After much consideration Plant Base licensing is changing to Donationware, meaning that registration and use is now free but with a respectful request for a donation.
Donations are entirely voluntary, there is no connection with the registration process. Any amount is welcome although the suggestion is for £20, a little less than the previous selling price of £25. Some users … … read more
This blog has now been migrated from WordPress to ClassicPress.
For normal readers this makes no real difference, just some slight changes of page style.
ClassicPress is a fork of WordPress, but from an older version and retaining some traditional elements. It is still an open source CMS which is actively maintained and has modern improvements.
I have great respect … … read more
Starting September 2026 only apps permitted by Google will be installable on Android, regardless of where the app is loaded from.
It will not be possible for users to install some apps that are not available from the Google Play store. Alternative app store sources may not work and nor will side-loading APK’s directly from a developer’s website. All apps … … read more
It’s been a long time since an update for Plant Base was issued, although a great deal of work has been going on in the background! But it’s here now . . .
This release is very unusual because it involves two program versions for all OS editions. A lot has changed with operating systems and also the software used … … read more
Extra keys and Extra Keys Pro are updated to version 3.0.1.
This a very minor update with bug fixes and other small code changes, no other alterations. Due to the bug fixes, all users are recommended to update to this version.
The Linux edition remains at 3.0.0 for now, as the changes above are not relevant.
There is a small update for the Plant Base Android app – version 1.43.
Some minor bug fixes and slightly improved handling of menus. There are no other changes.
The new APK file is available for downloaded from the website.
As for the previous release, if updating from any version older than 1.41 it’s best to uninstall the old app … … read more
Our free online Plant Database has now been withdrawn from the website.
This is rather a shame as it’s always been very popular, but the time has come when we need to rationalize our resources.
If circumstances change in the future then it may be reviewed and possibly re-implemented. However, for the time being removing the online section makes a … … read more
Our free online Plant Database will soon be withdrawn and removed from the website.
It has been freely available for over 16 years and is still heavily used. However, although the plant information has been updated in sync with the Plant Base software product, the pages and back-end database are really due for a major refresh. Unfortunately we don’t have … … read more
Amazon Fire tablets are relatively low cost cost and very popular. Since the first models it has been possible to run the Android edition of Plant Base on Amazon Fire tablets (then called Kindle Fire). We have recently tested the latest version of the Plant Base app on a 7th generation Fire 7. It installs and runs perfectly and we … … read more
An updated version of the Plant Base Android app is released – version 1.42. Also a new version of its File Support app – 1.07.
This update has several bug fixes, mostly to resolve issues introduced in the previous version due to the larger changes required in adapting to newer Android releases. There are no other major changes.
Different launcher … … read more
