CheckBook Pro 2.6.18

What's new

New in 2.6.18

• Migrate your accounts from Quicken Essentials for Mac or Quicken for Mac 2017. Check it out by going to the File menu and down to the New submenu.
• Get more info at a glance - new Accounts now come with two new Account Summaries by default: Category Subtotals, Last Year and Category Subtotals, This Year.
• Find even more Entries with the new Entry “is Split” Smart Folder option.
• Get a quick subtotal of the Entries in your selection: Click the word “Balance” to the left of the Balance field, then click the Selection Total menu item.
• Hello to our friends in Canada and the UK! We localized (localised?) “check” to “cheque” and a few other bits just for you. Please let us know if we missed anything besides “CheckBook Pro”.

Fixed in 2.6.18

• Improves saving to iCloud Drive or other cloud storage providers and syncing with other Macs running CheckBook Pro on your local network.
• Better handles saving your selection when switching Accounts or closing your documents.
• Prevents a crash that could happen when creating a new document while a document is open.
• Improves printing performance and better uses available space for some lengthy columns.
• Corrects a situation that could affect transfer Entries when the Currency of an Account is changed.
• The default Base Currency should now match your Mac’s currency settings and all default Currency descriptions will be localized, if possible.
• Enhances error reporting when importing an OFX or QFX file.
• Includes minor user interface fixes and enhancements.

2.6.x is the final line of updates to support Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through macOS 10.12 Sierra.

New in 2.6.17

• Built for Apple Silicon and Intel. Ready for macOS 11 Big Sur.
• Migrate accounts and transactions from other personal finance applications with the new Document from QIF or QMTF feature. Check it out by going to the File menu and down to the New submenu.

Fixed in 2.6.17

• Corrects a situation where a Schedule created from an Entry that had been reconciled will produce Scheduled Entries that act like they’re already reconciled.
• Includes minor user interface fixes and enhancements.

New in 2.6.16

• We’ve added new keyboard shortcuts to CheckBook’s date pickers. Try ‘Y’, ‘M’, and ‘D’, for today’s year, month, and day, and don’t forget ’T’ and ‘L’, for today’s date and the last entered date, are already in there.

Fixed in 2.6.16

• Prevents a crash that can happen if an Entry is dragged in All Accounts.
• Corrects an issue preventing row heights from being recalculated when you change the Entry Font Size preference while the Amount column is hidden.
• Includes minor user interface enhancements.

Fixed in 2.6.15

• Corrects a date handling glitch that could cause dates falling on December 30th or 31st to jump ahead a year. We apologize for that!

Fixed in 2.6.14

• Improves support for some variants of QIF.
• Now recovers from a particular form of database damage that might result in a table index reappearing when it was definitely dropped.
• Again remembers and automatically selects the last check printing template you chose on macOS 10.15 Catalina and later.
• Includes numerous minor user interface fixes and enhancements.

Fixed in 2.6.13

• Account Summaries can once again show or hide Resolved Entries, Tax-Deductible Entries, and Checks.

New in 2.6.12

• Find more of the Entries you’re looking for with new Smart Folder conditions that match whether an Entry is a Deposit, Debit, Transfer, or Check, or was imported.
• Use the new Account Name Smart Folder condition in All Accounts to find Entries that belong to a particular Account or group of Accounts.
• Create Schedules from existing Entries - go to the Entry menu and click the New Schedule From Entry… menu item or copy and paste an Entry into your Schedules.
• Set new Schedules to transfer funds from the get-go - go to the Schedule menu and click the New Deposit Transfer Schedule… or New Debit Transfer Schedule… menu item or Option-click the Deposit or Debit buttons in the Schedule section.

Fixed in 2.6.12

• Corrects an issue that could prevent changes arriving from cloud storage, like iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive, from being added your document.
• Prevents a potential crash when importing data with a date format that begins with the year.
• Fixes a recently introduced glitch that would prevent the year 2000 from being imported properly.
• Minor user interface enhancements and adjustments.

New in 2.6.11

• Minor import enhancements so you can import statements with a wider variety of date formats.

Fixed in 2.6.11

• Improves reliability when your document is stored on FAT volumes, such as thumb drives or external drives that came formatted for Windows machines and weren’t reformatted after purchase.
• Corrects an issue preventing documents from being saved when the name of your home folder includes an apostrophe.
• Restores the ability to tab to create new split line items, as well as Category autofill and Category force completion, in Debit Entries.
• Prevents a crash that can occur when importing dates that don’t contain any alphanumerics.
• Resolves a potential crash when asking CheckBook Pro to browse for other Macs to sync with but canceling a couple of seconds later.
• Fixes an issue preventing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users from completing new Entries or changing existing Entries.
• Minor user interface adjustments and fixes.

New in 2.6.9

• Improved duplicate detection when importing from a statement. Look for the Find Duplicates checkbox in the Import Options window.
• You can now choose whether split line items and grid lines are included when printing your Entries. Set these options in the print panel just before sending each print job to your printer.
• Text/CSV import now allows you to import into the Notes field.
• Enhanced OFX/QFX import with support for reinvestment transactions and statement files with an ns2:OFX root element.
• Expanded the built-in help section covering reconciliation.

Fixed in 2.6.9

• Corrects an issue preventing macOS Catalina users from opening documents on external or removable Mac OS Extended or APFS volumes.
• Squashes a bug when running on macOS Catalina that could prevent documents from being opened with the File menu’s Open… command.
• Fixes a glitch on macOS Catalina where Currency formats are ignored when the region is set to Spain and the language is set to English.
• Nixes a situation that could prevent your Mac or network router from properly accessing or servicing DNS after you browse for other Macs to sync your document with.
• Resolves an issue when printing checks that could prevent new addresses from being saved if the “New Check Address…” option is used.

Fixed in 2.6.8

• Prevents a crash that can occur when the Accounts drawer is narrower than your Account names.
• Corrects an issue that could prevent Categories from being removed.
• Now remembers the column layout in the Schedule Reminder.

Fixed in 2.6.7

• Nixes the "null" or unexpected error message when sharing a document with others through iCloud.
• Takes care of a glitch with combo boxes, like the Category, Description, and To/From boxes, where the last item could be displayed as the first item.
• Minor user interface tweaks.

Fixed in 2.6.6

• Corrects an issue that could prevent a new document from saving Entries.
• Dramatically faster at updating larger documents from previous versions.

New in 2.6.5

• Now it's a snap to print your checks with addresses for windowed envelopes. Tell CheckBook Pro to print checks, then look for the Address column. You can choose an address, manage addresses, or even import from your Mac's Contacts.
• It's easier than ever to transfer funds between Accounts with a pair of new items near the top of the Entry menu: New Deposit Transfer… and New Debit Transfer…. We included keyboard shortcuts, too. And did you know a right-click or Control-click anywhere in the list of Entries displays the Entry menu?
• Ever wanted to sort your Entries by when they were created or modified? Head to the View menu and down to Columns and Sort By for some handy new options. And if you'd like to search by created or modified date, Smart Folders are ready and waiting!

Fixed in 2.6.5

• Corrects an issue that could lead to the list of Account Summaries becoming so wide you couldn't see the actual Account Summary.
• Resolves a situation where dates wouldn't be shown properly on Macs set to use the Buddhist calendar.
• Properly formats amounts when they're entered with spaces.
• Prevents a crash you might see when exporting.
• Nixes an error message that may appear when opening a backup from inside CheckBook Pro's super secret automatic backups folder.

Fixed in 2.6.4

• Nixes a potential issue where CheckBook Pro might not save changes to an Account's Currency.
• Prevents a hang that can occur when CheckBook Pro automatically saves your work or when you close your document while another process tries to access it.
• Includes some minor user interface fixes and check printing tweaks.

Fixed in 2.6.3

• Corrects a tabbing issue in Schedule Entry sheets.
• Resolves a strange freeze that might occur when viewing split line items in a future Entry.
• Takes care of a potential crash when your document is stored on a removable drive or volume that is no longer available.
• Restores the ability to import Text or CSV, as well as export Text, CSV, and QIF on some earlier versions of OS X.
• Minor user interface enhancements.

Fixed in 2.6.2

• Prevents a crash that can affect OS X 10.10 Yosemite and macOS 10.11 El Capitan folks when they create a new document or switch documents with the File menu's Open Recent submenu.
• Clears up the potential for the Debit button to stop working when an Account is set to populate the To menu with all previously entered items.
• Fixes a situation where a password-protected Account's Entries might become visible before its password is entered.
• Minor user interface adjustments.

New in 2.6.1

• Includes some minor check printing enhancements, like placing asterisks before the check amount to help prevent unwanted charges.

Fixed in 2.6.1

• Prevents a crash that could happen when you create or view the details of a transfer.
• Takes care of a situation where the last selected Entry and some column layouts may not be remembered when you quit and reopen CheckBook Pro.
• Sorting Schedules by Next Entry Date makes sense again.

New in 2.6

• CheckBook is now 64-bit, so you'll be managing your finances with ease for years to come.
• Check printing on pre-printed check paper has arrived! Let CheckBook Pro save you some ink strokes and tell us what you think!
• Color your balances and totals with your Entry colors. Look for the new settings in CheckBook's preferences.

Fixed in 2.6

• Minor user interface fixes and enhancements

New in 2.5.15

• Drag & drop or copy & paste Entries and Schedules, whichever you prefer. You can even drag to or paste in applications like TextEdit, Numbers, and Excel.

Fixed in 2.5.15

• Properly remembers the way you’ve set up the columns in the Schedule section
• Prevents a crash that could happen when switching documents
• Updated application and document icons for better compatibility with macOS 10.12 Sierra
• Resolves a situation where some Account balances wouldn’t update right after Scheduled Entries were committed
• Corrects an issue where some fonts might condense so much that characters overlap. A lot. Cough. Geneva.
• Improved support for importing reconciled transactions
• A few user interface tweaks and performance enhancements

 Get the update

Mac App Store users

macOS Mojave 10.14 and later, including macOS 10.15 Catalina and macOS 11 Big Sur

• Visit the Mac App Store.
• Click the Updates button at the left side of the window.
• Click the Update or Install button next to CheckBook Pro. If CheckBook Pro doesn't appear in the list, go to the Store menu and be sure you're signed in with the same Apple ID used for your purchase.

macOS 10.13 High Sierra and earlier

• Visit the Mac App Store.
• Click the Purchased button at the top of the window.
• Click the Update or Install button next to CheckBook Pro. If CheckBook Pro doesn't appear in the list, go to the Store menu and be sure you're signed in with the same Apple ID used for your purchase.

After the update

• The first time you launch the application, you may be asked to update or upgrade your document. Agree to the update and your document will be ready to work with the update.
• If you open the application and your data doesn't immediately appear, try going to the File menu, down to the Open Recent submenu, and clicking each document there until your data appears. If this doesn't cure all, don't panic just yet. There are several ways data can appear missing when it's really just hidden or in another document. We can help with that, so get in touch at support@splasm.com!

Splasm Store users

Updates to each major version of CheckBook Pro are free, so if you have a license for any version that starts with "2." follow these steps to get up to date with the latest!

• Quit CheckBook Pro.
• Click here to download the update.
• If your Mac opens downloads automatically, a window with three icons will appear when the download is complete.
• If the download finishes but a window with three icons doesn't appear, locate the download in the Finder, double-click it, and the window will appear. Downloads go to your Downloads folder, by default. To go there, click the Finder icon on your Dock, go to the Go menu at the top of your screen, and click the Downloads menu item.
• Drag the CheckBook Pro icon to the Applications icon. If you're asked if you'd like to replace a file, click the Replace button.
• Go to the File menu and click the Eject menu item. If the menu item is disabled, return to the window with the three icons, click the white space around the three icons so that nothing is highlighted, then go to the File menu and click the Eject menu item.

After the update

• The first time you launch the application, you may be asked to update or upgrade your document. Agree to the update and your document will be ready to work with the update.
• If you open the application and your data doesn't immediately appear, try going to the File menu, down to the Open Recent submenu, and clicking each document there until your data appears. If this doesn't cure all, don't panic just yet. There are several ways data can appear missing when it's really just hidden or in another document. We can help with that, so get in touch at support@splasm.com!