What's New

Major enhancements and new features, by release.

Release Notes
26.07-2LatestElements, themes & player customisation
Jul 20, 2026
  • Hotspot & tooltip call-outsHotspots are now a pulsing dot with a floating call-out card: snap it to 12 positions or drag it anywhere — the pointer keeps aiming at the target — rotate it with one click (Shift+R), and add a spotlight, backdrop dim, step counter, back arrow, or hide-until-hover.
  • Arrow elementPoint at anything: drag from tail to head, pick a straight or curved shaft and a solid, pulsing, hollow, or draw-itself-in style — with the same optional card and button as tooltips.
  • Modals that edit in placeType titles and text directly inside text and media modals on the canvas. Media uploads land in your Library for reuse, and every button opens Button options — label, styling, and what it does: continue, next step, jump to a chapter, or open a URL.
  • Clips wait for the viewerElements placed on a Video Mix clip pause the footage while they are on screen — new clip elements have Pause video on by default, and clicking the element or its button resumes exactly where it stopped.
  • Workspace themesCreate named color themes — accent, beacon, card and button colors — shared across your organization. Apply one per demo, and the workspace default styles every new demo automatically.
  • Browser frame & share page backgroundWrap the played demo in a browser window with traffic-light dots, and pick the background color shown around it on its public share page.
  • Player viewsChoose how viewers navigate: the classic Prev/Next buttons with step dots, or a slim progress bar along the bottom that fills as clips play, previews steps on hover, and jumps on click.
  • Live style previewDemo settings now shows a miniature of the player beside the style options, updating instantly as you pick colors, frames, and navigation.
26.07-1Sandbox Mode, Library & Video Mix
Jul 1, 2026
  • Sandbox Mode (beta)Capture any web page as a live, editable clone. Personalise the on-screen text and numbers — no engineering needed — then wire clicks so viewers can explore it like the real app.
  • Unified LibraryMy Demos is now a single Library for every demo and the video clips, images, and slides you capture or upload — reusable across the studio.
  • Video Mix editor polishReal clip playback, a draggable timing pill, keyboard playback shortcuts, a centered toolbar, and Intro/Outro pages that match the finished demo.
  • Capture extension side panelThe browser capture extension is now a docked side panel with a reliable one-click sign-in, so capturing screens stays in view while you work.
  • Sturdier public share linksFixed an issue where some public demo links could fail to load for signed-out viewers.
26.06-8New demo types & browser capture
Jun 26, 2026
  • Choose your demo typeThe New Demo screen now lets you start a Standard step-by-step walkthrough or a Video Mix, each with an editor tailored to that format.
  • Video MixCombine screen-recording clips and still frames on a timeline with callouts to tell a guided, narrated story.
  • Browser capture extensionA new DemoStacker browser extension captures any web app screen straight into your Library, secured with a short-lived sign-in token.
  • Privacy policy pageAdded a public privacy policy covering exactly what the capture extension does and does not access.
26.06-7Teams, roles & richer profiles
Jun 15, 2026
  • TeamsGroup colleagues into org-shared Teams so you can share a demo with a whole team at once, and let creators act as team leads.
  • Roles: Viewer, Creator, AdminA three-tier role system with a new Org Admin page to manage seats, and reversible disable/enable in place of permanent deletion.
  • Share with everyone at your companyA one-click option to share a demo org-wide, in addition to specific colleagues and teams.
  • Fuller user profilesEdit your avatar, job title, and password from your profile; your role is shown and locked.
  • Multi-video booth loopA stack’s booth/idle screen can now cycle through several loop videos instead of just one.
26.06-6Sharing, collaboration & analytics
Jun 14, 2026
  • One Share buttonInternal and external sharing are combined into a single Share modal, so there is one place to grant access and copy a link.
  • Share with colleaguesShare demos with people at your company and notify them, with global search to find content shared with you.
  • Sharing analyticsSee how your shared demos are performing, with follow-up actions surfaced alongside the numbers.
  • Brand profilesReusable brand profiles for your demos — private by default, with opt-in sharing across your organization.
  • Tenant isolation hardeningTightened access rules so shared content stays scoped to the right people and organization.
26.06-5Organizations & accounts
Jun 12, 2026
  • Organizations & company-code signupJoin your company with a code at signup; owners get an admin view and features can be gated per organization.
  • Name & company on your accountSignup and your profile now capture your name and company, with the fields pre-filled where we can.
  • Smoother signupYou are signed in automatically after signup, with a clear reminder to verify your email.
  • Usage analyticsAdded privacy-friendly product analytics to help us improve the app.
26.06-4Stacks & Booth Mode
Jun 10, 2026
  • Events are now “Stacks”Renamed Events to Stacks across the app, with the stacks list moved into a left sidebar rail.
  • Booth ModePublish a stack live and open its hosted hub in one step — ideal for a trade-show booth or a shared link.
  • Per-stack online/offline & auto-saveToggle each stack between online and offline, with your edits saved automatically as you go.
  • Drag-to-reorder & duplicateReorder topic cards by dragging, duplicate an entire stack, and see real content previews in item thumbnails.
26.06-3Cleaner navigation & account
Jun 9, 2026
  • Two-bar navigationConsolidated three stacked toolbars into two: the main sections live in the top bar, and a single second bar shows the options for whatever section you are in.
  • Profile moved to the top barYour profile avatar is now always available at the top-right, on every page.
  • Account is a top-level pageAccount & preferences moved to its own /account page instead of living under the Studio section.
  • Easier hub menu handleThe hub menu show/hide control is now a large, vertically-centered handle that is easy to find and click.
  • Removed the Grid viewRetired the unused hub Grid (tiles) view to simplify the experience.
26.06-2Demo editor & recording upgrades
Jun 7, 2026
  • Reorganized demo editorDemo settings now sit at the top, every step is a collapsible accordion, and Publish/Save are pinned at the bottom of the inspector.
  • Recording countdownA 3-2-1 countdown plays after you pick a screen and before recording starts, so the first moment is no longer wasted.
  • Widescreen guidance + live previewRecording nudges you toward a 16:9 area and shows a live preview of exactly what is being captured, framed by a recording border.
26.06-1Studio & Content Stack redesign
Jun 5, 2026
  • Redesigned Content Stack & AccountA friendlier, DemoStacker-orange redesign of the Content Stack manager, plus a brand-new Account page.
  • Light mode by defaultThe app now defaults to the light theme, with a theme toggle in Account preferences.
  • Edit call-out cards on the canvasWelcome, exit, and beacon call-out cards are edited directly on the step, with a pixel-true preview of what viewers see.
  • Drag & resize callout cardsBeacon callout cards can be dragged to reposition and resized right on the demo canvas.