— Free update for FastTrack Schedule 2026 rebuilds text import around your file's own column headings, and restores French and German spell checking —
STERLING, VA—Nov 11, 2026— AEC Software, Inc., publisher of FastTrack Schedule, today released FastTrack Schedule 12.0.6, a free maintenance update for FastTrack Schedule 2026. The update is available now for Windows and Mac in English, French, German, and Spanish, at no charge to existing 2026 owners.
The release concentrates on getting work into FastTrack Schedule from everywhere else it already lives. Text import now reads the heading row of a tab or comma-separated file and matches its columns by name, so an imported file no longer has to match the columns in the current layout — removing the manual column-mapping step that has long stood between a spreadsheet export and a working schedule. FastTrack Schedule also detects how many outline levels a text file contains, and whether the file already lists its parent activities, and sets the import options accordingly. The handling of quoted values in delimited text files has been corrected.
Microsoft Project files containing non-English text now import correctly, including accented characters and hyperlink text. For organizations working across languages, this removes a class of import problem that previously required editing the source file before it could be brought in.
The update also restores French and German spell checking. Both dictionaries were corrupted in earlier releases and have been rebuilt, and the English dictionary has been refreshed.
On the Mac, Save As now registers the saved document with macOS, so window titles, recent items, and autosave remain correct; Save As Template creates the My Templates folder when it is not already present; and Open, Save, and Export now open in the folder last used. On Windows, the release fixes a problem that could prevent FastTrack Schedule from starting in the new Canadian time zones — British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba Standard Time — and a problem where a file with an ampersand in its name could break the Recent Files list.
Further corrections address bar labels that could disappear after opening and converting a FastTrack Schedule 10 file, Restore to Factory now rebuilding the predefined FastSteps rather than only removing them, and the About box no longer showing a seat number when the license server has not assigned one.
"The fastest way to lose an afternoon is to spend it re-typing a schedule that already exists in a spreadsheet," said Dennis Bilowus, Chief Executive Officer of AEC Software. "This update is about meeting people's files where they are — read the headings, work out the structure, and get the project on screen."
AEC Software has developed FastTrack Schedule since 1985. The software is used by project teams in construction, engineering, aerospace, government, education, manufacturing, and IT, at organizations ranging from the Global 500 to small businesses.
Availability
FastTrack Schedule 12.0.6 is free for all FastTrack Schedule 2026 owners and is available now through Check for Updates within the application, or from the product updates page. Full release notes are published for Windows and Mac. A fully functional 21-day trial of FastTrack Schedule 2026 is available with no credit card required, and upgrade pricing is available for owners of previous versions at aecsoftware.com.
About AEC Software
AEC Software is a leading developer of project management software and business productivity software.
Founded in 1985, AEC Software is located in the Dulles Technology Corridor of Northern Virginia.
Products include the leading cross-platform project management software, FastTrack Schedule.
For more information, visit aecsoftware.com.