Virtual TimeClock 26 Release 1

In/Out Board

• NEW - Search by worker name quickly finds employees on large In/Out Boards.
• NEW - Optional shift elapsed time display shows paid minutes since each worker's first punch of the day.
• NEW - Modernized layout with resizable columns, variable row heights, user monograms, and updated colors.
• NEW - The selected worker remains selected after clocking in or out.
• NEW - Full keyboard control of the In/Out Board.
• NEW - Actions & Reports menu supports keyboard navigation.
• NEW - Administrator filters include search by worker name, display workers Clocked In, Clocked Out, On Break, at Lunch, or Missed Clock Out.

Time Clock Interfaces

• NEW - Individual, PIN, and Passcode interfaces offer configurable elapsed time options. Display elapsed since shift start, elapsed for the current activity, or no elapsed display.
• ENHANCED - Missed clock out now requires selecting an estimated time out with a time control. Earlier versions used only the note field to enter the required estimated out time.
• ENHANCED - Simplified interface for recording a missed clock out.
• ENHANCED - Updated Clock In, Clock Out, Break, and Lunch dialogs.

Time Off

• NEW - Time Off calendar shows approved and recorded time off. Add, edit, and delete entries, and filter by group, department, or time-off type.
• ENHANCED - Multi-day time-off entries save skip-Saturday and skip-Sunday defaults.

Payroll Integration

• NEW - Custom payroll integrations: A simple one-page configurator allows you to create an integration export for nearly any payroll system.
• ENHANCED - Messaging and Reports are available from the Payroll Approval window menu.

Administration

• NEW - Search and filter users by name in Users configuration.
• NEW - Search and filter activities by name, or filter activities as Active or Inactive, in Activities configuration.
• ENHANCED - Worker termination date moved to the Users Configuration Employment panel, next to the hire date.
• ENHANCED - Settings window updated with In/Out Board options for search and list style.
• ENHANCED - TimeClock security settings reorganized for easier management of user, manager, and administrator access.
• ENHANCED - Updated, consistent menu layouts throughout the application.
• ENHANCED - Error reporting improved for repeated program errors.

System Compatibility

• NEW - Windows menu simplifies navigation to any open program window.
• NEW - Native UI controls for Apple's new Liquid Glass design introduced in macOS 26 Tahoe.
• NEW - Compatibility with macOS 27 Golden Gate.

Changes & Bug Fixes

• CHANGE - "Leave" has been renamed "Time Off" throughout the program and documentation.

• CHANGE - The User Status Hamburger menu has been replaced by regular program menus when the program is not in Kiosk mode.

• CHANGE - Button height has been standardized throughout the program.
• FIXED - The User list in the Payroll Export window is properly labeled "Users to Exclude."  (it was incorrectly labeled "Users to Include" in the 25 release).
• FIXED - (Windows Only) Printing multiple copies of a report now prints every copy reliably.
• FIXED - (macOS Only)  Kiosk Mode for the In/Out Board no longer deactivates when dragging from the top of the window.  
• FIXED - Failed connection exceptions when checking for software updates (URLConnection.SendSync).
• FIXED - Spurious 'no transaction' exceptions on low-level database errors, such as a full hard disk (Database.CheckForError).
• FIXED - Repeated program exception reports are now throttled so repeating errors are not over-reported or logged.
• FIXED - A number of misspellings, grammatical corrections, and layout inconsistency issues were resolved throughout the program.