I am happy to announce a new version of Plant Base – 2.1.10

For all editions, Windows, Mac and Linux, there are a number of bug fixes.  For that reason I would recommend that all users update the program.  It’s quick and easy and does not need to have any effect on the database.

There is also an updated database … … read more

I am happy to report that the current version of Plant Base for Android, 1.35, has now been successfully tested under  Android 9 Pie.  Using a brand new Motorola Moto G7 Power, Plant Base installed and runs with no issues whatsoever.

The 1.35 version was targeted at Android 8 and previously tested in-house on several devices running various releases up … … read more

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

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.
PB Screenshot MX Linux

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

A new version release of Plant Base for Windows and Mac is now available for download, 2.1.9.

Plant Base 2.1.9 screenshot

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

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

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

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