Librarian Pro 8.0 released!
| Version 8.0 (7.5r2/7.6/7.7/7.8/7.8.1) – December 19, 2025 | |
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Requirements This version requires at least macOS 11 (Big Sur from Fall 2020) or Windows 10 (1903 from May 2019). We have all older versions available for download on our web site. Please use the one designed for your operating system. A current, valid, license for any Koingo app will unlock all previous versions. |
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| Upgrade Notes This upgrade is free for users owning the current major version, an active subscription, Utility Package Pro, or a "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site. |
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| Important Note: | Over the last few weeks we had a special 7.x preview of what 8.x would look like. We've now officially launched 8.0! The last official release of 7.x is 7.4 from Nov 2023. |
| Huge New Feature: | eBay Web Finder type. This is awesome. It's our modern replacement for what was our old Amazon API. It may take longer to search, but it gives GREAT results. This has been a year-long project and consumed most of 2026 for us. A FREE eBay account is required to use this feature. You can use the other site scour options if you don't want to make an account; however, eBay is our BEST product database. |
| Huge New Feature: | Completely overhauled drawing item pictures in the main list. This is 100x improvement on speed!!! |
| Huge New Feature: | Cover Flow mode now works with the mouse wheel. |
| Huge New Feature: | Currency item type. |
| Huge New Feature: | Board Game item type. |
| Huge New Feature: | Beverage item type. |
| Huge New Feature: | Brand new HTML template called Noveau (2026). |
| New Feature: | Can now choose which country Amazon searches in Preferences. |
| New Feature: | New icons for record types. |
| New Feature: | BestBuy Remix now loads way more information (things we don't have fields for go into Additional Values area). |
| New Feature: | BestBuy Remix will now return the first 100 matching results. |
| New Feature: | Runtime, disc, and track cont for music/movie types in Summary. |
| New Feature: | Double clicking an item in Web Finder will now create the item using that record type in a new window. |
| New Feature: | BestBuy Remix now finds movies as well. |
| New Feature: | Web Finder window now shows all open item windows when you click Auto Fill and you can pick which one to fill. If none are open, it'll create a new record. |
| New Feature: | BestBuy Remix can now search by UPC. |
| New Feature: | Can now change Date Added field. |
| New Feature: | Producer movie field. |
| New Feature: | Movie Video Format is now a combo box. |
| New Feature: | New Gallery View modern style. |
| Enhancement: | Defaults to Web Finder search if item not found during Scanner window instead of adding an unnamed item to the library. |
| Enhancement: | SUBSTANTIAL barcode reading improvements! |
| Modification: | Improved Additional Fields UI. |
| Modification: | Utility Button bars replaced with modern UI controls. |
| Modification: | Modernized listbox toolbars. |
| Modification: | Web Finder artwork now auto-downloads always. |
| Modification: | Miscellaneous Items renamed General Items. |
| Modification: | No longer asks the user to tell us what kind of code they inputted in the Options window of the Scanner. |
| Modification: | Now saving databases with TIFF images instead of PNG. It means much larger databases, but it's likely that saving will be quite a bit faster for some users. We're seeing a 50% increase in speed here. |
| Modification: | Deleted UPCDatabase search as they are now offline since 2020. |
| Modification: | Command-N shortcut now makes a new General Item. |
| Modification: | Updated Borrower records list so that the item name is first so its next to the icon instead of the user name. |
| Bug Fix: | BestBuy Remix no longer crashes when parsing languages. |
| Bug Fix: | Can no longer change/delete date added. |
| Bug Fix: | Fixed problem with item information not showing up in the main listbox. |
| Bug Fix: | Restore to Defaults button in Print window below fields list works again. |
| Bug Fix: | Cancels prior download and starts a new one if switching through Web Finder results fast. |
| Bug Fix: | Amazon Web Finder now decodes HTML property. |
| Bug Fix: | Imports Delicious Library 3 dates correctly. |
| Bug Fix: | Countless smaller updates and fixes. We did a massive code review. |
| Bug Fix: | Crash on setting dates in Bulk Edit. |
| Bug Fix: | Now only allows once instance of the app to run, and defaults to opening new windows in the existing process if necessary on Windows. |
| Bug Fix: | Subtitles now imported for Movie types from Delicious Library. |
| Bug Fix: | No longer crashes accessing Notes field on Contacts.app contacts when importing. |
| Bug Fix: | Minor bug fixes and improvements. |
Author
Josh Hill