Changelog

Follow new updates and improvements to Braandly.

January 3rd, 2026

This release was all about the foundation: strengthening workflows, polishing task and admin experiences, expanding accessibility tooling, and preparing Braandly for more scalable collaboration and brand management features.

From new AI-powered workflows to accessibility tools and major refactors under the hood, this update sets the stage for what’s next.


✨ What’s New

πŸ“˜ Brand Guidelines (New Feature)

Create, customize, and publish professional brand guideline documents: all inside Braandly.

Highlights

  • Block-based editor with 15 content block types

  • Ready-made templates: Minimal, Professional, Creative, Comprehensive

  • AI-powered generation for brand voice and imagery style

  • Auto-filled logos, colors, and typography from your brand assets

  • Draft β†’ Published workflow with public sharing links

  • Export as PDF, Brand Kit, and more

  • Role-based collaboration at the workspace level


🎨 Contrast Checker (New Tool)

Accessibility just got easier.

  • WCAG AA & AAA validation (normal & large text)

  • Auto-fix colors to meet 4.5:1 contrast

  • Live preview with editable text

  • Accessibility score (0–100) with compliance badges

  • Shareable URLs & palette integration

  • Keyboard shortcuts and contrast history

Built to help teams design accessible, compliant brands from day one.


🧠 Smarter Workflows & Automation

  • Added AI-powered Code Review & PR Assistant workflows for faster feature developments

  • Improved internal code standards across the product

  • Cleaner linting and dependency management across the stack


🧭 Task & Workspace Improvements

  • Dynamic routing for tasks and projects

  • Final section handling for completed tasks

  • Optimistic UI updates for priorities, tags, and statuses

  • Improved error handling across task creation and editing

  • Better onboarding flow and workspace synchronization

  • Clearer feedback for member removal and invitations


πŸ” Security, Performance & Stability

  • Robust OTP validation with rate limiting and retries

  • Proactive session refresh and cookie hardening

  • Granular API rate limiting

  • Reduced unnecessary refetching for better performance

  • Dependency upgrades across all apps


πŸ› Fixes & Polish

  • Resolved onboarding edge cases

  • Improved invitation cancellation reliability

  • Fixed beta UI copy issues

  • Enhanced dark mode contrast and text visibility

  • Refined sidebar, icons, loaders, and micro-interactions

December 1st, 2025

πŸš€ Overview

November was one of our biggest updates yet: bringing powerful improvements to brand guidelines, task workflows, authentication, comments, and overall daily usability.
From a redesigned brand guidelines editor to smarter session handling, threaded comments, and a more polished dashboard, everything now feels faster, clearer, and more reliable across Braandly.


πŸ’Ό Project Management

We continued refining how teams manage and navigate their work:

  • Added a Pinned Projects section for quick access to important work.

  • Improved project dashboard layout, spacing, responsiveness, and header design.

  • Enhanced project action handlers, menu positioning, and filter options for cleaner workflows.

  • Updated project member roles with the new guest role and improved access control.

  • Improved project creation limits and permission enforcement for workspaces.

  • Enhanced shortlink previews, metadata, and handling to make project sharing more consistent.


βœ… Task & Workflow Improvements

A major upgrade to tasks: with smoother visuals and more reliable interactions:

  • Added a full task attachment system with better retries, optimistic updates, and safer deletion logic.

  • Introduced threaded comments, parent/child support, and improved ordering for clearer conversations.

  • Added priority indicators to task cards and extended optimistic priority updates across caches.

  • Refined task navigation, layouts, and dropdown consistency for a more polished flow.

  • Improved comment submission, rendering logic, uploader states, and session-based error handling.

  • Enhanced task dashboard filters, sidebar options, and UI readability.


πŸ§‘β€πŸ€β€πŸ§‘ Team & Collaboration

Collaboration is now more secure, predictable, and flexible:

  • Updated workspace and project roles, replacing β€œviewer” with guest for clearer team structure.

  • Improved member permission handling across tasks, comments, and project management.

  • Added member removal notification settings, allowing teams to choose when emails are sent.

  • Improved comment access control, permission checks, and retrieval logic for safer collaboration.

  • Refined member roles in backend responses and error messages for clarity.


🎨 Design & Interface Updates

This month included substantial UI consistency and visual improvements:

  • Introduced new outline icon variants across the app for a more cohesive look.

  • Added a minimal theme switch and improved button visibility when the sidebar is collapsed.

  • Polished dark mode across inputs, search fields, dashboards, and coming-soon sections.

  • Improved spacing, typography, and layout consistency in project dashboards and task views.

  • Updated dashboard preview images for sharper and more consistent visuals.


🧰 Brand Guidelines & Identity Tools

A significant evolution for brand teams:

  • We’ve started working a new Brand Guidelines Generator.

  • Added backend support for updating existing brands through the AI generation service.

  • Improved content structure and introduced clearer styling across guideline components.


βœ‰οΈ Feedback, Support & Communication

Listening to users is easier than ever:

  • Added a new Feedback Submission page with improved flow and mobile support.

  • Implemented a backend feedback endpoint with email acknowledgments and admin notifications.

  • Updated HelpDropdown across desktop and mobile for quicker access to support.


πŸ” Authentication & Security

A major focus this month β€” making sign-in and session handling smarter and more reliable:

  • Added session creation during signup and login for smoother transitions.

  • Introduced proactive token refresh and improved refresh token parsing.

  • Enhanced security for session cookies, including environment-aware cookie options.

  • Implemented a more reliable session mismatch retry flow.

  • Improved redirect logic for login, logout, and OTP flows.


βš™οΈ Performance & Stability

Under-the-hood improvements that make Braandly feel faster and more robust:

  • Overhauled shortlink service with better previews, environment detection, and redirect handling.

  • Improved Redis fallback logic, TTL management, and URL initialization for better caching.

  • Added extensive environment logging, safer variable handling, and CORS improvements.

  • Optimized image loading, spotlight effects, and performance on landing components.

  • Cleaned up imports, removed unused code, and standardized icons for consistent performance.


πŸͺ„ At a Glance

Category Highlights

Branding

Brand Guidelines Editor, Brand Checklist, identity tools

Projects

Pinned Projects, improved layouts, updated roles

Tasks

Attachments, threaded comments, priority indicators, optimistic updates

Teamwork

Permissions, notifications, role restructuring

Design

Dark mode polish, outline icons, cleaner sidebar and dashboard

Security

Smarter sessions, secure cookies, improved redirects

Performance

Shortlink rebuild, better caching, optimized UI elements


❀️ Why This Matters

Braandly is becoming the central workspace for brand building β€” from strategy and guidelines to tasks and collaboration.
This month’s update strengthens the foundations: clearer navigation, smarter workflows, richer brand tools, and a more reliable backend to support the growing needs of creative teams.

November 1st, 2025

New

Improved

Fixed

πŸš€ Overview

This month, we rolled out major improvements to make Braandly smoother, smarter, and more connected.
From refined project and task management to a brand-new integrations experience and browser extensions, everything now works together more seamlessly to help you manage your brand, anywhere.


πŸ’Ό Project Management

  • You can now pin important projects for quick access.

  • Added archived projects to help you organize completed work without deleting it.

  • Improved project sharing and permissions for clearer, more flexible team control.

  • Introduced member notification settings to keep everyone updated without extra noise.

  • Added full project creation and editing with image and icon uploads.

  • Simplified member management β€” invite, update, and manage roles with less friction.

  • Improved layouts, spacing, and dark mode visibility for a calmer workspace.


βœ… Task & Workflow Improvements

  • You can right click to get additional and quick actions on the task and subtask cards and

  • You can now drag and reorder tasks and subtasks easily.

  • Added archived tasks and recovery, so deleted tasks can be brought back instantly.

  • Introduced task priority editing to help you focus on what matters most.

  • Added the ability to convert subtasks into tasks.

  • Enhanced task navigation now faster, cleaner, and more mobile-friendly.

  • Added smooth animations and visual transitions for a better flow.

  • Improved overall readability in both light and dark themes.


πŸ§‘β€πŸ€β€πŸ§‘ Team & Collaboration

  • Simplified member permissions and roles for better team structure.

  • Improved sharing and duplication features for easier collaboration.

  • Enhanced notification settings to keep everyone aligned on changes.

  • Updated visuals for member lists and roles to improve clarity.


🎨 Design & Interface Updates

  • Refreshed dashboard layout for simpler navigation and cleaner visuals.

  • Redesigned sidebar menu for faster access to tools and pages.

  • Improved forms, dropdowns, and buttons for a smoother experience.

  • Enhanced dark mode contrast for better visibility.

  • Polished overall spacing and typography for a calmer, more organized look.


πŸ”— Integrations

  • Added a dedicated Integrations page in the dashboard making it easier to connect and access your brands in favourite apps and places

  • Published Braandly Extensions across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, so you can instantly access your brands, assets, gradients, palettes etc. right from any browser.

  • Improved integration layouts, sorting, and search to help you find and manage connections faster.


✨ User Experience

  • Streamlined login and navigation flows to reduce extra steps.

  • Added smarter success and error notifications to guide actions clearly.

  • Improved dashboard access for different user roles and subscription levels.

  • Simplified contact form with pre-filled user details and cleaner categories.


βš™οΈ Performance & Stability

  • Faster loading times and smoother navigation throughout the app.

  • Optimized responsiveness across mobile and desktop.

  • Fixed overlapping menus, inconsistent spacing, and visibility issues.

  • Improved accessibility for a more inclusive user experience.


πŸͺ„ At a Glance

Category Highlights

Projects

Pinning, archiving, sharing, member roles

Tasks

Reordering, priority, conversions, recovery

Teamwork

Notifications, permissions, collaboration tools

Design

Cleaner dashboard, better dark mode, improved navigation

Integrations

New Integrations page, multi-browser extensions, improved layouts

Performance

Faster, smoother, and more consistent experience


❀️ Why This Matters

Braandly is evolving into your all-in-one branding workspace.
This update makes it easier to organize projects, collaborate with your team, and access your brand assets wherever you work β€” whether on the dashboard or directly from your browser.