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5th June 2023

59.0

⚡️ NEW: Statuses are now shown in the model objects list

1️⃣ Statuses are now shown in the model objects list

2️⃣ Performance improvements for large models

3️⃣ Home and end key shortcuts in canvas text fields

❤️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

Or, Donald, Kim, Ravin, Ryan, Michal

Added

Model status in the model objects list
Alert when implied connections have no direct connections
Three rows in the multi-selection tag picker
Open in a new window when clicking the logo in an iFrame
Home and end keyboard shortcuts in canvas text fields

Squashed bugs

Model object connections list not visible in a drawer
The camera position not restoring correctly when the drawer is open
Wrong drawer height for multi-row tag picker in small mode
User token error when viewing share link diagram thumbnails
Connection opacity is not updated when another user changes a status
Incorrect layout positions for onboarding popups
Local storage errors for some browser privacy settings
Share links result in a 404 when the model object has been removed
Diagram name text field width too small in narrow windows
Space not working in canvas text fields at the end of the text
Technology overlay bar pin showing with no tech choices
Fixed error in the CLI tool for GitLab projects without a repository
Gap in PNG exports where the zoom button has been hidden

Changed

Performance improvement loading large models
Performance fixes when selecting objects in large models
Increased opacity of text on future/deprecated status objects
Reduced size of flow path tabs

22nd May 2023

58.0

⚡️ NEW: Model object live, future and deprecated statuses

1️⃣ Live, future and deprecated statuses for models

2️⃣ New overlay bar for technology choices

3️⃣ Batch updates for tech choices and statuses

❤️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

Richard, Louis, Nathan, Mike, John, Ryan & Grant

Added

Live, future and deprecated statuses for objects and connections
Overlay bar for technology choices and model statuses
Pin all tags and focus mode in the overlay bar
Batch assigning of statuses and technology choices
Show two lines of tags in the tag picker
Create context diagrams from the diagrams dashboard
Save diagram group state to session storage

Squashed bugs

The flow camera position uses includes outgoing connections
Diagram search not checking diagram groups
Zooming errors on Safari
Blank flow names don’t have placeholders
Tag picker layout glitches when wrapping
Error setting object to external on Safari
Expand the collapse icon showing on read-only mode

Changed

Performance improvements for large landscapes
Hide share link options when the toggle is disabled

9th May 2023

57.0

⚡️ NEW: Add your technology choices

1️⃣ Add multiple technology choices to objects

2️⃣ Service icons added for Systems

3️⃣ Paste Path URL’s for repo linking

❤️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

Louis, Nathan, Mike, Florian, James & Konstantin

Added

Multiple technology choices on objects
Tech choice descriptions, website, docs and changelog links
Service icons for software systems
Paste paths for quick code repo linking
Show first three technology choices in the canvas
Light and dark compatibility for object icons
Resource icon pack for AWS
Request technology choice when not found in the list
Technology choices in JSON exports

Squashed bugs

Tours list not loading when domain not selected
Snowcone icon is displaying at the wrong size

24th April 2023

56.0

⚡️ NEW: Diagram thumbnail previews

1️⃣ Diagram thumbnail previews

2️⃣ Expand diagram groups in the diagrams list

3️⃣ Forwards button for stepping through history

♥️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

John & Charlie

Added

Thumbnail previews for the diagram list menu
Expand and collapse diagram groups inline from the menu
Improved renaming text fields for diagrams and groups
Forwards navigation button
Edit step button for the flows panel
Restore the expanded state of the flow editor

Squashed bugs

Scrolling glitch on the diagram description dialog
Not showing create tour step button on the default flow

Changed

Moved the camera gizmo back to the left side

11th April 2023

55.0

⚡️ NEW: Refreshed navigation

1️⃣ Simplified nav to help with "where am I?"

2️⃣ Flows moved to the new left-hand panel

3️⃣ Diagrams moved to dropdown

♥️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

Ryan, John, Grant, Charlie, Kim, Adam, Amanda & Carl

Added

Simplified navigation and editor navbar
Flows moved to the new left-hand panel
Diagrams list and groups moved to dropdown
Diagram description moved to read more button
Background on diagram and flow previews

Squashed bugs

SAML login error in share links embedded in iFrame
Some search filters not respecting uppercase characters
Icon not showing when searching for S3
Error when assigning code repo links for the first time
Incorrect tooltip for toolbar app icon
Code repo dev branch is not being scanned

Changed

Camera controller moved to the top right corner
Changed rounding radius from 8 to 4 pixels
Reduced height of the editor toolbar

26th March 2023

54.0

⚡️ NEW: Powerful object and connection selection panel

♥️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

Daniel, John, Rob, Grant

Added

Redesigned right hand panel for objects and connections
Diagram and flow thumbnail preview in right hand panel
Show connection to and from objects when selected
New buttons for erase from diagram and delete from model
Filter model objects list by objects currently in scope

Squashed bugs

Duplicating landscape breaking diagram group
Self action doesn’t wrap to new line in diagram
Pulsing connection turns grey after being moved
Connection with no model will always be highlighted
File location not allowed in generic model object links

11th March 2023

53.0

⚡️ NEW: Icons and focus on selected objects

1️⃣ Technology choice icon pack

2️⃣ Quckly see dependencies on selected objects

3️⃣ Animated connections

♥️ Your feedback impacted this release, thanks to:

Richard, Grant, Marvin, Andy, JC, Or, Ryan, John and Wolfram

Added

Technology choice icon pack
Focus on objects and dependencies on selection
Focus on connections with a pulse when selected
Onboarding zooming help for share link viewers
API endpoint for exporting flows as text or code

Squashed bugs

Pinned tags don’t show when viewing a flow
Share links not loading when third party cookies disabled
Flip connection button showing for bi-directional connections
Icons are not being ordered alphabetically
Move diagram button is not showing for some users
Issues caused by new lines at the end of landscape names
Code repo link URLs are not escaped correctly
Diagram icons and text overlap on the initial load
Errors resolving comments, exporting CSVs and ungrouping diagrams

Changed

SAML authentication moved to icepanel.io domain

26th February 2023

52.0

⚡️ NEW: Light mode exports

1️⃣ Light mode export

2️⃣ Move app & component diagrams to new parent

3️⃣ Merged the other contexts section in the model object menu

Added

Light theme PNG and PDF exports
Share link SSO logins via a popup when in an iFrame
Move app and component diagrams to a new parent
Better confirmation dialog for deleting diagram groups
Growth trial with annual billing after completion
Show sections that aren’t empty when searching for model objects
Seat upgrade alert for organizations on legacy plans
Medium onto the user referred by options list

Squashed bugs

Youtube videos cannot be played in full screen mode
Hungarian characters not rendering on the canvas
Hidden tags not reflecting on exports when the tag bar is closed
Pinned tags glitch when they are larger than the area
Pinned tags showing under areas instead of on top
Areas not showing pinned tag border color
Changing the model object tag filter does not expand the correct objects

Changed

Merged the other contexts section in the model object menu
Performance improvements for many objects in the model tab
Performance improvements for large PDF exports

12th February 2023

51.0

⚡️ NEW: SSO share links and pin multiple tags

1️⃣ Protect share links with single sign-on

2️⃣ Pin multiple tags at once

3️⃣ Export PNGs with pinned and hidden tags

Added

Share link login using SAML single sign-on
Pin multiple tags at once
Pinned and hidden tags now show on PNG exports
Disable share links for an organization
Enforce share link single sign-on for an organization
API and CDN in us-east4 and europe-west9 regions
Confluence iFrame code now uses 100% width
Live badge for navbar user avatar

Squashed bugs

Flow paths not showing on PNG exports
Flow step description glitch when it ends in a space
Objects hidden by a tag not hiding on first-page load
Error deleting domains

Changed

Improved Backstage import of relationships

28th January 2023

50.0

⚡️ NEW: Import your model from Spotify Backstage

1️⃣ Import your model from Spotify Backstage

2️⃣ Growth plan has replaced the indie plan

3️⃣ Cleaner onboarding and navbar

Added

Import for Backstage entities
Growth plan with 1-4 seats
Rounded edges on generated iFrame code
Simplified growth trial flow
Show email address after registration

Squashed bugs

Recommendation describe button not linking
Gitch viewing no connections tab on model objects list
Error navigating to flow from share link flows menu
Ownership teams not showing for deprecated indie users

Changed

Cleaner onboarding and navbar
The indie plan has been deprecated

15th January 2023

49.0

⚡️ NEW: Show parallel sequences in flows

Added

Parallel flow paths

Squashed bugs

Extra slash showing on disabled share link toggle
Errors when importing from large Structurizr models

Changed

Moved JSON/CSV export to the backend

2nd January 2023

48.0

⚡️ NEW: Search diagrams and flows quicker

Added

Search field for diagram list.
Search field for flow list.
Tab bar to teams screen.

Squashed bugs

Diagram showing wrong flow step index for steps with no type
Creating an alternate path above another merges them
Switching flow paths reset selection back to start

Changed

Improved performance of connections list for large models

21st December 2022

47.0

⚡️ NEW: Show alternate paths within your flows

1️⃣ Alternate paths for showing different sequences within your flows

2️⃣ Performance improvements for large flow lists

3️⃣ Happy holidays! ☃️

Added

Show alternate paths within your flows
Alternate flow paths when copying flows as code/text
Alternate flow paths in PDF exports
Alternate flow paths when creating share links
Alternate flow paths in tours

Squashed bugs

Major memory leak caused by a dependency
Multi-line flow step descriptions clipped
Add step in tour linking to wrong domain
Flow connection pulsing even when model removed
Bottom of flow steps can be selected with blank sidebar
Floating accuracy bar on teams page
Viewer tooltip suggesting to change model when in 0 diagrams
Changelog icons not centered
Object links in PDF exports

Changed

Performance improvements for large flow lists

7th December 2022

46.1

Squashed bugs

Help dialog videos not showing
The onboarding intro video size is too small
Empty state for flows sidebar too high for read-only users
Organization not found error when clicking the back button
Checkbox ripple not aligned

Changed

Sequence diagram code for flows is now copied to the clipboard

5th December 2022

46.0

⚡️ NEW: View flows as sequence diagrams

1️⃣ Updated help dialog

2️⃣ View flow as sequence diagram

3️⃣ Flows performance optimization for upcoming feature

Added

Help dialog with videos and learning resources
Onboarding emails with videos
View flows as sequence diagram
Copy flows as text

Squashed bugs

Ambiguous message when unable to add from connections tab
New lines in object names not showing correctly in PDF flows
Creating diagrams via API not validating model object type

Changed

Performance improvements for large flow lists
Improved headings and tooltips for descriptions
Model objects button is now more prominent

20th November 2022

45.0

⚡️ NEW: Connections tab, generic object links and CSV export

1️⃣ Updated connections tab on objects to quickly add direct and implied connections

2️⃣ Link your model objects to anything in reality such as tasks, environments or other docs

3️⃣ New CSV export of your model and connections

Added

Redesigned object connections tab
Implied connections added to the object connections tab
The object connections tab can now be filtered and searched
Generic URL links for objects
Model objects CSV export
Model connections CSV export
Invite multiple users at once on the invite dialog
External text for model objects in the library menu

Squashed bugs

Undo and redo hotkeys broken on QWERTZ keyboards
SSO with uppercase email addresses causing an error
Payment failing after subscription causes an error when re-subscribing
Domains show on PDF exports when not in use
Manage team button visible for editors
Object resize gizmos hide after socket re-connect

Changed

Performance improved for the code repo select menu when the repo has many branches
Users who create a domain are no longer auto-subscribed

12th November 2022

44.1

Squashed bugs

Domain text incorrect on flows list and existing diagrams menu
Actors and areas with no description do not show in export
Object disappears when moved out of the frame and undo pressed
Inactive tabs are clickable in the loading state
Straight connection line going across itself is not clickable

Changed

Show user invite dialog after trial start
Performance and memory usage improvements with object pooling

7th November 2022

44.0

⚡️ NEW: Diagram groups for better diagram organization at scale

Added

Diagram groups

Squashed bugs

History log pagination not working
Connections in the diagram missing from existing connections list
Space after object name allows for duplicate names
PDF export timing out for larger landscapes
Text alignment issues with back button
Incorrect breakpoints for diagrams on landscape screen

Changed

Growth trial applies instantly on click
New connection button made less prominent

29th October 2022

43.1

Squashed bugs

Indentation is not supported in descriptions
Model object library is not sorted alphabetically
Flow step keyboard shortcuts overriding text fields
History log for comment not showing correctly
Incorrect scope used for object name conflicts
Inviting users in a diagram causes the page to reload

Changed

Growth plan now has a free 14 day trial
Free plan editors reduced to 1
Free plan flows reduced to 3

24th October 2022

43.0

⚡️ NEW: Improved the adding of objects in other diagram scopes

1️⃣ Adding objects from other scopes is now easier

2️⃣ Domain tabs can be reordered

3️⃣ Improved camera positioning for share links and tours

Added

Reorder domain tabs
Add objects from other contexts without expanding its parent
Fresh Google Cloud Platform icons
History log when objects moved between domains
Improved upgrade dialog and pricing page
Inline feature upgrade popovers
Help icon for domains

Squashed bugs

Share link and tour step positions anchor to the top left instead of center
Connections removed when collapsing an expanded object
Permission changes not reflected in the app instantly
Incorrect share link copied from the version menu
Domains tab is missing a placeholder
Some read-only tab bars are editable
Recommendation score links broken

Changed

Improved visibility and click area for drawer divider
Increased visibility of model object table sort buttons
Explorable versions on the free plan changed to 3
Removed onboarding email sent when organizations have empty seats

9th October 2022

42.0

⚡️ NEW: Use Domains to split systems into logical groups

1️⃣ New Domains feature to help organize large models - for Growth & Enterprise teams

2️⃣ We’re now SOC 2 Type II compliant 🔐

3️⃣ Flows as text in PDF export

Added

Domains for organizing your landscape for your business
Domains bar for quick switching
Share objects in diagrams between domains
Moving of model objects and context diagrams between domains
Other domains tab in the model library
Weekly update email for domains you’ve subscribed to
Domains column in the model objects tab
Exists in x diagrams menu shows domains
Model JSON, PNG and PDF exports include domains
PDF export includes flow steps as text
Cancel button for the model library search bar

Squashed bugs

Switching versions using the timeline sometimes makes half the canvas blank
External actor label missing from diagrams
Description editor replacing protocol schemes with https
Share link prevent navigation showing a link in the object flows tab
Landscape duplication and create flow buttons visible for commenters
Polar bear in space image has the wrong logo
Contention issues when sending bulk weekly update emails
Root object sometimes created in context diagrams

Changed

Landscape management moved to the top navbar
Landscape subscriptions are now domain subscriptions
Improved quality of images in the PDF export

24th September 2022

41.0

⚡️ NEW: Pinned tags now show on connections

1️⃣ Connections now show pinned tags and moved tag position below objects

2️⃣ Preparation work to help our scaling teams organize their models

Added

Pinned tags moved underneath objects
Pinned tags show for connections
Flexibility to connection label position
Missing Vietnamese characters
Payment methods for Europe
iFramely app link configuration

Squashed bugs

Model create buttons not working
Reality link menu not loading for larger repositories
View model button showing in share link with prevent navigation enabled
Subscribe landscape button showing on version

Changed

Reality link menu now only shows main branches

10th September 2022

40.0

⚡️ NEW: Find object information fast with model filtering

1️⃣ Filter your model objects by tag for quick finding, analysis and changing

2️⃣ Connection flipping in connection design

3️⃣ Tags and flows included in export options

Added

Include and exclude tags from the model objects view
Display description, type and icon included in model object searches
Flip the direction of a connection in the model
Tags and flows in JSON exports
Tags in PDF exports
Empty state for read-only description panel

Squashed bugs

Opening version timeline crops the canvas to half width
Flows not being included in PDF exports
Switching between objects when in markdown mode removes formatting
Show children button not showing when searching on model object share links
Diagram tabs with long names overflowing under the drawer
Edit link popup being clipped underneath the drawer
Description links to IcePanel being opened in a new tab
Create flow button visible on share links

28th August 2022

39.0

⚡️ NEW: More space with the collapsable information panel

1️⃣ More diagram space with the new collapsable information panel

2️⃣ Share links simplified

Added

Collapsable right-hand drawer
Simplified share link dialog
Share links directly to a flow
Share link length increased
Share link options included as a random id
Share link password minimum length
Model name in message for history diagram updates
Public status page for service uptime/maintenance
Public security information page on the website
3rd party licenses in the product

Squashed bugs

Creator of organization removed when downgrading plan
History tab not paginating correctly
Some tooltips not showing on hover

15th August 2022

38.0

⚡️ NEW: Email updates and embed interactive diagrams

1️⃣ Subscribe to weekly update emails for your landscape

2️⃣ Embed share link frames into your favourite apps

3️⃣ Improved history log

Added

Weekly landscape update emails
Landscape subscription toggle
Embed share links into common apps
Icons and deep links from the history log
Improved context for descriptions in the history log
Background color on PNG exports

Squashed bugs

Back button not navigating to the history tab from the editor
Adding a connection with no model shows in the history log
Diagram not loading caused by an update race condition
Error when submitting SAML registration form

Changed

Improved performance of code repo selection menu

1st August 2022

37.0

⚡️ NEW: Audit history section for your landscape actions

1️⃣ See a history of the activity going on at a landscape level

2️⃣ Backend preparation for levelled model object and diagram history

Added

Action log history for landscapes.
Backend preparation for levelled action logs.

Squashed bugs

Connection reassign not updating some flow steps.
Moving the version timeline sometimes deselects the current tag group.
Deleted comments cannot be viewed on the landscape screen.
Resolved inaccuracy dialog not showing.
Resize the cursor facing the wrong direction on the canvas.

Changed

Reduced amount of data sent to endpoints for diagram/flow/tour updates.

23rd July 2022

36.1

Squashed bugs

Comment list diagram name not truncating.
Corrected www redirects.

17th July 2022

36.0

⚡️ NEW: Per-landscape access permissions and onboarding

1️⃣ Lockdown landscapes for compliance &/or sandbox experimentation

2️⃣ New onboarding experience to teach the basics of C4 in IcePanel

Added

Landscape set up onboarding wizard for new users.
Improved in-app onboarding for editor and commenter users.
Improved new user onboarding emails.
Animated images to onboarding tooltips.
Per-landscape access control.

Squashed bugs

Team management page not showing for enterprise organizations.
Commenter users are unable to move comments.
Azure DevOps repos with disabled flag causing an error.
The reality refresh button showing in the share link model objects tab.
Security improvements to SAML and password login endpoints.
Security improvements to headers and content security policy.
Disable frames for all URLs except for share links.

Changed

Model objects menu stays open when dragging objects onto the diagram.

4th July 2022

35.0

Added

Force SSO login for organizations with it enabled.
Azure DevOps support in IcePanel CLI.
Always show the existing connections list when creating connections.

Squashed bugs

Create a model object button visible in empty share links.
Organization link is incorrect in invite emails.
Sign up page is not mobile-friendly.
XSS protection in email forms.
Disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1.
Disable weak TLS ciphers.
Close button focuses when dialogs show.
Duplicate to organization button visible with no items in the list.
Clicking the checkbox on the sign-up form causes the background to flicker.
Empty arrays are being replaced in the query string.
Password reset field enabled after submission.

Changed

Move user profile fields later in sign-up flow.
Remove landscape template dialog.
Improve the error message for SSO logins on the password form.

26th June 2022

34.1

Squashed bugs

Inverted ordering for model objects screen.
Toolbar tooltips not showing.
Landscape delete button visible for commenters/editors.
Incorrect truncation for share link title.
Incorrect truncation of tags in tag picker.
Incorrect truncation of tags in the toolbar.
Error when currently viewing diagram is deleted by another user.
The wrong tab is underlined when an object and then a connection is selected.
Add connector icon hover state is larger than the clickable area.
Improved dragging performance on diagrams with lots of objects/connections.
New connection name text field does not autofocus.
Canvas text field cursor in the wrong location on 2nd line when text is wrapped.
Type/parent change buttons do not show on the model objects screen.
Type/parent change buttons do not show when selecting the current diagram object.
Descriptions with bold with spaces on either side create invalid markdown when saved.
Extra scroll bar when hovering on show tag.
Object child diagrams are not being updated when a version is created.

Changed

Connections are now included in box selections.
Email was replaced with work email on the sign-up form.
Remove the mountain image from the log-in screen.
Remove unnecessary routes for share links.

20th June 2022

34.0

⚡️ NEW: change object type and owner

Added

Change model object types!
Move a model object to a new owner.
Parent object is now added when creating a new diagram.
CLI now supports GitLab.
API generic labels property for landscape resources.

Squashed bugs

Organization name and user name is missing from user invite emails.
Client does not remove cached diagrams when they are deleted.
Dragging areas also move objects which are not children in the model.
Apps being expandable at the app diagram level.
Error loading model objects view with sidebar already open.
View direct implied connection button not working in the editor.
Moving an implied connection to the parent breaks flows.
Canvas text cursor placed at the 2nd to last position when double-clicked.
Empty model object view is shown when the filter has no results.
Empty object is removed from the model even if it has model connections.
Tags disappear before toolbar is hidden.

6th June 2022

33.0

⚡️ NEW: tags bar and diagram flows are now more visible

Added

Tags bar groups are now always visible!
The diagram flows tab is now even more noticeable!
Email notification when comments are replied to or resolved.
Automatically remove empty objects from the model when removed.
Control hotkey for diagram selections.
Model object view empty state.

Squashed bugs

Comment reply field visible on share links.
Pressing enter when mentioning a user in a comment does nothing.
Error when exporting PDF with an empty diagram flow.
View in model button sometimes does not work.
Tour step editable in version timeline.
Incorrect model objects table height for read-only users.
Back button not going to the correct diagram tab.
Tag not auto focusing on object drawer dropdown.
Comment dialog not showing for resolved comments.

Changed

Company size sign up field swapped for how did you hear about us
Share links now have designed in IcePanel badge.

21st May 2022

32.0

⚡️ NEW: table view for easier maintenance of your model

1️⃣ View, manage, update and clean up your model easier

2️⃣ Quickly find the object you’re looking for within your whole model

3️⃣ Create new objects quickly

Added

New tabular model objects view.
View in model button in the object details.
Model name to the "existing diagrams" dropdown.
Component descriptions, store components and external in the PDF export.
Deleting organizations from the management screen.
Popup dialog for showing flow video larger.

Squashed bugs

Reset camera around an object not working.
Switching flow steps being added to the navigation history.
C4 model help overlay font sometimes falling back to default.
System style not external when dragging from library.
Error when creating new user without logging out of previous user.
Incorrect flow animation direction for bi-directional connections.
Could not find entry model error.
Team owned objects count per organization instead of per landscape.
Delete popup previews linking to diagrams.

Changed

Object details is now expanded by default.
Updated Azure data lake v2 icon.

10th May 2022

31.0

⚡️ NEW: simplified navigation for landscapes

1️⃣ We've made it easier to understand what you're seeing from the landscape view, by splitting out the diagrams, model, tours and teams tabs to help others explore.

2️⃣ We also brought the flows up to the top level, as we've heard how much people are loving them. 🙌

3️⃣ Performance improvements with extra nitrous 🏎

Added

Simplified navigation for browsing landscapes.
New model object statistics overview tab.
Version timeline for landscape overviews.
Simplified landscape, editor and share link loading states.
Exports now support external styling.

Squashed bugs

Overriding keyboard events when embedded in Notion.
Implied connections allowing break out of prevent navigation for share links.

Changed

Manage organization button moved into the organization dropdown.
Performance improvements for editor loading.
Improved caching of WebGL textures.
Improved WebSocket handling.

28th April 2022

30.1

Squashed bugs

User invite dialog causes an error on landscape load sometimes.
Keyboard events are being gobbled up by IcePanel when a share link is embedded in Notion.
Wrong flow focus style for an external system, actor, component and store.
Resize object markers are being shown for read-only users sometimes.
Lost alert causing error in load race condition.
Object description character limit showing for read-only users.

25th April 2022

30.0

⚡️ NEW: on object descriptions and external system styling

1️⃣ Add short visible descriptions on your objects to help people quickly understand what each objects is in your diagrams.

2️⃣ Visually separate and tag your external systems, so people know what’s out of scope quicker.

3️⃣ GitLab has been added to our reality linking integrations.

Added

Short descriptions for model objects displayed wherever that object exists.
Option to mark systems in your model as external in the new object settings.
Grey styling for external model objects to visually distinguish them.
GitLab reality linking and code repo integration.
New refresh button on the reality link tab to manually check status of links.
Zooming to the component level of stores.

Squashed bugs

Switching organizations always shows the "no landscapes" view.
Changing version timeline clearing object selection.
Opening the tag bar and switching perspective affect the back button.
Grey object connectors showing sometimes.
Un-necessary re-render of some UI components
Memory leak from text measurement.

Changed

Improved navigation bar styling.
Improved security for code repo integrations.
Performance: reduced canvas rendering to 40 FPS.
Performance: simplified interaction tree.
Performance: optimized culling checks.
Performance: reduced sprite sheet size.

10th April 2022

29.0

⚡️ NEW: tours, step-by-step navigation of your landscape

🧭 We heard that often the designers inside IcePanel were having to navigate for people, to show the tools full power. So we decided to make something that navigated for you.

🗺 Tours allows you to create a step-by-step navigation through your landscape, so you don’t have to. Each step shows exactly what you see as you create it, including diagrams, zoom position, tags, flows, selected state and so on - Create your first Tour from the Landscape home page! 🤩

Added

Landscape tours for your teammates and stakeholders to easily walk through your designs.
Tours steps can show diagrams, flows, tags, camera and object selections.
Share link viewers now see the landscape overview page to help find what they're looking for.
Back button in the editor. (Possibly the most useful feature we've ever built 😉)
Organizations with overdue payments will now see an alert banner.

Squashed bugs

Onboarding help overlay not showing for commenter users.
Error when updating version name and notes.
Incorrect flow being selected when diagram flows tab clicked.
BitBucket server integrations collapsing some empty directories.
Diagram thumbnail not being rendered after landscape duplication.
Editor camera controller tooltips not showing.
Version timeline and flow editor are both triggered when the left/right arrow key is pressed.
Incorrect zoom icon is being used sometimes for the parent model object area.
Error when opening whats new dialog on Safari.

2nd April 2022

28.1

Squashed bugs

Read-only viewers are not being able to zoom into systems with no children.
The IcePanel logo does not navigate back to the last location on the landscapes screen.
New tag group button not working when clicked from the right-hand panel.
Truncation is broken on the version timeline when a long version name is specified at the system/app level.
Reality links do not recognise CLI created code repos as integrations.
Punctuation is in the wrong place on reality links.
The "what's new" dialog showing on share links.
Error loading textures when quickly navigating away after loading a diagram.
Team ownership objects link to the incorrect diagram navbar.
A scrollbar sometimes appears on the hidden tags toolbar.
Accuracy menu shows the wrong expired link count on an empty screen.
Trust image on the code repo integrations screen was not updated for the accuracy score.

Changed

Dialogs are no longer included in the navigation history.

28th March 2022

28.0

Everyone can now link to reality!

👀 Our vision is to bridge the gap between design and reality, and we've changed our Trust score to help with this.

⚡️ The Trust score is now called the Accuracy score and will change depending on what diagram you're looking at! Free plan organizations can link up to 10 objects to reality, and the paid plans get unlimited linking with multiple linking to one object! 🤩

Added

Reality links are now unlimited on the Indie plan.
Free plan organizations can link up to 10 objects to reality.
Multiple reality links can be added to an object on paid plans.
Systems, Actors and Areas can now be linked to reality.
Accuracy score now shows on ownership team objects.
Better navigation from ownership team objects.
Implied connections now show the direct connection it refers to in the right-hand panel.
Onboarding step to showcase the reality linking feature.
Better upgrade dialogue for easier to understand upgrade reasons.
Updated changelog modal, so changes are more obvious.

Squashed bugs

Azure DevOps integration button causing an error.
PDF export broken in some landscapes.
Error resizing an object in the diagram.
Flow steps don't always update when a model connection change was made.
Commenter users could see options not available to them.
Race condition with diagram objects rendering after it was destroyed.
Diagram text editing cursor sometimes does not appear.
Diagram editing text always uses placeholder tint.
Object library in the wrong position.

Changed

Trust score % is now an Accuracy count showing inaccurate comments and broken reality links.
Accuracy score is now specific to the diagram being viewed, including reality links and comments.

17th March 2022

27.2

Squashed bugs

Socket on some landscapes intermittently failing to connect for a short period.
Socket showing connecting overlay during scaling or timeout.
Flow pulse intermittently happens in reverse after a connection is reassigned.
Timeline version label is being truncated for system/app versions.
The version timeline does not scroll to the latest when it contains a revert event.
Warnings in the console when loading some routes.
Trust menu comment tab sometimes does not have an underline.
Diagram text editor cursor is off centre after showing the placeholder.

15th March 2022

27.1

Squashed bugs

Error exporting diagrams with icons to PNG.
Error loading connections with spaces or newlines.
Error when navbar loads before model objects.
Error when share link is not able to find root model object.
Text cursor not showing on the diagram after an object is created.
Some actions not being cancelled when the canvas is destroyed.
Share link and version URLs with projects not being redirected to landscapes
Some buttons are visible for users with lower permissions.
Background alpha of connection labels solid.
Memory leak with icon textures.

13th March 2022

27.0

Added

Ownership teams, to manage larger teams and landscapes easier. [Growth plan]
Ownership teams allow you to assign ownership of model and in diagram objects.
Ownership team based dashboard to view and quickly jump to the teams owned objects.
List of members in ownership teams including name, role and quick access to email, to get expert knowledge quickly.
Implied connections to show existing lower level (child) connections.
Implied connections sync changes, including flow steps when direct connection is edited.
Ability to jump to direct connection from implied connection.
Rename landscapes from the dashboard.
Change user profile name from the profile menu.
Object preview in connection reassign dialog improved.

Squashed bugs

Flow pulse animation sometimes off center.
Tabs sometimes missing underline until clicked.
Last organization selection not persisted when opening a new tab.
Changing to an organization where you have a lower permission allows you to navigate.
Subtitle incorrect on recommendation score description tab.
Layout issues with diagram text when editing with multiple spaces.
Landscape being created with first landscape in the name.

Changed

Performance: Canvas interface icons are now rendered from a spritesheet.
Performance: Fixed memory leaks in canvas and description editor.
Performance: Reduced number of points used to draw connection lines.
Performance: Improved hit areas for objects and connection lines.

27th February 2022

26.0

Added

New landscape navigation and sidebar.
Organization selection menu.
Job role update field in the profile menu.
Explanation helper about landscapes.
Improved discoverability of growth features on lower plans.
CLI tool for syncing bitbucket server instances on private networks.

Squashed bugs

Drawer flow count does not count flows on other diagrams.
Pinned tags are misaligned sometimes on apps.
Misaligned check boxes on share advanced settings.
Empty comment reply can be created using carriage return.
Local storage becomes full when too many diagrams are viewed.
The diagram view is sometimes not centred by default.

Changed

Teams have been renamed to Organizations.
Projects have been renamed Landscapes.
Refreshed onboarding with no upgrade popup.

13th February 2022

25.0

Added

BitBucket server code linking integration.
API keys on the team management screen.
Endpoints on the IcePanel REST API can now be authenticated with API key.
Additional information on the team member invite dialog.

Squashed bugs

Deleting expanded groups not removing objects contained inside it.
GitHub linking should be code repo linking in app and docs.

Changed

Moved feedback button into the profile dropdown.
Feedback form no longer requires Google login.
Improved performance of code link selection menu.

30th January 2022

24.0

Added

Azure DevOps integration for growth plans.
Azure DevOps object linking.
Azure DevOps trust score checks.

Squashed bugs

Error when trust score scanning a GitHub branch with no files.
Error when quickly setting and unsetting model object links.
Page not found not centred vertically.

Changed

IcePanel Technologies Inc. is now registered in British Columbia, Canada!
GitHub authentication flow stores state in the URL.

15th January 2022

23.0

Added

Indie paid plan with unlimited projects, tags, flows and more.
Save currency selection during sign up, checkout and upgrade.

Squashed bugs

GitHub links sometimes show as stale when many repositories are connected to one team.
User seats are not adjusted when a team plan is downgraded.
Comment user permission issues and excess features showing.
Connections can be added to diagrams twice using the existing connections panel.
Bi-directional connections are not visible in the existing connections panel.
Square connections disappear sometimes when connected to an actor.
Pulsing connection arrow is in the wrong location when the connection is selected.
Entering a name that conflicts with another scoped object does not cause an error when set in the right-hand panel.
Teams are temporarily put into a limbo state when 3D checkout fails during a purchase.
Sign up options are not persisted when clicking the verification link from a different browser.

Changed

Released our very large December refactor with stability and performance improvements.
Existing Indie plan has been renamed to the Free plan.
Structurizr workspace import is now executed on the backend.
Temporarily removed Areas from the recommendations score.

30th December 2021

22.0

Added

Commenter seats added to indie and growth plans.
Add users to a team when signing up via SSO.

Squashed bugs

Error when setting protected share link password.
Error when creating inaccurate comments as a commenter user.
Entry diagram showing as a project recommendation.
Comment bubble popup not showing sometimes for commenter users.
Connection design tab showing for commenter users.

Changed

Disabled WebGL anti-aliasing on Safari due to performance issues.
Phase 2 out of 2 of our very large December refactor.
Read-only team users have been renamed to commenters.

19th December 2021

21.0

Added

Modification of entry diagram when zooming into an object.
Reordering of diagram tabs.
Reordering of tag group tabs.
Checkbox in the object connections sidebar for quick toggling of existing connections.

Squashed bugs

Clicking an object from the toolbar doesn't allow it to be placed on the diagram.
Shift + Alt hotkey prints GroupNext into diagram text fields.
Dragging an area does not drag areas within it.
Dragging with multi-selection causes other context areas to jump around.
Z and X not working when typing into diagram text fields.
Some diagrams are incorrectly identified as project name recommendations.
Toolbar glitch when switching between versions on the model view.
SAML login errors are not being surfaced to the UI.

Changed

Phase 1 out of 2 of our very large December refactor.
New diagram button now has text when no diagrams exist.

5th December 2021

20.0

Added

Comments menu with visibility toggle.
In-diagram question and idea comments.
In-diagram inaccuracy comments that affect the trust score.
Mention other users in comments.
Redesigned trust score bar and menu.
Trust score help menu on share links.
Project recommendations menu and progress circle.
Single sign-on login using SAML.

Squashed bugs

Area not dragging other objects inside it.
Tagged connection lines not highlighting when toolbar opened.
Tagged connection lines remaining pinned when toolbar closed.
Error when copying or pasting on Firefox.
Long object names not truncating on version menu.
Diagram update showing as "Today" even if yesterday.

Changed

Describing objects is now part of recommendations instead of the trust score.
Tweaks to scroll zoom accuracy when using a mouse.

20th November 2021

19.0

Added

Reordering of flow steps by typing step number.
Duplication of projects across teams.
Duplication of flows.

Squashed bugs

Accuracy when using mouse wheel scroll on Windows.
Expanding or collapsing an object removes the object from flow steps.
Demo project thumbnail not correctly positioned.
Unauthorized error when logging in without a verified email.
Unable to load diagram sometimes when opening a project.
Socket not attempting to reconnect after an error.
Onboarding tooltips sometime not loading after login.
Error when duplicating projects on an indie team.

Changed

Flow names now wrap to the next line in the dropdown menu.

7th November 2021

18.0

Added

Onboarding tooltips to help new users get familiar with features.
Demo project selection when teams are first created.
New automated emails for onboarding and team invites.
Additional in-app and in-email links to docs articles.
Moving a connection from one object to another updates diagram flows.
Last updated time and user name for each diagram.
Import of object documentation from Structurizr files.
Cut, copy and paste hotkeys when editing diagram text fields.

Squashed bugs

Flow connection animates in the wrong direction for bi-directional connections.
Duplicating large diagrams will load forever.
Users who are invited to multiple teams before registering will only be added to the first.
Undo/redo hotkey enters X or Z into diagram text fields.
"Back to viewing" button text incorrect for view-only users.
Connection tab does not update when a description is added.
Replaced aurora background effect with video for improved performance.
Pinned tabs do not disappear when hidden on the model tab.
View only users not able to see the connections tabs.

Changed

Diagram zoom removed from the team goals (replaced with onboarding tooltips).
Team user invite expiry extended to 2 days.
Hotkey for zooming around selected objects and connections: Shift + C
Hotkey for zooming around all objects and connections: CMD / Ctrl + Shift + C

24th October 2021

17.0

Added

Camera gizmo with a zoom slider and camera reset button.
Smoooooth transition when resetting the camera.
Smoooooth transition when moving between flow steps.
Sexy connection animation for showing the direction of flow steps.
Self-action message type for flow steps.
PNG and PDF exports for diagram flows.
Highlight objects and connections when hovering on them in the flow editor.
Object flows tab that shows which flows an object is a part of.
Toggle connection name visibility when in a flow.
Autofocus flow step description when all fields are auto-filled.
Kubernetes community icon pack.
Improved gesture recognition for trackpad pinch to zoom.
WASD, ZX keyboard shortcuts for panning and zooming the camera.
Additional tooltips for disabled and unavailable flow step fields.
Demo project template.
Flow team goal for newly onboarded users.
PNG and PDF exports are processed on the background and sent via email.

Squashed bugs

Pinned tag labels do not disappear when a tag is unpinned.
Links tab is not visible when a zoomed-in object is selected.
Mouse scroll wheel sometimes pans the camera.
Flow view sticking even when changing diagram.
User becomes stuck when the view they are in is deleted.
"Removed" text in flow steps are grey instead of red when not selected.
Inconsistencies with socket handling when network availability or sleep state changes.
All delete buttons are highlighted in the object library when the delete dialog shows.
Glitches with diagram interactions when the diagram focus changes.
PNG and PDF exports timing out intermittently.
Inaccuracies with the culling of curved connections.
Glitches with the underline on tabs in the right-side panel.
Empty objects names jumping after creation.
Full height scroll bar on project list sometimes on the first load.
Changing e-mail address causes an internal server error.

Changed

Performance improvements when using the flow editor.
Toolbar camera buttons removed, you can still use space to switch the mode.
Team tabs are now ordered alphabetically.
Add flow step hotkey changed to CMD/Ctrl + Shift + E.

10th October 2021

16.0

Added

Overlay and highlight flow sequences on top of diagrams.
Multiple flows per diagram with step editor and controls.
Outgoing and reply messages in flow steps.
Redesigned side panel with split mode.
More obvious project editing in the toolbar.
Hover states to tabs across the app.

Squashed bugs

Russian Cyrillic not rendering on diagrams.
Description editor not showing on model view.
Dragging objects from the sidebar cannot be cancelled with the escape key.
C4 help tooltip not showing after navigation.
Socket connecting when a tab is reloaded in the background.
Users with edit access can see the GitHub link button.
Object library hiding after a model is deleted.
Delete and enter key pressed quickly deletes objects in the diagram when editing their name.

Changed

Compress Bitmap font in diagrams.

27th September 2021

15.0

Added

Select and tag multiple objects at once.
Delete multiple model objects at once.
Model JSON export on the share dialog.
Show the icon on the diagram when a tag is pinned.
Public roadmap on the landing page.

Squashed bugs

Zoom on Firefox is too sensitive.
Join team email link picking incorrect tab.
Share link call to action not showing for indie teams.
Empty group tag icon not rendering.
Model object list is not ordered correctly.
Empty system/app text out of alignment.
Various undefined/null errors reported by error tracker.

Changed

New mail provider to improve deliverability of activation emails.
Duplicating projects no longer include versions.

12th September 2021

14.0

Added

Freeze systems and apps independent from the project. (Growth plan)
Timeline at each level shows versions taken from higher up. (Growth plan)
Pin tags to objects and connections in tag bar to make them always visible.
Hide tagged objects and connections from diagrams and the model.
Expand multiple levels of objects to show dependencies inside other systems and apps.
Documentation template for connections.
Common branch names are ordered first in the GitHub link list.
Super cool lights background on the user and share link login pages.

Squashed bugs

Removed HTTP polling in favour of WebSockets, fixing XHR error.
Truncation for long object, diagram and version names across the app.
Un-tagged connection color being too dark when used over areas.
Actors being unable to select text or use click shortcuts.
Browser zoom distorting the version timeline.
Timeline panning using arrow keys even when dialogs are open.
Team upgrade not applying instantly due to race condition.
Deleting a diagram may set the objects child count to zero.
Other diagrams list not being updated correctly in some cases.
GitHub API branch request not paginating correctly.
Issues with icon and lib tree shaking reducing the bundle size considerably.
Connection label position bar being the incorrect color.
Read-only users not being able to open a GitHub link.
Icon textures loading more than once due to a race condition.
Object library items are not being ordered alphabetically.
Area border not highlighting when a tag is hovered on.

Changed

The IcePanel team has relocated to British Columbia, Canada! 🇨🇦

29th August 2021

13.0

Added

Share links using the current diagram location.
Share links with navigation locked to the current diagram.
Share links with default tag groups visible.
Model object descriptions connected to the Trust Score.
Structurizr workspace JSON import.
Create template option for description panel.
Create blank diagram option in diagrams.
Duplicate button on projects screen.
Rename project from the app bar.
Onboarding checklist for teams with a prize at the end!
Onboarding golden Brian hunt across the app.
Service worker with offline caching and update management.
Billing in CAD and GBP currencies.

Squashed bugs

Unpredictable bugs caused by code and data consistency between updates.
Outdated GitHub link not showing in the right-hand panel.
Contact page failing to send a message.
Project list tab-width is not correct with many teams.
iFrame and XSS security vulnerabilities in-app.
Dialogs and menus not positioning correctly.
Model deletion is too easy to confirm.

Changed

Brand and landing page refresh.
Team plan was renamed to the growth plan.
Personal projects were deprecated and migrated to indie teams.
Up to 3 collaborators on the indie plan.
Trust score descriptions are now available on the indie plan.
Up to 5 saved versions are now available on the indie plan.

17th August 2021

12.0

Added

Tags and groups for objects and connections.
Colors for connections and objects.
Show/hide tags toolbar, hovering to highlight colors.
Icons for tag groups.
Undo/redo keyboard shortcuts.
Version subtitle in share links.
Badges for alpha and beta users.
"This may take a while" message when exporting.

Squashed bugs

Trial dialog not showing for teams.
Incorrect chunking causes slow initial page loading.

Changed

Faster loading of large diagrams.
Faster version switching.
Version timeline moved underneath the navigation bar.
All projects now use WebSockets for diagrams.

1st August 2021

11.0

Added

Added versioning menu.
Added version creation with name and notes.
Added timeline view for browsing old versions.
Added version reverting with revert notes.
Added share links for selected older versions.
Added diagrams list to model object sidepanel.
Added camera lost alert popup to find your objects again.
Added animated model objects count badge.

Squashed bugs

Fixed glitch when hovering on link button.
Fixed timeout bugs with real time socket when left open in background.
Fixed export to PDF failing for large projects.
Fixed ctrl + s save hotkey not working on Windows.

Changed

Legacy diagrams can no longer be opened, only converted to a project.
Real time socket disconnects when IcePanel is left open in the background.
Projects are ordered by last updated date.

18th July 2021

10.0

Added

Added curved lines which are now the default line type!
Added new connection styling and dependency highlighting.
Added hover on connections to bring them to the front and focus.
Added connection label position slider at 30%, 50% and 70%.
Added ability to expand out of scope objects into areas and collapse them again.
Added other contexts section to model objects list with out of scope objects.
Added automatic resizing of areas based on the object scope.
Added ability for areas to move objects inside them.
Added what's new (features) dialogue to the home screen.
Added team billing option for Euros.
Added share link not found page when using incorrect URLs.
Added IcePanel branding or team name to share links.
Added greyed out connection design tab when creating new connections.
Added automatic centring of diagrams on their first view.
Added automatic centring of diagram if viewed after scrolling off the edge.
Added new PDF export structure with linked table of contents.
Added sign up autofill email address when inviting team members.

Squashed bugs

Fixed share links and PNG exports not showing connection labels.
Fixed app not launching when running in Firefox with "do not remember history" option.
Fixed editor Ctrl + S save hotkey not working on Windows.
Fixed race condition bugs with real-time editing on the model tab.
Fixed real-time editor not saving after 30-40 minutes of inactivity.
Fixed panning onto navbar and letting go of the mouse continuing to pan.
Fixed actors not showing how many diagrams they have in the model view.
Fixed depth of the model tab in front of the right panel.
Fixed crash when removing the first and only character on the first line of a text field.
Fixed glitches with the model objects and icon selection dropdown accordions.
Fixed hashes in documentation links being converted into HTTPS.
Fixed inconsistent icon sizes in places.

Changed

Public share links are now on the indie plan!
Improved diagramming and navigation performance.
Improved performance for projects with large models.
Thumbnails, PNGs and PDFs are now rendered on our servers.
Diagram pan and scale is now saved in local storage rather than IndexedDB.

6th July 2021

9.1

Squashed bugs

Fixed connections being editable on share links.
Fixed icon search showing empty packs.
Fixed icon menu not always saving selected pack.
Fixed connections not showing in 0 diagrams.
Fixed shift select not working.
Fixed deleting last character on first line causing error.
Fixed new lines not working on name fields.
Fixed actor not having in x diagrams label.
Fixed auth token not being renewed correctly on team projects.

3rd July 2021

9.0

Added

Added model based connection management.
Added object connections to and from panel.
Added intelligent bulk connection updates.
Added straight line connections in new design panel.
Added no direction and bidirectional connection arrows.
Added tooltips and hints when updating connection and object names.
Added bottom left and bottom right connector on actors.
Added double clicking words to select in object text fields.
Added tripple clicking to select all in object text fields.
Added command s shortcut to save in object text fields.
Added help tooltip when creating model connections.
Added improved PDF exporter with Markdown support.

Squashed bugs

Fixed profile menu not clickable from editor.
Fixed deleting objects did not refresh the model objects menu.
Fixed editor memory leak.
Fixed PDF export performance issues.
Fixed connection text out of alignment.
Fixed large icon sizes on export screen.

Changed

Reduced scale of model view.

21st June 2021

8.0

Added

Added all new description panel editor.
Added Markdown support to description editor.
Added separate descriptions for each diagram.
Added new breadcrumbs with C4 model specific help and tooltips.
Added interface elements to teams with expired trials.
Added simplified feedback button and form.
Added simplified main navigation bar with model and diagram tabs.

Squashed bugs

Fixed description panel not scrolling.
Fixed error when clicking background of canvas.
Fixed bug creating connections in teams.
Fixed objects not creating for team projects.
Fixed register error when no billing cycle supplied.
Fixed password field not auto focusing on share link.

31st May 2021

7.0

Added

Added team user management and access control.
Added team billing through Stripe.
Added real time team collaboration.
Added read only public share links for teams.
Added read only password protected share links for teams.
Added tab based projects page with search.
Added skeleton loaders to interface.

Squashed bugs

Fixed connection name not editable via side panel.
Fixed inconsistent icon sizes.
Fixed memory leak when exporting diagrams.
Fixed projects list not scrolling after returning from editor.

Changed

Documents renamed to projects.
14 day trials moved to team plan.
Performance improved when loading personal projects.
Improvements to socket handling.

13th May 2021

6.0

Added

Added C4 model help button and dialog.
Added missing GitHub link icon to sidebar.
Added WebSocket based diagram interface.
Added saving of last GitHub repository menu state.
Added GitHub repository menu cache.
Added GitHub link button to top right corner of areas.

Changed

Specs moved to the free tier.

1st May 2021

5.0

Added

Added GitHub integration.
Added object linking to a GitHub repository, branch or path.
Added trust score indicator to specs.
Added trust score menu with outdated GitHub links.

Squashed bugs

Fixed scrolling in editor not working directly after interacting with documentation.
Fixed project name not showing in breadcrumb for model view.
Fixed trackpad accidentally causing whole website zoom.
Fixed object zoom activating when resizing or dragging editor objects.

Changed