Changelog

March 15, 2024

v 5.2.6

- Bug fixes.

March 14, 2024

v 5.2.5

- Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcuts for the calendar.

Feb. 13, 2024

v 5.2.4

- Fixed an issue with running the selected shortcut.

Feb. 10, 2024

v 5.2.2

- Bug fixes.

Feb. 7, 2024

v 5.2.1

- Bug fixes.

Jan. 30, 2024

v 5.2.0

- The app now requires macOS 14. You can get the last macOS 13 compatible version from the app's website.
- Duplicate events are automatically filtered out.
- Added the ability to run a shortcut from the Shortcuts app when joining a video call. This could be used to automate things (for example, turn on Do Not Disturb). See the "Extras" tab in the settings.

Nov. 8, 2023

v 5.1.3

- Bug fixes.

Nov. 3, 2023

v 5.1.2

- Bug fixes.

Oct. 15, 2023

v 5.1.1

- Bug fixes.

Oct. 8, 2023

v 5.1.0

- Improved performance.
- Support custom sounds and volume for the hourly chime.

Sept. 19, 2023

v 5.0.14

- Bug fixes.

Sept. 15, 2023

v 5.0.13

- Bug fixes.

Sept. 13, 2023

v 5.0.11

- Bug fixes.

Sept. 7, 2023

v 5.0.10

- Fixed an issue with the Dato window staying below system notifications.

Aug. 26, 2023

v 5.0.9

- Bug fixes.

Aug. 23, 2023

v 5.0.8

- Bug fixes.

Aug. 14, 2023

v 5.0.5

New in Dato 5:
- Refreshed user-interface
- Improved performance
- Click an event in the list to show event details (previously you hovered over it)
- Right-click an event in the list for more actions
- Double-click an event in the list to open it in the default calendar app
- Added the ability to pin the window to prevent it from auto-closing
- The calendar now highlights relevant days when hovering over an event or reminder in the list
- Quickly join a video call by clicking the video icon on an event in the list
- Added the ability to mute events
- Added a setting to hide the main Dato menu bar item
- Click the upcoming event or a time zone menu bar item to open the main Dato window
- Right-click the upcoming event menu bar item to be able to quickly mute the event
- The Dato window can now appear on the rightmost side of your screen too
- The Dato window height is resizable (must be enabled in the settings)

Aug. 11, 2023

v 5.0.4

New in Dato 5:
- Refreshed user-interface
- Improved performance
- The Dato window now appears on the right-most side of your screen (can be changed back in the settings)
- Click an event in the list to show event details (previously you hovered over it)
- Right-click an event in the list for more actions
- Double-click an event in the list to open it in the default calendar app
- Added the ability to pin the window to prevent it from auto-closing
- The calendar now highlights relevant days when hovering over an event or reminder in the list
- Quickly join a video call by clicking the video icon on an event in the list
- Added the ability to mute events
- Added a setting to hide the main Dato menu bar item
- Made the window height resizable (can be changed back in the settings)
- Click the upcoming event or a time zone menu bar item to open the main Dato window
- Right-click the upcoming event menu bar item to be able to quickly mute the event

Aug. 8, 2023

v 5.0.3

New in Dato 5:
- Refreshed user-interface
- Improved performance
- The Dato window now appears on the right-most side of your screen (can be changed back in the settings)
- Click an event in the list to show event details (previously you hovered over it)
- Right-click an event in the list for more actions
- Double-click an event in the list to open it in the default calendar app
- Added the ability to pin the window to prevent it from auto-closing
- The calendar now highlights relevant days when hovering over an event or reminder in the list
- Quickly join a video call by clicking the video icon on an event in the list
- Added the ability to mute events
- Added a setting to hide the main Dato menu bar item
- Made the window height resizable
- Click the upcoming event or a time zone menu bar item to open the main Dato window
- Right-click the upcoming event menu bar item to be able to quickly mute the event

Aug. 1, 2023

v 5.0.0

- Refreshed user-interface
- Improved performance
- The Dato window now appears on the right-most side of your screen
- Click an event in the list to show event details (previously you hovered over it)
- Right-click an event in the list for more actions
- Double-click an event in the list to open it in the default calendar app
- Added the ability to pin the window to prevent it from auto-closing
- The calendar now highlights relevant days when hovering over an event or reminder in the list
- Quickly join a video call by clicking the video icon on an event in the list
- Added the ability to mute events
- Added a setting to hide the main Dato menu bar item
- Made the window height resizable
- Click the upcoming event or a time zone menu bar item to open the main Dato window
- Right-click the upcoming event menu bar item to be able to quickly mute the event

July 13, 2023

v 4.7.2

- Bug fixes.

June 25, 2023

v 4.7.1

- Bug fixes.

May 28, 2023

v 4.7.0

- Added setting for whether to show the upcoming event in menu bar item for the entire duration of the event.

May 21, 2023

v 4.6.3

- Bug fixes.

May 8, 2023

v 4.6.2

- Bug fixes.

May 2, 2023

v 4.6.0

- Added support for more video call services.
- You can now choose which calendars to show video call notifications for.

April 22, 2023

v 4.5.5

- Bug fixes.

April 6, 2023

v 4.5.4

- Bug fixes.

April 4, 2023

v 4.5.3

- Bug fixes.

March 18, 2023

v 4.5.2

- Bug fixes.

Feb. 23, 2023

v 4.5.1

- Bug fixes.

Feb. 19, 2023

v 4.5.0

- Added a setting to show a calendar indicator in the upcoming event in menu bar feature.
- You can now choose to show a time zone in the menu even though it's also shown in the menu bar.

Feb. 6, 2023

v 4.4.2

- Bug fixes.

Jan. 27, 2023

v 4.4.0

- Introducing fullscreen notifications. Never miss an important meeting again! These notifications take over the whole screen.
- The app now requires macOS 13. I'm just an indie developer working on the app in my spare time and by dropping support for macOS 12, I can focus more of my time on new awesome features. You can get the last macOS 12 compatible version from the app's website.
- The time travel feature now has keyboard shortcuts for added convenience. See the website for more information.
- Additional sounds have been added for the hourly chime.

Jan. 5, 2023

v 4.3.3

- Bug fixes.

Nov. 29, 2022

v 4.3.2

- Minor improvements.

Nov. 9, 2022

v 4.3.0

- Added setting to reset the time travel when closing the menu.
- Added setting for whether to show the weekday for the menu bar world clocks when the time zone is in a different day.

Oct. 24, 2022

v 4.2.1

- Bug fixes.

Oct. 21, 2022

v 4.2.0

- Improved compatibility with macOS 13.
- Added the ability to manually hide an event.
- Added support for more meeting services: Whereby, Chorus.ai, Luma

Sept. 5, 2022

v 4.1.0

- Added setting for how many days in the past to show overdue reminders.
- Added setting to create new events with the macOS Calendar app instead of Dato.
- Added setting to hide countdown for upcoming event in menu bar.
- Added setting to hide the “…” menu.

Aug. 12, 2022

v 4.0.5

- Bug fixes.

Aug. 1, 2022

v 4.0.4

- Bug fixes.

July 13, 2022

v 4.0.3

- Fixed notifications for video call events showing up many times.

July 9, 2022

v 4.0.2

- Bug fixes.

June 24, 2022

v 4.0.1

- Dato now requires macOS 12. See the app website for the last macOS 11 compatible version.
- Support for showing reminders with a due date.
- Support for creating reminders.
- Added a setting to show time zones at the top of the menu instead of bottom.
- Added a join video call button at the top of the menu that shows 15 minutes before a video call starts.
- Added a floating clock that can float above all windows or on top of the desktop background.
- Time travel is now available in the menu bar world clock menu too.
- Support for more video call services: FaceTime, Amazon Chime, GoTo Meeting, Around, Jitsi Meet
- If you have enabled notifications for video call events, you can now choose how long before the event the notification is shown.
- You can now change the text size and color of the upcoming event menu bar item.
- You can now set when the hourly chime should play.
- Custom format for the date & time shown in the menu.
- Improved Google Calendar integration. You can now use Google Calendar to create new events and open Google Calendar when long-pressing a day in the Dato calendar.

June 19, 2022

v 4.0.0

- Dato now requires macOS 12. See the app website for the last macOS 11 compatible version.
- Support for showing reminders with a due date.
- Support for creating reminders.
- Added a setting to show time zones at the top of the menu instead of bottom.
- Added a join video call button at the top of the menu that shows 15 minutes before a video call starts.
- Added a floating clock that can float above all windows or on top of the desktop background.
- Time travel is now available in the menu bar world clock menu too.
- Support for more video call services: FaceTime, Amazon Chime, GoTo Meeting, Around, Jitsi Meet
- If you have enabled notifications for video call events, you can now choose how long before the event the notification is shown.
- You can now change the text size and color of the upcoming event menu bar item.
- You can now set when the hourly chime should play.
- Custom format for the date & time shown in the menu.
- Improved Google Calendar integration. You can now use Google Calendar to create new events and open Google Calendar when long-pressing a day in the Dato calendar.

June 8, 2022

v 3.3.8

- Bug fixes.

May 15, 2022

v 3.3.7

- Bug fixes.

April 15, 2022

v 3.3.6

- Bug fixes.

March 26, 2022

v 3.3.5

- Bug fixes.

March 2, 2022

v 3.3.4

- Bug fixes.

Jan. 31, 2022

v 3.3.3

- Bug fixes.

Jan. 22, 2022

v 3.3.2

- Bug fixes.

Jan. 18, 2022

v 3.3.1

macOS 12 only:
- Added a preference to show a notification when a video call event (Zoom/Meet/Teams) starts. The notification includes a button to directly join the video call.

All:
- Added a preference to use 30 minute steps for the time travel feature.
- Added a time zone setting to hide the time zone when it's the same as the system time zone. Say you often travel between New York and San Francisco. You could add both those time zones and enable this setting in both, and it would only show the New York time zone when you are not in New York and the San Francisco time zone when you are not in San Francisco.

Jan. 15, 2022

v 3.3.0

macOS 12 only:
- Added a preference to show a notification when a video call event (Zoom/Meet/Teams) starts. The notification includes a button to directly join the video call.

All:
- Added a preference to use 30 minute steps for the time travel feature.
- Added a time zone setting to hide the time zone when it's the same as the system time zone. Say you often travel between New York and San Francisco. You could add both those time zones and enable this setting in both, and it would only show the New York time zone when you are not in New York and the San Francisco time zone when you are not in San Francisco.

Nov. 20, 2021

v 3.2.0

- Added "Join Video Call" action for Shortcuts.
- Added "Get Sound" action for Shortcuts.

Nov. 4, 2021

v 3.1.1

- Bug fixes.