IMPORTANT: This beta version contains significant internal changes. Please test it only if you don’t need to rely on it during your flights.
Dear aviators,
We are having fun developing new features and improving EasyVFR4 as preparation for the upcoming flying season! in this version:
- 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.
- An entirely new feature to create and maintain notes within EasyVFR4!
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:
4.7.6 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
🍏 iOS, iPadOS, and Apple Silicon Mac
Minimum requirements:
- 64-bit and 2GB RAM.
Effectively:
- iPhone 8 and higher.
- iPad Air 3 and higher.
- iPad Mini 5 and higher.
- iPad Pro's.
- M1 MacBooks and higher.
The iPad Mini 6 and newer, and any iPad Pro perform extremely well.
Download Steps:
- Install the Apple TestFlight app via the Apple AppStore.
- Go to the following URL to download the latest version of EasyVFR 4 via TestFlight.
👉 Open the EasyVFR 4 page in the Apple TestFlight app
🤖 Android
IMPORTANT: Devices with the old 32-bit Android OS are not supported
Minimum requirements:
- 64-bit OS, +3GB RAM. Android 10 and higher is advised.
At least compatible (but slow) are:
- Huawei MediaPad M5.
- Xiaomi Mi Pad 4.
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (except SM-T810). (slow)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S4.
We see good results with Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, and higher and most modern high-end tablets and smartphones.
Download Options:
- Google Play: You can download the beta directly via Google Play when enrolled in the beta program on the Google Play app page.
👉 Open the EasyVFR 4 page in Google Play to enrole for beta - Sideload (alternative): To install you must enable the option: "Allow the installation of apps from sources other than Play store" in Android Settings, Lock screen and Security. Some Android devices require you to tap&hold the link below, then choose [Download link] to store the APK on your device from where you then can install this downloaded APK.
Download APK https://members.pocketfms.com/WebProgramDownloads/EasyVFR4/EasyVFR4_4.7.6.apk
💻 Desktop and Laptop
🪟 Windows
Minimum requirements:
- 32-bit, 2GB RAM, Windows 8 and higher is advised.
Download: Download EasyVFR 4 for Windows https://members.pocketfms.com/WebProgramDownloads/EasyVFR4/EasyVFR4_win32_4.7.6.exe
🍏 Apple Silicon Mac
See the iOS version.
🍎 Intel Macs
IMPORTANT: Intel Macs on Big Sur and Monterey need to have the latest macOS version 11.6.1 or 12.0.1 or higher installed.
IMPORTANT: Starting 01JAN2026 the EasyVFr4 for Mac INTEL will be frozen to version 4.7.0. New EasyVFR4 developments will not be implemented anymore for the MacOS Intel system.
Intel-based Macs can only install the below .dmg file and need to follow the below instructions.
Minimum requirements:
- Most 64-bit macOS versions. E.g. High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina. BigSur 11.6.1 and Monterey 12.0.1 and up.
- Apple Silicon M1 and greater Macs can download via the iOS AppStore.
Download: Download EasyVFR 4 for Intel Macs https://members.pocketfms.com/WebProgramDownloads/EasyVFR4/EasyVFR4_osx_4.7.0.dmg
Installation instructions:
- After downloading the DMG file, open it and drag the EasyVFR 4 icon into the Applications folder. EasyVFR 4 is now available via Launchpad.
- Users of MacOS Sequoia must first enable the option to offer the option to allow a non-signed applications, see https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/08/07/apple-macos-sequoia-gatekeeper-change-install-unsigned-apps-mac/ for instructions
- When you get the message "EasyVFR4.app can’t be opened because it was not downloaded from the App Store" choose [Open in Finder] from that popup, then right-click on EasyVFR4.app and choose open. Now the same popup will appear, now with a [Open] button.
- From there on you can launch EasyVFR 4 from the launchpad without this warning.
- With every update, you need to redo step 2. 🔄
Hi Everyone
Just tried scratchpad, couldn’t get decimal (dot) to work when using drawing, or is it my finger.
Regards Colin
Hi
Bloc note works fine for me. We will see how useful it can be during the next flight.
On this topics and some others the images are not visible « not permitted to view this attachment » could you check ?
Thank you
Hi Arnaud,
You should be able to see the image's again now.
Cheers!
Yes it's ooo now. Thank you Tim.
Small feedback, I don't find a way to add tags on actual flight plan. The only way I find is to open it, and re-saved it.
Hi Colin, this is improved in the upcoming beta 4.7.8 that is currently in process of being released
Hi Arnaud,
That is indeed the way to add tags to existing routes; I never thought about other ways but now you mention it maybe it can be made possible directly from the listing without having to load&save first. Let me have a check
Hi Rob,
If this is the way it's not a big deal. It can be easier to made change directly in the listing for name and tags when we want to clean a huge list for example.
See you soon in Germany
How do I clear my scratch pad? My undo button is limited to a few steps.
Set mode to “select” (button top left) then a clear all button will appear. This is changed btw in the upcoming beta, nobody could find that option ;-). Btw, you will like the next beta, finally a normal calender style takeoff date/time is implemented.
