⚡️ What's new in EasyRetro?

Summarize your boards using AI New feature

Now introducing AI-powered content summarization for your meeting boards, allowing you to easily generate concise summaries.

Background image customization New feature

🖼️ Express your team's vibe, set the mood, and enhance the visual appeal. Simply upload an image of your choice in the board settings and transform your retrospectives into a visually captivating experience.

Add custom images to your meeting cards New feature

Exciting news! Introducing "Enable card images" - now, effortlessly incorporate visuals into your boards for more engaging and dynamic collaboration.

Choose the template that best fits your need Improvement

Navigate with ease between templates, categories, and languages.

Disable Public Board Creation New feature

It is here, organization owners now have more control over public boards. With this option, they can ensure the security of sensitive information. Now the organization can only create private boards.

A better PDF document design Improvement

We have completely redesigned the Export to PDF feature, enhancing its functionality, visual appeal, and reading experience.

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Clone surveys when cloning board content Improvement

When you clone the content of a board, you will now have the added benefit of cloning its surveys as well. This improvement makes it much easier to kick-start your next retro without having to recreate the surveys from scratch.

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Facilitator onboarding New feature

Introducing our facilitator onboarding feature for seamless retrospective leadership. Get guided assistance and explore our features with ease.

Ensure everyone is using the same language New feature

As EasyRetro now supports multiple languages, it's important to ensure everyone is using the same language during retrospectives. To achieve this, you can enable the language feature while creating your board or in the board settings.

EasyRetro now available in multiple languages New feature

We're thrilled to announce that EasyRetro now supports localization in other languages! We understand the importance of providing our users with the option to use our platform in their preferred language, and we're excited to expand our reach to Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Polish and Dutch speakers.

With this new feature, users can easily switch between languages by accessing the toggle located inside the user dropdown menu, in the top right corner. We've carefully translated all the menus, buttons, and prompts to ensure a seamless experience for our non-English-speaking users.

Search Boards by User's Name and Email Improvement

We're excited to announce an improvement to our board search functionality in EasyRetro! Now, you can search for boards created by a specific user using their name or email.

With this enhanced feature, it's easier to find boards created by a particular team member, even if their name is common or misspelled. Simply type in their name or email into the search bar located at the top of the Boards page, and EasyRetro will instantly display all the boards that the user has created.

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Export Organization and Team Members New feature

You can now export your EasyRetro organization's boards and team members to TXT format!

This new feature provides an easy way to share important information with stakeholders or keep a backup of your team's data. To export your organization and team members, simply navigate to the new dropdown menu in your organization's settings and select the option "Export Members".

We're always working on new features to improve your experience with EasyRetro. We hope you find this update helpful!

Moving Them Between Teams Improvement

We're excited to announce that you can now move your boards between teams in EasyRetro!

With this new feature, you can easily reorganize your work or collaborate with different groups. Simply select the board you want to move and choose the new team where you want it to reside.

This enhancement provides a convenient way to manage your boards and collaborate more effectively. We're committed to delivering the best possible experience for our users, and we hope you find this update helpful.

PNG export now includes GIFs Improvement

We're excited to announce an improvement to our PNG export feature. Now, when you export your page as a PNG, any GIFs on the page will be included in the exported image.

This means that you no longer need to worry about losing the animation in your GIFs when you export your page as a PNG.

Action Items Dialog and Due Date New feature

You can now add a due date to your action items. It will be visible in your cards, on the Action Items tab, and on your board's Summary page.

Also, a new dialog is available for you to manage your action items, set or change its assignee and due date, or convert it back into a text card.

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Card's date New feature

If you want to view when each card of your board was created, toggle the "Card's Date" option on the Sidebar menu.

Enforce sort order New feature

Our new feature allows you to enforce your selected sort order to all participants on the board. We also added a new sort type to randomized cards, cards will be randomize to all participants.

Keyboard shortcuts Improvement

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Add cards to columns

Easily create a new card by pressing SHIFT, followed by the number of the desired column.

For example, to add a new card to the third column, just press SHIFT + 3.

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Submit fields

When you are creating or editing a card, instead of clicking "Save", you can press CTRL + Enter (or Command + Enter) to save it.

The same goes for creating/editing comments, columns, boards, or teams.

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Cancel edition

When you are creating or editing a card, instead of clicking "X", you can press ESC to cancel it.

The same goes for creating/editing comments, columns, boards, or teams.

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Open sidebar

To open or close the sidebar, just press CTRL + M.

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Toggle "Hide cards" option

You can toggle the "Hide cards" option from the sidebar using CTRL + H.

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Toggle "Presentation mode" option

You can toggle the "Presentation mode" option from the sidebar using CTRL + P.

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Add timer

Easily add a timer using CTRL + J.

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Add new survey

Add a new survey to your board using CTRL + Q.

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Open shortcuts list message

To open the shortcut message press ?.

Reactions on cards New feature

Our new feature allows you to react to cards using emojis to better express how you feel about them.

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Sidebar Improved Improvement

We improved the sidebar layout, it's more organized and has new buttons.

Pomodoro Timer Online New tool

We at EasyRetro created this free and simple Pomodoro Timer tool to help keep you productive and do more at work.

Last modified date in Analytics Improvement

Added board's last modified date to Analytics column.

Trello Integration New feature

Trello just arrived to EasyRetro. Export your Action Items to cards with this new integration.

Under integrations page connect to your Trello account:

Select the action item you want to export:

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Hide Gifs Improvement

Sometimes GIFs can be distracting, to help you out we add a button to hide them.

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Hide Boards on Dashboard Improvement

To ensure good performance, we added an option to show and hide board sections in your Dashboard. This also helps you navigate between teams if you are a heavy user.

Show next bill date on profile Improvement

Now you can see your next bill date on your profile.

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Jira integration New feature

Jira users can also use our new integration to export cards

Organization admin teams New feature

Admins are now able to create and manage teams within their organizations!

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Max votes per column New feature

Max votes can be set by column or by the whole board.

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EasyRetro's Wall of Love New tool

Take a look at what our users are saying about EasyRetro and leave your own testimonial!

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Scroll page on drag Improvement

The page will automatically scroll when you are dragging your cards around!

Organization admins New feature

You can add up to five admins to your organization. Admins are able to manage billing information.

Meeting summary New feature

Get insights from your retrospective sessions with this new summary page!

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Action item assignee New feature

Assign action items to someone.

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Improved Emoji Picker Improvement

The new version of our Emoji Picker allows you to search for emojis and navigate through the categories!

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Accessibility Improvement

We worked on the Dashboard and Board pages, improving the experience for keyboard-only users and screen-readers. Labels were added and semantic markup elements were applied to provide better interactions for these users.

Add image to template Improvement

Add an image from Unsplash to your suggested templates, and it will be shown on the page once the template is approved!

Highlight cards New feature

Highlight any card by just keeping your mouse over it:

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Action items tab New feature

All action-items from your past retros are shown on a new tab:

Action items at the Analytics tab New feature

You can also follow action-items completion under the Analytics tab:

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Free Moving Motivators tool New tool

Find out what motivates your team-mates with this free tool

Pin cards New feature

Now you can pin cards to the top of the column:

Pin boards new-feature

We added pin feature to boards as well.

Transfer teams New feature

You are able to transfer teams to another user right on the Teams page:

Show cards by column New feature

When the cards of your board are hidden, you are able to show cards of specific columns:

Reset votes by column New feature

Now you can reset the cards votes by column:

Presentation mode New feature

If you need to run a presentation and want to hide your votes, you can Start the Presentation Mode:

New colors Improvement

There are new colors for columns and cards:

Social media image preview Improvement

We improved the image preview when you share your board.

We updated our privacy policy Update

We will archive public boards from free accounts after a period of (1.5) years. Archived boards will still be accessible by the original account that created them, but they won't be accessible by other people with the board URL. The board owner can still unarchive the boards at anytime.

Columns features update Improvement

Add description to column

Give more info to your boards adding a description to your columns:

Delete column

Now you are able to delete a column with cards:

Clear column

An easy way to clean all cards in a column:

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Copy card text New feature

We add a shortcurt to copy the text of a single card:

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GIFs New feature

GIFs are now avaiable, make sure to enable it when creating a new board or check the option in the sidebar:

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QR Code Improvement

We improve the share option adding QR code, it is easy to share when you are screen sharing:

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Hide prime directive Improvement

Now you can hide the prime directive hint:

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Show hidden cards to board owner Improvement

If you are a board owner, check this new option to show hidden cards only for you:

Filter cards by comments Improvement

We improved the search inside boards. Now you are able to find a card by a comment:

News in kudos New feature

Kudos wall

Share your feedbacks with your teammates and keep it organized with the new Kudos Wall

Kudos from & to

Another feature added to the kudos was the option to set "From" and "To"

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Sort and filter user Improvement

Sort your cards and filter by author name:

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Merge and drag cards in list view New feature

Now you have all the power you had with columns view in list view as well, drag and merge your card between columns.

Change cards color New feature

When editing a card now you have the option to change the cards colors.

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Dark mode New feature

Dark mode is now avaiable in EasyRetro, you can easily toggle between dark and light mode.

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Protect boards with password New feature

To improve security in your board, with this feature you can add a password to be request when someone visit your board.

First select "Secure board with password" option when creating a board:

The password is avaiable inside board's sidebar:

Restore deleted boards and cards New feature

Now you can restore deleted board and cards direct from your dashboard.

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Add name to anonymous user New feature

If you want to allow anonymous users to add a name now it is possible.

Check the option when creating the board or in the sidebar as follow:

Now anonymous users can use a name as a identifier:

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New create board Improvement

We re-designed and improved the experience when creating a new board. Now it is easyier to find and preview a template.

Easy Kudo tool New tool

Now you can easily create a Kudo card with a "thanks" message to show your teammates they are appreciated!

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Export board to docx New feature

There is a new export format! If you need to customize your document before sending it to your team/manager, just select the DOCX option!

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Export surveys Improvement

If you have any surveys on your board, they will be exported too!

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Integrate teams with Confluence New feature

If you need your team members and admins to export retro boards to Confluence by themselves, you just need to grant access to your integration!

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Downgrade plans Improvement

Now you can downgrade your plan to a lower tier if you are subscribed to the Business or Enterprise plans!

Survey feature New feature

Now you can easily run surveys for any purpose right on your boards!

Unmerge cards New feature

Now you can easily unmerge a group of cards on your boards.

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Move board from team to public New feature

This feature lets you move your boards from team to public. That way, you can share the board with people from outside your team if needed.

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Action itens New feature

Now you can turn your cards into action items, so it's easier to keep track of the tasks your team has planned.

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New board menu design Improvement

This time our focus was on the board menu. We completely updated buttons and fields, improving design and user experience. We're aiming to keep it simple and easy-to-use!

Meeting timer New tool

Manage your meeting with this free countdown timer tool.

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Meeting Minutes New tool

Collaborate with this free and easy to use meeting minutes template tool.

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Meeting agenda New tool

Collaborate with this free and easy to use meeting minutes template tool.