StarCode Changelog

What's new in StarCode 18.0.0

Oct 30, 2021
  • Serial or IMEI Numbers Support Now it is possible to add serial or IMEI numbers of individual stock items against one stock. This feature is very useful for electronics or mobile phones business. IMEI or serial number will be printed on receipt as well.
  • Stock History for Audit This feature is available in PRO edition. System will log all the changes made in stock quantity with reference. Whether quantity changed via POS, manual change, or via purchase order module - all changes will be logged. Furthermore, you can generate a report to know change in stock quantity in a given time period.
  • Improved Stock Edit Screen We have changed the layout of Stock Edit screen, and have made it more user friendly. Now total quantity of the item will be shown along with quantity and sub quantity.

New in StarCode 16.0.0 (Jun 27, 2021)

  • New POS Screen:
  • We have revamped the POS screen. Now more space is available for the sales table. You can hide or show columns in the sales table, and change font as well with the help of context menu. You can display the context menu by right click. Now you can change both width and height of product buttons. We have provided one additional button box on POS.
  • Cloud Drive Integration:
  • Now we have integrated cloud drives for automatic updates. You can set the path where you want to save the automatic daily updates on cloud drives such as (DropBox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. You can also schedule the timing of updates. System will automatically upload the updates (financial, inventory, and shift overview) to the specified location. You can view these reports on other mobile devices using DropBox or Google Apps.

New in StarCode 15.5.0 (May 24, 2021)

  • Today we have released new version 15.5.0 of StarCode. Users currently with old licenses (less than 14.0.0) will require a new license, and your previous license will not be valid for this version.
  • Below are the highlights of new release:
  • New POS Screen We have revamped the POS screen. Now more space is available for the sales table. You can hide or show columns in the sales table, and change font as well with the help of context menu. You can display the context menu by right click. Now you can change both width and height of product buttons. We have provided one additional button box on POS
  • There are other application level tweaks. In order to have improved user experience and make use of latest features, it is highly recommended to upgrade to latest version.

New in StarCode 15.0.0 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • New Home Screen We have revamped the home screen with new dashboard widgets. This greatly improves the user experience and more reports available at the click of a mouse.
  • New Barcode Designer We have revamped the barocode label designer. Now you can design and directly print on label printer. We have introduced zooming function on barcode designer screen as well.
  • Improved Report Generation Now the system will print to landscape or portrait mode depending upon the size of print. There are also other improvements related to printing of reports.
  • Ledger Balance on POS On selection of customer, now the ledger balance is shown along with customer details.
  • There are other application level tweaks. In order to have improved user experience and make use of latest features, it is highly recommended to upgrade to latest version.

New in StarCode 14.0.0 (Mar 9, 2021)

  • Below are the highlights of new release 14.0.0:
  • New Format of Small Receipt We have changed the format of small receipt, and now introduced Disc (discount) column. There are now additional setting available to better control the columns position of small receipt.
  • Barcode Visibility During Sale While creating a sales invoice, on scanning items barcode of the item will be shown in the invoice area. You can choose to print barcode or batch number on large size receipt.
  • GUI Level Improvements We have introduced many GUI level tweaks. Now you can choose to hide or show the navigator bar on the left and software will remember this setting. You can also choose to launch the POS with Windows task bar. Earlier it was possible to launch only in full screen mode.
  • Tax Exempt Sale Now it is possible to set any sale to tax Exempt by pressing a quick short cut on POS screen. While this button will be in pressed state, no tax will be applied to any sale.
  • Customer Price Checker We have provided now Pricer Checker in all three variants of StarCode. You can set this up on a computer, and provide access to a customer. Where customers can scan items themselves to find out the price of an item. This is password protected module, and it means you can leave it for use to the customer without worrying about getting access to other functions of the software.

New in StarCode 13.1.0 (Nov 16, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Small Receipt Settings: It was reported by some users that on some computers the footer margin is very small in case the number of items in receipt go above twenty. In this update we have build a logic to identify this automatically, and adjust the footer margin. You might have to readjust the receipt margins after installing this update.

New in StarCode 29.26.0 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • Added new time logging function

New in StarCode 29.22.0 (Jul 29, 2018)

  • Important tweaks and fixes

New in StarCode 29.20.0 (May 31, 2018)

  • Added customer screen

New in StarCode 29.17.10 (Feb 13, 2018)

  • Added payment processing function

New in StarCode 29.16.0 (Jan 21, 2018)

  • Added new sales report and important tweaks

New in StarCode 29.15.0 (Dec 28, 2017)

  • Added payment dialog

New in StarCode 29.12.0 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • Added support for electronic scale
  • Important tweaks and minor fixes

New in StarCode 29.9.0 (Oct 31, 2017)

  • Revamped barcode generator and improved user and password management

New in StarCode 29.7.0 (Oct 26, 2017)

  • Important tweaks and improvements

New in StarCode 29.6.0 (Oct 6, 2017)

  • Added scaling feature Important tweaks and improvements

New in StarCode 29.2.0 (Aug 23, 2017)

  • Added display pole functionality
  • New improved dashboard
  • Improved settings, and access from POS implemented

New in StarCode 29.0.0 (Aug 21, 2017)

  • Added display pole functionality New improved dashboard

New in StarCode 28.0.3 (Jul 10, 2017)

  • Added new setting for resetting quantity and discounts after each transaction.

New in StarCode 28.0.2 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Added visual markers in POS, sales management and purchase management
  • Added check box for hiding or showing the search parameters
  • Many tweaks in the application in order to improve the user experience

New in StarCode 28.0.0 (Jun 27, 2017)

  • Added visual markers in POS, sales management and purchase management Added check box for hiding or showing the search parameters. Many tweaks in the application in order to improve the user experience.

New in StarCode 27.0.1 (May 5, 2017)

  • Added round down feature for tax calculations

New in StarCode 27.0.0 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Added password recovery function.
  • Added Pay Later function.
  • Application level tweaks and performance improvements.

New in StarCode 26.0.0 (Jan 24, 2017)

  • Added deactivation, reactivation and license transfer functionality.

New in StarCode 25.14.0 (Dec 12, 2016)

  • Now it is possible to sell out of stock items. This setting can be configured from
  • POS settings on Settings Dialog. Selling out of stock items will result in negative
  • stock that can be reconciled afterwards.
  • Large size sales receipt format has been modified.
  • Line tax column has been added, that will show the amount of tax deducted for each line. This feature was already available in Sales Invoice mode. It has been included in Sales Receipt mode as well.
  • Now it is possible to search based on category in Inventory Management module.
  • A new column for product category has been added as well.
  • Some important user interface level tweaks.

New in StarCode 25.11.0 (Jul 13, 2016)

  • Revamped purchase management
  • Added Move Inventory function in PLUS editions
  • Added category option in financial reports
  • Graphical Interface level changes to improve user experience
  • Important application level tweaks

New in StarCode 25.10.0 (Jul 7, 2016)

  • Revamped barcode image generator
  • Added stock count and value report
  • Added shipping address settings for purchase orders
  • Improved printing
  • Important performance tweaks.

New in StarCode 25.8.2 (Apr 29, 2016)

  • Application level improvements

New in StarCode 25.7.0 (Mar 28, 2016)

  • Added new quick pay settings and shortcut buttons
  • Application level tweaks and enhancements.

New in StarCode 25.3.0 (Feb 6, 2016)

  • New settings dialog
  • Company name changed

New in StarCode 25.0.0 (Dec 29, 2015)

  • User roles and security features
  • Added printing in all modules
  • Users can now set store ID and terminal ID

New in StarCode 23.0.0 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • New improved purchase order generation
  • Important tweaks

New in StarCode 20.0.0 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • New utility added for importing inventory and products from CSV file.
  • Added Multilingual user interface support for major languages such as Spanish, German, French, Arabic and more
  • Users can now set the sub currency digits, by default it is 2.
  • Important tweaks

New in StarCode 18.0.0 (Sep 30, 2015)

  • Selection of payment method added
  • Now users can set reorder level and quantity. Auto purchase order will be generated on reaching the reorder level.
  • Improved format of sales and purchase orders.
  • A slider added for adjusting the size of company logo

New in StarCode 16.0.0 (Sep 10, 2015)

  • Improved scaling of company logo on small and large receipts. A new setting added.
  • New reports added including expense reports. Modified report viewer.
  • Now in purchase order users can select existing stock or create a new for adding purchased items.

New in StarCode 15.0.0 (Aug 20, 2015)

  • Improved auto completion of product names while typing in POS
  • Added setting to customize Sales receipt and Sales Invoice titles
  • Improved function for importing products

New in StarCode 14.0.0 (Aug 3, 2015)

  • Important fix for PDF printing in POS and Barcode Generation modules.

New in StarCode 13.0.0 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Barcode Generator:
  • Barcode generator has been added to Express Plus and Network Plus editions. It can generate over 50 different types of barcodes, including the QR codes. All of your inventory codes can be printed with just one click.
  • Data Export to CSV Files:
  • Data export to CSV files has been added to all application modules. These CSV files can be opened in Excel or some other program of your choice.
  • Important Fixes:
  • This release contains some important fixes, so it is highly recommended to upgrade to this version for better user experience.

New in StarCode 12.0.0 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Expense Management:
  • With Expense Management module you can log different expenses related to business. In the financial reports expenses for the selected period will be shown along with sales and profits. It will provide better overview about the health of your business.
  • Improved Screen Scaling and Reporting:
  • Reports have been improved. Sales reports have been replaced by financial reports. Screens will now scale better to different sizes, specially for Android tablets.
  • Improved Search:
  • New search fields have been added in all different modules of the application.
  • Important Fixes:
  • This release contains some important fixes, so it is highly recommended to upgrade to this version for better user experience.

New in StarCode 11.0.0 (Apr 16, 2015)

  • Invoice Generation Support:
  • Point of Sale screen has been revised and can generate invoices as well. User can switch between receipt and invoice mode by simple one click
  • New Purchase Order Module:
  • Taxes can be enabled and disabled at Purchase Order module in addition to global settings. All modules including sale, purchase and inventory are integrated
  • Point of Sale:
  • POS module can open invoices for editing and receipts for reprinting
  • Sales Reports:
  • Reports have been improved and a new logic for calculating sales and profit. Now the sales shown in the report are total sales including taxes, and purchase cost is the total purchase cost including any expenses or taxes for the items sold. Sales taxes are shown separately
  • Sample Database:
  • Many informational messages and sample database with pictures has been added

New in StarCode 7.5.0 (Mar 11, 2015)

  • Improved support for barcode scanners

New in StarCode 7.0.0 (Feb 28, 2015)

  • Improved reporting and printing
  • Printing to PDF option for reports and purchase orders
  • Multiple tax rates and custom tax rate option
  • Now discount can be set at inventory level, and at the time of sale
  • Overall user interface and performance improvements

New in StarCode 5.5.0 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • Some important tweaks
  • Optional printing of logo on small receipt

New in StarCode 5.0.0 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Receipt/Ticket Printer Support
  • Enhanced POS Module
  • Dark and Light Themes
  • In App Guidance
  • Number of buttons can be configured on POS screen

New in StarCode 4.0.0 (Oct 9, 2014)

  • Performance Improvements
  • Brand New POS module. It is now possible to execute sales transactions based on barcodes or simply using shortcut buttons on POS screen.
  • Very easy to configure POS module through inventory module.
  • New Home Screen
  • Automated import & export inventory data.