Release Notes

Last updated: September 2025

September 2025

• When deleting recurring events, users can now choose whether to remove the entire series or only individual future occurrences
• When forwarding an entry or file using the "Forward to person" dialog, emojis can now be included in the optional message
• Polls can now be created and used in all group chats
• In the desktop app, all room groups in the sidebar can be hidden if needed
• If a profile status is changed automatically (e. g., by a calendar event), the previously set status will be restored once the event ends
• When the "Files" module is enabled, all file folders are now visible to all members of the corresponding room
• Empty exports of the organization history are no longer possible
• The access rights check when opening files has been optimized, especially for groups with custom permissions
• External users can now add files in new comments
• File link display in subtasks has been revised
• Improved compatibility with password managers
• Optimized milestone moving functionality

July / August 2025

• Recurring events are now even more flexible:
  ◦ Events can be configured to occur only on specific weekdays
  ◦ A specific end date can optionally be set for repeating series, e. g., for limited-duration events
  ◦ Compatibility of recurring events with external calendars has been improved
• A users profile status can now automatically change based on upcoming events, such as when a calendar meeting begins
• Entries and exits in chats are now displayed with clearer system messages
• Decimal fields in custom fields can now be edited directly in the table view
• Column headers in the swimlane view remain more visible when scrolling
• Screen reader usability has been improved, both in the file dialog and on external pages
• The file preview plugin has been updated to version 25.6.0

June 2025

• Organizations can now manage up to 2 petabytes (2000 terabytes) of uploaded data
• Management of .ics calendar files now uses the iCal.net library
• When creating a task with a set time, a default reminder is now automatically applied. This reminder triggers 15 minutes before the specified time but can still be adjusted manually
• Changes to enterprise organizations made by admins are now logged in the organization history, accessible via the three-dot menu in the organization settings
• The field for custom recurrence intervals has been expanded and now supports up to three-digit numbers
• Display of long content in custom fields has been improved in the task dialog for templates
• The scrolling functionality for email participant lists on mobile devices has been optimized
• Text selection for @-mentions has been refined, particularly for highlights and tags
• Different versions of pages and whiteboards now load per page to improve performance
• Stability when restoring archived rooms has been enhanced
• Organization-level custom fields are now clearly separated from room-level fields
• Grid layout behavior when switching between list and card views has been unified and refined
• To protect against data overload, moving an item is prevented if the data volume exceeds 97 MB
• To ensure continued access to rooms, Stackfield now ensures that at least one active member remains in each space (not necessarily an admin). This prevents rooms from becoming inaccessible
• A new internal tool now automatically monitors and checks SSL certificates for stackfield.com

May 2025

• Administrators in umbrella organizations can now independently manage additional admins
• Predefined room templates provided by Stackfield are now available to all users
• Multi-select dropdown menus in filters remain open after a selection, making configuration easier
• Improved folder management for pages and whiteboards
• Optimized keyboard input for date values
• Calendar events remain intact even after changes in the availability dialog
• Invitations to events can only be sent by users who are allowed to see those events
• In page read mode, content is now protected against copy-and-paste
• When overwriting task templates, existing file attachments are now automatically removed
• The filter function in reports has been optimized for use across multiple tabs or sessions
• Special characters in labels are now fully supported
• Special characters in folder names are now displayed correctly when downloading
• Improved error handling when uploading images to pages and whiteboards
• Handling of image annotations has been improved
• Replies to annotations on pages now appear directly at the corresponding annotation
• Annotations on pages are no longer retained when a page is copied/li>
• Optimizations to communication streams in the mobile app, for example with @-mentions
• Improved mobile app UI functionality
• Improved display of PDF files in the mobile app

April 2025

• Updated the Doconut plugin for document rendering to version 25.02.0
• Improvements to the Excel viewer:
  ◦ AutoShapes and custom shapes in ODS files are now fully supported
  ◦ Chart backgrounds are displayed correctly in the viewer
  ◦ Rich text in table cells (e. g., bold, italics, different fonts) is displayed accurately
  ◦ Chart elements are now precisely aligned
• Improvements to the email viewer:
  ◦ MSG files with attachments now display reliably in Outlook
  ◦ EML files now show the correct date regardless of time zone
• Word files now load even when using custom fonts
• Internet calendars can now be subscribed to directly in Stackfield
• Users can now mention entire rooms in communication streams via @-command
• Emails to Stackfield organizations now only generate notifications if the created item is visible to the user
• Pending invitations in umbrella organizations can now be withdrawn
• In the calendar, multi-day events are displayed regardless of start and end times
• Recurring events can now also begin retroactively in the past
• Image annotations remain intact even if earlier file versions are deleted
• Improved file moving and copying between rooms
• Improved file management when creating new spaces from templates (including tasks, pages, and whiteboards)
• Long text content is now displayed as tooltips in various places
• Long path names of items are displayed more clearly
• Users can now hide room groups in reports
• Users can set an individual reset date for their status
• Improved functionality and responsiveness when manually sorting folders
• Files can now also be uploaded into folders via the mobile apps
• Optimized touch responsiveness for conference calls in the mobile app

March 2025

• Room planning for appointments is now available in the "Calendar" module and in the reports. This allows meeting rooms to be defined and selected when creating appointments.
• If the use of a template for creating new rooms has been set as mandatory, the import function is now deactivated so that a room can only be created on the basis of a template.
• Notifications that are older than 6 months are deleted. Exception: questions and approvals.
• Optimized sorting procedure according to DIN ISO 5007 in various areas, for example in lists.
• Improved search for HTML content in Stackfield.
• File links now also support the HTTP(S), (S)FTP, OSECM and FILE protocols.
• Improvements to user functionality in the comments, in the project portfolios and in user management.
• Optimization of user-defined sorting in the "File" module.
• Optimization of mail feedback for confirming or rejecting appointments.
• Image markers are adopted when files are subsequently attached to tasks.
• GIFs can be used in comments without losing previously written comment text.
• Further exceptions for circular and contradictory relationships have been taken into account in the Gantt view.
• Local links can be added in the desktop app.
• Recurring appointments are taken into account in the availability query.
• Update of the OneDrive API: Files from OneDrive can be integrated again via the file picker of Stackfield. In the desktop app, an update to the latest version (at least 1.9.2) is required for this.
• To use local links for shared files / folders in the desktop app, an update to the current version is required. A corresponding update of the on-premise version will be provided.

February 2025

• Framework of the desktop app updated (Electron 34.2.0).
• End of support for macOS 10.15 for the Stackfield app, minimum requirement is now macOS 11.
• Improvements when updating the Stackfield app in Windows operating systems.
• Improvements for installer updates and uninstalling the app.

January 2025

• Framework of the desktop app updated (Electron 34.0.2).
• The horizontal scrolling when checking user availability during appointment creation in the "Calendar" module has been optimized.
• Set reminders for comments are now retained even when moving the entry between rooms.
• The editing status of files now also applies to referenced files in subtasks.
• Using the plus sign no longer triggers text formatting. Instead, highlighting is now possible using the "Aa" button. The "Important" option has been added, which displays the text in orange and bold.
• Improved display of formatting in export for comments.
• Improvements for installer updates and uninstalling the app.
• Optimization of horizontal scrolling when querying the availability of appointments.
• Incorrect display of "Removed user" has been corrected.
• Improvements to the "Move" function.
• Improvements to the formatting of comments in the export.
• Enhancements for accessibility and contrast Display
• Gantt view extended to include recurring Tasks
• Ctrl + A can be used to assign all participants in a Room to a Task / Subtask / Event. When focusing on a text field, the text is still highlighted, otherwise the members are invited
• Possibility to comment when uploading files in the mobile app
• To enable the forwarding of event invitations to people without a Stackfield account, e-mail participants of an event no longer receive a personal link
• E-mail notification to the creator / participant when conference participants without a Stackfield account are in the waiting area
• The e-mail notifications for appointments now use HTML code for the description
• Logging of leaving the organization due to user account deletion
• Improvement in saving changes in the Project Details and Portfolios
• Improvement of HTML character handling
• For individual rights groups with restrictions on displaying the content of certain statuses, Task changes to previously permitted statuses are no longer displayed in the "recent activities" as soon as the new status prohibits this
• Incoming files from webhooks are now scanned by e-mail and actively rejected instead of being deleted

December 2024

• Update of the preview module for Files
• New version of the MS Teams integration to include Stackfield as an app
• Improvements to formatting and bullet points
• Improvements for mentions
• Improvement of the "New activities" banner in the sidebar
• Improvement to Templates in combination with individual Rights Groups

November 2024

• Unique entry ID that can be displayed as a column via the Filter
• Search for the entry ID by entering "# + ID"
• The special characters minus and hashtag are allowed in the global search
• Multi-edit for user-defined fields in the Reports
• Task dependency can be displayed and exported as a column in the Task module via filter
• Additional "CSV" and Excel formats when exporting Room data
• Import of tasks from a file (e. g. Excel) when creating a Room / Room template
• Special characters for Organization and Room names restricted
• Extensions for accessibility
• Filter for "Latest room activity"
• "Latest room activity" can be defined as a standard module
• Multiple changes to the due date of Tasks in the schedule overview to a common date possible
• Multiple changes to the due date of Tasks in the schedule overview with postponement by x days into the future possible
• Option to enter a comment when uploading a file to the Desktop
• Improved PDF preview of files created via WebHook / email integration in end-to-end encrypted Rooms
• Room description enabled for observers in the Project Portfolios
• Improvement to the visibility of Room Groups in the mobile app
• Improvements to Task and Subtask list templates

October 2024

• Changes in the Top Menu when clicking on the user name
• Formatting options for text messages via the "Aa" symbol or by highlighting the text
• Enhancement when checking the availability of appointments: Display of blocked appointments (to which the user has no access)
• Task templates
• Templates for subtask lists

September 2024

• New Top Menu in Room
• The order of the Modules can be changed (→ via the option: "Move left" / "Move Right")
• Each member can define their own default module, which is opened when entering a Room
• Enabled copying the link of a Module
• New position of the Favorites function in the direct messages (→ now: via gear icon or name)
• New position of the Export function of the views (→ now: via filter)
• "Latest room activity" now has its own button (→ zigzag symbol) next to the Room name
• Modules can be renamed and (de)activated more quickly
• Relative timestamp for comments has been updated
• The Yubikey setting of a member can be inherited from the roof organization
• History log / history of the organization extended by SSO changes
• Member list of the organization extended to include information on the use of SSO and Yubikey
• Improvement in the Grid View so that the available space is optimally used after resizing a fixed column
• Multiple changes taken into account in the History
• Fix: A problem with the cell data type when exporting Room data

Until August 2024 (among others)

• Individual settings for Automatic Planning in the Gantt chart
• Filter by Task labels in the Gantt chart
• WebHooks are available in end-to-end encrypted rooms
• Email integration is available in end-to-end encrypted rooms
• The 2FA obligation of an organization is considered fulfilled if a Yubikey is stored for the organization member
• Multiple changes / uploads are now displayed in the history
• Users that have been added to a Room by mistake can be removed again via the Organization Settings in the same dialog
• Extension of the Organization Settings through individual assignment of a team
• Differentiation between creating / changing and deleting in the organization settings for a Room Group
• Setting whether Rooms must be created in a Room Group
• Setting who can move Rooms between Room Groups
• Differentiation between "Guest" and "External" roles now determines who may invite them
• Deletion of Rooms as admin of the organization via the "Statistics" tab (only if the recycle bin is activated), even without being a member of the room
• Room groups as well as the number of Rooms contained in them can be viewed as an admin of the organization via the "Statistics" tab
• Update of the PDF viewer
• PDF files can be edited / marked directly in Stackfield, as well as saved as a new version
• Text formatting for Tasks created from WebHooks
• Improvements to hide empty Room Groups for new users after reloading
• Improvement so that Page templates can be used by all users
• Improvements to the saving process for Pages with multiple files