Basil Release Notes (2026)
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February 20th, 2026 Release Updates:
- New Report: "Recent Uploads" Report has been added as a default report.
February 13th, 2026 Release Updates:
- Mobile Downloads: Users using Basil on mobile devices can now download files to their local devices from Basil.
- Send URLs in Chat: Users can type or paste website URLs in Basil chatrooms and they will now convert to clickable hyperlinks.
- Titles in Chats: You can now add Titles for all chatrooms to aid in labeling and searchability.
- White Label Improvements: Visual improvements to your custom logo when shown in the Basil UI and emails.
- Download Link File Total Improvements: After opening a "Download Files" link from an email, the recipient will be able to better see the total number of files available to be downloaded.
- Project Repetition Recur On Start Date: When creating or editing a project with a repetition, user now has the option to make future occurrences occur based on the project's start date rather than the launch date.
- Zoho Unsaved Changes Warning: User will now be warned before closing an editable file (such as .xlsx or .docx) in the Zoho editor if the changes have not been saved.
- XLS File Type in Zoho: Account Owners and Team Members can now edit .xls file types through the Zoho online editor.
- Improved Mention Notifications: When using the @ character to mention a team member in a client's note or task's comment, they will now receive both in-app and email notifications with a link to the Note or Task.
- Assign Project Tasks to User: When adding Tasks to a Project, you can click ‘Retain assignees for next task’ to simplify assigning multiple Tasks to one user.
- Basil Drive 64-Bit Version: A new 64-bit version of Basil Drive is available.
February 6th, 2026 Release Updates:
- Further Updates to Sticky Filters: Using filters in several more views (Forms, Reports, Invoicing, Email, Chat, Tasks List view) will retain their selection when navigating to other areas of Basil.
- Alphabetized Task Type List in Task Filters: When using Filters on the "Task" column in the List and Spreadsheet views of the Tasks tab, the list of available Task Types will be alphabetized for better browsing.
- Recent Uploads Columns: Additional columns are added to the Recent Uploads list in the Home and Quick Actions view.
January 23rd, 2026 Release Updates:
- Open PDF in New tab: When viewing files in folders, users can open a PDF file in a separate tab.
- View Document Outline: When viewing a PDF, user can toggle to view Document Outline on the left panel, providing compatibility for PDF file Bookmarks.
January 9th, 2026 Release Updates:
- Due Date Tracker: Users can see an indicator in the People tab for Clients with Tasks approaching Due Dates.
- Added Filters: Added more columns to be filterable in the People, Files, Signature, Invoice, and Timesheet tabs.
- "Sticky" Filters: Using filters in several views (especially Task views) will retain their selection when navigating to other areas of Basil.
- Report Builder New Fields: Expanded Project-related fields in the Report Builder.
- Dollar Sign in Task Description: Users can now add the dollar sign character ($) to the Description field when adding or editing Tasks.
- Chat Template Character Limit: Increased the character limit in Chat Templates to 2000 characters.
- Chat Unread Filter: Users can now filter the Chat list by unread chats only.
