TOKYO (Tom Bluewater) – We are still in the middle of February, which I always thought is the coldest month of the year. Yet, it seems that a warmer Spring is almost at our doorstep.

After being absent for half a year, I’m ready to announce a new software release. It’s the latest version of CodeBlue. I have already submitted it to Mac App Store. Let’s hope it will be available on this weekend.

CodeBlue 6 is a desktop application that lets you manage and organize code snippets with ease. Create dozens of groups to organize thousands of code snippets. Rate each code snippet with 5 levels of importance by color. Run a content search to find specific lines of code within the same group or across all groups.

 

Tom Bluewater

Tom Bluewater

What’s new?

1. CodeBlue automatically generates a unique identifier code for each code snippet record so that you can track down the original software project with it.
2. CodeBlue now comes with a separate window so that the user can view each image attachment at a large scale.
3. CodeBlue lets you compare two sets of code side by side to see differences.
4. History shows a list of all code snippet records you have lately visited.
5. Select one of three options (Find, Scroll for Key, Scroll for Letter) in running a title search.
6. Tap twice (or three times, optionally) to change the value of the title field among title, creation date, reference ID.
7. Show group statistics in terms of the number of code snippet records.

Features

1. Store thousands of code snippet records across different groups. Switch between groups easily with a drop-down menu.
2. Create a code snippet record with reference URLs. Select a code snippet record and click on Go to see the selected reference URL with your default web browser.
3. Make one or more image attachments to a code snippet record.
4. Click on the Find tab at the bottom to run a content search within the current group.
5. Click on the Global-find toolbar button to run a search across all groups.
6. Merge one group into another.
7. Reorder groups.
8. Rate the quality of a code snippet record by highlighting its title with five levels of importance.
9. Move the selected code snippet record to a different group or move a selected group of snippet records to another group at a time.
10. Filter code snippet titles with a version number of your selection
11. Filter code snippet titles with a keyword.
12. Syntax-highlight phrases with tags that are set in the group.
13. Export a code snippet record so that you can email to a remote location to use it.
14. Export an entire group so that you can email to a remote location to use it.
15. Make a backup data file with a click of a button. Recover data from a backup data file.
16. Let the application automatically generate a unique identifier code for each code snippet record so that you can track down the original software project with it.
17. View an image attachment with a separate window at a large scale.
18. Compare two sets of code side by side to see differences.
19. See a list of all code snippet records you have lately visited.
20. Select one of three options (Find, Scroll for Key, Scroll for Letter) in running a title search.
21. Save code in two separate storage containers and retrieve them with a click of a button.
22. Show group statistics in terms of the number of code snippet records.
23. The application supports the dark mode.
24. The fullScreen mode is supported.
25. The application supports the retina screen. (tested with 2019 3 GHz 27″ iMac)
26. Languages: English only.
27. Application file size: 37.6 MB.
28. The application comes with a built-in 34-page user guide. Click on the menu button at the bottom-left corner of the screen and click on Guide.

System requirements

1. Performance checked with macOS Ventura 13.6 (Intel), macOS Sonoma 14.2 (Apple M2)

Limitations

1. After the first week of a trial period, the user can still use the application to browse and read existing code snippets they have already created. However, the user will not be able to create a new group or create new code snippets under an existing group without the in-app purchase.

Version history

Version 6.2.0 (Released on February 28th, 2024)

1. Fix: The user was able to remove an existing attachment when they shouldn’t be by opening an Edit window sheet. Alternatively, the user will be prompted with an alert message when they attempt to delete an existing one.
2. The user can now quickly find a code snippet record with its reference number. For this purpose, choose Search with Reference under Snippet.
3. Some changes and fixes are made in relation to the appearance mode.

Version 6.1.9 (Released on February 26th, 2024)

1. Fix: When the application duplicated an existing code snippet record, the new record inherited the same reference No. from the original record.

Version 6.1.8 (Released on February 25th, 2024)

1. The application now remembers the size of the window sheet that appears when the user creates one or edit an existing code snippet record.
2. The user now has options of duplicating or not duplicating image attachments when duplicating a code snippet record itself. See the General settings 2 tab in Preferences for more information.
3. The application can now show the list of code snippet records in a chronological order. For this purpose, choose Show Code in Dates under Snippet.
4. Other several minor changes and fixes are done.

Version 6.1.5 (Released on February 21st, 2024)

1. Fix: When the user edited an existing snippet record by dragging and dropping an image file as opposed to selecting one with the Select panel, the application failed to append an attachment to the record.

Version 6.1.4 (Released on February 20th, 2024)

1. Fix: When the user clicked on the Clear button in the Find window sheet or Globa-Find sheet and then reopened it, the last Exclude value was insereted to the Exclude field.
2. Fix: When the user dismissed the first search value in the Find window sheet or Globa-Find sheet, existing second and thrid search values were not automatically cleared.
3. Fix: The visible part of the text view showing code didn’t always show all line numbers when the user selected a new snippet title in the list.
4. The user can now choose Set Default Group under Group or press Command + 9 to set their default group.
5. The Preferences window is restructured.
6. Two new checkbox options are added to the General settings 2 tab of Preferences. By default, when the user selects ‘For Scroll For Key’ with the title search option drop-down menu, the application will scroll the title list to the first title match containing the key. When the user turns on the preference checkbox named ‘For Scroll For Key, only scroll to the first match whose title starts with the key,’ the application will scroll the title list to the first match whose title starts with the key.
7. With the checkbox button named ‘When tapping title field, copy the value into the clipboard instead of toggling’ turned on in Preferences, when the user taps the snippet title field, the application will copy the very value in the title field into the system clipboard instead of toggling the value among title, creation date, reference ID, last update date.

Version 6.1.0 (Released on February 18th, 2024)

1. Fix: ‘Undo’ was not implemented in Code Comparison.
2. When creating a code snippet record or editing an existing one, the user can correct the text indentation with a drop-down menu at the bottom.
3. The application can now remember the date of the update when the user has updated the selected code snippet record. Tap the title field twice or three times to toggle the value among Title, Creation date, Reference ID, Last date of update.
4. CodeBlue now shows group statistics with two or more groups. Choose Show Group Statistics under Snippet to show a pie chart. When the dataset has 10 or more groups, CodeBlue will show a pie chart with the first nine largest groups in terms of the number of code snippet record counts as well as the 10th pie as the combination of the remaining groups.
5. The application now remembers user’s option for title search drop-down menu.

Version 6.0.4 (Released on February 17th, 2024)

1. Fix: Some views did not respond to the color theme change.
2. The user can now click on the Show tab to show the code in the selected storage after opening the Code popover window.
3. Shown to the right of the title field is a quick selection menu that the user can use instead of tapping the title field.
4. The application now remembers the user selection of sorting option in Find and Globa-Find window sheet.

Version 6.0.2 (Released on February 16th, 2024)

1. The user has options of two or three taps in changing the value among title, creation date, reference ID over the title field.

Version 6.0.1 (Released on February 16th, 2024)

1. Changes are made such that the Menu will automatically appear when the user runs the application for the first time. Additionally, a blinking push button labeled ‘User’s Guide’ appears over the Home screen. The user has options of letting it blink or stopping it from blinking with one of the checkbox buttons in the Preferences windows.

Trial/Demo version

There is no trial or demo version available since the application is available for free.






Video tutorial

There is no video tutorial at this time.






Privacy policy

This application does not collect privacy data from its users. It does not share any type of data with a third party.






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