1.8.1
2023-10-05
- word history
- iOS17 compatibility
1.8.0
2022-11-06
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.13
2022-09-30
- you can now look up words using the camera directly in the word search screen
- improved synchronization of history / favorites with watchOS app
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.12
2022-09-12
- iOS 16 compatibility
- improved OCR performance
- the watchOS companion app has been rewritten and offers more functionality (watchOS 9 required)
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.11
2022-05-09
- improved contrast for the furigana label during live OCR in light mode (thanks to M-san for their feedback)
1.7.10
2022-04-29
- zooming in the full screen camera OCR view now works again
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.9
2022-03-19
- opening the camera by swiping from the left edge can now be enabled or disabled in Settings; the default is disabled
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.8
2022-02-11
- KanjiLookup now includes all characters of the Kanji Aptitude Test (Kanken) Level 1 and below.
- character recognition using your camera is now available directly in the character search view
- improved OCR performance
- improved furigana layout
- general bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.7
2021-12-02
- the timer during Kanji practice can now be disabled.
- you can set the duration of the timer during Kanji practice (both on iOS and on your Apple Watch)
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.6
2021-11-16
- added 「笊」
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.5
2021-10-19
- iOS15 compatibility
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.4
2021-09-13
- improved character recognition performance
- general bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.3
2021-08-21
- improved adding to favorites flow
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.2
2021-07-02
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.1
2021-05-28
-bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.0
2021-04-08
- you can now recognize Kanji characters in pictures saved to camera roll
- you can capture an image during real-time Kanji recognition for Kanji character detection
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.4
2020-10-13
- restored auto lookup Kanji from pasteboard functionality in iOS 14
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.3
2020-10-08
- added additional Kanji information
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.2
2020-09-29
- fixed a bug that prevented searching via the keyboard in the Kanji search screen
1.6.1
2020-09-24
- support for iOS14
- a nicer handwriting canvas on iOS14
- search history, favorites and custom question sets for practice are now synched across your devices.
- now includes all Kanji characters of the Kanji Aptitude test (Kanken) up to level pre-1
1.6.0
2020-08-25
- Version 1.6.0 of KanjiLookup Pro offers improved handwriting recognition. The new handwriting recognition engine is less dependent on the correct stroke order and more tolerant towards handwritten variants. You can switch between the old and new engine in Settings.
- general bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.4
2020-08-12
- added 椙 and 軄
- fixed a crash on iOS 12
- general bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.3
2020-08-05
- readings can now be displayed as furigana. The old (inline) style is available through Settings
- Kanji can be recognized in documents.
- word definitions are available for text in recognized documents
- recognized documents can be exported as PDF with embedded text.
- improvements to handwritten character recognition on Apple Watch
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.2
2020-07-06
- improved OCR performance
- improved display of kanji variants and radical information
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.0
2020-05-14
- in addition to handwriting input, you can now search for characters with your phone's camera
- general bug fixes and performance improvements