EasyVFR4 for Windows is now fully 64-bit

The Windows version of EasyVFR4 has made the move from 32-bit to 64-bit and now also uses the latest ANGLE graphics libraries.

This may sound like a mainly technical change, but for us it is a very important milestone. Until now, the limitations of our remaining 32-bit Windows version were holding back several improvements we wanted to make across EasyVFR4.

Now that all supported platforms are running 64-bit, that restriction is finally gone. It opens the door to many improvements that have been waiting on our development list for quite some time — and we are very excited to start working on them!

AIRPORT FILTER

Many of you asked for an easy way to see which airports are actually usable for you. The new airport filter does exactly that, in one place, for the whole app. Open it from the Map Layers menu: Airport filter is right below Map Timeframe.

• Minimum runway length, separately for hard and soft runways. 
• Airport types: public, joint civil/military, military, private, ultralight, glider, heliport, water, paraglider and paramotor fields.
• Fuel (any of): tick the fuels you can use. An airport passes when it has any of them, for example UL91 or AVGAS 100LL. 
• Services, such as customs. 
• Fill from aircraft profile takes over the requirements of your selected aircraft profile, so you don't have to enter them twice. Clear all criteria starts over.
• Apply to map: with this switch on, airports that pass your filter are drawn in blue on the moving map, and airports that don't are faded grey. The symbol keeps its shape, so you can still tell hard, soft and military fields apart.

In Search and Nearest, there is a  Apply airport filter. Switch it on and only the airfields that pass your filter are listed. With the filter applied, Nearest searches the whole range you set for matching airfields, so a suitable field a bit further away is no longer missed. This switch works independently of the map setting.

New SEARCH and NEAREST

The search window has been rebuilt, a switch at the top of the window chooses between Search (type a name or code) and Nearest (what is around you right now). Both share the same category tabs: airfields, navaids, IFR waypoints, VFR reporting points, cities, user waypoints and airspaces. Each tab shows how many results it has.

Search

• Results are sorted into the category tabs as you type. Your recent searches are listed as soon as you open the window.
• The pin button next to the text field switches to Google places search.
• Tap a result to open its action strip. The actions follow the same order as the route options on the map: Direct To, Depart, Insert, Append, Remove, Alt 1, Alt 2, Info, Show on the map.
• Apply airport filter (new in 4.9.10, replaces "Suitable for <your aircraft>"): shows only the airfields that pass your airport filter. The switch appears once your airport filter has at least one criterion set.

Nearest

Nearest lists everything around your GPS position within a range you set with the +/- buttons (5 to 250 NM, 50 NM by default). Without a GPS fix it works around the map centre. Where the app knows your track, it uses it for directions and ordering

Airfields

• Each airfield shows its symbol from the moving map, so heliports, glider fields, ULM strips and so on can be told apart at a glance. 
• The runway symbol is turned relative to your current track. If you are flying 090 and the runway is 18/36, the bar is drawn across your path, so you can judge the runway direction for a diversion straight away.
• On the right is an arrow pointing to the airfield relative to your track (straight up = dead ahead), with the distance below it. When you are not moving, or you use the map centre, the arrow is north-up and greyed out.
• The row shows the elevation, the longest runway (with "soft" if it is unpaved), PPR, the available fuel types as badges, and the first frequency.
• The Apply airport filter switch also works here, on the airfields tab only. If no airfield in range matches your filter, you get a message instead of an empty list, and you can turn the switch off right there.

VFR reporting points

• The map symbol tells compulsory points (filled) from non-compulsory points (open).
• The second line shows how the point is used and at what altitude, for example Inbound · 1500 ft, Outbound · 2000 ft, or In/out 1500/1000 ft when inbound and outbound altitudes differ.
• If a point is restricted to certain aircraft, a third line says so, for example Cat A-C only or Helicopters only.
• The bearing arrow and distance work the same as for airfields

Airspaces

• Each row shows the airspace's real outline in its map colours instead of a generic icon. If you are inside it laterally, a blue dot marks where you are within the shape.
• Using your GPS altitude (and QNH via METAR where available), each row shows a small altimeter stack: upper limit / inside / lower limit, or above> / below with the limit you are clear of. You can see at a glance whether you are really in that TMA or just underneath it.
• For airspaces you are not in, the stack shows whether you would enter it, pass over it or pass under it at your current altitude, with the distance to the lateral crossing point in the middle.
• Track awareness (above about 30 kt groundspeed): if your current track runs into an airspace within the range, the row shows in 12.3 nm, which is the distance along your track to where you will enter it. An orange chevron on the outline marks the entry point. A hollow chevron means you will pass over or under it at your current altitude. When you are inside an airspace, the dot becomes a chevron that shows your direction.
• Order: airspaces you are in come first. Next are the airspaces your track will enter, nearest entry first. All others follow by distance. After a turn, the list re-sorts once your new track is steady for a couple of seconds.

Navaids, IFR waypoints, cities and user waypoints

• These are sorted by distance and use the same track-relative bearing arrow and distance. Tap a row for the same actions as in Search

AIP Supplement and Airspaces by NOTAM links

Also going nuts from all those NOTAMS about temporary restricted airspaces created and you have no idea where these are? Despair no more! For a long time our AeroData team scans each day for new notams that create such airspaces and make sure these are also in or database, and now you can actually get a visual confirmation when viewing such a NOTAM! 

Android improvements

We have also spent a considerable amount of time improving and modernising our Android development environment.

That work already resulted in fixes for several annoying Android-specific bugs, but just as importantly, it gives us a much better foundation for optimising future Android versions of EasyVFR4.

So while much of the work in this beta has taken place “under the hood”, it represents a major step forward for EasyVFR4 as a whole.

With all platforms now on a modern 64-bit foundation, we can finally start taking advantage of possibilities that were previously out of reach.

And that is where the really interesting work starts. :-)

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Windows users: if EasyVFR4 crashes, Windows now keeps a crash report. Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps in the address bar of the File Explorer; the report is the newest file starting with EasyVFR4.exe and ending in .dmp. Please mention it when you report a crash: it tells us exactly where things went wrong.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.9.12 Beta (30OCT2026)

• FIXED: truncation of flightplan filename when a dot (.) was used in that name.

4.9.11 Beta (27OCT2026)

• FIXED: Database compatibility issue for windows version

4.9.10 Beta (27OCT2026)

• IMPROVED:  RadioCard Squawk suggestion improved. 
• FIXED: Terrain gap in Vertical Profile View when track crossed a country border
• FIXED: Windows version crashed when a tripkit was created with embedded airport PDFs.

4.9.6 Beta (12OCT2026)

• NEW: Airport filter (Map Layers menu): minimum hard and soft runway length, airport types, fuel (any of) and services such as customs. Passing airports are drawn in blue on the moving map, the others faded grey.
• NEW: Search and Nearest: "Apply airport filter" replaces "Suitable for <your aircraft>"; Nearest searches the whole range for airfields that match.
• NEW: Windows: when EasyVFR4 crashes, Windows keeps a crash report in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps.

• IMPROVED: Information card: the close X has moved to the top-right corner, so a double tap no longer opens the notes underneath.
• IMPROVED: UK CAA map theme: tweaks for disused airfields.
• IMPROVED: Tweaked the zoom levels at which airspace labels are shown.
• IMPROVED: The AIP Supplement airspaces list no longer shows internal airspace identifiers.
• IMPROVED: Updated translations and FLARM decoder.
• FIXED: EasyVFR4 could freeze completely while searching map data, caused by a data file that was not saved completely at an earlier exit.
• FIXED: User waypoints could be lost after a restart. They are now saved after every change, at exit and when the app goes to the background; waypoint files damaged by older versions are repaired once.
• FIXED: Searching for WIN did not return the WIN navaid.
• FIXED: After closing a window, heliports could be drawn smaller and wind turbine obstacles could disappear from the map.
• FIXED: After changing a map setting while panning or zooming, the map could keep showing the old state.

4.9.2 Beta (01OCT2026)

• NEW: Search and Nearest 
• NEW: AIP Supplement and NOTAM airspaces linkage
• FIXED: On Android numeric input using the onscreen keyboard was broken in 4.9.0
• FIXED: Route planning could ignore the published altitude of a VFR reporting point, or plan a leg to or from it at 0 ft.
• FIXED: A crash that could occur while data was being downloaded in the background.

4.9.0 Beta (16SEP2026)

• NEW: MAJOR: Windows version is fully 64 bit now including latest ANGLE graphics drivers.
• NEW: MAJOR: Android version is built using the latest Native toolchain and is compliant with the latest Android 16 requirements (targetSDK-36) and is being tested against the new Android 17 requirements
• NEW: MAJOR: MacOS Silicon version is now available; MacOS Intel is frozen at version 4.7.0.
• NEW: When a bluetooth mouse is connected to an Apple iPad then using the mouse wheel will now zoom the map
• IMPROVED: Traffic metadata text rendering now renders the + or - altitude difference sign using a larger font size so its size is equal to the altitude difference digits.  
• IMPROVED: Other Traffic now display speeds in the system-selected unit also
• IMPROVED: Map rendering of aerodata labels is tweaked a lot to allow more decluttering at lower zoom levels to avoid the map becoming useless due to too many labels being rendered
• IMPROVED: Running the iOS/iPadOS app on a MacOS Silicon now supports zooming using the touchpad and mouse wheel controls
• FIXED: a crash when aerodata files where open-closed-opened-closed without any actual data collection in between.
• FIXED: When changing units in Aircaft Profile (Simple and Easy mode) a change of a unit was not persistent across sessions.
• FIXED: on iOS activating the SafeSky Premium license from within the SafeSky app was broken in easyvfr4 version 4.8.9
• FIXED: on some iOS/iPadOS systems EasyVFR4 could freeze when entering numeric-only input fields.
• FIXED: On android, when EasyVFR4 was ended by swiping it of the screen, a new startup would keep easyVFR4 freezing at a white startup screen until the user actively chooses "force stop" for the app in Android settings.

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

It is important to understand this version has significant changes so install and use this version only when you have a second device with the current official released version operational

And that work has now resulted in two major steps forward:

EasyVFR4 for Windows is now fully 64-bit

The Windows version of EasyVFR4 has made the move from 32-bit to 64-bit and now also uses the latest ANGLE graphics libraries.

This may sound like a mainly technical change, but for us it is a very important milestone. Until now, the limitations of our remaining 32-bit Windows version were holding back several improvements we wanted to make across EasyVFR4.

Now that all supported platforms are running 64-bit, that restriction is finally gone. It opens the door to many improvements that have been waiting on our development list for quite some time — and we are very excited to start working on them!

Native EasyVFR4 for Apple Silicon Macs

This beta also introduces a native macOS Apple Silicon version of EasyVFR4.

Apple Silicon Macs could already run the iOS/iPadOS version of EasyVFR4, but we want to explore whether a true native macOS version brings worthwhile advantages in performance, usability and integration.

This beta gives us the opportunity to find out together with you.

New in 4.9.10: AIRPORT FILTER

Many of you asked for an easy way to see which airports are actually usable for you. The new airport filter does exactly that, in one place, for the whole app. Open it from the Map Layers menu: Airport filter is right below Map Timeframe.

• Minimum runway length, separately for hard and soft runways. 
• Airport types: public, joint civil/military, military, private, ultralight, glider, heliport, water, paraglider and paramotor fields.
• Fuel (any of): tick the fuels you can use. An airport passes when it has any of them, for example UL91 or AVGAS 100LL. 
• Services, such as customs. 
• Fill from aircraft profile takes over the requirements of your selected aircraft profile, so you don't have to enter them twice. Clear all criteria starts over.
• Apply to map: with this switch on, airports that pass your filter are drawn in blue on the moving map, and airports that don't are faded grey. The symbol keeps its shape, so you can still tell hard, soft and military fields apart.

In Search and Nearest, the "Suitable for <your aircraft>" switch has been replaced by Apply airport filter. Switch it on and only the airfields that pass your filter are listed. With the filter applied, Nearest searches the whole range you set for matching airfields, so a suitable field a bit further away is no longer missed. This switch works independently of the map setting.

New SEARCH and NEAREST

The search window has been rebuilt, a switch at the top of the window chooses between Search (type a name or code) and Nearest (what is around you right now). Both share the same category tabs: airfields, navaids, IFR waypoints, VFR reporting points, cities, user waypoints and airspaces. Each tab shows how many results it has.

Search

• Results are sorted into the category tabs as you type. Your recent searches are listed as soon as you open the window.
• The pin button next to the text field switches to Google places search.
• Tap a result to open its action strip. The actions follow the same order as the route options on the map: Direct To, Depart, Insert, Append, Remove, Alt 1, Alt 2, Info, Show on the map.
• Apply airport filter (new in 4.9.10, replaces "Suitable for <your aircraft>"): shows only the airfields that pass your airport filter. The switch appears once your airport filter has at least one criterion set.

Nearest

Nearest lists everything around your GPS position within a range you set with the +/- buttons (5 to 250 NM, 50 NM by default). Without a GPS fix it works around the map centre. Where the app knows your track, it uses it for directions and ordering

Airfields

• Each airfield shows its symbol from the moving map, so heliports, glider fields, ULM strips and so on can be told apart at a glance. 
• The runway symbol is turned relative to your current track. If you are flying 090 and the runway is 18/36, the bar is drawn across your path, so you can judge the runway direction for a diversion straight away.
• On the right is an arrow pointing to the airfield relative to your track (straight up = dead ahead), with the distance below it. When you are not moving, or you use the map centre, the arrow is north-up and greyed out.
• The row shows the elevation, the longest runway (with "soft" if it is unpaved), PPR, the available fuel types as badges, and the first frequency.
• The Apply airport filter switch also works here, on the airfields tab only. If no airfield in range matches your filter, you get a message instead of an empty list, and you can turn the switch off right there.

VFR reporting points

• The map symbol tells compulsory points (filled) from non-compulsory points (open).
• The second line shows how the point is used and at what altitude, for example Inbound · 1500 ft, Outbound · 2000 ft, or In/out 1500/1000 ft when inbound and outbound altitudes differ.
• If a point is restricted to certain aircraft, a third line says so, for example Cat A-C only or Helicopters only.
• The bearing arrow and distance work the same as for airfields

Airspaces

• Each row shows the airspace's real outline in its map colours instead of a generic icon. If you are inside it laterally, a blue dot marks where you are within the shape.
• Using your GPS altitude (and QNH via METAR where available), each row shows a small altimeter stack: upper limit / inside / lower limit, or above> / below with the limit you are clear of. You can see at a glance whether you are really in that TMA or just underneath it.
• For airspaces you are not in, the stack shows whether you would enter it, pass over it or pass under it at your current altitude, with the distance to the lateral crossing point in the middle.
• Track awareness (above about 30 kt groundspeed): if your current track runs into an airspace within the range, the row shows in 12.3 nm, which is the distance along your track to where you will enter it. An orange chevron on the outline marks the entry point. A hollow chevron means you will pass over or under it at your current altitude. When you are inside an airspace, the dot becomes a chevron that shows your direction.
• Order: airspaces you are in come first. Next are the airspaces your track will enter, nearest entry first. All others follow by distance. After a turn, the list re-sorts once your new track is steady for a couple of seconds.

Navaids, IFR waypoints, cities and user waypoints

• These are sorted by distance and use the same track-relative bearing arrow and distance. Tap a row for the same actions as in Search

AIP Supplement and Airspaces by NOTAM links

Also going nuts from all those NOTAMS about temporary restricted airspaces created and you have no idea where these are? Despair no more! For a long time our AeroData team scans each day for new notams that create such airspaces and make sure these are also in or database, and now you can actually get a visual confirmation when viewing such a NOTAM! 

Android improvements

We have also spent a considerable amount of time improving and modernising our Android development environment.

That work already resulted in fixes for several annoying Android-specific bugs, but just as importantly, it gives us a much better foundation for optimising future Android versions of EasyVFR4.

So while much of the work in this beta has taken place “under the hood”, it represents a major step forward for EasyVFR4 as a whole.

With all platforms now on a modern 64-bit foundation, we can finally start taking advantage of possibilities that were previously out of reach.

And that is where the really interesting work starts. :-)

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Windows users: if EasyVFR4 crashes, Windows now keeps a crash report. Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps in the address bar of the File Explorer; the report is the newest file starting with EasyVFR4.exe and ending in .dmp. Please mention it when you report a crash: it tells us exactly where things went wrong.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.9.11 Beta (27OCT2026)

• FIXED: Database compatibility issue for windows version

4.9.10 Beta (27OCT2026)

• IMPROVED:  RadioCard Squawk suggestion improved. 
• FIXED: Terrain gap in Vertical Profile View when track crossed a country border
• FIXED: Windows version crashed when a tripkit was created with embedded airport PDFs.

4.9.6 Beta (12OCT2026)

• NEW: Airport filter (Map Layers menu): minimum hard and soft runway length, airport types, fuel (any of) and services such as customs. Passing airports are drawn in blue on the moving map, the others faded grey.
• NEW: Search and Nearest: "Apply airport filter" replaces "Suitable for <your aircraft>"; Nearest searches the whole range for airfields that match.
• NEW: Windows: when EasyVFR4 crashes, Windows keeps a crash report in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps.

• IMPROVED: Information card: the close X has moved to the top-right corner, so a double tap no longer opens the notes underneath.
• IMPROVED: UK CAA map theme: tweaks for disused airfields.
• IMPROVED: Tweaked the zoom levels at which airspace labels are shown.
• IMPROVED: The AIP Supplement airspaces list no longer shows internal airspace identifiers.
• IMPROVED: Updated translations and FLARM decoder.
• FIXED: EasyVFR4 could freeze completely while searching map data, caused by a data file that was not saved completely at an earlier exit.
• FIXED: User waypoints could be lost after a restart. They are now saved after every change, at exit and when the app goes to the background; waypoint files damaged by older versions are repaired once.
• FIXED: Searching for WIN did not return the WIN navaid.
• FIXED: After closing a window, heliports could be drawn smaller and wind turbine obstacles could disappear from the map.
• FIXED: After changing a map setting while panning or zooming, the map could keep showing the old state.

4.9.2 Beta (01OCT2026)

• NEW: Search and Nearest 
• NEW: AIP Supplement and NOTAM airspaces linkage
• FIXED: On Android numeric input using the onscreen keyboard was broken in 4.9.0
• FIXED: Route planning could ignore the published altitude of a VFR reporting point, or plan a leg to or from it at 0 ft.
• FIXED: A crash that could occur while data was being downloaded in the background.

4.9.0 Beta (16SEP2026)

• NEW: MAJOR: Windows version is fully 64 bit now including latest ANGLE graphics drivers.
• NEW: MAJOR: Android version is built using the latest Native toolchain and is compliant with the latest Android 16 requirements (targetSDK-36) and is being tested against the new Android 17 requirements
• NEW: MAJOR: MacOS Silicon version is now available; MacOS Intel is frozen at version 4.7.0.
• NEW: When a bluetooth mouse is connected to an Apple iPad then using the mouse wheel will now zoom the map
• IMPROVED: Traffic metadata text rendering now renders the + or - altitude difference sign using a larger font size so its size is equal to the altitude difference digits.  
• IMPROVED: Other Traffic now display speeds in the system-selected unit also
• IMPROVED: Map rendering of aerodata labels is tweaked a lot to allow more decluttering at lower zoom levels to avoid the map becoming useless due to too many labels being rendered
• IMPROVED: Running the iOS/iPadOS app on a MacOS Silicon now supports zooming using the touchpad and mouse wheel controls
• FIXED: a crash when aerodata files where open-closed-opened-closed without any actual data collection in between.
• FIXED: When changing units in Aircaft Profile (Simple and Easy mode) a change of a unit was not persistent across sessions.
• FIXED: on iOS activating the SafeSky Premium license from within the SafeSky app was broken in easyvfr4 version 4.8.9
• FIXED: on some iOS/iPadOS systems EasyVFR4 could freeze when entering numeric-only input fields.
• FIXED: On android, when EasyVFR4 was ended by swiping it of the screen, a new startup would keep easyVFR4 freezing at a white startup screen until the user actively chooses "force stop" for the app in Android settings.

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

It is important to understand this version has significant changes so install and use this version only when you have a second device with the current official released version operational

And that work has now resulted in two major steps forward:

EasyVFR4 for Windows is now fully 64-bit

The Windows version of EasyVFR4 has made the move from 32-bit to 64-bit and now also uses the latest ANGLE graphics libraries.

This may sound like a mainly technical change, but for us it is a very important milestone. Until now, the limitations of our remaining 32-bit Windows version were holding back several improvements we wanted to make across EasyVFR4.

Now that all supported platforms are running 64-bit, that restriction is finally gone. It opens the door to many improvements that have been waiting on our development list for quite some time — and we are very excited to start working on them!

Native EasyVFR4 for Apple Silicon Macs

This beta also introduces a native macOS Apple Silicon version of EasyVFR4.

Apple Silicon Macs could already run the iOS/iPadOS version of EasyVFR4, but we want to explore whether a true native macOS version brings worthwhile advantages in performance, usability and integration.

This beta gives us the opportunity to find out together with you.

New in 4.9.6: AIRPORT FILTER

Many of you asked for an easy way to see which airports are actually usable for you. The new airport filter does exactly that, in one place, for the whole app. Open it from the Map Layers menu: Airport filter is right below Map Timeframe.

• Minimum runway length, separately for hard and soft runways. 
• Airport types: public, joint civil/military, military, private, ultralight, glider, heliport, water, paraglider and paramotor fields.
• Fuel (any of): tick the fuels you can use. An airport passes when it has any of them, for example UL91 or AVGAS 100LL. 
• Services, such as customs. 
• Fill from aircraft profile takes over the requirements of your selected aircraft profile, so you don't have to enter them twice. Clear all criteria starts over.
• Apply to map: with this switch on, airports that pass your filter are drawn in blue on the moving map, and airports that don't are faded grey. The symbol keeps its shape, so you can still tell hard, soft and military fields apart.

In Search and Nearest, the "Suitable for <your aircraft>" switch has been replaced by Apply airport filter. Switch it on and only the airfields that pass your filter are listed. With the filter applied, Nearest searches the whole range you set for matching airfields, so a suitable field a bit further away is no longer missed. This switch works independently of the map setting.

New SEARCH and NEAREST

The search window has been rebuilt, a switch at the top of the window chooses between Search (type a name or code) and Nearest (what is around you right now). Both share the same category tabs: airfields, navaids, IFR waypoints, VFR reporting points, cities, user waypoints and airspaces. Each tab shows how many results it has.

Search

• Results are sorted into the category tabs as you type. Your recent searches are listed as soon as you open the window.
• The pin button next to the text field switches to Google places search.
• Tap a result to open its action strip. The actions follow the same order as the route options on the map: Direct To, Depart, Insert, Append, Remove, Alt 1, Alt 2, Info, Show on the map.
• Apply airport filter (new in 4.9.6, replaces "Suitable for <your aircraft>"): shows only the airfields that pass your airport filter. The switch appears once your airport filter has at least one criterion set.

Nearest

Nearest lists everything around your GPS position within a range you set with the +/- buttons (5 to 250 NM, 50 NM by default). Without a GPS fix it works around the map centre. Where the app knows your track, it uses it for directions and ordering

Airfields

• Each airfield shows its symbol from the moving map, so heliports, glider fields, ULM strips and so on can be told apart at a glance. 
• The runway symbol is turned relative to your current track. If you are flying 090 and the runway is 18/36, the bar is drawn across your path, so you can judge the runway direction for a diversion straight away.
• On the right is an arrow pointing to the airfield relative to your track (straight up = dead ahead), with the distance below it. When you are not moving, or you use the map centre, the arrow is north-up and greyed out.
• The row shows the elevation, the longest runway (with "soft" if it is unpaved), PPR, the available fuel types as badges, and the first frequency.
• The Apply airport filter switch also works here, on the airfields tab only. If no airfield in range matches your filter, you get a message instead of an empty list, and you can turn the switch off right there.

VFR reporting points

• The map symbol tells compulsory points (filled) from non-compulsory points (open).
• The second line shows how the point is used and at what altitude, for example Inbound · 1500 ft, Outbound · 2000 ft, or In/out 1500/1000 ft when inbound and outbound altitudes differ.
• If a point is restricted to certain aircraft, a third line says so, for example Cat A-C only or Helicopters only.
• The bearing arrow and distance work the same as for airfields

Airspaces

• Each row shows the airspace's real outline in its map colours instead of a generic icon. If you are inside it laterally, a blue dot marks where you are within the shape.
• Using your GPS altitude (and QNH via METAR where available), each row shows a small altimeter stack: upper limit / inside / lower limit, or above> / below with the limit you are clear of. You can see at a glance whether you are really in that TMA or just underneath it.
• For airspaces you are not in, the stack shows whether you would enter it, pass over it or pass under it at your current altitude, with the distance to the lateral crossing point in the middle.
• Track awareness (above about 30 kt groundspeed): if your current track runs into an airspace within the range, the row shows in 12.3 nm, which is the distance along your track to where you will enter it. An orange chevron on the outline marks the entry point. A hollow chevron means you will pass over or under it at your current altitude. When you are inside an airspace, the dot becomes a chevron that shows your direction.
• Order: airspaces you are in come first. Next are the airspaces your track will enter, nearest entry first. All others follow by distance. After a turn, the list re-sorts once your new track is steady for a couple of seconds.

Navaids, IFR waypoints, cities and user waypoints

• These are sorted by distance and use the same track-relative bearing arrow and distance. Tap a row for the same actions as in Search

AIP Supplement and Airspaces by NOTAM links

Also going nuts from all those NOTAMS about temporary restricted airspaces created and you have no idea where these are? Despair no more! For a long time our AeroData team scans each day for new notams that create such airspaces and make sure these are also in or database, and now you can actually get a visual confirmation when viewing such a NOTAM! 

Android improvements

We have also spent a considerable amount of time improving and modernising our Android development environment.

That work already resulted in fixes for several annoying Android-specific bugs, but just as importantly, it gives us a much better foundation for optimising future Android versions of EasyVFR4.

So while much of the work in this beta has taken place “under the hood”, it represents a major step forward for EasyVFR4 as a whole.

With all platforms now on a modern 64-bit foundation, we can finally start taking advantage of possibilities that were previously out of reach.

And that is where the really interesting work starts. :-)

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Windows users: if EasyVFR4 crashes, Windows now keeps a crash report. Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps in the address bar of the File Explorer; the report is the newest file starting with EasyVFR4.exe and ending in .dmp. Please mention it when you report a crash: it tells us exactly where things went wrong.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.9.6 Beta (12OCT2026)

• NEW: Airport filter (Map Layers menu): minimum hard and soft runway length, airport types, fuel (any of) and services such as customs. Passing airports are drawn in blue on the moving map, the others faded grey.
• NEW: Search and Nearest: "Apply airport filter" replaces "Suitable for <your aircraft>"; Nearest searches the whole range for airfields that match.
• NEW: Windows: when EasyVFR4 crashes, Windows keeps a crash report in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps.

• IMPROVED: Information card: the close X has moved to the top-right corner, so a double tap no longer opens the notes underneath.
• IMPROVED: UK CAA map theme: tweaks for disused airfields.
• IMPROVED: Tweaked the zoom levels at which airspace labels are shown.
• IMPROVED: The AIP Supplement airspaces list no longer shows internal airspace identifiers.
• IMPROVED: Updated translations and FLARM decoder.
• FIXED: EasyVFR4 could freeze completely while searching map data, caused by a data file that was not saved completely at an earlier exit.
• FIXED: User waypoints could be lost after a restart. They are now saved after every change, at exit and when the app goes to the background; waypoint files damaged by older versions are repaired once.
• FIXED: Searching for WIN did not return the WIN navaid.
• FIXED: After closing a window, heliports could be drawn smaller and wind turbine obstacles could disappear from the map.
• FIXED: After changing a map setting while panning or zooming, the map could keep showing the old state.

4.9.2 Beta (01OCT2026)

• NEW: Search and Nearest 
• NEW: AIP Supplement and NOTAM airspaces linkage
• FIXED: On Android numeric input using the onscreen keyboard was broken in 4.9.0
• FIXED: Route planning could ignore the published altitude of a VFR reporting point, or plan a leg to or from it at 0 ft.
• FIXED: A crash that could occur while data was being downloaded in the background.

4.9.0 Beta (16SEP2026)

• NEW: MAJOR: Windows version is fully 64 bit now including latest ANGLE graphics drivers.
• NEW: MAJOR: Android version is built using the latest Native toolchain and is compliant with the latest Android 16 requirements (targetSDK-36) and is being tested against the new Android 17 requirements
• NEW: MAJOR: MacOS Silicon version is now available; MacOS Intel is frozen at version 4.7.0.
• NEW: When a bluetooth mouse is connected to an Apple iPad then using the mouse wheel will now zoom the map
• IMPROVED: Traffic metadata text rendering now renders the + or - altitude difference sign using a larger font size so its size is equal to the altitude difference digits.  
• IMPROVED: Other Traffic now display speeds in the system-selected unit also
• IMPROVED: Map rendering of aerodata labels is tweaked a lot to allow more decluttering at lower zoom levels to avoid the map becoming useless due to too many labels being rendered
• IMPROVED: Running the iOS/iPadOS app on a MacOS Silicon now supports zooming using the touchpad and mouse wheel controls
• FIXED: a crash when aerodata files where open-closed-opened-closed without any actual data collection in between.
• FIXED: When changing units in Aircaft Profile (Simple and Easy mode) a change of a unit was not persistent across sessions.
• FIXED: on iOS activating the SafeSky Premium license from within the SafeSky app was broken in easyvfr4 version 4.8.9
• FIXED: on some iOS/iPadOS systems EasyVFR4 could freeze when entering numeric-only input fields.
• FIXED: On android, when EasyVFR4 was ended by swiping it of the screen, a new startup would keep easyVFR4 freezing at a white startup screen until the user actively chooses "force stop" for the app in Android settings.

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

It is important to understand this version has significant changes so install and use this version only when you have a second device with the current official released version operational

And that work has now resulted in two major steps forward:

EasyVFR4 for Windows is now fully 64-bit

The Windows version of EasyVFR4 has made the move from 32-bit to 64-bit and now also uses the latest ANGLE graphics libraries.

This may sound like a mainly technical change, but for us it is a very important milestone. Until now, the limitations of our remaining 32-bit Windows version were holding back several improvements we wanted to make across EasyVFR4.

Now that all supported platforms are running 64-bit, that restriction is finally gone. It opens the door to many improvements that have been waiting on our development list for quite some time — and we are very excited to start working on them!

Native EasyVFR4 for Apple Silicon Macs

This beta also introduces a native macOS Apple Silicon version of EasyVFR4.

Apple Silicon Macs could already run the iOS/iPadOS version of EasyVFR4, but we want to explore whether a true native macOS version brings worthwhile advantages in performance, usability and integration.

This beta gives us the opportunity to find out together with you.

New SEARCH and NEAREST

The search window has been rebuilt, a switch at the top of the window chooses between Search (type a name or code) and Nearest (what is around you right now). Both share the same category tabs: airfields, navaids, IFR waypoints, VFR reporting points, cities, user waypoints and airspaces. Each tab shows how many results it has.

Search

• Results are sorted into the category tabs as you type. Your recent searches are listed as soon as you open the window.
• The pin button next to the text field switches to Google places search.
• Tap a result to open its action strip. The actions follow the same order as the route options on the map: Direct To, Depart, Insert, Append, Remove, Alt 1, Alt 2, Info, Show on the map.
• Suitable for <your aircraft>: when an aircraft profile is selected, this switch shows only airfields that suit the profile (aircraft type, minimum runway length and the fuel you need).

Nearest

Nearest lists everything around your GPS position within a range you set with the +/- buttons (5 to 250 NM, 50 NM by default). Without a GPS fix it works around the map centre. Where the app knows your track, it uses it for directions and ordering

Airfields

• Each airfield shows its symbol from the moving map, so heliports, glider fields, ULM strips and so on can be told apart at a glance. 
• The runway symbol is turned relative to your current track. If you are flying 090 and the runway is 18/36, the bar is drawn across your path, so you can judge the runway direction for a diversion straight away.
• On the right is an arrow pointing to the airfield relative to your track (straight up = dead ahead), with the distance below it. When you are not moving, or you use the map centre, the arrow is north-up and greyed out.
• The row shows the elevation, the longest runway (with "soft" if it is unpaved), PPR, the available fuel types as badges, and the first frequency.
• The Suitable for <your aircraft> switch also works here, on the airfields tab only. If no suitable airfield is in range, you get a message instead of an empty list, and you can turn the switch off right there.

VFR reporting points

• The map symbol tells compulsory points (filled) from non-compulsory points (open).
• The second line shows how the point is used and at what altitude, for example Inbound · 1500 ft, Outbound · 2000 ft, or In/out 1500/1000 ft when inbound and outbound altitudes differ.
• If a point is restricted to certain aircraft, a third line says so, for example Cat A-C only or Helicopters only.
• The bearing arrow and distance work the same as for airfields

Airspaces

• Each row shows the airspace's real outline in its map colours instead of a generic icon. If you are inside it laterally, a blue dot marks where you are within the shape.
• Using your GPS altitude (and QNH via METAR where available), each row shows a small altimeter stack: upper limit / inside / lower limit, or above> / below with the limit you are clear of. You can see at a glance whether you are really in that TMA or just underneath it.
• For airspaces you are not in, the stack shows whether you would enter it, pass over it or pass under it at your current altitude, with the distance to the lateral crossing point in the middle.
• Track awareness (above about 30 kt groundspeed): if your current track runs into an airspace within the range, the row shows in 12.3 nm, which is the distance along your track to where you will enter it. An orange chevron on the outline marks the entry point. A hollow chevron means you will pass over or under it at your current altitude. When you are inside an airspace, the dot becomes a chevron that shows your direction.
• Order: airspaces you are in come first. Next are the airspaces your track will enter, nearest entry first. All others follow by distance. After a turn, the list re-sorts once your new track is steady for a couple of seconds.

Navaids, IFR waypoints, cities and user waypoints

• These are sorted by distance and use the same track-relative bearing arrow and distance. Tap a row for the same actions as in Search

AIP Supplement and Airspaces by NOTAM links

Also going nuts from all those NOTAMS about temporary restricted airspaces created and you have no idea where these are? Despair no more! For a long time our AeroData team scans each day for new notams that create such airspaces and make sure these are also in or database, and now you can actually get a visual confirmation when viewing such a NOTAM! 

Android improvements

We have also spent a considerable amount of time improving and modernising our Android development environment.

That work already resulted in fixes for several annoying Android-specific bugs, but just as importantly, it gives us a much better foundation for optimising future Android versions of EasyVFR4.

So while much of the work in this beta has taken place “under the hood”, it represents a major step forward for EasyVFR4 as a whole.

With all platforms now on a modern 64-bit foundation, we can finally start taking advantage of possibilities that were previously out of reach.

And that is where the really interesting work starts. :-)

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.9.2 Beta (01OCT2026)

• NEW: Search and Nearest 
• NEW: AIP Supplement and NOTAM airspaces linkage
• FIXED: On Android numeric input using the onscreen keyboard was broken in 4.9.0

4.9.0 Beta (16SEP2026)

• NEW: MAJOR: Windows version is fully 64 bit now including latest ANGLE graphics drivers.
• NEW: MAJOR: Android version is built using the latest Native toolchain and is compliant with the latest Android 16 requirements (targetSDK-36) and is being tested against the new Android 17 requirements
• NEW: MAJOR: MacOS Silicon version is now available; MacOS Intel is frozen at version 4.7.0.
• NEW: When a bluetooth mouse is connected to an Apple iPad then using the mouse wheel will now zoom the map
• IMPROVED: Traffic metadata text rendering now renders the + or - altitude difference sign using a larger font size so its size is equal to the altitude difference digits.  
• IMPROVED: Other Traffic now display speeds in the system-selected unit also
• IMPROVED: Map rendering of aerodata labels is tweaked a lot to allow more decluttering at lower zoom levels to avoid the map becoming useless due to too many labels being rendered
• IMPROVED: Running the iOS/iPadOS app on a MacOS Silicon now supports zooming using the touchpad and mouse wheel controls
• FIXED: a crash when aerodata files where open-closed-opened-closed without any actual data collection in between.
• FIXED: When changing units in Aircaft Profile (Simple and Easy mode) a change of a unit was not persistent across sessions.
• FIXED: on iOS activating the SafeSky Premium license from within the SafeSky app was broken in easyvfr4 version 4.8.9
• FIXED: on some iOS/iPadOS systems EasyVFR4 could freeze when entering numeric-only input fields.
• FIXED: On android, when EasyVFR4 was ended by swiping it of the screen, a new startup would keep easyVFR4 freezing at a white startup screen until the user actively chooses "force stop" for the app in Android settings.

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

It is important to understand this version has significant changes so install and use this version only when you have a second device with the current official released version operational

And that work has now resulted in two major steps forward:

EasyVFR4 for Windows is now fully 64-bit

The Windows version of EasyVFR4 has made the move from 32-bit to 64-bit and now also uses the latest ANGLE graphics libraries.

This may sound like a mainly technical change, but for us it is a very important milestone. Until now, the limitations of our remaining 32-bit Windows version were holding back several improvements we wanted to make across EasyVFR4.

Now that all supported platforms are running 64-bit, that restriction is finally gone. It opens the door to many improvements that have been waiting on our development list for quite some time — and we are very excited to start working on them!

Native EasyVFR4 for Apple Silicon Macs

This beta also introduces a native macOS Apple Silicon version of EasyVFR4.

Apple Silicon Macs could already run the iOS/iPadOS version of EasyVFR4, but we want to explore whether a true native macOS version brings worthwhile advantages in performance, usability and integration.

This beta gives us the opportunity to find out — together with you.

Android improvements

We have also spent a considerable amount of time improving and modernising our Android development environment.

That work already resulted in fixes for several annoying Android-specific bugs, but just as importantly, it gives us a much better foundation for optimising future Android versions of EasyVFR4.

So while much of the work in this beta has taken place “under the hood”, it represents a major step forward for EasyVFR4 as a whole.

With all platforms now on a modern 64-bit foundation, we can finally start taking advantage of possibilities that were previously out of reach.

And that is where the really interesting work starts. :-)

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.9.0 Beta (16SEP2026)

• NEW: MAJOR: Windows version is fully 64 bit now including latest ANGLE graphics drivers.
• NEW: MAJOR: Android version is built using the latest Native toolchain and is compliant with the latest Android 16 requirements (targetSDK-36) and is being tested against the new Android 17 requirements
• NEW: MAJOR: MacOS Silicon version is now available; MacOS Intel is frozen at version 4.7.0.
• NEW: When a bluetooth mouse is connected to an Apple iPad then using the mouse wheel will now zoom the map
• IMPROVED: Traffic metadata text rendering now renders the + or - altitude difference sign using a larger font size so its size is equal to the altitude difference digits.  
• IMPROVED: Other Traffic now display speeds in the system-selected unit also
• IMPROVED: Map rendering of aerodata labels is tweaked a lot to allow more decluttering at lower zoom levels to avoid the map becoming useless due to too many labels being rendered
• IMPROVED: Running the iOS/iPadOS app on a MacOS Silicon now supports zooming using the touchpad and mouse wheel controls
• FIXED: a crash when aerodata files where open-closed-opened-closed without any actual data collection in between.
• FIXED: When changing units in Aircaft Profile (Simple and Easy mode) a change of a unit was not persistent across sessions.
• FIXED: on iOS activating the SafeSky Premium license from within the SafeSky app was broken in easyvfr4 version 4.8.9
• FIXED: on some iOS/iPadOS systems EasyVFR4 could freeze when entering numeric-only input fields.
• FIXED: On android, when EasyVFR4 was ended by swiping it of the screen, a new startup would keep easyVFR4 freezing at a white startup screen until the user actively chooses "force stop" for the app in Android settings.

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

Another  last-minute improvement in, terrain rendering sometimes did not use the high-detail layer when zoomed in.

From the previous beta: 

We are having fun developing new features and improving EasyVFR4 as preparation for the upcoming flying season! in this version:a

• New Calendar control to specify planned takeoff Date Time and set the Map Timeframe for which to show NOTAMs and active airspaces.

• Remote radio tuning Becker AR620X series radios
• Re-worked the entire flight plans saving and loading.  Loading flight plans offer various ways of sorting the listing (date of last usage, favorite and filename), saving flight plans allow to specify keywords that then can be used as filter.  1468
• An entirely new feature to create and maintain notes within EasyVFR4! 1469

Drawing & Text

• Freehand drawing — draw strokes with your finger or stylus directly on the canvas
• Text annotations — tap anywhere to place typed text on the canvas
• Three pen colors — black, red, and blue for quick visual distinction
• Adjustable pen width — 10 thickness levels from fine lines to bold strokes
• Automatic stroke grouping — consecutive strokes drawn close together are grouped for easy selection

Canvas & Layout

• Three background styles — blank, ruled lines, or grid paper
• Pinch-to-zoom — zoom from 50% to 400% with smooth two-finger gestures
• Pan navigation — two-finger drag to scroll around a large canvas
• Left / Full / Right layout — position the Note Pad on either side of the screen or use full width, so the moving map stays visible

Editing

• Select mode — tap any stroke or text to select it
• Move & resize — drag to reposition or use 8 resize handles to scale objects
• Delete objects — remove selected strokes or text, or clear the entire canvas
• Undo & Redo — step through up to 20 actions with one tap

Save, Load & Share

• Save with keywords — name your notes and add keywords for easy retrieval
• Modern file picker — browse, search, sort by date/name/favorites, and manage your saved notes
• Favorites — bookmark frequently used notes for quick access
• Delete with undo — 5-second undo snackbar protects against accidental deletion
• Auto-save session — your current work is automatically preserved when closing the app and restored on reopen

Export & Sync

• Export to PDF — generate a high-quality vector PDF and share via email, AirDrop, or any other sharing option
• TripKit integration — include your Note Pad as a page in the TripKit PDF for a complete flight briefing package
• Cloud sync — saved notes are automatically synchronized across all your devices
• Offline-safe — changes are queued when offline and synced automatically when connectivity returns

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.8.9 beta (23JUL2026)

FIXED:  Terrain rendering sometimes did not use the high-detail  layer when zoomed-in

4.8.6 beta (09JUL2026)

FIXED: A crash would occur on startup of EasyVFR4 when the previous session had a route open that was LOCALFLIGHT only and was not yet confirmed

4.8.5 beta (22JUN2026)

FIXED: Airspaces where sometimes listed twice in on the Info Card->Airspaces tab

FIXED: NOTAM description lines on the map that ended with "AMSL" got abbreviated as "AM".

4.8.4 beta (15JUN2026)

IMPROVED: The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the Status Card
IMPROVED: Performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
IMPROVED: various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.

FIXED: With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
FIXED: When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

4.7.10 beta (26MAR2026)

• IMPROVED: Performance of NOTAM processing after downloading
• IMPROVED: EasyVFR4 now recognizes when the user taps on the outline of a NOTAM on the map (provided it is on the inside of the notam area). In that case it will directly show the NOTAM content on the InfoCard
• IMPROVED: text editing fields (like filenames in file-save dialogs etc) now auto-scroll when typing out of the view window, and allow re-positioning of the cursor by tapping on the desired location.
• NEW: Autopilot turn anticipation added 10 additional seconds to the time anticipated to turn to the next waypoint. This is now user-configurable using menu->system->GPS and Autopilot settings, option "Turn anticipation extra time"
• NEW: menu->preferences->Alarms and Warnings now has option "Leg Change Coming Up Popup" that allows the user to suppress the banner that comes up when a leg change is upcoming
• NEW: Android and windows users can now enable Direct Keyboard Input Mode using menu->System->Direct Keyboard Input. This option does not use a modal popup window to enter text. Android users with custom on-screen keyboards might not be able to use this feature.
• FIXED: Version 4.7.8 introduced a bug that caused notam downloads to permanently fail, only solution was uninstall and reinstall

4.7.8 beta (02MAR2026)

• NEW: Flightplan takeoff time and the timeframe that is used by the map to represent notams and AUP is now changed to a full calender interface. The MapLayers menu now is the place to override the default timespan set by EasyVFR4
• IMPROVED: Dynon and MGL data exchanges now display percentage completed when they are downloading the EFB catalogue
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the lefthand/righthand/full screen option, from now on it is always fullscreen.
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the option to select lines, grid or no background. From now on it is always grid.
• FIXED: Dynon DataExchange was broken in 5.7.6, it didn't offer the option to select a destination drive.
• FIXED: RouteCard, NOTAM tab, sorting "Newest first" did in fact put the newest at the bottom
• FIXED: In landscape mode, with the route window docked on the left side, enabling the edit mode of the instruments ribbon this edit screen could sometimes not be closed because the positioning prevented the closing X. In these cases EasyVFR4 will now automatically close the route window to create enough space.
• FIXED: When tap&hold on the VPV trackline sometimes the release of the tap was not handled so planned altitude was not changed
• FIXED: Numeric-only data entry (for example planned altitude for a leg in the route window) worked weird on iPadOS26.x

• 4.7.6 beta (11FEB2026)
• NEW: Scratchpad / Notepad 
• NEW: Becker AR620X series remote radio tuning
• NEW: Store flight plans with tags to use for filtering when loading these later. 

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

Another few small  last-minute improvements slipped in:

- FIXED: A crash would occur on startup of EasyVFR4 when the previous session had a route open that was LOCALFLIGHT only and was not yet confirmed

- Airspaces where sometimes listed twice in on the Info Card->Airspaces tab

- NOTAM description lines on the map that ended with "AMSL" got abbreviated as "AM".

- The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the StatusCard
- Improved performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
-With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
- various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.
- When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

From the previous beta: 

We are having fun developing new features and improving EasyVFR4 as preparation for the upcoming flying season! in this version:a

• New Calendar control to specify planned takeoff Date Time and set the Map Timeframe for which to show NOTAMs and active airspaces.

• Remote radio tuning Becker AR620X series radios
• Re-worked the entire flight plans saving and loading.  Loading flight plans offer various ways of sorting the listing (date of last usage, favorite and filename), saving flight plans allow to specify keywords that then can be used as filter.  1468
• An entirely new feature to create and maintain notes within EasyVFR4! 1469

Drawing & Text

• Freehand drawing — draw strokes with your finger or stylus directly on the canvas
• Text annotations — tap anywhere to place typed text on the canvas
• Three pen colors — black, red, and blue for quick visual distinction
• Adjustable pen width — 10 thickness levels from fine lines to bold strokes
• Automatic stroke grouping — consecutive strokes drawn close together are grouped for easy selection

Canvas & Layout

• Three background styles — blank, ruled lines, or grid paper
• Pinch-to-zoom — zoom from 50% to 400% with smooth two-finger gestures
• Pan navigation — two-finger drag to scroll around a large canvas
• Left / Full / Right layout — position the Note Pad on either side of the screen or use full width, so the moving map stays visible

Editing

• Select mode — tap any stroke or text to select it
• Move & resize — drag to reposition or use 8 resize handles to scale objects
• Delete objects — remove selected strokes or text, or clear the entire canvas
• Undo & Redo — step through up to 20 actions with one tap

Save, Load & Share

• Save with keywords — name your notes and add keywords for easy retrieval
• Modern file picker — browse, search, sort by date/name/favorites, and manage your saved notes
• Favorites — bookmark frequently used notes for quick access
• Delete with undo — 5-second undo snackbar protects against accidental deletion
• Auto-save session — your current work is automatically preserved when closing the app and restored on reopen

Export & Sync

• Export to PDF — generate a high-quality vector PDF and share via email, AirDrop, or any other sharing option
• TripKit integration — include your Note Pad as a page in the TripKit PDF for a complete flight briefing package
• Cloud sync — saved notes are automatically synchronized across all your devices
• Offline-safe — changes are queued when offline and synced automatically when connectivity returns

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.8.6 beta (09JUL2026)

FIXED: A crash would occur on startup of EasyVFR4 when the previous session had a route open that was LOCALFLIGHT only and was not yet confirmed

4.8.5 beta (22JUN2026)

FIXED: Airspaces where sometimes listed twice in on the Info Card->Airspaces tab

FIXED: NOTAM description lines on the map that ended with "AMSL" got abbreviated as "AM".

4.8.4 beta (15JUN2026)

IMPROVED: The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the Status Card
IMPROVED: Performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
IMPROVED: various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.

FIXED: With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
FIXED: When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

4.7.10 beta (26MAR2026)

• IMPROVED: Performance of NOTAM processing after downloading
• IMPROVED: EasyVFR4 now recognizes when the user taps on the outline of a NOTAM on the map (provided it is on the inside of the notam area). In that case it will directly show the NOTAM content on the InfoCard
• IMPROVED: text editing fields (like filenames in file-save dialogs etc) now auto-scroll when typing out of the view window, and allow re-positioning of the cursor by tapping on the desired location.
• NEW: Autopilot turn anticipation added 10 additional seconds to the time anticipated to turn to the next waypoint. This is now user-configurable using menu->system->GPS and Autopilot settings, option "Turn anticipation extra time"
• NEW: menu->preferences->Alarms and Warnings now has option "Leg Change Coming Up Popup" that allows the user to suppress the banner that comes up when a leg change is upcoming
• NEW: Android and windows users can now enable Direct Keyboard Input Mode using menu->System->Direct Keyboard Input. This option does not use a modal popup window to enter text. Android users with custom on-screen keyboards might not be able to use this feature.
• FIXED: Version 4.7.8 introduced a bug that caused notam downloads to permanently fail, only solution was uninstall and reinstall

4.7.8 beta (02MAR2026)

• NEW: Flightplan takeoff time and the timeframe that is used by the map to represent notams and AUP is now changed to a full calender interface. The MapLayers menu now is the place to override the default timespan set by EasyVFR4
• IMPROVED: Dynon and MGL data exchanges now display percentage completed when they are downloading the EFB catalogue
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the lefthand/righthand/full screen option, from now on it is always fullscreen.
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the option to select lines, grid or no background. From now on it is always grid.
• FIXED: Dynon DataExchange was broken in 5.7.6, it didn't offer the option to select a destination drive.
• FIXED: RouteCard, NOTAM tab, sorting "Newest first" did in fact put the newest at the bottom
• FIXED: In landscape mode, with the route window docked on the left side, enabling the edit mode of the instruments ribbon this edit screen could sometimes not be closed because the positioning prevented the closing X. In these cases EasyVFR4 will now automatically close the route window to create enough space.
• FIXED: When tap&hold on the VPV trackline sometimes the release of the tap was not handled so planned altitude was not changed
• FIXED: Numeric-only data entry (for example planned altitude for a leg in the route window) worked weird on iPadOS26.x

• 4.7.6 beta (11FEB2026)
• NEW: Scratchpad / Notepad 
• NEW: Becker AR620X series remote radio tuning
• NEW: Store flight plans with tags to use for filtering when loading these later. 

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

A few small last-minute improvements slipped into this release : 

- Airspaces where sometimes listed twice in on the Info Card->Airspaces tab

- NOTAM description lines on the map that ended with "AMSL" got abbreviated as "AM".

- The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the StatusCard
- Improved performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
-With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
- various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.
- When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

From the previous beta: 

We are having fun developing new features and improving EasyVFR4 as preparation for the upcoming flying season! in this version:a

• New Calendar control to specify planned takeoff Date Time and set the Map Timeframe for which to show NOTAMs and active airspaces.

• Remote radio tuning Becker AR620X series radios
• Re-worked the entire flight plans saving and loading.  Loading flight plans offer various ways of sorting the listing (date of last usage, favorite and filename), saving flight plans allow to specify keywords that then can be used as filter.  1468
• An entirely new feature to create and maintain notes within EasyVFR4! 1469

Drawing & Text

• Freehand drawing — draw strokes with your finger or stylus directly on the canvas
• Text annotations — tap anywhere to place typed text on the canvas
• Three pen colors — black, red, and blue for quick visual distinction
• Adjustable pen width — 10 thickness levels from fine lines to bold strokes
• Automatic stroke grouping — consecutive strokes drawn close together are grouped for easy selection

Canvas & Layout

• Three background styles — blank, ruled lines, or grid paper
• Pinch-to-zoom — zoom from 50% to 400% with smooth two-finger gestures
• Pan navigation — two-finger drag to scroll around a large canvas
• Left / Full / Right layout — position the Note Pad on either side of the screen or use full width, so the moving map stays visible

Editing

• Select mode — tap any stroke or text to select it
• Move & resize — drag to reposition or use 8 resize handles to scale objects
• Delete objects — remove selected strokes or text, or clear the entire canvas
• Undo & Redo — step through up to 20 actions with one tap

Save, Load & Share

• Save with keywords — name your notes and add keywords for easy retrieval
• Modern file picker — browse, search, sort by date/name/favorites, and manage your saved notes
• Favorites — bookmark frequently used notes for quick access
• Delete with undo — 5-second undo snackbar protects against accidental deletion
• Auto-save session — your current work is automatically preserved when closing the app and restored on reopen

Export & Sync

• Export to PDF — generate a high-quality vector PDF and share via email, AirDrop, or any other sharing option
• TripKit integration — include your Note Pad as a page in the TripKit PDF for a complete flight briefing package
• Cloud sync — saved notes are automatically synchronized across all your devices
• Offline-safe — changes are queued when offline and synced automatically when connectivity returns

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.8.5 beta (22JUN2026)

FIXED: Airspaces where sometimes listed twice in on the Info Card->Airspaces tab

FIXED: NOTAM description lines on the map that ended with "AMSL" got abbreviated as "AM".

4.8.4 beta (15JUN2026)

IMPROVED: The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the Status Card
IMPROVED: Performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
IMPROVED: various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.

FIXED: With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
FIXED: When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

4.7.10 beta (26MAR2026)

• IMPROVED: Performance of NOTAM processing after downloading
• IMPROVED: EasyVFR4 now recognizes when the user taps on the outline of a NOTAM on the map (provided it is on the inside of the notam area). In that case it will directly show the NOTAM content on the InfoCard
• IMPROVED: text editing fields (like filenames in file-save dialogs etc) now auto-scroll when typing out of the view window, and allow re-positioning of the cursor by tapping on the desired location.
• NEW: Autopilot turn anticipation added 10 additional seconds to the time anticipated to turn to the next waypoint. This is now user-configurable using menu->system->GPS and Autopilot settings, option "Turn anticipation extra time"
• NEW: menu->preferences->Alarms and Warnings now has option "Leg Change Coming Up Popup" that allows the user to suppress the banner that comes up when a leg change is upcoming
• NEW: Android and windows users can now enable Direct Keyboard Input Mode using menu->System->Direct Keyboard Input. This option does not use a modal popup window to enter text. Android users with custom on-screen keyboards might not be able to use this feature.
• FIXED: Version 4.7.8 introduced a bug that caused notam downloads to permanently fail, only solution was uninstall and reinstall

4.7.8 beta (02MAR2026)

• NEW: Flightplan takeoff time and the timeframe that is used by the map to represent notams and AUP is now changed to a full calender interface. The MapLayers menu now is the place to override the default timespan set by EasyVFR4
• IMPROVED: Dynon and MGL data exchanges now display percentage completed when they are downloading the EFB catalogue
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the lefthand/righthand/full screen option, from now on it is always fullscreen.
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the option to select lines, grid or no background. From now on it is always grid.
• FIXED: Dynon DataExchange was broken in 5.7.6, it didn't offer the option to select a destination drive.
• FIXED: RouteCard, NOTAM tab, sorting "Newest first" did in fact put the newest at the bottom
• FIXED: In landscape mode, with the route window docked on the left side, enabling the edit mode of the instruments ribbon this edit screen could sometimes not be closed because the positioning prevented the closing X. In these cases EasyVFR4 will now automatically close the route window to create enough space.
• FIXED: When tap&hold on the VPV trackline sometimes the release of the tap was not handled so planned altitude was not changed
• FIXED: Numeric-only data entry (for example planned altitude for a leg in the route window) worked weird on iPadOS26.x

• 4.7.6 beta (11FEB2026)
• NEW: Scratchpad / Notepad 
• NEW: Becker AR620X series remote radio tuning
• NEW: Store flight plans with tags to use for filtering when loading these later. 

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

A few small last-minute improvements slipped into this release : 

- The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the StatusCard
- Improved performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
-With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
- various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.
- When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

From the previous beta: 

We are having fun developing new features and improving EasyVFR4 as preparation for the upcoming flying season! in this version:a

• New Calendar control to specify planned takeoff Date Time and set the Map Timeframe for which to show NOTAMs and active airspaces.

• Remote radio tuning Becker AR620X series radios
• Re-worked the entire flight plans saving and loading.  Loading flight plans offer various ways of sorting the listing (date of last usage, favorite and filename), saving flight plans allow to specify keywords that then can be used as filter.  1468
• An entirely new feature to create and maintain notes within EasyVFR4! 1469

Drawing & Text

• Freehand drawing — draw strokes with your finger or stylus directly on the canvas
• Text annotations — tap anywhere to place typed text on the canvas
• Three pen colors — black, red, and blue for quick visual distinction
• Adjustable pen width — 10 thickness levels from fine lines to bold strokes
• Automatic stroke grouping — consecutive strokes drawn close together are grouped for easy selection

Canvas & Layout

• Three background styles — blank, ruled lines, or grid paper
• Pinch-to-zoom — zoom from 50% to 400% with smooth two-finger gestures
• Pan navigation — two-finger drag to scroll around a large canvas
• Left / Full / Right layout — position the Note Pad on either side of the screen or use full width, so the moving map stays visible

Editing

• Select mode — tap any stroke or text to select it
• Move & resize — drag to reposition or use 8 resize handles to scale objects
• Delete objects — remove selected strokes or text, or clear the entire canvas
• Undo & Redo — step through up to 20 actions with one tap

Save, Load & Share

• Save with keywords — name your notes and add keywords for easy retrieval
• Modern file picker — browse, search, sort by date/name/favorites, and manage your saved notes
• Favorites — bookmark frequently used notes for quick access
• Delete with undo — 5-second undo snackbar protects against accidental deletion
• Auto-save session — your current work is automatically preserved when closing the app and restored on reopen

Export & Sync

• Export to PDF — generate a high-quality vector PDF and share via email, AirDrop, or any other sharing option
• TripKit integration — include your Note Pad as a page in the TripKit PDF for a complete flight briefing package
• Cloud sync — saved notes are automatically synchronized across all your devices
• Offline-safe — changes are queued when offline and synced automatically when connectivity returns

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.8.4 beta (15JUN2026)

IMPROVED: The  Data download now takes place in the order as listed on the Status Card
IMPROVED: Performance map rendering when traveling at high speed and zoomed-in far.
IMPROVED: various time related fields on the route card are displayed with a bit more spacing to increase readability.

FIXED: With option menu->preferences->Rubber Band by Tap & hold enabled sometimes a release after the rubberbanding did not trigger the Confirm or Cancel changes in the route bubble.
FIXED: When zooming in using the mouse wheel then when fully zoomed in a zoom out with the mouse did not work, only the on-screen zooming still worked after which the mousewheel scroll worked again

4.7.10 beta (26MAR2026)

• IMPROVED: Performance of NOTAM processing after downloading
• IMPROVED: EasyVFR4 now recognizes when the user taps on the outline of a NOTAM on the map (provided it is on the inside of the notam area). In that case it will directly show the NOTAM content on the InfoCard
• IMPROVED: text editing fields (like filenames in file-save dialogs etc) now auto-scroll when typing out of the view window, and allow re-positioning of the cursor by tapping on the desired location.
• NEW: Autopilot turn anticipation added 10 additional seconds to the time anticipated to turn to the next waypoint. This is now user-configurable using menu->system->GPS and Autopilot settings, option "Turn anticipation extra time"
• NEW: menu->preferences->Alarms and Warnings now has option "Leg Change Coming Up Popup" that allows the user to suppress the banner that comes up when a leg change is upcoming
• NEW: Android and windows users can now enable Direct Keyboard Input Mode using menu->System->Direct Keyboard Input. This option does not use a modal popup window to enter text. Android users with custom on-screen keyboards might not be able to use this feature.
• FIXED: Version 4.7.8 introduced a bug that caused notam downloads to permanently fail, only solution was uninstall and reinstall

4.7.8 beta (02MAR2026)

• NEW: Flightplan takeoff time and the timeframe that is used by the map to represent notams and AUP is now changed to a full calender interface. The MapLayers menu now is the place to override the default timespan set by EasyVFR4
• IMPROVED: Dynon and MGL data exchanges now display percentage completed when they are downloading the EFB catalogue
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the lefthand/righthand/full screen option, from now on it is always fullscreen.
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the option to select lines, grid or no background. From now on it is always grid.
• FIXED: Dynon DataExchange was broken in 5.7.6, it didn't offer the option to select a destination drive.
• FIXED: RouteCard, NOTAM tab, sorting "Newest first" did in fact put the newest at the bottom
• FIXED: In landscape mode, with the route window docked on the left side, enabling the edit mode of the instruments ribbon this edit screen could sometimes not be closed because the positioning prevented the closing X. In these cases EasyVFR4 will now automatically close the route window to create enough space.
• FIXED: When tap&hold on the VPV trackline sometimes the release of the tap was not handled so planned altitude was not changed
• FIXED: Numeric-only data entry (for example planned altitude for a leg in the route window) worked weird on iPadOS26.x

• 4.7.6 beta (11FEB2026)
• NEW: Scratchpad / Notepad 
• NEW: Becker AR620X series remote radio tuning
• NEW: Store flight plans with tags to use for filtering when loading these later. 

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet

We planned to release the last beta 4.7.10 to the appstore a few weeks ago, but decided to investigate first why on on some systems the downloading of plates causes a system freeze. To be honest we did not find the actual cause yet, so we decided to switch from automatic download of all plates and pdf documents to a manual download version when an airfield is queried via the infocard. This is a often asked wish anyhow, so I guess it is a nice addition.

From the previous beta: 

We are having fun developing new features and improving EasyVFR4 as preparation for the upcoming flying season! in this version:a

• New Calendar control to specify planned takeoff Date Time and set the Map Timeframe for which to show NOTAMs and active airspaces.

• Remote radio tuning Becker AR620X series radios
• Re-worked the entire flight plans saving and loading.  Loading flight plans offer various ways of sorting the listing (date of last usage, favorite and filename), saving flight plans allow to specify keywords that then can be used as filter.  1468
• An entirely new feature to create and maintain notes within EasyVFR4! 1469

Drawing & Text

• Freehand drawing — draw strokes with your finger or stylus directly on the canvas
• Text annotations — tap anywhere to place typed text on the canvas
• Three pen colors — black, red, and blue for quick visual distinction
• Adjustable pen width — 10 thickness levels from fine lines to bold strokes
• Automatic stroke grouping — consecutive strokes drawn close together are grouped for easy selection

Canvas & Layout

• Three background styles — blank, ruled lines, or grid paper
• Pinch-to-zoom — zoom from 50% to 400% with smooth two-finger gestures
• Pan navigation — two-finger drag to scroll around a large canvas
• Left / Full / Right layout — position the Note Pad on either side of the screen or use full width, so the moving map stays visible

Editing

• Select mode — tap any stroke or text to select it
• Move & resize — drag to reposition or use 8 resize handles to scale objects
• Delete objects — remove selected strokes or text, or clear the entire canvas
• Undo & Redo — step through up to 20 actions with one tap

Save, Load & Share

• Save with keywords — name your notes and add keywords for easy retrieval
• Modern file picker — browse, search, sort by date/name/favorites, and manage your saved notes
• Favorites — bookmark frequently used notes for quick access
• Delete with undo — 5-second undo snackbar protects against accidental deletion
• Auto-save session — your current work is automatically preserved when closing the app and restored on reopen

Export & Sync

• Export to PDF — generate a high-quality vector PDF and share via email, AirDrop, or any other sharing option
• TripKit integration — include your Note Pad as a page in the TripKit PDF for a complete flight briefing package
• Cloud sync — saved notes are automatically synchronized across all your devices
• Offline-safe — changes are queued when offline and synced automatically when connectivity returns

We’d love your feedback!

Please try out this version and share your experiences, findings, and suggestions right here in the forum. Your input helps us make EasyVFR even better.

Cheers,

The EasyVFR 4 Dev Team

RELEASE NOTES

All changes in this beta cycle since the last public App Store release:

4.7.10 beta (26MAR2026)

• IMPROVED: Performance of NOTAM processing after downloading
• IMPROVED: EasyVFR4 now recognizes when the user taps on the outline of a NOTAM on the map (provided it is on the inside of the notam area). In that case it will directly show the NOTAM content on the InfoCard
• IMPROVED: text editing fields (like filenames in file-save dialogs etc) now auto-scroll when typing out of the view window, and allow re-positioning of the cursor by tapping on the desired location.
• NEW: Autopilot turn anticipation added 10 additional seconds to the time anticipated to turn to the next waypoint. This is now user-configurable using menu->system->GPS and Autopilot settings, option "Turn anticipation extra time"
• NEW: menu->preferences->Alarms and Warnings now has option "Leg Change Coming Up Popup" that allows the user to suppress the banner that comes up when a leg change is upcoming
• NEW: Android and windows users can now enable Direct Keyboard Input Mode using menu->System->Direct Keyboard Input. This option does not use a modal popup window to enter text. Android users with custom on-screen keyboards might not be able to use this feature.
• FIXED: Version 4.7.8 introduced a bug that caused notam downloads to permanently fail, only solution was uninstall and reinstall

4.7.8 beta (02MAR2026)

• NEW: Flightplan takeoff time and the timeframe that is used by the map to represent notams and AUP is now changed to a full calender interface. The MapLayers menu now is the place to override the default timespan set by EasyVFR4
• IMPROVED: Dynon and MGL data exchanges now display percentage completed when they are downloading the EFB catalogue
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the lefthand/righthand/full screen option, from now on it is always fullscreen.
• IMPROVED: The new Notepad system is simplified by removing the option to select lines, grid or no background. From now on it is always grid.
• FIXED: Dynon DataExchange was broken in 5.7.6, it didn't offer the option to select a destination drive.
• FIXED: RouteCard, NOTAM tab, sorting "Newest first" did in fact put the newest at the bottom
• FIXED: In landscape mode, with the route window docked on the left side, enabling the edit mode of the instruments ribbon this edit screen could sometimes not be closed because the positioning prevented the closing X. In these cases EasyVFR4 will now automatically close the route window to create enough space.
• FIXED: When tap&hold on the VPV trackline sometimes the release of the tap was not handled so planned altitude was not changed
• FIXED: Numeric-only data entry (for example planned altitude for a leg in the route window) worked weird on iPadOS26.x

• 4.7.6 beta (11FEB2026)
• NEW: Scratchpad / Notepad 
• NEW: Becker AR620X series remote radio tuning
• NEW: Store flight plans with tags to use for filtering when loading these later. 

BETA DOWNLOADS

📱 Mobile & Tablet