What’s new and updating

Your version is at the bottom of the sidebar, on the sign-in screens and in Settings → About Red Candle → Version. This page lists what changed in each version, newest first.

Check for updates

Red Candle checks for a newer version when it opens, every few hours while it stays open and each time you open Settings. When one is out, New version available replaces the version number at the bottom of the sidebar; click it to go to About Red Candle. The sign-in screens show a Download link. Click Check for Updates to check again.

• Up to date — you're on the latest version.
• Update available — a newer version is out. Click Download Update.
• Not checked — Red Candle couldn't reach the server, for example when you're offline, or the update information couldn't be read. Everything else keeps working.

The check only asks redcandle.tech for the latest version number. Nothing from your account or journal is sent.

Install an update

Your trades, screenshots, candles and settings stay on this computer when you update. To be extra safe, click Back Up Now in Settings → Data & Storage first.

If you see Red Candle couldn’t open your journal after updating, your data is still safe on this computer. Click Try Again, or Check for Updates to install the latest version. If it keeps happening, send the error details to support@redcandle.tech.

macOS

1. Click Download Update — the new .dmg downloads in your browser.
2. Quit Red Candle (⌘Q).
3. Open the .dmg and drag Red Candle into Applications. Choose Replace when asked.
4. Open Red Candle again. Settings → About Red Candle shows the new version.

Version 1.4.2

• Timeline Chart shows a placeholder while a screenshot loads, then fades the image in. This also works in full screen.

Version 1.4.1

• Page transitions now show placeholders that match the destination screen while it loads. The placeholders stay visible for at least half a second so fast transitions feel steadier.

Version 1.4.0

• Invited testers can use Red Candle free for 30 days. Settings → Account shows when access ends.
• When complimentary access ends, you can still read and export your journal. Choose Renew to subscribe and resume editing.

Version 1.3.0 — November 5, 2026

The first public version of Red Candle.

• Journal — log trades with a checklist, find them again, and review them with AI.
• Timeline Chart — chart screenshots in order of chart time, with drawing tools.
• Checklist & Rules — your trading plan and daily limits.
• Market Data (MT5) — import candles from MetaTrader 5.
• AI Analysis & Similar Patterns — the app calculates; the AI explains. AI describes, never predicts. Works with a local model or your own API key.
• Backups — including one named before update, saved on its own when an update needs to change your journal's database.
• One journal per account on each computer, and your plan managed through Manage Subscription.
• Light and dark themes, English and Bahasa Indonesia.