Future of CaretTab

[bluecaret]

First things first, I want to thank everyone for your use of CaretTab and especially those that have signed up for Premium, it means a lot to me seeing the amount of users CaretTab has and all the positive reviews it receives!

The future of CaretTab is a bright one! I have many, many plans for this extension. Too many to build while this remains a hobby. This is why you saw the introduction of Premium Access. It is my hope that eventually the funds from Premium can make CaretTab my full time job.

Next steps

In order to make CaretTab truly great, there's some cleanup in the code that is needed. I've built this extension throughout my programming career and have learned a lot since its beginnings. The next phase of CaretTab involves a complete rebuild of the extension from scratch. I have already done a large chunk of this rebuild as of this message but I still have more to complete. I ask your patience for future updates as I work on this. Once the next phase launches, updates and new features should become more frequent.

Unfortunately there is a downside to this new phase; it will require a new structure for saving settings, such that I won't be able to appropriately migrate existing settings over. I promise the update will be worth the hassle! I will be sure to give notice before the update goes out to give you a chance to export your existing settings if needed.

Sneak peak of planned features

Below is a short list of features the next phase will include.

• New method of placing widgets, allowing you to pick exactly where you want a widget to display, should also be a lot easier to manage as well.
• Add multiples of most widgets! You will finally be able to add multiple date widgets, weather, messages, search bars, and more!
• More widgets including a to-do list, and health related widgets such as breathing exercises.
• Customization will be increased dramatically, allowing you to individually set the colors and fonts of each widget!
• Additional Premium Access plans (yearly, lifetime?) is planned for a later date.
• And that's just the start! I hope this gets you as excited as I am for the future of CaretTab! If you would like to help support this development, sign up for Premium Access and receive extra benefits!

THANK YOU!

• BlueCaret

[bluecaret]

Quick update: Version 4 is getting very close! I've got most of the work done now, just a couple small widgets I still want to make, then bug hunt for a bit and update marketing materials and a support page. This update will be HUGE and I hope you are all as excited as I am to see it finished!

Rough estimate for release: ~1 month

[bluecaret]

The BETA is out! Check out the post here: #339