Automail v14 is a broad platform update focused on making the application more consistent, traceable, and easier to work with across everyday workflows.
Alongside a refreshed interface, v14 introduces built-in data versioning, a rebuilt contextual AI chat, closer Autoform integration, and expanded authentication support. It is now the standard version for all new Automail deployments.
Much of this release is not about one headline feature. It is the result of a long series of engineering improvements across the parts of Automail people use every day: navigating data, reviewing changes, working through forms, and moving between systems. The aim was simple: fewer inconsistencies, clearer context, and a stronger foundation for what comes next.
1. A more consistent application interface
We reworked the main application interface around a more consistent desktop-style layout, with clearer navigation, tighter spacing, and revised loading states.
Tables, filters, forms, compact data views, and other common controls now follow the same interaction patterns more consistently across the application. Many of these changes are small in isolation, but because they affect controls used throughout Automail, the overall difference is noticeable in day-to-day use.
2. Built-in data versioning
Data versioning is one of the larger structural changes in v14.
Supported data points now retain their history, with previous values, updates, and deletions available directly from the drilldown interface. Instead of only seeing the current value, users can follow how a record has changed over time.
This is particularly useful when reviewing revised entries or investigating discrepancies. The history provides the context behind the latest state rather than leaving that context outside the system.
3. Rebuilt integrated AI chat
In v13, we introduced a chat interface for working with data in Automail. In v14, we rebuilt the integration around the workspace the user is actually looking at.
The assistant now receives structured context from the current page, including relevant interface state and available actions. A question therefore starts with an understanding of where the user is in Automail rather than from an empty chat window.
This reduces the amount of context that needs to be repeated and allows responses to be tied more directly to the data and workflow currently on screen.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open chat | ← |
| Close chat | Esc or → |
| Send a message | Enter |
| Start a new line | Shift + Enter |
4. Closer Autoform integration
Autoform and Automail are increasingly used as two parts of the same workflow: one collects information, while the other manages and processes it. In v14, we tightened the synchronization between them.
Updates collected through Autoform are reflected consistently in Automail, reducing the need for parallel state handling and keeping both sides of the workflow aligned.
5. Authentication and other refinements
Extended SSO support
We added support for additional single sign-on identity providers, making Automail easier to integrate with a wider range of corporate authentication environments.
General refinements
The release also includes a long list of smaller fixes around navigation, data presentation, application state handling, and common workflows. None is particularly dramatic on its own, but together they remove a fair amount of friction.
Deployment and upgrades
- New deployments
- Automail v14 is the default.
- Existing instances
- Upgrades are being introduced gradually.
Existing environments are being upgraded in stages, with each instance reviewed against its current configuration and workflows before moving to v14. We prefer to keep established deployments stable and move them forward deliberately rather than treat a major release as a blanket version switch.
General platform documentation is available in the Automail documentation.
