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Update time: 2026.01.30

🚀 Toward a UI Template Community This release transforms SenseCraft HMI into a collaborative platform. Now you can publish, discover, and reuse UI templates built by the community in a more collaborative way.

  • Redesigned Homepage

    • Featured Templates spotlight outstanding designs.
    • Filter templates by category using the new top navigation bar.
    • Updated Footer includes quick links to Change Logs, About, Support, and more.
  • Publish Pages as Public Templates

    • A new “Publish” button is available on the pages.
    • Submit your page with a picture, title, category, and description—once approved, it becomes a public template.
    • Track submission status (Under Review, Published, or Rejected) in your User Profile Center (click the user avatar on the Side Bar to access).
  • Enhanced User Profiles

    • Customize your public profile with an avatar, bio, and social links.
  • Community Feedback & Workflow

    • Browse, like, and directly “Add to My Pages” any published template.
    • Your feedback helps creators and improves the template ecosystem.

🐛 Bugs Fixed & Improvements

  • 4‑Level Grayscale Support Update: Fixed for reTerminal E1001–E1004 with the new firmware V1.1.1. → Update firmware directly via the Tools Bar in SenseCraft HMI.
  • Google Calendar Timezone: Resolved synchronization issues across different time zones.
  • Platform Version Visibility: Find the current version in the Release Notes icon (above Doc Center on the Side Bar) or in the Change Logs (footer).

🌟 Get Involved

  • Share Your Designs: Publish your best pages as public templates and inspire the community. Outstanding templates will be featured on the homepage banner!
  • Join the Conversation: Report bugs, share feedback, and help shape our roadmap on Discord.

Update time: 2026.01.19

Canvas Designer Improvements

  • Shortcuts & Right-Click Menu for faster editing:
    • Ctrl+C: Copy
    • Ctrl+V: Paste
    • Ctrl+X: Cut
    • Ctrl+D: Duplicate
    • Ctrl+Z: Undo
    • Ctrl+B: Toggle bold text
    • Ctrl+I: Toggle italic text
  • Right-click any element to open a contextual menu (Copy, Duplicate, Layer, Group, Add to My Widgets)
  • New Basic Elements: Clock (Analog & Flip), Calendar, List, and Table
  • Enhanced Data Integration:
    • Google Calendar (verified, multiple event types supported)
    • Layout improvements for Todoist, Reddit, and HackerNews
    • Updated UI design application process in the Canvas
  • Group Function Upgrade:
    • Synchronized resizing for all components within a group
    • Batch property editing for similar components (e.g., text color, size, weight)
  • Text Element Enhancements:
    • Customizable background color, padding, and shadow styles
    • Adaptive selection box and automatic line wrap during drag-and-drop
  • Canvas Zoom Optimization:
    • Finer zoom control for detailed adjustments and improved usability

New Hardware Support

Other Updates

  • Restored advanced developer tools for UI config JSON import/export
  • Added Page Duplicate feature in My Pages

Get Involved Report bugs and help shape our roadmap by joining our Discord community #sensecraft-hmi!


Update time: 2025.12.25

Highlights

  • New Homepage with Rich Templates – Ready-to-use designs for weather, calendars, crypto, stocks, quotes, and more.
  • New Architecture – Design your UI before hardware arrives. The platform now clearly separates Workspace (design), Device (deployment), Tools and AI Gen (Beta).
  • Expanded Data Sources – Live integration with ZenQuotes, Google Calendar, CoinMarketCap, Todoist, and others.
  • Modern Redesign – Refreshed UI across the entire platform.
  • New Hardware – TRMNL 7.5” (OG) DIY Kit support.
  • Always-On Mode – New Always-On display mode with faster response.
  • Third-Party Authentication- Support for Google and GitHub login apart from the oringinal SenseCraft email login

New Platform Layout

  • Home – Browse templates and apply your favorites to your canvas
  • Workspace – Design UI pages and playlists
  • Device – Manage connected devices
  • Tools – Firmware Flasher, image dithering
  • AI Gen (Beta) – AI-powered image and layout generation

Improvements

  • Improved 4-level grayscale dithering (2.9” displays)
  • Fixed pairing code issue (XIAO EE04)
  • Smoother canvas rotation
  • Better preview rendering

Get Involved

Join our Discord to vote on templates, report bugs, and help shape our roadmap.

Discord Channel: https://discord.com/invite/Jj2CBXCjtf

🎄 Merry Christmas!

🧑‍🎄 Team SenseCraft HMI


Update time: 2025.11.20

New: XIAO EE04 ePaper DIY Kit Support (ESP32-S3)

We’ve expanded compatibility to support the newly released EE04 DIY Kit, offering a wider range of ePaper displays (1.54” to 7.5”) for your creative projects.

Supported Display Types: • Monochrome (black & white) • 4-color displays • 6-color displays (E Ink Spectra 6 Full-color)


Update time: 2025.10.24

Re-Designed Layout & Pagelist for Easier Creation

  • New UI layout for easier navigation
  • Add pagelist feature, create multiple UIs like keynotes slides
  • Add page libraries, save all your UIs

Enhanced UI Editor and Data Integration

  • Support for both horizontal and vertical canvas layouts
  • Support UI template import and export
  • Directly pull live SenseCAP data from your account
  • Add device last online time and next refresh time

Expanded Hardware Support

  • Support ePaper DIY Kit-EE04, compatible with 7.3” and 7.5” displays
  • Support TRMNL 7.5” (OG) DIY Kit with 7.5” display

Firmware Flash and Image Processing Tool Page

  • Supports flashing both SenseCraft HMI firmware and TRMNL firmware
  • Add dithering tool to process image and export directly to x.c files

Update time: 2025.9.23

Initial Release

  • Device support: reTerminal E1001 and E1002
  • Page types: Individual gallery, canvas, RSS, and web page support
  • Firmware management: Online firmware flashing and updates

For more detailed information about each feature, please refer to the corresponding guide sections.