T75-2025 - Notification regarding BIOVIA Notebook 2026
We are providing this Technical Note to inform you about the release of BIOVIA Notebook 2026 which includes the following enhancements and fixed defects:
Program
BIOVIA Notebook
Operating System
All supported operating systems
Description
We are providing this Technical Note to inform you about the release of BIOVIA Notebook 2026 which includes the following enhancements and fixed defects:
Enhancements
This release of BIOVIA Notebook includes the following enhancements.
| User Story | Description | |
| CELN-11622 | Previous versions of Notebook allowed using a separate database schema for NotebookLoginService. This feature was not documented and has now been removed. | |
| CELN-12559 | Notebook can now, when configured, automatically generate and update BLAST databases with biological sequences from all experiments. | |
| CELN-14606 | Desktop Connector on Windows is compatible with Microsoft Office 2024 (Office 365 click-to-run) applications. | |
| CELN-14811 | Chemists can now use Chemdraw 25 as the drawing tool on Windows. | |
| CELN-14812 | Chemists can now use ChemDraw 25 as the drawing tool on MacOS. Users are advised not to quit ChemDraw but instead simply close the open document | |
| CELN-14852 | Desktop Connector on Windows is now compatible with Dotmatics SnapGene 8.1. | |
| CELN-14899 | Desktop Connector on macOS is compatible with Microsoft Office 2024 (Office 365) applications. | |
| CELN-14828 | LDAPS protocol, also known as Secure LDAP, is now supported both for authenticating AD users in Notebook, and for connecting to the AD in ElnDirectorySyncService. It is enabled by default. If it fails, standard LDAP connection will be used as fallback. |
Fixed Defects
This release of BIOVIA Notebook 2026 includes the following fixed defects.
| Defect | Description |
|---|---|
| CELN-14652 | Importing an experiment now works also when the experiment contains invalid HTML. |
| CELN-14891 | Uploading multiple HTML files at once to a Biological Sequence section now works correctly. |
| CELN-14895 | It is now possible to use the extra five license seats intended for system and test users, when granting ELNUSER privilege to users or groups also from Administration->Privileges. |
| CELN-14942 | When Notebook authenticates using Foundation Hub 2026, then switching Collaborative Space from Notebook may fail due to new CORS protection features in Hub. |
Resolution
BIOVIA Notebook 2026 was released in November 2025 and is available for download at https://software.3ds.com under BIOVIA products:
Product line: Lab, Scientific and Content Solutions
Release: 2026
Level: BIOVIA 2026 Golden
Fixes for this level: -
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