Leap Changelog

What's new in Leap 3.8.5

May 26, 2018
  • Leap no longer makes folders in Filed Documents unneccessarily.

New in Leap 3.8.4 (Mar 29, 2018)

  • Yep and Leap both drag files out better, especially to Terminal, etc.
  • Some small updates.

New in Leap 3.8.3 (Jan 11, 2018)

  • Various small fixes. Re build with latest XCode tools.

New in Leap 3.8.2 (Apr 10, 2017)

  • Added a button to refresh the search results.
  • Fixed some other bugs.

New in Leap 3.7.4 (Jun 3, 2016)

  • Fresh now has an ignore folders option in the file types.
  • Leap and Yep now show tags better underneath the thumbnails.
  • Leap and Yep now drag better to the Finder and Mail.app.
  • Services menu fix.
  • Various rarish bugs.

New in Leap 3.7.3 (Apr 16, 2016)

  • Rename tags now works better.
  • A speed issue when on slow network volumes fixed.
  • A few remaining rare crashing bugs from the ARC transition.
  • Retina icons in some interface elements, fixed the Leap source menu on retina.

New in Leap 3.7.2 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • Fixed bug reporting problem that affected some users.
  • Fixed a problem when dragging to the drop zone
  • Some other minor issues.

New in Leap 3.7.1 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • Actually support OS X 10.8 or later.
  • Fixed some icon problems in Leap
  • Leap, Yep faster than 3.7.0 with large (>20k items) searches.

New in Leap 3.7.0 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • HUGE major updating of engines and api.
  • Faster.

New in Leap 3.6.1 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • Fixes a bug where the tag editor was showing white on white (i.e. invisible) tags when using the Drop Zone.

New in Leap 3.5.3 (Nov 7, 2013)

  • Fixed bugs for OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

New in Leap 3.5.1 (Oct 22, 2013)

  • Fixed some bugs for 10.9.

New in Leap 3.1.5 (Mar 15, 2013)

  • General bug fixes.

New in Leap 3.1.4 (Feb 13, 2013)

  • This release includes better support for iCloud documents with iWork.
  • Also includes a few general bug fixes, notably in scanner support for Yep.
  • Exporting documents will now write the tags into any PDFs exported. To export documents you select them then right click and pick ‘Export’. If you don’t want tags written into PDFs, then simply drag the files to their destination using the Finder or Yep. Only the ‘export’ command adds tags.
  • Similarly, when you select multiple documents, and pick Email…, tags are written into any PDFs exported.
  • This makes the PDFs you send have the tags on them, even if sent to a windows computer, etc.

New in Leap 3.1.3 (Nov 1, 2012)

  • fixed a problem where Spotlight based search results could in rare cases show a recently moved file.
  • fixed a problem with the folder column where a folder could be shown as selected, when it should not have been.
  • added a new feature: Follow symlinks. In ‘Deep’ searches, Leap will now follow sym linked folders, including files in the search results in these folders.

New in Leap 3.1.1 (Oct 5, 2012)

  • Fixed a problem with combining PDFs
  • Improved Dropbox support
  • Fixed an issue with files that are rapidly changing location
  • Automatic tag back up.

New in Leap 3.0.3 (Jul 24, 2012)

  • Performance improvements.
  • Fixed an issue with hidden file display.

New in Leap 3.0.2 (Apr 12, 2012)

  • Fixed a problem with Japanese and Chinese input when entering tags.
  • Fixed a problem with remote volumes.
  • Fixed some other small issues.

New in Leap 3.0.1 (Nov 5, 2011)

  • Fixed expiration problem. Sorry for any inconvenience.

New in Leap 2.5.4 (Feb 9, 2010)

  • Setting file names to all spaces is no longer allowed.
  • Added 'Untagged' menu item.
  • Fixed a problem with tags and descriptions sometimes not setting - or reverting.
  • Live button moved for less jumping around.

New in Leap 2.5.3 (Jan 6, 2010)

  • 'Live' button positioning problem fixed.
  • Fixed problem with moving files that have just recently been tagged.
  • A few rarely used dialogs were missing some text - fixed.
  • New advanced preference to slightly change modification dates on files when they are tagged. ON by default.

New in Leap 2.5.1 (Dec 10, 2009)

  • Added 'Live'/'Fixed' button - when a search is fixed, the files in it will not change.
  • Added ability to change file extensions.
  • Fixed problem with auto - filing if there is no Filed Documents folder.
  • Improved alignment of dates in column view.
  • Changing creation dates on a file now triggers a Time Machine backup.
  • Fixed sidebar update issue when changing file names.
  • Fixed rare crasher when adding tags to lots of documents.
  • Improved printing of search results when there are more than 1000 documents shown.

New in Leap 2.5.0 (Nov 26, 2009)

  • New cloud for tags, file types now in menus.
  • Now handles managed files better .
  • 64 bit on Snow Leopard.
  • Much better file moving and copying, also can now add tags as groups.
  • Ability to turn on/off both the folder and the tag panels, using toolbar buttons.
  • Set creation dates on files.
  • Now works well with Yep - managed documents support.

New in Leap 2.0.3 (Aug 31, 2009)

  • QuickLook now works properly in Snow Leopard, too.
  • Fixed the 'random selection changing' problem.
  • Arrow keys work better when in gouping mode.
  • Thumbnail generation in Snow Leopard is faster.

New in Leap 2.0.2 (Jul 2, 2009)

  • Fixed bug in setting preferred locations.
  • New caching feature - speeds up thumbnails on servers and large files .
  • Fixed a UI problem when user tries to accidentally delete large folders.
  • New - You can now drag the locations panel closed.
  • Tags panel can now be made narrower.

New in Leap 2.0.1 (Jun 27, 2009)

  • Leap now always starts up in 'Content search mode' (the little menu in the search field).
  • Fixed a problem with backup file names for tagging.
  • Fixed a few small leaks.

New in Leap 2.0.0 (May 26, 2009)

  • Leap 2 incorporates a new open source tagging system called Open Meta.
  • When Leap 2 is first run it will non destructively copy all tags from Leap 1 to the new system.
  • Leap 2 is more scalable and robust than version 1, and is faster, etc.
  • Please also see the release notes for all the betas for other fixes.
  • Full changes at www.ironicsoftware.com/leap/update2.html

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 10 (May 21, 2009)

  • Added thumnbnail icons to list view.
  • Added a 'Where From' ability to the right click pop - up. This retrieves the original email.
  • Some performance optimizations on startup and in dealing with lots of tagged files.
  • You can now set tags on files that you don't have write permission to (with password).
  • Fixed a bug where an all tagged file search at launch could give too few documents.
  • Fixed a bug where asking Leap to copy or move a file with a quote character in the name would not work.

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 9 (May 16, 2009)

  • Fixed a problem with tags reappearing on new files with the same name as recently moved files.
  • Leap now shows incomplete when there are over 100,000 results.
  • A few other small things.

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 8 (May 12, 2009)

  • Fixed problems with tagging and changing ratings on lots of documents.
  • Fixed problem with moving files with the same file name to a common folder.
  • Added stop button to long tagging operations.
  • Added some new file type groups, renamed a few too.
  • Crumb trail now shows correctly on first showing.

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 7 (May 7, 2009)

  • Fixed problem with deleting prefered location in prefs.
  • Fixed problems with Info window being slow and how it slowed down arrow key selecting.
  • Changed the names of a few file types eg: 'Text (any kind)'.
  • Changed the sort order of file types so ugly extension ones are at the bottom of the list
  • Improved how Leap deals with changes to tags, etc.
  • Other small fixes.

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 6 (May 6, 2009)

  • Fixed crasher that sometimes happened when tagging files.
  • Fixed some selection and clicking problems in the location list.

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 5 (May 4, 2009)

  • Fixed speed issues with tag auto complete.
  • Added pref to always use borders, even for large files.
  • Added 'Up' button to toolbar as a customize option.
  • Fixed bug where the location list would sort wrong on non English systems.
  • Fixed some problems with previewing cropped thumbnails.
  • Fixed a leak.
  • Fixed problem where grouping would sometimes show up in a confused state.
  • Fixed problem where thumbnail views over 5cm high would update incorrectly.
  • Changed how GoDeep is handled when Leap is showing the 50,000 file max. Now we start a new search if it makes sense.
  • Reset trial timer.
  • Some performance tweaks.

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 4 (Apr 30, 2009)

  • New caching mechanism - uses no files
  • Fixed some problems with the Loupe
  • Some dialogs had wordings wrong
  • Fixed bug where using the scrollwheel could lock up Leap for 1 - 10 seconds
  • Previews now show up in info windows
  • Info windows and Inspector windows now both work
  • Splash screen updated for Leap 2
  • Pasting tags now works better
  • Fixed bug in Spotlight importer schema file
  • Some bookmark fixes. Dragging files to bookmarks to add multiple tags now works better

New in Leap 2.0 Beta 3 (Apr 24, 2009)

  • Leap 2 uses Open Meta to set tags, and is Leopard only and faster, etc.
  • If you have Leap 1 installed, you can continue using it after trying Leap 2 beta.
  • On first launch, Leap 2 will update the Leap 1 database by reading it, and setting tags, etc in Open Meta.
  • Please visit our forums for more information.

New in Leap 1.1.0 (Aug 6, 2008)

  • Italian translation - http://www.omnidea.it/it/store/leap/index.html
  • Now imports all of your Finder saved searches - they appear in the bookmark bar.
  • Added option to choose background color.
  • Added preference to search everywhere, including in 'Library' folders.
  • Better file name searching - now searches for 'any match' in file names.
  • Better searching for partial matches to tags.
  • Some speed improvements.
  • Better support for 'Spaces'.
  • Support for OS X services - Leap exposes the current selection to 3rd party applications.
  • Added 'Search In Leap' service.
  • Added 'Only Show These Documents' contextual menu item (and in File menu).
  • Pasting into the tags field is now handled better.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Leap 1.0.6 (Jun 4, 2008)

  • New feature! - Time Machine support for Leopard. Now you can select any file, and Leap will look on your time machine for all revisions it can find.
  • Danish Translation - thanks to Niels Danielsen.
  • Fixed two rare crashers.
  • Fixed slow startup problem that could occur sometimes.
  • Fixed problem where some spotlight searches produced different results depending how you started them.

New in Leap 1.0.5 (May 20, 2008)

  • New feature! - exclude tags and file types by command clicking on them to turn them red.
  • New feature - the Finder panel is now more consistent in the way it behaves.
  • Fixed Omni Outliner ( a few other rare file types) problem where spotlight comments would not be set.
  • Fixed missing parameter for Apple event problem.
  • Fixed crash where remove tag could crash program in certain situations.
  • New contextual menu for bookmarks - faster for certain tasks.
  • Fixed spotlight searching problem with multiple word searches when one word only has single character.

New in Leap 1.0.4 (Mar 29, 2008)

  • Fixed file type group problem
  • Fixed problem with some extension based file types

New in Leap 1.0.2 (Mar 6, 2008)

  • Updated French translation.
  • Fixed selection problem in Finder Panel.
  • Fixed move to trash problem.
  • Partially Fixed selection problem in Document view when dragging.

New in Leap 1.0.1 (Mar 5, 2008)

  • French translation.
  • New QuickLook - now supports full screen, remembers window location, etc.
  • Added Safari Bookmark support as a file type.
  • Fixed a bug in selecting documents.
  • Fixed problem in Tiger with the bottom toolbar.
  • Tag order is now retained.
  • Fixed auto-complete and double entry problems when entering tags with umlats, etc.
  • Fixed problem with pasting tags from other applications into Leap.
  • Fixed date tags button problem.
  • Copying selected documents now copies paths to clipboard.
  • Spacebar viewer for Tiger reliability improved.
  • Info window 'Even More Info' section improved and made Leopard only.