Changelog

What's New

• Start a trial in one step: New firms enter the firm name, start the 14-day trial, then continue to Excel. Paid workspaces skip that screen.

Improvements

• Documents opens on a blank workbook: A new empty file no longer leaves Documents spinning. You get the import screen, with Retry if the list is slow to load.
• The document viewer still opens when text recognition is empty or stuck: The PDF appears with a banner and a Re-run control, instead of a blank viewer.
• Table Snip keeps January as January: Dates such as 9 Jan stay 9 January in Excel instead of flipping to 1 September. Currency and percent formats on the destination cells stay as they were.
• The add-in recovers after an update: If Excel still has an old Blast Audit panel open, it reloads once instead of staying blank.
• Probe can read the workbook again: A failed workbook read no longer blocks the Probe workspace.

Security & Reliability

• Sign-in is safer.

What's New

• Request a demo or a sales call by form: Book demo and contact sales now use a request form. Blast Audit follows up by email. The form asks whether you currently use DataSnipper.

Improvements

• Excel feels faster: Cell clicks, snip drags, the document list, PDF pages, and chat respond with less lag.
• Probe and Disclosure Review finish longer questions: Those runs have about three minutes before they time out, instead of stopping around 15 to 30 seconds.
• The document viewer retries unread text: Missing page text no longer leaves the viewer hanging.
• Owners can open billing without a product seat: Organization owners and admins reach invoices and billing even if they do not use a licensed seat.
• You stay signed in in Excel: If Excel drops cookies, the add-in restores the session. Sessions last 30 days. A blocked request no longer signs you out.
• Firm setup no longer loops: Creating an organization on first run no longer crashes or repeats.
• The add-in waits until a firm exists: A missing subscription no longer blocks you before your organization is created.

Security & Reliability

• Uploads and sign-in stay tied to the account and browser that started them.

What's New

• Audit guides on the public site: New articles cover Excel formula auditing and when to move from Excel to audit software, in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Polish.

Improvements

• Table Snip keeps the words in the order you see: Dates such as 7 Jan 2025 stay in that order, and wrapped lines in a cell no longer swap.

Improvements

• The document viewer is calmer and faster: Pages no longer re-render every frame or shift their own layout. Overlay gestures work on touch.
• The header reads as a document title: The file name is the title. Long names cut in the middle so the identifying tail stays visible. Zoom sits in the toolbar and also resets to 100%.
• Menus are easier to scan: The overflow menu uses clear groups. Snip settings appear in one place, not in two menus at once.
• Keyboard and screen readers can use the viewer: The document name and zoom value are announced, and the viewer is reachable without a mouse.

Improvements

• Imports stay in the folder you have open: New files land in the active folder instead of appearing elsewhere.
• Text Snip works again in Excel: Creating a text or sum snip no longer hangs on the clipboard.
• Text recognition finishes after a temporary outage: OCR jobs keep going when a worker restarts, instead of dying mid-batch.

What's New

• Progress while Extraction starts: The extraction studio shows upload and OCR progress, such as recognized pages sent, instead of a frozen wait.

Improvements

• Large Extraction batches no longer time out with no message: Starting a run on many invoices keeps a live status. OCR pending badges clear as documents finish, without closing the studio.

What's New

• Import files or a folder from the toolbar: The Import control offers both options after you already have documents, not only on an empty list.
• Select folders and choose how delete works: Folders use the same checkboxes as files. Deleting a folder can keep the documents in Uncategorized or delete the documents inside.
• Drop a folder onto Documents: Folder drops import the files. Ambiguous drops are refused instead of guessing.

Improvements

• Same-name files import instead of being blocked: A second report.pdf becomes report (2).pdf. Re-import in the financial suite replaces the existing file.
• Stopped imports and OCR status are clearer: Documents that still need text recognition look not ready. The OCR badge starts recognition in one click.
• Automatic table columns stay off when you turn them off: Manual Table Snips no longer invent columns after you disable automatic suggestions. Form Extraction still detects its own tables.
• Form Extraction tables stop at the real table: A long template on a shorter PDF no longer pulls legend or balance text below the table. Internal blank rows no longer cut off later sections.

What's New

• Delete your own templates: Remove obsolete personal matching and extraction templates. Organization and featured templates stay.

Improvements

• Native-text PDFs no longer look failed: A digital PDF no longer shows a blocking dialog that visual OCR did not run. Re-run OCR now runs visual recognition, not the same text-layer path again.
• Cancel an import from the document picker: You can stop a picker import instead of waiting it out.
• Folders survive Office imports: Folder structure is kept when files come through the Office picker.
• Table Snip no longer invents extra columns: Automatic table detection no longer adds empty phantom columns, and sparse columns you kept stay.

Improvements

• Text recognition no longer waits behind expired jobs: New OCR work is scheduled instead of sitting behind jobs that already timed out.

Improvements

• Large imports start sooner and can be stopped: Documents appear after the first batch instead of waiting for every file. You can cancel the import, including jobs already running.
• Imported folders keep their structure: Folder organization survives the import.
• Access updates on the next request: A revoked seat or an ended trial takes effect without waiting for a later refresh.

Improvements

• The help centre matches the product: Probe has a help article. Comparison export uses the name you see in the add-in. Retention figures match the site.
• Privacy and terms state the real retention: OCR context expires after one hour. Agent task content is kept at most 48 hours after the task finishes, then deleted.
• Admin actions say what they do: Labels describe the real effect, such as revoking product access and freeing a seat.
• More of the product is translated: Sign-up emails and missing add-in screens follow the same glossary in every locale.

Security & Reliability

• Archive uploads are handled more safely. Conversion errors no longer send server details back to the add-in.

What's New

• Financial Statement Suite in one dialog: Start with two documents, a tolerance, and one click. Six tabs cover mathematical accuracy, internal consistency, prior period, language accuracy, tie-out, and the disclosure checklist.
• Review on the document: Hover and click amounts, use the floating action card on the highlighted figure, and place tickmarks on the page. You can edit a suggested calculation or add a manual check.
• Versions and firm tickmarks: Switch versions and keep matching tickmarks. Admins set custom organization tickmarks in the dashboard.
• Export the review: Export an annotated PDF and a checklist summary.
• Admins without a paid seat: An organization owner can manage users and billing without consuming a product seat. Product access is granted separately.

What's New

• Disclosure Review: Prepare a disclosure pack in the workbook, review evidence, comment, and export for the client. Document content stays in Excel.
• Financial Statement Suite: Run mathematical accuracy, internal consistency, prior-period consistency, language accuracy, and version comparison from a financial statements hub on the ribbon.
• Table Snip shows the grid before it writes: Live cell preview while you drag dividers, reset to automatic detection, and better columns on statements with currency symbols, sparse debit/credit pairs, and printed lines. Blank corner cells no longer become the word Table. Single-column tables are accepted.

Improvements

• Annual pricing says 2 months free: The yearly plan is 10 months at the monthly price. The old −20% label was wrong.

What's New

• Documents is a quiet table: Name and snip count sit in columns. File type, folder, date, and expiry stay secondary. Folders drill in with a breadcrumb.
• Imports no longer block the add-in: A banner replaces the modal. You can keep working while OCR runs. If Excel closed during a write, the next session lists the files to check.
• Filter snips in the viewer picker: The same snip filter is available when you pick a document. Wide layout adds sortable columns.

Improvements

• Markup tools sit above the page: The tools panel no longer covers the document. The toolbar shows the active tool.
• Usage trends on the dashboard: The usage chart and its metric tabs render reliably.

What's New

• See which tool is active: The document viewer shows the current snip or markup tool, the Excel cell it will write to, and Escape to leave. A color frame confirms the mode. If you click a ribbon tool with no document open, Blast Audit tells you it will start when a document opens.
• Clearer dashboard after sign-in: The Excel handoff, member-only gate, and loading screens use a shared layout with a Get the add-in path and account menu.

Improvements

• Empty text recognition is recovered: A PDF that returns no words is detected and can be processed again.
• Workbook status screens are clearer: Read-only, storage, and not-ready states use the same status layout instead of a vague spinner.

What's New

• Audit stamps and pointing tools: Mark Up includes OK, anomaly, OK N-1, and arithmetic OK, with pointing and drawing grouped. Place the same stamp again without reselecting the tool. Save custom colors.
• Review all marks in one sidebar: Counts, filters, jump to a mark, delete, and export CSV. Annotated PDF export includes the marks.

Improvements

• More password-reset links work: Reset emails that use an alternate link format now open the form instead of looking expired.

Improvements

• Weak password resets say the real reason: A password that is too weak or already in a breach no longer looks like an expired link. The form states the strength problem.

What's New

• Use the document viewer on another screen: Open the document viewer in a separate window and keep creating snips from it. Text, Sum, Validation, Exception, Table Snip, comments, markups, and Find All Sums work in that window.
• Attach several snips to one cell: Hold Ctrl on Windows or Cmd on Mac while you create snips to link several pieces of evidence to the selected cell. Sum Snip keeps the formula, and Text Snip adds each captured value on a new line.
• Reuse one snip in several cells: Select a snip, copy it with Ctrl/Cmd+C, then paste it with Ctrl/Cmd+V into another Excel cell to create a reference to the original snip.

Improvements

• Linked evidence is easier to review: Cells with several snips keep their highlights together, so you can check the documents behind the value without hunting through the PDF.
• Shortcuts respect where you are typing: Viewer shortcuts work when you review documents and stay out of the way while you write comments or edit text fields.

What's New

• Review a document in a separate window: Pop the document viewer out of the Excel taskpane and keep the main add-in available. You get a review-only window for checking evidence beside your workbook.
• Comments and markups are easier to use: Use a comments sidebar, edit text markups in place, pick colors from swatches, drag comment pins, undo annotation changes, and use shortcuts for review actions.
• A cleaner sign-in flow: Create an account, verify email, enter two-step codes, reset a password, and accept invitations on Blast Audit pages with clearer field errors and resend options.

Improvements

• Scanned tables keep their shape: Blast Audit keeps columns, rows, dates, and amounts separated in table-heavy PDFs, including borderless tables and dense numeric rows.
• Reviewed answers match the Excel export: Probe and AI Extraction write reviewed answers and evidence to Excel. The result summary uses accepted, excluded, and failed values from your review.
• A calmer workspace across Excel and the dashboard: Document lists, extraction setup, billing, exports, usage, and member pages now use clearer controls, empty states, and spacing.

Security & Reliability

• Blast Audit keeps the separate document viewer read-only, keeps comment drafts visible when a save fails, restores markups when deletion fails, and protects sign-in sessions better.

What's New

• New engine for AI Extraction and Probe: Blast Audit now uses a new document-reading engine for the two main document workflows. It reads scans and PDF pages more like you see them, then gives answers with evidence you can check.
• Complete rebuild of the AI Agent in Excel: The chat can help with workbook edits, Document Matching, snipped tables, snip cleanup, image questions, and approval steps from one place. It also shows clearer progress during long runs.
• Form Extraction is easier to review: Each field now keeps its own name and color while you prepare, save, reopen, and export a form template. You can match a value on the document to the Excel result faster.

Improvements

• PDF imports are more reliable: Large scans, rotated pages, and image-heavy PDF files open with fewer blank pages, missing text, or broken document rows.
• Documents are easier to sort: Filter the document list to show files with snips or files that still need snips.
• Excel opens the add-in faster: The taskpane now shows Blast Audit while it loads instead of leaving a blank panel.
• Dashboard and site cleanup: Admins can export the user list to CSV. The mobile menu and cookie banner are easier to use on the public site.

Security & Reliability

• Blast Audit catches more run errors in the background and recovers better when an AI provider has a temporary issue, without sending document text to analytics tools.

Improvements

• Sum Snip handles negatives and currencies more reliably: OCR minus signs, trailing negatives, parentheses, compact currency codes, and dense rows are parsed more carefully, so formulas keep the right sign.
• Fewer interruptions in the Excel add-in: Recent access checks are reused briefly, so the add-in asks for permission less often and still refreshes access when it needs to.

What's New

• Verify before you write: AI Extraction and Probe now open a full-screen studio where every AI value is checked against its highlighted source before anything reaches Excel. Approve or reject each value with one key (V/X), edit it in place, and export only what you trusted.
• Merged PDFs split automatically: A file containing several scanned documents, such as three invoices in one PDF, now produces one result per document, in both AI Extraction and Probe.
• One Probe workflow: Ask one question or a whole list across your documents in the same studio. Saved questions open it pre-filled, and you can still import questions from your Excel selection.

Improvements

• Runs are about twice as fast: The first reading pass is leaner, and merged-document follow-ups run on a sharper model only when needed.
• Numbers verify the way auditors read them: Grouped amounts ('57 600,00', '1,234,567'), negative values and identifiers with leading zeros are matched against the source precisely. An edited amount is read with its own locale grouping instead of being coerced.
• Honest exports: Runs whose documents all failed still export their status table, rejecting every value produces an excluded row instead of a blank accepted one, and text columns keep Excel from coercing identifiers, including inside tables.
• Clearer waiting and credits: A step tracker shows what the run is doing, errors surface immediately instead of spinning, and the credit balance is displayed in actual credits.

Improvements

• Probe and AI Extraction find answers with less noise: Runs stay on the clearer source passages and keep citations closer to the text you can see in the document viewer.
• Clearer outcomes when a document has no answer: Runs finish predictably when the selected documents do not contain the requested information.
• Reruns are smoother: Blast Audit skips document work it has already finished and keeps partial results easy to review.

What's New

• The AI Agent does more in Excel: The AI Agent can now help with Document Matching, snipped tables, and snip maintenance through clearer approval steps.

Improvements

• Snips stay in sync in the document viewer: Highlighted snips survive page changes, clearing the workbook context, and returning to the viewer.
• Snips are easier to reselect: The document viewer makes it easier to pick the right snip again after you navigate away.

What's New

• Multi-version comparison: Compare several document versions in one review instead of being limited to two.
• Reopenable comparison snapshots: Reopen a previous comparison state and continue the review without starting over.
• Feedback board: Share product feedback, vote on suggestions, and follow discussions from a signed-in workspace.
• Refreshed Excel ribbon icons: The add-in ribbon now uses the updated Blast Audit icon set.

Improvements

• DataSnipper sample capture now waits until sign-in is complete, so uploads start more reliably.
• The public site has new pages, more feature coverage, and better search.

What's New

• Form Extraction can create export snips: Each extracted form result can be linked back to the snip it came from.

Improvements

• Table Snip works better on documents viewed across continuous pages.
• Probe handles grouped numbers and citation spans more reliably.
• AI Extraction checks results more carefully before writing them to Excel.
• Version Comparison is clearer when dates or values move between document versions.
• Snip controls stay visible and selectable in the document viewer.

Improvements

• AI Extraction checks document-backed answers more carefully before writing results into Excel.
• Empty, partial, or unsupported document answers are handled predictably.
• Rerunning the same AI Extraction on the same documents is more reliable.

Improvements

• AI Agent runs recover better after temporary errors.
• Credit usage and run limits are easier to predict during longer document tasks.
• Table snips add fewer repeated or misplaced rows.
• Long-running document tasks stop cleanly when retries are exhausted.

Improvements

• Probe keeps a stronger link between each question, document, and answer column.
• Workbook sessions are more stable when a file is saved, reopened, or refreshed.
• The confirmation text for repeated tables is clearer.
• Runs stay tied to the workbook that started them.

What's New

• Background document processing is stronger: Long document jobs run more consistently on larger files and bigger batches.

Improvements

• The AI Agent tracks document work more clearly during longer runs.
• Repeated table snips detect the last row more reliably.

What's New

• Paste and drop document import: Add documents to the Excel add-in by pasting them or dropping them in.
• Better document context for the AI Agent: The AI Agent uses document information more reliably during extraction tasks.
• DataSnipper sample capture: Workbook samples can be captured in a more controlled way for troubleshooting and product improvement.

Improvements

• Find All Sums detects totals more accurately in scanned documents.
• Office and WorkOS sign-in flows are more stable.
• Snip links, document imports, and extraction highlights survive a reload.
• Form Extraction and document viewer styling load more reliably.
• Extraction runs continue when a selected document has little or no readable text.

What's New

• Usage dashboards: Admins can track activity and daily usage.
• Audience traffic globe: A new visual page shows live audience geography.
• Background document processing: Longer document jobs run without blocking your work.

Improvements

• Document import and table snip flows recover better after processing.
• Traffic geography refreshes are more reliable.
• Scanned document status is clearer while processing is still running.

What's New

• Improved public pages: New feature pages, clearer trial calls to action, and better search coverage on the website.
• Clearer Form Extraction status: Form Extraction reports skipped and incomplete states more reliably.
• Safer Excel Online support: The add-in in Excel Online is checked more broadly before publication.

Improvements

• Version Comparison handles uneven page counts more reliably.
• PDF extraction tools stay available more consistently.
• Snips are preserved when document text recognition is rerun.
• Browser sign-in and Office callback handling are more stable.
• The document viewer no longer resets pages as easily during review.

What's New

• AI Extraction in Excel: AI Extraction now has a dedicated workspace in Excel. Tell Blast Audit what you need in plain language, review the structure it suggests, choose the documents to search, and write the results straight back to Excel.
• Reusable extraction templates: Save an extraction once, reopen it later, and reuse the same setup on future engagements.

Improvements

• Extraction results are easier to review: Nested fields can now be flattened into cleaner Excel columns, with the cited source text to help you verify each result.
• Probe answers are better grounded: Batch runs now write one result column per document and open supporting evidence more reliably.
• Snip review is clearer in the document viewer: Snips now use type-colored outlines, preview badges, and inline word highlights, so you can spot the right capture faster.
• Version Comparison is more reliable: OCR readiness is handled more accurately, duplicate document names no longer confuse the comparison, and Excel export completes correctly from the dialog.
• Document Matching is more reliable: Matching runs handle OCR identity and duplicate document names more safely.
• Document management is safer with duplicate names: Delete, move, and folder cleanup actions now target the correct document even when several files share the same name or a file has no OCR yet.
• Form Extraction is smoother: The PDF toolbar is back where you need it, and folder selection is more reliable.

Security & Reliability

• Extraction runs and writing results back to Excel are safer during reruns, manual adjustments, and larger workbooks.
• Blast Audit recovers faster from errors in the add-in and the dashboard.

What's New

• Redesigned interface: The entire Excel add-in has been visually overhauled to match the Blast Audit brand: square corners, one primary blue, neutral greys, and a cleaner layout across every page.
• Probe batch mode: Run a column of questions against several documents at once. A step-by-step wizard takes you through selecting questions, choosing documents, and reviewing results, and writes everything back to Excel.
• Auto-selection in Probe: When you create a batch run, the question range updates in real time as you select cells in Excel. No manual copy-paste needed.
• Labeled toolbar in the document viewer: The floating icon toolbar is replaced by a fixed bar at the top with "Extract" and "Annotate" dropdown menus. Each option carries a short description, so you know what it does before clicking.
• Unified document management: Documents, folders, import, and every management action are now in one view. No more switching between a list and a separate organizer dialog.
• Auto-scroll during snip creation: Drag near the edge of the PDF while creating a snip and the view scrolls on its own. Press Escape to cancel.
• New sign-in page: A clean, branded sign-in page with the Blast Audit logo and two clear options, sign in or discover the product.
• Dashboard rebrand: The admin dashboard now matches the landing page design, with square corners, consistent colors, and simpler layouts.
• New Blast Audit logo: Updated brand identity across the add-in, dashboard, and marketing site.

Improvements

• Probe scope selection is simpler: a direct checklist with folder grouping replaces the old three-mode radio selector.
• The Document Matching template selector is simpler: a vertical list replaces the grid, with tabs for "My" and "Company" templates.
• Form Extraction templates use tabs instead of stacked sections.
• The chat interface has underline tabs, square message bubbles, a branded send button, and better placeholder text.
• Guided tours are rewritten with workflow-oriented copy for non-technical auditors.
• The Version Comparison page has correct plural handling and consistent padding.
• Snip color customization is simpler: hex codes are gone, color picker only.
• Dashboard translations are complete in French for Document Matching and navigation labels.
• Raw user IDs are gone from the dashboard template tables.
• Per-message response time is gone from the chat; only credits appear when relevant.
• Tooltips were added to the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons in the chat.

Improvements

• Annotated export now places snips back in the correct position on documents whose orientation was auto-corrected during OCR.

What's New

• Probe launches as a new guided wizard in the Excel add-in.
• Guided tours are now available across the main add-in surfaces to help new users get started faster.
• The public marketing pages were refreshed.
• The help center has new sample packs for onboarding and troubleshooting.

Improvements

• Snips survive table editing, sorting, structural cell moves, and cleanup.
• Browser-first sign-in and desktop auth recovery are more stable in the add-in.
• Document workflows are clearer, with safer PDF handling and more reliable writing of results back to Excel.
• Text recognition and DataSnipper imports fail less often and recover more cleanly.

Security & Reliability

• Legal and compliance content was updated alongside the Blast Audit rebrand.

What's New

• The AI Agent in the Excel add-in has a refreshed chat interface.
• Excel has a new planning flow with built-in approval steps.
• DataSnipper document workflows are better supported.

Improvements

• Version Comparison now opens in a clearer vertical dialog.
• PDF preview starts more reliably.
• Fewer false alerts when checking Excel readiness.
• The add-in explains the limits of Excel on the web more clearly.

Security & Reliability

• Sign-in and Office dialog flows fail less often.
• Backend services and deployments are more stable.
• The app responds faster and more consistently after infrastructure and monitoring work.

What's New

• A new AI Agent is integrated into Excel workflows.
• Document Matching gives more precise results, including on ambiguous cases.
• Document search is smarter and faster.
• DataSnipper recovery restores snips more reliably after an interruption.
• Batch import now takes up to 10 documents at once, up from 2.
• New snip types: Validation and Exception.
• Snip colors can now be customized per organization.
• A new default profile icon appears when no profile photo is set.
• The security area has a VDP page and security.txt.

Improvements

• Approval flows are more reliable.
• Document import and processing are more stable.
• PDF preview handles more files without failing.
• Version Comparison was redesigned: side-by-side layout, continuous page reading, and clearer diff highlighting between versions.

Security & Reliability

• Security was hardened in preparation for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits.
• Blast Audit aligns more closely with GDPR requirements.
• Infrastructure is now fully centralized on Azure.
• Monitoring and availability improved.

• Save and reuse Document Matching templates in the add-in and the dashboard to speed up recurring work.
• A new dashboard page for Document Matching templates and history.
• The document organizer and viewer show clearer processing status.
• A refined Form Extraction flow and stronger access protections.
• Trial and checkout improvements.
• Clearer "license in use" messaging, and protection against simultaneous use on several devices.
• More reliable sign-in and session handling across the add-in and the admin portal.
• A language switcher on the marketing site, and better language detection.

• Language detection now matches your browser language automatically.

• Better support for Excel columns beyond column Z (AA, AB, and so on).
• A warning when you try to leave while documents are still processing.
• Fixed translations for bulk document actions.
• Sticky headers make scrolling easier.
• Support for more document file types.