What's New

PDF annotation editor — upload a student's PDF and highlight text, drop pins, or draw while recording verbal feedback. Each annotation captures what you said at that moment.

Per-annotation audio clips — students can play back exactly what you said about each highlighted section.

AI-polished margin comments — raw spoken feedback is cleaned up automatically, keeping your specific observations intact.

Rubric-linked annotations — each comment is automatically tagged with the most relevant rubric criterion.

Smart annotation suggestions — after recording, AI detects document references you mentioned but didn't annotate.

Interactive student report — shared reports now include an annotated PDF viewer with audio playback per comment.

Waveform annotation markers — annotation timestamps shown on the audio waveform, click to jump and highlight.

Multi-page thumbnail strip — navigate between pages with annotation indicators at a glance.

Full undo/redo stack for annotations — no more losing work from accidental deletions.

Editable margin comments — double-click any comment to refine the wording before sharing.

Mark page redesigned — tabbed layout when PDF is loaded, collapsible student details, streamlined recording controls.

PDF export now correctly includes multi-line highlights across all lines of a selection.

Subscription plans — Educator (£6/mo) and Educator Pro (£15/mo) with monthly minute allowances.

Pilot institutional tier at £1,950/yr for small departments with up to 20 markers.

Top-up packs for subscribers who need extra minutes during marking peaks.

Stripe Customer Portal — manage your subscription, update payment method, view invoices.

Billing page redesigned with plan comparison, usage tracking, and upgrade flow.

Viva voce now available on Educator Pro plan with clear upgrade path.

White-label branding for institutions — custom subdomain, logo, colours, and display name throughout the app and shared reports.

Email notifications when feedback or batch marking completes — configurable in Settings.

Personal usage stats on the dashboard — all-time submissions, minutes transcribed, and most-used rubric.

Feedback quality ratings — thumbs up/down on generated feedback to help improve AI quality.

Keyboard shortcuts on the marking page — G to generate feedback, ? for shortcut help.

System Health tab in admin dashboard — live app status, database latency, uptime monitoring, and error log.

Audit log now has filtering by event type and shows error details.

Login now correctly shows 'email not verified' instead of 'invalid password' for unverified accounts.

Referral system — invite a colleague and both get 30 free minutes when they verify their email.

Onboarding drip emails on day 1, 3, and 7 to help new users get the most out of Markaloud.

Organisation management — address, billing contacts, GDPR/DPA fields, and VAT/PO references.

Auth bypass on certain admin routes.

Memory leak in audio processing pipeline.

Double credit deduction on failed transcriptions.

Public REST API with API key authentication — transcribe, generate feedback, and list submissions programmatically.

API key management in Settings — create, revoke, and view last-used timestamps.

Canvas LMS integration — import rubrics and push feedback grades directly to Canvas.

Batch marking — upload multiple audio files and process them all against the same rubric.

Class-wide analytics — AI-powered theme analysis across all submissions for a class.

Feedback export now supports PDF, Word (.docx), and clipboard copy with formatting.

Webhook system — get notified via HTTP callbacks when transcriptions complete or feedback is generated.

Audit logging — full event trail for admin compliance and debugging.

Whisper transcription accuracy improved with discipline-aware vocabulary hints.

Rubric templates — 7 pre-built rubrics for common UK HE assessment types.

Excel/CSV rubric import — upload existing rubric spreadsheets.

Structured feedback mode now generates per-criterion scores alongside written commentary.

Credit packs — purchase Starter (60 min), Standard (200 min), or Bulk (500 min) via Stripe.

Usage dashboard showing credit balance, minutes used this month, and cost breakdown.

Registration flow now awards 60 free minutes on signup.

Waveform audio player with playback speed control and seek.

Editable transcripts — fix transcription errors before generating feedback.

Audio recording cutting off on Safari/iOS after 30 seconds.

Markaloud beta launch — record or upload audio, transcribe via Whisper, and generate structured feedback with Claude AI.

Custom rubric builder with criteria, weightings, and grade descriptors.

Submission history with search and filtering.