2.5.1
2023-08-21
• New "Cloudy Planet" template, a richly colored map of physical earth with a separate layer for cloud cover
• The "Earth at Night" template now includes an optional cloud layer
• Improved support for importing Shapefiles with an Eckert III projection
2.5.0
2023-01-03
• New map projections: Lagrange and Larrivée
• Improved look and feel of color selectors on macOS Ventura
• Improved support for importing GeoTIFF files from NASA EarthData
• Fix an issue where KML/KMZ files could not be imported
• Fix a crash when restoring documents on macOS Ventura
2.2.2
2020-04-01
April 2020 Update
• Add an option to include off-screen geographic entities in exported PDF and SVG files
• Fix an issue setting the start year and end year when exporting a movie
• Fix some issues when selecting entities in layers with more than 100 entities
March 2020 Update
• Fix a crash when importing very large GeoTIFF files with 24-bit color
February 2020 Update
• New map projections! Equal Earth, Equidistant Cylindrical, Gall Stereographic, and Plate Carée ("unprojected")
• The Projections panel now allows scrolling and flexible resizing
• Improved compatibility with Macs having a discrete GPU
• Improved support for KML files that have Schema, SimpleField, and SimpleData tags
January 2020 Update
• Fix Core Data warnings in the system log on macOS Catalina
• Fix a crash when importing a Shapefile that is missing a PRJ file
• Fix a crash on certain systems where the Times New Roman font is missing
• Minor interface improvements
December 2019 Update
• GeoTIFF files larger than 16,384 x 16,384 pixels are now supported
• Exported SVG files now embed image layers within the SVG file itself (rather than exporting as a ZIP folder)
November 2019 Update
• Fix a crash when closing a document on macOS Catalina
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.2.1
2020-03-06
March 2020 Update
• Fix a crash when importing very large GeoTIFF files with 24-bit color
February 2020 Update
• New map projections! Equal Earth, Equidistant Cylindrical, Gall Stereographic, and Plate Carée ("unprojected")
• The Projections panel now allows scrolling and flexible resizing
• Improved compatibility with Macs having a discrete GPU
• Improved support for KML files that have Schema, SimpleField, and SimpleData tags
January 2020 Update
• Fix Core Data warnings in the system log on macOS Catalina
• Fix a crash when importing a Shapefile that is missing a PRJ file
• Fix a crash on certain systems where the Times New Roman font is missing
• Minor interface improvements
December 2019 Update
• GeoTIFF files larger than 16,384 x 16,384 pixels are now supported
• Exported SVG files now embed image layers within the SVG file itself (rather than exporting as a ZIP folder)
November 2019 Update
• Fix a crash when closing a document on macOS Catalina
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.2.0
2020-02-04
February 2020 Update
• New map projections! Equal Earth, Equidistant Cylindrical, Gall Stereographic, and Plate Carée ("unprojected")
• The Projections panel now allows scrolling and flexible resizing
• Improved compatibility with Macs having a discrete GPU
• Improved support for KML files that have Schema, SimpleField, and SimpleData tags
January 2020 Update
• Fix Core Data warnings in the system log on macOS Catalina
• Fix a crash when importing a Shapefile that is missing a PRJ file
• Fix a crash on certain systems where the Times New Roman font is missing
• Minor interface improvements
December 2019 Update
• GeoTIFF files larger than 16,384 x 16,384 pixels are now supported
• Exported SVG files now embed image layers within the SVG file itself (rather than exporting as a ZIP folder)
November 2019 Update
• Fix a crash when closing a document on macOS Catalina
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.1.4
2020-01-06
January 2020 Update
• Fix Core Data warnings in the system log on macOS Catalina
• Fix a crash when importing a Shapefile that is missing a PRJ file
• Fix a crash on certain systems where the Times New Roman font is missing
• Minor interface improvements
December 2019 Update
• GeoTIFF files larger than 16,384 x 16,384 pixels are now supported
• Exported SVG files now embed image layers within the SVG file itself (rather than exporting as a ZIP folder)
November 2019 Update
• Fix a crash when closing a document on macOS Catalina
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.1.3
2019-12-02
December 2019 Update
• GeoTIFF files larger than 16,384 x 16,384 pixels are now supported
• Exported SVG files now embed image layers within the SVG file itself (rather than exporting as a ZIP folder)
November 2019 Update
• Fix a crash when closing a document on macOS Catalina
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.1.2
2019-11-18
November 2019 Update
• Fix a crash when closing a document on macOS Catalina
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.1.1
2019-10-05
October 2019 Supplemental Update
• Fix several issues when navigating and editing documents under the Free Trial
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.1.0
2019-10-01
October 2019 Update
• New, modern document behavior: Autosave, browse versions, restore windows, duplicate documents, and more.
• Fix a system crash on older Macs with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 5000
• Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS
• Improved performance with a large number of text labels
• Allow KML files to load remote data files over plain HTTP
• Fix a bug where the Timeline slider was non-functional
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.5
2019-09-01
September 2019 Update
• Improved importing of data files with a large amount of text in each row
• Improved support for layers with a large number of map features
• Fix a crash when displaying the Magic Maps Store
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.4
2019-08-01
August 2019 Update
• Improve performance with the Zoom buttons
• Fix a bug where range separator values could not be edited
• Fix a bug where the "Play" button did not update the map view
• Fix a bug where exporting a movie left out the final frame
• Fix a crash / hang when importing certain Shapefiles
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.3
2019-07-01
July 2019 Update
• New menu item: File > Revert to Saved
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.2
2019-06-03
June 2019 Update
• The Template Chooser now has a search field
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.1
2019-05-06
New in 2.0.1:
• New Russia template
• Fixes for the Lambert Conformal Conic projection in the Southern Hemisphere
New in Magic Maps 2:
• Full support for macOS Mojave, including Dark Mode
• Map projections rewritten in Metal
• Map legends can now be printed and exported
• Data ranges can now be specified in a text field - So long, steppers!