Recent updates to the Caffeine platform, newest first.
September 2026
Ask the AI which version is live or in draft — September 28, 2026
You can now ask the AI "What version is my live app?" or "What is my current draft version?" and get a real answer — the AI looks up your current version numbers and recent history directly instead of sending you to the version badge. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Choose your builder model, with AI work now priced per token — September 25, 2026
You can now choose which AI model builds your app from the model picker in the chat bar: Default (recommended when starting out), Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, Kimi K3, or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — and AI work is now charged in credits per 1 million tokens at the chosen model's rates, replacing the previous 1–7 credits per build. See How the AI Builder Works and Understanding Credits.
Build completions now leave a persistent version card in chat — September 24, 2026
After a successful AI build, a version card now appears in your chat showing the version number and links to preview the draft or view that version — so you can return to any build result directly from the conversation. See How the AI Builder Works.
The AI now gives accurate answers when you ask about your app's source — September 23, 2026
Asking the AI questions about your app's own code — such as which pages or routes exist, what fields the backend declares, or how many migration steps are in use — now returns a real answer read from your project files instead of a fabricated one. See How the AI Builder Works.
AI assistant now correctly explains draft password prompts — September 23, 2026
When you ask why your draft shows a password prompt, the AI now identifies it as password protection — a project setting — and directs you to the correct place to change or remove it, instead of suggesting a redeploy or canister check. See Password Protecting Your App.
Email sending now charges credits per recipient — September 22, 2026
Sending email from your app now costs 1 credit-cent (0.01 credits) per recipient, and these charges appear in Credit Usage as a recipient count — for example, "2 recipients" — with the total cost on the right. See Understanding Credits.
Builder collaborators can now stop a running build — September 22, 2026
Collaborators with the Builder role can now stop an AI build in progress using the stop button above the chat input — previously only the project owner could do this. See Sharing Projects with Collaborators.
Build preferences and learnings now carry over correctly between builds — September 21, 2026
A bug that caused the AI to silently discard your accumulated preferences and learnings at the end of each build has been fixed — your guidance now persists correctly so the AI builds on what it has already learned about your project. See How the AI Builder Works.
Plan upgrades now redirect to your invoice when a payment is clearing — September 21, 2026
If you try to upgrade your plan while an existing payment (such as an ACH bank transfer) is still clearing, Caffeine now sends you to a Stripe-hosted invoice page to check the status — instead of showing a generic failure. See Billing and Payments.
Annual plan cards now highlight the monthly equivalent and savings — September 21, 2026
When choosing annual billing in the upgrade dialog, the plan card now shows the monthly equivalent price as the headline — for example, "$20 per month" — with the total annual charge and a savings badge displayed underneath, so you can compare plans at a glance. See Billing and Payments.
Partner-platform accounts on caffeine.ai now redirect to their own platform — September 17, 2026
If you sign in on caffeine.ai with an account that belongs to a partner platform (such as Pakistan Digital Authority), you now see an interstitial page directing you to sign in on your platform's own site instead of the global Caffeine app. See Logging In and Managing Your Identity.
Reduced Go Live cost for personal cloud engines — September 16, 2026
Apps deployed to a personal cloud engine you have registered yourself now cost 0.5 credits to publish for the first time, down from 4 credits — apps on Caffeine's mainnet or shared clouds are unchanged. See Understanding Credits.
Redesigned upgrade dialog with contextual plan recommendations — September 15, 2026
When you hit a paywall, the upgrade dialog now shows the plans that include the feature you were trying to unlock, with context-specific offer copy — and after you pay, Caffeine automatically resumes the action that prompted the upgrade. See Billing and Payments.
New projects now show a name immediately — September 11, 2026
When you send your first prompt, the project list now shows the opening words of that prompt as an interim name straight away — no more "Waiting for name…" while the first build runs. The AI still replaces it with a proper generated name when your first draft deploys. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Choose which deployment cloud your app uses — September 11, 2026
If your account has more than one deployment cloud available, you can now select which cloud each project deploys to from project settings → Deployment cloud — the choice can be set or changed any time before your app goes live. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Redesigned project header and section-based project settings — September 9, 2026
The project name in the chat header is now a clickable button that opens the project actions menu (Edit, download, upload, password protect, delete, and more); a gear icon opens section-based project settings with dedicated pages for Domains, Collaborators, Analytics, Deployment cloud, Attachments, and App data; project deletion now uses a checkbox confirmation instead of typing the project name; and Take offline has moved into the Live dropdown. See Publishing and Sharing Your App and Editing and Managing Your App.
Remix a how-to guide directly — September 8, 2026
Caffeine's how-to build guides now include a Remix button that adds the guide's template directly to your account, without copying and pasting a sample prompt.
Annual checkout now shows the full charge upfront — September 4, 2026
Annual plan cards now show the total yearly charge as the main price, with the monthly equivalent separately. Checkout confirms the plan, billing period, and exact amount due today before payment. See Billing and Payments.
Clearer handling for cards that cannot use auto top-up — September 4, 2026
If a bank requires approval for every charge, Caffeine now turns off auto top-up and explains why. Manual top-ups remain available. See Understanding Credits.
Rename your project directly in project settings — September 4, 2026
You can now rename a project by clicking the name field in its settings and typing a new name — it saves automatically, with no need to ask the AI. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Choose which workspace a cloud engine attaches to — September 3, 2026
When registering a cloud engine via the registration link, users who belong to a team workspace can now choose whether to attach the engine to their personal account or a team workspace, instead of the engine silently landing wherever the session happened to be. See Team Workspaces and the Business Plan.
Clearer error page when Caffeine encounters an unexpected problem — September 3, 2026
When the Caffeine app itself hits an unexpected error, you now see a branded error page with a Reload the page button, a Go to homepage link, and an error code you can copy and share with support — replacing the previous plain one-line message that offered no actions. See Getting Help and Contacting Support.
Workspace members now receive an email when shared on a project — September 2, 2026
When a team workspace member is granted access to a project directly, Caffeine now sends them an email with a link to open the project — so collaborators know straight away that a project has been shared with them. See Sharing Projects with Collaborators.
Host plan now behind a "See other plans" disclosure — September 1, 2026
The Host plan no longer appears alongside Studio and Business in the main plan grid — it is revealed by clicking "See other plans" below the cards. Subscribers also now see their current plan labelled "Current plan" rather than "Active". See Plans and Pricing.
August 2026
Clearer upgrade prompts when credits run low — August 31, 2026
Free-plan users now see a persistent upgrade card above the sidebar and a clear Upgrade button in the out-of-credits banner; paid subscribers without auto top-up see an Enable auto top-up button that takes them straight to the setting. See Understanding Credits.
Host is now $5 per month from the first month — August 31, 2026
The Host plan no longer has a first-month introductory discount. It costs $5 per month, or $4 per month with annual billing. See Plans and Pricing.
Remix now resumes after sign-in — August 28, 2026
Remixing an App Market app now requires an account. If you are signed out, Caffeine takes you through sign-in or account creation and then resumes the remix automatically. See The App Market.
Search engines now see the correct app immediately after a domain is moved — August 27, 2026
When you move a domain from one project to another, Caffeine now automatically clears the cached snapshot that search engine crawlers and social media preview bots use — previously, those bots could show the old app's content for days after the switch. See Renewals, Billing, and Troubleshooting Custom Domains.
Workspace invitations are easier to accept — August 26, 2026
Team workspace invitations now return invitees to the acceptance page after sign-in. The workspace guide also explains invitation emails, copied links, and email matching. See Team Workspaces and the Business Plan.
Uploaded files now stay visible to the AI throughout the conversation — August 24, 2026
The AI now remembers all reference files you have uploaded to a project — such as CSVs, ZIP files, and videos — across every message in the conversation, so you no longer need to re-upload or re-reference them in follow-up prompts. See Sharing Files with the AI Using Chat Attachments.
Older apps can now be redeployed without failing — August 24, 2026
Apps built before Data Intelligence was introduced can now be redeployed successfully — previously, redeploys of these older projects would fail with a build error. The fix is automatic and no action is required. See When Builds Fail.
Team workspaces now have a 100-member limit — August 24, 2026
Team workspaces are now capped at 100 members — new joins and invites are blocked once a workspace reaches the limit, though existing members are not removed. See Team Workspaces and the Business Plan.
Slack workspace posting now available in Caffeine apps — August 20, 2026
Your apps can now post messages to a Slack workspace channel — an admin pastes a workspace token into a settings page once, and the AI handles the rest. See What Caffeine Can and Cannot Build.
Copy a project to another workspace — August 19, 2026
You can now copy any deployed project into a different workspace you belong to — open the project actions menu and choose Copy to [workspace name] to create an independent copy in the destination workspace with the same code, assets, and icon. See Team Workspaces and the Business Plan.
Deployment cloud settings now tell you how to change the cloud when your app is live — August 19, 2026
When your app is live and the deployment cloud selector is locked, the settings panel now shows an actionable message — "To change the deployment cloud, take your app offline first" — instead of a dead-end "Locked" notice. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Live canister maintenance cost reduced to 0.5 credits per 100 billion cycles — August 19, 2026
Automatic cycle top-ups that keep your live app running now cost half as much — 0.5 credits per 100 billion cycles deposited instead of 1 credit — so your live app costs less to maintain with no change to how monitoring works. See Understanding Credits.
Going live now requires a paid plan — August 19, 2026
Free users who click any Go live button — in the chat header, the project menu, the draft notice, the chat, or settings — now see the plans dialog instead of proceeding to publish. Building and previewing in draft remains available on the Free plan. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
AI now asks before re-running the pipeline when a build finishes with problems — August 19, 2026
When a build completes but the Quality agent reports an unresolved issue, the AI now tells you what was found and asks whether you want it to investigate and fix — it no longer sends the pipeline back on its own without your input. See Sending Messages While a Build Is Running.
Welcome credits increased to 15 for new signups — August 18, 2026
New users on the Free plan now receive 15 welcome credits at signup instead of 10, giving more room to explore and remix apps before committing to a paid plan. See Plans and Pricing.
The AI can now query your app's live data during chat — August 18, 2026
You can now ask the AI questions about your app's actual stored data — such as how many users are registered, what orders came in today, or what values are in a particular table — and it will look up the real answer rather than estimate. This works both while building and in general chat. See How the AI Builder Works.
Cookie consent now required for all users in EEA, UK, and Switzerland — August 17, 2026
If you visit Caffeine from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you will now see a cookie consent banner on every visit until you make an explicit choice — signing in no longer bypasses the prompt, and no optional tracking starts until you accept. See Privacy and Security.
Expensive builds now automatically scope down to stay within your credit budget — August 17, 2026
When a build becomes expensive, Caffeine now automatically narrows the AI's focus — reducing optional work, moving toward a deployable result, and if the budget limit is reached, deploying the latest working checkpoint rather than continuing to spend. See How the AI Builder Works.
Preview comments now always include a snapshot when one is available — August 14, 2026
When leaving a comment on the draft preview, Caffeine now waits for the screenshot to arrive before sending — previously, submitting quickly could cause the image to be silently omitted. A chip above the comment box shows capture progress in real time. See Using Project Comments.
Invite friends and earn credits — August 14, 2026
You can now share a personal invite link. When a new subscriber chooses a qualifying plan, both accounts receive 20 credits after 30 days. See Understanding Credits.
In-app cancellation flow — August 14, 2026
Cancelling from Caffeine now explains the account impact, may offer a switch to Host, and asks you to choose a reason before confirming. A written note is optional, and the Stripe Customer Portal remains available through Manage subscription. See Plans and Pricing.
Clearer Business workspace purchase flow — August 12, 2026
Before Business checkout, Caffeine explains that the plan creates a separate workspace and subscription. After payment, you can go directly to the new workspace or open it later from the sidebar. See Team Workspaces and the Business Plan.
Draft preview now shows a notice until you go live — August 12, 2026
A dismissible notice now appears at the top of the draft preview for apps that have never been published, reminding you that drafts are temporary and offering a direct Go live button. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Online Store and Cafe & Restaurant Website templates now available — August 12, 2026
Two new official ready-made templates are now in the App Market: Online Store (product catalog, cart, checkout, and order admin with optional Stripe payments) and Cafe & Restaurant Website (menu, photos, hours, and tap-to-call contact) — install either in one click and customize by chat. See The App Market.
Collaborators can now be given Builder access — August 11, 2026
Project owners can now invite collaborators as Builders — who can send build prompts in addition to leaving comments — and change an existing collaborator's role between Commenter and Builder at any time without resending the invitation. See Sharing Projects with Collaborators.
Side-by-side preview pane on desktop — August 10, 2026
The desktop workspace now shows a resizable split view with your chat on the left and a live preview of your app on the right — toggle the preview open or closed with the Eye icon in the header, and drag the divider to adjust the split. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Automated app testing now reports specific gaps instead of failing the whole flow — August 10, 2026
When the automated tester cannot reach a specific part of your app before your draft is deployed, it now reports only the exact things it could not check — rather than marking the entire flow as unverified and describing the full goal as unconfirmed. See How the AI Builder Works.
Sign in with Microsoft — August 7, 2026
You can now sign in to Caffeine using your Microsoft account — a Continue with Microsoft button appears on the sign-in screen alongside the existing Google option. See Logging In and Managing Your Identity.
Analytics now tracks visits correctly from the first publish — August 7, 2026
A bug that prevented the analytics tracking script from loading on newly published apps has been fixed — analytics on Host and Studio plans now records visitor data correctly from the moment your app first goes live. See Analytics – Troubleshooting.
Audio and video chat attachments now play in chat — August 5, 2026
Audio and video files attached to a conversation can now be played directly in the chat. See Sharing Files with the AI Using Chat Attachments.
ZIP upload limit increased to 500 MB — August 3, 2026
The maximum ZIP file size you can upload to replace your project's code has increased from 50 MB to 500 MB, making it practical to upload large projects without splitting or trimming files. See Downloading and Uploading Your Project Code.
July 2026
In-review App Market listings are now unpublished when your subscription ends — July 30, 2026
When a subscription is cancelled, any App Market listings still in review are now moved to draft alongside published ones — previously, in-review listings could remain visible in the review queue even after a subscription ended. See Publishing to the App Market.
More interface languages — July 29, 2026
Caffeine added German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Thai across the interface, public pages, and emails. See Getting Started with Caffeine for the current language list.
Pinning your app to the iOS home screen now shows the correct icon — July 28, 2026
Published apps now display their project icon when added to an iPhone or iPad home screen. See App Icons and Favicons.
AI assistant now correctly explains that the Business plan is a separate workspace — July 22, 2026
The in-app AI assistant no longer tells users that their personal projects carry over when they subscribe to the Business plan — it now correctly explains that the Business plan creates a separate team workspace with its own projects and credits, and directs users to the workspace selector if they cannot find their personal projects. See Team Workspaces and the Business Plan.
Set a custom app icon from Project Settings — July 21, 2026
You can now upload your own icon or generate one with AI (1 credit) directly from your project's Settings — the icon appears in the builder header and sidebar, and becomes the favicon of every deployed version of your app. See App Icons and Favicons.
Admin token now works on site-protected apps — July 20, 2026
If your app has a site protection login gate, clicking the go-live link now correctly makes you admin — previously the admin token was silently dropped during the login flow, leaving no admin assigned. See Becoming Admin of Your Own App.
SSO setup no longer requires domain verification — July 20, 2026
Setting up SSO for your team workspace now only requires hosting the identity provider configuration file on your domain — the previous domain verification step (adding a DNS TXT record or a well-known file to prove ownership) has been removed. See Setting Up Single Sign-On for Your Team Workspace.
Asking the AI for a favicon now directs you to Settings instead of failing the deploy — July 17, 2026
If you ask the AI to add a favicon or custom app icon, it now correctly points you to Settings → App icon rather than creating files that collide with the platform's assets and fail the deploy. See App Icons and Favicons.
App icons are now available in project settings — July 17, 2026
You can now upload, generate with AI (1 credit), or download a custom icon for any project directly from project settings — the icon appears in the sidebar and is automatically shared with your App Market listing when you publish. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Go live now recovers automatically when app infrastructure is lost — July 14, 2026
If a go-live fails because the underlying infrastructure powering your live app has been deleted by a cloud engine admin, Caffeine now detects and clears the stale connection automatically — so your next go-live attempt provisions fresh infrastructure and succeeds without any extra steps. See When Deployments Fail.
Team workspace SSO now available — July 14, 2026
Team workspace admins can now configure single sign-on so members sign in to Caffeine using the organization's existing identity provider (such as Okta or Azure AD) — verify your domain in Settings → SSO and host a short configuration file to connect your provider.
Projects stuck after an import now recover automatically — July 14, 2026
If your project became unresponsive after a GitHub import, ZIP upload, or CLI code upload — rejecting new prompts with a "project is busy" message — it now heals itself the next time you interact with it, without any manual steps. See When Deployments Fail.
Auto top-up keeps your credits topped up automatically — July 14, 2026
You can now set a credit threshold in Plans & Billing so that Caffeine automatically buys more credits whenever your balance drops below it — no more running out mid-project. Auto top-up is available on paid plans. See Understanding Credits.
June 2026
Plan upgrades now work when your card requires extra verification — June 23, 2026
If your card requires a bank confirmation step (such as 3D Secure) when you upgrade your subscription, Caffeine now opens the Stripe payment page in a new tab so you can complete the verification — previously, the upgrade could fail silently or not proceed. See Plans and Pricing.
Check your domain's DNS setup from inside Caffeine — June 22, 2026
Caffeine can now verify your DNS records live and show you exactly which records are configured correctly and which are missing or incorrect — open the domain in Settings → Domains and use the Verify DNS option to see per-record results for both your web and email records. See Connecting a Domain You Already Own.
Manage TXT and MX DNS records on Caffeine-purchased domains — June 22, 2026
You can now add, edit, and delete TXT and MX DNS records directly on any domain purchased through Caffeine — no support ticket required. Use this to verify domain ownership for Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail, and other services, or to set up a professional business inbox at your domain. See Buying and Managing Custom Domains.
ZIP upload limit increased to 50 MB — June 17, 2026
The maximum ZIP file size you can upload to replace your project's code has increased from 20 MB to 50 MB, allowing larger projects to be uploaded without splitting or trimming files. See Downloading and Uploading Your Project Code.
Messages are now limited to 10,000 characters — June 12, 2026
Prompts longer than 10,000 characters can no longer be submitted — the send button is disabled and a "Message is too long" tooltip appears, so you know to shorten or split your message before sending. See Getting the Most Out of Caffeine – How to Prompt Effectively.
Go live button re-enabled after a failed first go-live — June 12, 2026
If your very first go-live attempt fails, Caffeine now correctly re-enables the Go live button in the header so you can try again — previously, the failure could leave the header locked in a broken Live menu with no way to retry. See When Deployments Fail.
Stuck builds with a gone container now resolve automatically — June 10, 2026
If the container running your build stops unexpectedly, Caffeine now detects this automatically and marks the build as failed within a few minutes — rather than leaving it hanging for hours — and any held credits are released back to your account. See When Builds Fail.
Project deletion now confirmed with the word "delete" — June 9, 2026
When deleting a project, the confirmation dialog now asks you to type "delete" instead of the project name, making the step quicker while still preventing accidental deletions. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Custom domain renewals — June 10, 2026
Added renewal management for domains bought through Caffeine so you can keep your custom domains operational. See Buying and Managing Custom Domains and Renewals, Billing, and Troubleshooting Custom Domains.
Project deletion now confirmed with the word "delete" — June 9, 2026
When deleting a project, the confirmation dialog now asks you to type "delete" instead of the project name, making the step quicker while still preventing accidental deletions. See Editing and Managing Your App.
AI build credit costs increased for complex builds — June 8, 2026
More demanding AI builds now cost between 2 and 2.75 credits. See Understanding Credits.
AI thumbnail generation is back in the App Market listing form — June 5, 2026
You can once again generate a thumbnail for your App Market listing using AI — click Generate with AI in the Thumbnail tab of the listing form and Caffeine creates a preview image based on your project for 1 credit. See Publishing to the App Market.
Project deletion is now blocked while a deployment is in progress — June 4, 2026
If you try to delete a project while a deployment is running, Caffeine now returns an error and asks you to wait for the deployment to finish before deleting. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Live canister maintenance now billed proportionally — June 3, 2026
A fix has been applied so that automatic top-ups keeping your live app running are now charged in proportion to the resources actually deposited — previously, any partial top-up was rounded up to a full credit, which could result in overcharges for fine-grained maintenance operations. See Understanding Credits.
Sign-in page now redirects you if you are already logged in — June 2, 2026
If you navigate to the sign-in page while already logged in, Caffeine now redirects you to your destination automatically instead of leaving you on the sign-in screen. See Logging In and Managing Your Identity.
May 2026
Deleting an app now requires typing the exact project name — May 26, 2026
The delete confirmation dialog now requires you to type your project's exact name (case-sensitive) instead of the word "delete" — preventing accidental deletions of the wrong app. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Your first project can no longer be deleted — May 25, 2026
The delete option no longer appears for your first project in project settings — this project type is permanent and cannot be removed. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Credit balance now reflects credits held for active builds — May 22, 2026
Your displayed credit balance now deducts credits held for any in-progress activity — so the number shown always represents what is immediately available, not your full ledger total; held credits are released or converted to a charge when the build completes. See Understanding Credits.
Building a new app from scratch now requires a paid plan — May 21, 2026
Starting a new app from scratch now requires an active paid subscription (Host or Studio) — remixing from the App Market remains the recommended Free-plan path for starting to build. See Plans and Pricing.
Dot indicators on mobile Chat and Preview tabs — May 19, 2026
On mobile, a small dot now appears on the Chat or Preview tab when there are unread messages or a new draft waiting — so you can see at a glance that something needs your attention without switching tabs. See Sending Messages While a Build Is Running.
Guided mode is now the default build mode — May 18, 2026
New users now start in Guided mode, where Caffeine asks clarifying questions before building — giving the AI more context and producing more accurate first results. See Choosing a Build Mode.
Breakdown by service panel removed from Credit Usage — May 15, 2026
The "Breakdown by service" panel that previously appeared on the Credit Usage screen has been removed; your credit balance and full transaction history remain available as before. See Understanding Credits.
App icon is now required to publish to the App Market — May 15, 2026
An app icon must be set before you can submit a listing — you can upload your own image or generate one with AI for 1 credit. See Publishing to the App Market.
App icon can now be generated with AI in the listing form — May 11, 2026
The App Market listing form now has a dedicated App Icon tab where you can upload an icon or generate one using AI for 1 credit — and the thumbnail upload limit has increased from 5 MB to 7 MB. See Publishing to the App Market.
OpenAI integration now available for Caffeine apps — May 8, 2026
You can now add chatbot, ChatGPT, embeddings, and other OpenAI-powered features to your app — describe what you want and Caffeine sets up the integration automatically, including a secure API key management interface. See Packages and Skills.
X/Twitter posting now available in Caffeine apps — May 8, 2026
Your apps can now post tweets, retweets, quote-tweets, and status updates to X on behalf of your users — the AI sets up the full OAuth 2.0 connection and admin configuration automatically. See What Caffeine Can and Cannot Build.
Browser notifications for build events — May 6, 2026
Caffeine can now send browser notifications when a draft is ready, your app goes live, a build fails, or the AI is waiting for your input — so you can step away while a build runs and be alerted the moment something needs your attention. See Sending Messages While a Build Is Running.
Search the App Market by creator username — May 6, 2026
You can now find apps in the App Market by searching for a creator's username — type it in the search bar and matching apps from that creator will appear in the results. See The App Market.
Upload your own code as a ZIP file — May 6, 2026
Paid subscribers can now upload a ZIP file (up to 50 MB) from project settings to replace their project's code and create a new draft — useful for bringing back externally edited source code without needing a GitHub connection. See Downloading and Uploading Your Project Code.
Generated files now stream into the Code panel during a build — May 2, 2026
While the AI is building your app, files now appear in the Code panel progressively as they are written — previously, generated files could be delayed or absent until the build finished. See How the AI Builder Works.
April 2026
Live Apps button added to the project chat header — April 30, 2026
A Live Apps button now appears in the project chat header on desktop, giving you quick access to your live apps from any project without leaving the chat. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Introductory plan pricing is now marked as new-users-only — April 29, 2026
When a discounted intro price appears on a paid plan, a "New users only" badge now makes clear that the offer is available once per account to users who have not previously held a paid subscription. See Plans and Pricing.
Image files now preview visually in the code explorer — April 28, 2026
When you select an image file in the code explorer panel, the panel now displays the actual image instead of raw file data — making it easy to identify assets at a glance. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Deployments now have up to 10 minutes to complete — April 28, 2026
The deployment step now waits up to 10 minutes before timing out, reducing false failures for larger apps or slower conditions that previously timed out too early. See When Deployments Fail.
GitHub Export confirmation now accurately shows the export is queued, not instant — April 27, 2026
After clicking to export your project to GitHub, the confirmation dialog now says "Export queued" and explains that your code will typically be synced within 5 minutes — replacing a message that incorrectly implied the export had already completed. See Syncing your Project with GitHub.
Build credits now reverted on failure, including container crashes and timeouts — April 27, 2026
If a build session ends unexpectedly — for example, because the AI container crashed or the session timed out mid-build — any credits held at the start of that build are now released back to your account. See Understanding Credits.
AI-generated content for App Market listings — April 25, 2026
You can now let AI fill in your listing's short description, full description, category, and tags with one click, and generate a promotional thumbnail image directly in the listing form — AI-generated images cost 1 credit each. See Publishing to the App Market.
Take offline — April 25, 2026
You can now permanently take a live app offline from project settings, tearing down live infrastructure and returning the project to a clean state so you can go live again from scratch. Open project settings → More → Take offline. This action cannot be undone. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Free plan now shows parallel app work as an included benefit — April 23, 2026
The free plan now highlights "Work on 3 apps in parallel" as an included feature, making it clear that you can actively build and iterate across up to 3 projects at the same time at no cost. See Plans and Pricing.
Publish to the App Market directly from the App Market sidebar — April 23, 2026
A new "Publish on app market" button is now available in the App Market sidebar, so you can start the publish flow without leaving the App Market or returning to the builder. See Publishing to the App Market.
Clarification answers now resume the paused build instead of starting a new one — April 23, 2026
When the AI pauses to ask clarifying questions in Guided mode, your reply is now delivered directly to that waiting session so the build resumes from where it left off — previously, answering a clarification could accidentally trigger a second build instead of continuing the first. See Sending Messages While a Build Is Running.
Asking the AI about build progress now gives accurate, live answers — April 22, 2026
When you ask "is it done?", "is it still running?", or similar questions, the AI now checks the live build state before answering — so you get a reliable report of what is happening rather than a guess based on the last message. See Sending Messages While a Build Is Running.
App Market listings now show a custom app icon — April 22, 2026
Creators can now upload a custom icon image (JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF, up to 2 MB) when publishing or editing an App Market listing — the icon appears alongside the app name in browse views and on the detail page, with a default placeholder used for apps that do not have one. See Publishing to the App Market.
GitHub Import — April 22, 2026
You can now import code from your connected GitHub repository back into Caffeine, making it easy to bring edits you made in GitHub into your project as a new draft. See Syncing your Project with GitHub.
Paid plan project limit increased to 200 — April 21, 2026
Subscribers on paid plans (Host and Studio) can now create up to 200 projects, up from 100. See Plans and Pricing.
Out-of-credits message now appears in chat when a build cannot start — April 21, 2026
If your credits run out at the exact moment a new build begins, Caffeine now posts an out-of-credits message directly in the chat — previously this produced no feedback and the session ended silently. See Understanding Credits.
Remix any draft version into a new project — April 21, 2026
You can now remix any committed draft version of your own project into a brand-new independent project — the remix copies the code, assets, and build for that version, starts a fresh deployment automatically, and leaves the original project untouched. See Editing and Managing Your App.
Smarter low-credits notice based on your account type — April 17, 2026
When your credits run low, the notice above the chat input now shows a tailored message and action depending on whether you are a visitor, a free user, or a subscriber — making it quicker to take the right next step. See Understanding Credits.
Credit usage now shows a breakdown by service — April 16, 2026
The Credit Usage screen now includes a "Breakdown by service" panel that shows how your credits were spent across different services during the current calendar month, with transaction counts and totals grouped by service category. See Understanding Credits.
Free plan now limited to 3 projects — April 16, 2026
Free accounts can now create up to 3 projects; upgrading to any paid plan removes this limit. See Plans and Pricing.
Build credits now held upfront and released on failure — April 16, 2026
Credits for an AI build are now held when the build starts rather than when it succeeds — if the build fails for any reason, the held credits are released back to your account. See Understanding Credits.
Subscription vouchers — April 15, 2026
Voucher codes can now grant a time-limited paid subscription — for example, 1 month of Plus — instead of credits, giving access to the full plan allowance and premium features for the voucher period. See Understanding Credits.
Search the App Market by name — April 15, 2026
You can now search for apps in the App Market by name — a search icon in the header opens an instant-results dropdown as you type, and pressing Enter takes you to a full Search page with paginated results. See The App Market.
Draft apps now stay active for up to 8 hours — April 15, 2026
Draft canisters now remain active for up to 8 hours of inactivity before expiring, up from the previous 2 hours — giving you more time between sessions without losing your draft. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Email verification credit reward reduced to 20 — April 10, 2026
The one-time credit reward for verifying your email address has changed from 110 credits to 20 credits. See Understanding Credits.
Build status indicator now appears as soon as the AI starts working — April 9, 2026
A status indicator now appears above the chat input the moment the AI begins working — showing "Reasoning" during the planning phase and a live task count once work is underway — so you can see activity immediately, before the first task is even planned. See How the AI Builder Works.
Apps with non-ASCII filenames now publish to the App Market correctly — April 8, 2026
A bug that caused App Market publishing to fail when a project contained asset files with non-ASCII characters in their names — such as accented letters, Cyrillic, or CJK characters — has been fixed. Affected users would have seen the publish operation fail without a clear explanation.
Camera capture and QR codes now available in your apps — April 7, 2026
Your apps can now capture photos and video directly from the device camera, and scan or display QR codes — useful for check-in flows, profile photos, document scanning, ticketing, and more. See What Caffeine Can and Cannot Build.
New multi-agent build architecture — April 7, 2026
Caffeine now uses a team of specialist AI agents to build your app — Discovery, Product, Design, Frontend, Backend, and Quality — coordinated by an orchestrator called the Composer. Work is organized into waves where independent tasks run in parallel and results flow forward between waves. Every build starts with a fresh scan of your project, so the AI never loses track of your app regardless of project size or how many drafts you've been through. See How the AI Builder Works.
Real-time build progress — April 7, 2026
You can now see exactly what Caffeine is doing while it builds your app. A task checklist shows which tasks are running, completed, failed, or skipped. You can also stop a build mid-flight if you want to change direction. See Sending Messages While a Build Is Running.
Smarter error recovery — April 7, 2026
Caffeine now checks for errors at every stage of a build, not just at the end. Failed tasks are retried automatically with the error details and learnings from the failure. The Composer can go back and dispatch earlier agents again if a later stage discovers a problem. Deployment errors also flow back to the AI, which attempts a fix and retries before reporting the failure. See When Builds Fail and When Deployments Fail.
Build modes simplified to Instant and Guided — April 7, 2026
The three build modes (Instant, Thinking, Pro) have been consolidated into two: Instant (build immediately, no questions) and Guided (ask clarifying questions before building, then confirm). See Choosing a Build Mode.
Design brief for every app — April 7, 2026
A dedicated Design agent now creates a structured design brief before any frontend code is written — covering colors, typography, spacing, and layout guidelines. All frontend agents follow this brief, producing more coherent visual results. You can influence the brief through your prompt or modify it directly. See Influencing Your App's Visual Design.
Version history panel — April 7, 2026
Click the version badge in the top-right corner of the app preview panel to open a version history view listing all your previous draft versions with timestamps. You can revert to any previous version directly from this panel. Note that you cannot revert to a version older than the one currently live — this protects your live users' data.
Automatic project migration — April 7, 2026
Older projects are now automatically migrated to the current toolchain when you open them. This includes restructuring older project formats, migrating Motoko data structures from older libraries to current ones, and upgrading internal components to published packages. Projects that were previously stuck should now be able to build and iterate again. See Migrating Older Projects.
Chat and UI improvements — April 7, 2026
A number of interface improvements ship with this release:
- Code panel is now a separate tab. The code viewer is no longer the default right panel. You see the app preview first. Code is a tab alongside App and Specs, positioned as a power-user feature.
- Responsive preview. You can preview your app at different screen sizes — desktop, tablet, and phone — directly in the preview panel.
- Version history. Click the version badge in the top-right corner of the app preview panel to browse all your previous draft versions with timestamps. You can revert to any version directly from this panel.
- Code diffs. Click "View code changes" on any past build in your chat to see a side-by-side diff of what changed in that version.
- Collapsible sidebar. The sidebar now collapses to a narrow icon strip on desktop, giving more room to the chat and preview panels. It expands as an overlay when you need it.
- Sidebar search. A search field in the sidebar lets you filter your project list by name.
- File drag-and-drop. You can now drag and drop files directly onto the chat input area to attach them to your prompt.
Build failures now show a distinct error message — April 2, 2026
When a build fails, Caffeine now shows a specific "Something went wrong while building your app" message instead of a generic deployment error, making it easier to tell at a glance whether the problem was in the build step or the publishing step. See When Builds Fail.
March 2026
Browse the App Market by category — March 30, 2026
The App Market Explore page now shows a scrollable Categories section — click any category card to open a dedicated page listing all apps in that category, with sorting and load-more support. See The App Market.
Content manager suggestion now triggers at 5 or more uploaded images — March 30, 2026
Uploading 5 or more images now always prompts the AI to suggest a content manager before building, regardless of what kind of app you are making. See Uploading Images, Videos, and Files into Your App.
Voice input now shows an error if transcription fails — March 27, 2026
If a speech recording cannot be transcribed — due to a network issue or a temporary problem — Caffeine now shows an error message so you know to try again, instead of silently doing nothing. See Dictating Your Prompts with Voice Input.
Expired drafts now restore automatically when you open a project — March 25, 2026
If your draft has expired but your project has a previously deployed version, Caffeine now automatically restores the preview the moment you open the project — no button to click. A loading bar in the preview panel shows progress while the app starts up. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
GitHub Export failures now surface a clear message — March 24, 2026
If a manual GitHub export cannot complete because another export was already running, Caffeine now notifies you in chat so you know to try again. See Troubleshooting GitHub Export.
Upload videos directly into your app — March 24, 2026
You can now upload video files (MP4, WebM, MOV) alongside images and PDFs — the AI stages them as public assets in your app and embeds them using a video player automatically. See Uploading Images, Videos, and Files into Your App.
GitHub Export now sends chat updates when your export starts and finishes — March 24, 2026
When you push your project to GitHub, Caffeine now posts messages in your chat to confirm the export has been queued, let you know when it completes, and alert you if something goes wrong — so you always know the status without having to check GitHub manually. See Syncing your Project with GitHub.
Suspended App Market listings no longer count toward your quota — March 24, 2026
Only apps that are in review or published now count toward your plan's App Market listing limit — suspended apps are excluded, so a suspended listing no longer blocks you from submitting a new one. See Publishing to the App Market.
Chat attachments now protect files from being overwritten by the AI — March 23, 2026
If the AI tries to save a generated asset with the same filename as one of your chat attachments, it now skips that file and shows a warning in the chat rather than silently overwriting or failing — so your uploaded files are always safe. See Sharing Files with the AI Using Chat Attachments.
Confirmation message now appears when your own domain is successfully assigned — March 23, 2026
When you connect a domain from an external registrar and it activates successfully, Caffeine now sends a confirmation message in the project chat — previously that message was missing for this workflow. See Connecting a Domain You Already Own.
Bring Your Own Domain — March 23, 2026
You can now connect a domain purchased from any external registrar (such as GoDaddy or Namecheap) to a Caffeine app by adding a CNAME DNS record, with an optional apex redirect for visitors who type the apex (naked) domain. See Connecting a Domain You Already Own.
Live button now opens a quick-action dropdown — March 23, 2026
After your app goes live, the Go live button becomes a Live button that opens a dropdown with one-click options to open your live app, copy its link, or push a pending version update — no need to open project settings. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
App Market listings now go through automated content review before publishing — March 23, 2026
When you submit an app to the App Market, Caffeine now automatically scans it for content compliance. Your app is published if the scan passes, or suspended if it does not, and you receive a notification in your AI Assistant either way. See Publishing to the App Market.
Manage your App Market listings from the app detail page — March 20, 2026
App creators can now unpublish, archive, publish, and perform other listing management actions directly from an app's detail page in the App Market, without navigating to their creator profile or edit page. See Publishing to the App Market.
Generated images are now automatically optimized after every build — March 19, 2026
After each successful build, Caffeine now removes any generated images that are no longer used in your app's code, and compresses the remaining ones — keeping your app lean without any extra steps from you. See How Caffeine Generates Images for Your App.
Reset app data option added for live apps — March 19, 2026
You can now redeploy your currently live version and permanently erase all of its data in one step — useful for cleaning up test data on your live app before announcing it to real users. See Publishing and Sharing Your App.
Chat attachments and file management — March 19, 2026
You can now upload files directly into the chat and manage them from a dedicated Attachments screen in Project Settings. Upload images, PDFs, and documents for the AI to use as context. The Attachments screen shows file sizes, upload dates, and storage usage against your plan limits, with hover-to-download and bulk delete with confirmation. See Sharing Files with the AI Using Chat Attachments.
Archive App Market listings to free up your quota — March 18, 2026
You can now archive a published or draft App Market listing to remove it from the App Market reversibly — archived apps can be restored to draft and republished at any time. Archiving frees up a slot in your plan's quota, since only in-review, published, and suspended apps now count toward the limit. See Publishing to the App Market.
Custom color themes and dark mode now apply correctly — March 16, 2026
A bug that caused the AI's custom color tokens, dark mode styles, and brand colors to be silently ignored in new apps has been fixed — your design requests are now correctly applied. See Getting the Most Out of Caffeine – How to Prompt Effectively.
The AI now learns about you over time — March 16, 2026
Caffeine now remembers things you share about yourself — such as your role, industry, goals, and preferences — and uses that context to give you more relevant responses as you build. See How the AI Builder Works.
App Market is publicly accessible — March 11, 2026
Anyone can now browse the App Market without a Caffeine account. Clicking Remix on an app automatically creates an account for first-time visitors. See The App Market.
Business billing and tax IDs — March 9, 2026
When subscribing or purchasing credits, you can now provide a business name, billing address, and tax ID (VAT number, EIN, or equivalent) at checkout. These details appear on your invoice. See Billing and Payments.
Email verification required before subscribing — March 9, 2026
A confirmed email address is now required before upgrading to a paid plan. Users without a verified email are redirected to complete verification first. See Plans and Pricing.
Smarter handling of image collections — March 9, 2026
When you upload multiple images that look like a gallery, catalog, or repeating-content pattern, the AI now proactively suggests building a content manager rather than embedding images as static files. See Uploading Images and Uploading Your Own Images.
Expanded font support — March 9, 2026
The set of fonts bundled with generated apps has been updated with new additions, and apps can now fall back to Google Fonts for typefaces not in the bundled set. See What Caffeine Can and Cannot Build.
GitHub Export now requires a draft — March 9, 2026
The Push to GitHub option is only available once your project has at least one built draft. See GitHub Export Overview.