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    • NewBookkeeping, fully reworked

      We reworked the bookkeeping interface and added new features: Hub for the whole year, sending to your bookkeeper with the ZIP attached, sending additions and sending again, cash payments, possible matches incl. foreign currencies, uploads panel

    • NewCards in your AI chat

      In ChatGPT and Claude, Backbone now answers with clear cards instead of plain text

    • NewFixed budgets

      Give a client or project a fixed budget, bill it in partial invoices and close it with one final invoice. Billy and your AI app can do it too.

    • ImprovedForeign card payments find their receipt

      A receipt in US dollars now matches its euro card payment, using the rate and fee printed on your statement.

    • ImprovedStatements that don't add up

      Read it again or use the calculated balance, right in the statement. A statement waiting for a check no longer counts as missing.

    • NewReceipt previews in Transactions

      See the actual receipt next to its payment. Matches you haven't confirmed yet show as suggestions.

    • ImprovedConfirmed or to confirm

      In Transactions, the Matched filter is now two: Confirmed and To confirm.

    • NewWaiting for payment

      A new tab in your uploads lists unpaid receipts, newest first.

    • ImprovedUpload corner stays in view

      Drop files anywhere on the page. The corner stays put while you scroll.

    • ImprovedFewer wrong suggestions

      Backbone only suggests a payment when the name or invoice number fits, and checks again when new statements arrive.

    • ImprovedOpen what you’ve done

      Files in your Done list now open the stored document.

    • ImprovedMany files at once from your AI app

      Send a batch of files through Claude or ChatGPT and they all arrive.

    • NewRetainers

      Track a monthly retainer per client: what's due, what's billed, and create the invoice in one click.

    • FixedSecurity and stability improvements
    • NewThe editor on your phone

      One fixed screen with the bar at the bottom. Only the page moves, so nothing jumps while you type.

    • NewSmooth zooming

      Pinch to zoom follows your fingers. Works with touch, trackpad and Ctrl + scroll.

    • NewNew navigation on phones

      One button in the lower-right corner, right under your thumb. The menu grows out of it.

    • NewUpload corner in Transactions

      Drag receipts and statements straight onto Transactions. It replaces the Upload button.

    • ImprovedPDF previews

      Uploaded PDFs now show right in your inbox.

    • ImprovedStatements land in the right account

      Backbone files a statement by its card or account number. When it's unsure, it asks you. Set an account's type yourself: bank account or card.

    • ImprovedSee what's missing

      Month tiles in Statements show the receipts still missing, or a check when there are none.

    • ImprovedInbox closes when you’re done

      The inbox closes by itself once nothing needs you anymore.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • NewShow your tax number

      A new switch prints your tax number on invoices. In Germany without a VAT ID it stays on, as the law asks.

    • ImprovedYour month stays picked

      Bookkeeping, Transactions and Export open on the month you picked last.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • ImprovedYour invoices from Backbone

      Invoices for your plan now come from Backbone itself, with your company address and VAT ID. Download them as PDFs in Plan & usage.

    • FixedSecurity and stability improvements
    • NewGet set up in minutes

      A few setup steps on Home, a box in the sidebar and a short tour. Skip any step you like.

    • ImprovedNew clients in three steps

      General, billing, invoice details. Editing a client is now one simple form.

    • ImprovedYour usage at a glance

      Plan & usage shows what your plan includes and how much AI, receipts and storage you have used.

    • NewDownload all your data

      Get everything in one ZIP file from Settings › General.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • ImprovedBilly can now do it all

      Billy and your AI app can now do everything the app can: hours, projects, reports, invoices, bookkeeping and your team.

    • ImprovedScan to pay is back again

      The payment QR code is back on your invoices.

    • ImprovedMore AI in every plan

      30 % more AI in every plan, with your usage shown in Plan & usage.

    • FixedSecurity and stability improvements
    • NewTemplates gallery

      Pick your default template from live previews in Settings › Templates. Set colours, logo and layout in one place.

    • NewProducts while you type

      Start a line and pick from your products. Description, unit and price fill in.

    • NewBilly right beside your invoice

      Ask Billy while you write. He opens as a side panel next to the editor.

    • ImprovedA newer AI model

      Billy and receipt reading now use a newer AI model.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • NewYearly plans

      Pay yearly and get two months for free.

    • NewWithdraw an unsent credit note

      Made one by mistake? Withdraw it as long as it isn’t sent. Backbone also asks before it creates one.

    • ImprovedMore layout options

      Dark page colour, a Unit column you can hide, address order and a note field, all in the editor's menu.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • ImprovedZoom in the editor

      Pinch to zoom your invoice on phones and tablets.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • NewYour invoices at a glance

      Outstanding, overdue, paid this month and drafts, right above your invoice list.

    • FixedSmall fixes
    • NewThe new Backbone app

      Billy and Sort Invoices are now one app: hours, invoices, reminders and receipts in one place.

    • NewYour new Home screen

      Your key figures, what needs you today and quick actions on one screen.

    • NewReports in one click

      Hours, revenue, profitability and utilisation, with a CSV export.

    • NewPaid, all by itself

      A payment on your statement marks the matching invoice as paid.

    • NewAsk your team for receipts

      Missing a receipt? Ask the team member who paid. Choose what each person may see and do.

    • NewSend the month to your bookkeeper

      Receipts, invoices and statements in one export, sent with one click.

    • NewConnect Claude and ChatGPT

      Work with Backbone from your AI chat. Manage connected apps in Settings › Integrations.

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