Changelog

What's new in Polybase

Shipped changes, newest first. Every entry corresponds to work that actually landed — no roadmap promises here.
  1. Desktop

    Local Office files: open, edit and save a copy

    • The updated desktop app opens DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files in separate offline windows through Open With, Cmd/Ctrl+O or drag and drop, without a workspace account or upload.
    • Edit with the document, spreadsheet or presentation editor and save a separate local copy. Originals remain unchanged; unsupported Office formatting or features may change during conversion.
    • Import the original or edited version into a selected Drive channel and folder after confirmation. Import needs the matching workspace update; later local edits do not sync automatically.
    • Spotlight results open in the main window, the workspace sidebar header can drag the desktop window, and the macOS app icon has rounded corners.
  2. Tables & Studio

    Task views feed dashboard metrics

    • Tables connected to Tasks now offer grid, status-chart and due-date-calendar starters with useful task fields and your custom columns.
    • Dashboard metrics can use the same connected task source and filters as embedded table views, including task fields for aggregations.
    • The Studio overview groups apps and tables by channel.
  3. Docs

    Word imports and Wiki editing keep their structure

    • DOCX import preserves more Word table presentation, tab stops and page breaks.
    • Pressing Enter at the start of a Wiki block preserves its type and content; blank lines keep a single line of height in reading mode.
    • Wiki shows the slash hint only on the focused empty paragraph, uses one drag handle per row and renders embedded table icons as glyphs.
  4. Integrations

    Workflow conditions use the record context they need

    • Integration triggers can check event and record conditions, then run for every matching event, once per record or when a record first matches again after a nonmatching observation.
    • HubSpot enrichment now fetches supported context required by enabled workflows even when those fields are absent from the visible notification. Named references can resolve configured related records.
    • Context-dependent triggers do not run when required context is unavailable.
  5. Mobile

    Assign from task cards and open shared Drive files

    • Task card menus use the same assignee picker as task details, respecting the channel's assignment settings.
    • Drive documents shared to chat open from their own document row; mobile Drive type labels now match the web labels.
    • Mobile fixes guard avatar URLs, classify network error reports and limit iOS background refresh to the plugins it needs.
  6. Calls

    Move calls between devices and prioritise audio

    • Joining a call already active on another device offers Move the call here or Join from here too.
    • Leaving a direct call or declining an invitation on one device preserves the session already accepted on another.
    • Audio-priority bandwidth handling and a per-call audio-only mode reduce video demand; the desktop app offers an in-app screen and window picker with system audio where supported.
  7. Calendar & Email

    Change meeting replies and save mail settings

    • Change an earlier RSVP and decline a single occurrence of a recurring meeting without declining the whole series.
    • Mail account settings can be saved without a connection test, so a temporarily unreachable server no longer blocks saving the configuration.
  8. Chat & Desktop

    Clearer unread counts and desktop controls

    • Deleted messages and hidden thread markers no longer inflate channel unread counts; the desktop tray badge follows unread notifications.
    • The macOS tray popup gains a control-centre layout and a monochrome menu-bar icon, while thread translation popovers stay inside the viewport.
  9. Website

    Long headlines stay clear on news cards

    • Featured cards on News and Blog now keep their 16:10 cover inside its column, preventing longer English, Turkish and German headlines from being overlapped at desktop widths.
  10. Mobile

    Mobile views get clearer and more visual

    • Bottom-sheet menus now use the same Lucide icon language as the web app, while task cards mirror the web layout and field treatment.
    • Drive renders real previews for Docs, spreadsheets, presentations and other supported documents; Docs cards stay in a readable two-column grid on phones.
    • Calendar event details show participant avatars, Timeline uses a narrower first-name people column, and GIF-bank clips play on iOS through an MP4 rendition.
  11. Chat

    More file types and a calmer composer

    • Chat attachments now accept arbitrary file types instead of limiting uploads to recognised media and document formats.
    • The composer keeps a useful writing height while its spacing, thread button and status controls sit more compactly and stay aligned without clipping or layout shake.
    • Emptying the composer also clears its last text selection, so the next message starts cleanly.
  12. Self-hosting

    Backups leave transient logs behind

    • Manual and automatic server backups now omit the auxiliary log database and its SQLite sidecars. The logs rebuild on startup, while the primary workspace database remains included.
  13. Presentations

    Slide editing gets precise

    • New slides land after the active one; slides can be multi-selected, reordered together, viewed in a grid and skipped in the show; page size can be 16:9, 4:3, 16:10 or custom.
    • Objects get exact position, size, rotation and layer controls plus edge resize handles; images crop, flip and set opacity; find and replace works across every text box.
    • Transitions carry duration, direction and auto-advance; presenter view gains click-to-advance, keyboard shortcuts, a black or white screen and resizable notes with a pausable timer.
    • PPTX export retains crop, flip, hidden slides and transitions; PDF export embeds every font face used in the deck and shows its progress.
  14. Mobile

    Share from any app straight into a conversation

    • Share to Polybase from any app and pick the conversation inside the share sheet: recent chats, search and a message on iOS, Direct Share targets on Android, so uploads start immediately.
    • Office attachments in chat, tasks and meetings open in place through the embedded spreadsheet and PowerPoint viewers, with pinch-zoom and slide swiping.
  15. Workspace

    Late fixes across spreadsheets, boards and chat

    • Cell comments move to the spreadsheet document header and the cell menu while keeping the cell selection, and the rows and columns toolbar menu is restyled.
    • Board table cells become rich text: bold, strikethrough, links and bullets inline, plus colour, highlight, typeface, size and alignment per cell from a toolbar that follows the caret.
    • Chat attachment images recover from failed loads, loaded media survives message updates, and the timeline animates consistently while keeping its scroll anchor when older messages load.
  16. Spreadsheets & Tables

    Spreadsheets grow into a complete editing workspace

    • Spreadsheet editing now covers Excel-style formula references, fill handles, AutoSum, spill formulas, autofit, range sorting, advanced filters, borders, calculated charts and cell comments.
    • Inline save and recovery status makes edits easier to trust, while worker-based processing keeps larger workbook operations responsive.
    • XLSX round trips preserve dimensions, frozen panes, filters, charts, styles, comments and workbook identity more reliably.
    • Tables add file columns, update rows by ID on re-import, expose task fields in bound views and virtualize large list, Kanban and gallery layouts.
  17. Docs & Presentations

    Documents, wikis and presentations keep more of their structure

    • Native Docs can become governed wikis, with consistent naming, channel module pins and steadier editor state across selections and fullscreen controls.
    • DOCX and PDF exports preserve edited content, bullets and page layout more accurately.
    • Presentations gain table editing, recoverable save state, Google Slides-style workflows and better PPTX paragraph and export fidelity.
    • A shared image editor adds annotation and cropping wherever images are prepared.
  18. Tasks, Chat & Boards

    Everyday collaboration stays focused and easier to control

    • Tasks gain editable followers, completed dates, task fields in table views, idle-person drop targets in timelines and clearer card actions.
    • Thread replies stay with their root channel, scroll to the latest message, avoid alerting non-followers and close with Escape; chat also gains live read receipts and message copying.
    • Boards distinguish rectangle and rounded shapes and improve resize handles, layering, colour controls, vertical text alignment and paste behaviour.
  19. Calls & Calendar

    Calls recover faster and calendars reach the home screen

    • Call invitations now share one access and lifecycle model across calendars, channels and DMs, with missed-call markers plus busy, switch-call and do-not-disturb handling.
    • Minimized screen-share PiP gains a back control and safer cancellation, restart and cleanup; connection failures recover more clearly across desktop and mobile.
    • Calendar sync and meeting notification links are more reliable, selected sources collapse into a manageable summary and native Android and iOS calendar widgets bring upcoming events to the home screen.
  20. Mobile & Desktop

    Mobile catches up while desktop gets steadier

    • Mobile improves saved-session startup, realtime chat recovery, attachment rendering, Drive share links and thumbnails, task labels and status, screen-share zoom and native Docs and Wiki parity.
    • Spreadsheet and presentation previews now open through dedicated mobile viewer pages, alongside Android 2.3.2 and iOS release fixes.
    • Desktop adds Windows Store-compatible packaging and refines sidebar borders, title bars, history and fullscreen controls; quitting the Mac app now works normally during calls.
  21. Security & Integrations

    Stronger access controls and richer connected workflows

    • Authenticator-app MFA arrives with managed key storage, stronger role invariants, safer admin email updates and patched dependencies.
    • AI settings clarify model hints and budgets, make translation providers configurable and hide AI or translation entry points until a provider is connected.
    • HubSpot events render as rich cards linked to CRM records, while generic integration notifications, read state and explicit MCP channel sharing improve connected work.
    • Studio validates tabbed designer drafts, protects publishing with channel permissions and carries template links into installed apps; workflow engine, API, builder, secrets and translations receive a broad reliability pass.
  22. Wiki

    Writing in Wiki gets faster and better connected

    • Paragraphs are edited locally while saves run in the background, with reliable cross-block undo, selection and formatting across paragraphs, and Backspace merges of adjacent paragraphs.
    • Every block has insert, convert, move, duplicate and delete actions; rich paste keeps headings, lists, tables, code and nesting; nested toggles are fully editable.
    • Type @ or [[ to link another Wiki page with backlinks, navigate long pages from a heading outline, and open embedded tasks and table views in their native surfaces.
    • History restores show a read-only preview and text comparison first, the AI assistant reads the current Wiki body, and mobile gains authenticated resource pickers and retryable saves.
  23. Docs

    Document menus, current-body sharing and richer exports

    • The document editor gains organised menus with file actions, precise paragraph and font controls, persistent page layout and refined in-document search, in a single toolbar row.
    • Imported Word files keep lists, paragraph indents, table widths, typography and images more faithfully; Tab at the end of a table continues it; formatting outside the selection is left untouched.
    • After an edit, comparison, external share previews and downloads use the current document body rather than the original upload.
    • ODT and RTF exports embed images, HTML ZIP and EPUB package them locally, and PDF export embeds actual font faces instead of aliasing them to a fallback.
  24. Studio

    Pages and apps stay fresh for every viewer

    • Channel pages and pinned apps refresh in realtime for every viewer, so screens, names and icons no longer wait for a reload or a channel switch.
    • Meetings referenced in a page block open directly on the global calendar.
  25. Platform

    An OAuth callback broker for managed deployments

    • An optional OAuth callback broker lets managed multi-workspace deployments share one Google or Microsoft callback without moving tokens or tenant data; self-hosted installations keep their own callback unchanged.
    • Personal MCP grants stay out of tenant exports, and Drive uploads skip operating-system bookkeeping files and no longer send a redundant file-URL update.
  26. Tasks

    Tasks can now arrive on a schedule

    • Create a task once at a future time, on selected dates or as a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly recurring series in the chosen timezone.
    • Recurring schedules can follow the planned date or start their next interval when the previous task is completed; future occurrences appear as previews before creation.
    • Unfinished occurrences can stay in their current status or move to a chosen status at the configured point.
    • Edit or delete only one occurrence, that occurrence and everything after it, or the whole recurring series; schedules can also be paused without losing their setup.
  27. Drive & Apps

    Drive becomes one focused workspace

    • The redesigned Drive explorer keeps folders, previews and document work in one drill-down workspace, with breadcrumbs, grid and list layouts, and file thumbnails.
    • Document and folder inspectors surface metadata, access, linked fields, connected workflows and table bindings; downloads and share-link management stay beside the selected item.
    • Studio apps can define their own navigation order and icons, and App Maker carries those settings into generated and template-based apps.
    • On mobile, Drive navigation is more compact, document menus stay in the viewport and task channels remain in Kanban view.
  28. Mail

    Mail brings previews closer and handles accounts more reliably

    • The sidebar rail previews recent unread mail without opening the inbox.
    • Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments can open as in-app PDF previews while the original file remains available for download.
    • Mailbox sync and message actions now reconcile more reliably with external accounts, including account removal and recovery of empty mirrored bodies.
    • External mail accounts are managed from global Mail settings, and provider OAuth returns directly to the inbox after connection.
  29. Docs & Data

    Files keep more of their original shape

    • Markdown uploads open as editable native Docs and export back to Markdown; private Word files gain in-app PDF previews and page-based thumbnails.
    • PowerPoint previews retain richer themes, charts, tables, shapes, equations, media and motion, with an in-session cache for repeat views.
    • Excel round trips preserve more formulas, rich text, links, styles, images, charts, validation and conditional formatting while structural edits keep ranges aligned.
    • Document search adapts its preview layout to the available space, and the channel Drive sidebar can now be resized.
  30. Apps & Collaboration

    A tighter App Maker and steadier collaboration

    • Studio is organised around multi-screen apps with compact builder controls, resizable panels and content-aware preview labels; one App Maker entry now owns the conversational build flow.
    • The AI Assistant gains a direct execution mode for requests that should run immediately, alongside the existing review-first mode.
    • Chat replaces the external GIF picker with the built-in GIF bank, accepts JSON attachments and behaves more consistently during fast channel changes.
    • LiveKit call ringing, explicit DM hangups and Polyspace video recovery are more reliable across web and mobile.
    • Task reordering uses sparse positions and serialised bulk writes for steadier multi-card moves.
  31. AI Builders

    Build pages and flows through conversation

    • Page Maker turns a plain-language brief into a complete dashboard or record-page draft, grounded in the channel's real tables and saved views.
    • Pages now support composable tab groups, so related views and forms can share one focused block without making the page longer.
    • Flow Maker drafts a complete automation graph from a conversation, using the channel's real statuses, labels, tables and existing flows for context.
    • A new Clean palette joins the desktop theme options.
    • Calendars gain stable, customisable colours per channel; icon fields in Tables add an emoji picker.
  32. Templates & Docs

    Whole channels from templates, smarter document work

    • Channel templates create a channel with its modules, task workflow, labels, tables, forms, automations, sub-channels and pinned pages in one install.
    • The built-in CRM template arrives with companies, contacts, deals, tickets, dashboards and four starter automations.
    • Document compare now understands PDF, DOCX, HTML, plain-text uploads and native Docs, with format-aware pairing and extraction retry.
    • The rich-text editor is now the single chat composer; Drive moves gain channel and folder search, while native Docs shed internal file extensions.
  33. Calls & Mobile

    Self-hosted LiveKit calls and full Docs editing on mobile

    • Calls now run on a self-hosted LiveKit media server, keeping media infrastructure inside the same deployment boundary as the workspace.
    • Mobile apps gain full native Docs editing: rich blocks, structure changes, uploads and realtime reconciliation.
    • Native Docs shared outside the workspace can be viewed in the browser and downloaded as Markdown.
  34. Calls

    Meeting chat follows every call view

    • Meeting chat is available in focus, sidebar and floating call views, with a docked panel that keeps the workspace visible.
    • Calls open on the full focus stage by default, and camera effects now appear directly in the local self-view.
  35. Tasks & Docs

    Faster multi-item work in boards and Docs

    • The task board gains range and keyboard selection, multi-card drag and a redesigned card system with clearer priority, label and field signals.
    • Docs gain Notion-style row selection, group drag and a calmer A4 editing canvas.
  36. Program

    Partner program opens

    • Partner program launched: refer, resell or implement Polybase — applications open at polybase.io/partners.
    • Corporate pages and site-wide SEO overhaul across the landing site.
  37. Polyspace

    The office gets a dance floor

    • Polyspace adds a disco floor with dance combos and music that stays scoped to the room you are in.
  38. Docs & Chat

    Document share links and richer presence

    • Share documents externally with trackable share links.
    • Member hover popovers show profile and presence at a glance.
    • Refined thread view in channels.
    • Per-message translation toggle for multilingual teams.
  39. Platform

    Slack-compatible bot API and chat polish

    • Slackbot-compatible API endpoints — point existing bot integrations at Polybase without a rewrite.
    • Read-receipt ring, jumbo emoji and a personal sticker shelf in chat.
    • More resilient call recovery behaviour.
  40. Admin

    Admin observability

    • Request log browser for workspace admins.
    • Request correlation IDs and access logs across the server.
  41. Mobile

    Mobile apps march toward parity

    • Native iOS overhaul and a broad mobile feature-parity push across chat, tasks, calendar and calls.
  42. Chat & Tasks

    Rich-text composer and a redesigned rail

    • Rich-text (WYSIWYG) mode in the chat composer with full Markdown round-trip.
    • Left rail redesign: quick-action catalogue and a cleaner user vs workspace settings split.
    • Tables gain styled filter and sort controls; workspaces can upload their own logo.
  43. Calendar

    Your calendar, everywhere

    • Subscribe to your Polybase calendar from any external calendar app via a personal feed link.
    • Two-way Google Calendar sync via OAuth.
    • Participant time zones shown while scheduling across regions, and more compact booking pages.
  44. Workspace

    Pop-out windows and a sharper sidebar

    • Mail and Calendar detach into their own windows on desktop.
    • New Mentions section in the sidebar — every mention including threads, cleared the moment you read it.
    • Threads open side-by-side in a split view, and a new grouped sidebar clusters recent conversations by team.
  45. Polyspace

    Polyspace: office mode, floor plans and finer pixels

    • Office mode with curated furniture and room templates for the spatial office.
    • Import a floor-plan image and walk into it as a room.
    • New pixel character engine and a sprite quality pass; Kanban boards, work desks and wall-TV screen share inside rooms.
  46. Docs & AI

    OCR that never leaves your servers

    • Local OCR engine: scanned documents become searchable without leaving your infrastructure.
    • Org chart gains drag-and-drop reordering.
    • Live captions in calls now attribute the right speaker.
  47. Mail

    Mail, redesigned

    • Full mail redesign: pane composer, undo send, search filter pills and resizable columns.
    • Connect external IMAP accounts and route internal and external mail from one inbox.
    • Task field visibility controls, a task history timeline and status approvals land in Tasks the same week.
  48. Docs & Tables

    Docs edit like Notion, Tables think like a database

    • A Notion-grade editing pass for Docs: click-to-edit anywhere, slash commands, emoji picker and a right-click menu.
    • Tables: new view types, an ER-diagram view of your schema, and CSV import.
    • Record pages — every table row gets its own shareable page; document templates powered by Tables and Flows.
  49. Platform

    Row-level security everywhere, and a performance month

    • Native row-level security lands across the workspace, with configurable workspace roles (RBAC).
    • A server performance program: chat fan-out tuning, query optimisation and sustained 1,000-user load-test runs.
    • Visual workflow builder for Flows, and speaker-separated live captions in calls.

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