1.0, real-time collaboration, and more!
We have a boatload of updates for you.
Mockingbird 1.0 is live!
Mockingbird is now out of beta. New users can sign up for a premium plan, and beta users can now upgrade. (If you're a beta user, don't forget to check your e-mail for a 25% off discount code!) You won’t pay for months you don't have active projects, and all plans include unlimited archived (read-only) projects.
Remember: beta users will keep full edit access to their projects for two more months whether or not they decide to upgrade to a paid plan (and read-only access after that). More beta transition details.
Real-time collaboration
Multi-user editing is here -- and it's in real time! You can check out the demo now to get a sense of how it feels.
When you make an edit, your clients and teammates will see your changes instantaneously, making collaboration smooth, easy, and even fun. We implemented our own operational transformation framework on top of Socket.io, Node.js and Redis to make sure multiple users can edit simultaneously without having to lock the page or overwrite each other's changes (we'll be writing more details in the coming weeks about the technology behind this on our tech blog). We also made sure to optimize how we send your edits to other users so that the overall experience is speedy and frictionless.
To start collaborating, just send your project link to another user. Your collaborator will be able to edit with you or see your edits in real time (depending on the project's access settings, which you can tweak by clicking the "Share" button in the toolbar).
If a collaborator joins your project, you'll see a little Collaborators panel appear below the Widgets panel in the left sidebar. When other users make changes, you'll see a highlight around the widget they just edited.
You can also check out the screencast below to see how it works.
Full permission control
Now that collaboration is here, we've beefed up the project permission settings. You now have complete control over exactly who can see or edit your projects. You can limit access to your company or, if you need even more fine-grained control, only specific individuals. If you want to keep things simple, you can allow anyone with the link to access the project without having to log in.
Link directly to a project or page for editing or viewing
Your project link now shows up directly in your browser's URL bar, so you can just copy and paste it instead of having to open the Share panel to get the link.
We've also added the ability to share a link directly to a specific page. This is especially helpful if you just want to point something out on one page of a project that has many pages. While you're editing, your browser's URL bar will show a link to the exact page that you're editing. The page identifier is the portion of the URL after the last slash. If you omit a page identifier when you send the link to someone, the project will just open to the first page.
Back button support in preview mode
Your browser's back button now works when you navigate through your mockup in preview mode. This should make for a more realistic browsing experience and will help you get feedback from clients and teammates on the flow of your wireframes.
Updated sidebar resizing
The sidebar is now much easier to manage. You can easily resize any of the sections or collapse them by clicking the green headers.
New account management
You can now manage all your projects, collaborators, and account settings in one place. The new account management panel is where you can rename projects, change project permissions, add users, transfer projects, upgrade your account, edit your billing details, and more. Enter the account management panel by clicking on your name in the top right hand corner of the menubar and selecting "Manage Account" from the dropdown.
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