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Release notes in newest-first order, including upgrade notes, new features, changes, and fixes.

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v5.4.0Permalink to v5.4.0

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QR station identification and more mobile controls

Identify yourself at a station with your phone, and manage more printer and print job tasks in the mobile app.

Added

  • Scan a station QR code with your phone to identify yourself for an action. Codes are single-use, and PIN and card identification remain available.
  • The mobile app now supports permitted actions on queued and past print jobs, printer downtime, and loaded materials.

Improved

  • Operator pages have more consistent tables and action dialogs.
  • Stations show clearer guidance when an approval is still pending.

Fixed

  • Material mapping search now finds results beyond the first page.
  • Mobile pickup scanning now keeps the screen awake.
  • Bambu Lab storage upload refusals now show a clearer explanation.

v5.3.4Permalink to v5.3.4

Sequential station approvals

Station approval flows now advance through multiple requirements one at a time.

Fixed

  • Stations now record each eligible approval and continue to the next outstanding approval requirement.

v5.3.3Permalink to v5.3.3

Site permissions fix

Roles can now select sites where their assigned permissions already allow the related work.

Fixed

  • Site selectors now work for printer, agent, rule, quota, integration, print restriction, and pickup tasks without requiring site administration permission.
  • Analytics no longer shows an error for roles that can view analytics but cannot view printers.

v5.3.2Permalink to v5.3.2

Bug fixes

Minor bug fixes for improved stability.

Fixed

  • Removed memory leak on the web client related to live updates.

v5.3.1Permalink to v5.3.1

Loaded material at a glance

Station printer cards can now show what each machine is loaded with, and signing in returns you to the page you asked for.

Added

  • Station printer cards can show the colors, material types, or both that each printer is currently loaded with, set once for the deployment under general settings.

Fixed

  • Signing in now returns you to the page you were trying to reach.

v5.3.0Permalink to v5.3.0

Mobile access and print restrictions

Manage your fleet from the new mobile app, apply fair print restrictions, and move completed prints through pickup with less manual work.

Added

  • The Pluraprint mobile app for checking printers and queues, tracking pickup, and scanning pickup labels from a phone.
  • Print restrictions with reasons, end dates, escalation policies, and one-job overrides where administrators allow them.

Improved

  • Station staff can now hand a completed print directly to its owner or put it away, assigning a bin and printing its pickup label.
  • Email notification events can include an optional formatted message for recipients.
  • Audit log records now link directly to the related records.
  • Administrators can set mobile session durations separately from browser sessions, and CAS sign-in is available in the mobile app.

Fixed

  • Print queues now keep the same visual order across the dashboard, stations, and mobile app.
  • Pickup bin checks now work correctly with print restrictions.

v5.2.3Permalink to v5.2.3

Better pickup bin management

Printable bin labels, clearer overflow shelves, and more reliable automatic bin assignment.

Improved

  • Pickup bin labels can now be printed with scannable bin codes.
  • Automatic assignment now spreads prints across available bins more evenly.
  • Overflow shelves remain available for manual placement and bin checks.

Changed

  • The audit log no longer includes on-demand chain verification.

v5.2.2Permalink to v5.2.2

Smoother pickup workflows

Clearer pickup details and scanning flows, more reliable live updates, and direct links to settings.

Improved

  • Pickup scanning and bin checks now provide clearer, keyboard-friendly workflows.
  • Print details now show collection locations, pickup codes, deadlines, and activity where permitted.
  • Links to settings now open and highlight the relevant control.

Fixed

  • Station screens and other open views now update reliably without a reload.

v5.2.1Permalink to v5.2.1

Label printing and queue fixes

More reliable label printing, live job updates, and rule-driven availability.

Fixed

  • Brother label printing.
  • Print job updates and queue page content.
  • Approval requests appearing on stations.
  • Availability updates after rule changes.

v5.2.0Permalink to v5.2.0

Pickup workflows and automation

Track finished prints through pickup, automate routine actions, and see updates across Pluraprint more reliably.

Added

  • Pickup workflows for placing finished prints in bins and confirming collection by scan.
  • Automation rules that respond to events or schedules and carry out routine actions.

Improved

  • Faster, more reliable live updates across operator and station screens.
  • More label media options for pickup and print identification.

v5.1.1Permalink to v5.1.1

Quota override and card reader fixes

Approving a print job with a quota override no longer fails, and the Pluraprint Desktop card reader service reconnects more reliably.

Fixed

  • Approving a print job with a quota override no longer fails.
  • The Pluraprint Desktop card reader service reconnects more reliably after a lost connection.

v5.1.0Permalink to v5.1.0

Quota overrides, slicer-aware rules, and a real rule tester

Quotas can now be exceeded with approval instead of only blocking, rules can act on the slicer settings inside a file, and the rule editor gains a tester built on your own scenarios.

Added

  • Approval-based quota overrides. A quota can now name approver roles, so an over-limit job adds a "Quota override" item to its requirements checklist instead of being blocked outright. Each over-limit quota needs its own approval, and self-approval can be disallowed.
  • A "Concurrent jobs" quota dimension, counting everything a user has queued, dispatching, printing, or paused. This is the usual way to limit how much of the queue one person can occupy.
  • Rules can read slicer settings from Orca 3MF uploads (infill density, supports enabled, and layer height) as well as the material types a job uses. Missing values evaluate as Unknown, so a job is held for review rather than slipping past a restriction that can't be verified.
  • A full rule tester in the rule editor's Preview tab. Build a test case from a real print job, override any part of its identity, job, or timing context, leave values Unknown to model partial submissions, and save cases to reuse. The Rules page runs the same cases against your whole active rule set.
  • A compact "My quota usage" card on the dashboard, shown only when a quota applies to you.

Improved

  • Rule rejection messages now explain which check failed and what is still missing, rather than only reporting that a job was restricted.
  • Uploading at a station now confirms the job and printer model, then hands straight off to preparing it, returning you to the station home screen when you are done. A policy restriction during preparation no longer discards the job. It stays awaiting approval so an operator can resolve it.
  • Bambu Lab HMS codes are shown as a separate "Printer code" on the printer page, so the manufacturer's code isn't confused with the error description.
  • Clearer icons in the print job activity log.
  • Browser tab titles now reflect the page you are on.

Removed

  • The printer "disable when finished" option has been removed. Disable a printer directly when you want to take it out of rotation.

v5.0.6Permalink to v5.0.6

Smoother approvals, card scanning, and printer status

Print job approvals now advance cleanly, email links open the right job, and stations connect more reliably to desktop card readers.

Fixed

  • Multi-stage print job approvals now record each decision correctly and clearly identify the next approval or checklist item still required.
  • Stations now refresh after every approval and reliably connect to the Pluraprint Desktop card reader service.
  • Print job links in notification emails now open the correct page in the dashboard.
  • Printers marked down no longer show competing machine-error warnings on fleet cards. The underlying errors remain available in the printer details.

v5.0.5Permalink to v5.0.5

More reliable agents and dispatch

Site agents now start with only their required configuration, and printer dispatch avoids conflicting commands.

Fixed

  • Site agents no longer require server-only environment settings to start.
  • Commands to the same printer are now queued, preventing busy errors during dispatch.

v5.0.4Permalink to v5.0.4

Operational improvements

A maintenance release covering build and release pipeline work.

v5.0.3Permalink to v5.0.3

Operational improvements

A maintenance release covering build and release pipeline work.

v5.0.2Permalink to v5.0.2

Operational improvements

A maintenance release covering build and release pipeline work.

v5.0.1Permalink to v5.0.1

Desktop card reader, data retention, and better sign-on

A desktop card reader app for Windows and macOS, an optional retention policy that deletes old jobs and their design files, and single sign-on fixes.

Added

  • Pluraprint Desktop, an app for Windows and macOS that connects a USB RFID card reader to a station. It runs in the system tray, reconnects if the reader is unplugged, and shows a scan history. Download the installer from the release page.
  • Data retention. Set an age and Pluraprint deletes finished print jobs past it, along with their design files and thumbnails in storage. Off by default, configured under Admin > Settings.
  • Site agents now keep a local cache of design files, so a reprint of something recently printed does not re-download it from the server.

Improved

  • Single sign-on supports more identity providers, reports a clearer error when a provider is misconfigured, and no longer flashes the local login form before redirecting to your provider.

Fixed

  • Pluraprint Desktop used the wrong logo and mismatched styling in its header, and did not follow the system dark theme.

v5.0.0Permalink to v5.0.0

Site agents, a new rules engine, and Formlabs support

Printers now connect through an on-site agent instead of needing a direct network path, the rules system has been rebuilt so policies combine instead of competing, and resin printing is supported through Formlabs.

Breaking

  • Rules now combine instead of competing. Every rule whose conditions match a job contributes its requirements, where previously only the first matching rule applied. Review your existing rules after upgrading. A rule that used to be shadowed by one above it will now take effect.
  • Pickup codes have been removed. Users find their finished prints through the new "My print jobs" page, or by signing in at a station.
  • Sign-in provider configuration (SSO, CAS, OAuth, SAML) has moved into deployment configuration. Re-enter your identity provider settings before upgrading a production deployment.
  • Printers are reached through a site agent rather than directly from the server. Install an agent on each network that has printers on it before upgrading; printers without a reachable agent will show as offline.

Added

  • Site agents, a daemon you install on the network where your printers live. It connects out to Pluraprint, so printers on a private VLAN need no inbound firewall rules, and a site keeps printing through a dropped connection to the server.
  • Formlabs support, covering the Form 3 and Form 4. They connect through Formlabs' own fleet API rather than a site agent, and report live status, camera snapshots, and remaining resin.
  • Resin support alongside filament, with the right vocabulary per printer. a resin printer asks about tanks and cartridges rather than spools.
  • Material sync. Printers report the materials loaded in them, including per-slot AMS contents, and jobs are matched against those instead of manually recorded materials.
  • Material tags and aliases, so "PLA", "PLA Basic", and a vendor's own name for the same spool resolve to a single material.
  • Online uploads. Submit a print file from the web app, instead of having to walk to a station.
  • A "My print jobs" page showing everything you have submitted, its position in the queue, and where to collect it when it is done.
  • Reprints. Send a failed or finished job back to the queue in one click, from the web app or a station, keeping its original material and settings. Failed prints can be set to reprint automatically.
  • An audit log recording every configuration, permission, and approval change, with the person and the time attached.
  • Encryption of sensitive fields at rest, and server-side encryption for uploaded print files.
  • Printer analytics, including utilization, throughput, and failure rates per printer, per site, and over time.
  • A single Settings area covering dispatch behaviour, approvals, branding, email, and which project-tracking fields users are asked for.
  • Customer documentation at pluraprint.com/docs, with search.
  • Log files on the API, task workers, and agents, for diagnosing an on-prem deployment without shell access to a container.

Improved

  • Quotas have their own interface, showing who a quota applies to, how much of it is used, and when it resets.
  • Pause and stop now take effect immediately instead of waiting for the next status poll.
  • Printer errors from the machine itself are shown with the vendor's own code kept alongside the platform's, so you can quote it to vendor support.
  • Fewer steps to add or edit a printer, with connection details validated before the printer is saved.
  • The print job details page was rebuilt, leading with status, material, and history.
  • Fewer steps to work through approvals, and approving a print job is now its own permission rather than part of general job management.
  • New branding across the app, emails, and this website.
  • Notification emails have a new layout, and in-app notifications no longer interrupt what you are doing.
  • Printer status polling intervals were retuned to cut both latency and load on busy fleets.

Fixed

  • Material mapping on multi-extruder and multi-slot AMS setups.
  • Camera streams on H-series printers.
  • Formlabs print parsing, and a delay before newly connected Formlabs printers appeared.
  • Status badges that could render in a deployment's brand colour, making a completed print look like a failed one.
  • File uploads and quota errors at stations.
  • Buttons that were visible to users who lacked permission to use them.
  • A printer details dropdown that closed on its own, and a tooltip that opened without being asked to.
  • Table overflow on the rules page.

Removed

  • Pickup codes, and the station screen for redeeming them.

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