Changelog

All the latest updates, improvements, and fixes to Stekpad.

v0.9.0

March 22, 2026

BIMI Checker, Warm-up Calculator & Health Score

Additional free tools for BIMI, warm-up planning, and deliverability scoring.

ADDED

BIMI record checker — verify logo URL, VMC certificate, DMARC enforcement, and SVG compliance.

ADDED

Email warm-up calculator — personalized ramp-up schedule based on domain age, provider, target volume, and sending goal.

ADDED

Deliverability score calculator — input your metrics, get a weighted 0-100 health score with per-metric breakdown.

ADDED

Email compliance checker — 14-point CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CASL interactive checklist with legal risk scoring.

ADDED

Reverse DNS (PTR) lookup — PTR records and Forward-Confirmed reverse DNS (FCrDNS) verification.

v0.8.0

March 20, 2026

Free Email Tools Suite (14 tools)

Launch of the complete free email tools suite.

ADDED

SPF, DKIM, DMARC checkers — validate email authentication records with detailed analysis and fix recommendations.

ADDED

SPF and DMARC generators — step-by-step wizards to create correct DNS records for 16+ email providers.

ADDED

Blacklist checker — scan any IP or domain against 12 major DNSBL including Spamhaus, SpamCop, and Barracuda.

ADDED

DNS lookup — full MX, A, AAAA, NS, TXT, SOA record lookup with authentication status overview.

ADDED

Email header analyzer — paste raw headers, visualize hop routing, delays, and authentication results.

ADDED

Email verifier — syntax, MX, disposable detection (100+ services), role address detection, typo correction.

ADDED

Spam word checker — scan content for 300+ trigger words with severity grading (A-F score).

ADDED

Subject line tester — real-time analysis for length, spam triggers, mobile preview, and engagement signals.

ADDED

Email compliance checker — 14-point CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CASL interactive checklist with legal risk scoring.

ADDED

Reverse DNS (PTR) lookup — PTR records and Forward-Confirmed reverse DNS (FCrDNS) verification.

ADDED

All tools are free, no account required, and accessible from the new /tools page.

v0.7.0

March 15, 2026

Roadmap & Compare Overhaul

Complete rewrite of roadmap and competitor comparison pages.

IMPROVED

Complete roadmap rewrite with 10 phases and 80+ features based on analysis of 16 competitors.

IMPROVED

Compare page now covers 9 major competitors with honest strengths and weaknesses for each.

IMPROVED

Feature-by-feature comparison table showing Stekpad vs market position.

IMPROVED

All pages updated with real, honest content — no fake stats, team members, or milestones.

v0.6.0

March 10, 2026

Dashboard Polish & Light Mode

Refined UI with light mode support and polish.

IMPROVED

Refined dark mode CSS with custom scrollbar and improved depth on dashboard components.

IMPROVED

Added full light mode support across the dashboard and sidebar.

IMPROVED

Toast notifications, page transition animations, and confirmation dialogs.

v0.5.0

March 1, 2026

Dashboard & Onboarding

Complete dashboard visual overhaul with onboarding flow.

ADDED

Complete dashboard visual overhaul with 15+ pages.

ADDED

Onboarding checklist, milestones, activity feed, and notifications system.

ADDED

Help page, keyboard shortcuts, and interactive guided setup.

v0.4.0

February 1, 2026

Marketing Site & SEO

Full marketing website with SEO optimization.

ADDED

Full marketing website with landing page, features, pricing, blog, and comparison pages.

ADDED

SEO optimization with metadata, Open Graph tags, and sitemap.

ADDED

Blog with articles on email deliverability best practices.

v0.3.0

January 1, 2026

Core Architecture

Core platform architecture with auth, ORM, and billing.

ADDED

Next.js App Router setup with tRPC for type-safe API communication.

ADDED

Drizzle ORM schema for users, mailboxes, warm-up emails, threads, and scoring.

ADDED

Authentication system with NextAuth.js v5.

ADDED

Stripe integration for subscription billing (Free, Pro, Enterprise plans).

v0.2.0

December 1, 2025

AI & Email Engine Design

Designed the AI content generation pipeline and fallback architecture.

ADDED

Designed the AI content generation pipeline with Groq API (Llama 3.3 70B).

ADDED

Fallback chain architecture: Groq → Gemini → Ollama → Redis cache.

ADDED

Persona system for varied, natural-sounding warm-up conversations.

v0.1.0

November 1, 2025

Project Kickoff

Initial project setup with core technologies.

ADDED

Initial project setup with Next.js 15, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui.

ADDED

Database schema design for PostgreSQL on Neon.

ADDED

Docker Compose configuration for local development and production.