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What’s new in Flowara

Changelog — Flowara
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What’s new in Flowara

Every update, improvement, and fix — in the order they shipped. Flowara gets better every week.

Coming Soon
In development
Localisation & AI Communication

Flowara will know which language each client speaks — and use it everywhere, automatically.

New
🌍 Per-Client Language

Set a preferred language on any client profile. When the AI drafts an email or a payment reminder for that client, it writes in their language — no manual editing required. Supports all languages recognised by Claude and GPT-4.

Improvement
📧 AI Drafts in Client’s Language

Invoice emails, estimate cover letters, and proposal drafts now auto-generate in the client’s configured language without changing your own app language.

Improvement
🔔 Reminders Follow Client Language

Automated payment reminders and AI-drafted reminder sequences respect the client’s language setting, so your overdue chaser arrives in the right language every time.

v 2.3.5 Latest
June 2026
Smart Invoice Reminders

A full AI-powered reminder workflow — draft, review, approve, and track every follow-up, all from inside Flowara.

New
🔔 4-Step Reminder Sequence (Day 0 / 3 / 7 / 14)

Each overdue invoice now gets a configurable reminder timeline. Flowara tracks where each invoice stands in the sequence and surfaces the next action at the right moment — no manual chasing spreadsheet needed.

New
🤖 AI-Drafted Reminder Emails

The AI drafts a contextual reminder email for each step in the sequence. You review and approve before anything is sent — full control, zero writing effort.

New
📋 Reminder History Per Invoice

Every sent reminder is logged against the invoice row and visible inside the invoice dialog — date sent, step number, and a preview of the message body.

New
👤 Recipient Picker for Manual Reminders

Sending a one-off reminder now opens a picker showing the client’s email and all linked contacts — choose exactly who receives it. Automatic reminders still go to the primary client email.

Improvement
🔁 Skip & Resend

Skip any reminder step if the timing isn’t right, then un-skip it later to re-queue it. Bell icon bypasses the time gate so you can nudge a client whenever you need to.

New
🪟 Windows Subscription (Paddle Billing)

Flowara Pro is now available on Windows via Paddle Billing — a merchant of record that handles VAT, refunds, and global checkout. €5.99/month or €49.99/year, with a 30-day free trial. A Cloudflare Worker bridges secure license validation.

v 2.3
June 2026
Project Power Features

Gantt drag-and-drop, critical path planning, iCloud sync, custom task statuses, and a complete UI polish pass.

New
📊 Gantt Drag-to-Reschedule

Drag any task bar directly on the Gantt chart to reschedule it. Dependent tasks cascade automatically so your timeline stays consistent with zero manual date editing.

New
🔴 Critical Path Method (CPM)

Flowara calculates and highlights the critical path across your project’s task dependencies. Know instantly which tasks will delay the project if they slip.

New
⚡ Generate Tasks from Estimate

Turn estimate line items into project tasks in one click. Use direct mode (instant) or AI-enhanced mode — the AI expands each line item into actionable sub-tasks with descriptions and effort estimates.

New
🎨 Custom Task Statuses

Define global custom statuses in Settings → Tasks, each with its own colour. Custom statuses appear as Kanban columns, Gantt swimlanes, and coloured badges throughout the app.

New
☁️ iCloud Drive Sync

Store your database in iCloud Drive and seamlessly access Flowara from any of your Macs. A built-in lock file prevents conflicts, and a WAL checkpoint ensures only a clean single-file database syncs — no stray -wal or -shm files.

New
🗂️ Kanban Column Visibility Toggle

Hide or show any status column directly from the Kanban toolbar — no trip to Settings needed. Preference is kept per session so your board stays uncluttered across work sessions.

Improvement
✅ Task Multi-Select & Bulk Actions

Select multiple tasks across any Kanban column and apply bulk actions — Mark Done, Archive, or Delete — in a single click. Works on both the global Tasks board and every project’s individual Kanban view.

Improvement
💬 Native Confirm Dialogs

All native browser confirm() and alert() calls have been replaced with a custom useConfirm hook and styled dialog — visually consistent with the rest of the app and no longer blocked by macOS sandboxing.

Fix
🍎 macOS App Nap Fix

macOS was suspending the renderer after ~10 minutes of inactivity, causing timers to freeze and miss ticks. Flowara now holds a powerSaveBlocker while any timer is running.

New
🎛️ Default Payment Terms Setting

Set your preferred payment term (Net 7, 14, 30, 45, 60, or custom) once in Settings → Company, and new invoices will pre-fill that value automatically.

UI consistency pass — badges, empty states, card structure, row padding, icon sizes, date formatting, and loading states all unified across every screen.
Single-click row selection — Billing, Estimates, Expenses, and Time Tracking tables now select on a single click (was double-click).
Error log readability — error details no longer show as “[object Object]”; full stack traces are now displayed correctly.
Migration crash fixes — three database migration edge cases resolved that could crash the app on first launch after update.
Universal macOS build — app now ships as a proper universal binary targeting both Apple Silicon and Intel, fixing App Store architecture rejections.
v 2.2
May 2026
Email, Backup & Billing Enhancements

Smarter email sending, a safer backup format, a Pomodoro timer, and a wave of billing fixes.

New
📬 CC Contacts on Outgoing Emails

When sending an invoice, estimate, or proposal, a contact picker lets you CC any of the client’s linked contacts — perfect for looping in accounts departments or project stakeholders.

New
📎 Timesheet PDF Attachment

Optionally attach a timesheet PDF when emailing an invoice — a detailed breakdown of all time entries logged to the project. Clients get full transparency without any extra effort on your side.

Improvement
💾 Backup as .zip Archive

Backups now export as a .zip containing your SQLite database and all linked project files. Restore accepts both new .zip archives and legacy .db files for full backwards compatibility.

New
🍅 Pomodoro Timer

A configurable Pomodoro timer built into Time Tracking — work sessions, short breaks, and long breaks, with macOS notifications at each transition. Session count and total focused time shown on the timer card.

New
💳 Payments This Month — Dashboard Card

A new Dashboard card lists every payment received this month per invoice, matching the “Revenue This Month” stat exactly — so you always know what’s been collected and what’s still pending.

New
🪟 Minimizable Forms

Invoice, estimate, proposal, and expense forms can be minimized to a dock at the bottom of the screen — Gmail-style. Switch to other views without losing your work in progress. A confirmation dialog prevents accidental data loss on close.

Deposit invoice quantity scaling — partial deposit amounts now scale correctly when the estimate has multi-quantity line items.
Credited invoice revenue — invoices with a credit note now appear correctly in revenue totals; the credit note amount is subtracted rather than the whole invoice being excluded.
Recurring invoice date — recurring invoices now issue with today’s date instead of copying the original invoice date.
Recurring infinite-loop guard — a safeguard prevents recurring invoice generation from entering an infinite loop when the schedule interval is misconfigured.
Spurious due dates cleared — a database migration removed incorrect due dates that had been copied from creation timestamps on older invoice records.
Time Tracking “Active only” filter — a new filter in the Time Tracking screen shows only currently active (running) timers, making it easy to spot forgotten sessions.
v 2.1
Apr 2026
Proposals & Deposit Tracking

A polished Proposal Builder and a complete deposit/advance billing workflow — everything you need to close and bill clients without leaving Flowara.

New
📋 Proposal Builder

Build professional proposals with rich content blocks, pricing tables, a cover page, and company branding. Link proposals to projects, track their status (Draft, Sent, Accepted, Declined), and monitor deposit payments — all in one place.

New
💰 Deposit Invoices from Estimates

Invoice a partial deposit against an estimate without closing it. The estimate tracks the remaining balance. When the work is done, issue a balance invoice that automatically deducts the deposit in the PDF — no manual maths, no double-billing.

New
🔄 Retainer & Advance Invoices

Bill clients upfront with no linked estimate. Time and tasks consumed against the project reduce the advance balance. Flowara warns you before raising a new invoice while a retainer is still active.

Improvement
💚 Client Health Score Rewrite

The A–D health score now factors in payment latency more precisely — 5 points deducted per day late, capped at 30 points. Scores better reflect real client behaviour and recover faster when a client pays up.

Always improving

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Every update ships through the Mac App Store. Just open the App Store and hit Update, or download Flowara for the first time below.

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