March 2026 - MBS Xojo Plugins - lists.monkeybreadsoftware.com

[ANN] MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS Xojo Plugins in version 26.1
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

Nickenich, Germany - (March 17th, 2026) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Xojo Plugins 26.1 for macOS, Linux and Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the most powerful plugin collection currently available for Xojo. MBS Xojo Plugins have been updated and now includes over 3000 classes and 83,000 documented features, and the versatile plugins have gained more new functions: We updated DynaPDF to version 5. Please note that DynaPDF 5 sets UseTransparency to false by default instead of true in version 4 and the UseImageColorSpace flag is now enabled by default, instead of disabled. The ImportPDFPage function is included in Lite. The CURL library is updated to fix a few bugs we had in the last version. We enabled native CA to verify SSL certificates on Windows. We updated LibXL and got new functions for querying conditional formatting rules. You can load a book only to query the metadata. Please note that AddConditionalFormatting now needs an area in LibXL 5.1. There is an Errorcode property and you can remove conditional formatting. The phidgets classes are updated to the newer library. This adds PhidgetCurrentOutputMBS and PhidgetLEDArrayMBS classes, new constants and properties. Check out the LED array modules where you can turn LEDs on/off or run animations. Our Llama classes allow you to load a local large language model. Use the LlamaBackendMBS and LlamaDeviceMBS classes to check what backends are available. Please check the chat example file for a local chat bot. We added methods for NSWorkspaceMBS class to query which application opens a file or URL. Then we added methods to open URLs or files asynchronously. Use the NSWorkspaceOpenConfigurationMBS class to pass options. Find applications based on their bundle identifier with ApplicationWithBundleIdentifier method. Smaller additions: * Use our SetQOSClassMBS function to change the priority of a thread and move background tasks to an efficiency core. * Use Profiles function in GMImageMBS class to check what profile data is available for an image. * Use ProcessPages method in TessEngineMBS and the TessResultRendererMBS class to output recognized text inside an image as a PDF file. * Use TitleIcon property in TaskDialogMBS to add an icon to the title bar. * Use ToToon method in JSONMBS class to pass JSON in a compacter form to LLMs. Finally we updated ChartDirector to version 7.2, CURL to 8.19.0, DynaPDF to 5.0.0.6, expat to 2.7.4, libarchive to 3.8.6, LibXL to 5.1, Llama, openssl to 3.5.5, Phidgets, SQLite to 3.51.2, taglib to 2.2.1, Xcode to 26.2 and zlib to version 1.3.2. See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/newinversion261 New functions in documentation: https://monkeybreadsoftware.net/newinversion261 If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. The plug-ins require Xojo 2017 release 3 and newer. While all plug-in parts compile on macOS, Linux and Windows, each function may depend on additional system requirements to work successfully. Only used plugin parts of plugins are added to your application. Plugin licenses are available for components or for the complete collection. Please visit the website store for prices and join us on the next conferences to ask questions in person. The plugins can be downloaded on MBS' website as one big package or several smaller ones: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/plugins The online documentation can be found here: https://monkeybreadsoftware.net/ Located in beautiful Nickenich, Germany, MonkeyBread Software is a privately held company founded in 2000 by Christian Schmitz. MonkeyBread Software focuses on the Macintosh, Linux and Windows platforms. With over twenty years as a software developer, Christian's aim is developing unique and useful utilities, complemented by first-class customer support. Copyright 2000-2026 Christian Schmitz Software GmbH. MonkeyBread Software is a registered trademark of Christian Schmitz, Nickenich. All Rights Reserved. Apple, and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xojo is a trademark of Xojo, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Greetings Christian Schmitz Monkeybread Software -- See you at the MBS Xojo conference in Andernach 22nd to 24th April 2026 https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/andernach

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[ANN] DynaPDF 5 Introduction
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

DynaForms released DynaPDF 5.0, their newest version of the DynaPDF library. Price changes With the new release DynaForms changes the prices. The new prices for Lite, Pro and Enterprise licenses are lower. This makes the entry more affordable. Starter costs more and is now half of the Lite price. Maintenance updates are now 15% of the product prices. Special offer For the introduction of version 5, we offer a 15% special discount until March 15, 2026! Use coupon code DynaPDF5 in our web shop. Especially you can use the coupon to upgrade the license to a higher tier: Starter → Lite → Pro → Enterprise Platforms DynaPDF 5 comes pre-built for these platforms: Windows x86, x64, ARM64 (pre-compiled) macOS x64, ARM64 (Universal Binary, pre-compiled) Linux x86, x64, ARM, ARM64 (pre-compiled) Android ARM, ARM64 (pre-compiled) iOS ARM, ARM64 (requires DynaPDF Enterprise) Other AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, WebAssembly Programming Languages DynaPDF can be used with C/C++, C#, Delphi, Lazarus, PHP, Visual Basic, VBA, and VB .Net. MBS adds support for FileMaker and Xojo. Please note that you must purchase a license from Monkeybread Software, if you plan to use the plugin with Xojo or FileMaker. The licenses purchased from DynaForms directly do not work with our plugins. Downloads For your convenience we also provide libraries with your MBS Plugin download as well as files here: https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/DynaPDF/ This includes a framework for iOS for the FileMaker iOS SDK. Changes Everyone upgrading from older version 3 or 4, please be aware of these backwards incompatible changes: * The property SetUseTransparency() is set to false by default now. This property enables color key masking for images with no alpha channel. It caused often unwanted side effects because users didn't expect that color key masking was enabled by default. * The flag gfUseImageColorSpace is now set by default (see SetGStateFlags() for further information). In prior versions images were converted to the current color space by default. This handling was not optimal due to possible loss of fidelity and image quality. The original color space should be preserved if possible. * The single page import is now available with the Lite license. Previously you required to have a Pro license. We updated the documentation of the plugin for the ImportPDFPage, ImportPage, and ImportPageEx functions. Greetings Christian -- See you at the MBS Xojo conference in Andernach 22nd to 24th April 2026 https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/events/

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[ANN] 26.1pr7
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Hi, * Added TitleIcon property to TaskDialogMBS class. * Updated taglib to version 2.2.1 * Improved SSH tunnel for macOS/iOS to mark the thread with background priority. * Added GetQOSClassMBS and SetQOSClassMBS to change the priority of a thread and move background tasks to an efficiency core. * Added Profiles function to GMImageMBS class. * Updated ChartDirector to version 7.2. * Fixed a bug with newer license keys for ChartDirector. * Fixed a crashing issue with control events. * Fixed an issue with InstrumentIDOnChannel() for MidiPlaybackMBS class. Greetings Christian -- See you at the MBS Xojo conference in Andernach 22nd to 24th April 2026 https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/events/

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[ANN] 26.1pr6
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Hi, * Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.0.4. * Added more methods to DynaPDFRectMBS and DynaPDFPointMBS classes. * Added more constants for DynaPDFMBS class. * Updated CURL library to version 8.19.0 rc3. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 26.1pr5
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 01 Mar '26

01 Mar '26

Hi, * Updated zlib to version 1.3.2. * Updated taglib to version 2.2. * Improved DigestMBS class to raise OpenSSLExceptionMBS in case of failure instead of simply returning an empty hash. * Added MD4 method again to DigestMBS class. * Added XOFLen property to DigestMBS class. Greetings Christian -- See you at the MBS Xojo conference in Andernach 22nd to 24th April 2026 https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/events/

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