After a bit of a gap, I’m pleased to say a new update to Base is available to download.

The highlights include:

• Modernising the UI a bit to bring it more in line with recent versions of macOS. It looks familiar, but feels less old fashioned.
• Adding syntax highlighting themes. You can now have different text colours for light & dark modes which switch automatically.
• Adding support for macOS Dark Mode throughout the app. No more eye glare!
• All versions of Base now require macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and have enabled sandboxing

There’s other minor bugfixes in there too which sort out some UI glitches and misplaced buttons.

You can buy or download a trial version from the homepage. You can also buy Base from the Mac App Store or download from Setapp

Base 2.4.11 is now available to download for direct sale, Setapp and Mac App Store users.

This update fixes a bug causing Base to sometimes crash when re-opening a database on launch. It also updates to SQLite version 3.17.0.

Base 2.4.11 can be downloaded from the product page, Setapp or the Mac App Store.

As always, release notes are available and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.

Base is now available on Setapp, a new service from MacPaw which gives you access to more than 50 great apps for $9.99 per month, with a month’s free trial to start.

When you subscribe to Setapp, you have unlimited access to a curated library of useful apps. There are no upgrade fees, no ads, and no in-app purchases. One fixed fee gets you all of it.

Go ahead and try Setapp. I think you’ll like it.

Base 2.4.10 is now available to download for both direct sale and Mac App Store users. This update fixes some minor problems and updates to the latest version of SQLite.

Base 2.4.10 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.

As always, the full list of changes can be found in the release notes and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.

Base 2.4.9 is now available to download for both direct sale and Mac App Store users. This is a bugfix release to prepare for OS X Yosemite.

Base 2.4.9 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.

As always, the full list of changes can be found in the release notes and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.

Five years ago today, Base 1.0 was released blinking into the internet. Since that day there have been 29 updates varying from minor patches to major upgrades.

There’s still a long way to go with this app. Development is still ongoing and I am looking forward to the next five years. I hope you will all join me.

To celebrate, Base is 50% off for the next three days. Until the end of 18^th November 2013 Base will be priced at £9.99 ($13.99 or regional equivalent). You can buy Base from the Mac App Store or from this website.

Thank you to all of you who have helped make Base what it is today and to those whose feedback, bug reports and suggestions are helping to make it even better in the future.

Base 2.4.8 is now available to download for those purchasing licenses via the web store. An update for Mac App Store users has been submitted and will hopefully be approved for sale quickly. While normally both versions will have updates released together, the bugs that are fixed in this version were annoying enough to warrant separate releases.

The main changes in this release are to disable smart quotes and smart dashes in the SQL editor. The SQLite version has also been updated to 3.8.1.

Base 2.4.8 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.

As always, the full list of changes can be found in the release notes and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.

Base 2.4.7 is now available to download for both web and App Store users. This improves compatibility with Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks and files generated by iOS 7.

Base 2.4.7 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.

As always, the full list of changes can be found in the release notes and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.

Base 2.4.6 is now available to download for both web and App Store users. This update fixes several display and export bugs.

Base 2.4.6 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.

As always, the full list of changes can be found in the release notes and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.

Base 2.4.5 is now available to download for both web and App Store users. This update fixes a number of fiddly little bugs across most parts of the app. Notable changes include:

• Tabbing between fields in the data browser now wraps from line to line
• Failed CSV imports now report where and why failure occurred
• Table list filtering no longer loses focus after each keystroke

Base 2.4.5 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.

As always, the full list of changes can be found in the release notes and if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.