Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Fixed installer downloads failing from the app's update panel.

Bug Fixes

• Reduced the Windows download and installation size.
• Windows upgrades now remove unused files from earlier versions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a black window when reopening Brand Peel on Windows.
• Improved Windows upgrade reliability.
• Fixed incorrect sign-in and connection warnings.

UI/UX Improvements

• Clearer account and connection status.
• Consistent button sizing in the Design Sandbox message box.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed sign-in issues after installing or upgrading Brand Peel.
• Fixed status messages covering parts of the workspace.
• Clearer messages when credits are unavailable.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could prevent Brand Peel from opening existing projects on startup.

New

• Generate images for website prototypes in Design Sandbox. Describe the image, refine the result, and insert it into the page. Insertions can be undone.
• Add product images, screenshots, and visual references to website projects. The generator can look at up to six selected images, and references guide the layout without being placed on the page.
• Explore three website directions side by side on desktop and mobile, then choose one to keep editing.
• Visual review checks desktop and mobile sections of a website and suggests concrete fixes. Nothing changes until you apply a fix.
• Fact review checks claims on a website against your brand context and suggests corrected copy.
• Remembered devices stay signed in until you remove them. Settings lists your devices and lets you sign out of one or all of them.
• Move projects and assets to another folder from Settings. Brand Peel copies and verifies everything on the next start and keeps the old copy.
• New Windows installer. It installs for the current user by default, offers an install for all users, and keeps your projects when uninstalling.

UI/UX Improvements

• Closing Brand Peel now waits for pending Sandbox changes to save and tells you if a save fails, so you can retry.
• Closing during a running Sandbox request asks before cancelling it. Failed requests can be retried.
• Windows icons follow the app theme and the taskbar theme separately, so the icon stays visible when the two differ.
• The app executable, installer, and pinned shortcuts use an outlined icon that reads well on light and dark backgrounds.
• Project exports now include the images added to a project.

Bug Fixes

• Cancelled or interrupted Sandbox requests are now refunded reliably, even when the connection drops.
• Fixed cases where signing out did not stay in effect after restarting the app.
• Updated dependencies to resolve open security advisories.

New

• Brand Peel moves from alpha to public beta across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Official Brand Peel CLI published on npm as @merginit/brandpeel for terminal token exports, WCAG contrast checks, and MCP server mode.
• Settings now links directly to the web Changelog and Roadmap from the update panel.

UI/UX Improvements

• Improved application icon handling and system theme synchronization.
• Updated interface copy across workspace cards, component previews, and settings.
• Made update checks more reliable and resolved background runtime issues.

New

• The screen color picker is now available on Linux and macOS.
• OCR history search now works on macOS, so you can find saved visual work by the text inside images.

UI/UX Improvements

• Brand Creator gives new projects a clearer starting point, with prompts to help begin the first conversation.
• Brand Peel now switches between light and dark mode immediately when the Windows theme changes.
• The app and taskbar icon now switch with the Windows theme.
• The Windows installer file uses the white logo, while the setup window and Windows dialogs use the dark logo.
• Update checks are more reliable, with downloads verified before installation.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could replace the app with a connection error shortly after creating an account.
• Fixed some Design Sandbox property fields displaying incorrectly.

New

• High-resolution PDF rendering for document prototypes in Design Sandbox.
• Terminal UI support for prototyping interactive CLI tools and terminal apps.
• Expanded font library support in sandbox live previews.

UI/UX Improvements

• Live previews and code generation feel smoother across web, email, native, and document targets.
• Refined workspace layout and chat target controls in Design Sandbox.

New

• Design Sandbox lets you chat through branded prototypes for websites, emails, PDFs, mobile screens, terminal UIs, and 3D scenes.
• Switch light and dark mode from the sidebar.

Performance

• Reduced cold startup time by roughly 5x.
• History stays more responsive when browsing projects with many images.

UI/UX Improvements

• Brand Creator and sandbox previews show code blocks and tables more reliably.
• Resource Generator and History are easier to scan, with clearer loading states.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a white flash on startup in dark mode.
• Release download filenames now include the version number.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Windows helper process icons so the color picker and OCR processes show the Brand Peel icon.
• Fixed the Windows installer and uninstaller to use the Brand Peel icon instead of the default installer icon.
• Fixed the main Windows process metadata so Task Manager shows Brand Peel instead of the default Neutralino description.

Improvements

• Windows release builds now bundle and verify native extensions automatically.
• Added application icons for bundled extensions.
• First release with a signed Windows executable.

Performance

• Fixed a browser performance issue related to canvas 2D context initialization.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed modal accessibility issues.

New

• Initial public portable Windows release.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed auth session length.
• Fixed upgrade modal styling.

UI/UX Improvements

• Full-size editor controls are easier to use.
• Documents show loading indicators during longer operations.
• Brand Creator scrolls automatically to keep generated progress and results in view.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the screen color picker showing a busy cursor over the hover preview on first launch.
• Fixed accessibility contrast issues across the built-in theme presets.

New

• OCR support in history search, so you can find saved visual work by the text inside images.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with chat attachments, logo assets, update checks, and installer handling.
• Tightened security and validation for downloads, markdown content, and image handling.
• More reliable auth, subscription status syncing, and background usage recovery.

Improvements

• Faster color picker and a more resilient update/download flow.
• More automated test coverage for API, release, and attachment safety paths.

New

• New screen color picker flow for faster color capture in the editor.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed stability and consistency issues across brand and project workflows.
• More reliable background usage and credit handling.

UI/UX Improvements

• Snappier feedback during common workflows.
• Clearer status in update and download flows.

Features

Some features use cloud AI, but nothing from those runs stays on our servers. Output lands in local files on your machine.

Brand files are plain text and JSON on disk. Open them in another editor any time. You are not locked into Brand Peel.

Brand Creator

Chat through your idea and draft Brand Identity, Visual Identity, Brand Guidelines, and logo variations with AI.

Design Editor

Adjust colors, typography, and styling with accessibility feedback as you go.

Fix contrast issues, tune light and dark themes, and export when you are ready. Test against built-in component demos, copy colors in multiple color spaces, or export a shadcn color system.

Resource Generator

Social and web assets from prompts you write yourself.

Pick a model, set aspect ratio, add negative prompts if you want them. Generated files save to your machine only.

History

Browse and edit projects and generated assets in-app. Want the folder in Explorer? In the sidebar info section, use Export Data, then Open Location or copy the path.