A lot of work has been done since the last V1.20 release in Dec 2015. Unfortunately I’ve fallen behind in Blog posts and keeping the Clibu Release Notes up to date. I’ll work back and cover some of what we’ve done since the last Blog post in Oct , 2015.
As discussed in the past some folks want to have Clibu installed locally and also have their data stored locally. This was a goal we set out to achieve from the start. To accomplish this we needed to rework aspects of the Clibu code base to enable the entire application to be bundled into a single executable.
Much of the development these past few months has focused on just this. And we’ve gained other benefits to, such as the ability to use the latest Web Browser and language capabilities, along with a streamlined build process that enables us to release new versions faster, more reliably and with less effort.
These developments have gone extremely well. We now have a Windows .exe version of Clibu you can run on your own PC or Server. We’ll also have Linux and Mac versions available, covering all bases.
This is very exciting and is yet another capability that sets Clibu above and beyond similar products. We hope to start getting this out to users to try next month. If you’d like to be added to the list, open a Ticket at our Support Center or drop me an Email.
As part of this work we’ve dropped support for Internet Explorer. This enables us to use important new capabilities which are only available in the latest generation of Web Browsers, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Back in Clibu V1.20 we updated the rich text editor used for Articles. This was another important update which resolved a number of issues, added some new features and gives us a better platform as we move forward.
The Article List was also enhanced with a new Compact List view which is toggled as shown here.
The compact view lets you see more articles in the list at one time. And the < button at top left, provides a new way to close a panel.
For more information on this new version please see the Release Notes. You may notice there is a gap in the release notes and my blogging has dropped off somewhat. This is purely and simply because I’ve had my head down being super productive working on Clibu.
Some of the things planned in the near term, besides the local installable Clibu include:
- The ability to delete a Knowledge Base
- Move Articles between Knowledge Bases
- Knowledge Base Export (downloadable backups)
- Web Clipper Extensions for Firefox and MS Edge
- Add Attachments
- And work continues on full off-line support
Finally if you haven’t visited the Clibu Web site recently I’ve been doing some work on that and plan to do more.
Rockin’! Looking forward to giving it another go.
Will, please do give us your feedback, thanks. Neville
This sounds brilliant! 🙂
Really could use the ability to use Clibu offline. I collect alot of research on the internet but don’t have regular internet service (Library Only). It be nice to be able to work at home with the organizing, etc.!! Keep up the efforts, I’ve tried your online product and very impressed!! – David
Hi David,
Thanks for your interest in Clibu. We are working on off-line capabilities for Clibu, however I don’t have a release time frame yet.
We will however have a version of Clibu which you can install and run completely locally, available for testing later in March.
In the meantime please do give the current version a good workout and let us know how you go. Your feedback is important to guiding Clibu forward.
Neville