> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trypillow.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> What’s new in Pillow

<Update label="2026-07-02" description="Branded study links and custom domains">
  * Your studies now live on a branded **`<your-org>.pillow.so`** subdomain, so your links show your organization’s name instead of a generic address.
  * Add a **Custom domain** in **Settings → Domains** to serve studies from your own subdomain, such as `interview.acme.com`.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-06-30" description="Suggested studies and follow-ups">
  * Find **Suggested Studies** tailored to your product and past findings, right in the new-study page.
  * Each study's executive summary proposes **Follow-up studies** grounded in its findings.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-06-19" description="Revamped Insights page">
  * The **Insights** page has been revamped, starting with a brand-new **Executive Summary** of your study.
  * **Issues** now surface feature requests alongside bugs and UX problems, clustered across every interview.
  * Every question cluster in the **Overview** now includes its own sentiment analysis.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-06-12" description="Faster, more natural interviews">
  * Interviews now respond faster, keeping conversations flowing without long pauses.
  * Replies feel more natural and conversational.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-06-09" description="Connect AI tools with the Pillow MCP">
  * Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools directly to Pillow and explore your study results without exporting transcripts.
  * Ask questions across your studies, search interviews, and pull recurring issues and patterns straight into your workspace.
  * Access is read-only and scoped to one organization: sign in with your Pillow account, no API keys to manage.
  * Open the new **MCP** tab in the dashboard to connect. See [Connect AI tools with MCP](/account/mcp).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-06-05" description="Synthetic study testing">
  * Run synthetic participants against a test study to see how your agent handles several realistic interviews before launch.
  * Watch multiple test interviews unfold side by side.
  * Choose participant locales and inspect participant profiles to check how the study performs across different audiences.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-06-01" description="Filter and search your studies">
  * A new filter bar on the studies list lets you narrow by status, creation date, interview count, reply rate, and creator.
  * Active filters appear as editable chips, and search jumps straight to a study by name.
  * See [Browse and filter studies](/guides/browse-studies).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-05-29" description="Research Chat is now Ask Pillow">
  * The chat panel for questioning your interview data is now called **Ask Pillow**.
  * A first-time hint points you to it above your study's analysis tabs.
  * See [Ask Pillow about your data](/guides/ask-pillow).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-05-16" description="Custom agent roles">
  * Customize the role shown under your agent's name in the interview chat header.
  * Auto-translate the role for supported participant languages when setting up multilingual studies.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-05-15" description="Reach participants in their language">
  * Add an outreach message for every supported language in one click with the new all-locales button.
  * The interview experience now adapts to each participant's own language automatically.
  * See [Run studies in multiple languages](/guides/multi-language).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-04-23" description="Smarter Study Builder">
  * The Study Builder can now search the web to ground your study in real context.
  * It proactively suggests goals and shows its reasoning in a live action feed as it works.
  * See [Create a study](/guides/create-study).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-04-22" description="Interview grades">
  * Each interview now gets a letter grade from A+ to D so you can spot the most valuable responses at a glance.
  * Filter the interview list by grade to jump straight to your best interviews.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-04-21" description="Participant rewards and identifier collection">
  * Offer participants a reward for completing an interview.
  * Collect an email, phone number, or custom identifier from each participant, then export the list as a CSV.
  * See [Offer rewards and collect identifiers](/guides/rewards-incentives).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-04-16" description="Target SDK audiences">
  * Launch studies automatically to specific cohorts of SDK users, no shared link needed.
  * Build cohorts by combining activity rules with device, location, and custom property filters.
  * See [Target SDK audiences](/guides/audience-targeting).
</Update>

<Update label="2026-04-10" description="Mobile SDKs for iOS and Android">
  * Native SDKs let you embed Pillow studies directly in your iOS and Android apps.
  * Identify users and set custom properties so studies reach the right audience segments.
  * Control when and how studies appear with presentation options like skipping already-seen studies or forcing a fresh session.
  * Track study lifecycle events: know when a study is presented, completed, skipped, or fails to load.
  * Install via **Swift Package Manager** on iOS or **Maven Central** on Android.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-04-01" description="Issue tracking">
  * Pillow now automatically detects bugs and issues mentioned during interviews and clusters them across interviews.
  * Browse issue clusters in the new **Issues** tab with priority levels, verbatim participant quotes, and interview counts.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-26" description="Add images to study goals">
  * Attach up to four images per goal to give the Study Builder and Research Agent multimodal context. Share screenshots, mockups, or reference visuals alongside your text.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-23" description="Voice messages in interviews">
  * Participants can now send voice messages during interviews instead of typing.
  * Voice messages are automatically transcribed so you can read them alongside text responses.
  * Play back original audio recordings from the interview transcript.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-18" description="Export Research Chat to PDF and Notion">
  * Export any Research Chat thread to PDF.
  * Export any Research Chat thread to Notion.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-17" description="Edit your study setup from the chat">
  * Ask the Study Builder to update agent settings, outreach messages, persona attributes, and interview depth directly in the interview.
  * See inline previews of every change the builder makes, and click to review the full details.
  * Drag-and-drop goals editor with inline editing, custom goal creation, and suggested choices above the chat input.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-16" description="Study setup quality checks">
  * A background quality judge now evaluates your goals and notes, surfacing warnings when something looks off.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-16" description="QA distribution charts in Research Chat">
  * Research Chat answers can now include QA distribution charts as inline evidence.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-06" description="Share Research Chat with your team">
  * Share Research Chat threads and individual messages via a link.
  * Choose between organization-only or public visibility, with optional expiration.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-04" description="Verbosity control for Research Chat">
  * Control response length in Research Chat with Concise and Detailed modes.
  * Concise mode produces tight summaries while still performing thorough analysis.
  * Choose your preferred style once, and it persists across your chat session.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-03" description="Translate interviews on demand">
  * Translate interview transcripts into your preferred language from the interview view.
  * Read translated text inline while keeping the original messages available.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-03-02" description="Filter Research Chat by metadata">
  * Narrow Research Chat analysis by metadata like locale, country, device, and custom fields.
  * Discover available metadata values before filtering to focus answers on the right audience segment.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-25" description="Notes to guide AI interviews">
  * The Study Builder agent can now take notes to guide AI interviews.
  * Use notes to give extra context the AI should keep in mind during interviews.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-25" description="Better interview view">
  * We redesigned interviews to make them easier to read.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-25" description="Research Chat history fixed">
  * Reopening an older Research Chat now shows the thread as expected.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-25" description="Filter interviews by language">
  * You can now filter interviews by locale.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-25" description="PII improvements">
  * Sensitive-data detection was updated to reduce false positives.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-24" description="Set default outreach locale">
  * You can now choose a default locale for outreach messages.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-19" description="Interview summaries">
  * Each interview now gets an AI-generated summary with a headline and key bullet points.
  * Hover over any interview to preview its summary at a glance.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-16" description="Research Chat">
  * Ask questions about your study data and get AI-generated answers in a new chat interface.
  * Insights are grounded in your actual interviews with source references.
  * A small-sample banner warns you when data is limited so you can interpret results with the right context.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-13" description="PII automatic detection">
  * Personally identifiable information (PII) is now automatically detected and can be redacted from interview transcripts and insights.
  * Redacted content appears as styled labels instead of raw markers, making transcripts easier to read.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-02-04" description="Interview depth control">
  * A new depth slider lets you choose between four interview styles: **Express**, **Quick**, **Balanced**, and **Deep**.
  * Each level adjusts how many questions and follow-ups the agent asks, from fast broad coverage to thorough exploration.
</Update>

<Update label="2026-01-20" description="New study builder and guided setup">
  * Introduced a new Study Builder with AI-powered goal generation.
  * Guided setup makes it faster to turn objectives into actionable studies.
  * Improved launch flow clarity so teams can go live with confidence.
</Update>

<Update label="2025-12-23" description="Richer insights and smoother navigation">
  * Insights now include fuller interview context and study metrics.
</Update>

<Update label="2025-12-16" description="Test & launch experience refined">
  * Preview chats directly from the test & launch page before sharing.
  * Study tables and stats are clearer at a glance.
  * Copy updates make settings and workflows easier to understand.
</Update>

<Update label="2025-12-11" description="Study duplication and integration improvements">
  * Duplicate studies to reuse settings and move faster.
  * Integration links are clearer with live mode guidance built in.
  * Interview selection and Safari form behavior are more reliable.
</Update>