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Road Trip Planner Changelog

What's new in Road Trip Planner 4.6.08

Nov 29, 2022
  • Back by popular demand: Optimize your road trip, either by distance or time (under the Pin menu).
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.07 (Nov 20, 2022)

  • Few bug fixes and app enhancements to make your road trip even better.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.06 (Nov 2, 2022)

  • When exporting pins (under the File menu) the date field is now more compatible with Excel.
  • Clicking on a map pin improved. Sometimes it was difficult to select a map pin on the map; this has been improved.
  • Other app enhancements and bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.05 (Oct 28, 2022)

  • Address field added to the Route pin and POI pin list view.
  • Address field included in the exported route and POI pin files )under the File menu).
  • New preference: Append coordinates to address.
  • Other bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.04 (Jun 17, 2022)

  • The preferences now has a Done button instead of a close button making it more intuitive.
  • A Google map option for display purposes only has been added to the map popup button.
  • Various bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.03 (Aug 29, 2021)

  • Additional improvements and enhancements when exporting a trip as a GPX file.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.02 (Jun 6, 2021)

  • Enhanced the Export GPX functionality by adding the ability to combine routes into one route.
  • Other minor bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6.01 (May 30, 2021)

  • Enhanced the Export as GPX feature so it works better with various nav systems.
  • Other minor bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.6 (Jan 29, 2021)

  • Now a Mac Silicon chip native app.
  • New File menu option: Mac Scrolling. When disabled it may make clicking on a map pin easier.
  • New preference: Distance units. Specify default, metric or imperial.
  • Added an optional Google street view for each map pin.
  • Other bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.986 (Jun 10, 2020)

  • Added windy.com as a weather source.
  • Few other minor bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.985 (May 15, 2020)

  • Fixed a few things in the Web view:
  • Removed DarkSky widget (expiring soon)
  • Simplified and cleaned up the view.
  • Improved the Google map display.
  • Removed Waze as it was no longer functional.
  • Other bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.984 (Apr 10, 2020)

  • Updated the web views (itinerary, web pane, etc).
  • Bunch of small bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.983 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • Clicking on a route in the route list is now more readable.
  • Other bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.982 (Nov 13, 2019)

  • Pin reference address now displays the coordinates.
  • Other bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.981 (Sep 10, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug in the itinerary where the wrong number of travel days was reported.
  • Other bug fixes and app enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.97 (Jan 17, 2019)

  • Added Waze to the web pane.
  • Bug fixes and other improvements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.96 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Adjustments to the maps

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.95 (Dec 4, 2018)

  • Bug fixes to Google map sections.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.94 (Sep 5, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that occurred when deleting a route pin after the route order was reversed.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.93 (Aug 7, 2018)

  • Bug fixes to the Google maps.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.92 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • Fixes an issue that caused the incorrect weather to appear sometimes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.91 (Apr 30, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that caused some map pins to become invisible under some situations.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.9 (Mar 18, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug introduced in the previous version that didn't correctly show the active route in the list of routes.
  • Added a new button that opens or closes all disclosure triangles in the Routes pane.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.7 (Feb 21, 2018)

  • Reversed "Import Route" and "Import POI" File menu items.
  • More flexible importation of text files for new pins.
  • Fixed the tutorial page order.
  • Other bug fixes and performance enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.6 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.5 (Jul 15, 2017)

  • Added the ability to export track data when exporting the file as a GPX file. This will make it easier to import the data into Garmin and other GPS devices.
  • Plus the usual bug fixes and performance enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.3 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • Fixed an map pin icon issue when importing GPX files.
  • Other bug fixes and performance enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.2 (Apr 21, 2017)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5.1 (Feb 28, 2017)

  • Duplicate map pins (from the Pin menu).
  • Export Activities to Calendar.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.5 (Feb 20, 2017)

  • Select Google Map under the File menu to see how Google would route your trip. Note that this map is for information purposes only.
  • Various minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.8 (Feb 3, 2017)

  • Fixed some bugs related to the To Do list in the preferences.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.7 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Bunch of bug fixes and minor enhancements. Please continue to report any bugs, otherwise we won't know about them. We cannot respond to comments made in reviews, so please contact us regarding any bugs or crashes. Thank you.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.6 (Jan 13, 2017)

  • Various bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.5 (Nov 14, 2016)

  • Better time & distance formatting (includes better localized formats).
  • Added Google Review to web tab.
  • Added Local Info Search to web tab.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.4 (Nov 1, 2016)

  • Fixed screen shot bug.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.3 (Oct 26, 2016)

  • Fixed a rare crashing bug that occurred with OS X 10.11.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.2 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Routing more accurate now, especially for walking routes.
  • Added map layers Landscape, Transport and Outdoors.
  • Enhanced behavior of the toggle visibility state button.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4.1 (Oct 15, 2016)

  • Improvements to the web pane popup menu functions.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.4 (Aug 2, 2016)

  • Time zones utilization. If you travel from one time zone to another, Road Trip Planner adjusts your travel time.
  • Expanded column widths remember the old width when expanded.
  • URL extraction from GPX import.
  • Itinerary shows number of days traveled.
  • Sum of selected travel time and distance displayed at bottom of route pins list.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.3.3 (Jun 17, 2016)

  • New Toolbar button: toggle main window dividers.
  • Import Contacts bug fix.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.3.2 (May 22, 2016)

  • Fixed a few bugs relating to date & time values.
  • Added ability to obtain elevation at a map pin location.
  • Other bug fixes and user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.3.1 (May 3, 2016)

  • Import GPX file bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.3 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • Importing GPX files is much improved with many more options.
  • Import Addresses from a file bug fixes.
  • New preference: calculate the start & end date for itinerary.
  • Other bug fixes and user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.2.4 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue where some hidden map pins inadvertently became visible.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.2.3 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Routing and other bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.2.2 (Mar 31, 2016)

  • More accurate distances displayed.
  • Distance values better adhere to what is set in the system preferences.
  • Easier to import addresses via a text file.
  • Bug fixes and other user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.2.1 (Mar 15, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.2 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • The saved itinerary HTML files are now smaller.
  • Place the mouse over a map pin and a small info window appears.
  • Ability to show pin names with screenshot and itinerary.
  • Bug fixes and user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.1 (Feb 13, 2016)

  • Itinerary: images in the Notes are now better handled in the itinerary.
  • New under the Pin menu: Show Roadside POIs along Route (the POIs are the same POIs under the View -> Show menu).
  • Various bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 4.0 (Feb 3, 2016)

  • Option to optimize the route pin sequence (powered by MapQuest).
  • Added MapQuest map layer.
  • Added ability to create map pins by importing name and addresses from a text file.
  • Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
  • New items under the Web tab:
  • Gas Station location and prices.
  • Google Street View.
  • Weather forecast simplified.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.9.1 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Menu item name edits.
  • Fixed a Places tab bug when running Yosemite.
  • Fixed a few full-screen mode bugs.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.9 (Dec 31, 2015)

  • Choose Apple Maps or OpenStreet Maps.
  • Places duplicate button can now choose between new POI or new Route pin.
  • View menu shows tab selection.
  • Added "Collapse or Expand Main Dividers" to view menu.
  • Bug fixes and other enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.8 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • Added the ability to add URLs to the document info dialog.
  • Route pins now have a "Lock Date" and "Lock Time" option for the departure time.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.7.1 (Nov 9, 2015)

  • Bug fixes
  • New preference: open screen shots in Preview
  • Added calendar picker to Doc Info dialog

New in Road Trip Planner 3.7 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • New "Show" popup menu added to map to show labels, and for El Capitan, show traffic.
  • Improved itinerary performance.
  • Ability to adjust route time via a preference setting.
  • New itinerary preference: Include dates and time values.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.6.4 (Oct 8, 2015)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.6.3 (Sep 24, 2015)

  • Itinerary shows only visible POI pins.
  • New preferences: update routes for visible route pins only.
  • New preferences: choose units: locale, metric, imperial.
  • New preferences: set default map pin color.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.6.2 (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Itinerary bug fix and a few other fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.6.1 (Jul 22, 2015)

  • Various bug fixes and user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.6 (Jul 4, 2015)

  • Route pins better linked to POI pins via pin numbers.
  • Exporting to calendar now checks for existing events. If found, a new event won’t be created.
  • Added more reference map pins.
  • Reduced app size by over 50%.
  • Separate window displays the map for printing or saving - no more sending to Preview.
  • If POI pins are linked to route pins, then they appear under route pins in the itinerary
  • Can now add any file to a RTP document (select Document Info from the View menu).
  • Notes with style now show the same in the itinerary.
  • Time zone enhancement - see preferences.
  • Bug fixes

New in Road Trip Planner 3.5.2 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.5.1 (Jun 8, 2015)

  • Clicking the + button when a pin is selected fills the search field with the selected pin’s address.
  • New POI pin number column. Pin numbers can be used to match a POI pin to route pins or any other reason.
  • Bug fixes and user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.5 (Jun 1, 2015)

  • Export route pin data to your Calendar.
  • New for route pin: ability to lock the departure date.
  • New preference: set route pin lock departure date for new route pins
  • Bug fixes and other user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.4 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • New preference: scale images (for drag and drop). Scaling the images can greatly reduce the size of the file while maintaining image quality.
  • New command: Optimize File, under the File menu. This command optimizes the images based on the two image preferences and can reduce the size of the file up to 90% or more, meaning faster load times for the file and the itinerary.
  • Added a Save As command under the File menu.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.3 (Apr 6, 2015)

  • Updated various POI lists.
  • New preference: route pin duration = sum of activity durations.
  • New preference: default route color and route thickness.
  • New command under View menu: Set All Routes to Default Color.
  • Added Camera button; now you can take pictures of your travel documents with your Mac.
  • Added ability to type Activity duration time values (hour and minute) as well as click a stepper button.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.2.1 (Mar 11, 2015)

  • Added a calendar button to the map pin date pane.
  • Selecting Delete from the Edit menu now deletes the selected map pins.
  • Pressing the Delete key now deletes the selected map pins.
  • Removed the 100 Contact limitation when importing Contacts.
  • Added Reverse Trip under the View menu.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.2 (Feb 28, 2015)

  • Select multiple pins for deletion and drag & drop.
  • Drag and drop to other Road Trip Planner files.
  • Added new “Show” column to show or hide map pins.
  • Auto-update preference added.
  • Bug fixes and other user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.1 (Feb 19, 2015)

  • Drag and drop onto filtered tables.
  • Drag and drop bug fixes.
  • Better GPX importing.
  • Enhanced Contact importing.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 3.0 (Feb 11, 2015)

  • Custom map pins. A new Map Pins window lets you add, remove, export, import, rename, set default, and more to your map pins.
  • Route color. Set the route color from one pin to the next. Easily visualize your routes by setting them to a color of your choice.
  • Better filtering. Filter the pins and the results also limits which pins show on the maps.
  • Smart buttons. Click All Pins, and all pins show. Click it again and you’re returned to your previous map region.
  • Enhanced Contact import. Select multiple contacts when creating map pins. Additionally, more info is imported from the Contacts: phone numbers, notes, and URLs.
  • Double-clicking on an image causes the image to open in Preview.
  • Activities have a duration value.
  • Travel distance between route pins is saved with the file.
  • Latitude & longitude columns for the map pins.
  • Traffic web site for each pin.
  • Numerous bug fixes and other user enhancements.

New in Road Trip Planner 2.7.2 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • Pins above 100 are now labeled correctly.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 2.7.1 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Road Trip Planner 2.7 (Jan 6, 2015)

  • Improved satellite and street view for each location.
  • Added distance column to Route Pins list.
  • Route Pins list shows duration in number of nights and hours instead of just hours.
  • Export Route and POI pin lists as a tab-delimited file.
  • Added ability to make a screen shot of map only (without pins, etc).
  • Fixed a crashing bug.