What'snew

Before this update, notifications were all-or-nothing. You either got everything or muted the entire project. That meant important updates got buried under noise, or you missed things entirely because you turned notifications off.

Now you can configure notifications at the project level. Choose which events matter — new annotations, status changes, comments, or assignments — and pick your channel: email, in-app, or Slack. You can also mute individual threads without unfollowing the project.

We also added a daily digest option. If you don't need real-time alerts for a project, you can get a single summary email at the end of the day. The notification badge now groups unread counts by project, so you can see at a glance where the activity is.

Design reviews rarely happen in a single round. You share a design, get feedback, make changes, and share again. But until now, comparing versions meant opening two tabs and squinting at the differences.

Version compare gives you two ways to spot changes. Side-by-side mode places both versions next to each other with synchronized scrolling. Overlay mode stacks them on top of each other with a swipe slider — drag it across to reveal the differences pixel by pixel.

Annotations from previous versions carry over automatically. layernote repositions them on the new version using smart matching, so you can see which feedback has been addressed and which still needs work. If a pin can't be matched, it gets flagged for manual review.

Version history is available as a timeline, so you can jump back to any previous iteration. You can also restore an older version if a revision went in the wrong direction. This works with Figma frames, uploaded images, and PDFs.

We built layernote because every other feedback tool made the process harder, not easier. Feedback ended up scattered across Slack threads, email chains, and WhatsApp messages. Screenshots got lost. Comments lacked context. Nobody knew what was resolved and what was still open.

layernote changes that. Click anywhere on a live website, Figma file, or PDF to pin feedback exactly where it belongs. Every annotation becomes a task on a kanban board you can customize per project. Drag it between columns, set priority, assign someone — nothing falls through.

Sharing is frictionless. Send a link to your client or stakeholder. They click, comment, and they're done. No account required, no onboarding flow, no confused emails asking how to leave feedback. You can protect links with a password and set a deadline — layernote sends the reminders so you don't have to chase people.

Collaboration happens in real-time. See who's online, watch their cursor move across the page, and comment together. Responsive viewports let you switch between desktop, tablet, and mobile in one click, and feedback on mobile stays on mobile.

The original kanban board worked, but it was rigid. You were stuck with the default columns, and managing a large number of tasks felt clunky. This update fixes all of that.

Columns are now fully customizable. Rename them, reorder them, add new ones, or remove the ones you don't need. Every project can have its own workflow. You can also set WIP limits per column — when a column hits its limit, it turns orange so your team knows to finish what's in progress before starting something new.

Bulk actions make it faster to triage feedback. Select multiple tasks and move them to a different column, change their priority, or assign them to someone — all in one action. We also added inline editing so you can update a task's title or priority without opening it.

For power users, there are keyboard shortcuts. Use J and K to navigate between tasks, M to move a task to a different column, and E to edit inline. Drag-and-drop performance has been significantly improved too, especially on boards with 50+ tasks.

Your team lives in Slack. Now layernote does too. Connect your workspace with one click, choose which project events get posted and to which channel, and you're set. New annotations, status changes, comments, and assignments show up automatically.

Messages include rich previews with a screenshot of the annotation, the comment text, and a direct link back to layernote. Your team can see exactly what the feedback is about without leaving Slack.

You can also reply directly from Slack. Type a response in the Slack thread, and it gets posted as a comment back in layernote. The conversation stays in sync across both tools. Thread support keeps everything organized — each annotation gets its own thread, so discussions don't bleed into each other.

We've been listening closely to feedback from our beta testers, and this update addresses the most common pain points with the annotation experience.

Pins can now be repositioned after placing them. Just drag them to a new spot — no need to delete and re-create. Comments support rich text formatting including bold, italic, links, and lists. You can @ mention team members to loop them into a specific annotation, and emoji reactions let you quickly acknowledge feedback without typing a full response.

Each annotation now has a visible status — open, in progress, or resolved — so you can track progress at a glance. The new filter bar lets you narrow down annotations by status, author, or date range. This is especially useful on projects with dozens of annotations where you only want to see what's still unresolved.