Kase₄ CE4.8 - App Store

Kase exists because it should. There should be a database app that can go anywhere with you. It should be:
. Simple - Using it should be easy and intuitive,
. Flexible - Once familiar with the basics, you can design any database to track anything important to you, and
. Relational - Inter-linked data is an order of magnitude more useful. Plus, you don't want to repeat yourself.

Additionally, it should be:
. Personal - You should not need to worry about who can peek into your data, and
. Always Available - High-speed wireless network should *not* be a prerequisite for accessing your own data.

Structured data at your fingertips. Something like that didn't exist, so I started creating Kase in 2014.

Basic Concepts:
. Your Kase contains Boxes.
. Each Box stores Decks that can relate to each other.
. A Deck collects similarly structured Cards.
. And a Card is where you put data Entries.

Features:
. Pick, assign, and organize with Categories, Tags, and Marks.
. Search by name, notes, full text, or keywords: Full-text indexing with Natural Language Processing.
. Highlight any Box, Deck, Card, Entry, or Keyword.
. Deck definitions support inheritance!
. Field types include Text, Number (with Unit), Money (with Currency), Date/Time (with Time Zone), Choice, Boolean, Link, Picture, and Document.
- complete with multi-level auto-conversion
. Write in Markdown and see rich formatted text.
. Box can be locked with a passcode, and unlocked with Face ID or Touch ID.
. Formatters (Fx) to visualize data in different ways without altering the data one bit.
e.g. Unit Converter, NameMapper, WordScrambler, ICU Transformers...
. Side-by-Side: Compare Cards easily by displaying in columns.
. On-device Text Recognitions (OCR) for multiple languages.
. Import/Export in CSV, JSON, or KASE.
. Complete Backup & Restore.
. iPad Multitasking support: Split View, Slide Over, etc.
. Very customizable UI with custom locales
What Kase Can't Do:
- Cloud sync is not done yet (stay tuned...)
What Kase Can Do:

> From Data to Wisdom
> Data ▹ Information ▹ Knowledge ▹ Wisdom

1. Store Data - the objective truths.
2. Organize Information - to reflect circumstances and current condition.
3. Systematically retrieve Knowledge - utilized for decision-making.
4. And that hopefully enables you to grasp Wisdom, comprehend insights, and ultimately create value.
There are databases that belong to the Big Guys. The rest of them should stay personal.

By now, you should realize how valuable your data is. So why give it away? Kase keeps your data yours.
See www.wisd.com/kase for more details.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.wisd.com/kase/eula

Version History - iOS 26 compatibility 4.8 09/26/2025 Enhancements

- Tightened some loose ends and ready for some big changes...

Plus many other fixes and improvements.

https://www.wisd.com/kase/releases 4.7 06/19/2025 New Features
• Money field with multi-level Currency support: Decimal-based to avoid rounding errors with Float types
• Custom Locales: localized display of dates, numbers, units, currencies, time zones, city names, languages names, lists, etc.

Enhancements
• Customizable Side Menu with collapsible sections providing easy access to the completely redesigned Units, Time Zones, Locales windows and the brand new Currencies browser
• Cards Sort mode: up to 3 non-standard sort fields displayed

Plus many other fixes and improvements.

See www.wisd.com/kase/releases/#release-4 for more details. 4.6 02/28/2025 Enhancements
• Formatters simplified and extended: new KaseFx command StringTransformer
• Secure coding for Core Data model Transformers
• Inheritance: "Remove Inheritance": a Deck can "uninherit" (or be disinherited) from its super Deck
• Import/Export: more efficient (less stupid) codes

Fixes
• CSV import with AutoFill could cause a crash. (fixed)

See www.wisd.com/kase/releases#release-4 for more details. 4.5 09/07/2024 - workaround for a StoreKit bug that makes subscriptions unavailable
- README file for backups 4.4.1 08/03/2024 New Features:
• new column-style Split View with updated Side Menu
• in-app Store (iOS 17 required)

Enhancements:
• Time Zones browser: Current/Closest Time Zone button
• Units browser: Significant Digits, and Dynamic Discovery settings
• Trash: more prominent "n_days remaining" display (not just in the context menu)
• faster start-up

See www.wisd.com/kase/releases/#release-4 for more details. 4.4 08/02/2024 New Features
• Recover from Trash
• Flags for Entries

Enhancements
• more consistent context menus
• more robust file operations

Fixes
• Side-by-Side view: multi-line text was not showing

See www.wisd.com/kase/releases/#release-4 for more details. 4.3 05/09/2024 New Features:
• new Number field with multi-level Unit support

Enhancements:
• enhanced Units view: search scopes, etc.
• enhanced Time Zones view: city-centric, etc.
• Date/Time field: enhanced Time Zone menu
• Boolean field: different icons for display modes
• QuickLook for image fields now full-screen
• Sort Options menu: setting Sortable Fields now always available
• View Options and Field Options views: general improvements

Fixes:
• Side-by-Side view: Time Zone menu didn't change display
See www.wisd.com/kase/releases#release-4 for more details. 4.2 03/20/2024 New Features:
- new Date/Time field type with Time Zone support

Enhancements:
- Choice field type:
- pop-up menu even in non-edit mode
- CE users can also use it now (with some limitation)
- Picture/Document field types:
- new Regenerate Thumbnail command
- new field option: icon aspect ratio
- Sortable Fields:
- maximum Sortable Fields per deck expanded from 3 to 8
- ability to set Sortable Fields from within the Sort Options menu is back
- Category & Tags' colors:
- new name-based Reset to Intrinsic Color
- colors are now included in the Import/Export files
- much more robust Import/Export operations
- all Field options rearranged to be easier to understand
- Database History: DeviceKit update to properly display names for newer devices

Fixes:
- QuickLook Editing fixed to remove the confusing Back button
- crashes in iOS 15 fixed
See www.wisd.com/kase/releases#release-4 for more details. 4.1 02/05/2024 Fixes:
- a localized language name was not correctly displayed; e.g. "Vietnamese" in Text Recognition Options
- some icons were scaled consistently; e.g. in Import/Export Preview 4.0.2 12/06/2023 New Features:
- new field types: Choice, Boolean
- new search interface with new Full Text scope and Keyword tokens
- QuickLook Edit support
- Color Picker and hi-rez colors
- new Fx: NameMapper, WordScrambler

Enhancements:
- Sort options: enhanced and simplified
- greatly improved Group by Category sorting
- Picker: faster, and clearer
- more robust Backup & Restore
- smart image thumbnails
- greatly improved context menus
- Text Recognition: additional languages and new options
- Fx: enhancements and fixes
- UI customization: Symbol Weight, Light/Dark control

Fixes:
- many other fixes and improvements
See www.wisd.com/kase/releases for details. 4.0 11/23/2023 Fixes:

- iOS 16.0: crash when opening Picker 3.6.2 09/13/2022 Fixes & Improvements:

* indexer could crash after backup
• library updates
• build system updates 3.6.1 11/23/2021 Document Image field + Text Recognition!

New Features
• Document Image field
- Complementing the Pictures field, Document Image is specifically for documents.
- Stored as PDF with multiple-page support, Document Image can be obtained via the Clipboard or the Document Camera.
• Scan with Camera
- Scan in both Pictures (e.g. from photo prints) and Document Images with the Document Camera.
- It supports multiple pages and is great for Text Recognition.
• Image Caption & Transcript with Text Recognition!
- Add caption and transcript to images, making them searchable with the built-in full text indexer.
- Transcripts are automatically added with new images and when reindexing.
- Text Recognizor can be customized for different combinations of languages.

Improvements
+ Help: What's New with enhanced WebNotices
- updated libraries
- updated web URLs for online docs

Fixes
* Box rename didn't update
* various fixes 3.6 06/18/2021 Picture Field + Refined Import/Export

New Features
• Picture field!
• "Copy Name" & "Copy Picture" actions
• "What's New" (WebNotices)

Improvements
+ Copy/Paste operations support HEIF format
+ Import/Export:
- CSV: field names automatically include deck name if colliding
- better error messages
- updated library with speed improvements
+ Access counts and dates now only updated after a delay
- so e.g. fast scrubbing through Cards does not mark them with new accesses
+ Restore mode entered if database is damaged (data store loading)

Fixes
* Import/Export: field options now properly encoded/decoded

Plus other minor fixes and improvements.
See wisd.com/kase/releases for details. 3.5 04/06/2021 • fixed: opening the "Add New Field" window could crash the app on some devices
• build system updates 3.4.1 03/02/2021 Enhanced Import/Export + More!

New Features
• Import & Export (lots of Encodables and Decodables):
- introducing the KASE file format
- JSON: KASE in JSON
- CSV: Highlight, Mark, Date Accessed now import/export-able
- Import Sample Data replaced by "Help: Browse Samples & Templates"

Fixes & Improvements
• Kase of Boxes:
- Boxes cell redone based on CommonCell: fixed inconsistent height issue introduced in 3.3.1 (which was quickly released to fix an iPadOS 14.0 bug that prevented the Boxes window from opening)
• Box of Decks
- Box name is now the title on the Decks window
• Deck of Cards
- View/Filter: new Highlight rule
- Date Accessed and Access Counts now sortable
• Card:
- changing Mark does not update modify date (like highlighting)
- tap on cell to follow link
• overhauled Indexing system: much more robust and reliable
• reverted back from Core Data Derived attributes to self-calculated count attributes: much more reliable and also faster since there is no more need to count in place when Derived isn't up-to-date
• expanded System Info for both sending feedback and Database History 3.4 12/04/2020 • fixed: Boxes window could not open in iPadOS 14.0 (see wisd.com/blog/ios14-gm)
• some library updates 3.3.1 09/18/2020 • iPad Multitasking!: Split View, Slide Over, etc.
- Split View also available on Max/Plus-size iPhones
• major refactoring in Card View: data entry cells, text field editing
- new TextField fixes also apply for these views: Boxes, Deck, Field, Cats, and Tags 3.3 07/15/2020 3.2:
Complete Backup and Restore!
• Backup
• Restore Mode

3.1:
No Bento in Catalina? Import with Kase!
• Flexible Import function (CSV Codable) with Prefills, Preview, Key option, and Replace Mode option.
• Easier to use UnitConverter with better designs for Fx Preview and Unit Preview.
• Re-enabled home screen Quick Action.
• Renamed "Version History" to "Database History" with quick link from About.
• Much improved internal declarative UI library with better support for Dynamic Type, and SF Symbols.
• Started utilizing Core Data's new derived attributes for iOS 13.
• Removed Instabug.
• And many bug fixes. 3.2 06/12/2020 - minor updates for Dynamic Type
- temporarily disabled Units home screen quick action 3.0.1 11/05/2019 3.0 11/03/2019