ChalkBloom
Changelog

Every release since v0.1.

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v0.7.2
2026-05-19
major

Video huddles inside boards.

  • Start a video call directly from the toolbar. Up to 12 webcam tiles, docked to the corner.
  • Same WebRTC stack as the rest of the canvas — no extra metering.
  • Picture-in-picture mode follows you across boards.
v0.7.0
2026-04-08
major

Component library across boards.

  • Pin reusable components (logos, sticky styles, frame templates) at the workspace level.
  • Components live in a side panel and drop into any board.
  • Updates to a component propagate to every board it’s used in.
v0.6.3
2026-03-12
minor

Miro and FigJam import.

  • Drop a Miro RTB or FigJam JSON export into ChalkBloom; sticky notes, frames, connectors, basic shapes come across.
  • Comments transfer; attached media doesn’t.
  • Fixed a regression where dot-vote results occasionally double-counted on Safari.
v0.6.0
2026-02-04
major

Templates v2 — 100+ shapes.

  • Reworked the template browser. 100+ templates across 6 categories.
  • Custom templates: save any board as a template at the workspace level.
  • Template marketplace contributions from 7 customer teams.
v0.5.4
2025-12-18
minor

Spending caps; misc fixes.

  • Workspace-level spending cap setting. Hits the cap, billing stops, workspaces stay accessible.
  • Fixed cursors lagging by 1–2 frames in Firefox.
  • Fixed a memory leak on long retro sessions (boards over ~6 hours).
v0.5.0
2025-10-22
major

Enterprise tier · SSO + SAML.

  • New Enterprise plan with SSO/SAML, SCIM, audit log, signed DPA, DLP integration.
  • Domain-restricted sharing.
  • Configurable audit log retention (90d → 2yr).
v0.4.1
2025-08-30
minor

Dot voting.

  • Run a vote on a frame; users get N dots and place them where they want.
  • Hidden-until-reveal mode — you can vote without seeing others first.
  • Anonymous mode for trickier conversations.
v0.4.0
2025-07-08
major

Connector arrows that stay connected.

  • Draw an arrow between two objects; it follows them as you move them.
  • Tree-view, flow-diagram, and journey-map renderers built on top.
  • Removed deprecated simple-arrow in favour of the new connector engine.
v0.3.0
2025-05-19
major

CRDT v2 — 80 ms sync.

  • Rebuilt the multiplayer engine around a domain-tuned CRDT. Conflict resolution is now order-independent and idempotent.
  • Median cursor latency: 130 ms → 78 ms across EU/NA.
  • Boards over 5000 objects now render in under 200 ms.
v0.1.0
2024-08-15
major

Public launch.

  • Sticky notes, shapes, basic connectors, frames, drawings, multiplayer cursors.
  • Free plan: 3 boards. Pro: $8/user/month (later raised to $10 with grandfathering).
  • 11 starter templates.

If you were with us in the original private beta, thank you. We remember you.

// 2024-02 — 2024-08: private beta. 11 companies. Nothing public.