Release Notes

June 2025

WEEKLY UPDATE: JUNE 3

Set your own Mural admins

Streamlining and simplifying access management

You can now set, unset, and view company admins directly from your company dashboard!

This change helps save customers time and allows for more security, control, and visibility into your organization’s access controls. No more back-and-forth with your Mural account manager, simply head to your company’s members screen and make the changes. Learn more.

Template updates tailored to your work

New Roles & Use Case pages create a more personalized Mural experience

We’ve added new Role and Use Case template collections to the Home tab of your dashboard—designed to help you quickly find resources tailored to your work. These new sections highlight templates based on what you do (your role) and what you’re trying to accomplish (your use case), making it easier to get started with purpose. 

If you’ve set your role during onboarding or updated it in your Profile settings, you’ll see a “For you” tag on the role collection that best matches your work in Mural. Click into any collection to explore a curated page of recommended templates that support your goals.

Streamline your next working session with 50-minute time-boxed templates

As part of the launch of our new Role and Use Case pages, we’ve redesigned and streamlined our time-boxed meeting templates to better support modern work. Recognizing that 1-hour meetings are the standard in today’s schedules, we’ve framed these templates as “50-minute meetings”—built to help teams make the most of every minute through structured, engaging collaboration formats, and intentionally crafted to feel achievable in a busy calendar. 

Whether you’re planning, problem-solving, or aligning on strategy, these templates guide every phase of the meeting to drive faster, clearer outcomes. Find them on any Role collection page noted above, or search for “50 minutes” in the Templates section of the left dashboard panel.

Bugfixes:

• When a widget was created through quick-add inside a table, the widget and connector ended up positioned incorrectly. This has been resolved.
• A mural crashed during loading when a text widget had too much content. This has been resolved. 
• Infinite calls were being made to the company template collections API when viewing company template collections instead of a single call.

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May 2025

WEEKLY UPDATE: MAY 28

Enhance collaboration with custom display names

Helping companies work better, smarter, and faster

We added support for a custom display name which users will identify with throughout our product, including the canvas, user profile, share modal, and more.

This change improves the personal collaboration that teams can have, particularly if teammates go by shortened names of what might appear in their email address (e.g. Bobby vs. Robert), or identify with a name other than their legal name. Learn more.

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Quick content creation from the visual thinking tool bar 

Drag and drop your most used content faster than ever

You can now add content to your mural faster by dragging objects directly from the left visual thinking tool bar. This removes unnecessary steps in content creation, speeds up the process and makes the experience easier, especially during fast-paced collaborative sessions. Give it a try: add a sticky note from the tool bar, then drag another one out! This quick-add method remembers your last-used object.

New and refreshed templates to collaborate more efficiently

Continuously growing our template library with more use cases and thoughtful redesigns  

Our new templates include: Pain point heatmap, Crazy eights brainstorming, Robot factory icebreaker, and Dreadful dishes icebreaker.

Our refreshed templates include: Product roadmap, Sitemap, and Tier list. And with our new profile cards, you can now create stakeholder maps and org charts even faster right in the following templates: Postcards from the field, Org chart, Simple stakeholder map, Stakeholder expectations matrix, Map stakeholder relationships, Visualize account stakeholders, Stakeholder Mapping. 

Stay tuned for more template updates next week! 

Bugfixes:

• When a diagramming arrow was created with the "C" keyboard shortcut, the stacking order (order relative to other objects) was hard-coded to a high number. This affected  murals in certain conditions having unexpected stacking order of connectors and/or arrows.
• Connectors would become garbled when dragging or resizing connected objects, areas, or tables containing connected objects. This has been fixed.
• The outline is now closed by default for all users.
• Profile cards created with a LinkedIn link containing query parameters are working now.

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WEEKLY UPDATE: MAY 20

Profile cards for visual stakeholder mapping

Build beautiful stakeholder maps and org charts with less manual work 

With our new profile cards feature, you can now paste a LinkedIn URL directly into Mural, and we’ll automatically display the person's name, job title, and profile image — right on the canvas.

This feature helps you create more robust stakeholder maps and org charts with less manual work and formatting, while giving your team and collaborators the context they need at a glance. As an added bonus, you can use this feature with Mural’s shapes, connectors, tables, and icons to bring even more visual context to your stakeholder maps and org charts. Learn more.

Bugfixes:

• Empty arrow connectors were being exported as solid arrows in PDFs and PNGs. This issue has been resolved.
• We’ve improved loading time when importing Jira issues into a mural.
• We made a few updates to in-app reports including the Total Members Report where incorrect values were being reported and company dashboard reports that were exporting without data.

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WEEKLY UPDATE: MAY 13

Canvas improvements to make collaborating a breeze

Spend more time collaborating and less time formatting with these enhancements: 

• When absorbing existing mural content into an area, connectors are now included—making it easier to organize and keep related elements together.
• We’ve improved how HTML content from third-party apps like Word and Google Docs is handled, so pasted text now keeps its formatting—saving you time on cleanup in your mural.
• We’ve updated the “mural is almost full” error message and related settings modal to provide clearer guidance—making it easier to understand what’s happening and how to keep working smoothly.

Bugfixes:

• Unstarred murals no longer show up in the starred section of the dashboard
• Column counters are now correct when using Smart planner
• Fixed an issue where connectors looked off for remote collaborators while dragging mind map nodes
• While dragging an area, orthogonal connectors with parts outside of the area no longer break

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WEEKLY UPDATE: MAY 6

Take control of Default Link Access 

Empower admins to set the perfect default sharing permissions for every mural, making collaboration smoother and more secure.

As a company admin, you’ll find this new setting in your admin console under General settings > Company-wide settings. 

Previously, every new mural defaulted to “Anyone in workspace”— but we’ve heard your feedback that this isn’t always ideal, especially for those collaborating across multiple workspaces. With this improvement, you can minimize permission updates and streamline your sharing process.

How it works:

• Companies will still start out with the current global default: “Anyone in the workspace”
• The setting applies to all new murals created after it’s updated
• It does not override existing workspace invitation settings

Ready to reduce friction and give your teams more control? Learn more about configuring your company-wide link access settings.

Another week, another integration!

Microsoft Planner now integrates with Mural

Last month, we rolled out new, two-way sync integrations for Asana, Salesforce, and Rally. This month, we are excited to introduce yet another integration that makes it easier to align your teams: Microsoft Planner.

Our latest integration allows you to import task URLs directly into your mural to strategize on a sprint, triage bugs, run retrospectives, break down projects, and more. Best of all, you can easily sync your changes back-and-forth between Planner and Mural, all with the click of a button. Learn more.

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April 2025

WEEKLY UPDATE: APRIL 28

Making clear connections

Easily see where your connectors are anchored  

When a connector is unanchored, its endpoint appears with a white background. As soon as you attach the connector to an area or widget on the canvas, the endpoint turns blue—making it easy to see when a connector is properly linked. This handy feature is now available for arrows connected to table cells or area backgrounds, giving you a clear visual cue for every connector endpoint at a glance.

Bugfixes

Jira integration improvements include: 

• “Clear All” now reverts project selection to “first available” instead of “none”. 
• Clicking on a Jira link resulted in a blank screen. This issue has been resolved.

More predictable mind maps

• Hitting enter while editing text in a mind map node creates a new node, instead of a new line of text and a node. 
• Mindmaps that partially overlap with an area were being automatically absorbed when the area was resized. This issue has been fixed, and you can now move your mind map around without that issue.
• Performance improvements are live for large mind maps which previously had slow performance when dragging nodes around a canvas.

Menu and submenu alignment, oh my!

There was an alignment issue with menus and submenus in the canvas. The trigger should align with the first item in the submenu but submenus were not following that logic across all use cases. This has been fixed.

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WEEKLY UPDATE: APRIL 21

New templates that kickstart your work

New templates including Simple presentation slide deck, Timing bullseye, Design principles critique and Energy check-in icebreaker will spark your creativity and help you hit the ground running for your next collaborative session.

Hyperlink with ease

Add a hyperlink with fewer clicks

Add hyperlinks directly from the widget tool bar again when images and shapes are selected on the canvas. Not only can you add hyperlinks with fewer clicks, it is easier than ever to edit existing links saving you space and time. 

Bugfixes

• Objects and connectors are now correctly positioned when created through the ‘Quick-add’ functionality 
• We've improved how murals load when text objects contain a large amount of content

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WEEKLY UPDATE: APRIL 14

Table functionality that gives you peace of mind 

Auto-saving

Text in table cells and widgets will now auto-save, reducing the risk of content-loss. 

In-table diagraming improved

Columns and rows will resize with your text, improving how diagrams and connectors work within a table. 

Easily find the integrations you need

Salesforce, Asana, Rally, and Smart planner with Jira integrations now show in the import panel, giving you the ability to easily connect systems of record to your canvas.

Bugfixes

• Mind map nodes can be moved without issue when collaborating with others
• New mind map nodes start with normal font instead of bold
• AI Chat improvement to increase the ability and accuracy in finding objects on the canvas

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WEEKLY UPDATE: APRIL 7

Workspace management simplified

New Admin features give you complete control over your Mural workspaces.

Manage and find workspaces efficiently

Company Admins can now search, sort, and filter workspaces to quickly locate what they need. Take control of your unneeded workspaces, by deleting them yourself without having to contact Mural support.

Perfect your AI sticky note clusters with new Preview Mode

Fine-tune AI clustering before committing changes. 

See results before you commit

Now you can preview AI-suggested clusters and make adjustments before finalizing. 

Refine with confidence:

• View AI-generated clusters in preview mode
• Move clusters around the canvas to optimize arrangement
• Accept results when satisfied or discard if needed
• Fine-tune clustering outcomes with complete control

Learn more

Enhance your Mural experience with powerful new integrations

Link Mural to Salesforce, Asana, and Rally, to boost productivity and stay connected. 

New integrations enable you to stay in flow state on the canvas and not skip a beat across your platforms. 

• Salesforce: Manage contacts directly from your murals with updates syncing back to Salesforce
• Asana: Enjoy two-way sync for seamless task management without toggling between platforms
• Rally: Track milestones and sync updates back-and-forth between Rally and Mural

Sync details: Each of these new integrations include two-way sync, allowing teams to work more efficiently and leverage their murals as a source of truth by syncing back-and-forth with the corresponding apps.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented the top bar from horizontally scrolling to show more voting sessions
• Fixed a bug with recovering deletions via the activity log related to templates

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March 2025

WEEKLY UPDATE: MARCH 24

Plan smarter, not harder with the new Smart planner!

Dynamically track and organize work directly in your murals. 

Streamline your planning process

Business and Enterprise users can now schedule, plan, and track work more efficiently within Mural. 

• Organize and visualize tasks directly on your canvas
• Create customized views for different planning needs
• Track progress in real-time with dynamic updates

Power up with integrations

Supercharge your experience by pairing Smart planner with Jira and Azure DevOps integrations for cross-functional visibility while maintaining connection to your systems of record.

Ready to plan like a pro? Learn more

Finally! Hyperlink text in your murals!

Yes we heard you - text hyperlinks are here at last! No more “full url eyesores”. 

Link it up in seconds

• Simply highlight any text you want to link
• Click “Create Link” from the toolbar
• Watch as your ordinary text transforms into magical, clickable portals 
• Add as many links as you want in a single sticky note or text box

We know this one took a while, but it’s worth the wait. Learn more

Upgraded mobile app experience

Our redesigned mobile app is now available on both iOS and Android. 

Enjoy a refreshed interface with thoughtful design updates to make collaboration on mobile even better. 

• Download from the Apple App Store for iOS devices
• Get it on Google Play Store for Android devices

Bugfixes

• Avoid a major faux pas — AI chat now always responds and creates text in the same language as prompted
• Streamline your outline with improved AI outline support
• No more accidental deletions; AI chat now asks for confirmation before deleting elements for good