What's shipped

Recent capability releases. For day-to-day fixes and minor improvements, see the GitHub commit history.

Aug 2026

Watch a file while it's still uploading

Asking for one part of a file in progress was already possible; watching one wasn't, because a viewer moves - it plays forward, and it seeks. Now it can. Point a follow job at a file someone is still uploading and it keeps a buffer ahead of wherever you are, re-targeting the moment you scrub somewhere else - and the uploading machine stops working on the stretch you scrubbed away from rather than finishing it first. How far ahead it buffers is measured from how fast you're actually watching, so a proxy and a full-resolution master each get the right amount. If the uploading machine is on the same network as you, it hands you the bytes straight off its own disk before they've even reached the cloud. Worth being straight about the limit: this decides which bytes reach you first, not how fast your connection is - a 4 TB master on a modest office uplink is still hours away whatever the order.

Aug 2026

Ask for part of a file that's still uploading

A very large file on a slow connection can take hours to upload, and until now nobody else could open the new version until all of it had arrived. Now the file shows an "Uploading" badge while it's on its way - the version everyone can already read stays available and unchanged - and if you need part of the new one sooner, you can ask for it. The uploading machine sends that part first, so you get it in about the time it takes to send that part rather than waiting out the whole file. Handy when the reel, sheet or scan you need is at the end of something enormous.

Aug 2026

Upload speed limits now actually apply

If you had set an upload speed limit below about 8 Mbps, it was being ignored and uploads ran at full speed. That's fixed. Worth knowing before you upgrade: on machines with a low limit set, uploads will now genuinely slow to the rate you asked for - which is the intended behaviour, but it will look like a change if you had grown used to the limit not being applied.

Aug 2026

Branch from an exact past commit, or a named tag

Forking a branch can now start from any past commit, not just the live tip - one step instead of forking then rolling it back. Tag a commit with a memorable name to branch from later without hunting for a commit number, from the dashboard, the desktop app, or the CLI - handy for pinning an unattended machine (a render node, a CI runner) to an exact historical state with no browser or tray needed.

Jul 2026

See exactly what you're paying for

A new usage panel shows what you're using against your plan, what each part costs, and an estimated total for the period - visible to anyone on the team, not just the account owner.

Jul 2026

Starting a trial is now one step

Sign up and you're straight into checkout - no separate "create your workspace" step in between. Your organization is set up automatically behind the scenes.

Jul 2026

A way to reach us, right on the site

A simple contact form for questions, demos, or anything else - no more hunting for an email address.

Jul 2026

Fix it yourself

If something ever goes wrong with your install, a one-click repair option gets you back to a clean, working state - no waiting on support.

Jul 2026

A simpler install on Mac

Installing on macOS no longer asks you to lower your Mac's security settings or reboot into recovery mode. Same drive, a much simpler first run.

Jun 2026

Review requests, right where the work lives

Architecture and engineering teams can now raise, track, and resolve requests for information and submittals directly on the drive - no separate tool required.

Jun 2026

Branch a project, merge it back

Fork a project to try a variant without touching what everyone else is working on - branching costs almost nothing and each branch works independently. When you're ready, merge the changed files back into main, with conflicts flagged so nothing gets silently overwritten.

Jun 2026

Commit a batch, revert it as one move

Group a set of changed files into one named, atomic commit. See the full history, and revert - or restore - an entire commit, folder, or project to a past point in time, not file by file.

Jun 2026

A new look, and dedicated pages for your team

Redesigned the whole site with a warmer, calmer look. New dedicated pages for media, geospatial, and AEC teams, a head-to-head comparison with LucidLink, and restructured pricing that's easier to compare at a glance.

Jun 2026

Tuned for Resolve, Premiere, and Avid

Performance tuned specifically for the editing and color tools studios actually use. Editors in the same office now share bandwidth automatically instead of each pulling from the cloud, and self-hosted seed nodes got a hardened setup guide.

Jun 2026

Work offline, reconnect without losing anything

Files you've recently touched stay available even without a connection, and any edits you make offline sync automatically once you're back online. If someone else changed the same file while you were away, you get a clear choice - keep yours, keep theirs, or keep both - instead of a silent overwrite.

May 2026

Simpler, fairer pricing

Pro is now priced per seat, with metered overage only above your included storage. No surprise bills, no guessing what a plan actually costs as your team grows or shrinks.

May 2026

A mode for locked-down networks

For IT teams that block direct machine-to-machine traffic outright, Swarmfile can now run in a cloud-only mode - everything routed through the same secure cloud path, no peer-to-peer connections at all.

May 2026

Review on the drive

Comment on any file and @-mention a teammate - or a guest reviewer - right where the work lives. They're notified by email or in the app; no round-trip to a separate review tool.

Apr 2026

See who's editing, and ask for it back

Real-time presence now shows exactly who has a file open, so you never overwrite someone mid-edit. And if a file you need is locked, you can request it in a click - the holder gets a prompt and it hands over the moment they're done.

Apr 2026

Notifications in your inbox, not just the app

Failed uploads, quarantined files, new comments, and mentions can now reach you by email too - with quiet hours and per-notification controls so you only hear about what matters.

Mar 2026

One feed for everything that happened

Team admins get a single activity feed - uploads, permission changes, comments, unlock requests, security events - searchable and exportable, instead of piecing it together from separate logs.

Mar 2026

Invite a client or consultant, no seat required

Give an external reviewer read or comment access to a single folder - fully audit-trailed and revocable in a click - without buying them a paid seat.

Feb 2026

Know the moment something needs attention

Failed uploads, quarantined files, and changes from teammates now surface as native notifications in the tray and a notification bell on the web, instead of failing silently.

Feb 2026

A built-in connectivity checker

Run a one-command diagnostic that walks through proxy, firewall, and DNS checks and tells you exactly what's wrong - instead of an IT team spending hours guessing.

Earlier releases
2026

The groundwork for native Revit worksharing

File locking and conflict detection built to support real Revit central-file worksharing over Swarmfile. The in-app add-in that brings this to Revit itself is in development.

2025

See a file before you open it

Images, PDFs, and Photoshop files now get instant thumbnails and an in-browser preview - no download, no waiting for the full file to open.

2025

Browse and share from any browser

A full file browser in the dashboard, plus password-protected, expiring share links for sending a file or folder to anyone - no account required on their end.

2025

Move your existing files in, verified

One command migrates a local drive, a NAS, or an S3 bucket into Swarmfile - with resume support and a full report confirming every file arrived intact.

2025

Find anything instantly

Search across every file, project, and person in your org from one search box - with a keyboard shortcut and deep links straight to the result.

2025

The Swarmfile drive, on your desktop

Signed installers for macOS, Linux, and Windows bring Swarmfile to your desktop as a normal mounted drive, with a menu-bar app for status and settings.

2025

Self-serve billing from day one

Start a trial, add a card, and manage your subscription entirely yourself. Usage-based billing tracks storage and transfer automatically in the background.

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