What’s new in bibisco 2.3?
A new version of bibisco is here. So, let’s take a look at what’s new in bibisco 2.3!
Before diving into the new features of our favorite novel writing software, I would like to point out two things that are particularly important to me:
- All the new features come from suggestions and ideas from users. So if you have new ideas for features you would like to see implemented write to info@bibisco.com. I will certainly evaluate them!
- When the new version was announced, I received many messages of congratulations and affection. This is the greatest satisfaction for me.
OK, let’s get started!
Profile image management
In this version of bibisco (Supporters Edition only), it’s possible to associate a profile picture to characters, places and objects.
The profile picture will always be visible when working on a character, location or object.
Events
I think this new feature (Supporters Edition only) is particularly interesting. It allows us to associate events with characters, locations, objects or the setting.
We can trace the important events in a character‘s life; his birth, the beginning of high school, the move to another city. For a location, we can instead trace the events that are important for our novel; the construction of a skyscraper, an earthquake, a riot. The same thing can be done for an object: the date of its invention, the first time it was used. Of course, this feature is very useful when applied to the setting, especially if we are writing a historical novel.
All created events are integrated into the timeline. In this way, it’s possible to have a global vision of all the important events of the novel; both those described in the scenes and those not.
Prologue, epilogue and parts of the project
It’s now possible (Supporters Edition only) to manage prologue and epilogue.
And we can divide our novel in parts.
Unlimited notes
This is certainly the most requested feature by users!
From this version of bibisco (Supporters Edition only), you can add unlimited notes in the new Notes section.
For each note it is possible to associate, in addition to the text, unlimited notes.
Export selection
Sometimes we want to export just a chapter or a character sheet instead of the whole novel. With version 2.3 (Supporters Edition only) of bibisco it’s now possible.
You can export:
- Novel and project
- Only novel
- Only project
- Chapter
- Character
- Location
- Object
- Note
- Architecture
- Narrative strands
- Timeline
Objects’ analysis
The analysis section has been expanded (Supporters Edition only) with the objects‘ analysis as well.
Timeline: export and day of week
Version 2.3 of bibisco also presents interesting new features for the Timeline.
It’s now possible to export the Timeline to PDF, DOCX and TXT.
In addition, the day of the week is also shown in the timeline.
Automatic backup
The new automatic backup function makes backups of the project you are working on at regular intervals and each time you exit the project.
By default, bibisco:
- makes an automatic backup each time you exit the project, both when you close bibisco and exit the project without closing bibisco.
- makes an automatic backup if there are any changes in the project and 2 hours have passed since the last backup.
- keeps a maximum of 10 backup files for a single project in the backup directory. When the maximum number of backups is exceeded, the oldest backup file is deleted.
You can always change these defaults from the settings:
The automatic backup feature increases safety in bibisco project management. To learn more about this topic take a look here.
Direct navigation between scenes and character interview’s sections
Some users have complained that it’s a bit cumbersome to switch from one scene to another. Or from one section of the character interview to another.
Starting from this version of bibisco, it’s possible the direct navigation between one scene and the next and between the various sections of the character’s interview.
Slovenian translation
Thanks to Tatjana Prelog, bibisco is now available also in Slovenian!
Minor changes
And finally, here are some minor changes in the new version:
- In English version introduced the singular they in place of the form he/she.
- Add words to the dictionary also for Windows and Linux.
- Increased the scenes’ area in the detail of the chapter
Conclusion
After a year of work, here is the new version of bibisco 2.3.
It has been a long journey but I’m really happy because I think bibisco can help writers even better to write their novel.
So what are you waiting for? Download and try the new version bibisco!
PS: If you need information about the update from a previous version read here.
