What's new

A hand-picked log of what shipped since VisualSpool began, newest first.

July 2026 4 updates
Jul 4
Improved
Cleaner photo watermark and dark galleries

Refreshed the catalog watermark with a see-through spool core and a softer lockup, and gave dark themes a dedicated backdrop so photos really pop.

Jul 3
New
Photo albums, community shots, and official product photos

Browse photo albums with arrow-key navigation, add watermarked catalog photos, and see official product shots on brand, material, and filament pages.

New
Guides

A public guides library, starting with bed adhesion and filament finishes, with real spool renders embedded in the articles.

New
Account self-service

Change your email or password while signed in, with per-account photo storage.

June 2026 27 updates
Jun 30
New
Material insight, rebuilt

Decision-first material pages that tell you at a glance what each material needs: bed temp, enclosure, drying, and air management, all as clear bands.

Jun 29
New
Printer maintenance

Schedule upkeep for each machine, log what you did, and get a friendly 'maintenance due' nudge in your Studio.

Jun 28
New
Public color pages

Browse every color at /colors and land on a dedicated page for each shade, sorted by hue with warm and cool filters.

New
What is it good for?

Common uses now appear on material and filament pages, organized into tidy categories like Cosplay, Tools, and Outdoor.

Jun 27
Improved
Better spool renders

Version 2 pass of spool renders, so your spools look even more like the real thing.

Jun 26
New
Prices and refills

Cost-per-kilogram comparisons, refill and bulk pricing, and buy links surfaced across the catalog.

Jun 25
New
Wishlist

Save filaments to buy later on one tidy /wishlist page, complete with buy links.

New
Spectrum color picker

A smooth hue-and-shade picker with color-family auto-snap, used everywhere colors are edited.

New
Workbench

A desk-centric board for distributing your spools into printers, dryers, and storage.

Jun 24
Improved
Studio dashboard overhaul

Arrangeable, resizable widgets, buy links, seasonal calendar moments, and avatar uploads.

Jun 23
New
Storage and gear detail

Descriptions and photos for storage units, nicknames for your gear, and a tabbed storage setup.

Jun 21
New
Run-out forecast

See which spools will run dry first so you can reorder before you are caught mid-print.

New
Sticky notes

Stick a brief reminder on any spool and peel back through them later.

Jun 20
New
Photos everywhere

Upload photos to spools, shelves, prints, and your Studio, with moderation for anything shared publicly.

New
Eight themes

A light and dark theme picker with palettes named after filament colors.

Jun 18
New
Printer-attached storage

Model the AMS units and spool holders attached to your printer as their own gear.

Jun 16
New
Match a Color

Snap a photo or paste a hex and find the closest owned and buyable filaments, ranked by how a human eye sees color.

Jun 15
New
NFC tags

Write a spool's link straight to an NFC tag for a tap-to-open shelf.

New
Maker profiles

Optional public Maker profiles to show off your collection, with a redesigned footer.

Jun 14
New
Command palette and shortcuts

Press Ctrl or Cmd + K to jump anywhere, with keyboard shortcuts throughout.

Jun 10
New
Drying sessions

Log drying by machine, with per-gear capabilities for drying, storing, and printing.

Jun 9
New
Filament finishes, rendered

Silk, glitter, galaxy, glow, metallic, marble, carbon fiber, translucent, and gradient finishes, each with its own distinct look.

New
Return to shelf

One tap sends a spool back to the exact shelf it came from.

Jun 8
New
Bulk actions and CSV export

Select many spools at once to print, move, or mark them, and export your collection to CSV.

New
3D Printing Gear and drying timers

Add your gear with capacity, drying timers, and per-gear Studio widgets.

Jun 7
New
Features page and spools-first homepage

A public features page and a homepage that leads with your rendered spools.

Jun 4
New
Public catalog for search and discovery

Crawlable brand, material, series, and filament pages, complete with a sitemap.

May 2026 7 updates
May 31
New
Smart filters for spools

A 'Needs attention' filter for weight problems, colored specialty pills, and a dense grouped compact view.

May 20
New
Contribute to the catalog

Submit new brands and filaments from inside the app, with an admin moderation queue.

May 19
New
Sign in with Google or Discord

One-click social sign-in, plus friendly custom 404 and error pages.

May 17
New
Trash bin

A 30-day soft-delete for spools, so nothing is ever gone by accident.

May 12
New
VisualSpool is born

VisualSpool.io domain live, with a public homepage, personal Studio, and version 1 of the spool rendering engine.

May 9
New
Accounts and history

Multi-user accounts with strict data isolation, registration, and a full spool event history.

May 8
New
The first spools

Where it all started: a catalog of filaments, spools, brands, and materials, imported from Kamio's 6 year old spreadsheet.

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