21.11.2010 v1.37.0.485, v2.0.0.485 (beta)
+ Added the tab "Voice" to the window "Settings" (for selecting of default voice).
* Resources for Bulgarian, German, Italian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Regine Mueller, Fabio Boccaletti and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

06.11.2010 v1.37.0.484, v2.0.0.484 (beta)
* The format of homograph dictionaries was updated. The wildcard character "*" can be used instead of any word or a set of letters. For example:
to close his eyes=cloze
to close * eyes=cloze
+ Small improvements.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Czech, German, Italian, Korean and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Stanislav Tomecka, Regine Mueller, Fabio Boccaletti, Choi Youn-soo and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

30.10.2010 v1.36.0.483, v2.0.0.483 (beta)
+ Added the button "Configure" for the shell extension (the window "Settings", the tab "General").
- Fixed the conflict between the shell extension and User Access Control (UAC).
- Removed the main menu item "Application of Rules (INI)".
* Resources for Chinese (Traditional), French, German and Italian languages were updated (thanks to CMHDREAM, Michel Such, Regine Mueller and Fabio Boccaletti).

25.10.2010 v1.36.0.482, v2.0.0.482 (beta)
- Fixed the problem with too short lines of text in LRC files.
* Resources for Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

24.10.2010 v1.36.0.481, v2.0.0.481 (beta)
+ Added the main menu items "Skip to Next Paragraph" and "Skip to Previous Paragraph".
+ Small improvements.
- Fixed the error in the extracting of text from DOC-files.
* The minimal length of text line for LRC files was decreased to 15 symbols.
* Resources for Italian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Fabio Boccaletti and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

17.10.2010 v1.36.0.480, v2.0.0.480 (beta)
+ Added the support of BXT format ("Balabolka Text Document"). It stores a text, a voice settings and bookmarks as XML data.
- Fixed the error in registration of shell extension on 64-bit versions of Windows.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Korean, German, Romanian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Choi Youn-soo, Regine Mueller, Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

10.10.2010 v1.36.0.479, v2.0.0.479 (beta)
+ Added the creating of AMR-WB files to the portable version (Windows XP or above).
+ Added the shell extension: the context menu of Windows Åxplorer will contain the submenu "Balabolka" insead of the menu item "Read with Balabolka".
+ Added the button "Restore Defaults" to the window "Settings".
* Resources for Italian language were updated (thanks to Fabio Boccaletti).

02.10.2010 v1.35.0.478, v2.0.0.478 (beta)
* Small changes in the design of the main window.
- Fixed the error message when Speech API is not installed.
- Fixed the error in defining of audio format settings by default.
* Resources for Bulgarian, French, Portuguese (Brazil) and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Michel Such, Tiago Nonato and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

25.09.2010 v1.35.0.477, v2.0.0.477 (beta)
+ Added the color setting for XML tags in text (the window "Font and Colors"). This may help to "hide" SAPI tags during reading aloud, when the color of tags is the same as the color of the background. It's recommended to turn off the option "Highlight spoken text" in the window "Settings".
+ Added the parameter for the command line:
balabolka.exe -n [text_line]
This parameter means that the command line contains a line of text instead of a file name.
- Fixed the problem with chapters in iTunes/iPod compatible audiobooks (MPEG-4).
+ Small improvements.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Czech, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Stanislav Tomecka, Choi Youn-soo, Tiago Nonato and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

19.09.2010 v1.35.0.476, v2.0.0.476 (beta)
+ Added the support of MPEG-4 audio files (MP4, M4A, M4B).
+ Added the option "Apply rules to large parts of text" (the window "Settings", the tab "Rules").
* Updated the parameter of the command line:
balabolka.exe -dt filename folder1 [folder2]
If one more parameter is defined (folder2), the text files will be saved to this folder before applying of rules.
+ Small improvements.
* The utilities are stored in the subfolder "utils".
* Resources for Bulgarian, Chinese (Traditional) and Italian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, CMHDREAM and Fabio Boccaletti).

13.09.2010 v1.34.0.475, v2.0.0.475 (beta)
- Removed the track bar "Pitch" from the tab "SAPI 5" in the main window.
+ Added the option "Create INX file" (for AMR-WB files, played by "Nokia Audiobook Player").
+ Added the button "Find errors" to the window "Pronunciation Correction" (for INI files).
* Resources for Chinese (Simplified) language were updated (thanks to Yupeng).

09.09.2010 v1.34.0.474, v2.0.0.474 (beta)
+ Added the main menu item "Application of Rules (INI)".
* The component for regular expressions was updated.
* Resources for Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

07.09.2010 v1.34.0.473, v2.0.0.473 (beta)
+ Added the reading of EPUB-files (Electronic Publication, a free and open e-book standard by IDPF).
+ Added the support of AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, an audio codec). The option is not supported in the portable version.
+ Added the main menu item "Extract Text from Files".
* The component for regular expressions was updated. VBScript is not used anymore.
* The extracting of text from FB2-files was updated.
* Library DelZip190.dll was updated (thanks to R. Peters for the fast fixing of the found error).
* Resources for Bulgarian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Zbigniew Strzelczyk, Tiago Nonato and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

28.08.2010 v1.33.0.472, v2.0.0.472 (beta)
+ Added the button "Save All" to the program "Image Viewer".
+ Small improvements.
* Resources for Italian language were updated (thanks to Fabio Boccaletti).

22.08.2010 v1.33.0.471, v2.0.0.471 (beta)
* The minimal length of text line for LRC files was decreased to 35 symbols.
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Choi Youn-soo, Tiago Nonato, Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

15.08.2010 v1.33.0.470, v2.0.0.470 (beta)
+ A bitrate value for Ogg Vorbis files can be set (the window "Audio files", the tab "OGG Vorbis").
- The library oggwma.dll is not used anymore.
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian, French, Italian, Korean, Polish and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Michel Such, Fabio Boccaletti, Choi Youn-soo, Zbigniew Strzelczyk and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

08.08.2010 v1.33.0.469, v2.0.0.469 (beta)
+ Added the saving of text to MP3 tags. It's similar to saving of lyrics for songs. For SAPI 5 only.
+ Small improvements.
* Resources for Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Italian, Korean and Polish languages were updated (thanks to Yupeng, Stanislav Tomecka, Fabio Boccaletti, Choi Youn-soo and Zbigniew Strzelczyk).

03.08.2010 v1.32.0.468, v2.0.0.468 (beta)
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian language were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev).

02.08.2010 v1.32.0.467, v2.0.0.467 (beta)
+ Added the tab "LRC" to the window "Settings" (for SAPI 5 only). LRC is a computer file format that synchronizes text with an audio file.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Korean, Polish and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Choi Youn-soo, Zbigniew Strzelczyk and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

20.07.2010 v1.32.0.466, v2.0.0.466 (beta)
+ Added the button "Audio Output" to the voice panel (for SAPI 5 only).
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Korean language were updated (thanks to Choi Youn-soo).

11.07.2010 v1.32.0.465, v2.0.0.465 (beta)
- Fixed bugs in the pronunciation correction.
* Resources for Chinese (Simplified) language were updated (thanks to Yupeng).

02.07.2010 v1.32.0.464, v2.0.0.464 (beta)
- Fixed bugs in the pronunciation correction.

29.06.2010 v1.32.0.463, v2.0.0.463 (beta)
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Italian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Fabio Boccaletti and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

28.06.2010 v1.32.0.462, v2.0.0.462 (beta)
+ Added settings for the second voice in the window "Foreign Words".
* The pronunciation correction was improved.

17.06.2010 v1.32.0.461, v2.0.0.461 (beta)
+ Added resources for Portuguese (Portugal) language (thanks to Carlos Ferreira).
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Polish and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Yupeng, Fabio Boccaletti, Zbigniew Strzelczyk and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

10.06.2010 v1.32.0.460, v2.0.0.460 (beta)
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian and Korean languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev and Choi Youn-soo).

06.06.2010 v1.32.0.459, v2.0.0.459 (beta)
+ Added the main menu item "Translate" (for beta version only).
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for German language were updated (thanks to Regine Mueller).

01.06.2010 v1.32.0.458, v2.0.0.458 (beta)
- Fixed the slow editing of large text files.
- Fixed the error in text formatting.
+ Small improvements.

29.05.2010 v1.32.0.457, v2.0.0.457 (beta)
+ Small improvements.
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Korean and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Yupeng, Choi Youn-soo and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

23.05.2010 v1.32.0.456, v2.0.0.456 (beta)
+ Added the option "Replace few empty lines by one empty line" (the window "Settings", tab "Text").
- Fixed error in spell checking.
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Korean and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Choi Youn-soo and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

22.05.2010 v1.32.0.455, v2.0.0.455 (beta)
+ OpenOffice.org can be used for extracting of text from files.
+ Spell errors can be underlined with red wavy line.
- Fixed small bugs.
* Resources for Chinese (Simplified), French, Korean, Romanian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Yupeng, Michel Such, Choi Youn-soo, Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

15.05.2010 v1.32.0.454, v2.0.0.454 (beta)
+ Added the main menu item "Timer". It allows, for example, to turn off the computer automatically, when the user falls asleep.
* The component for extracting of ZIP-archives was updated.
* Resources for Bulgarian, Czech, French, Italian and Korean languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Stanislav Tomecka, Michel Such, Fabio Boccaletti and Choi Youn-soo).

· The version 2.0 was released
· The support of Hunspell was improved
· Resources for Bulgarian, Italian, Korean, Polish and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Fabio Boccaletti, Choi Youn-soo, Zbigniew Strzelczyk and Evgeny Miroshnichenko)

* Resources for Chinese (Simplified) language were updated (thanks to Yupeng).
+ Small improvements.
+ The reading of text can be started from the beginning of a paragraph (the window "Settings", the tab "General"). In previous versions the reading can be started from the position of cursor or from the begining of a document.
+ The window "Translate" was improved.

* Resources for German, Italian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Regine Mueller, Fabio Boccaletti and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).
* The file extension 'INI' will be automatically changed to 'REX' for pronunciation correction dictionaries.
+ Added the main menu item "Audio Clip". It allows to insert a link to external audio clip into text: {{Audio=C:\Sounds\ring.mp3}} Supported formats: WAV, MP3, OGG. The program will play an audio clip during reading aloud. When converting to audio files, an audio clip will be embedded in the audio file created by the program.
+ Small improvements.

+ Added the French help file (thanks to Lyubov Tyurina).
+ Added the options "Show all words" and "Do not show words from text file" to the window "Find Names in Text".
* Resources for Bulgarian, Czech, German, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian and Ukrainian languages were updated (thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Stanislav Tomecka, Regine Mueller, Choi Youn-soo, Tiago Nonato, Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

+ Added the reading of CHM-files (Compiled HTML Help).
+ A table of contents will be imported as named bookmarks to the program (for
CHM and EPUB).
* Updated the extracting of text from EPUB and HTML.
- Fixed the reading of FB2-files.
+ Added the button "Text color" to the window "Font and Colors".
+ Added the setting "Encoding of output files" to the window "File Splitter".
+ Small improvements.
* Libraries and "viewer.exe" are stored in the subfolder "utils".
* Resources for Bulgarian, German, Korean and Ukrainian languages were updated
(thanks to Kostadin Kolev, Regine Mueller, Choi Youn-Soo and Evgeny Miroshnichenko).

· Added the reading of DjVu-files (the program extracts data from an OCR text layer).
· Removed the setting "Write to file speed" (SAPI 4) from the window "Audio Files".
· Fixed small bugs.
· Resources for Bulgarian, French, Italian, Korean and Romanian language were updated