Over time I’ve had a few messages from users who have had various problems when running Plant Base on the later versions of the Mac operating systems. This is difficult because in most cases I cannot reproduce or verify the issues. My Mac development machine needs to stay on an old version of the OS in order to maximise compatibility. … … read more
Category Archives: Software
Plant Base for Linux, Beta update 2.1.9
The Linux desktop edition of Plant Base has been updated to the same level as the Windows and Mac edition. Also some extra bug fixes and other small changes specific to the Linux edition have been included.
This is still definitely only at the Beta stage! However, I’m really pleased with how it has been running on my own systems … … read more
Plant Base new version – 2.1.9
A new version release of Plant Base for Windows and Mac is now available for download, 2.1.9.
This is mostly another maintenance release with some bug fixes. There are also a couple of additional new features.
The plant list data details tab now has a choice of two different view types – either the original “grid” view, which is unchanged, … … read more
Plant Base for Android – new version 1.35
An updated version of the Android app was recently published on Google Play.
This version has some significant changes that bring it up to date with latest requirements for the Google Play store. The app should successfully run on Android 8 (Oreo) or later, but also remains compatible with older versions of Android.
In addition to OS compatibility there are … … read more
Plant Base new version – 2.1.8
A new program release of Plant Base for Windows and Mac is now available. Version 2.1.8 is essentially another maintenance release with just a few fairly small changes and some bug fixes.
There is not yet a new release of the plant database to go with it, so it’s only the program part. As usual, updating the plant data has … … read more
Plant Base for Linux?
At the moment I am revisiting the development of a Plant Base edition for Linux. This was briefly looked at before but this a more concerted effort and a good winter project! Strictly speaking Plant Base already runs on Linux, in that we have the existing Android edition and Android is built around a Linux kernel. However, in this case … … read more
Plant Base new version is released – 2.1.7
An updated version of Plant Base is released and available on the downloads page – 2.1.7.
This is essentially another maintenance release and there are no really big changes. It does contain some important bug fixes, so it is a recommended update for all existing users.
A handy small feature has been added – searches on the Plant Selector form … … read more
Plant Base purchase price drop
We have reduced the purchase price of a Plant Base license by £5 to just £20.
This is to coincide with the release of version 2.1.7
There is no definite plan about whether this will be a permanent price change or not, we will see how things go!
The price of the Android mobile app has also been reduced.
We … … read more
Full release of Plant Base for Android
Plant Base for Android in now available on Google Play.
To accompany the main app, a simple and free Data File Support app has also been released. This provides three file maintenance functions that are not included in the main app. A first essential for new users who do not run the PC or Mac editions is the database file … … read more
Android Plant Base new version update 1.27
Version 1.27 of the Plant Base for Android app is available for download by registered users. At the moment this is still part of the Beta test phase, but we are treating this version as the first candidate for general release.
Since the previous release there are only very minor changes and a few small bug fixes. The previous version … … read more