MakerMind
Release notes

Built in the open. Shipped weekly.

What we've shipped, what's next. No fluff.

v1.5May 2026

AI assistants, listing writer & photo critique

  • New AI Listing Writer — generates SEO-optimised Etsy titles, descriptions and tags from a few keywords (no API key needed)
  • New AI Photo Critique tool — upload a product shot and get feedback on lighting, composition and background
  • Visual print-failure diagnosis — attach a photo of a failed print and the diagnosis tool now uses vision AI to suggest causes and fixes
v1.4May 2026

Public sharing, recurring orders & CSV import

  • Share any saved calculation or craft-stall plan as a read-only public link
  • Recurring orders — set an order to auto-recur every N days for subscription customers
  • CSV import for filament inventory and orders/customers
  • Seasonal Ideas card on the dashboard — surfaces saved ideas tagged for the current month (Christmas, Easter, etc.)
  • Weekly digest opt-in in Settings
v1.3May 2026

Photos, invoices, kanban & global search

  • Global ⌘K / Ctrl+K command palette — jump to any tool, order or saved idea
  • Photo uploads on orders and diagnosis records (private per-user storage)
  • Printable HTML invoices for any order
  • Link orders to a saved profit calculation — auto-fills product, cost and price
  • Kanban board view + duplicate-order action on the Orders page
  • Frequent customers panel — highlights repeat buyers automatically
  • Added CAD and AUD as supported currencies (now 6 total)
v1.2May 2026

Sales, stock & tax tools

  • New Sales Dashboard — revenue, profit, margin, top products and monthly trends from your orders
  • New Filament Inventory tracker — log spools, deduct grams used, low-stock alerts, stock value
  • New Tax / VAT Helper — UK VAT (20%) with £90k threshold check, US sales tax with all 50 states + economic-nexus check
  • Profit Calculator now has an optional tax block — turn it on only if you're VAT/tax registered
  • Realistic 2026 default costs in the calculator (filament £22/kg, electricity 27p/kWh, Etsy ~9% combined fees)
  • Onboarding checklist on the dashboard for new users
  • CSV export for sales and inventory
v1.1April 2026

Niche Finder + Saved Ideas, fully wired

  • Niche Finder rebuilt with a curated 25-niche catalog, opportunity scoring and side-by-side compare
  • Per-niche detail pages with personas, SEO keywords, product angles and risk notes
  • Saved Ideas now persists in the cloud with status workflow (researching → shortlisted → prototyping → selling → archived)
  • Inline notes, competitor links and one-click 'Price this idea' into the calculator
v1.0April 2026

MakerMind opens to the community

  • Profit Calculator with electricity, labour, machine wear, failure buffer and marketplace fees
  • Order Manager with status tracking and per-order profit
  • Failure Diagnosis with rule-based cause ranking for 12 common FDM issues
  • Printer Optimiser — saved profiles + transparent settings recommender
  • Craft Stall Planner with break-even maths
  • Email + Google sign-in
  • GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AUD, NZD support
v1.6Coming next

On the immediate roadmap

  • Auto-deduct filament from inventory when a calculation is saved
  • Etsy listing import for the Niche Finder
  • Resin-specific diagnosis rules
  • Scheduled weekly digest emails (opt-in already live)