OutlookAddressBookView Changelog

What's new in OutlookAddressBookView 2.43

Jun 20, 2023
  • Added 'Full Screen' mode (View -> Full Screen or F11 key).

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.42 (Mar 2, 2023)

  • Added 'Sort By' toolbar button.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.41 (Nov 9, 2022)

  • Fixed the quick-filter text-box to copy to the clipboard when pressing Ctrl+C.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.40 (Jul 18, 2022)

  • Custom context menu: You can now add your own menu items to the right-click context menu, by editing the configuration file (OutlookAddressBookView.cfg)
  • See the 'Custom Context Menu' section for more information.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.36 (Apr 19, 2022)

  • Added /Columns command-line option, which allows you to set the columns to display or the columns to export from command-line, for example:
  • OutlookAddressBookView.exe /Columns "Display Name,Address Type,Email Address,Title,Company"

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.35 (Mar 13, 2022)

  • Added new quick filter option: Find a string begins with...

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.33 (Nov 12, 2021)

  • Fixed issue: When choosing to scan the address book contacts of another Outlook profile (Instead of default) while Outlook is opened in the background, the profile opened in Outlook was used, instead of the profile selected in OutlookAddressBookView.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.32 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Added option to change the sorting column from the menu (View -> Sort By). Like the column header click sorting, if you click again the same sorting menu item, it'll switch between ascending and descending order. Also, if you hold down the shift key while choosing the sort menu item, you'll get a secondary sorting.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.30 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Added option to export the Outlook address book items to vCard file. In order to save the selected items as vCard file - press Ctrl+S, and in the file-type combo-box choose 'vCard File'.
  • Added option to copy the selected Outlook address book items to the clipboard as vCard file format. (Edit -> Copy As vCard).
  • Added option to generate vCard QR Code for the selected Outlook address book item. You can use the QR Code to easily add a contact from Outlook to your Smartphone.
  • In order to view the vCard QR Code, simply enable this option: View -> Display QR Code (or press Ctrl+R). You can also copy the QR Code to the clipboard (Edit -> Copy QR Code).
  • Added 'Edit vCard Template' option (Under the Options menu), which allows you to modify the template that OutlookAddressBookView uses to generate the vCard files and the vCard QR Code.
  • Updated to work properly in high DPI mode.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.23 (Feb 25, 2021)

  • Added 'Number of records per request' option ('Advanced Options' window), which specifies the number of address book records that OutlookAddressBookView receives on every request. The default value is 5. You can try to 'Play' with this value if you have performances issue while loading the address book on your system.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.22 (Aug 21, 2020)

  • Added 'Copy Clicked Cell' option to the right-click context menu, which copies to the clipboard the text of cell that you right-clicked with the mouse.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.21 (Mar 21, 2020)

  • Fixed to save the 'Case Sensitive' option of the Quick Filter in the .cfg file.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.20 (Mar 21, 2020)

  • Added 'Case Sensitive' option to the Quick Filter window.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.19 (Oct 8, 2018)

  • Fixed bug:
  • OutlookAddressBookView failed to remember the last size/position of the properties window if it was not located in the primary monitor.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.18 (Aug 16, 2018)

  • The last size/position of the properties window is now saved in the .cfg file.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.17 (Feb 20, 2018)

  • Added 'Select All' and 'Deselect All' to the 'Column Settings' window.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.16 (Oct 30, 2017)

  • The properties window is now resizable.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.15 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • Added /SaveAddressBooks command-line option for exporting the names of address books into a file.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.13 (Jul 25, 2017)

  • Added new quick filter options: 'Find records with all words (space-delimited list)' and 'Find records with all strings (comma-delimited list)'
  • Added new quick filter combo-box: 'Show only items match the filter' and 'Hide items that match the filter'.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.12 (Jun 27, 2017)

  • Added 'Manager Name' column.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.11 (May 10, 2017)

  • Fixed bug: 'Copy Selected Items' worked improperly when setting the 'Unicode/Ascii Save Mode' to 'Always UTF-8'.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.10 (Feb 28, 2017)

  • Added 'Quick Filter' feature (View -> Use Quick Filter or Ctrl+Q). When it's turned on, you can type a string in the text-box added under the address-books combo-box and OutlookAddressBookView will instantly filter the address book table, showing only lines that contain the string you typed.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.07 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Fix bug: When using /SaveDirect command-line option, the file was always saved according to the default encoding, instead of using the selected encoding in Options -> Save File Encoding.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.06 (Aug 23, 2016)

  • Fixed bug: OutlookAddressBookView crashed when using the find option while the last item was selected

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.05 (Aug 23, 2016)

  • Fixed the export to csv file to enclose a field with quotes if it contains new line characters (CRLF).
  • You can now choose the desired encoding (ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-16) to save the csv/xml/text/html files. (Under the Options menu)

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.02 (Feb 16, 2016)

  • Added 'New OutlookAddressBookView Instance' under the File menu, for opening a new window of OutlookAddressBookView

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.01 (Jan 27, 2016)

  • Added 'Auto Size Columns On Load' option

New in OutlookAddressBookView 2.00 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • Improved the memory allocation for address books with large amount of items.
  • Added "Don't load Entry IDs" and "Don't load Exchange strings" options. You can use these options to reduce the memory footprint when loading very large address books.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.98 (Sep 21, 2015)

  • When OutlookAddressBookView fails to load the selected address book, error code is now displayed in the bottom status bar

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.97 (Aug 12, 2015)

  • Added /SaveDirect command-line option for using with the other save command-line options (/scomma, /stab, /sxml, and so on...), which allows you to export the address book records directly to a file, instead of accumulating all data in memory and then save them to file in the end

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.96 (Jul 15, 2015)

  • Added option to export to JSON file.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.95 (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Added 'Exchange String' column (For address books of MS-Exchange only)
  • Added 'Record Type' column (Mail User, Distribution List, Private Distribution List, or Remote User)
  • Added 'Copy As Simple CSV - For NK2Edit' option (F8), which allows you to easily copy the selected records and then paste them into the NK2Edit tool

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.92 (May 14, 2015)

  • The name of the selected address book is now displayed in the window title.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.91 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Added 'Always On Top' option.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.90 (Feb 10, 2015)

  • Fixed bug: OutlookAddressBookView added to the XML file.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.89 (Jan 15, 2015)

  • Fixed bug: OutlookAddressBookView failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was not located in the primary monitor.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.88 (Dec 22, 2014)

  • Fixed to display the profiles list for Outlook 2013 in the 'Profile Name' combo-box.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.87 (Nov 4, 2014)

  • Fixed a crash problem occurred on some systems.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.86 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • Added 'Alias' column (For address books of MS-Exchange).

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.85 (Oct 16, 2014)

  • The number of items of every address book is now displayed in the top address books list.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.82 (Jun 3, 2014)

  • Fixed to find the correct item when typing the string you want to search into the main List View.
  • Added secondary sorting support: You can now get a secondary sorting, by holding down the shift key while clicking the column header. Be aware that you only have to hold down the shift key when clicking the second/third/fourth column. To sort the first column you should not hold down the Shift key.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.81 (Mar 19, 2014)

  • OutlookAddressBookView now remembers the last selected address book

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.80 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • Added 'Recent Config Files' menu

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.77 (Jan 14, 2014)

  • Fixed a few strings contained 'NK2Edit' string instead of OutlookAddressBookView.
  • Fixed to display date/time values according to daylight saving time settings.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.76 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • Fixed bug: OutlookAddressBookView failed to filter the address book items properly according to the 'Advanced Options' window when exporting the items from command-line.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.75 (Dec 23, 2013)

  • Added option to load only the address books containing the specified strings (In 'Advanced Options' window).

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.72 (Nov 21, 2013)

  • Fix the 'Department Name' column header, which was mistakenly changed to 'OutlookAttachView Config File' in Version 1.70 update.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.71 (Nov 6, 2013)

  • Added 'Copy Names Only' option, which copies the display names of all selected records to the clipboard, each name in a separated line

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.70 (Oct 22, 2013)

  • Added 'Load Configuration' and 'Save Configuration' options.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.68 (Sep 25, 2013)

  • Added /cfg command-line option to start OutlookAddressBookView with the specified configuration file, for example: OutlookAddressBookView.exe /cfg "%AppData%\OutlookAddressBookView.cfg"

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.67 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Added 'Copy Emails Only' option, which copies the emails of all selected records to the clipboard, each email in a separated line.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.66 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • When trying to connect to Outlook 2010/2013 with the wrong build of OutlookAddressBookView (OutlookAddressBookView 32-bit with Outlook x64 or OutlookAddressBookView x64 with Outlook 32-bit), OutlookAddressBookView now displays informative error message about the problem

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.65 (Jul 13, 2013)

  • Added option to exclude records that their email or display name contains the specified strings. (In 'Advanced Options' window)

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.60 (Jun 27, 2013)

  • Added option to load only records with the specified address types. (In 'Advanced Options' window)

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.55 (Jun 10, 2013)

  • Added option to load only records that their email or display name contains the specified strings. (In 'Advanced Options' window)

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.52 (May 7, 2013)

  • Added option to choose another font (font name and size) to display all address book items. (Options -> Select Another Font)

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.51 (Apr 23, 2013)

  • Fixed the flickering appeared while scrolling the contacts list

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.50 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • Added 2 new columns: 'Office Location' and 'Department Name'

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.45 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Added 2 new columns: 'Business City' and 'Home City'

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.40 (Dec 17, 2012)

  • Added 2 new columns: 'Primary Fax' (For address books of MS-Exchange ) and 'Home Fax' (for Contacts of MS-Outlook ).

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.36 (Dec 10, 2012)

  • Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.35 (Nov 28, 2012)

  • Added EntryID column.
  • Added 'Open Item In Outlook' option (Ctrl+O).

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.30 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Added new command-line options: /OutlookProfile and /OutlookProfileString

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.25 (Oct 11, 2012)

  • Added option to save the address book records into csv / tab-delimited / xml / html file from command-line.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.21 (Oct 3, 2012)

  • Fixed issue: Dialog-boxes opened in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.20 (Sep 10, 2012)

  • Added new columns: 'Office Number 2' and 'Home Number 2'

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.16 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Added 'Auto Size Columns+Headers' option, which allows you to automatically resize the columns according to the row values and column headers

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.15 (Jul 31, 2012)

  • Changed the user interface from tabs to combo-box, which is easier to use for Exchange profiles with large amount of address books.
  • Instead of loading all address books at once, OutlookAddressBookView now loads only the selected address book.

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.11 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Added 'Copy As Emails List' option (Ctrl+L) which allows you to copy to the clipboard the selected emails as semicolon delimited list that can be used in the To/CC fields of Outlook or other email software

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.10 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Added 'Stop' menu, which allows you to stop the loading process of the address books

New in OutlookAddressBookView 1.05 (May 30, 2012)

  • Fixed bug: In some Outlook/Exchange configurations, OutlookAddressBookView loaded only the first 50 address book contacts.
  • Fixed bug: On Outlook profile with large amount of address books, the tab control occupied the entire window of OutlookAddressBookView.
  • Improved the memory usage and speed for large amount of contacts.