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Alarm Clock Pro Changelog

What's new in Alarm Clock Pro 15.6

Jan 11, 2024
  • Bug Fix: Shows alerts on macOS once again if it is a system alert type and the app has never requested permission before.
  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 15.5 (Nov 29, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Time Differences now save properly between quit and relaunch.
  • Bug Fix: Double ampersands no longer appear in popups.
  • Bug Fix: Alignment of some text labels corrected.
  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 15.4 (Jul 21, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 15.3 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launch on macOS Sonoma.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed multiple selections in some listboxes.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed font size for volume level.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed NSPopUpMenu.top position on macOS.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed header issue in a couple windows.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 15.2 (Jul 19, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed canvas refreshing issue.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launch for Windows if login item enabled.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 15.1 (Jul 18, 2023)

  • Enhancement: Compatible with macOS Sonoma.
  • Enhancement: Updated to use new macOS notification center APIs.
  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 15.0 (Nov 29, 2022)

  • Enhancement: Compatible with macOS Ventura.
  • Bug Fix: No longer continually adds/deletes login item for application every launch.
  • Bug Fix: Properly obtains Contacts authorization when needed.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 14.0.1 (Nov 16, 2021)

  • Enhancement: UI modernizations and dark mode improvements.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crashes on Windows in dark mode.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 14.0 (Oct 17, 2021)

  • Enhancement: Modernized App Icon.
  • Bug Fix: Compatibility with macOS Monterey.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 13.0.3 (Mar 14, 2021)

  • Enhancement: Interface improvements for macOS Big Sur.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launch if OS used same hot key we wanted to use.
  • Bug Fix: Crash on opening prefs window on Windows.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 13.0.2 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launching on older system.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 12.1.2 (Mar 20, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed sorting of world time zones in drop down menu in World Clock to correctly sort by GMT offset.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 12.1.1 (Mar 6, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash creating world clock.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 12.1 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Modification: Upgraded to API 2.0 for major improvements overall.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 12.0.1 (Nov 24, 2019)

  • Error saving temporary files.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.8 (Apr 16, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: App now signed with correct entitlements allowing it to execute AppleEvents to control iTunes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.7 (Apr 14, 2019)

  • New Feature: App is now notarized.
  • Bug Fix: App (especially on PC) now saves preferences after an update has been downloaded and launched. Updaters sometimes force-close the app resulting in lost settings.
  • Bug Fix: iTunes control bugs fixes.
  • Bug Fix: System events control bugs fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.6 (Nov 29, 2018)

  • New Feature: Prevent Quit window now has a Quit Anyway button.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.5 (Oct 14, 2018)

  • New Feature: Dark mode support.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.4 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Bug Fix:
  • HotKey brings app foremost again. Now: Command-Shift-Option-K
  • Smart playlists now show again for iTunes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.3 (May 26, 2018)

  • New Feature: Updated GUI for UtilityButton bars below listboxes.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when obtaining user e-mail/name for reporting bugs/creating a Koingo account.
  • Bug Fix:Modified the way our secure SMTP socket connects to servers. Should now fix bugs related to connection.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0.1 (May 18, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Moved back to standard SMTPSecureSocket instead of CURLEmail client as it was having connection issues and app stalls.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 11.0 (May 15, 2018)

  • New Feature: Sandboxing support for App Store build.
  • New Feature: Completely redesigned how we interact with iTunes on Mac. This will provide a much better, and bug-free, experience.
  • Modification: Moved Power options for non-sandboxed version to a Power tab.
  • Bug Fix: Now uses CURL to send e-mail as our existing solution was broken.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.3.2 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • Fixed error with how we handle threads.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.3.1 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Contact Support no longer crashes.
  • Bug Fix: Shuffle for iTunes now works (workaround) on PC.
  • Bug Fix: Snooze button in full screen alert now snoozes the alarm AND closes the window.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.3 (Oct 21, 2017)

  • New Feature: 64-bit support for MacOS.
  • New Feature: Web cam support for Windows now uses DirectShow.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.8 (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: 1 pixel white line in main window fixed.
  • New Feature: Added feature to check for missed alarms.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.7 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Crash on AVFoundation LastPicture resulting in an immutable bitmap when trying to add a timestamp.
  • Bug Fix: Launch errors on macOS Sierra fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Send email no longer shows error 102.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.6 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • Fixed bugs on macOS Sierra.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.5 (Oct 25, 2016)

  • Bug Fix: Launch errors on macOS Sierra fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Snooze button in full screen alert does nothing.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.3 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Bug Fix: Will now automatically show the main program window on launch if the Dock icon is told to show.
  • Bug Fix: Menu item to show the main window in the Window menu has been restored.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.2 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixes label heights in dialogs.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2.1 (Oct 15, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Now respects system date format setting.
  • Now respects system 24-hour time setting.
  • Dragging alarms in-between folders no longer incorrectly updates the main list.
  • Software update now loads preferences correctly in the Prefs window.
  • Fixed issue with windows not coming to the foreground properly.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.2 (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when registering app with license code.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.1.9 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launch if you had a v9 prefs file that tried to import old settings with an alarm with a missing launch file.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.1.8 (Jul 1, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed app permissions.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on preview some multimedia alarms (hotfix).

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.1.7 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • New Feature: Added option to hide/show the Dock icon.
  • Modification: Welcome alert now shows every launch until the user clicks Never Show Again.
  • Bug Fix: App now properly comes foremost again.
  • Bug Fix: Restore when finished value now saves.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.1.6 (May 23, 2015)

  • Fixed issue with Mac OS X 10.8 showing alerts.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.1.5 (May 5, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed code-signing error.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.1.4 (May 1, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Fixes importing annually recurring events from version 9.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.12 (Feb 9, 2015)

  • Bug Fix: Converted time zone selectors to popup menus instead of ComboBoxes to avoid issues with confusion around setting zones.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.11 (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Fixed crash if QuickTime was not installed and attempting to determine the height of a movie player control bar.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.10 (Feb 4, 2015)

  • New Feature: Folders for the main list.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on Windows if QuickTime was not installed.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.9 (Jan 24, 2015)

  • New Feature: Preview individual media files in the Multimedia event before creating an alarm.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed Alarm Clock Pro 9 alarm imports from looping multiple times.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.8 (Jan 20, 2015)

  • Upgrade Notes:
  • Version 10 is a paid upgrade from all previous versions. Order an upgrade by logging into your koingosw.com account, pressing the Orders tab, and then clicking the Upgrade button!
  • Users owing an active subscription to this product will get it automatically without additional cost. This upgrade is also free if ordering a non-subscription version within the last year. Visit your account and click the Upgrade link to obtain a free copy.
  • New Features:
  • Yosemite support for Apple-Remote capable Macs from 2009 onwards in Yosemite. Timers can now retain their unused countdown between app relaunches (optional in the Prefs window).

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.7 (Jan 16, 2015)

  • New Feature: Stopwatch now continues to count while the app is closed.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.6 (Dec 31, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with app not coming foremost when selected.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.5 (Dec 22, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with world clocks crashing if an invalid time zone was selected.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.4 (Dec 19, 2014)

  • New Feature: Added support for Apple Remote (non-Yosemite). Yosemite support coming soon.
  • New Feature: Difference (Chronoindex).
  • New Feature: Trigger alarm by name with AppleScript.
  • New Feature: Remember media window positions (optional).
  • New Feature: Restore system volume after media files have rung.
  • New Feature: Time Zone Clocks.
  • New Feature: World Clocks and Differences in menu icon.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with Power Manager crashing on Mac OS X 10.7.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.2 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • New Feature: Press Command-Option-Shift-\ to reveal the main window of the app at any time.
  • Bug Fix: Menu-bar icon now works with Dark mode in Yosemite.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.1 (Dec 11, 2014)

  • Modification: Now stops/starts screensaver on Mac OS X using proper methods.
  • Bug Fix: Fixes issue saving TIFF files from web cam shots or screenshots.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 10.0 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Announcement: We have recently acquired Kallaxa Software and have replaced Alarm Clock Pro with their Arise app and are in the process of rebranding it and adding in features from Alarm Clock Pro. The whole app (including icon) has been completely redesigned, recoded, and reimagined! There are so many changes and improvements, we could have a list with hundreds of items. Instead, we invite you to check out the new version under a free 15-day trial. Also, below you can view a list of features coming soon.
  • Upgrade Notes: Version 10 is a paid upgrade from all previous versions. Order an upgrade by logging into your koingosw.com account, pressing the Orders tab, and then clicking the Upgrade button!
  • Users owing an active subscription to this product will get it automatically without additional cost. This upgrade is also free if ordering a non-subscription version within the last year. Visit your account and click the Upgrade link to obtain a free copy.
  • Major New Feature: Instead of an in-app Calendar, ACP now can sync with Calendar.app!
  • Major New Feature: Sending txt messages it now a breeze. No more SMTP server input required. Now also works globally.
  • Major New Feature: No more Dock icon. Sits beautifully in the menubar.
  • Major Enhancement: Slicker integration with the Mac OS X power manager that updates the wake queue when you update alarms.
  • Major Enhancement: Dramatically improved logic for computing next ring times for alarms.
  • Major Enhancement: Dramatically reduced CPU usage.
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: If we have removed a feature you used daily and relied on, please let us know. We may bring a few features back if there is enough demand.
  • Removed: Uptime. This is an advanced-user feature that was seldom used in the app. To do this now, open Terminal.app and type: uptime.
  • Removed: Due to lack of use and Apple having the Reminders app, we have removed the Task List feature from Alarm Clock Pro
  • Removed: The seldom used presets feature.
  • Removed: The seldom used collections feature.
  • Removed: The seldom used Time Extender feature.
  • Removed: The ability to view the Snooze Queue (this is now completely internal).
  • Removed: Due to the large number of superior Dashboard widget clock faces, we have removed Custom Clocks from Alarm Clock Pro.
  • Removed: We have removed the ability to send modem (serial port) commands as this is a substantially legacy feature that is not compatible with most modern computers.
  • Removed: Bouncing the Dock icon for the app (as the new version does not have a Dock icon).
  • Removed: Bringing the app foremost (as the app does this automatically as needed now).
  • Removed: Solo-event for changing the iTunes volume.
  • Removed: Solo-events for playing/pausing/stopping iTunes.
  • Important Note: While Alarm Clock Pro 9.x settings will be imported, we can only do so to the best of our ability as there are some settings and features that are incompatible with version 10. Please review the imported alarms carefully and reconfigure as necessary. For instance, we removed the feature to bring the app foremost as this is done on-the-fly as necessary now. We also removed bouncing the Dock icon, because the new app doesn't have a Dock icon. Most importantly, alarms cannot have multiple events of the same type, whereas previously they could. Only one event will be imported of the same type. For example, if one alarm was set to ping multiple web URLs with with more than one event, you now need to create multiple alarms to do this.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.6.1 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Smart conditions now save their settings once again.
  • Bug Fix: No loner shows old clock setup file warnings on startup.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash when no selection in the collections list was present.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.6 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a crash with the movie player control bar's height not being computable.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.9 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed daylight savings time issue on Time Zone calculator.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.8 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with dragging custom clocks.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.7 (Feb 3, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on launch for new systems.
  • Bug Fix: No longer has issues on Windows saving dictionaries to preferences invalidly.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.6 (Jan 29, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed linking against QuickTime which caused cashes on some newer operating systems.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.5 (Nov 20, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed right-clicking the header in the main window.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed creating an account from the App Store version.
  • Modification: Updated to latest Koingo core classes to improve overall stability and add new features.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.4 (Mar 14, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on startup for some users.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.3 (Mar 13, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: iTunes now stays on the current playlist.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed applying a preset to imported Address Book or iCal alarms. They now retain the preset's actions.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.2 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed selecting files in the Open an Item action.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed playing media.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5.1 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed Retina version of menu extra icon.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue updating the time in the menu extra.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected app is damaged warning.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.5 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Cocoa version now draws floating windows (Analog,Digital,Timer) without an odd black box.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.9 (Dec 22, 2012)

  • Modification: Compiled to latest Cocoa framework.
  • ** Known Issue: Cocoa version now draws floating windows (Analog,Digital,Timer) without an odd black box.
  • Bug Fix: Set proper control heights.
  • Bug Fix: DMG Backdrop fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer bring up multiple alarm edit windows for the same alarm.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues displaying some on-screen graphics on Retina Macs.
  • Bug Fix: Crash reports now properly sent to Koingo.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected an issue with the app icon sometimes not drawing in the Alarm Setup Assistant background.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.8 (Oct 3, 2012)

  • Mountain Lion Fixes

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.7 (Feb 10, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues scheduling alarms with the system.
  • Bug Fix: Can no long delete the presets collection.
  • Bug Fix: Login items now use modern APIs on 10.5 and later.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.6 (Jan 7, 2012)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed GROWL issues.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.5 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • New Feature: Can now set iTunes fade to 9999 seconds at a maximum.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue saving the screenshot and web cam destinations.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed GROWL integration.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.4 (Sep 24, 2011)

  • Fixes for Lion

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.3 (Aug 9, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Minor fixes for Mac OS X Lion.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed tabbing in date and time fields.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.2 (Mar 15, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Collections can now be dragged and dropped into once again.
  • Bug Fix: Removed integration with Power Manager from App Store builds to conform to Apple's requirements to the App Store.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4.1 (Mar 3, 2011)

  • New Feature: Added edit and delete buttons below the alarm actions list in the Alarm Assistant.
  • New Feature: Added a 'Now' and 'Today' button to the Alarm Assistant next to configuration.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.4 (Feb 16, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Saving dictionary values on windows has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Minor fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.8 (Jan 14, 2011)

  • Note: Verified prefs save properly on Windows.
  • Note: Verified Alarm List Viewer and Task List Viewer window show in the user-saved spots when relaunching the app.
  • Bug Fix: iTunes playlist for DJ now starts at the right spot.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed ,Inc. and copyright.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.7 (Jan 4, 2011)

  • Bug Fix: Preferences window options that require initial config work again.
  • Bug Fix: Clarified how random songs in the iTunes config work.
  • Bug Fix: Playing playlist now respects the random song option.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.6 (Dec 2, 2010)

  • New Feature: Ability to disable Apple Remote integration in the preferences window.
  • Bug Fix: Other miscellaneous minor bug fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.5 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • New Feature Added a Report a Bug menu item.
  • New Feature: Added redundancy checks for program resources on launch.
  • New Feature: Can now view the release notes via the Help menu.
  • Modification: Dropped all legacy controls and replaced them with the modernized Apple-supported versions.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.4 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in ACPHelper on Mac OS X when deleting alarms.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on Windows when opening a full screen window.
  • Bug Fix: Now should capture all Apple Remote events while open allowing users to specify Core Action events.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.3 (Sep 15, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixes an issue which could cause the problem to crash if certain alarm action details were not specified when the program expected them to be. This bug was introduced in 9.3.2 and should now be fully fixed.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3.1 (Aug 11, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: If no alarm columns are present, the default ones are now used.
  • Bug Fix: KeyDown events now fire properly on Windows for date/time fields.
  • Bug Fix: Down arrow key now works in reducing the day count in date fields instead of increasing it.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.3 (Jun 25, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a problem where program settings may default to the global list instead of the local user list. This would cause the appearance that alarms, activation history, and other program settings had been lost when they had not.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.9 (Jun 24, 2010)

  • New Feature: New sidebar listbox for better cross platform compatibility.
  • New Feature: Updates all utility buttons to avoid potential graphical glitches (new class entirely).
  • New Feature: Ability to specify an 'all users' setting for storing program preferences.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes on Windows if there is no screensaver specified or running and it is trying to be stopped.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.8 (May 11, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected an issue with the ACPHelper app not launching ACP when alarms are to ring.
  • Bug Fix: Relative alarms no longer forget their type on relaunch.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.7 (May 8, 2010)

  • New Feature: Presets can now use current date/time.
  • New Feature: Can now save alarms before setup is complete.
  • New Feature: Can now advance through alarm setup on-demand by clicking the category on the left side.
  • New Feature: Closing an alarm window prematurely now asks if you'd like to save, not just cancel or discard.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected issue where CalKit could crash if mouse released out of bounds.
  • Bug Fix: Can once again properly select time fields in Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Can once again set the timestamp color in the web/screen shot windows.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected text flickering issues on windows.
  • Bug Fix: Actions list no longer draws scrollbar incorrectly.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a potential problem saving alarms when exiting Alarm Clock Pro on Windows.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.6 (Apr 6, 2010)

  • Major Modification: Updated to global Koingo core classes across our entire application lineup. This provides increased stability and performance improvements at a core level.
  • Modification: Moved help entirely online.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed typo in the adjust volume action.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected copyright.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.5 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • Modification: Updated copyright for 2010.
  • Modification: Modified the crash reporter to disallow sending reports without any details from the user on what was happening when it appeared.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed memory leak when closing windows that had their positions saved.
  • Bug Fix: Now saves out background image for custom digital clocks.
  • Bug Fix: iTunes auto-stop no longer is disabled.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the key smasher from executing when ACP was not foremost when the preferences told it otherwise.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.4 (Dec 2, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that would prevent Weekly Relative alarms from registering the correct next ring date.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.3 (Nov 27, 2009)

  • New Feature: Can now test media files in the Play a Multimedia file action window.
  • Bug Fix: Key smasher now recognizes the snooze action more accurately for media windows.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.2 (Nov 24, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Deletion task collections works again.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2.1 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • New Feature: Now will scan the Sounds folders for replacement files by name, if the source cannot be found.
  • Bug Fix: The URL field now shows in the iTunes configuration window.
  • Bug Fix: Enable/disable menuitem no longer toggles the first alarm only.
  • Bug Fix: Snooze intervals work once again.
  • Bug Fix: Miscellaneous bug fixes.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.2 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • New Feature: Auto-quit when iTunes fade is complete, or auto-stop happens.
  • New Feature: Manual activation window is now an 'Assistant'.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer incorrectly save manual activation data on the second launch of the program, therefore causing reactivation to be required.
  • Bug Fix: Full screen mode for alarm alerts no longer permanently hides the menubar.
  • Bug Fix: No longer disables past alarms which DO have a future ring date.
  • Bug Fix: Now creates the All Alarms collection first, so it appears at the top of the Collections list in the main window for first-time launchers of Alarm Clock Pro.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.9 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: No longer auto-quits if no windows are open.
  • Bug Fix: Chronoindex no longer removes the wrong index.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the ability to set the mute feature of the Change System Volume action.
  • Bug Fix: NSAutoReleasePool messages are no longer printed to the console on Mac OS X.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a sorting issue in the main list.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.8 (Aug 23, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed large XML warning.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.7 (Aug 7, 2009)

  • New Feature: Can now right click Timer alarms and show a Visual Timer with live countdown.
  • New Feature: Timers can now have their visual countdown displayed at startup.
  • New Feature: When snoozing an alarm, alarms will now close all media windows, stop iTunes (if applicable), and close all alerts.
  • New Feature: Now shows the alarm next ring date when configuring an alarm.
  • New Feature: Can now drag and reorder all alarm collections into any order desired (previously you could not reorder All Alarms).
  • New Feature: Reduced the amount of text for Relative Alarms if all weekdays enabled.
  • Bug Fix: Shows the correct alarm icon in the Summary pane of the alarm setup assistant.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected a crash and misconfiguration in the Alarm Clock Pro Helper.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem with the collections list populating twice.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.6 (Jul 23, 2009)

  • Note: This is a paid update ($9.95) from version 8.x or earlier, please visit the Upgrades section of our store. Upgrades are free for buyers of Alarm Clock Pro after January 1, 2009.
  • New Feature: Will now warn if when saving an alarm if the Ring Multiple times feature is set incorrectly based on the ring type.
  • New Feature: Can now tell the Key Smasher to only function if Alarm Clock Pro is foremost.
  • New Feature: Presets in the main alarm list now have their names appearing italic and in a lighter shade of grey, and with a different icon.
  • Bug Fix: When an alarm is told to ring via the preferences option if it was in the past, it now autodisables after executing once.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a crash where if the main window is still setting up, and the user (or alarm check timer) tries to do something with it, it would crash.
  • Bug Fix: The main window no longer shows on startup if it is told not to.
  • Bug Fix: Check Alarms feature now works again on startup.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a problem where the ACP Helper could crash if it was trying to load the preferences file when it was being edited at the same time.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues with the ACP Helper loading the preferences file in the latest version.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.5 (Jul 20, 2009)

  • New Feature: Added a button in the iTunes config window to find web radio stations.
  • Bug Fix: The Visual Timer alarm from 8.x no longer auto-enables when importing for the first time.
  • Bug Fix: Check Alarms no longer warns about presets being in the past and will never ring.
  • Bug Fix: The alert window feature will now properly respect the floating option.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected issue playing iTunes playlists/URLs on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Controls in the iTunes config window now properly activate/deactivate.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.4 (Jul 10, 2009)

  • New Feature: Ability to specify a custom alternative snooze time in the alarm notice and media windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that would wipe task items and collections if a clock plugin could not be found.
  • Bug Fix: Parsing preferences file is notably quicker.
  • Bug Fix: Sounds are now installed in the correct folder.
  • Bug Fix: Take screenshot/cam shot font size now saves.
  • Bug Fix: Alarm list column width now saved.
  • Bug Fix: Take screenshot/cam shot Include Timestamp setting now saves.
  • Bug Fix: Escape key no longer assigned to the wrong button in the 'Open a File' action.
  • Bug Fix: Clock Plugins are now installed in the correct folder.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug saving Time Indexes and Alarm List Column settings. Unfortunately, these two preference items will be lost. If it is imperative that yours are saved, please contact us and we'll happily manually reconfigure your preferences file to conform to proper XML standards.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.3 (Jul 10, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues with calculating the next ring time for dynamic Date alarms.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues with the ACP Helper calculating when to launch it.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.2 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a hang on launch if an alarm is set to ring in the past.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where timers could be set to fire every 0 hr 0 min 0 sec.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a crash on launch if an alarm was told to ring an iTunes fader right away.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1.1 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem importing data from version 8.x. We suggest that if you were using 9.1, that you quit and delete it, delete com.koingosw.AlarmClockPro9.xml from your preferences folder (but not com.koingosw.AlarmClockPro.xml), and launch 9.1.1.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem retaining the Weekly Occurrences values (1-4) on program relaunch.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.1 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Note: This is a paid update ($9.95) from version 8.x or earlier, please visit the Upgrades section of our store. Upgrades are free for buyers of Alarm Clock Pro after January 1, 2009.
  • New Feature: Completely rewrote the documentation.
  • New Feature: Completely redesigned calendar with many new features.
  • New Feature: Specify a custom Key Smasher action.
  • New Feature: Enable key smasher after any alarm rings.
  • New Feature: Specify custom snooze intervals.
  • New Feature: Create new alarms in viewed collection.
  • New Feature: New alarm setup assistant.
  • New Feature: Calculates next ring date.
  • New Feature: Columns in the main view (customizable).
  • New Feature:Smart collections.
  • New Feature: Ping Web URL action.
  • New Feature: Attach screenshot/web cam shot to e-mail.
  • New Feature: Record note to system log.
  • New Feature: More variables.
  • New Feature: Take a web cam shot action.
  • New Feature: Include a timestamp on a screenshot.
  • New Feature: Specify a screenshot file format.
  • New Feature:Automatically ensures the alarm check function executed for the previous second, and if it did not, it will go back in time and re-execute it.
  • New Feature: Change the screenshot file naming convention.
  • New Feature: Choose which display to screenshot from.
  • New Feature: Made play the system beep, change system volume, and flash menubar icon their own actions.
  • New Feature: Perform an AppleScript action.
  • New Feature: Play multiple media files instead of just one.
  • New Feature: Display a full screen alert.
  • New Feature: Global alarm date exclusions.
  • New Feature: Multiple Presets.
  • New Feature: Import from iCal.
  • New Feature: When removing alarms, can now choose to remove from collection, or remove entirely from the program..
  • New Feature: Snooze any alarm.
  • New Feature: Now shows the task item name in the randomizer.
  • New Feature: Now allows you to choose a system beep for the randomizer's effect.
  • Modification: Recoded the ACP Daemon from scratch.
  • Modification: Removed system clock offset as it caused more problems than it did good.
  • Known Issue: Intermittently the message dialog in the alarm setup assistant will cause painting problems.
  • Known Issue: The uptime does not show the time since the computer was last restarted, but instead the the time the computer has been active (not sleeping).
  • Major Bug Fix: Take web cam picture no longer causes program instability.
  • Note: as well as many bug fixes, and numerous other feature enhancements.
  • Note: Will automatically import alarms, tasks, and most program settings from versions 8.x and 9.0.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 9.0 (May 21, 2009)

  • Note: This is a paid update ($9.95), please visit the Upgrades section of our store.
  • Modification: Upgraded authentication classes.
  • Modification: The power manager is now threaded, as it should have been before.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where alarms may go off one second early or later than scheduled.
  • Bug Fix: The ComboBox control on Windows no longer deletes user-entered text when showing/hiding choices without selecting one.
  • Bug Fix: On Mac OS X, FolderItem.ShellPath now returns a valid shell path even if the path contains non-ASCII characters.
  • Bug Fix: Getting a true folder item with a root path no longer crashes.
  • Bug Fix: Loading pictures with alpha channels no longer crashes on Mac OS X for Clock plugins.
  • Bug Fix: No longer accidently launches applications in the foreground if they were told to launch in the background.
  • Bug Fix: Lists no longer copy column data in the wrong order.
  • Bug Fix: Popupmenu controls no longer receive the focus when Full Keyboard Access is disabled on Mac OS X.
  • Bug Fix: Printing debugging information to the console no longer leaks memory.
  • Bug Fix: Major internal tweaking for code optimization, bug fixes, and other issues.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.6.1 (Feb 26, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Priority of 1 tasks no longer show as zero.
  • Bug Fix: Trial notice no longer interferes with initial ringing.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed enabling/disabling alarms in the main window.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.6 (Jan 14, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on startup if you had a Clock Plugins folder next to the application.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.9 (Jan 13, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed glitch where Sparkle updates would cause the application to force quit losing settings.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed AT&T text messaging.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed typo in auto-configure power events popup.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.8 (Dec 8, 2008)

  • New Feature: The Time Zones options have been updated, and we introduced a 'DST' checkbox to allow the user to specify if it is Daylight savings time in the source/destination zone. Alarm Clock Pro never calculated this automatically in the past, and is now turning control over to the user.
  • Modification: Now checks collection UID lists to ensure the alarms listed there actually exist in the database; otherwise, they are removed.
  • Modification: Saves program preferences as soon as a successful activation occurs, instead of waiting until the program exits.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes if you were erasing an AB previous import where you had previously put the alarms into collections.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when opening the Power Manager: Add window.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes when clicking Cancel in the Clock Plugin Designer window.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.7 (Dec 1, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Application no longer tries to continue to load if general init fails.
  • Bug Fix: Preventing OLE error from crashing on Windows during launch on some systems.
  • Bug Fix: Check for updates on startup works again.
  • Bug Fix: Using our own TimeField which uses the OS-formatted time instead of a plugin.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.6 (Nov 28, 2008)

  • New Feature: Gives the option to continue running if a programming malfunction is encountered (instead of quitting).
  • New Feature: Now reports how many activations are remaining when you activate online.
  • Modification: Now storing license data in the preferences in a new format — this should help avoid strange unlicensing issues. Previous license data should automatically carry over to the new version without any problems unless it was previously stored incorrectly.
  • Modification: Now using proper sliders in the Alarm Settings-Ringing tab and Clock Designer.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation access has been restored.
  • Bug Fix: Documentation updated to reflect activations.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed OOB crash if deleting an alarm that's in the snooze queue while alarms are being checked.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed alarm collection counts.
  • Bug Fix: No longer refreshes window toolbars on Windows unnecessarily.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the background image in the DMG.
  • Bug Fix: Sparkle now reports when no new versions are available.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer access the Dock menu/Tray icon menu when the program hasn't finished loading.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed outofbounds error when speaking to certain SMTPServers.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.5 (Nov 10, 2008)

  • New Feature: Sparkle Updater.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed corrupt application icons file.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected Windows build exe name.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed permissions on internal project items.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.4 (Nov 3, 2008)

  • New Feature: Search bar in main window.
  • New Feature: Private alarms.
  • New Feature: Can now change the power manager inclusion and multiple rings option via the cog for multiple alarms at once.
  • New Feature: Show web site/open URL feature can now handle more than one URL.
  • New Feature: Emulate key-press for the Apple Remote events (this can let you snooze alarms).
  • Modification: All internal images are now checked on startup to ensure they loaded.
  • Bug Fix: Visual Timer now resumes counting down where it left off if you click Start and there's time remaining.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.3 (Oct 16, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if running from a different account than was installed on.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.2 (Oct 14, 2008)

  • New Feature: New custom checkbox controls for in listboxes (a la iTunes).
  • New Feature: Now defaults screenshot location to desktop.
  • New Feature: Warns if prefs file cannot be saved.
  • New Feature: Added AT&T to the text message carriers.
  • New Feature: Added some presets for the shell command on Mac OS X.
  • Modification: Added note that stopping the screensaver will not bypass the password prompt.
  • Bug Fix: Activate/decativate bug fixed for custom controls.
  • Bug Fix: Drawing port for main window should no longer be lost.
  • Bug Fix: Chronoindex header can no longer be sorted if no contents.
  • Bug Fix: Chronoindex headers can no longer be resized so small they disappear.
  • Bug Fix: Stopwatch now appears at the correct window size to begin with.
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer save a timer which executes at zero seconds.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5.1 (Sep 19, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Digital Watch no longer fails to load on case-sensitive file systems.
  • Bug Fix: ACPDaemon has not worked since it was version 1.3.3; this has been corrected and should now work once again.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.5 (Sep 13, 2008)

  • New Feature: Can now install Sounds in the application data folder.
  • New Feature: Can now also use Sounds from the ~/Library/Sounds folder.
  • New Feature: Ability to specify an alarm ring setting which does not stop or snooze the alarm on key press.
  • New Feature: Ability to assign functions to all Apple remote buttons(stop all alarms, stop itunes, volume increase/decrease, stop watch start/stop, stop watch lap, randomize task, stop speaking, stop bouncing, quit alarm clock pro).
  • New Feature: Can now install Clocks in the application data folder.
  • New Feature: Clock plugin designer.
  • Modification: Window title-bars now show alarm name when ringing.
  • Modification: Renamed the Timer to Visual Timer to avoid confusion with the Timer-type alarms.
  • Bug Fix: Changing the position of a movie in the media window no longer fires the Stop event.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if NSGrayBackground is set in GlobalPreferences.
  • Bug Fix: Now properly resizes the media windows based on the key press setting.
  • Bug Fix: SCR checkbox in the preferences window no longer toggles the Alarm Menu.
  • Bug Fix: Edit in the Chronoindex will now allow you to edit instead of blank-fill.
  • Bug Fix: Calendar window now shows the first day of the week properly after the window is initially closed.
  • Bug Fix: Closing Swim Clock now shows the menubar again.
  • Bug Fix: Media windows now properly size for their content.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem where the ACPDaemon would quit if the prefs file was temporarily not found.
  • Bug Fix: Will now ensure KeyDown still fires for Media windows if the focus is set for a specific control.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.8 (Sep 2, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Extend time window no longer causes a crash.
  • Bug Fix: Unique IDs are now verified on preferences load.
  • Bug Fix: Report a Bug menu item now directs to the correct page on our web site.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.7 (Aug 21, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed documentation error still referencing the 'Alarm Check Services'.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash on showing an HTMLViewer when a temporary file cannot be created on the disk.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if the preferences destination file cannot be found.
  • Bug Fix: Window manager related crashes fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Any/all threads destructors are now fixed from crashes.
  • Bug Fix: Sockets now close properly when windows close.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.6 (Jul 20, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash on startup.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.4 (Jun 25, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Manual activation bug fixes.
  • Bug Fix: Tab Index bugs squashed.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.3 (Jun 24, 2008)

  • New Feature: New initial setup window.
  • Modification: No longer requires a license code.
  • Bug Fix: Software update progress bar fixed.
  • Bug Fix: License data no longer lost when doing a manual activation

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.2 (May 10, 2008)

  • New Feature: Completely icon facelift!
  • Modification: Removed some legacy code.
  • Bug Fix: HelpButton no longer draws in weird places when it shouldn't.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.4.1 (May 4, 2008)

  • New Feature: Ability to attach multiple files to an e-mail.
  • New Feature: Specify a subject for the security screenshot message.
  • New Feature: Added SSL support for text messaging.
  • New Feature: Verify attachment validity.
  • New Feature: Change secure mode on the mail socket.
  • New Feature: Now accesses the SMTP Server list for Mac OS X users via Core Preferences instead of the system shell.
  • New Feature: Displays SMTP server accounts by name instead of address in the popup .
  • New Feature: Now displays errors if a message cannot be sent.
  • New Feature: Sending mail messages now has a 60 second timeout.
  • New Feature: Send screenshot now supports variables in message body.
  • Enhancement: Redesigned the send mail window.
  • Enhancement: Redesigned the send txt msg window.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash with the toolbar on the Mac.
  • Bug Fix: Numerous small changes to improve operating system compatibility.
  • Bug Fix: Now allows secure SMTP modes.
  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash when populating a folder of files into an array and an alias within that folder is broken.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed SSL/gmail compatibility.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected spelling in help tag of text message window for the recipient field (numer versus number).
  • Bug Fix: Corrected issue with Smart Crash Reports sometimes requesting to be installed even if the user clicked cancel.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.9 (Mar 28, 2008)

  • New Feature: Added compatibility with Smart Crash Reports.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.8 (Mar 26, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Will no longer crash if ACP cannot read the clock plugins if they were installed by another user.
  • Bug Fix: Can now drag and drop alarms again.
  • Bug Fix: Collection row no longer refreshes a ton when dropping an alarm.
  • Bug Fix: Tray icon fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Now plays at proper rate the second time around on media files.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.7 (Mar 7, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed the ability to deselect a collection via command/control click.
  • Bug Fix: Help buttons work again.
  • Bug Fix: Improved Smart Snooze.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.6 (Mar 5, 2008)

  • Enhancement: New Utility Button design.
  • Enhancement: New Koingo core classes for improved bug reporting, divider creation, and others.
  • Modification: Alarms now cancel by default instead of snooze.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue with sheets being unresponsive to clicks if a floating window (such as a timer or clock) was open.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed compatibility issue with DefaultFolderX.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed file typing error on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem on Windows where the main window may never have shown if it could not fit on screen.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue where the main toolbar would become disabled on Windows and never renable.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed flickering issues with the Utility Button.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problem with waiting for the main window to be resized and positioned.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.5 (Feb 22, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: Caps lock no longer counts as autokeypress to snooze/stop alarms.
  • Bug Fix: Keydown no longer messes up playing alarms.
  • Bug Fix: Multimedia Alarm window title fixed on windows.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes if minimizing the ACP sidebar.
  • Bug Fix: No longer captures keydown events if the window is not foremost to snooze/stop alarms.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.4 (Feb 21, 2008)

  • New Feature: Now tries to play random songs 15 times on failure.
  • New Feature: Can no longer rename collections to blank.
  • New Feature: Can now attach a file or folder with the select button in the send mail alarm details window.
  • New Feature: iTunes commands now try 5 times on Windows before failing.
  • New Feature: Option to disable pre-Tiger prompt (also fixed if previous version was 8.3.3r2).
  • New Feature: Added full screen options in the contextual menu to the resize clock.
  • New Feature: Can now hide the collections area of the Alarms and Task list windows.
  • New Feature: Overhauled randomization engine.
  • New Feature: Can no longer save a text message setup if no carrier is chosen.
  • Bug Fix: Chronoindex no longer crashes.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed drag and drop issues on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: No longer renames collections live. Waits until the user hits the enter key.
  • Bug Fix: Help button no longer fires when the mouse is moved out of range when down.
  • Bug Fix: No longer shows the iTunes success message if an error occured.
  • Bug Fix: iTunes playlist action now respects volume and fade settings.
  • Bug Fix: iTunes window is now suppressed if requested when playing playlists on Windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed the control order on all windows.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed numerous redraw issues with the Utility Buttons.
  • Bug Fix: Numerous flickering drawing issues fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Crash reporter no longer shows multiple times on Windows by accident.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes on Windows when stopping the notification.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed typo for Flash Icon in the Task Bar.
  • Bug Fix: Alarms and Tasks window no longer deactivate when the popup menu is opened when clicking the Action (cog) button.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.3 (Feb 18, 2008)

  • New Feature: Ability to ignore an update version permanently.
  • New Feature: Now names security screenshots after the y-m-d h-i-s scheme.
  • New Feature: Update checker on Mac OS X now uses proxies.
  • Modification: Removed copious amounts of extra code from the Windows toolbar classes.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed potential crash when sending secure messages.
  • Bug Fix: Alarms are no longer covered by the main window if the Daemon launches the app.
  • Bug Fix: No longer crashes if attempting to communicate with iTunes on windows fails.
  • Bug Fix: No longer attempts to continue loading if the ACP Daemon cannot be installed and run.
  • Bug Fix: Always accurately draws the toolbar on Windows.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.2 (Feb 15, 2008)

  • Bug Fix: No longer reports screenshot destination as not writable.
  • Bug Fix: Now makes a numeric string out of cell phone recipients.
  • Bug Fix: Now tries 15 times instead of 5 to get a random track in iTunes.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed typo for JPEG appendage in the Security Screenshot setup window.
  • Bug Fix: Can now play iTunes playlists with unicode characters.
  • Bug Fix: Daemon no longer crashes when scanning the Applications folder and a permissions rejected file comes up.
  • Bug Fix: Daemon no longer cancels logout, shutdown, restart.
  • Bug Fix: Daemon no longer occasionally quits unexpectedly.
  • Bug Fix: Daemon no longer reads newer preferences files than it is allowed.
  • Bug Fix: Daemon no longer auto-quits when the preference file cannot be read... it now retries.

New in Alarm Clock Pro 8.3.1 (Feb 14, 2008)

  • New Feature: Online activation now uses regular HTTP GET methods to process details (should avoid some issues we had in the past).
  • New Feature: Automatic HTTP proxy support on Mac OS X.
  • New Feature: Koingo Crash Reporter.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues relating to software update.