Bill Boss Release Notes

• Resolved a rare issue that could cause the app to quit unexpectedly during startup.

• Added native support for Apple silicon Macs.
• Introduced a new modern app icon.
• Implemented support for the modern Notification Center, including a prompt for notification permissions when the app is first launched.
• Added a new type of notification for bills where the pending amount hasn’t been set and the bill is overdue or due soon.
• Added a reminder if notification permissions have been denied and the app is trying to display notifications for overdue, due soon, or amount pending bills.
• Added the last successful cloud sync date in the settings.
• Implemented the modern method for adding an app to launch on login, now appearing in the “Open at Login” list in System Settings -> General -> Login Items & Extensions.
• Changed “Preferences” to “Settings” on macOS 13 and later.
• Updated icons throughout the app on macOS 11 and later.
• Changed the title of the bills area from “Unpaid Bills” to “Bills.”
• Improved the formatting of the paid date when exporting payments to a CSV file.
• Exported payments are now sorted by date.
• Adjusted the alignment and color of the menu bar item for a more polished appearance.
• Reduced the width of the menu bar item to provide more space for other apps.
• Fixed an issue where variable amount bills were not being included in the monthly total.
• Fixed an issue where changing the variable amount option for a bill caused the amount due and the paid button to disappear.
• Resolved multiple issues related to notifications for overdue, due soon, or amount pending bills.
• Fixed an issue where, in dark mode, the menu bar item appeared black if there were no overdue or due soon bills.
• Fixed an issue where the menu bar item did not gray out properly on secondary displays.
• Fixed an issue where selecting a bill also caused it to be selected when printing the list of bills.
• Minor tweaks and refinements to the user interface throughout the app.

• [New] Added full macOS Catalina support including being notarized by Apple and using the Hardened Runtime.
• [Fixed] Issue where pending bill amounts would show as overdue or due soon notifications.
• [Fixed] Issue where the monthly total would be incorrect if there were pending bill amounts.

• [Fixed] Issue where the menubar icon needed to be clicked twice to open.
• [Fixed] Issue where the title for grouped Next Amount Pending notifications was incorrect.
• [Fixed] Issue with the formatting of total amounts owing if multiple currencies were used. It now uses a current locale friendly way to display the amounts.
• [Fixed] Issue where new semi-monthly bills were not set to the 1st or 15th automatically for the next due date.
• [Fixed] Potential crash if the currency symbol was not available for a payment.
• [New] Payments can now be filtered by All, Today, Last Week, Last Month and Last Year.
• [New] If the cloud sync fails because the app version doesn't match what's in the cloud, a nice dialog is now shown explaining that all installs of Bill Boss need to be the same version and a button to quickly check for updates.
• [New] Using a slightly smaller font size for the totals in the upcoming bills window.

• [New] Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave including system Dark Mode.
• [New] Added Internet Access Policy for Little Snitch that describes every Internet connection Bill Boss will possibly make.
• [New] Added support for bills with variable amounts (ex: most utilities). When the bill is moved to the next due date, it will allow the next amount to be set when it's known.
• [New] Added dedicated delete and edit buttons for both bills and payments.
• [New] Added ability to use negative amounts for bills and option to not show notifications for them.
• [New] Added option to not move a bill to the next due date when adding a payment.
• [New] Notifications are now grouped together if there's more than 2 for a type (overdue, due soon and next amount pending).
• [New] Added search field to Payments so they can be filtered by name.
• [New] Payments can now be edited.
• [New] Changed action in due soon / overdue notifications from View -> Paid for convenience. Clicking on the notification will still open the window and highlight the bill.
• [Fixed] Issue where bills could be duplicated when switching the cloud sync provider.
• [Fixed] Issue where the bill & payments sheets were resizable.
• [Fixed] Issue where the exported payments CSV file would be corrupted if there was a comma in a bill name.
• [Fixed] Issue where the status menu wouldn't update immediately after adding or changing a bill.

• [New] Support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
• [New] Confirmation dialog is now shown when choosing to remove old payments.
• [New] Using standard macOS segmented control for switching betweeen bills and payments.
• [Fixed] Crash editing or paying a bill if iCloud syncing was turned on but not available.
• [Fixed] Issue where it was possible to have more than two decimal places for the bill totals.
• [Fixed] Issue where "syncing" label would show when cloud syncing was turned off.

• [New] Improved reliability of the next due date for all reoccurring bills.
• [Fixed] Future bills not displaying properly in the menu when using system dark mode.
• [Fixed] Potential crash when paying a bill if the due date and frequency were a specific combination.

• [New] Added support for multiple currencies, including in the all & monthly totals.
• [New] Added support for printing the list of bills from the app.
• [New] Added currency used when editing payments and paying bills.
• [New] Updated the main window so there's more space for the totals.
• [Fixed] Issue where bills were due on the last day of the month may not have been included in the monthly total.
• [Fixed] Issue where the main window would always show on app launch (annoying after a system restart).
• [Fixed] Issue where the prompt to log into Dropbox wouldn't always work on app launch.
• [Fixed] Issue where periodic syncing would never complete if the previous attempt failed.

Fixed issue with Dropbox authentication.

Includes changes from v1.1:

• [New] Added ability to edit payments by double clicking on them.
• [New] Added experimental Dropbox support for cloud syncing.
• [New] Added ability to delete multiple bills at once.
• [New] Added option to turn off cloud syncing completely so everything stays local.
• [New] Added note column for bills to easily see which ones have them.
• [New] Note column icon is now only shown for bills & payments that actually have one.
• [Fixed] Issue with delay in updating changes to the bill list if the cloud sync was slow.
• [Fixed] Issue with potential crash if the company name was empty.
• [Fixed] Issue where bills & payments might not have shown up right away after syncing on a new Mac.

• [New] Added ability to edit payments by double clicking on them.
• [New] Added experimental Dropbox support for cloud syncing.
• [New] Added ability to delete multiple bills at once.
• [New] Added option to turn off cloud syncing completely so everything stays local.
• [New] Added note column for bills to easily see which ones have them.
• [New] Note column icon is now only shown for bills & payments that actually have one.
• [Fixed] Issue with delay in updating changes to the bill list if the cloud sync was slow.
• [Fixed] Issue with potential crash if the company name was empty.
• [Fixed] Issue where bills & payments might not have shown up right away after syncing on a new Mac.

• [New] Initial release!