Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes in every Savona release.

v2.17.1

Added

  • Savi remembers each person’s preferences, and offers to save a rule you state for the whole team, just for you, or not at all.
  • Carousel variants: resize a carousel into other shapes, then download, zoom and compare its slides.
  • More control over images: resolution, detail, more aspect ratios and transparent backgrounds.
  • Credit alert emails, set per organization under Settings → Billing.
  • Insights filters, period-over-period comparisons and a weekly email report.
  • Make a variant of any team project from another chat.
  • A separate organization setting for voice cloning, independent of dubbing.
  • Creators can see when a reviewer is looking at a different version.

Fixed

  • Uploads blocked by a corporate proxy now tell you so.
  • Project previews load on corporate networks that only allow Savona’s own addresses.
  • Adding reviewers back to an emptied review sends them the current version.
  • Previews pause and buffer when a clip runs out of data instead of drifting out of sync.

Improved

  • Savi’s language and image model requests now ask providers not to train on them.
  • Versions now live in the player on the chat page.
  • Lighter 720p preview copies for every large video, so playback starts faster.
  • Question cards have a Skip for each question.

v2.13.4

Added

  • A new savona. brand, inside the app and out.
  • Organizations with teams, four fixed roles, simple email invites, and join links that can cover several organizations.
  • Named reviewers, unanimous approval and re-review.
  • The project page is now the review room: comments beside the player, comments on a marked frame, attachments, and Send to Savi.
  • Project folders, archiving, named versions and a ready-to-publish status.
  • Dub a filmed presenter into another language, approving the translation and the voiceover before the lip-sync.
  • Record a video yourself in a teleprompter studio.
  • Make variants of a video in several languages and shapes in one batch.
  • HTML5 banner projects.
  • Color grading for footage, with per-clip color controls.
  • Sound effects generated from the picture, on request.
  • Character sheets with presenter shots and a voice per language.
  • Uploads up to 20 GB, including MXF camera originals and any file type.
  • Restore an earlier version from the chat or the project page.

Fixed

  • A chat whose session stopped mid-turn carries on with its history.
  • A chat that lost its connection while your device was offline reconnects on its own.
  • The preview no longer jitters on load or freezes on a fast scrub.
  • Signing out now signs out only the browser you are using.

Improved

  • Videos are on-brand by default, and any departure from your brand is approved and logged.
  • Approved disclaimers appear word for word from the first version, and your legal wording lives with your brand files.
  • Versions render at 1080p, with 4K available as an export.
  • Unapproved downloads can be watermarked or blocked.
  • A calmer sidebar with an Inbox, and chats that update live without refreshing.
  • A new chat answers its first message in seconds.

v2.5.2

Added

  • Video projects, each with its own page, versions and player.
  • Reviews: request a review, leave timestamped comments, and get emails for review requests and comments.
  • Set up your brand from your website on a single screen.
  • Edit a video on a canvas, with an inspector and a scene-by-scene timeline.
  • Push and email alerts when Savi finishes a long piece of work.
  • Chat with support from inside the app, or book a call with our team.
  • An Insights dashboard with a projects report.
  • Video upscaling.
  • A hand-drawn style you can apply to any video.
  • Savi can send any file back to you.
  • Dedicated tenants with single sign-on.
  • Email confirmation for password sign-up.

Fixed

  • Uploading many files at once no longer fails.
  • Renders and long sessions no longer stop part way through.
  • Savi no longer narrates every step it takes.

Improved

  • All media is now private: stored files are reachable only through signed links, and public share pages are gone.
  • Faster first load and instant navigation between pages.
  • Savi decides more from your brief, remembers your corrections, and uses your brand’s own components.
  • Voice auditions read your approved script.

v2.0.6

Added

  • Savi sets up your brand in a chat when you create a new organization.
  • Attach any document to a chat, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
  • SVG logo uploads.
  • Timeline editing: hide, mute, duplicate, split and copy clips and groups.
  • Live progress for renders and image batches.
  • An organization setting to leave Chinese-made video models out.

Fixed

  • Pressing Stop no longer erases what Savi had done in that turn.
  • A temporary model error no longer ends the conversation.
  • The preview stops at the end, and dropped clips land on the track you aimed for.

Improved

  • Fewer approval stops: you approve the plan and the first frame, and Savi handles the rest.
  • A refreshed set of image and video models, chosen by testing them on real generations.
  • Voice auditions speak your own script.
  • Your library brings all generations into one searchable list.
  • The chat list is ordered by recent activity, with chats that need you first.

v1.22.10

Added

  • Download finished videos in full quality, 720p or 480p, with the file size shown.
  • Uploads are saved to your library so you can reuse them in any chat.
  • Drag and drop files into the chat, and @-mention items from your library.
  • Quick-reply suggestions in the chat.
  • Copy and thumbs up or down on Savi’s messages.
  • Anyone in your organization can open a chat from its link.
  • A board to arrange your video on a timeline, with text boxes, uploads and groups.

Fixed

  • Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Odia text now displays correctly.
  • Captions in Chinese, Japanese and Korean now break between words correctly.
  • Your answers to Savi’s questions are kept when you reload the chat.

Improved

  • Image edits keep the rest of the picture exactly as it was.
  • Clearer questions from Savi, with pick-one or pick-several options.
  • Savona opens in the organization you used last.
  • Chat turns use fewer credits.

v1.17.0

Added

  • Edit or regenerate any image or video from the chat, with the original attached.
  • Mark generations as favorites to find them again quickly.
  • Formats: define a video format once and reuse it for a whole series.
  • Savi can watch and listen to a reference video you share.
  • Lottie and animated SVG graphics in your videos.
  • Undo and redo in the video editor.
  • A Support page with answers to common questions.

Fixed

  • Indian-language text in custom layers no longer shows as empty boxes.
  • Landscape captions sit at the bottom of the frame.
  • Failed renders are reported instead of silently falling back.

Improved

  • Images appear one by one as they finish, with placeholders while they generate.
  • Savi keeps track of your brief in long conversations.
  • New videos use your brand font by default.
  • Your credit balance is shown in the sidebar.

v1.9.0

Added

  • Voiceover approval — review and approve the voiceover before your video renders.
  • SVG graphics and Lottie animations now display directly in chat.

Fixed

  • Savi no longer loses track of your instructions in long conversations.
  • A temporary image-loading hiccup could end Savi’s turn mid-task — it now retries automatically.
  • More reliable video delivery, with extra finishing checks before your video is handed over.
  • Legal and support pages now display as clean standalone pages.

Improved

  • Raised Savi’s design baseline for more polished, tasteful videos.
  • Updated our Privacy Policy with details on your data rights and how to request deletion.

v1.8.0

Added

  • Font controls on the brand page — pick from existing fonts or upload your own.
  • A revamped chat list with pinned and recent groups, endless scrolling, and bulk delete.
  • Request organization deletion directly from settings.

Fixed

  • White logos are now shown against a contrasting backdrop in chat so they’re always visible.
  • Savi no longer occasionally responds with an empty message.

Improved

  • Voiceovers are more expressive by default.
  • Savi can ask several clarifying questions at once, with quick-pick answers.
  • Brand import now captures screenshots of your website for better-matched designs.
  • Cleaner, more consistent organization settings.

v1.7.0

Added

  • Pin conversations from the sidebar.
  • An artifacts panel showing everything Savi has produced in a conversation, in one place.
  • Reference your media right in the composer with @-mentions, including playable video previews.
  • Drag-and-drop media into the chat side panel, with a better built-in media player.

Fixed

  • Downloads always save the actual media file, never an error page.
  • Audio waveforms now render correctly with your theme.

Improved

  • A refreshed look and feel across the entire app.
  • Chats stay live across browser tabs and reconnect reliably if your connection drops.
  • Faster, more direct chat streaming.
  • Lots of chat polish — attachment chips, inline tags, sidebar actions, and status indicators.

v1.6.0

Added

  • See Savi’s thinking as it works, plus live progress while your video renders.
  • Storyboard-based explainer videos.
  • A reference image library for your organization, with an approval step before designs proceed.
  • Rename conversations from the sidebar.

Fixed

  • Chat onboarding now completes reliably.

Improved

  • Onboarding is now guided by Savi end-to-end, with a template library to start from.
  • Chats persist reliably, resume after disconnects, and can be stopped mid-generation.
  • Faster, more reliable downloads.

v1.5.0

Added

  • A guided onboarding flow for new users.
  • Brand import — pull your colors, fonts, and logos straight from your website.
  • Message queueing — keep typing while Savi works, or interrupt and send.
  • Transfer organization ownership.

Improved

  • A unified sidebar with collapsible assets and your chat history inline.
  • Faster scene previews.
  • Better character look generation for photorealistic presenters.

This changelog begins at v1.5.0. Earlier releases predate it.