· [NEW] Powerful new Find and Replace dialog · [NEW] Reimagined, redesigned and improved Availability Viewer for ease of use, better clarity and enhanced functionality. · [NEW] New natural language support for creating recurring events from phrases like every day, every month, or every year · [NEW] Added Natural Language support in Quick Entry for Japanese · [NEW] The Dock icon now supports Clear and Default Icon & Widget System styles in both Light and Dark Mode (See System Settings Appearance Icon & Widget Style) · [NEW] New and improved in-app updater. BusyCal no longer uses Package Installer for updates, making the update process faster and smoother · [NEW] Reminders syncing now syncs only the last 12 months of completed tasks to improve sync performance. Older completed tasks remain available in the Reminders app · Keyboard shortcuts added to Date Picker for common dates such as Today, Tomorrow and Next Week · Improved CalDAV sync to detect and apply account setting changes made after the initial sync · Improvements to Outlook sync when syncing with Microsoft Todo Lists · Improved date picker suggestions, entering 1d now offers In 1 day above other suggestions · Info panel scrollbars now appear automatically when the mouse is over the scroll track area. Helps when using wacom tablets · Improved to Simplified Chinese localization · Improved detection of Teams meeting support in Microsoft Office accounts · Fixed an issue where accepted Microsoft 365 meeting invitations could remain marked as Tentative in BusyCal · Fixed an issue where changing the end time of a multi-day timed event would also shift the end-date · Fixed Move to Time Zone not preserving an event's actual moment in time and sometimes collapsing its duration · Fixed a window activation issue with detached Info Panels, where clicking on the Title field would not immediately activate the window · Fixed a bug in Day view where using keyboard navigation to move to the previous day would require two keystrokes · Fixed a bug in Day view where the CMD+N shortcut would use the current date instead of the date of the selected day when a default time was set · Fixed a bug where the Alarm window would inadvertently dismiss snoozes as expired after a few hours · Fixed a bug where the Menu app could at times hang immediately after a restart · Fixed a bug where weather would not refresh after a day if the time zone changed · Fixed a bug where a deleted tag would resurrect briefly during sync, causing an unnecessary disruptive UI refresh · Fixed a bug where location services would cause the app to hang during launch at times · Moving an all-day event to a specific time now correctly updates the event with a default alarm, when configured · Fixed a bug where a blocking event on a Microsoft Graph calendar would at times replicate itself after sync · Fixed an issue with Microsoft Graph task time zone handling when mailbox settings could not be retrieved · Fix detached info panel date insertion · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Automatic time-blocking, across calendars! You can now configure a calendar to automatically create time-blocking events on another - across accounts. · [NEW] Automatic time-blocking rules sync across all copies of BusyCal on macOS and iOS. Editing rules is currently available on macOS only · [NEW] Travel time in blocking events. A new Advanced preference lets time-blocking events on other calendars start earlier to cover an event's travel time. See Settings Advanced Other. · [NEW] Alarm Window's Snooze button now offers many presets for faster snoozing, including End of Working Hours. · [NEW] Added a 'Go To Event' button to the Info Panel's bottom toolbar when opened in a separate window, making it easy to jump to the event in the calendar · [NEW] Currently selected items in BusyCal can now be retrieved via AppleScript and Claude Desktop. · [NEW] Holding the previous or next buttons in month view now scrolls continuously · Improvements to the new date picker, including smarter date-only and time-only heuristics · Improved compatibility with third-party CalDAV servers · Further improvements to automatically updating linked time-blocking events when the main event changes during sync · Day & Week view no longer apply a directional lock when click-dragging to create a new event · Additional conference calls are now detected to show the Join button · Classic banner style has been replaced with Rounded for better consistency in both Light and Dark modes as well as other parts of the app · Fixed bug where dragging an event into the Task List would not convert the event into a task at times · Fixed a UI glitch where the window toolbar could appear partially transparent when certain system accessibility settings were enabled · Fixed a bug where task lists could show more than one line of notes preview · Fixed a bug where the date picker would not always appear immediately when clicking the date field while switching between events · Fixed a bug with Task regeneration style 'completion date' · Fixed a bug where System Text Replacements would automatically stop working after some time within Notes and the Title fields · Fixed an issue where email addresses in MS Graph Sharing settings could reappear after deletion · Fixed a bug where the Meeting Import dialog could report 'No Event Imported' after a successful import · Fixed an issue where a calendar's shared status did not update immediately after its effective sharing access changed during background sync · Fixed week-day label color for non-working days in the mini calendar · Fixed CMD+Clicking the checkmark within the Info Panel's completion date now marks the task partially complete · Fixed a bug where the Alarm Window could reappear even when hidden if there were snoozed items but no active alarms · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Browse and pick meeting rooms directly from the Info Panel with live availability, building, and capacity details. Available for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 accounts (requires re-adding the account). · [NEW] New Alarm setting to skip missed event alarms older than a chosen number of hours after waking from sleep or Do Not Disturb · Pasting events with linked blocker calendars now preserves the original blocker calendar · Improved BusyCal automation so connected assistants can tell whether events are marked Free, Busy, Tentative, Out of Office, or Working Elsewhere · Fixed a bug where changing the menu app's icon type would not take effect · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] New and improved date and time entry with a keyboard-navigable calendar, smart natural language suggestions, and support for entering both date and time in one go. · [NEW] Date pickers now match your main calendar preferences, including the same start of week and shading for non-working days · [NEW] Redesigned start and end time pickers for a smoother, more fluid experience with smarter suggestions and keyboard navigation support · [NEW] A redesigned Go To Date dialog now offers an improved calendar picker and smart natural language input · [NEW] Redesigned the menu bar calendar for smoother navigation, with responsive infinite scrolling · [NEW] Open Edit Menu option to Open Links. This opens all links found in the selected items. · Improvements to MCP / Apple Script related support. New methods added to get an existing item or duplicate an existing item. You can now also tag events from Claude. · Improved preview text in the .ics import dialog · Mini calendars now correctly use the same Black & Red day numbering as the main calendar · Reduced the minimum width of the alarm window · Fixed a bug where the menu bar calendar could show different non-working day shading than the main app · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] AI-Powered scheduling with Claude Desktop Extension support. Manage events, check free/busy availability, and view your events with date range filtering directly from Claude Desktop. · [NEW] AppleScript support for querying free / busy availability. · [NEW] Expanded AppleScript support with more flexible event, task, and mixed-item queries with better date range filtering and unified search · [NEW] Raycast support · [NEW] You can now multi-select calendars in the sidebar, under the same account, to toggle them on or off together · [NEW] New plus button on task list headers lets you create a task directly in that list when tasks are sorted by list · [NEW] Search field now supports searching all calendars optionally, not just the ones checked · [NEW] New setting for BusyCal Menu App to open newly created events in the main app · [NEW] Snoozed alarms are now fully integrated into the Alarm Window. Use the new toggle to view snoozed alarms, and easily re-snooze or dismiss upcoming snoozes · A number of improvements to TTL alerts, Snoozing, Dismissing and general Alarm Management. Snoozes no longer modify the original event · Snoozes now survive system restarts and correctly catch-up after system sleep changes · Missed alerts for events older than 2 hours are now automatically ignored if the system was shutdown or asleep within that time. Task reminders are not affected · The Alert Window can now be accessed from the main app's Window menu · Search result date-header tweaks · Search results now show locations from events, when available · Improvements to conference call detection · Improved note link handling for conference dial-in numbers with extensions and pause sequences · Notes now detect and hyperlink phone numbers · When floating Info Panel is turned off in Settings, the popover is consistently used instead from search results · Dragging and dropping an item from outside the app onto the timeline in day and week view now shows the time it will be assigned · Menu app now scrolls to the active event for Today when opening · Menu app now shows month separators when the setting is enabled in the main app for month view (Settings Accessibility Show month separators) · Fixed an issue where the info panel for tasks would sometimes popup at the wrong location when opening from search results · Improved compatibility with some self-hosted CalDAV servers · Improved handling of cases where Reminders would stop returning stable identifiers during sync for recurring tasks, resulting in duplicate tasks · Notes now default to detecting links and phone numbers. This can be changed under the main Edit Menu Substitutions · Handled a bug where Todoist would send a bogus project ID for deleted tasks · Fixed a bug the menu app would not pick the Selected Calendar when that was the default set for new events · Fixed a bug where alarms for all-day events would at times go off at at random times · Fixed an issue where snoozing or dismissing a single visible alarm would at times dismiss all visible alarms · Fixed an issue where editing an event opened from search results could cause the popover window to close prematurely · Fixed de-duping of favorite timezone listings in the Info Panel around DST changes · Fixed bug where moving a timed event across DST boundaries when the time zone was different from the default would cause the event to shift the hour incorectly · Fixed bug where the Ignore upcoming events per-calendar setting was not respected · Fixed bug where setting a custom event font would not immediately refresh the calendar · Fixed crashes related to Applescript support · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Big improvements to the Menu App extension: it no longer launches the main Calendar app and now lets you navigate freely across any number of months, both backward and forward · [NEW] The Menu App can now be dragged out of the menu bar to detach it as a floating window; drag it back near the menu bar item to reattach it · [NEW] The Menu App now remembers its last on-screen position and size · [NEW] The Menu App now supports infinite scrolling in the agenda list · [NEW] The Menu App can now be resized both vertically and horizontally · [NEW] Control-click any event to open it in a new window and keep it on screen. Also available via Edit Get Info in New Window · [NEW] New and improved search panel. Search results are now grouped by date for easier navigation · [NEW] You can now select multiple search results and drag them to a new date or to the desktop to export as .ics files · [NEW] Search results now always include a "Today" section for better orientation · [NEW] Search results can now display undated tasks · [NEW] Double-click on a search result to open the event in a separate floating window · [NEW] Improved calendar search: matching events are now highlighted with a dotted outline for quicker visual identification (in all views, including List View) · [NEW] New print privacy option: you can now print calendars as Free/Busy only, hiding event titles, locations, notes etc while keeping time blocks visible · [NEW] After closing the Alarm window, you can now reopen it using the new alarm button in the footer of the Menu App window · [NEW] Keyboard shortcuts to switch between previous / next Calendar Sets (smart filters) · [NEW] Apple Script support (Preivew): BusyCal can now be scripted to perform some essential data-only operations · [NEW] New option under Settings Info Panel to disable fuzzy matching of calendar names in the calendar picker · Improved alarm snoozing and dismissal handling; snoozing or dismissing alarms also no longer launches the main Calendar app · Thanks to the Menu App improvements, memory and CPU usage of the main app has been significantly reduced when events are modified · Improved zoom anchoring around the cursor in Day / Week views · Improved error reporting when calendar limits are exhausted on CalDAV servers during sync · Improved compatibility with Stalwart CalDAV server · Improved Reminders Sync integration for tasks syncing from services that support custom priority levels · Day & Week views now show an indicator when notes are turned off under appearance settings · Alarms are now ignored for time-blocking mirrored events · Fixed a bug with 'Add Google Meets to new meeting invites' option · Fixed a bug where Todoist's legacy identifiers were not being recognized in certain cases · Fixed a UK-locale issue where changing the time could also change the date when the system was using a custom ISO date format · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] New Print Task List... option under the File menu for printing tasks independently of the calendar. · [NEW] New metrics added to Year View: Top Tags, Avg Scheduled / Workday, a new Meetings overview section · [NEW] Upgraded to Todoist's latest Sync API. Todoist ends support for their older API in Feb 2026 · [NEW] Tag sorting in Task List now includes Todoist labels where available · [NEW] New setting under Advanced Locations to disable auto-complete location suggestions in the Info Panel · Improved task sorting in month / all-day views to always sort by priority · Improved handling of RDATEs in recurrence patterns where these appear out of order · Improved handling of invalid recurrence patterns (RRULEs) in recurring tasks · Task List related optimizations when View in: Calendar Range is set · Quick Entry now supports durations (e.g. [15m]) for timed events, not just tasks · Restored alphabetical sorting of events in Week View when multiple events start at the same time · Year View display style can now also be changed via the View menu (in addition to the toolbar settings button) · Optimized scrolling performance in Month View · Improvements to Year View scroll guides · Fixed a bug where the single-step navigation button in Week View would incorrectly advance by a week instead of a day · Fixed a crash when printing List view in certain configurations · Fixed a bug where Match end to next start would pick the wrong event to align against at times · Fixed missing end-date resize handle for multi-day events in Week View · Fixed a bug where the menu app would show displaced in the center of the screen on some screens · Fixed a crash that could occur when BusyCal attempted to send cancellation emails after rapidly deleting events with local invites from an On My Mac calendar · Fixed a bug where events organized on MSGraph would at times not show the usual Send Invite button · Fixed a bug where switching to the new Year view would cause a crash under certain conditions · Fixed dark appearance of upcoming call view after switching between appearance modes · Fixed a bug where dragging an email from MailMaven would always turn the mail into a Task instead of an Event (hold down CMD while dragging to turn it into a Task) · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Redesigned and improved Year View. Visualize your entire year at a glance! A new Highlights drawer surfaces key stats for the visible date range. · [NEW] Year View now supports a heat map display style for quick visual insights across the year · [NEW] Year view now supports showing iconization for Birthdays, Anniversaries and Journal entries · [NEW] Year view now supports drag & drop from the Task Panel to assign dates · [NEW] Month name overlays are now sticky while scrolling for better context and orientation · [NEW] New accessibility setting to hide time for single-line events in Day & Week views · [NEW] New appearance setting to disable overlapping layout of events in Day and Week view · [NEW] When Natural Language Processing is enabled for Month View, you can now specify calendars in Day and Week views using /calendar_name · An overlay hint now appears in Day and Week views when non-working hours are hidden, serving as a subtle reminder · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Redesigned event layout in Day and Week views: overlapping events now stack for better readability instead of squeezing side-by-side · [NEW] Improved visual precision in Day and Week views down to a minute · [NEW] Improved drag-to-resize interactions in Day and Week views · [NEW] Hovering over short-duration events now reveals their exact start time in Day and Week views · [NEW] New option to copy Start Time of a suggested event · When modifying alarms, This and Future on a recurring event now applies changes to future detached occurrences · Improved handling of recurring tasks deleted from Apple Reminders · Occurrence field now displays age for Birthdays · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] New keyboard shortcuts let you quickly focus fields like Calendar, Date, Location, Notes, and Tags to edit the selected event instantly · [NEW] New 'Snooze until start' option added to alarms when using notification center · Start time entry field now uses exact-match filtering · Improved handling of multi-line locations in events when syncing with MS Graph · Travel time now validates the starting location when auto-selected from a recent event · Menu countdown now accounts for travel time when available, even if time-to-leave alerts aren't set · Improvements to natural language parsing · All-day section now sorts overdue tasks by priority · Improved HTML detection in notes · Colored tags now display with their assigned colors in tag capsules · Task List now reloads significantly faster for a smoother experience · Task List now animates refreshes · Task List now honors the 'Show Rich Text' menu option per view (week / month / list) · Improved selection handling in the Task List · Events now open faster when viewed in the right-panel · Today button loses color when scrolled out of view, providing a subtle visual cue · Fixed repeated Event Suggestion lookups that could slow down performance on large databases · Fixed an issue where the right-click menu wouldn’t appear on toolbar buttons on macOS 26 · Fixed a bug where delegates would continue to see inbox meeting invites even when secretary mode is turned off · Fixed a bug where colored tags synced as 'Other' instead of retaining their original built-in color · Fixed a bug where temperatures on the map would display in Celsius even when set to Fahrenheit · Fixed a bug where Show events on Map function would hang for some users · Fixed a bug where clicking on the start date or time field would not auto-select the entire text · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] New options added to automatically include travel time whenever a location is added (see Settings Advanced Locations) · [NEW] New setting to select a default origin for travel time (see Settings Advanced Locations) · [NEW] Cycling added as a new travel mode for Travel Time calculation · [NEW] Added 'Current Day of Year' as a new badge icon option · [NEW] New Format Menu Option Strikethrough (SHIFT+CMD+S) · [NEW] New Edit Share menu. Quickly share selected events via Airdrop, Email, Messages, and other supported services · [NEW] New accessibility option to highlight Today's date in Week View · [NEW] New accessibility option to turn off 30 minute grid lines in Day & Week View · New option to disable copying event duration (start → end) when using event suggestions · URL shortening service switched as tinyurl has been deprecated · Improved compatibility with additional CalDAV servers · Fixed an authentication related issue affecting some O365 accounts · Fixed a bug where the default priority setting would override Quick Entry from the menu bar app · Improved handing of invalid exception dates when syncing with Office 365 · Fixed an issue where Option+dragging to duplicate an event did not auto-select the newly created event · Fixed a bug where the menu bar app would remain sticky even when the option was disabled · Fixed bug where Edit Paste as Rich Text would paste fonts but not colors or styles · Fixed bug Format Copy Style / Paste Style would not work for floating panels · Fixed a bug where unmanaged URL attachments were sometimes incorrectly removed from remote devices during subsequent syncs · Fixed a bug on macOS 26, where the recurring event confirmation dialog could be dismissed prematurely due to a timing issue · Fixed an issue on macOS 26 where the first row in List View could be hidden behind the table header when in full-screen mode · Fixed an issue where My Tags and Tags were occasionally exported together in CSV exports · Fixed bug where the Task List would appear blank in Day View printouts at times · Fixed bug where tasks were incorrectly sorted by due time when sorting was set to date only · Fixed 'Match End To Next Start' option, which now consistently aligns with the next event's start, regardless of end times · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Support for macOS 26 Tahoe, including UI updates to match the new look · [NEW] Added 'Show Last Selected Event' option to the View menu for cycling through recently selected events · [NEW] Dock icon now adapts to system appearance, showing a dark version in Dark Mode · [NEW] New accessibility settings to customize tooltip behavior under Settings Accessibility · Hang on macOS 26 when opening Time Zone settings · Compatibility issues with macOS 26 where tasks with invalid date / time would cause the app to crash · Fixed: Full Keyboard Access was breaking type‑to‑search functionality · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Introducing Suggestions: BusyCal can now suggest existing events and tasks as templates while you edit or update a title. Explore new Suggestions related settings under Preferences · [NEW] Drastically improved launch time and overall performance through optimized data storage techniques · [NEW] Redesigned calendar picker in the Info Panel — now supports keyboard tabbing, live filtering, and search term highlighting · [NEW] Redesigned Info Panel location picker with smarter suggestions including: locations from other events, addresses from Contacts, nearby matches, and your current location · [NEW] New and improved duration pickers accessible from end time / due time fields, with type-to-filter support for faster selection · [NEW] Live time offset tooltips now appear when dragging events, showing exactly how far you're moving them (e.g., +2h, -3d) · [NEW] Medium sized Two Weeks widget · [NEW] Syncing Group Calendars in Microsoft Graph accounts is now optional. Enable it during setup to avoid triggering an Admin Consent approval · [NEW] Added URL support for opening BusyCal with a specific Calendar Set selected via busycal://filter/ · [NEW] New setting for Heat Map display in calendar widgets: Color days only for events marked as busy · [NEW] Dropping an icon from the Graphic Panel onto one event in a multi-selection now assigns it to all selected events · [NEW] Scroll-wheel zooming on top of the Timeline-Bar area (in day / week views) can be turned off under Settings Accessibility · Behavioral change: Custom alarms set to an exact date and time no longer adjust automatically when the event is moved · Fixed an issue where non-Google Meet conference call links were being overwritten with Google Meet when editing events in BusyCal · Improved syncing of custom recurrence patterns with Todoist · Improved restoration of row selection within the Task List · Improved URL encoding of invalid characters in event identifiers when importing .ics files · Improved de-duplication of DST and Standard time zone variants in Time Zone pickers · All-day events marked as Busy now use a stronger color in Heatmap mode (for the mini-calendar view) to indicate the entire day is blocked · Fixed an issue where calendar push sync registration sometimes failed to update for Google Calendar during background sync · Fixed an issue where dragging an event into the Mail Compose window would fail on macOS 15+ · Blocking events from other calendars now correctly switch to 'Busy' even if originally marked as 'Free' · Fixed a bug where the calendar widget would count Tasks for the day even when they were turned off · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Microsoft 365 Group calendar support added. Requires re-authenticating your account to grant new access permissions · [NEW] Added support for local file:/// WebDAV calendar subscriptions · Workaround added for Microsoft Personal Outlook Account sync failures · Improved handling of time zone mismatches when syncing task due dates with Microsoft To Do, · Fixed bug where the today's date label would appear blank in print-outs · Fixed a timing issue where the Info Panel occasionally lost focus during edits · Fixed a bug where pasting multiple events into external apps didn’t always maintain chronological order · Fixed a crash in the alarm helper extension when handling malformed event data · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Propose new meeting times and email the organizer directly from BusyCal · [NEW] Import proposed times from attendees via .ics files for quick review / approval. Reply to proposals directly from the Inbox. · [NEW] Weather now shows on the map in the Info Panel for events with a location starting within 7 days · [NEW] "New Task Calendar" support for Fastmail accounts under the File menu · [NEW] "Days in week" in Week View now support project timelines: 42 days (6 weeks) and 90 days (Quarter) · [NEW] New Appearance setting to customize Date Placement in the calendar · [NEW] A live tooltip now shows the event duration while resizing, making it easier to adjust timings accurately · [NEW] Added a new context menu option: "Convert to Journal" to turn events and task into Journal entries · [NEW] Added the ability to batch modify the Time Zone for selected events directly from the context menu · [NEW] Added a new context menu option: "Move to Time Zone" that updates the event's time zone while keeping its real-world time the same · [NEW] The Time Zone override dropdown now includes a 'Current Time Zone' option, keeping the app in sync with your system time zone · [NEW] New setting added to allow hiding menu bar upcoming events during Do Not Disturb · [NEW] Added support for the keyword `allday` in natural language input to create all-day events · [NEW] Quickly find calendars in natural language input using abbreviations. For example, typing /pjt can now match your "Project Titan" calendar · [NEW] When enabled, default alarms are now automatically added to meeting invites during sync and when the invitation status changes · [NEW] Pasting copied events into Mail now groups matching titles together, listing each time underneath—making it easier to propose multiple time options for the same event · Natural Language Input within Month View (when enabled in settings) now works for all-day banner events as well · Time Zone dropdown now shows an icon to indicate if the selected zone is the system time zone or a custom calendar time zone · Enhanced scaling of weekday names for better readability on higher timelines · CSV export now includes a Duration column · Improved sync handling of DingTalk CalDAV server · Improved detection and management of duplicate meetings from shared calendars in the menu bar app · Custom alarm summaries now display more intuitive relative times when possible · Manually sorted tasks from the Task List now retain their order in the calendar view when tasks are visible · The Task List now shows an indicator when custom manual ordering is active · Pressing the Escape key while editing a new, unmodified event now removes it automatically · Location suggestions now appear automatically as you type in Quick Entry and a location is detected · Improved handling of delegate users creating meetings on behalf of others on a shared calendar, including cases where they invite themselves · Large notes are now automatically truncated when syncing with Google Tasks to comply with Google's size limits · Improvements to Calendar Set sync between devices where the user is logged in with different iCloud domains @mac.com and @icloud.com etc · Improved handling of identical events and duplicates across multiple calendars · The Tag Edit panel now ignores emoji prefixes when sorting tags by name · Fixed an issue where manually sorting tasks within the Overdue section or the Priority sections would not work · Fixed a bug where sunrise / sunset shading in day and week view would not work show on some macs · Fixed an issue where the Dock Badge icon would at times not update immediately · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Free/Busy availability indicators now appear next to attendee names, making it easier to see their scheduling status at a glance. Only for supported services. · [NEW] Availability Viewer now features tooltips and traffic-light indicators for clearer attendee availability. · [NEW] Introducing Event Map View: See all your event locations at a glance, easily navigate between locations, and quickly access event details from an elegant map interface. See where you've been over the years · [NEW] Export your calendar events in Spreadsheet format (.csv) from File menu > Export. Ideal for reporting or analyzing events in applications such as Numbers, Excel, Google Sheets etc · [NEW] Export Calendar File (.ics) dialog now supports exporting private "My" properties such as My Notes, My Tags etc · [NEW] Day and Week views now allow you to collapse and hide non-work hours. Easily toggle this option using the new button in the toolbar or from under Settings > General · [NEW] Day and Week views now support a new gesture to zoom in and out of visible hours! Simply click-drag the time ruler on the left or scroll while hovering over it to adjust the zoom level · [NEW] Chinese Lunar Birthdays from Apple Contacts now supported for the Birthday Calendar · [NEW] Support for multiple anniversaries per contact, displayed under the Anniversaries calendar · [NEW] Persian Calendar Dates added to Alternative Calendar settings · [NEW] A new 'Next Alarm' column is now available in List View! Easily see the next upcoming alarm time for events with active alarms · [NEW] Notes field now automatically detects and adjusts for right-to-left and left-to-right text while typing · [NEW] WebDAV Holiday Calendar Subscriptions can now be added managed directly from Settings > Accounts · Improved handling of missing due dates when syncing with Yahoo! Tasks · Improved matching of On My Mac calendar subscriptions between multiple devices when using Smart Filters or Calendar Sets · Custom alarm sounds now work with Notification Center alarms · New advanced setting to turn off automatic HTML detection in notes · Faster tag lookups when typing · Improved leap year handling of yearly recurring events · Journal entries on the same day are now sorted by creation time instead of by title · Export option added to the Calendar Context menu · Tooltips now appear on mouse-over for truncated event titles in Day, Week, and Month views · Improved compatibility with third-party apps to prevent Keychain Access from hanging in certain scenarios · Fixed bug where the day indicator in week view would not refresh immediately after a sleep / wake cycle · Fixed an issue where the calendar failed to auto-scroll to today’s date after midnight if it was out of view · Improved handling and detection of invalid task titles during MS Graph synchronization · Fixed an issue where manually editing a CalDAV server's address field caused the visible settings pane to switch unexpectedly · Fixed an issue where printing multiple months could result in some months being skipped or missing from the printout · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

· [NEW] Major update! Tasks can now be assigned individual custom durations · [NEW] Natural language input now supports taking in task durations, e.g. by typing [15m] for 15 minutes · [NEW] Tasks can now be assigned priorities and due times even if the service does not support it (such as Google Tasks, Microsoft Todos, Outlook, Exchange). Priorities and due times now sync to other devices running BusyCal (requires latest update) · [NEW] Tasks now have a new superpower - these can be assigned a Starred status separate from priorities. This also syncs across services that do not support syncing this status (such as iCloud, Reminders, Google Tasks, Microsoft Todos, Outlook, Exchange). · [NEW] Introducing Task statuses! You can now mark your tasks as “In Progress,” “Needs Action,” or “Cancelled.” via a new drop-down edit option. Plus, these statuses seamlessly sync with supported services such as NextCloud. · [NEW] Tasks can now be marked as ‘Cancelled’ through the new ‘status’ option. Cancelled tasks, which do not carry forward, appear strikethrough and can be hidden via the ‘View > Show cancelled events’ preference · [NEW] Smart filters updated to support filtering on the new Star status · [NEW] You can now individually disable alarms for Events, Tasks, or Journals under Settings > Alarms · [NEW] New setting to control the display of completed Undated Tasks in the calendar, under Settings > Tasks · [NEW] Chinese Simplified now supported in Natural Language Input (Quick Entry) · [NEW] Korean now supported in Natural Language Input (Quick Entry) · [NEW] Added support for tabbing into the calendar-name selection drop-down to facilitate easier keyboard navigation · Improved compatibility with NextCloud; sub-tasks no longer become detached after syncing back and forth · Implemented a workaround to address a Google Calendar change that introduced birthdays and anniversaries into the main calendar without a way to turn this off. BusyCal now automatically marks such events as Hidden during sync · Ignore calendar color option added to calendars under Reminders · Fixed bug turning on "Ignore calendar color" under calendar options would not work for some services · Fixed bug where the location field would copy over when creating "Busy Only" time-blocking events on another calendar · Fixed bug where the menu app was displaying an identical event from an arbitrary calendar rather than the current calendar set · Fixed an issue where tabbing between fields within the Info Panel could occasionally fail, especially with specific combinations of visible fields · Resolved an issue where travel time calculations were occasionally failing when using the current location. · Improved handling of MS Graph runtime errors after these were recently changed · Improved handling of intermittent server timeouts for MS Graph accounts · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

[NEW] Sync New Accounts Across Devices: Once added to one device, new accounts now automatically sync to all other devices (including BusyCal on iOS) via iCloud. Please note: Re-authentication is required as credentials are not transferred or synced. [NEW] Smart Filters & Calendar Sets now seamlessly sync across all your Macs running BusyCal [NEW] Smart Filters now have the option to remember your chosen time zone, allowing for seamless transitions between time zones as you switch filters in BusyCal [NEW] Settings / Accounts / Smart Filter syncing via iCloud can be optionally turned off, if needed, on individual devices under Settings > Advanced [NEW] Completed tasks can now be excluded from List View under List View > List Settings... * Upcoming event title length can now be set to zero for the Menu bar, effectively hiding titles entirely * Fixed an issue where the 'Match Start/End Times' menu commands were not functioning correctly for floating events * Fixed an intermittent issue with Spotlight indexing not updating correctly * Fixed an issue where the Menu app would not immediately refresh events updated during background sync following a relaunch * Improved stability of Apple Calendar synchronization by addressing a crash caused by specific characters in the attendee field * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

[NEW] Sync New Accounts Across Devices: Once added to one device, new accounts now automatically sync to all other devices (including BusyCal on iOS) via iCloud. Please note: Re-authentication is required as credentials are not transferred or synced. [NEW] Smart Filters & Calendar Sets now seamlessly sync across all your Macs running BusyCal [NEW] Smart Filters now have the option to remember your chosen time zone, allowing for seamless transitions between time zones as you switch filters in BusyCal [NEW] Settings / Accounts / Smart Filter syncing via iCloud can be optionally turned off, if needed, on individual devices under Settings > Advanced [NEW] Completed tasks can now be excluded from List View under List View > List Settings... * Upcoming event title length can now be set to zero for the Menu bar, effectively hiding titles entirely * Fixed an issue where the 'Match Start/End Times' menu commands were not functioning correctly for floating events * Fixed an intermittent issue with Spotlight indexing not updating correctly * Fixed an issue where the Menu app would not immediately refresh events updated during background sync following a relaunch * Improved stability of Apple Calendar synchronization by addressing a crash caused by specific characters in the attendee field * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

* [NEW] Individual calendars can now be excluded from appearing in the “Upcoming Events” section of the menu bar. Double-click on a calendar to access this new setting * [NEW] New setting under alarm window settings: Mark task as completed on dismissal * [NEW] New google account setting: Automatically add google meets to new meeting invites * [NEW] Adjust to Local Time Zone: New context menu option to change the time zone of selected events to match your local time zone, while keeping the event times unchanged. Useful if the wrong timezone was inadvertently set during travel. * [NEW] Batch Clear Notes: Quickly clear all notes from selected events using the context menu * [NEW] Shorten Long URLs: Shorten long URLs (via tinyurl) in event notes using the context menu * [NEW] New Setting under Appearance > Banners: the option to “Use true color for selected banners only” can now be disabled. * [NEW] Mini-date pickers, when editing an event, now feature shortcuts for "Today" and "Tomorrow" * macOS Sequoia related improvements * Improved natural language parsing of contacts / attendees * Improved handling of failures when synchronizing with Microsoft Office via the Graph API * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

[NEW] macOS Sequoia support [NEW] New "Copy Details" context menu: easily copy event titles, dates, notes, URLs, and more [NEW] Added a new accessibility setting to hide month names in month view while scrolling [NEW] Auto-tagging in Account Automation settings now supports applying rules on incoming updated events too [NEW] Added a context menu option to display tasks from the selected list, while maintaining visibility of events from all other selected calendars * Improvements to natural language parsing for French * Improved location parsing for events on MS Graph accounts * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

* Improved handling of identical time-blocking events * Improved display of attendee and contact search results * Improved formatting of addresses in location searches * Fixed a crash caused by missing contacts linked to events * Fixed an occasional crash caused by accepting meetings from the Inbox * Fixed a bug where spotlight indexing would cause a hang in calendars with many linked contacts * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

* [NEW] Introducing the "Free Edition" for non-subscribers. Utilize BusyCal for your essential calendaring needs. Upgrade to premium features whenever you’re ready. * Improved handling of identical time-blocking events * Improved display of attendee and contact search results * Improved formatting of addresses in location searches * Fixed a bug where spotlight indexing would cause a hang in calendars with many linked contacts * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

* [NEW] You can now bulk assign categories to events in Microsoft Office 365 using the context menu * [NEW] Enhanced natural language input in Month view now recognizes calendar names, just like Quick Entry * Fixed an issue where blocking events incorrectly copied the location when not requested * Resolved a bug that prevented full details from being copied when dragging an event from a read-only calendar * Addressed a crash that could occur on older Macs during launch * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

* [NEW] You can now bulk assign categories to events in Microsoft Office 365 using the context menu * [NEW] Enhanced natural language input in Month view now recognizes calendar names, just like Quick Entry * Fixed an issue where blocking events incorrectly copied the location when not requested * Resolved a bug that prevented full details from being copied when dragging an event from a read-only calendar * Addressed a crash that could occur on older Macs during launch * Ongoing stability and performance enhancements