Changelog

Projects with long chat histories and lots of files now load significantly faster. Instead of downloading every message on login, chats now load on demand - only when you open them.

• Instant project loading - Login and project switching no longer wait for chat history to download. You get to your code immediately.
• Smart message loading - Chat messages load when you open a conversation, with older messages fetched as you scroll up.
• Lower memory usage - Only active chats consume memory, so even projects with hundreds of AI conversations stay snappy.

Fixed: AI Repetition Loops

In rare cases, AI models (especially Gemini Flash) could get stuck in a loop, endlessly repeating the same text. This wasted credits and could freeze your browser with a gigantic message. We've shipped a multi-layer fix:

• Automatic loop detection - The AI now detects when it starts repeating itself and stops immediately, saving your credits.
• Tuned model settings - Adjusted temperature and repetition penalty parameters to prevent loops from starting in the first place.
• Large message protection - If a response is unusually long, it's now truncated in the UI with a "Show full message" button, preventing browser freezes.

Fixed: Image Uploads in AI Chat

Over the past few days, some of you experienced issues when uploading images to AI chat - conversations would freeze or show an error message. We've been investigating this intensively and shipped multiple fixes:

• CDN compatibility fix - Google's AI servers couldn't fetch images through our CDN. We now route image URLs through a direct path that bypasses the issue entirely.
• Long conversation support - Conversations with many images (10+) would fail because of a provider limit on image URLs per request. We now intelligently manage the image budget across your conversation history, keeping the most recent images while preserving text references to older ones.

If you were affected, your existing chats with images should work again. Thank you for your patience while we tracked this down.

Improved: AI Clarifying Questions

The AI's question wizard now supports two types of questions: multiple choice (A/B/C/D) for decisions, and text input for open-ended questions like "What's your business name?" Previously, the AI was forced to turn everything into multiple choice, which sometimes caused errors or awkward options. Now it picks the right format automatically.

Playcode is now available in 10 languages - both the marketing site and the editor itself. Every menu, tooltip, button, and AI chat interface has been translated.

Your language is auto-detected from your browser. You can also change it anytime in Menu > Preferences > Language.

The same announcement in all 10 languages:

• EN: Playcode now speaks your language! Editor, menus, and AI chat - all translated.
• ES: Playcode ahora habla tu idioma! Editor, menus y chat AI - todo traducido.
• PT: Playcode agora fala seu idioma! Editor, menus e chat AI - tudo traduzido.
• DE: Playcode spricht jetzt deine Sprache! Editor, Menus und AI-Chat - alles ubersetzt.
• FR: Playcode parle maintenant ta langue ! Editeur, menus et chat AI - tout traduit.
• TR: Playcode artik senin dilini konusuyor! Editor, menuler ve AI sohbet - hepsi cevrildi.
• RU: Playcode теперь говорит на твоем языке! Редактор, меню и AI-чат - все переведено.
• JA: Playcodeがあなたの言語に対応! エディター、メニュー、AIチャット - 全て翻訳済み。
• KO: Playcode가 이제 한국어를 지원합니다! 에디터, 메뉴, AI 채팅 - 모두 번역 완료.
• IT: Playcode ora parla la tua lingua! Editor, menu e chat AI - tutto tradotto.

New

• GPT-5.4 - OpenAI's latest model is now available as a quality model option.
• 3 AI Modes - Economy (Gemini only, lowest cost), Smart (Gemini for reading + Claude for building), and Pro (Claude for everything).

Improved

• Help Center rewritten - All help articles updated to reflect current AI features, modes, and model names.

New

• "Undo from here" button - Every message you send to AI now shows an "Undo from here" button below it. Click it to undo all the AI's changes after that point and try again with different instructions. No more endlessly asking AI to fix its own mistakes.
• "Undo & resend" confirmation - When you undo, a clear confirmation dialog explains exactly what will happen before any changes are made. Edit your message if you want, then send it again.
• Checkpoints help page - New help article explaining how checkpoints work, when to use them, and how they relate to publishing.

Improved

• Versions renamed to Checkpoints - "Versions" was confusing for non-technical users. They're now called "Checkpoints" everywhere - menu, labels, help pages. Save a checkpoint before big changes, come back to it anytime.
• Checkpoints moved to top-level menu - Checkpoints were buried three levels deep (Menu > Project > Versions). Now they're right in the main menu, one click away. Includes a "How it works" link to the help page.
• My Projects redesigned - The "My Projects" menu item now has a distinct visual style with a project count badge, so you always know where to find your other projects.
• AI suggests undo and checkpoints - When things go wrong, the AI now suggests using "Undo from here" instead of trying to fix its own mistakes. It also recommends saving checkpoints before major changes.

Fixed

• CSS url() on published sites - Images and fonts referenced with url() in CSS (like background images) now work correctly on published sites. Previously, these paths broke after publishing.

New

• Affiliate Program - Earn commission by sharing Playcode. Share your unique referral link, and when someone subscribes, you earn a commission on their first payment. Track clicks, registrations, and purchases in real time from your affiliate dashboard.
• Multiple Referral Codes - Create different codes for different campaigns (YouTube, Twitter, blog, etc.) and track which ones perform best.
• Affiliate Dashboard - Full funnel analytics: clicks, registrations, purchases, earnings, and payout history. Available in Settings > Affiliate.

New

• AI Image Generation - Generate images, icons, logos, and illustrations right from the chat. Just describe what you need and the AI creates it using Google Gemini's native image generation. Supports any aspect ratio, up to 4K resolution, and multiple style directions.
• Image Editing with References - Attach existing images and ask the AI to edit them: change colors, add elements, remove backgrounds, adjust style. The AI sees your image and makes targeted modifications.
• Background Removal - Automatically remove white backgrounds from generated icons and logos, producing transparent PNGs ready for your website.
• Image Processing - Resize, compress, and convert images between formats (WebP, AVIF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, ICO) through the chat. The AI optimizes your images for the web automatically - just say "compress this image" or "make me a favicon".

Improvements

• Smarter file handling - The AI agent now sees file sizes before reading them and reads files in smaller chunks. No more wasting credits on loading giant files that don't fit in context.
• Faster AI responses - Improved prompt caching for Claude models reduces latency and cost on follow-up messages in long conversations.

Fixes

• Fixed AI agent loops - Resolved an issue where the AI could enter a repetitive loop after long conversations, re-reading the same files and burning credits. A new loop detection system automatically breaks the cycle.

New

• Website Screenshot Tool - The AI agent can now capture visual screenshots of any website. Say "make me a site like competitor.com" and the AI actually sees the design, layout, colors, and typography - not just the HTML text.
• Full-page & element capture - Screenshots support desktop/mobile viewports, full-page scrolling capture, specific element targeting via CSS selector, dark mode, and retina resolution.
• Vision-powered tool results - Tool results can now include images and files as attachments. The AI sees screenshots as actual images (via vision), not just text descriptions. This works across all AI models with vision support.

Under the Hood

• SSRF protection - Screenshot URLs are validated against private networks, cloud metadata endpoints, and DNS rebinding attacks.
• Clean captures - Cookie banners, ads, and animations are automatically removed for clean screenshots.