WHAT IS NEW in Version 2.4.2?

• The program itself works the same way as in recent versions.

• About 275 new entries have been added. About 1200 illstrations have been added, covering 270 more species. There are now about 8000 photographs of almost 2750 species.

• Some primary names have been changed. In the three years since MycoMatch (MatchMaker) was last updated, taxonomy has continued to change as names have been reorganization due to the study of fungal DNA. Other proposed names that we have not yet accepted are given as synonyms with an explanation in parentheses, for example "(proposed new name)". If you can't find a familiar name, use Index All Categories on the List menu, or type the familiar name into the search box on the matching form.

• There is an issue on some newer laptops with Tree View This Category and Tree View All Categories. These are convenient ways of exploring how the different species are related to each other in orders and families, although they are not essential to how the program works. If you like to use this feature and your laptop does not access the trees properly, follow these directions: Type SERVICES into the windows search bar to find and run the Windows SERVICES app.

  1. Go to the service with the name “Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel”.
  2. Double click it, or Right-Click it and choose Properties
  3. Change “Startup Type” to “Disabled” and choose “OK”
  4. Reboot your computer
  5. If you actually need to use a Touch Keyboard or Handwriting Panel with a Windows Pen and Ink device, change the “Startup Type” back to “Automatic”.