Updates for May 4, 2025

Summer 2025 Update

This update brings user experience improvements and a host of performance upgrades to make using Raster feel much more magical. More importantly, these changes set the stage for the introduction of new features we're excited to ship in the coming months. Stay tuned.

Here’s what’s new and improved in Raster:

Search gets an upgrade

We've rewritten our command palette search. This change brings faster, more relevant search results. We also implemented a smart caching system for search keys, which means less loading and quicker access to your assets.

Image grid and editor Improvements

• The image grid now resizes gracefully when you change your window size.
• Location metadata is now included in the sidebar when viewing an asset.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused zero-width thumbnails on mobile.
• Arrow key navigation in the image viewer is now more reliable.
• Transparent images now display with a checkerboard background, making them much easier to see and work with in both light and dark modes.
• Higher resolution images now have better handling, with limits for improved performance.

Organization settings redesign

• Refreshed the users table and added descriptions of all roles when inviting a new user.
• “Manage Subscription” section now provides a more detailed breakdown.
• Addressed multiple bugs where accessing certain subscription and invoice data could cause errors.

Deleted asset experience

• Dedicated "Deleted" section in the editor sidebar to make it clear when you're viewing a trashed item.
• You can now restore a deleted image directly from its context menu in the trash.
• A confirmation modal now only appears when you try to permanently delete an asset.

And many more fixes and improvements...

• All new onboarding flow for new users.
• Improved the image deletion logic in the API to ensure assets are only removed from storage when permanently deleted.
• The backend now better handles concurrent uploads.
• Set up Sentry for more effective error tracking and resolution.
• Optimized image uploads using ImageMagick for better resizing and compression.
• Fixed an issue that caused edited images to sometimes save as black images.