Release Notes
Keep track of our latest improvements and updates
Assessment Creation & Platform Stability
2025-11-05•v1.6.3
Fix
Performance
Stability
- •Migration to Next.js 15. Fixed assessment creation flow - toggle buttons and save functionality now working correctly
- •Improved platform stability and reliability
- •Enhanced API performance and response times
Authentication & User Experience Improvements
2025-09-09•v1.6.2
Fix
Security
UX
- •Fixed critical email verification flow - users now automatically logged in after clicking verification links
- •Resolved 'email_not_confirmed' error that prevented users from signing in after account creation
- •Improved signup flow clarity with better instructions about verification process
- •Enhanced login error handling with specific messages for unverified email accounts
- •Fixed password reset flow to use proper callback handling
- •Welcome emails now only sent after email verification for better user experience
- •Added guidance to check for 'Paper Grader Pro - Auth' verification emails in spam folder
Enhanced Assessment Management & User Experience
2025-06-30•v1.6.1
Enhancement
UX
Performance
- •Streamlined assessment library management with intuitive deletion capabilities
- •Added confirmation dialogs to prevent accidental assessment removal
- •Improved real-time updates for immediate visual feedback when managing assessments
- •Enhanced data integrity with smart soft-deletion to preserve historical records
- •Optimized assessment library performance with reduced cache times for faster updates
Advanced Grading Model for Higher Education
2025-05-27•v1.6.0
Feature
AI
Enhancement
- •Deployed new sophisticated AI grading model specifically optimized for undergraduate and graduate-level work
- •Enhanced analytical depth and nuanced feedback for complex academic assignments
- •Improved handling of advanced concepts, research papers, and thesis-level content
- •Better recognition of academic writing standards and disciplinary conventions
- •Increased accuracy for evaluating critical thinking and argumentation in higher education contexts
Analytics, Grading & File Support Enhancements
2025-04-25•v1.5.6
Feature
Enhancement
AI
- •Enhanced analytics dashboard with new insights
- •Upgraded grading models for improved accuracy and nuance
- •Added support for .txt file uploads in assessment creation
Security & Performance Enhancements
2025-04-17•v1.5.5
Security
Performance
Enhancement
- •Refactored middleware for improved security
- •Enhanced Create Assessment page with dynamic imports for improved performance
- •Added general context field to assessment projects for better grading context
- •Updated API routes with improved error handling for better reliability
- •Increased token limits for LLM models to handle larger assessment content
- •Improved UI components and loading states for a better user experience
Lightning-Fast Performance Upgrade
2025-02-28•v1.5.4
Performance
Enhancement
UX
- •Achieved near-perfect 96/100 mobile speed score through advanced optimizations
- •Dramatically improved page load times with intelligent resource prioritization
- •Enhanced image loading strategy for faster visual content delivery
- •Optimized JavaScript execution for smoother user experience
- •Reduced time to interactive by streamlining critical rendering path
Usability Improvements & Minor Enhancements
2025-02-27•v1.5.3
Enhancement
UI
Performance
- •Improved navigation experience with smoother transitions between pages
- •Enhanced mobile responsiveness for better usability on smaller screens
- •Fixed metadata handling for better SEO performance
- •Optimized loading times for assessment library
- •Minor UI tweaks for improved visual consistency
Google Sign-in Integration
2025-02-04•v1.5.2
Feature
Security
UI
- •Added Google Sign-in option for faster authentication
- •Enhanced authentication UI with modern design
- •Improved sign-up and sign-in experience
Enhanced Grading Display & Consistency
2025-01-27•v1.5.1
UI
Enhancement
Fix
- •Improved grading result display across all views for better consistency
- •Enhanced metrics extraction to handle both string and object responses
- •Added percentage calculations and better score visualization
- •Updated wording in the grade-exams route for clarity
- •Improved error handling in grading sessions
Specialized AI Model for Higher Education
2025-01-16•v1.5.0
Feature
AI
Performance
- •Introduced a more sophisticated AI model specifically for higher education grading tasks
- •Enhanced grading accuracy with deeper analysis capabilities for complex academic content
- •Improved completion status tracking for both standard and advanced grading routes
- •Updated status messages to provide clearer feedback during grading
Welcome Email & Authentication Improvements
2025-01-08•v1.4.1
Feature
Performance
Security
- •Introduced welcome emails for new users
- •Enhanced authentication system with improved session handling
- •Optimized server-side email delivery system
- •Improved dashboard with better default views
- •Fixed various build and performance issues
Enhanced PDF Processing & System Improvements
2024-12-18•v1.4.0
Performance
Feature
Security
- •Revolutionized PDF processing speed with new extraction engine - up to 100x faster
- •Implemented robust subscription management with improved Stripe integration
- •Enhanced grading interface with detailed point breakdowns and labels
- •Added comprehensive API route protection for improved security
- •Optimized PDF text extraction with intelligent fallback to AI
Performance & Processing Improvements
2024-12-11•v1.3.0
Performance
Fix
- •Enhanced PDF processing with batch handling (3 at a time) for better reliability
- •Improved error handling and retry logic for more robust grading
- •Added more informative progress indicators during PDF processing
- •Fixed critical PDF processing issues for exam grading
Analytics & User Experience Updates
2024-12-09•v1.2.0
Feature
UI
- •Added average score calculation for grading sessions
- •Implemented success messages upon grading completion
- •Enhanced grading session status tracking
- •Improved mobile app header for better navigation
- •Added comprehensive metadata and social sharing capabilities
System Reliability & Performance
2024-12-03•v1.1.0
Performance
Feature
- •Implemented smart API delays for better performance
- •Enhanced error handling with exponential backoff
- •Improved PDF text extraction with Claude AI
- •Added proper session handling and cookie management
- •Updated exam grading duration calculations
Initial Release
2024-11-27•v1.0.0
Feature
Launch
- •Launched subscription system with Free and Pro tiers
- •Implemented custom rubric templates
- •Added grading analytics dashboard
- •Introduced batch processing for multiple papers
- •Added Excel export functionality for grading results