Thanks a lot for participating in the #Cowork Alpha. It's incredibly rewarding to see you all using the software I've spent years making, and I am so excited to see you getting value from it. And as always, thank you so much for suggesting features and improvements. You motivate me to keep building!

I've got lots of exciting updates to share with you this week! Subscribe to get these updates in your inbox:

Object Rotation

You can rotate objects in your rooms now! This allows for much more customization of rooms going forward, especially as I continue to add new items (keep a look out for next week 👀).

The New Mobile PWA

I finally polished up and released the Mobile view to you! It's pretty sleek, and I think you should check it out. I'll be iterating on it for a while yet, but it's designed to feel like a native app. Learn how to install it here. When I can get my hands on a Mac computer for more testing, I'll be able to actually create an app.

Message Editing and Deleting

Ever make a typo? I recognize not everyone has admin powers and can just edit or delete their messages from the Great Cowork Database, so I added chat editing and deletion to your messages.

Redesigned Sign-in/Sign-up/Join Room Flows

I reworked the visuals of the authentication screens to better match the rest of the app and look much more polished, both on mobile and on desktop.

A New Server System

I separated out the authentication server from everything else and added a naive load balancing system. What this means for you: much better uptime and faster updates. I'm working to make sure that as the servers need to grow to handle more traffic, your experience does not change.

Bug Fixes

• The bears no longer slide! Huge thanks to Cityus at Ozde Studio for helping me debug this!
• The stats page correctly organizes your work sessions by day.
• The task editor popup now shows the correct time spent working on the task. Discuss...

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• See how much time you've spent on a task on its details pane.
• When a player walks behind objects taller than a player, the object will turns transparent. No more hide and seek, sorry!

Bug Fixes

• Sessions finally end correctly.
• Achievements no longer render in front of pop-ups or tooltips.
• Images are now sized correctly on the home page.
• The “save task” button now displays with centered text.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• You can buy and place checkpoints in the room.
• You can use the new drop-down beneath the room title to warp to any checkpoints.
• You can now rename any object you have permission to rename. Try renaming a chicken or checkpoint!
• You can save, tag, and work on others' public tasks!
• You can see when people chat in the main room via a tooltip over their avatar's head!
• While editing with the pencil icon, you can hover an object; it will turn lighter to provide feedback.
• The grass is gone!

Bug Fixes

• You will no longer accidentally edit something while trying to move or place something else.
• You (and your chickens) should no longer slide around after reaching targets.
• Chickens no longer move after the room closes.
• Online members who disconnect or go to another room are now added to the offline members list instead of disappearing.
• You will now be able to leave and re-join sessions more reliably, even if you lose connection or refresh the page.
• The first task you create will be automatically marked as active.
• (Mobile, regression fix) Users on touch devices can move by tapping the screen again.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• Use your coins to buy items (currently trees, shrubs, and chickens) for the room!
• Edit your rooms using the pencil in the corner of the screen. Add some of that furniture you bought!
• Invite your friends to your Cowork room by entering their email. You'll earn an achievement, too!
• New users: see the much better (though still simple) onboarding process. If you're not a member of a room, you'll be invited to join a publicly listed one.
• You can now edit the title and descriptions of your rooms.
• See the number of online members in a room before joining it.
• Check out the new (strange) chickens in all their glory.

Bug Fixes

• Timer sessions should now always reward players (both in stats and for coins).
• Invalid timer sessions should no longer persist across refreshes.
• The appearance of the join room page is improved.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• Achievements are done! Get rewarded for completing them. Check them out in the Stats tab.
• You'll now earn coins from completing achievements and spending time in sessions; you can see how much you've earned in total in the bottom left corner of the room panel.
• You can refer a friend to join a room with you in Cowork! Enter their email address using the form in the Settings tab.

Bug Fixes

• Room creation and memberships work again.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• You can finally reset your password.
• This also means email is (mostly) up and running!
• You can close out of the tags popup with a nice new X.
• It's easier to add new tasks, especially for new users, because the tasks field is now obviously interactive.
• The process of selecting an active task has been clarified.

Bug Fixes

• The database no longer gets choked up with too many connections from too many rooms.
• The time adjustment arrows no longer appear across tabs after a session ends.
• The online member indicator is now more accessible.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Bug Fixes

• The server is now using a greatly reduced number of database connections, resulting in much faster loading times.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• There are now “chickens” (actually just bears labeled “Chicken”) who will wander around your room while you work. They are still a work-in-progress.

Bug Fixes

• You will automatically re-join a session you are a part of upon refreshing the page.
• Tasks will no longer be duplicated in the original list after you select a new active task.
• Reduced ping time again (to make the chickens move...).
• Your shadow and name tag will no longer be darker and bolder.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Bug Fixes

• I fixed the error printing lots to the console.

Here’s your #Cowork update.

Features

• You can now see a breakdown of your work for the past week in the stats tab.
• See how you've worked by tag over the last week. Notes: Time might be doubled for tasks with multiple tasks, and colors are random for now. Please use the Feedback button to report bugs!
• You can select a room member's name wherever it appears (outside the room) to view that member's details.

Bug Fixes

• The camera should always follow your avatar correctly now.
• Your avatar will walk right where you click now, even after changing rooms.