Echo Desktop Release Notes

In this article, you will find release notes for:

Echo Desktop can be downloaded from: https://www.livescribe.com/site/echo-setup/

Echo Desktop for Windows

Version 3.0.4 - July 5, 2016

Livescribe made improvements to Echo Desktop for Windows. This version includes the feature listed below.

  • Improved background developer tool set for Echo Desktop for Windows.

Version 3.0.3 - October 8, 2015

Livescribe made improvements to Echo Desktop for Windows. This version includes the features and fixes listed below.

  • Fixed issues in Windows 10 related to playback within Echo Desktop of imported Livescribe PDFs.

Version 3.0.2 - January 27, 2015

Livescribe continues making improvements to Echo Desktop for Windows. This version includes the features and enhancements listed below.

  • Fixed an issue in some localized versions of Echo Desktop where the search box and the Livescribe Player did not display properly.
  • Fixed an issue with the search functionality in the German version of Echo Desktop.
  • Added page number metadata to Livescribe PDFs created by Echo Desktop.

Version 3.0.1 - December 22nd, 2014

Livescribe continues making improvements to Echo Desktop for Windows. This version includes the features and enhancements listed below.

  • Added support for Japanese.
  • Added Sharing access from the File menu.
  • Fixed various bugs, among them, some that affected page numbering.

Version 3.0 - November 6th, 2014

Echo Desktop for Windows, version 3.0, is the update to Livescribe Desktop, version 2.8.3. Because Livescribe now offers three distinct smartpen models, Livescribe renamed Livescribe Desktop to highlight its support for the Echo smartpen exclusively.

System Requirements:

  • Windows 7 or above.
  • Echo Desktop requires users to update their smartpens. Smartpens updated in Echo Desktop will not be supported by Livescribe Desktop.

Customers on older operating systems can continue to use their current version of Livescribe Desktop, however support for Livescribe Desktop will be phased out.

Echo Desktop brings three core improvements to its previous version:

  • Pencasts and notes are now shared through Echo Desktop’s native Share menu; we’ve removed the auxiliary sharing application, Connect.
  • With the closing of the Echo Community for pencast sharing, Echo Desktop dissociates the desktop software from the Livescribe website and MyLivescribe.
  • Echo Desktop incorporates the new export format, Livescribe PDF, which replaces previous pencast export formats.

Other Improvements:

  • Streamlined user experience.
  • Ability to export, email, open, and play Livescribe PDF documents.
  • Installing the new Echo Desktop will uninstall previous versions of both LD and Connect; this is not reversible. Users cannot have Livescribe Desktop and Echo Desktop both installed on his computer at the same time.
  • Echo Desktop will not display any part of Livescribe Online or MyLivescribe within the app; relevant navigation buttons and menus will launch the user’s default browser.
  • Many bug fixes and stability improvements.

Known Issues:

  • The Echo Desktop for Windows Sharing menu does not appear under File in the top menu bar. To share from Echo Desktop for Windows, select the notes you want to share, then right click to see the Share menu.
  • Once a Livescribe PDF has been opened in Echo Desktop for Windows, it cannot be Shared from there.

Echo Desktop for Mac

Version 3.1.0 - September 1, 2019

Livescribe made improvements to Echo Desktop for Mac.

  • Fixed compatibility issues issues macOS Mojave v10.14 (64 bit application now).

Version 3.0.4 - September 30, 2016

Livescribe made improvements to Echo Desktop for Mac.

  • Fixed issues related to macOS Sierra v10.12.

Version 3.0.3 - Jun 25, 2015

Livescribe made improvements to Echo Desktop for Mac. This version includes the features and enhancements listed below.

  • Fixed issues specific to localized versions of Mac Echo Desktop that prevented sharing of audio only files.

Version 3.0.2 - January 27, 2015

Livescribe continues making improvements to Echo Desktop for Mac. This version includes the features and enhancements listed below.

  • Added page number metadata to Livescribe PDFs created by Echo Desktop.

Version 3.0.1 - December 22nd, 2014

Livescribe continues making improvements to Echo Desktop for Mac. This version includes the features and enhancements listed below.

  • Added support for Japanese.
  • Increased support for Yosemite.
  • Fixed various bugs, among them, some that affected installation, and page numbering.
  • Added Sharing access from a right-click menu.
  • Enhanced stability on all supported OS X versions.

Version 3.0 - November 6th, 2014

Echo Desktop for Mac, version 3.0, is the update to Livescribe Desktop, version 2.8.4. Because Livescribe now offers three distinct smartpen models, Livescribe renamed Livescribe Desktop to highlight its support for the Echo smartpen exclusively.

System Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion) or newer.
  • Echo Desktop requires users to update their smartpens. Smartpens updated in Echo Desktop will not be supported by Livescribe Desktop.

Customers on older operating systems can continue to use their current version of Livescribe Desktop, however support for Livescribe Desktop will be phased out.

Echo Desktop brings three core improvements to its previous version:

  • Pencasts and notes are now shared through Echo Desktop’s native Share menu; we’ve removed the auxiliary sharing application, Connect.
  • With the closing of the Echo Community for pencast sharing, Echo Desktop dissociates the desktop software from the Livescribe website and MyLivescribe.
  • Echo Desktop incorporates the new export format, Livescribe PDF, which replaces previous pencast export formats.

Other Improvements:

  • Streamlined user experience
  • Ability to export, email, open, and play Livescribe PDF documents.
  • Installing the new Echo Desktop will uninstall previous versions of both LD and Connect; this is not reversible. Users cannot have Livescribe Desktop and Echo Desktop both installed on his computer at the same time.
  • Echo Desktop will not display any part of Livescribe Online or MyLivescribe within the app; relevant navigation buttons and menus will launch the user’s default browser.
  • Many bug fixes and stability improvements.

Known Issues:

  • Echo Desktop for Mac sometimes has trouble installing with Livescribe Desktop and Livescribe Connect still installed. Users running into this problem should first manually uninstall/delete Livescribe Desktop and Livescribe Connect (just drag them to the trash, or Command-Delete them), then run the Echo Desktop installer.
  • The Echo Desktop for Mac Sharing menu does not appear in the right-click menu. To share from Echo Desktop for Mac, select the notes you want to share, then navigate to File > Share, or click the Share button.
  • The application sometimes hangs when a Share is initiated while notes are still being indexed.
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