Roadmap

Q2 2026 by month

A live log of what shipped each month this quarter. We'll fold the whole quarter into a single recap once Q2 wraps.

• Copy a lesson as Markdown. Copy any lesson straight to your clipboard as LESSON.md from the editor's quick actions menu, ready to paste into another course, hand to an AI assistant, or keep as a plain-text backup.
• Paste a lesson from your clipboard. Paste a LESSON.md lesson straight from your clipboard into the import dialog, with no file to save first. Pairs with copy-as-Markdown to move a lesson between courses, or to drop in Markdown an AI assistant just wrote.
• Export courses to Word. Export any course as an editable Word document, a new format alongside the existing SCORM, HTML, xAPI, cmi5, and PDF outputs. Choose Word or PDF whenever you export a document, handy for repurposing its content outside the builder.
• More complete PDF exports. PDF exports now cover every block type. Knowledge checks render as a printable study guide, buttons and column layouts come through, more image types are included, and your text formatting, links, and lists are preserved.
• Course menu layout options. Two new Theme, Layout controls for the course menu. Start every section collapsed so learners expand to reveal its lessons, or hide the menu entirely for a focused, linear path through the course.
• Brand a course from a website. Paste a website address in the Theme section and Slate pulls in its logo and colours to brand your course in one step. A paid feature.
• Record narration in your browser. Record audio narration for any block right in the editor, with no separate recording tool or file upload. A new Record button sits alongside Upload and the media library, and what you say is transcribed automatically as you record.
• High contrast and larger text in the player. Learners can open a settings panel in the course player to switch on high contrast mode and step up the text size, so your courses stay readable for everyone. You can upload a second logo that swaps in when high contrast is on, so your branding stays legible too. Player navigation now reads in the course language for screen readers, and carousel controls are easier to tap.
• Turn AI off across Slate. A single switch in Settings hides every AI feature across Slate until you turn it back on, for creators and organizations that prefer an AI-free workspace.
• Card image focus point. Choose which part of a card image stays in view with a focus point, so the detail that matters stays framed however the card is sized.
• Find and replace over MCP. Connected AI assistants can find a word or phrase across your whole course library, preview every match, then apply a replacement course by course. Available on every paid plan.
• Lesson Pacing. Require learners to spend a minimum time on each lesson before they can move on. A live countdown shows how long is left, and forward lessons stay locked in the course menu until the timer is satisfied. Set a per-lesson minimum and watch the running total as you build, all from the new Interactivity section in Theme.
• Require interaction before continuing. Keep the Next button locked until learners engage with everything on a lesson: flip every card, open every accordion, and view every tab. Turn it on under Theme.
• Search inside your courses over MCP. Connected AI assistants can now search the full text inside your courses, not just titles, and see which course and lesson each match sits in. Ask things like "which courses mention our refund policy?" and get exact locations back. Available on every paid plan.
• Full tag names on hover. On the dashboard, hover a course tag to read its full name when it has been shortened to fit, so similar tags are easy to tell apart at a glance.
• Require lesson completion before continuing. Keep learners from skipping ahead: require them to reach the end of a lesson and answer its questions before they can continue. Switch it on under Theme, Interactivity.
• Revamped onboarding. A refreshed first-run experience that welcomes new creators by name and walks through initial setup, including a workspace tint.