  • Significant speed improvements when loading bills from the overview screen.
  • Fixed some sluggish graphics loading on graphs.

New in Chronicle 3.01 (Dec 18, 2009)

  • New icon.
  • Minor interface changes.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Chronicle 3.0 Beta 9 (Dec 16, 2009)

  • Critical BugFix: In beta 8, Chronicle would start acting like the trial version after 30 days if the serial key was imported from Chronicle 2. This update resolves that bug.

New in Chronicle 3.0 Beta 8 (Dec 15, 2009)

  • Beta Expiration Removed, Registration Added:
  • WARNING: Installing this update enables Chronicle registration. It will activate the 30 day trial warning. Chronicle has been counting from the day the first beta was installed, and so if you have been using the beta for more than 30 days, it will disable adding new bills or logging payments if you haven't registered and the 30 days has passed. If you are already a registered Chronicle 2 user, Chronicle 3 should automatically detect your license and register itself.
  • Removed beta expiration date (beta7 and all previous betas will expire on January 1, 2010).
  • Added: Ability to purchase and register Chronicle 3.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed: A bug that would cause 2010 data to display as 2009 data.
  • Fixed: enabled the archive bills menu item.
  • Fixed: keyboard shortcut for deleting bills now works.

New in Chronicle 3.0 Beta 7 (Dec 12, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause a next due date to be off by 1 day under certain circumstances. If you are experiencing this bug, edit your bill and alter the due date and then alter it back to fix it. Alternatively, logging a payment will also resolve the bug. The bug will not appear going forward.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Log Payment window from displaying the previous payment when logging a new payment, or from defaulting to 0 for new payments without a previous payment.
  • Disabled debug logging.

New in Chronicle 2.26 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Bugfix: Fixed an bug in statistics that could cause a monthly total to display incorrectly.
  • Bigfix: Fixed an issue with updating in certain countries.

New in Chronicle 2.25 (Aug 26, 2009)

  • Minor updates to bills that never repeat. They now act more logically!

New in Chronicle 2.24 (Aug 10, 2009)

  • Addresses a couple bugs with dates in non-English environments and hidden files.

New in Chronicle 2.22 (Jul 31, 2009)

  • Currency Support - Chronicle now supports the kroner (kr)
  • Attaching Receipts - A receipt can now be attached as an alias. When selecting this option in preferences, Chronicle will not move receipts to it's database, but make an alias to the original receipts.

New in Chronicle 2.21 (Jul 20, 2009)

  • Improved update process. Chronicle now shows information about new version when checking for updates.

New in Chronicle 2.2 (Jun 29, 2009)

  • The biggest update to Chronicle since the initial 2.0 launch.
  • With this update, in addition to several user interface improvements, Chronicle adds goal-setting and statistics to its lineup of features.

New in Chronicle 2.15 (Jun 2, 2009)

  • NEW: Specify time of day for alerts.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug that made it impossible to enter very large payments.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Chronicle to not update the next due date.

New in Chronicle 2.14 (May 14, 2009)

  • NEW Add Bills that Never Repeat
  • NEW Three new icons: Added a car and two credit card icons.
  • NEW Sound Effects: Added optional sound effects when paying a bill.
  • BUG FIXES - Fixed a bug that could make it impossible to type the next due date when creating a new bill.

New in Chronicle 2.13 (May 8, 2009)

  • NEW Generate Printable Reports: Chronicle can now generate printable reports including payment history for each bill.

New in Chronicle 2.12 (Apr 25, 2009)

  • IMPROVED Bill Icon Tooltips: Hovering over bill icons now shows a tooltip.
  • BUG FIXES - Fixed a bug that could cause startup to take up to a minute in rare instances.

New in Chronicle 2.11 (Apr 19, 2009)

  • NEW History Entry Editing: Past logged payments Chronicle can now be edited.
  • BUG FIXES - Fixed a minor graphical glitch that caused payment history to flicker when switching bills.

New in Chronicle 2.1 (Apr 15, 2009)

  • NEW Date Calculator: Chronicle users can quickly figure out the difference between two days. Available under the Veiw menu, or by pressing the Help Me button when adding or editing a bill.
  • NEW Overview Sorting: Overview screen can now be sorted in different ways.
  • IMPROVED Update Checking: Users can now have Chronicle check for updates on startup. Update screen interface has been improved.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause future due dates to be calculated incorrectly if a bill due date is edited.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a future due date to jump ahead two cycles if paid on the due date.
  • Fixed a minor bug when saving edited bills.
  • Chronicle no longer arbitrarily returns to the overview screen when a bill is edited.
  • Overview screen is now updated when a new bill is added.
  • OTHER:
  • Changed keyboard shortcut for adding attachments (now Command-T).
  • Added keyboard shortcut for date calculator (Command-D).
  • Improved look of preferences window.

New in Chronicle 2.041 (Apr 7, 2009)

  • This is a quick update to fix a minor interface issue in 2.04.

New in Chronicle 2.04 (Apr 3, 2009)

  • Chronicle now supports international currencies.
  • You can set your preferred currency in preferences, and Chronicle will display amounts in your currency.

New in Chronicle 2.03 (Mar 26, 2009)

  • Now supports Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11 or later).
  • However, Chronicle does not support iCal reminders in Tiger yet.

New in Chronicle 2.02 (Mar 19, 2009)

  • Minor updates include:
  • Better reminder handling—reminders can now be turned on and off for each bill.
  • Improved Bill Logging—each bill now remembers the amount that was entered last.
  • There were also a number of small interface improvements.