Changelog - Page 2

See the latest product updates for snappify.

🎬 Video element

snappify has a new Video element which fits perfectly if you e.g. want to show the result or a product preview during a presentation! 🥳

In first place you can only paste a direct URL to the video from your cloud storage provider. In a later phase we will add the possibility to upload videos directly to snappify.

Promotion image showcasing the new video element
Promotion image showcasing the new video element

🌠 Background image

Until now it was only possible to specify either a solid or a gradient color for the background of your snap.

From now on it's also possible to specify an image 🥳

You can choose from a variety of background images we prepared for you in our library, or upload a custom image.

Before and after comparison of background configuration
Before and after comparison of background configuration

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📸 Background presets

We've introduced some Presets to easily change the size of your snap to the desired format of well-known social media platforms. We also added three presets for creating Slides in your presentation.

When you choose a preset, the background will enable to keep the aspect ratio, so you can resize it and still keep the desired format. You can toggle off the aspect ratio flag at any time.

Screenshot of the Background Preset popover
Screenshot of the Background Preset popover

🌅 Background: Fixed / Auto Size

Additionally we refactored our previous "Spotlight element" logic to a simpler option called Background Auto Size.

Learn more about it in our Documentation.


💬 Inline toolbar & List-items

It's time for another update for our rich-text editor! 🥳

We've added a new inline toolbar that that appears when you’re editing text. It allows you to quickly format your text alignment, font size, font family, line height, letter spacing and text color.

New! You can now also add bullet and numbered list items. This is a must have for presentations- our brand new feature which is currently in Closed Beta

Promotion image showcasing the new toolbar with example text
Promotion image showcasing the new toolbar with example text

✨ AI Explanations

It's now possible to create Code Explanations with our AI powered solution!

Just right-click on a selected code and let the AI generate an explanation for you. You can then edit the explanation to your liking.

👩‍💻👨‍💻 Teams plan

Now you can collaborate with your team members on a shared workspace. Each team member can create and edit snaps and folders.

The admin of the team can invite new members and manage them.

Currently our team plan includes up to 4 members. In the future, we will add the possibilities to add more members as the demand increases.

Promotion image showcasing the new Teams feature
Promotion image showcasing the new Teams feature

🖼️ Code Editor Border

It's now possible to specify a border for code editor elements. This enables even more styles variations for your code snippets. 😄

You can find the setting in the right toolbar.

Showcase of the new Code Editor Borders
Showcase of the new Code Editor Borders

🤝 Position Constraint Scale

We've introduced a new Position Constraint called "Scale." When applied, this constraint allows elements to maintain their size relative to the background, which is particularly useful when placing background images and ensuring they cover the entire canvas.

Learn more about the different Position Constraints on our new docs page.

Video showcasing the Scale Position Constraint


💡 Explain code snippets

It's now even easier to create code explanations with snappify!

Just right click on the selected code in a code-editor element and click the "Explain" option. Checkout the docs for more informations.

Video showing the new code explanation feature


🏠 Sort Folders and Snaps

You're now able to sort Folders and Snaps on the Dashboard by their name, creation date or last modified date.

Screenshot of the Dashboard with the new sorting options
Screenshot of the Dashboard with the new sorting options

↦ Tab Size

The tab size (indentation) of the code editor can now be adjusted from 2 to up to 6 spaces.


👉 Arrow Improvements

You’re now able to attach arrows to elements! 🥳

That means you don’t have to reposition an arrow when you move around the element to which it is pointing at. It will automatically adjust its position.

Learn more about it in our new Arrow documentation.

Video showing the new arrow attachment feature

New way of drawing arrows and form elements

Additionally, we’ve refined the way of adding new arrows or form elements to your snap.

When clicking on the form element button on the top of the editor and choosing the desired element, you can now immediately start drawing on the canvas. This makes it easier to place the element right where you want it.

Video showing how to draw arrows and form elements


🎨 Color Picker Improvements

From now on, you will see all the colors you have used in the current snap at the top of each color picker. This gives you easy access to all relevant colors.

In addition, we have separated the recently used colors from the preset color palette to make both easier accessible. You can also pin the recently used colors to create your own preferred color palette

Promotion Image showing the color picker improvements
Promotion Image showing the color picker improvements

🎛 New Advanced Style Properties

We’ve introduced some new advanced style properties! 🥳 You’re now able to specify Blur, Grayscale, Sepia and Hue Rotation on every element!

Hint: this is also able on Group elements, so it’s easy to apply those effects on multiple elements at once.

Showcase of the new advanced style properties
Showcase of the new advanced style properties

🖼️ Static Images

We've improved our image component! Now, you can easily add handpicked dev-icons, emojis, and other icons. Plus, you can easily replace an image while keeping the configured settings on the right toolbar. In the element tree, you'll also see a small preview image for easier orientation.

For more information visit the docs.

Promotion Image showcasing the new static images
Promotion Image showcasing the new static images

snappify.com

snappify.com Domain
snappify.com Domain

Today we migrated our Domain from snappify.io to snappify.com 🥳

We’re really proud of this step as it makes our brand more serious.

All possible redirects are in place, so everything should still work as expected. Nevertheless, if you still expect any issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out!


🏘 Element Grouping

From now on it’s possible to group elements in the tree! 🥳

Grouped elements act like a single element on the canvas. You can move them around and they'll stick together, which can be pretty handy when you want to group several design elements together.

Read more about grouping an other changes regarding the Element Tree on our docs.

Preview of a group in the element tree
Preview of a group in the element tree

💬 Rich Text Improvements

Our rich-text element just got even better! Let’s see what has been changed.

Padding: Now it is possible to adjust padding. This plays very nicely if your text element has a background.

Resize: Sometimes you want to resize a text element for your need. We got your back by providing 3 different resize modes 🙌

Vertical alignment: Since the size of the text element can be adjusted freely you can change vertical alignment.

Read more about the Text element on our docs.

Promotion Image showcasing the new Rich Text improvements
Promotion Image showcasing the new Rich Text improvements

🌐 Share & Embed

Today we released a unified experience for Embedding & Sharing your snaps from a new modal. You're now also able to describe your snap for better SEO.

Hint: Your old snaps are now public by default and accessible by everyone who has the URL. Newly created snaps will be unpublished by default and you have to actively publish them.

Additionally we also unlock this powerful feature for our free plan, so more people can get in touch with it. 🙌

Promotion Image showcasing the new Share & Embed modal
Promotion Image showcasing the new Share & Embed modal

New Snap Modal

Screenshot of the new snap modal
Screenshot of the new snap modal

When creating a new snap with snappify, you maybe need different starting points. Like either you want to start with a Blank canvas, or only a code editor.

That’s why we’ve introduced a new Modal for creating snaps, where you can choose the default snap to start with! It also includes a link to our new Template Gallery, if you want to get started with a more sophisticated Templates.

We’d love to hear your feedback about this. Do you maybe have default styles you’d like to be added to this modal or other additions you’d like to see?


🎃 Happy Halloween!

Celebrate and spook away all those bugs using our scary new Halloween templates 👻🧛‍♂️🧟

Head over to the template 👈

Promotion Image showcasing the new Halloween Templates
Promotion Image showcasing the new Halloween Templates

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