Release Notes

5.7.1

Important

• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

New:

• Korean translation

Changes:

• Internal cleanup: removed unused code and one third-party library, making the app a little smaller

Fixes:

• Startup error messages (shown when Outlook can’t be found) now appear in Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese

5.7.0

Important

• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

New:

• Adding an instance now lets you choose which folder it shows (Calendar, Contacts, Inbox, Notes, Tasks, To-Do List, or any other folder), and explains that the name is how the instance appears in the tray menu

Changes:

• A newly added instance now opens flush against the edge of an existing pane, keeping the group compact, instead of in the first free spot on the screen
• At startup, all instances now appear together once they have loaded, instead of one at a time

Fixes:

• Adding or renaming an instance no longer accepts the name of another instance, which made the two share settings
• Renaming an instance without changing its name, or changing only its capitalization, no longer erases its settings
• Adding an instance after renaming another no longer opens a second copy of the renamed instance
• When classic Outlook closes because Outlook was switched to the new Outlook for Windows, OotD now says so instead of suggesting Outlook crashed

5.6.1

Important

• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Fixes:

• OotD now restarts after installing an update from “Install and relaunch”; previously it closed and stayed closed

Note: because the restart is handled by the version you’re updating from, OotD won’t restart on its own after this update. Start it from the Start menu, or it’ll start next time you sign in. Future updates will restart it automatically.

5.6.0

Important

• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Security:

• The updater now checks that a downloaded update is signed by OotD’s publisher and refuses to install it if it isn’t

Fixes:

• Calendar views now use the time scale set in Outlook (for example, 15 minute increments) instead of always showing 30 minute slots

5.5.1

Important

• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Fixes:

• Outlook no longer pops up a window when OotD starts with some add-ins installed (for example, CalDAV Synchronizer), and closing that window no longer makes OotD report that Outlook isn’t running
• Updating OotD no longer overwrites a customised “Outlook on the Desktop” startup task
• Windows now stay behind other applications as intended; the desktop pinning helper was never actually being created
• A window no longer stays on top of other applications after closing an Outlook right-click menu

5.5.0

Important

• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

New:

• Dark mode: OotD now follows the Windows light/dark app setting for its tray menu, header bar, instance manager and dialogs
  • Note: the Outlook calendar and mail content is drawn by Outlook itself and stays light

Changes:

• Redesigned the New Email button icon so it’s clearly visible on both light and dark header bars
• Slimmed the window border
• The top edge and top corners of a window are now easier to grab for resizing
• Startup errors now explain what went wrong and how to fix it, instead of showing a raw error:
  • If only the new Outlook for Windows is installed, OotD now says that classic Outlook is required
  • If Outlook can’t be started (for example, because Outlook or OotD is running as administrator), OotD explains how to resolve it
  • If Outlook’s components are damaged or not registered, OotD explains how to repair Office
  • If Outlook is switched to the new Outlook, startup errors say to turn off the “New Outlook” toggle
  • These messages are translated into German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese (Simplified)

Fixes:

• A window whose saved folder no longer exists (for example, after removing an account) now falls back to the default calendar instead of failing to load
• The transparency slider in the header bar is no longer cut off at 100% display scaling
• Reviewed all translations and filled in text that was still showing in English

5.3.0

Important

• The app is now signed by signpath.io, however Windows SmartScreen may still flag this version as an unknown publisher for some time until it passes Microsoft’s reputation gate.
• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Fixes:

• Windows are now properly pinned to the desktop so they stay behind other applications always
  • Note: Win-D (Show Desktop) will still hide the windows, but they will reappear when you restore the desktop
• Re-added code signing thanks to signpath.io!
• Updated to latest dotnet SDK & Runtimes

5.2.0

Important

• Windows SmartScreen will flag this new version as an unknown publisher, because I’ve given up on code signing since it’s become way to expensive and cumbersome to maintain.
• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Fixes:

• Fixed startup hang that could occur when Outlook’s RPC server returned unexpected errors during initialization
• Fixed false “program is already running” error that appeared when restarting the app after reassigning an instance to a different virtual desktop
• Fixed loss of saved window opacity on locales that use a comma as the decimal separator (e.g. German) when the system locale changed
• Fixed a slow GDI handle leak caused by the tray icon rebuilding every second
• Fixed possible crash when opening an instance’s context menu immediately after renaming or removing an instance
• Exiting from an instance’s context menu now saves the current view settings, matching the tray menu’s exit behavior

5.1.1

Important

• Windows SmartScreen will flag this new version as an unknown publisher, because I’ve given up on code signing since it’s become way to expensive and cumbersome to maintain.
• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where clicking the calendar date icons (goto today, next month, etc.) would crash in non-English locales

Internal Tooling:

• Lots of internal build changes to make the project easier to work with
• Updated NLog to 6.1.4 and the vstest dependencies

5.1.0

Important

• Windows SmartScreen will flag this new version as an unknown publisher, because I’ve given up on code signing since it’s become way to expensive and cumbersome to maintain.
• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Features:

• Fresh new app icon!
• Updated to latest .net 10.0.9 runtime

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where scrolling the calendar was not possible when “Disable Editing” was enabled (#251)
• Fixed issue where the window could not be moved or accessed after disconnecting a monitor/docking station (#219)
• Fixed issue where non-calendar views (Tasks, Notes, etc.) would reset to the default calendar view on restart (#220)
• Fixed crash when renaming an instance from the tray icon menu (#174)

Internal Tooling:

• Started work on integrating SignPath.io for code signing to get rid of installer warnings in the future

5.0.229

Important

• Windows SmartScreen will flag this new version as an unknown publisher, because I’ve given up on code signing since it’s become way to expensive and cumbersome to maintain.
• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Features:

• Three new languages added: Simplified Chinese (zh-CN), Japanese (ja-JP) and Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-BR)

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where certain view types were reset to the default calendar view when restarting the app.

5.0.210

Important

• Windows SmartScreen will flag this new version as an unknown publisher, because I’ve given up on code signing since it’s become way to expensive and cumbersome to maintain.
• OotD only works with Outlook Classic, not the “new” Outlook that Microsoft is pushing on everyone. If you have the “new” Outlook, you will need to switch back to the classic version to use OotD.

Features:

• Virtual Desktop support!
  • You can now assign instances to specific virtual desktops, and they will only show up on those desktops.
• Localization support. OotD now supports the following languages:
  • English
  • French (fr-FR)
  • Spanish (es-ES)
  • Italian (it-IT)
  • German (de-DE)
• Reset Config to defaults
  • This will allow you to reset the configuration to the defaults.

Misc Changes and Fixes:

• Updated to .net 10
• Many internal tooling improvements, test harness, CI changes, etc.

4.3.19

• Update to .net 9
• Fixed issue where updater could crash during update
• Fixed bug where tray Icon would be blurry on HiDPI displays
• Migrated from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions for CI/CD
• Updated tooling & dependencies

4.2.24

• Ability to adjust opacity from tray icon. Thanks @dbzfanatic!
• Update dependencies
• Internal development & tooling updates

4.2.3

• Update to .net 8
• Fixed issue with checking for updates
• Minor fixes, performance improvements and code modernization

4.1.2

• Tasks/Notes/Todos views will retain view customizations on exit
• Update to .net 7
• New code signing cert used

IMPORTANT NOTE

Because this release uses a brand new code signing cert, Windows SmartScreen will flag it as an unknown publisher. This is normal and expected. It will go away once enough people have downloaded and installed the new version.

4.0.267

• Update to .net 6
• Fixed transparency slider size and location on HiDPI displays
• Fix crash when Outlook is not running

4.0.221

• Update to .net core 5.0.1

4.0.202

• Fix an issue where moving left/right from current date jumped to random dates in certain regions
• Update to .net core 3.1.8
• More robust method of pinning to desktop (though Win+D still hides it)

4.0.178

• Fix issue where app incorrectly stated that Office 2010 or higher could not be found.

4.0.176

• The header is now hidden when locking via the tray settings menu
• Other minor fixes and reliability improvements
• Update to .net core 3.1.5 (for security fixes)

4.0.152

• Update to use .net core 3.1.1
• Fix Logging

4.0.136

• Fixed issue where calendar could not be interacted with
• Fixed open links in About box
• Runs on .net core 3 instead of .net framework

3.7.5

• Fix issue where opening and closing Outlook while OotD was running, would cause OotD to stop working.
• Potentially fix issue for some where OotD would refuse to start, citing that it could not find Outlook installed on the machine.

3.7.1

• Fix issue where Outlook was using 100% CPU when OotD was running. This was due to a workaround put in a long time ago for a crash with Outlook 2007 SP2 that is no longer necessary.

3.7.0

• Uses .NET 4.7.2 Framework for additional performance and HiDPI improvements
• Other miscellaneous fixes and polish.

3.6.0

• Now has a single installer for both 32-bit and 64-bit office, which should reduce confusion quite a bit.
  • Important Notes:
    1. If you had the 64-bit version installed, when upgrading, it will reset your OotD settings to the defaults.
    2. To get a single installer to work, and in particular, to detect the bitness of Office, the minimum supported version had to be bumped to Office 2010 (from 2003).
• Uses .NET Framework 4.7.1 for additional performance and HiDPI improvements.
• Uses a delayed scheduled task for running OotD on startup, which should reduce startup errors when trying to load Outlook prematurely.
• Updater now shows release notes properly formatted.

3.5.3

• Fixed issue that prevented Calendar/Inbox icons from showing up when using non-English language settings.

3.5.2

• Fixed additional HiDPI scaling issues (courtesy of .NET 4.7 Framework).
• Fixed an issue where update release notes did not render properly.
• Added additional logging

3.5.1

• Fixed issue where instances would not show up on monitors that had difference scaling factor than main monitor.
• Fixed issue where calendar buttons were not showing up on custom calendars.

3.5.0

• Updated to use .NET 4.6.2 for even better HiDPI support
• Fixed laggy resizing of windows
• Fixed flickering when moving/resizing of windows
• Misc fixes and performance enhancements to installer.

3.4.0

• Added “new email” icon in Inbox view that allows you to compose a new email without having to go into Outlook.
• Fixed issue where toolbar icons did not appear when using a custom folder view.
• Fixed issue where Outlook app running in background was not being closed when shutting down OotD and you are using multiple instances.
• Fixed issue where OotD would crash if you chose a view type that your version of Outlook does not support.
• Upgraded to use .NET 4.6.1 Framework
• Misc performance enhancements.

3.3.0

• Upgraded to use .NET 4.6 Framework
• Added ability to view To-Do List

3.2.6

• Fixed an issue where OotD would not start up in for particular Office configurations. Office 365 being one of them.
• Fixed an issue where an instance window could not be moved if configured to be anything other than the calendar view.

3.2.5

• Fixed issue where OotD wouldn’t start on systems with older versions of Office (notably 2007 and 2003)

3.2.4

• Fixed issue introduced in 3.2.1 where having OotD running would make Outlook unresponsive after some time.
• Fixed various usability issues with top header bar.
• Fixed issue where last instance position was not always remembered when starting up (2nd and final attempt).
• Fixed issue where download window on HiDPI displays was cut off at the bottom.

3.2.3

• Made instances sticky to make it easier to line them up and organize.
• Fixed issue where last instance position was not always remembered when starting up.

3.2.2

• Fixed issue where top control bar would sometimes not be uniform in color.
• Fixed multiple issues with tray icon context menus showing incorrect items or duplicate items.
• Performance improvements in resizing/moving windows.
• Fixed crash when selecting a folder than clicking cancel.
• Other minor fixes and internal component upgrades.

3.2.1

• Fixed issue where HighDPI improvements in .NET 4.5.2 were not enabled.
• Streamlined installation/upgrade process. Will now offer to close app automatically if it is running.

3.2.0

• Updated from .NET Framework 4.0 to 4.5.2. This not only fixes several HiDPI issues, but also gives a nice boost in performance. However, the minimum supported versions of Windows for .NET 4.5.2 is Vista SP2, so this release and going forward, OotD will only work on Windows Vista SP2 and higher.

3.1.0

• Added HiDPI support. Requires that you are using a version of Microsoft Office that supports HiDPI as well.

3.0.0

• Added buttons for: Go To Today, Previous and Next to the calendar view. They are context sensitive depending on what view you are looking at.
• Replaced text on calendar buttons with images to make it more visually appealing and compact.
• Added currently selected date to the header bar in the calendar view.
• Made transparency slider bar much easier to use.
• Added automatic check for updates functionality.
  • Checks automatically every 20 days, or can be triggered via icon in system tray.
• Added new logging framework to capture failures/program flow to help diagnose issues.
• Fixed several bugs:
  • “Calendar Could Not be Read” no longer pops up when switch calendar views in Outlook 2013
  • Fixed issue where month view would not be the default calendar view for new instances.
  • Fixed issue where moving cursor down from top of the window onto the calendar buttons would continue to show the resize cursor.
  • Fixed issue where “Remove Instance” dialog would pop up behind instance windows.
  • When adding a new instance, its position is now properly saved.