Version History

6.0.0.26

Full Installer (recommended for first-time version 6.x install). Includes required Microsoft components.
Update Installer (smaller, faster). For existing EZContactBook 6.x users only.

A Major Evolution of EZ Contact Book: Version 6 is a complete ground-up rewrite, bringing the application into the modern era of 64-bit computing.

• Modern Interface: A refreshed, high-DPI aware user interface that feels right at home on Windows 11, while keeping the familiar workflow you rely on.
• Enhanced Performance: Rebuilt on a modern 64-bit architecture for faster data handling and improved stability.
• Lifetime Value: Your existing licenses are 100% valid. This is a free upgrade for all current license holders.

Important Compatibility Notes:

• 64-bit Required: Version 6 requires 64-bit Windows 10 (build 1809+) or Windows 11. (32-bit systems will continue to use Version 5).
• System Components: Requires the Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0 and Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. The Full Installer will automatically install them as one-time setup if they are not already on your PC. For future updates, you will only need the Update Installer.

5.2.3.112 (2025-04-08) download

• New: enabled option to make phone calls via Google Voice
• Updated: new digital certificate
• Fixed: script error when opening Version History

5.2.3.106 (2025-02-24)

• Removed old app icon shown in notification area when loading the app
• Other minor improvements and fixes

5.2.3.102 (2024-09-24)

• Fixed: error attempting to add reminder on a leap day
• Fixed: error detecting duplicates
• Improved: updated library components

5.2.3.96 (2023-11-01)

• New: enabled option to make calls via Phone Link
• Fixed: option 'Start E-Z Contact Book when I start Windows' didn't work
• Other minor improvements and fixes

5.1.3.82 (2023-09-27)

• Fixed batch update from Google
• Fixed error importing from CSV, VCF files
• Fixed: Del key didn't work in Notes editor

5.1.3.74 (2023-07-24)

• Fixed: Address 2 was missing in export to Avery csv file
• Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
• Improved: differences resolution screen
• Improved: converting clipboard copy from Contact Details to plain text
• Other minor improvements and fixes

5.1.1.60 (2023-01-10)

• Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
• Improved displaying tags in Contact Details
• Other minor improvements

5.1.1.58 (2022-11-14)

• New: added context menu option 'Add Reminder'
• Fixed: missing name on address envelopes with some of country templates
• Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions

5.1.0.54 (2022-09-24)

• Improved: added option "Play Sound" for popup reminder (OFF by default)
• Improved: added context menu options 'Open Contact' and 'Add Note' to Calendar view
• Improved: added ability to open contact editor from reminder reset window

5.1.0.50 (2022-07-20)

• Improved: enabled restore non-contact reminders from backup
• Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
• Fixed: displaying Name in Contact Details

5.1.0.42 (2022-05-25)

• Fixed: detection of duplicates during import
• Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions

5.1.0.34 (2022-02-20)

• Fixed: shortcuts did not work in Contact Editor
• Fixed: text of some notes was displayed as a single line in Contact Details

5.1.0.26 (2022-02-01)

• New: added option 'Nickname or (First Last)' name in Column Settings
• Fixed: 3rd business phone was not saved
• Fixed: context menu icons in Notes editor were inverted
• Improved: readability of main grid title row

5.1.0.20 (2022-01-26)

• New: added six dark styles
• New: added Print option to print selected group of contacts
• New: added Print options to print as Table or as List
• New: added Print Preview of individual addresses in Print selection form
• New: added field Nickname
• New: added option 'Mute reminders until [selected time]'
• Improved design

5.0.0.14 (2021-10-29)

• Fixed: error importing some vCard files
• Fixed: font in the Notes page of the Contact Editor did not follow application settings
• Fixed: when adding a reminder to a new contact, it was saved as non-contact reminder

5.0.0.10 (2021-08-05)

• Fixed: 'Add Address' didn't work
• Fixed: printing group of address labels stopped after printing first label from print preview

5.0.0.6 (2021-07-20)

• Fixed: removed limitation of 50 contacts on import
• Fixed: button 'Delete Address Template' is now enabled for non-default templates

5.0.0.4 (2021-06-17)

• New: creating non-contact reminders
• New: added option to a calendar item to send email
• New: export reminders to iCalendar (.ics) files
• Improved: redesigned Reminders Editor
• Improved: new popup alert window to display reminders
• Fixed: menu option 'New Group' reinstated in the 'File' menu group
• Fixed: '&' character translated to escape sequence in the highlighted text
• Discontinued support for Free Version

4.8.0.20 (2021-04-21)

• Fixed: menu option 'New Group' reinstated in the 'File' menu group
• Fixed: '&' character translated to escape sequence in the highlighted text

4.8.0.14 (2020-07-03)

• Fixed: error sending group email
• Fixed: font size didn't change in Notes editor in 'Show Spellcheck' mode

4.8.0.8 (2020-06-17)

• Improved: export to and import from VCF files
• Fixed: "Quota exceeded" error during sync in Semi-Auto mode
• Fixed: columns reset after Win+M key (minimize all windows)
• Improved: handling web addresses if they are not valid URLs

4.7.1.30 (2020-05-14)

• New: added column 'Last Modified' to the list available columns
• Fixed: missing option "1 day in advance" when adding a reminder
• Fixed: missing Title in some conditions after editing
• Few other minor improvements and fixes

4.7.1.24 (2020-04-19)

• New: enabled context menu option "Toggle View to Label/Icons" in Contact Details
• New: enabled context menu option "Insert Date/Time stamp" in Notes page of the Contact Editor
• Fixed: columns in some conditions did not reinstate their size
• Fixed: delay or error when checking Internet connection for Sync operation

4.7.0.15 (2020-03-04)

• Fixed: Sync error when Google account has contacts without group
• Fixed: Sync error "Cannot add contacts to deprecated system contact group"
• Fixed: Google errors during Sync "Quota exceeded.."
• Fixed: custom labels changed text after navigating through editor pages

4.7.0.8 (2019-06-11)

• New: added more style colors
• Fixed: some birthdays showed 1-day difference during Sync in certain time zones
• Fixed: occassional error when sending group emails

4.7.0.4 (2019-10-09)

• New: migrated Sync from unsupported Contacts API to new Google People API
• Improved: significantly sped up Sync operation
• Fixed: when printing Book, Home Address now includes Street 2

4.6.4.68 (2019-05-28)

• New: improved design
• Fixed: stopped repeating an error message when an incorrect email re-entered in Google login

4.6.3.62 (2019-05-08)

• New: simplified future updates by enabling automatic updater
• New: added hyperlinks for addresses in Address Selection editor, so an individual address can be edited without leaving the window
• New: added submenu option 'Create new tag'
• Fixed: some contacts incorrectly indicated changes in the Contact Editor
• Fixed: mapping of Street Address line 2 to Google API
• Fixed: incorrect indication of number of 'out of sync' newly added contacts
• Fixed: deleted local group of contacts was not deleted from Google in Semi-auto sync mode

4.6.2.50 (2019-04-23)

• Improved phone auto-formatting options
• Improved: enabled auto-detection of delimiter in imported CSV files
• Added 'Semicolon' delimiter option in Advanced Export
• Improved: allowed $ character in Tag names
• Fixed: incorrect escaping in Advanced Export using Pipe of Tab delimiters

4.6.2.42 (2019-03-26)

• New: enabled filter by multiple selected tags
• Improved: removed flickering when scrolling list of contacts
• Improved: sort by Name column is now case-insensitive
• Fixed: occassional error on startup due to duplicates in country list
• Fixed: Home/Work Fax mismatch when syncing with Google

4.6.2.34 (2019-02-25)

• New: enabled option to append new note at the beginning vs end of previous text (default)
• Improved validation: disallowed to close Reminder editor without selecting at least one day of the week for a Weekly recurring reminder
• Fixed: some of recurring reminders indicated incorrect number of remaining days
• Fixed: 'Rename reminder' and 'Delete Reminder' context menu options targeted wrong reminder after scrolling list of reminders down
• Fixed: main window will now open minimized when it was closed minimized

4.6.2.26 (2019-01-14)

• Fixed: right 'Move' buttons disappeared from Difference Editor screen after form resize
• Fixed: occasional 'DataGridView Default Error Dialog' error
• Fixed: inconsistencies in Open/Hide or Open/Minimize on click on the program icon in the notification area
• Fixed: 'Edit' label was visible after adding 1st non-Birthday reminder
• Fixed editing Notes in Contact Editor: pasted (Ctrl+V) text was occasionally duplicated
• Added a link to 'Privacy Policy' page to Google login form

4.6.2.20 (2018-12-27)

• Improved: sped up opening contact editor
• Improved user interface for high-resolution monitors
• Fixed: error on print an envelope or a label when printer is not selected
• Fixed: reinstated navigation shortcuts ALT+Home, ALT+End, ALT+Arrow Left/Right in both editors
• Fixed other minor bugs

4.6.1.12 (2018-12-06)

• New: Enabled option to print address labels on a label printer
• Improved: Inactivated recurring reminders will now be automatically reactivated after the display period
• Improved: Active events in Calendar View now marked with lime color tag
• Fixed: Inactive reminders were incorrectly displayed as Active in the editor
• Fixed: DateTime pickers in the Reminders tab of the editor did not show drop-down button in a contact with more than one reminder

4.6.0.6 (2018-08-08)

• New: Calendar View
• Improved: Group name editor: check box 'Business' replaced with radio group
• Fixed: change of Country in editor was not detected
• Fixed: Birthday date picker format for Reminders (should not include year)
• Fixed: "Close program" option was not saved
• Fixed: occasional ArgumentOutOfRangeException when opening contact editor

4.5.0.2 (2018-06-26)

• New: Enabled selection of color styles
• New: Enabled 'drag and drop' operation in Notes editor to create hyperlink to a file
• Number of other improvements and bug fixes

4.4.2.0 (2018-03-07)

• New: Windows 10 style icons
• Improved: simplified log in to Google
• Fixed: fields containing comma now exported properly to Avery list
• Fixed: adding a new tag in Contact Editor was not detected as contact update (OK was disabled)
• Fixed: increased default height of the Contact Editor so Business Country is now visible
• Fixed: adding a note in Free version erased previous text
• More adjustments for high-resolution monitors
• Sync indicated differences in work phone with extension due to an extra space between phone number and extension

4.4.1.20 (2017-10-10)

• New: enabled support for high resolution monitors
• Fixed: contacts shown as 'mismatched' in Differences Editor on another PC when 'support to iPhone/iPad' option is enabled
• Fixed: error on some computers when checking for program updates
• Other minor improvements and bug fixes

4.4.0.18 (2017-09-12)

• New: Enabled configuration option to specify format and position of Date/Time stamp for appending Notes
• Improved: Birthdays column now sorted chronologically by Month + Day values
• Fixed: Notes print preview included HTML artifacts
• Fixed: Notes column was duplicated in Print Preview when included in Print Setup
• GUI adjustments to accommodate larger font up to 13pt

4.4.0.14 (2017-08-15)

• Fixed: occasional distortion of highlighted text in Contact Details
• Fixed: occasional uppercase characters in Search box
• Fixed: 'Paste to Notes' option is now restricted in View-Only mode

4.4.0.10 (2017-08-01)

• New: added Print option in Notes Editor
• Fixed: detecting duplicated contacts in local database during Sync
• Fixed: OK button was disabled in Contact Editor when changing tags selection
• Fixed: OK button was disabled in Contact Editor when editing 'Other' phone
• Fixed: text in Notes editor had no cursor in spell check mode
• Fixed: program didn't reinstate its maximized screen size after system restart
• Other minor fixes and improvements

4.4.0.6 (2017-05-26)

• New: Enabled option to import user settings when restoring from DB backup on an empty database
• New: search text in the Notes is now highlighted
• Fixed: removed restriction to use dot character in re-entering user email dialog
• Other minor fixes and improvements

4.4.0.2 (2017-05-04)

• New: addresses are now formatted to use country-specific template
• New: added configurable list of Countries
• New: added configurable list of Titles
• New: addresses made clickable links
• Improved: enabled detection and resolution of duplicates in Sync and Import
• Number of other fixes and improvements

4.3.1.26 (2017-03-18)

• Improved: contacts in Conflicts editor are now sorted alphabetically
• Fixed: occasional distortions of reminder attributes during Sync

4.3.1.23 (2017-02-08)

• Fixed: login to Google due to changes in HTML page
• Fixed: tab key now works in Notes editor in 'spell check' mode
• Fixed: some notes were not synced properly due to LF/CR differences
• Fixed: Improved auto-backup