What’s new in Manatky

Stronger sign-in protection

• Strengthened access checks while preserving sign-in by email code and Microsoft.

Stronger photo and borrower privacy

• Improved isolation of photo access between organisations and tighter privacy of borrower details.

Guides and clearer sign-in

• Choose the App or Portal from the Sign in menu on your phone or computer.
• Follow role-based first steps, updated English/Ukrainian guides and six interactive walkthroughs.
• Sign-in codes and workspace invitations use one language. Choose the invitation email’s language before sending it.

A cleaner email header

• A continuous dark header replaces the small logo backing in email templates, with responsive sizing and rounded upper corners.

Pricing and clearer invitations

• The pricing page is available again, with plan prices and a way to contact us. Real online payments remain disabled.
• Invitation links are easier to copy and find in emails. The empty-workspace screen explains which account is signed in and how to join.
• Email logos have a dark backing to keep white lettering readable, with a tidier access-menu icon.

A clearer overview and workspace management

• Platform owners have a dedicated overview with workspace growth, search, sorting and access information. Each organisation's Portal remains separate and protected.
• Manual access and inventory limits are shown separately, with clearer workspace setup, invitations and profile-photo controls.
• More consistent light and dark themes, tidier member lists and mobile navigation, plus direct links to release notes from the application.
• Online subscriptions and payment emails remain available only in the isolated demo; real payments are not enabled.

A tidier mobile website and Portal

• Portal navigation stays on one scrollable row, with the selected Settings tab brought into view. Date filters fit narrow screens and export uses a compact accessible action.
• The website keeps app and portal links together and matches the browser canvas to the dark footer, without changing the light content sections.

The full history, from prototype onwards

• Explore the complete product history, from the first prototype to v1.0.0 and every release since.

A home for product updates

• Follow product improvements in English and Ukrainian, with dated release notes linked from the website footer.
• Security updates for the application and website.

Consistent Portal filters

• Inventory, Loans and Activity share a consistent search, filter and export layout.
• Filter controls keep their position when reset becomes available.

Flexible workspace access

• Platform owners can set, extend, pause and end manually arranged workspace access, with confirmations and an audit trail.
• Workspace switching and compact Portal actions are clearer and more consistent. Manual access does not charge or renew automatically.

Workspace identity and people

• Add a workspace image to make your organisation easier to recognise.
• Manage members and invitations together in Portal Settings, with clearer role controls.

Owner invitations and billing overview

• Platform owners can invite and assign workspace owners without granting platform privileges.
• Workspace owners can view their access arrangement in Plan and billing. Bilingual website explainers play on demand.

Trials with safe access expiry

• Platform owners can create and extend workspace trials and manually activate paid access.
• When a trial ends, viewing, export and returns remain available while new loans and inventory changes are paused.

Clearer item details

• Item descriptions, metadata and recent history use more consistent typography in the Portal.

Transparent pricing

• Compare monthly and yearly Starter, Team and Community pricing in English and Ukrainian, including the Plast comparison.
• Setup remains contact-led; this release does not enable public online payments.

Invitations by email

• Administrators and owners can send workspace invitations directly from the Portal, with a copy-link fallback.
• New invited users receive a confirmation code that matches the sign-in screen.

Guided workspace setup

• A resumable checklist helps new workspaces configure their details, administrator, locations, categories and first item.
• Invitations and sign-in preserve the intended workspace and setup destination.

Sharper mobile guide screenshots

• Mobile guide screenshots retain their native width instead of being enlarged and blurred.

The website in Ukrainian

• A Ukrainian homepage, FAQ, demo-request form, guides and navigation joined the English website.

Answers and practical guides

• The website gained an FAQ about labels, printing, roles, loans, photos, exports and demo access.

More room in mobile sheets

• Long forms and details use more of the phone screen, while short panels remain compact.

Item links stay in the Portal

• Item links from Loans, Activity and Dashboard open Portal details rather than the mobile application.

Reliable demo requests

• The demo-request form became always visible, with automated submission and an email fallback.

Choose a workspace after sign-in

• People with several memberships can choose their workspace while preserving their intended destination.

A dedicated account section

• My account became a top-level Portal section for profile, device preferences, memberships and sign-out.

The public Manatky website

• The marketing website introduced the product with real demo screenshots, workflow illustrations and contact-led demo requests.

A quieter demo identity

• The duplicate floating DEMO badge was removed while keeping the sidebar and mobile-header markers.

A fresh start for demos

• The demo workspace can be restored to its starting state for another walkthrough, with clear DEMO labels.

Photos for the demo inventory

• The demo inventory gained photos so you can explore equipment as it would appear in your own workspace.

An isolated demo environment

• Oakfield Activity Centre introduced fictional members, realistic inventory, loans and issues in a separate demo environment.

The workspace dashboard

• A desktop-first dashboard added workspace indicators, stock by category, recent activity and newly added items.

Platform ownership

• A separate platform-owner role introduced protected workspace administration and controlled creation of new workspaces.

From one organisation to many workspaces

• Each organisation can have its own inventory, people and loans, with separate owner, administrator and member roles. Workspace data stays separate.

Accessible bottom sheets

• Panels are easier to use with a keyboard: focus stays inside the open panel, Escape closes it, and focus returns to where you started.

A steadier sign-in startup

• Startup keeps a stable loading state while resolving the profile and respects reduced-motion preferences.

Borrow and return by quantity

• Grouped inventory can be borrowed and returned by quantity with one identity and QR label.

Seven-day borrowing overview

• Manage Inventory gained a live seven-day borrowing overview with an accessible text summary.

Catalogue photo management

• Administrators can review, reorder and delete up to three catalogue photos, with the first used as the cover.

Long names on printed labels

• Standard and A4 labels wrap long equipment names across up to three lines instead of clipping them.

Editing bulk quantities

• You can clear and retype a grouped item's quantity without the field interrupting your edit.

Combined inventory filters

• Manage Inventory gained combined search, category, location, status and name-order filters.

Microsoft organisation sign-in

• Members can sign in with their organisation's Microsoft account.

Calmer dark mode

• A neutral near-black background and quieter selection states keep primary actions distinct.

Compact issue history

• Item issues use compact accordions, with open issues expanded for administrators.

Searchable borrowing history

• Borrowing history gained search and filters for status, category, location, borrower, dates and ordering.

Faster inventory and history

• Returning to inventory and history reuses recently loaded data, refreshing it when records change.

A better installation QR code

• The installation-page QR code stays square, making it easier to scan. This release also included security and internal quality updates.

Privacy-conscious product analytics

• Controlled analytics records meaningful product interactions and confirmed outcomes rather than arbitrary screen data.

Light, dark or system theme

• Account settings gained light, dark and system theme preferences while preserving the dark scanner interface.

A separate overdue alert

• A dedicated overdue banner links administrators and borrowers to the relevant outstanding loans.

Issues in recent activity

• Recent activity includes equipment-issue reports and resolutions alongside borrowing and returns.

Closing the QR scanner

• The QR scanner close control returns to the originating screen; the unused help button was removed.

More room for iPhone controls

• Bottom navigation and action buttons stay clear of the iPhone home indicator without covering page content.

Consistent account menu rows

• Language and installation controls were reorganised to match the shared account-menu presentation.

Extend an active loan

• Borrowers can extend an active loan without creating another loan record.

A refined QR glyph

• The scan action uses a refined QR-code icon.

Correctly sized iOS batch labels

• Standard and Double Tag labels keep their correct printed size when printing a batch from iPhone or iPad.

Correct AirPrint paper selection

• AirPrint on Mac uses the intended paper size for Standard and Double Tag labels.

More batch label formats

• Batch label printing gained Standard and Double Tag alongside A4.

Clearer borrowed-item cards

• Borrowed-item cards gained a due-progress bar and side-by-side actions; Extend was still a placeholder in this release.

An inventory-first home screen

• The home screen was reordered around the equipment overview, attention state and personal loans.

Ukrainian and British English

• Both languages became available across sign-in, inventory, loans, administration, audits, QR and installation.

Sharper printed labels

• PDF labels print sharply, including Ukrainian names. Photo access and printing reliability were also improved.

The first versioned release

• The foundation included sign-in, inventory, borrowing, QR labels and stocktakes. This release added a visible version number and improvements to accessibility and the interface.

The first prototype

Work began on the equipment inventory prototype and its first administrator tools for Plast London, before it grew into Manatky. This is a development milestone, not a numbered release or a confirmed public-launch date.