Changelog

2026

• NewJuly 6, 2026

  Delivered files, with preview thumbnails

  Link the folder of a shoot's finished files and ShootHive records how many were produced — the count each shoot is measured against for sell-through later. Turn on preview thumbnails and small images are generated in your browser and saved to your own connected storage, so you can recognise a shoot's files without opening the folder. Each shoot then shows one as its picture across the shoots list, the shoot page, and the post-production board. Open a linked folder to browse its files — thumbnails, names, sizes and capture dates — and click any thumbnail to see it full size. Your original files never leave your computer: ShootHive stores only a list of names, sizes and photo metadata, plus the small thumbnails if you opt in.

• ImprovedJune 29, 2026

  A clearer week and day calendar

  The Week and Day views now lay shoots out hour by hour, like a daily planner — each shoot sits at its real time of day, so you can see when work starts and where the gaps are. The view opens on the hours that actually have shoots and hides the empty stretches, with a Show all 24 hours toggle when you want the whole day. Drag a shoot to another day or time, click an empty slot to add one, and mark time off — vacation, sick, unavailable — straight from a day's header. Completed shoots stay locked in place.

• NewJune 10, 2026

  Act as a member to debug their view

  Organization owners can now act as any member of their own organization — opening the app exactly as that person sees it: their roles, navigation, and visibility. It's built for support and debugging: reproduce a permission issue, check what a role can and can't reach, and fix it. Signing documents and recording payments stay blocked while you act as someone, and every action is logged with your name as the real actor. A banner stays on screen the whole time with a one-click Return to owner, and sessions last up to 30 minutes. Start from Settings → Team — the new "Act as" button on a member's row.

• ImprovedJune 4, 2026

  Preview the full document before signing

  Signers and operators can now open the entire unsigned document before putting their name to it — available on both the remote signing link and the in-person signing wizard. The preview is strictly view-only: opening it creates no audit event, no state change, and no database write.

• ImprovedJune 3, 2026

  Read the release in your language

  Signers can tap "Read this release in your language" to open a human-readable translation of the standard release text in any of six languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, or French. The language can be switched freely inside the panel. The English version remains the document that is actually signed — the translation is a comprehension aid only.

• NewMay 27, 2026

  Account control: 2FA, sessions, email change, and an activity log

  Everything you need to control your account now lives at /me/security. Two-factor authentication (2FA) — set it up with any authenticator app (Google Authenticator, 1Password, Authy, and others), with recovery codes for a lost phone. Sessions — see every device you're signed in on and end any of them except the current one. Email change — switch your address from settings; the new mailbox is confirmed by email. Recent activity — a log of meaningful security events (sign-in, password change, 2FA enabled, token issued). A new /me/privacy page also gives you self-serve data export and full account deletion — no support tickets required.

• NewMay 25, 2026

  Built-in Help Center

  A new Help entry in the sidebar opens a searchable, multi-language guide to every part of ShootHive — what each area is for, how it works, and how to get common tasks done. Updated every time the product changes.

• NewMay 20, 2026

  ShootHive in German, Spanish, Ukrainian, and French

  We've added Deutsch, Español, Українська, and Français alongside English and Russian. Change your interface language from your profile — your choice follows you on every device.

• NewMay 15, 2026

  Post-production pipeline with a Kanban board

  Run your post-production work on a board: drag batches between stages your studio defines (Selection, Edit, Color, Delivery, …), see who's holding what, and configure per-target uploads to each stock provider. A new My Work view shows just the batches you own.

• ImprovedMay 9, 2026

  Download a document right from the list

  Every document row has a Download button now — PDF for signed releases, working file for drafts. No need to open the document detail first. The Generate PDF button was also renamed to Render because the output isn't always a PDF anymore.

• ImprovedMay 4, 2026

  Document list shows the shoot it belongs to

  The documents list now shows each item's shoot, the shoot date, and a friendly 3 hours ago style timestamp for the last update. Easier to find the contract you need without opening five rows.

• ImprovedApril 28, 2026

  Refresh participant data on a signing document

  If a model updated their address or ID number since you started the release, hit the new Refresh participant data button on the document and the latest profile pulls into the release. No need to start a fresh draft.

• ImprovedApril 22, 2026

  Edit a document draft until the first signature

  Drafts stay editable until someone actually signs. That means you can fix a typo or update a fee right up to the moment talent puts pen to paper, without sending a fresh round of links.

• NewApril 15, 2026

  Model releases, NDAs, and contracts — built in

  Create documents from reusable templates, send them to talent or vendors, and capture signatures right inside ShootHive. Works for on-set fast-sign on a tablet and for remote signers via a private link. Every signed release is attached back to the shoot it came from.

• ImprovedApril 8, 2026

  Sidebar collapses to icon-only on small screens

  Tight on horizontal space? The sidebar now collapses to icons only. Hover or focus an icon to see its label and reveal its sub-menu without losing the icon column.

• NewApril 1, 2026

  Use ShootHive on your phone

  Every page now adapts to your phone — list views become tappable cards, dialogs become bottom sheets you can swipe down, and a bottom tab bar puts Shoots, Calendar, Projects, and People one tap away. Tested down to iPhone SE. The desktop layout is unchanged.

• ImprovedMarch 25, 2026

  Refreshed look across the app

  We've moved the whole interface onto a cleaner design system with consistent spacing, typography, and dark-mode support on every page. New accounts default to light mode; flip to dark from the footer whenever you want it.

• ImprovedMarch 18, 2026

  Quick-add menu in the top bar

  A new + button in the top right opens a menu to start a project, shoot, or other entity from anywhere in the app. Faster than navigating to a list page first.

• ImprovedMarch 11, 2026

  Confirm before archiving

  Archiving a project, shoot, or document now opens a confirmation dialog showing what will be hidden and what links to it. One less chance for an accidental click to hide a week of work.

• NewMarch 4, 2026

  Crew compensation editor

  For each member set their employment type — employee, contractor, salaried — and their cost and bill rates. Assignments inherit the rate automatically, so the budget always knows what each booking actually costs.