For me personally, BIAB is the most amazingly good, and also the most infuriating piece of software, all bundled in one package. Its uniqueness and usefulness is what makes me put up with all of the flaws and bad design.

I have moaned quite a few times on this forum about some of the crazy design, so it's only fair that if, IMO, PG do something right then I also say something about that. Last year I did not upgrade and had decided I am probably done with future versions of BIAB. The 2026 version looked like it might be worth one last punt. Lots of changes to deal with, including a lot I don't like, but I can deal with that if the overall usability is improved.

Honestly I think my faith has been restored with PG. Clearly they have listened to many users but I'm more impressed with the way updates have been handled so far. Only a few of us moaned about the "edit phrases" being removed. A few other threads where a few users have been disgruntled about some changes or things missing - but all coming together, users being listened to and things fixed or restored quite quickly with new updates.

There is a ton of stuff I still hate, probably loads that others still hate, but I feel things might be finally moving in the right direction. I can put up with a lot of annoyances if the overall workflow is being improved.

You won't hear me say it often but, well done PG team!
Please keep it up smile