Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Bookends since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-27.
The latest version is 4.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.0
posted on 2024-03-12
Mar 12, 2024
Version 4.0
• Modernized app appearance and menus.
• Search All now searches the text in all fields, not just the few shown under the search bar.
• Internal Web Viewer uses iOS native downloader for PDFs, so more PDFs should be automatically downloaded.
• Autofill from internet for the reference now has an option to manually enter DOI or other identifiers for metadata fetching.
• Use journal glossaries when creating a formatted reference. Enable in the Scan & Bib section of Settings.
• If a journal glossary is enabled and abbreviations defined in Bookends, an abbreviation entered in the journal field will be expanded to the journal's name.
• The demo version will no longer show ads.
version 3.8.4
posted on 2023-07-28
Jul 28, 2023
Version 3.8.4
• Fixed a problem that prevents Wi-Fi sync in upcoming versions of iOS.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps.
version 3.8.3
posted on 2023-03-29
Mar 29, 2023
Version 3.8.3
• "Copy Link" is now available for references, groups, PDFs, PDF Notecards, and PDF selected text. The link is in a Markdown link format, and can be pasted into other apps in iOS. When it is tapped in another app, Bookends will open and show the corresponding linked item.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps.
version 3.7.6
posted on 2022-07-16
Jul 16, 2022 Version 3.7.6
• Fixed a bug that caused the pinned attachments view to show only the last-opened PDF.
• Bookends Wi-Fi sync improvements.
• Note: this is the last update with support of iOS 13 and iOS 14. All devices that support iOS 13 also support iOS 15. Please update to the latest iOS version to get further updates of Bookends for iOS.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps.
version 3.7.2
posted on 2022-03-12
Mar 12, 2022 Version 3.7.2
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• When fetching Google Books cover art, Bookends will change the URL provided by Google to use “https”, so book covers will be downloaded again automatically.
• The last-viewed state of unpinned PDFs will be remembered.
• Restored support for iOS 13 and 14.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps.
version 3.7
posted on 2022-02-13
Feb 13, 2022 Version 3.7
• Shared cloud sync of references and attachments between users (requires iOS 15+ and macOS 11+).
• Library default attachment subfolder can be set in Settings (for use with shared cloud sync).
• The pinned attachments view can be called from the main library screen.
• When the iOS native PDF engine is used (when PDF Annotations mode is turned off in Settings), annotations will be stored in the file. Previously this option wasn't available.
• Fixed a rare cloud sync problem when Bookends proposed a full library re-sync.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.6
posted on 2021-10-20
Oct 20, 2021 Version 3.6.6
• Updated PDF component with the focus on compatibility with iOS 15, like drag and drop of text and images out of documents into other apps.
• Fixed as crash on app launch that occurred with some libraries.
• Dropped iOS 12 support.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.5
posted on 2021-10-12
Oct 12, 2021 Version 3.6.5
• References can be added to Quick Note on iPad Running iPadOS 15.
• Resolve Google Scholar CAPTCHA challenges and immediately resume searching.
• Fixed a problem with crash on importing references from Google Scholar.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.4
posted on 2021-09-23
Sep 23, 2021 Version 3.6.4
• iOS 15 support.
• To maintain a tab in the PDF viewer between launches you must pin it.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.3
posted on 2021-04-26
Apr 26, 2021 Version 3.6.3
• Fixed a crash on batch deletion of references.
• Improved Open In functionality for incoming files from other apps.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.2
posted on 2021-02-08
Feb 8, 2021 Version 3.6.2
• New tab based PDF viewer interface.
• Citations pasted or dropped from Bookends to Mellel are inserted as Mellel citation objects.
• Fixed a bug in Siri Shortcuts Get References command when the references were requested from a specific folder.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.1
posted on 2020-10-24
Oct 24, 2020 Version 3.6.1
• New properties of the reference for Siri Shortcuts: Temporary Citation, Link, and Cite Key.
• Fixed a bug were a citation copied in Dark Mode was rendered as white instead of black.
• Requests to Crossref more reliably return a DOI.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.1
posted on 2020-10-24
24 Oct 2020 Version 3.6.1
• New properties of the reference for Siri Shortcuts: Temporary Citation, Link, and Cite Key.
• Fixed a bug were a citation copied in Dark Mode was rendered as white instead of black.
• Requests to Crossref more reliably return a DOI.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6
posted on 2020-10-10
10 Oct 2020 Version 3.6
• Initial support of Siri Shortcuts, requires iOS 14+ and Pro Features Yearly subscription. With it you can search for references in your library and format references using one of the installed CSL styles.
• A new option to Share (Open in) attachments right from the PDF thumbnail contextual menu.
• The reference ID#, once assigned, is shown in the detailed reference view.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6
posted on 2020-10-10
Oct 10, 2020 Version 3.6
• Initial support of Siri Shortcuts, requires iOS 14+ and Pro Features Yearly subscription. With it you can search for references in your library and format references using one of the installed CSL styles.
• A new option to Share (Open in) attachments right from the PDF thumbnail contextual menu.
• The reference ID#, once assigned, is shown in the detailed reference view.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.5.3
posted on 2020-08-16
Aug 16, 2020 Version 3.5.3
• Open Library was added as a source for Autofill reference from Internet using an ISBN.
• Edited notes, keywords, and other text fields are saved automatically when the view is closed.
• Fixed a bug were a citation copied in Dark Mode was rendered as white instead of black.
• Fixed a bug for Bookends Wi-Fi sync for Selected Groups where references in groups that were not selected for sync were mistakenly transferred. If you experienced this problem, delete your library from iOS and sync it again.
• Fixed a bug where a URL with special characters wasn’t loaded by the internal web browser.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.5.2
posted on 2020-06-18
Jun 18, 2020 Version 3.5.2
• Updated Library of Congress search engine to deal with changes made by loc.gov website.
• Fixed a problem that line breaks were ignored in BibTeX export.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.5.1
posted on 2020-05-26
May 26, 2020 Version 3.5.1
• Added a new export format option: "Same as Bibliography". Will export one or more references in the same style last used for citations.
• References and Groups now support contextual menus in iOS 13 and later to perform actions like copy, delete, rename, etc.
• Selecting Multiple Items with a Two-Finger Pan Gesture.
• Cloud Sync: fixed a problem that some attachments were downloaded but not visible in Bookends.
• Cloud Sync: fixed a bug when attachments stored in the cloud folder weren't deleted from the folder after a user-initiated delete action.
• Temporary author objects, not linked to any references, are removed from the library.
• Amazon France and Amazon Germany searches have been removed because of restrictions imposed by Amazon.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.5
posted on 2020-02-12
Feb 12, 2020 Version 3.5
• Note stream for PDF Annotations. PDF annotation text can also be added to the library notes field with a long tap on a notecard.
• Notecards now support context menu on iOS 13 and later to perform actions like copy, delete, and adding to the note stream.
• Drag and drop of notecards.
• Search for references by #uniqueID in the All fields search.
• BibTeX export was improved for editors and translators fields.
• BibTeX and Turabian styles were added as preinstalled styles.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 2.6
posted on 2013-11-13
version 3.6.1
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年10月24日 Version 3.6.1
• New properties of the reference for Siri Shortcuts: Temporary Citation, Link, and Cite Key.
• Fixed a bug were a citation copied in Dark Mode was rendered as white instead of black.
• Requests to Crossref more reliably return a DOI.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.1
posted on 1970-01-01
24 de oct. de 2020 Version 3.6.1
• New properties of the reference for Siri Shortcuts: Temporary Citation, Link, and Cite Key.
• Fixed a bug were a citation copied in Dark Mode was rendered as white instead of black.
• Requests to Crossref more reliably return a DOI.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.2
posted on 1970-01-01
8 de feb. de 2021 Version 3.6.2
• New tab based PDF viewer interface.
• Citations pasted or dropped from Bookends to Mellel are inserted as Mellel citation objects.
• Fixed a bug in Siri Shortcuts Get References command when the references were requested from a specific folder.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.
version 3.6.3
posted on 1970-01-01
2021年4月26日 Version 3.6.3
• Fixed a crash on batch deletion of references.
• Improved Open In functionality for incoming files from other apps.
• If you like Bookends, please take the time to give us a nice review: It really helps.