What's new in Book Collector for macOS?

New view for the main screen: Card View
Next to List View, Images View and Cover Flow, we have added a Card View, a multi-column view with little info cards for each book, showing the main book details and a small cover thumbnail.
Delete Orphaned Images
Clean up your hard-disk by deleting all unused cover images and thumbnails.
- This tool scans your configured Images Folder or database container to find all images
that are not linked to your current database file. - Browse the list of found orphaned images in List or Images View.
Check thoroughly to make sure these can all be deleted. - Finally, use the red “Delete Selected Images” button,
and all “checked” images will be removed from your computer.
WARNING: Do NOT use this tool if you have multiple databases !!!!
Enhanced database Backup and Restore system
Keep multiple time-stamped backups and easily restore them.
- The software now keeps multiple time-stamped database backups of data,
saved inside your Backup folder as “[yourdatabasename].bkcp[timestamp] [# of items] Books”. - Use the new “Backup Folder” option in Book Collector / Preferences / Folders to set your Backup folder location.
- Use the new “Number of Days” setting in Book Collector / Preferences / Backup to select
how many days of backups you want to keep. Older files are automatically pruned. - Use the Tools / Maintenance / Restore Database submenu to easily restore a backup.
Restored backups are copied back inside your BKCP database file.
Upon conversion of the database, the software will move all old format backups from inside the database file to the Backup Folder that has been set in Book Collector / Preferences / Folders, making the database file a lot smaller in size.
New QuickSilver template, new QuickSilver Shelves for Images View
Fixed:
- “Out of memory” crashes after using the program for a few hours.
- Main screen sort order was not preserved when using Edit in List feature.
- Add Book Files: Crash when clicking the Scan button a second time.
- 2 Panels / Image View / Alphabet Bar : sometimes the edit screen wouldn’t open.
- Sorting on numeric fields: empty values were not sorted correctly.
- Yosemite only: Export to Text screen didn’t open.
- Add Auto: Edit After Adding: values in Pick Lists were not saved.
Recent changes
v20.3: More fields now sync to CLZ Cloud / Book Connect
March 24th, 2021
v20.2: Now fully Big Sur compatible
December 1st, 2020
v20.1 Faster CLZ Cloud syncing!
April 9th, 2020
v20.0.4 Now syncs through our brand-new CLZ Cloud Sync-server
February 4th, 2020
v20: Dark Mode support / Many new sync fields (inc back covers!)
December 4th, 2019
v19.1: Now fully macOS Catalina compatible!
October 9th, 2019
v19.0: Multiple collections, auto-sync images and a new Flex template!
February 19th, 2019
v18.3.1: Updated “Add Books from CLZ Core” screen
September 18th, 2018
Success rate for ISBN searches now 97%! (was 90%)
August 6th, 2018
v18.2.1: Secure HTTPS connections
May 31st, 2018
v18.1: New: 64-bit version of Book Collector!
April 17th, 2018
v18: Auto-Cloud-Syncing + Performance improvements
March 29th, 2018
v17.1.2: Now compatible with macOS 10.13 “High Sierra”
September 21st, 2017
v17.1.1: Now sync your Loan Information to CLZ Cloud / Book Connect!
July 27th, 2017
V17.0.1: Major updates to the Quick Search and Image Viewer popup!
March 7th, 2017
v16.1.5: New: Find Cover tool in “Unrecognized ISBN” screen
December 22nd, 2016
v16.1.1: New: Easily add books that come up as “Unrecognized ISBN”
November 3rd, 2016
v16.0.1: Book Collector V16: Quicksilver
February 17th, 2016