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2024

Feb

Unsubscribe from Shared Folders

EnhancementMail

Zoho Mail now offers you even more control over your inbox. Unsubscribe from folders you no longer want to be part of, freeing yourself from unnecessary emails or notifications from folders you're not actively engaged with. Focus on what truly matters to you.

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Enhanced email management for Shared Mailboxes!

EnhancementMail

Owner or the Moderator of a Shared Mailbox now have the option to delete emails within the group, providing enhanced control and efficiency in managing Shared Mailboxes.

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Introducing Zoho Calendar and Calendly sync!

FeaturesCalendar

By using Calendly sync, you can easily manage both your Calendly and Zoho calendars from a single interface. This integration allows you to synchronize your Calendly calendar with your Zoho Calendar, enabling you to effortlessly view and manage your events from Zoho Calendar.

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Default Channel Permissions

EnhancementCliq

As an organization admin, you can adjust the default permissions of different channels (organization, team, personal, external) upon creation, giving you more control over how they function right from the start. Additionally, you can enforce specific permissions to be mandatory, ensuring that even channel admins cannot alter them. For instance, you can mandate that only admins have the authority to add users to an external channel.

Network performance in calls/meetings

EnhancementCliq

Monitor your network performance during calls and meetings through the network performance monitor in the call settings. With an easy-to-understand score, you will know if your network is causing lags.

Enhanced security for webhook tokens

EnhancementCliq

We have added an extra layer of security for your webhook tokens with Two-Factor Authentication (TFA). You will need to authenticate to view or create webhook tokens, ensuring only authorized access.

Global search update: Widgets

EnhancementCliq

If you're looking for widgets, type their names into the global search bar at the top of your Zoho Cliq screen, and you will find them in no time.

Optimize your workflow with saved task filters

UpdatesConnect

Now, you can create and share personalized saved filters in Tasks to help you improve your task management and productivity.

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Post your documents to WordPress.org from Zoho Writer

IntegrationsWriter

Easily publish Zoho Writer documents to your self-hosted WordPress.org site without depending on JetPack plugin.

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Jan

Enhancing email security - Zoho Mail now supports BIMI!

FeaturesAdmin Console

Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) - adds an extra layer of security to your email communications. You can now display your organization's logos next to your emails in the recipient's inbox. This improves trust among recipients by providing a recognizable and legitimate representation of your organization and reducing the risk of potential phishing attempts. Recognizing legitimate emails becomes much easier with Zoho Mail.

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Filter emails with no subject

EnhancementMail

Are you worried about managing incoming emails that lack subject lines? You can now filter such emails and define specific actions to be taken on these emails, such as moving them to a designated folder, marking them as spam, or deleting them altogether.

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No more switching between applications!

FeaturesCalendar

When you schedule an event in the CRM calendar from the Zoho Calendar,  you have the option to see the created event in Zoho CRM by selecting the 'View in CRM' option.

Explore!

Export your calendar data whenever needed

FeaturesCalendar

Whether you're offline or aiming to transfer data to another account, Zoho Calendar allows you to export all calendars from the My Calendars section. You can also export Group Calendars that you've created or where you serve as a moderator, along with Shared calendars.

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Personal Meeting Rooms in Zoho Meeting

New FeatureMeeting

A personal meeting room is an ideal way to host private meetings and conversations with your colleagues, friends, and family. This secure, private space is only accessible through a unique link that is reserved for a particular user. The room is equipped with all the features of an online meeting, allowing you to collaborate with your guests in real-time.

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Zoho Meeting Annotator

New FeatureMeeting

Zoho Meeting's annotator will help you add notes, comments, draw shapes, or highlight parts of your screen while screen sharing. You can now effortlessly add annotations and engage more during your screen sharing sessions.

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Video effects in video messages

NewCliq

Video messages now support background effects and video filters, enhancing the quality of your messages.

Send button in the composer

EnhancementCliq

You can now activate the send button in the chat composer, altering the way you send messages. Once enabled, you can send messages by clicking the button or using the "shift+enter" keyboard shortcut, as the enter key will create a new line in the chat composer.

Bulk import upgrades

EnhancementCliq
  • We have enhanced the capabilities for admins, allowing bulk imports of users along with their data, such as designation and department, in addition to their names and email addresses.
  • Additionally, you can now conduct bulk imports of departments and designations as well.

Mention restriction configuration

EnhancementCliq

As an admin, you get a new configuration option to limit users from mentioning individuals who are not part of the group chat or channel.

Improved file-sharing capabilities in Connect

EnhancementConnect

You can attach and share more files in your posts as we now support an even wider range of file formats, including audio and video.

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Zoho Analytics integration : Study your data insights

BetaConnect

Sync and explore your Zoho Connect data with the help of the Zoho Analytics integration. Get data visualization to make better informed decisions.

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Track your Zoho Calendar events on dashboard

New FeatureConnect

Add this event widget to your dashboard to stay updated with your Zoho Calendar events, so that you won't miss your schedules.

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2023

Dec

Subject-based email grouping

EnhancementMail

We understand that flexibility is key, and customization is a priority for our users. You now have the option to choose how your email replies are displayed. Using Subject-based email grouping settings, you can choose to list replies with modified subjects as separate conversations in the email listing.

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Access your Extensions right from your emails

IntegrationsMail

Accessing the widget module, a pivotal component of your Zoho Mail Extension, is now more convenient than ever. You can now make your widget module directly accessible from the contact card in the mail preview pane.

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RTL support is now provided

EnhancementCalendar

Zoho Calendar now supports the RTL display of interface when you choose Arabic language from the Display Languages setting.

Switch post type in just two clicks

New FeatureConnect

Whether you want to change an announcement into an idea or a question into a conversation, you can easily switch the post type, eliminating the need to write a new post.

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Get new extensions for Zoho Writer or build your own

NewWriter

View and access your favorite third-party apps without moving away from your documents in Zoho Writer and build extension for your specific needs!

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Post your documents to WordPress.org from Zoho Writer

NewWriter

Post Zoho Writer documents to your self-hosted WordPress site with the new WordPress.org extension

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Latest automation features to power document generation

NewWriter

Add payment fields, dynamically assign signers and attach files, express numbers in words, and more in Zoho Writer's mail merge templates

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Introducing seasonal slides

FeaturesShow

Slide templates inspired by holidays, festivals, and other annual events are listed by month.

Season Slides

Nov

Mail Reading Formats: Plain & Rich Text

FeaturesMail

In Zoho Mail, it is now possible to read emails in the preferred mode of your choice. Enabling Plain or Rich text mode from the Mail View Options within settings allows you to choose between a visually enhanced and formatted text or a simple, unformatted text format to read your emails.

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Users can create email-enabled Groups with admin approval

FeaturesMail

Organizations users now have the option to create a group as an email-enabled group directly from their group management page if the admin has granted permission through the admin console.

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Add email event invitations to Zoho CRM Calendar

EnhancementMail

You can now choose to add event invitations from your emails directly to the Zoho CRM Calendar instead of the Zoho Calendar for more efficient and consolidated management of your business events or activities related to customer relationship management.

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Configure separate Out-of-Office response for internal and external senders

EnhancementAdmin Console

Now, administrators can also configure distinct Out-of-Office responses for emails from senders within the organization and external senders, ensuring that both internal and external contacts receive responses crafted to their respective needs and contexts.

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New DRE Gallery function alert!

EnhancementMail

Now, our gallery of pre-defined DRE functions has a new addition, bringing even more flexibility to manage your inbox. A pre-written script to automatically add attachments from an email to CRM when the sender is listed as a CRM lead or contact is added to the Gallery function.

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Shared Mailbox support in email Retention and Backup

EnhancementAdmin Console

In Admin Console, the ability to retain, backup, or recover emails now extends to shared mailboxes. Administrators can now have the same level of control and security for shared mailboxes as they have for individual user accounts and make sure that critical data is protected and accessible when needed, even for collaborative spaces within Zoho Mail.

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Experience WorkDrive in your preferred Indian language

Platform EnhancementWorkDrive

India's rich linguistic diversity is now fully accommodated by WorkDrive. No matter which region you're from or which language you speak, WorkDrive is here to support your collaboration and document management needs.

We have expanded our language support to include all 22 official Indian languages. This means that you can now access and interact with WorkDrive in your preferred Indian language for a more convenient and user-friendly experience.

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Locate files quickly with our recent search enhancements

EnhancementWorkDrive

Search enhancement

  • Streamlined search: We've enabled quick search options to help you find files in your My Folder, Team Folder, Org Folder, and any other specific subfolder.
  • Save search: You can now save search keywords along with the applied filters, making the process of generating future search results effortless.
  • Recent search listings: Your recent searches are now at your fingertips within the search UI. Quickly access them to find the information you need.
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Channel permission to close threads

EnhancementCliq

With our latest addition to channel permissions, you can efficiently designate who can close threads, offering improved control over your channel's discussions.

End of session notification

New FeatureMeeting

With the end-of-session notification, you can choose to remind all participants or only the host about the scheduled end time of a meeting. You can also choose when and how many times you'd like to be reminded about the scheduled end time. This can be customized under the Meeting settings.

Visualize, summarize, and transform data in mail merge templates

NewWriter

Display data exactly the way you want and highlight key insights with group by and aggregate in Zoho Writer's mail merge templates.

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Boost task activity with the fun Arcade feature

New FeatureConnect

Get points for performing certain task activities. From creating a task to changing the task status, earn points for your active participation on the board.

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Get detailed insights on your posts

New FeatureConnect

Understand user sentiment and interaction on your posts, such as views, comments, and reactions to help you keep track of your post-related engagement at all times.

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Oct

Send personalized Out-of-Office messages for internal and external contacts

FeaturesMail

You can now set distinct Out-of-Office replies to senders within your organization and those outside it. Manage your professional communications effectively, ensuring that your messages are not only automated but also finely tuned to the expectations of both internal and external audiences.

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Associate Contact card to your email signatures

FeaturesMail

No more copying and pasting your contact information repeatedly. You can now include contact cards directly into your email signature. Recipients can easily save your contact details directly from your signature, eliminating the hassle of manual entry. It's a one-time setup for a lasting impact on every email you send.

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Seamless language translation for your emails

FeaturesMail

No need to worry about missing out on important information or struggling to understand emails in different languages. In Zoho Mail, you can now translate all your emails to your preferred language. Enhance your email communication experience, fostering global collaboration and ensuring that language diversity is no longer a barrier to effective communication.

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Admins can now recall sent emails

FeaturesAdmin Console

No more worrying about emails sent by mistake. Admins can now recall emails sent by users within the organization. This ensures that any unintended or erroneous messages are swiftly corrected, providing enhanced control and flexibility over email communications.

Know More

Audio Meeting or Video Meeting - Pick your style

New FeatureCalendar

With the Zoho Meeting integration, you can now choose to create either audio or video conferencing while scheduling an event. When Zoho Meeting is selected as a Conference option, a meeting will be set up in Zoho Meeting and the conference link will be emailed to the attendees.

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Video and audio preview enhancements

EnhancementWorkDrive

We have enhanced video and audio previews by adding sneak forward (Shift+Right arrow) and sneak backward (Shift+Left arrow) options. We have also introduced shortcut options for muting/unmuting (M), entering/exiting full-screen mode (F), and playing/pausing your content (space bar).

Additionally, we have introduced picture-in-picture (PIP) support for video files.

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Enhancements in Admin Panel

NewCliq
  • eDiscovery and data retention: Retrieve and clean up your organization’s data and assets with eDiscovery and data retention policies. These are necessary for compliance audits, lawsuits, and intellectual property theft, as you can quickly locate and provide the required supporting evidence.
  • Audit trails: Get a snapshot of all user activities across chats and channels at a glance and maintain a record of all critical actions performed by specific users across different modules.
  • Usage reports: Measure adoption rates and the hours spent on different modules. Admins can get a clear picture of the organization's interactions and how everyone uses Cliq.
  • Media IP versioning: With this new tool, you can track which of Cliq's media servers are whitelisted within your organization's network. This ensures continuous and seamless connectivity in your calls and meetings.
  • Status configuration across the organization: Manage your organization's status configurations by customizing the text, setting time limits for each status, and availability of custom statuses.
  • Centralized management for your channels:  Get better control over every channel within your organization by performing detailed actions like changing channel admins, adding or removing participants, and adjusting the roles available to a channel admin from a single centralized location.

AI advancements

NewCliq
  • Meeting summary & action items: Effortlessly review discussions with AI-generated meeting transcripts, pinpointing critical details and follow-up tasks for actionable insights.
  • Unread message summary: Missed a group chat and overwhelmed by hundreds of unread messages? Now generate message summaries to quickly catch up on what is going on.
  • Writing assistant: Receive support in composing messages with tone analysis and grammar correction while also gaining additional insights about your texts from our AI, Zia. Explore details like writing quality, word count, and readability for a comprehensive writing experience.

Updates in the Collaboration corner

NewCliq
  • Auto response: Set an auto-response in Cliq to keep your colleagues informed of your unavailability and return time with the out-of-office responder.
  • Pin multiple messages: Effortlessly pin multiple important messages in a chat to ensure essential information remains at the forefront.

Import webinar registrants with a CSV

FeaturesMeeting

Streamline your webinar registration process by uploading a CSV file containing attendee names and emails. You can effortlessly import your webinar registrations, saving time and simplifying the process. To import registrations, navigate to the registrations tab of the scheduled webinar and click Import CSV in the top right corner.

Create and share bulk spreadsheets seamlessly using Merge Templates

FeaturesSheet

Do you spend hours drafting new records and copy-pasting data from other sources? You can efficiently create and share bulk data records with the Merge Template in Zoho Sheet.

Merge template

Get instant reminders for live broadcasts

EnhancementConnect

With the convenience of reminders, you can get notified about live broadcasts to help you plan your participation effectively.

Learn More

Sep

New languages support

NewMail

Zoho Mail now supports four new languages: Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri and Santhali.

Check It Out

Color coding your email listings

FeaturesMail

Tired of staring at that bland inbox all day? Want to make it more fun and functional? Simply apply tags to your emails and watch your inbox transform into a burst of colors. It not only adds a visual layer to your inbox but also makes navigation easy as you effortlessly distinguish between various types of emails with enhanced clarity and ease. Add some color to your inbox today!

Try Now

Craft your responses and compositions with unique Signatures

FeaturesMail

We understand that composing and replying to emails has its unique nuances. You can now have separate signatures for both replying and composing emails.Tailor your emails with distinct signatures, and keep your responses consistent, and stand out with personalized unique signatures. 

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Zia Summarize is now available to all your mail accounts

EnhancementMail

Zia effortlessly summarizes emails from your inbox, but we've taken it a step further. Now, you can summarize emails not just from your primary inbox but also from your POP, IMAP, and delegated mail accounts. Have a comprehensive email summarization experience with Zia Summarize! 

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PGP Encryption in Zoho Mail

IntegrationsMail

With PGP integration, your conversations are fortified with an extra layer of protection through powerful encryption, protecting your sensitive information from unauthorized access. Generate and store public and private keys right within your mailbox. Use these keys to send encrypted emails to your recipients and add a touch of authenticity by digitally signing your emails, verifying your legitimacy with every communication.

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Discover Meeting rooms in your location effortlessly and save time

New FeatureCalendar

When you select 'Add Room' during event creation, you will now have access to a list of all rooms available in your location, automatically fetched. Additionally, easily refine your search by filtering for minimum seating capacity and desired amenities while booking your room.

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Pexels extension for Zoho Writer

NewWriter

Search and embed high-quality images from Pexels into your documents right from within Zoho Writer.

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Zoho Notebook extension for Zoho Writer

NewWriter

Create notes and checklists, add images, and attach files to your documents in Zoho Writer without having to switch tabs.

Learn More

Introducing smart composing and on-the-fly formatting features in Writer

NewWriter

Leverage the power of generative AI, slash commands, and distraction-free formatting to quickly and easily create, compose, edit, format, and layout content in Writer.

Learn More

Customize bot menu icons

EnhancementCliq

Customize your bot menu action icons, including changing their colors. These icons will add a touch of style to the bot menu actions and convey more meaning visually.

Open chat in widgets

EnhancementCliq

Open chat windows right alongside a widget to quickly access your conversations, thereby minimizing context switching.

Hands-free solution to connect over virtual meetings in conference rooms

FeaturesMeeting

Zoho Meeting Rooms integrates seamlessly with your conference room displays, providing a high-quality meeting experience. You can create and manage multiple meeting rooms, and connect those with the rooms controller instantly. And while scheduling a meeting, you can quickly associate an available meeting room for the session.

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Pin videos to focus on particular participants

FeaturesMeeting

With the new Pin feature in Zoho Meeting, you can pin up to 8 video feeds and customize your layout so that the important speakers are always heard in your online meetings. By pinning, you can bring the video feeds of specific participants into focus, regardless of who's currently speaking, and have a customized collaborative experience like never before.

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Project questions in webinar

FeaturesMeeting

You can project a question during a live webinar to ensure that everyone in your webinar will view that particular question in a more prominent way on their screens.

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Advanced control over session recordings

EnhancementMeeting

Our latest update gives organization admins more control over meeting and webinar recordings. Organization admins can now enforce auto-recording for sessions, and prevent hosts from accessing, sharing, downloading, and even deleting session recordings.

Custom sender and reply-to email addresses

EnhancementMeeting

You can now configure the sender and reply-to email addresses for your meeting invitations and follow-up reminders. While configuring, you can replace the default email address with either the meeting host's email address or a custom email address.

Make sure employees access verified knowledge

FeaturesConnect

Make sure that the articles you share on the Manuals are reviewed, ensuring accurate, helpful, and trustworthy information, by setting up reminders for verification.

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Introducing the personal dashboard

FeaturesConnect

Earlier, we had introduced the company dashboard, a bulletin board for all organizational information. What if individual users can bring together what matters most to them? This is exactly what the personal dashboard does. It helps you and every single member create a personalized pin-up board of resources for themselves.

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Save board filters as presets

EnhancementConnect

Use our existing Board filters to bring out just the tasks you need and keep it that way by saving the filters as presets. You can also share the saved presets with other members of the Board.

Learn More

View weekly and monthly Gantt chart reports

ImprovementsConnect

Get a view of tasks scheduled over time by generating weekly or monthly reports of the existing Gantt chart.

Aug

Prevent your catch-all from getting spammed

EnhancementAdmin Console

Are you worried that the catch-all mailbox of your organization is flooded with spam emails from a specific email address? We've got you covered! Zoho Mail now allows you to exclude the email address spamming your catch-all mailbox and prevent those emails from getting into your catch-all mailbox.

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Skip the back and forths- Know the availability of all your participants in one shot

New FeatureCalendar

With the Participants availability option, you can now check whether all your participants are available for the time you pick. You can also choose from the next 5 best possible timeslots in which all the participants are available.

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Zoho Calendar now speaks your language - More Indian languages supported

New FeatureCalendar

With the improved multilingual support, you can now use Zoho Calendar in your local Indian language. Sanskrit, Konkani, Manipuri, Maithili, Bodo, Santali, and Dogri are now supported by Zoho Calendar.

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Bring your calendars together- Introducing Zoho Calendar and Outlook calendar synchronisation

New FeatureCalendar

Using Outlook Calendar sync, you can now manage both your Outlook calendar and Zoho calendar in one place, from where you can add/edit/delete events in Outlook calendar. You can manage both calendars together with ease and schedule events perfectly without having to jump between tabs.

Know More

Keep your team informed by setting up Out of Office in your calendar

New FeatureCalendar

When you take days off from work, whether it's for a holiday, a business trip, or any other reason, it is always a good idea to update your calendar so that no one tries to schedule a meeting with you or add you to an event. You can now quickly set up an Out-of-Office Event to notify your contacts that you won't be available for a few days or even a few hours.

Check it out

Enhanced file upload capabilities in WorkDrive

EnhancementWorkDrive

WorkDrive makes the process of uploading large files smoother and more reliable by dividing them into smaller segments or chunks. This improvement enables users to seamlessly upload larger files and resume uploads after interruptions, even when the internet connection is unreliable.

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Noise cancellation for your calls and meetings

NewCliq

Whether you're in a bustling office or a noisy coffee shop, enjoy uninterrupted and focused communication by cutting out unnecessary external noise, with our background noise cancellation technology. You can turn it on in the "Calls & Meetings" settings.

Alternate keyboard shortcuts in Zoho Sheet

EnhancementSheet

Work seamlessly on your spreadsheets with Zoho Sheet's new alternate keys for shortcuts similar to your browser's. Use these keyboard shortcuts without interfering with your browser's shortcuts.

Sheet

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Jul

New languages support

NewMail

Zoho Mail now supports five new languages: Sindhi, Sanskrit, Maithili, Manipuri, and Konkani.

Try Now!

Starting a chat in Cliq with a group member made easy

IntegrationsMail

When you view the members of a group in Zoho Mail, you can now chat, and start an audio or video call in Cliq with a group member right from the Group info tab.

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Associate signature with delegated email address

EnhancementMail

Having an email address delegated to you mandates the use of the owner's signature when an email is sent using the delegated email address. We've made it simple by helping you create and associate a signature with a delegated email address.

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Outgoing webhooks for Streams

NewMail

How excited would you be if we told you that, for all the Streams posts created in Zoho Mail you can get a notification or the content displayed in any other application? You can now configure an outgoing webhook to connect Zoho Mail with any other application and get your preferred action done whenever a Streams post is created.

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Add users via CSV to export user accounts

EnhancementAdmin Console

Exporting multiple user accounts from Zoho Mail Admin Console is much simpler now, as you can just upload a CSV file with all the accounts you need to export, instead of adding them one by one.

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Interoperability with Outlook Calendar

New FeatureAdmin Console

If your business utilizes both Zoho Calendar and Microsoft Outlook for different groups of people, then calendar interoperability can be highly beneficial. It allows the users of both services to view each other's availability. To enable this feature, simply configure calendar interoperability from the Zoho Mail Admin Console.

Know More

New Admin Report: Rejection logs

NewAdmin Reports

The Rejection logs section lists the emails that failed to get delivered to the intended recipients on a specific date or date range that you select.

Learn More

Introducing Read Aloud in Zoho Writer

NewWriter

Listen to your documents as they're read aloud so that you can proofread your content, focus on other tasks, or enjoy the sound of your own words.

Learn More

Background effects for video messages

NewCliq

Enhance your communication by introducing various elements such as backgrounds, blurs, and filters to your video messages. These features serve to either convey your messages with heightened clarity, eliminate potential distractions, or infuse your messages with additional visual appeal and impact.

Read More

Files tab to easily access meeting materials

NewMeeting

The files tab will help you to manage and access all of your recordings, PDFs, PPTs, and video files easily. You can upload the materials you would like to share during your sessions here even before the session starts.

Rev AI integrations to help with real-time transcription

IntegrationsMeeting

Enabling the Rev AI integration will help you with seamless real-time transcription of your webinars, enhancing accessibility for all attendees. You can access, export and share all transcripts with just a click of a button.

Option to Lock Settings for the organization

EnhancementMeeting

Admins can now lock certain settings and implement it to the whole organization. For example, if the admin has switched on auto recording and locked the setting for the organization, all meetings held will be automatically recorded.

Show App for Android TV

NewShow

With the Show app for Android TV, you can view, sort, and play slideshows on your television screen. Use the Show app for Android TV to deliver your presentations anywhere—from team meetings to kiosk events.

Know More

Jun

Collections of Bookmarks

NewMail

Now, view your bookmark collections in a consolidated view within your mailbox. The collections you create in the My Bookmarks section or under any group can now be viewed under the Collections tab in the respective sections.

Learn More

A better view of your unread emails

EnhancementMail

To provide users with a more enhanced email experience, the unread emails in the email listing have been given a makeover. The unread email view can now be configured using the Rich and Lite options based on your preference.

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Send out authentic emails from your websites

IntegrationsMail

Are you worried about your emails sent out from websites hosted in Joomla ending up in the junk/ spam folders of your target audience or readers? Don't worry anymore! The Zoho Mail plugin for Joomla will help you send out authentic emails trusted by other service providers by configuring your Zoho Mail account in Joomla.

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Restore retained/ backed up emails to a separate folder

EnhancementAdmin Console

In Zoho Mail, you have the option to restore the retained or backed-up emails based on the retention or backup policy set for the organization. Earlier, you had the option to restore them only to the respective folders from which they've been retained or deleted. Now, you can restore those emails to a new folder in the users' mailboxes instead of the respective folders from which they've been retained or deleted.

Resource Booking reports

NewAdmin Reports

All your organization's resources reports can be accessed from the Collaborative Apps section in Admin Reports. The reports in this section allow you to view the resources by providing the booking history for each resource and also the future bookings.

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Increase your productivity with Zoom conferencing integrated to your Zoho Calendar

IntegrationsCalendar

With this integration, you can now schedule and join Zoom meetings directly from Zoho Calendar. No more hunting for meeting links - just click the Zoom link in your event invite, and launch your meeting right from Zoho Calendar without switching tabs.

Explore Now!

Automate your workflows with Zoho Calendar- Zapier Integration

IntegrationsCalendar

Eliminate the need for manual tasks and efficiently automate your daily work. With the Zapier integration, you can connect to more than 5,000 applications and automate event-based actions to streamline your daily tasks.

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Simplify the rescheduling process with Event time proposal

New FeatureCalendar

With Event Time Proposal in Calendar, collaboration becomes effortless. The attendees can now propose alternative times if they're unavailable during the scheduled event. No more back-and-forths; effortlessly reschedule events with just a few clicks.

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Easily translate content with Zoho Writer

NewWriter

Create, format, review, and translate content all in one place with Zoho Writer and eliminate the need to switch between applications.

Read on!

Replay recordings

NewCliq

Access your meeting recordings directly on the Cliq TV app, as they are now automatically synchronized. This convenient feature allows you retrieve and play your past meeting recordings directly from the TV app.

Introducing My Drafts

NewConnect

You can now save your unfinished posts, announcements, and polls as drafts, then come back later to edit and post them.

Learn More

Integrating Zoom and Zoho Connect

IntegrationsConnect

With our latest integration, you can easily schedule and join meetings in Zoom from your Zoho Connect network.

Know More

New option in Group permissions

NewConnect

We've added custom roles as an option in the group permissions for you to allow members with the selected roles to perform the particular action.

Check out now!

Chat between organizer and co-organizers

FeaturesMeeting

Webinar organizers and co-organizers can now instantly chat during the webinar. This includes file sharing during webinars, replying to a message, editing a message, sending emojis, and adding reactions.

Introducing Highlight Row/Column

EnhancementSheet

Focus on the record you're working on using the Highlight Row/Column option in Zoho Sheet. Our highlighters are dynamic, meaning they will automatically be enabled when you switch to a different cell.

Highlight

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Multiple date fields and unique labels for pivot tables

New FeatureSheet

Zoho Sheet allows you to create multiple unique date-type fields in a pivot table. Using the Repeat Item Labels option, you can repeat unique labels within a pivot table.

Multi-date

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Smart alignment of objects in Zoho Sheet

EnhancementSheet

Smartly align objects, like charts, buttons, and images, based on the objects surrounding them on your worksheet.

Smart alignment

May

Mail Assistant to your rescue

Mail

Wouldn't that excite you if we told you that you could now summon a virtual assistant in Zoho Mail with just two keystrokes? Yes, you heard it right. Mail Assistant in your mailbox will help you in locating a setting, check-in or out, change the theme, etc. based on your commands.

Try Now

Mailbox delegation for better communication

Mail

If you're hesitant to share your email account credentials with your assistant/colleague but still want your emails read and replied to on your behalf, we've got you covered. You can now delegate your mailbox to anyone in your organization and grant them access to view and reply to emails using your email address or on your behalf.

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Zia AI to make your email experience easier

Mail

Who said writer's block occurs only when trying to come up with an article or a blog? Sometimes, it can be challenging to compose an email asking for a pricing quote or an appreciation email. Empathizing with you made us integrate Zia AI with Zoho Mail to assist you with writing an email, auto-suggesting content as you type, and summarizing an email.

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Zoho Mail extension in Writer

Mail

The tiresome process of writing a word document, storing it in local storage, then attaching it to an email to share the document has come to an end. By using the Zoho Mail extension in Zoho Writer, you can now draft a document in Writer and send an email with the document attached directly from the Writer interface.

Learn More

File activity report

Admin Reports

A new report: File activity has been added to WorkDrive reports under the Collaborative Apps section. The admin can view the WorkDrive activities (Create, Upload, Edit, or Download) performed by the users in the organization, as well as the time and IP address from which the activities are performed, using this report.

Know More

Delegation reports

Admin Reports

The Delegation reports under the Mailbox reports section lists the mailbox delegation status of all the users in your organization.

Learn More

Rapid meetings- for those who juggle an endless stream of meetings without a break!

Calendar

Rapid meetings help you shorten your meeting duration by altering the default event duration. It helps to add a short buffer between back-to-back meetings by giving you time to take a quick break or prepare for the next meeting.

Learn More

Call conversion from chatbar

Cliq

The chatbar in Zoho Cliq has been enhanced with a valuable feature that enables the conversion of one-to-one calls attended from the chatbar into group calls, all without leaving the chatbar interface.

ChatGPT extension v2

Cliq

After making some significant improvements (mainly focused on security and admin controls) to the ChatGPT extension, we've released version 2. A few updates include:

  • ChatGPT playground: You can now fine-tune your chat experience by adjusting variables like AI model, randomness, maximum length, etc.
  • ChatGPT Widget: With the new widget for ChatGPT, you gain the ability to configure the extension and make changes to the authentication mode and update the token.
  • Admins can now assign and distribute tokens purchased by the organization to specific users or groups.
  • Better data security: Any data submitted via our APIs will not be used to train or improve OpenAI's models.
  • ChatGPT now takes into account the context by passing the last 5 messages to the bot to provide more relevant and contextual responses.

New date and time format

Cliq

You can now choose which day of the week is displayed at the beginning of your calendar view, so you can prioritize the day that is most relevant to your workweek structure. Additionally, we have introduced the ability to change the time format in your calendar between the 12-hour or the 24-hour format.

Accelerate document formatting

Writer

Effortlessly ensure consistent formats and styles across your organization's documents with Zoho Writer's latest enhancements.

Learn More

Dashboard access for external collaborators

Connect

Guests and external users in the network can now access the dashboard.

Know More

Introducing voice notes

Connect

Effortlessly communicate and collaborate with your team members by leaving voice notes in posts and comments.

Learn More

Apr

An easy way to add attachment to a CRM Lead

Mail

Do you find it time-consuming to download an attachment from an email and then upload it to Zoho CRM to be associated with a Lead? By creating an incoming filter action, you can now automatically add the Workdrive link with the attachment to a Lead in your CRM module.

Check it out

Communicate better by posting emails to Cliq channels

Mail

If you want to auto-intimate your team members of an email through Zoho Cliq, we've got you covered. You can now choose to automatically notify your team via Zoho Cliq by posting the email link or just the attachments from an email to a channel that you're part of.

Learn more

Now, Zoom meeting comes handy in Zoho Mail

Mail

Have you thought about adding a Zoom meeting link when you compose an email in Zoho Mail but had to navigate to a new tab to create one? Your thoughts have been heard. The Zoom extension in Zoho Mail now allows you to create Zoom meetings and share links directly from your mailbox.

Read More

Associate an email with any CRM entity

Mail

In addition to the emails that you send from Zoho CRM to any Leads or Contacts, you can also associate any email in your inbox with any entity in your CRM module and easily access them from Zoho CRM.

Learn more

Two new reports under Security reports section

Admin Reports

In Zoho Mail Admin Reports, two new reports have been added to the Security Reports section:

Suspicious login report:

The administrators can use this report to view the consolidated list of suspicious login activities of users.

Session history report:

The administrators can use this report to view the session history i.e., the Client IP address and Session start time of any users.

Skeptical about the state of your event email invites? Worry not!

Calendar

The view events tab now lets you see where your event email invites are in terms of the delivery status. You will see the "undelivered message" status and the reason for it next to the participant if any of the invites have not yet been delivered.

Check out how

Microsoft Teams migration

Cliq

If you're looking to migrate from MS Teams, we've made things easy for you. With just a click of a button in the admin panel, you can start a simplified process to migrate all your data from MS Teams to Cliq. The existing user information, DMs, channels, group chats, and thread messages from Microsoft Teams can be imported and you can continue conversations in Cliq instantly. Check this out now by exploring this video clip.

Org policy to limit/allow all users of the organization to install extensions

Cliq

With the latest update to the organization policy, administrators now can restrict users from installing extensions that are not verified and available only in the Cliq marketplace. This new feature provides added security measures to prevent unverified extensions from being installed on a team's account, thus reducing the risk of privacy breaches and ensuring the safety of confidential information.

WorkDrive upload restriction

Cliq

Admins now have the option to prevent users from uploading files from Zoho WorkDrive in a chat. The latest feature in the admin panel provides admins more control with the type of files users can upload, to help maintain data privacy and ensure that sensitive information is not shared inappropriately.

Zotero extension for Zoho Writer

Writer

Easily import and use your citations from Zotero in your Zoho Writer documents.

Learn More

New option in web tabs

Connect

With the latest enhancement in web tabs, you can now add URLs of sites that don't support embedding and configure them to open in a new browser tab.

Learn more

New tab in Task Statistics

Connect

On the Task Statistics page, we've added a new tab called Member Stats, where you can find the task stats for each member in the selected board.

Know More

Integrating Microsoft Teams and Zoho Connect

Connect

Improve productivity by simplifying the process of scheduling and joining meetings with the new Microsoft Teams integration for Zoho Connect.

Read More

Automate business workflows with the Show-Zapier Integration

Show

With the Show and Zapier integration, you can transfer data from any app to Show.

Read on!

Manage online meetings using Zoho Meetings calendar

Meeting

Check your upcoming events, schedule new meetings and webinars, and stay organized with all of your sessions, all from one place.

Learn more

Auto-generated meeting key notes

Meeting

Zoho Meeting's Zia integration, powered by Open AI, helps analyze and condense meeting transcripts into brief, easy-to-read keynotes. This Zia integration will help you increase your productivity with short and quick keynotes generated using the Meeting session's recording transcripts.

Learn more

Mar

Choose to have your recent replies on top

Mail

In Zoho Mail, you can now choose to have the conversation with the recent replies on top of the email listing.

Learn More

Compress and download attachments as ZIP file

Mail

Are you often facing the issue of exceeding the attachment size limit in your email? Having the fear of data privacy when you compress them as a ZIP file using third-party applications? We're here with a solution. You can now compress two or more attachments added to the email composer and download them as a ZIP file to your desktop without having to leave your mailbox.

Try Now

Auto-add Hubspot log emails in Bcc field

Mail

You can now choose to automatically add the log email address in Hubspot to the Bcc field of your email composer.

Know More

Two new reports under Content reports section

Admin Reports

In Zoho Mail Admin Reports, two new reports have been added to the Content Reports section:

Folder count and size:
The data on the folder size and the email count in the folders, used storage, number of archived messages in the folder, etc., can be inferred with this report.

Unread emails:
The Unread Emails report displays the number of emails received by a user and the count of unread emails.

Dual reply mode

Cliq

With the support of the new reply mode, both thread replies and normal replies can be active simultaneously. Users can select the reply mode that best suits their communication style and the context of the conversation, and switch between modes as needed.

Dual mode

Host handover in meeting

Cliq

Started a meeting and need to leave without disrupting it? With the new update to meetings, you can now start a meeting and assign another participant as a host.

Zoho Writer's new ChatGPT extension

Writer

Seamlessly integrate ChatGPT with Zoho Writer so you can chat with the bot and use its responses to enhance your content.

Learn More

Track live-user activity in desktop sync apps

WorkDrive

Sync apps

The WorkDrive Collaboration Widget is now supported for WorkDrive TrueSync. It helps you track live-user activity in Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) so you can plan your work and gauge whether you should make changes or wait for some time.

Notes:

  • The widget will only work for Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files and not for other desktop applications.
  • The widget is supported for both Sync and TrueSync apps of WorkDrive. Download the latest apps to use this widget.
  • Currently, the widget is only supported in the Windows OS platform (Windows 7 or higher). Mac OS will be supported soon.
  • Microsoft Office Version: Office 2013 or higher (i.e., 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, Microsoft 365/Office 365).
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Advanced capabilities for co-organizers in Zoho Meeting

Meeting

Co-organizers can now enjoy most of the privileges of organizers and can help organizers run webinars smoothly. Co-organizers within the organization can now view, edit, start, and delete webinars based on the permission given in an organization-level setting.

Introducing 15 new Zoho Sheet functions

Sheet

Zoho Sheet supports more than 350 predefined functions across a wide range of categories, like Text, Financial, and Spreadsheet. We released the LAMBDA function in 2021. Now, we are adding more LAMBDA functions, along with some highly convenient text and spreadsheet functions.

Sheet

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Feb

Adapting to Zoho Mail made easier

Mail

Are you someone who recently switched to Zoho Mail and is having trouble getting used to the email composer in Zoho Mail? To make your transition easier while experiencing a secure email experience, the Composer presets of Google, Outlook, and Yahoo are now made available within Zoho Mail settings.

Try it now

Tags to organize your shared mailbox better

Mail

The emails in your shared mailboxes can now be assigned tags and categorized based on your preference. This will help you keep your emails in your shared mailboxes organized and easy to access.

Learn more

Mark Zoho Desk tickets as spam

Mail

To mark a ticket or more from a contact in Zoho Desk can now be done right within your mailbox. Yes! You heard it right. The Zoho Desk extension in Zoho Mail helps you to mark as spam a ticket with ease.

Know More

Import users from M365

Admin Console

If you're an organization admin who's migrating to Zoho Mail from Microsoft 365, you need not worry about the user creation Zoho Mail. You can now import users from M365 into Zoho Mail and create users here without any hassles.

Check Now

Splunk in Zoho Mail to enhance your Organization security

Admin Console

By continuously gathering high volumes of network and machine data, analyzing, and correlating them in readable form in real-time, the Splunk integration with Zoho Mail Admin Portal helps you handle your organizational threats effectively.

Learn more

Introducing Zoho Cliq 4.0

Cliq

The key features in this release include:

Last seen

Cliq

Last seen for users is now supported. If there is no activity for 15 minutes, your last seen status will be displayed so your colleagues can know when you went away before they contact you.

Upgraded calls and meetings

Cliq

With the upgraded interface, you can now share slides in Cliq meetings and also the device audio while you're sharing your screen. The "speech detection" system notifies you with a pop up when you speak while you're muted (so you never have to hear "you're on mute" ten seconds into your speech). You can also transfer your active call to a different device seamlessly.

Editing images before you share

Cliq

Add a fresh coat of paint and delight to your images shared in your Cliq mobile apps with the annotating option.

Annotate

Upgraded search

Cliq

The search bar has been upgraded so you now have the option to:

  • Filter by date
  • Filter by sender name
  • Jump to date

WorkDrive Snap: Record quickly and share your thoughts effectively

WorkDrive

Snap

WorkDrive now offers Snap, a recording feature that helps you quickly record your screen, as well as video and audio, from within the WorkDrive app. Share your recordings with your collaborators instantly.

With this feature, you'll be able to:

  • Record your screen: Capture your screen along with video or audio to convey important points more easily. Share feedback on a document, create simple how-to guides, and more.
  • Record video clip: Instead of scheduling multiple meetings to share announcements, updates, or new policies, you can quickly record the required information as a video clip and share it with your collaborators instantly.
  • Record audio clip: Record important audio clips or keep a record of customer feedback and support calls to improve the quality of your business services.

Note: You can also record offline; however, to upload the file to WorkDrive, you must be connected to the internet.

Learn more about the recording option in WorkDrive

Cliq-WorkDrive integration: Share WorkDrive files within Cliq

WorkDrive

Cliq integration

With this integration, you can share files from your WorkDrive account with users via Cliq chats and channels. You can also choose the share type and assign permissions.

In your channels, you will have the option to share selected file(s) with channel members, organization members, or external users with appropriate access permissions.

Animation support in PPT sharing

Meeting

To enhance the presentation quality and rendering, we now provide webinar presentation sharing with animation.

Extensions to your rescue

Writer

Writer extensions help you post blog posts, forum posts, and all kinds of articles from within Writer. Craft your article, blog post or forum post using Writer's editing capabilities and post them on platforms directly from Writer or save a draft with all your content and formatting style, saving a lot of time and effort.

Learn more

Jan

Book conference rooms from right within your mailbox

Mail

Is the idea of booking a conference room for a team meeting in the midst of your hectic schedule tiring you? Don't worry. You can now check the availability of conference rooms in your organization and book them straight from Zoho Mail.

Learn more

Zoho Social inside Zoho Mail

Mail

How often do you miss the mentions of your brand in a tweet or forget to reply to a message on your twitter handle? To help with this situation, we've integrated Zoho Social right within Zoho Mail to keep you posted about your messages, mentions, and much more while assisting you in increasing productivity.

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Cloning inside your mailbox setting!

Mail

Yes, you read that right. You can duplicate an existing filter to create a new one with few or more changes to it.

Check now

New font alert!

Mail

Zoho Mail now supports a new font: Zoho Puvi. Go to your System settings in Zoho Mail to try out the new font.

Try now

Email forwarding rules - For better email management

Admin Console

You can now set up Email forwarding rules in Zoho Mail Admin Console to manage the conditions to forward your organization's incoming emails. The configuration can be applied to the entire organization or to specified users.

Learn more

Folder navigation made easy

Mail

At Zoho Mail, we always aim to make users' email experiences more organized and user-friendly in order to increase their productivity. With the folders drop-down menu on top of the email listing, folder navigation has been made easier while scrolling through the listing.

Folders

Mail logs view based on your choice

Admin Reports

You can now customize the fields to be displayed in the Mail Logs section of Admin Reports.

Learn how

More customizable notifications

Cliq

With the finer controls we have added to the notifications and sound settings in Cliq, you can now add custom notification sounds to reminders, group chat, and channel messages. This way, you can easily differentiate what message you've received from the notification sound.

Cliq notifications

We have also added separate desktop notification controls for these as well.

Desktop notifications

New and improved left-side menu

Connect

We've reimagined and redesigned the extended left-side menu of Zoho Connect with icons that give it a fresh, new-look and make navigation even easier. Be sure to check it out!

Unified calling and messaging solution

Meeting

You can now have a unified calling and messaging solution for customer-facing teams from our online meeting software. Access calls inside Zoho Meeting with the click of a button. Both admins and super admins can click on the Calls tab or the Dialer icon in Zoho Meeting to enable the integration.

Learn more

File sharing in the midst of a meeting made easy

Meeting

We've been working on a file-sharing feature for hosts and participants to share materials such as PDFs, PPTs, and videos during online meetings. While scheduling meetings, you can now attach materials from your computer, WorkDrive, or library.

Know more

Easily generate citations and bibliographies!

Writer

Zoho Writer allows you to add citations and bibliographies to list the research materials that you referred to create your paper or thesis. You can also copy, edit, and delete a citation.

Check out now

2022

Dec

Shared mailboxes for efficient team collaboration

New FeatureMail

If your organization requires multiple hands to work on a single ticket or customer query, the org admin can now set up shared mailboxes for different groups and have them work together for better collaboration instead of sending emails amongst your teammates back and forth.

Learn More

Access your bookmarks anytime anywhere

EnhancementMail

You can now export URLs that you save to the Bookmarks application and access them anywhere at anytime.

Check Out Now

Automate email snooze

EnhancementMail

Snooze emails automatically using the email filters. You can snooze emails based on certain conditions such as the sender's email address, subject, type of attachments, and much more.

Know More

Keep your inbox clean

New FeatureMail

Worried that all of your reply emails have flooded your inbox and looking for a way to keep it tidy? We've got you covered. You can now use the send and archive option in your email composer to archive the reply emails you send directly from the compose window.

Try Now

Zia speaks French

NewWriter

Zia, Zoho Writer's smart writing assistant now instantly spots grammatical errors and suggests corrections in French too. It also fixes typographical errors and style issues.

Learn More

Allow debugging by Cliq support team

EnhancementCliq

A new policy has been enforced which allows you to manage the access of your data by our support team. When you disable this option, our support team cannot access your company's data for debugging.

debugging

Customize the cover image of audio files

FeaturesWorkDrive

You can now change the default, system-generated cover image to a custom cover image for your audio files.

The updated image will appear in all audio previews (including External Users' view and Embedded view), and as a thumbnail in the file list. This will help you locate audio files more quickly. A user must have Edit permission or higher to add a custom cover image for audio files.

Learn more about customizing the cover image.

Transfer ownership of files and folders in My Folders

FeaturesWorkDrive

A Team Admin can now transfer ownership of a file from one member's My Folders to themself or to another member. This will be useful when a team member is inactive or suspended.

  • All existing share permissions will be retained for the transferred files and folders.
  • Currently, you cannot transfer ownership of the files and folders in a Team Folder.
Learn more

Seasonal slides in Show

FeaturesShow

The Seasonal Slides category in Zoho Show will offer slide templates inspired by holidays, festivals, and other important events celebrated every month, world-wide. You can use them as an invite or a greeting card for your clients, customers, teammates, friends, or family.

Know more

Interested Topics in Forums

ChangesConnect

We've renamed the existing "Posts I Follow" tab in Forums to "Interested Topics". The new "Posts I Follow" tab will only list the Forum posts you follow.

Check out now

Mirror my video

FeaturesMeeting

The “Mirror my video” feature will help everyone in the online meeting see the display of their video. You’ll see a preview of your mirrored video when this feature is enabled in your self-video feed.

Learn more

Retain your original audio settings

EnhancementMeeting

In Zoho Meeting, you can now retain the original sound from your microphone without using any audio enhancement features. Enabling this setting helps you to preserve the audio received from your microphone without using echo cancellation or other audio filters.

Start meeting using a join link

EnhancementMeeting

Anyone with presenter access to the meeting can now start the meeting from the join link.

Nov

Collaboration made better!

New FeatureMail

A topic can be better discussed by putting down the ideas in a note with the help of your team. To collaborate more effectively than before, you can now invite them to access your note and add their opinion or ideas to your note.

Know more

Audio emails is the trend now

NewMail

Who said that audio notes could be sent only via instant messaging apps? You can now record any audio using the Voice recorder option in your compose window and attach it to your email.

Check out now

Recover emails in a jiffy

NewMail

Do not feel stranded when you have your account blocked, suspended or you have accidentally emptied your trash. All your emails can be retained by your admin which you can now access them from your mailbox and recover them with a few clicks.

Learn more

Import tasks from Trello

EnhancementTasks

Finding it difficult to keep track of your tasks and manage them from multiple places? You can now import tasks from Trello and manage them in Zoho Tasks.

Know more

New languages support

EnhancementMail

Zoho Mail now supports two more Indian languages: Malayalam and Oriya.

Check now

Resource Booking - Org settings

NewMail

As an admin you can now configure the minimum and maximum duration for a booking made by your organization members from Zoho Mail Admin Console.

Learn more

Support for editing comments

EnhancementWorkDrive

We have improved the Comments feature in WorkDrive by providing the Edit option. This allows users to modify comments at any time without deleting them.

edit comment

Note: Only the owner of a comment can make changes to it.

Learn more about managing comments

Deliver presentations on the go with SharePlay

iOSShow

Imagine you're travelling and have to deliver an important presentation to your team. No matter where you are, you can still present effectively with your Show app for iOS by using SharePlay.

Check now

TOROW, TOCOL, and five new functions are out now!

EnhancementSheet

We've launched seven new functions to help you arrange data tables in the most preferred format. Here are they!

  • TOROW
  • TOCOL
  • HSTACK
  • VSTACK
  • TAKE
  • DROP
  • NUMBERVALUE
Read more

Cover photo in user profile

NewConnect

We've added a new option that enables you to add a cover photo to your profile for a better personalized experience.

Learn more

Creation and sharing of fillable forms enhanced for better experience

NewWriter

The fillable forms experience of Zoho Writer has been enhanced by enabling you to dynamically add and populate fields, perform live calculations, display fields conditionally, send prefilled form URLs as QR codes, and much more with our new fillable features.

Read on

Reinforced form filling and submission processes

EnhancementWriter

Create workflows to complete form submissions, sign forms, provide unique names for filled forms, auto-number fields, add barcodes to forms, and much more to reinforce the form-filling and submission process.

Know more

Expanded capabilities of Writer's signature collection workflows!

EnhancementWriter

The expanded capabilities of signature collection workflows in Zoho Writer now include the collection of eSignatures in person, creation, and self-signing of documents from within Writer, creation of custom signing and notification sequence, secure collection of e-signatures, and much more. 

Read more

Oct

Refined mail merge process

NewWriter

The mail merge process has been made more flexible by enabling you to set merge preferences, insert matrix fields, transform CRM content to mail merge content and much more.

Learn more

Picture-in-Picture mode for video meetings/calls

NewCliq

This feature allows you to view your video meetings in a floating window even while using other apps. You will have options to mute your mic/video and end the call at the bottom of the floating window.

Search support for "chats in common"

UpdatesCliq

You can now search for specific chats in common you have with another user using the search bar.
chat in chat

Create and access presentations offline

NewShow

In Zoho Show, you can now create, view, edit, and play a presentation offline as long as you are signed in to the app. The presentations accessed and created are device-specific and can be synced to your account as soon as your device is connected to the internet.

Know more

Integrating Vantage Circle and Connect

IntegrationsConnect

Improve employee engagement with the new Vantage Circle integration for Zoho Connect. Using this, you can offer employees timely rewards for their Connect activities via vouchers, badges, and wallet credits in Vantage Circle.

Check now

Sep

Set reminder and get notified

New FeatureMail

If you often forget about an email from a certain person or a specific topic, this feature is for you! You can now set a reminder for incoming emails based on particular conditions and receive notifications in your inbox.

Check it out now

Protection from spoofing links

EnhancementMail

Are you concerned about email spoofing and hesitant to click on a URL in a legitimate email? Don't worry. When you click on a suspicious URL, Zoho Mail will now warn you with an alert message, and you can avoid falling victim to spoofing.

What You Customize Is What You Compose

New FeatureMail

If you rarely or never use an option on the compose toolbar, find your frequently used tool hidden beneath other options, or if you use a limited set of tools to compose emails, we now provide you the option of customizing the email composer layout by hiding rarely used icons, grouping frequently used ones and doing much more based on your preferences.

Try now

Creating an Issue is not a concern anymore

IntegrationsMail

Jira integration in Zoho Mail allows you to create an Issue and add to your Jira account from an email without having to leave your inbox. You can also watch, edit and assign an Issue using the Jira eWidget.

Learn more

Insert a Note with a click

IntegrationsMail

With the Evernote integration in Zoho Mail you can easily create a Note using the content of an email and add it to your Evernote account. You can also insert a note in the email you compose in a jiffy.

Know more

Stay on top of your schedules from anywhere-anytime!

Mobile AppCalendar

With Zoho Calendar mobile application, save time and make the most of every day by managing all your calendars from one place.

Explore!

BluePencil

NewWriter

Get smart writing suggestions as you type, in any location across the web. Proofing on the go—wherever you write!

Learn more

Introducing Cliq Networks for external collaboration

NewCliq

Businesses using Zoho Cliq can now collaborate seamlessly with partners, vendors, contract employees, and other stakeholders outside the organization. Networks offer a fully featured Cliq experience through chats, channels, meetings, admin controls, and permissions promoting secure communication inside a specific network while keeping your organization's assets segregated and protected.

Read on to know more

Access your entire sent message history

NewCliq

Check out the history of the messages that you sent by navigating to History > Sent Messages from the navigation sidebar.

View call history with specific users

NewCliq

Click on the user's profile picture in the chat and select Calls to view your entire call history with the individual.

Instantly locate any feature inside Sheet with Feature Finder

NewSheet

Spending too much time hovering over menus to find the desired feature? Use Feature Finder to locate the necessary tools for your spreadsheet data.

Read more

Introducing Data Fields in Zoho Show

NewShow

Data fields allow users to enter values and display variable data. They are presentation-specific, constant variables that can be used across a given presentation. With the Show app, you can define both String and Numeric data.

Read on

Aug

Identify friends using an Avatar!

IntegrationsMail

Do you often get confused when you receive emails from friends whose names are similar? Let's put a stop to that. Now that Gravatar integration is available in Zoho Mail, you can view the distinctive Gravatars that your friends have set for their emails.

Check out now

Partial delivery for Quarantined emails

EnhancementAdmin Console

When an email with multiple recipients in your organization is quarantined, you can now use the Partial delivery option to deliver the email to the specified recipients while rejecting the rest.

Learn more

Make guest users a part of your broadcast sessions

NewCliq

As the host of a broadcast session, you can now invite guests to join by sharing the broadcast link with them.

Know more

Organize your meeting conversations

NewCliq

Channel admins can now configure whether to create a separate thread conversation for the meeting, continue meeting chat in the channel or let the host decide between options.

Learn more

New permission in Manuals

EnhancementConnect

With the new permission in Manuals settings, admins can now choose who can publish articles within Manuals.

Learn more

Pause and resume recording

EnhancementMeeting

You can now record parts of a meeting by pausing and resuming recording.

pause and resume

Custom backgrounds

EnhancementMeeting

You can now upload custom background images for your virtual background in meetings.

custom background

Jul

Protect your confidential emails with a passcode!

New FeatureMail

It is no longer a threat to send private and confidential data over email. With the help of SecurePass Email in Zoho Mail, you can now send sensitive information via emails that are passcode-protected.

Learn more!

Manage your mailbox settings in a new way!

EnhancementMail

Zoho Mail's settings have clad a new look to make the interface more interactive and easily accessible.

Check out now!

Share emails and threads as link!

New FeatureMail

Long email threads, multiple forwards, and the challenge of sharing an email thread with anyone outside of your organization are things of the past. With just a few clicks, you can now share an email or email thread within and outside of your organization by creating a permalink for the email or email thread.

Try now

If This Then That, now handy in Zoho Mail!

IntegrationsMail

Do you worry about missing a tweet from your favorite celebrity or constantly check the weather forecast everyday? If you're looking for a solution to this, Zoho Mail has what you need. By integrating IFTTT with Zoho Mail, you can automate email actions and triggers depending on inputs from various applications.

Learn more

Organization report summary in a single view!

EnhancementAdmin Reports

Need a summary of your organization reports in a single view and often finding it hard to get it done by someone else? The dashboard of Zoho Mail's Admin Reports section now provides you with a summary view of your organization reports for easy reference.

Know more

Switch your views in the embedded calendar

EnhancementCalendar

When you embed Zoho Calendar in your website/ blogs, you can now choose to embed the calendar with multiple views simply by checking the 'allow switching views' option. This will let you switch your views between day/ week/ work/ month in your embedded calendar.

Learn more

Introducing gutter and section margins

EnhancementWriter

Writer's new gutter options, including mirror margins and section margins, simplify the process of designing printer-friendly layouts.

Read more

Aggregation functions to enable effective data presentation with charts

EnhancementWriter

Writer, now allows you to add aggregation functions such as count, count distinct, sum, average, min, max, median, and group by while adding charts in mail-merged documents in order to process and present your data exactly the way you need it.

Learn more

Introducing document approval workflows in Writer

NewWriter

Streamline the process of creating, reviewing, and approving documents as well as operations across your organization with Writer's document workflows.

Read more

Create stunning presentations with the Pexels add-on for Zoho Show.

IntegrationsShow

With the Pexels add-on for Zoho Show, you can access almost 3.2 million images and videos from right within your Show account. Create visually impressive presentations with these high-quality, royalty-free images.

Learn more

Jun

Writer, now on your iPad and Android tablet web browsers!

NewWriter

Enjoy unrestricted access to all Writer's capabilities from your iPad and Android tablet web browsers! The latest update to the Writer mobile site empowers you with all the same tools and features as the existing laptop/desktop version.

Read more

Sort channels in alphabetical order

EnhancementCliq

We have now introduced the option to sort your channels in alphabetical order. Go to the channels category in the navigation sidebar, click the sorting icon next to the search bar and choose "Alphabetical order". Your channels will be sorted in alphabetical order.

All new revamped file preview

NewCliq

You can now pane, rotate, and zoom in/out on images and files when previewing them.

Request to join Group

NewConnect

Using the all-new request to join option in Groups, admins can now easily manage who can join their Groups.

Learn more

Collaborate using Whiteboards

FeaturesMeeting

You can now use this feature to brainstorm ideas with meeting attendees in real-time.

Try it now

Polls in online meeting

FeaturesMeeting

You can now create and launch live polls in online meetings to let participants voice their opinions on a subject.

Check it out

Assign a co-host and leave

EnhancementMeeting

If there is only one host in a meeting, they will now have the option to assign a co-host and leave the meeting if necessary.

Enhanced zoom-in for screen sharing

EnhancementMeeting

We have changed the zoom percentage from 25% to 10% so you can zoom in more closely to your screen while screen sharing.

May

It's now much easier to preview email templates!

FeaturesMail

To preview your templates, you no longer need to open them from the templates folder. Simply click on the Preview icon in the template listing, to get a preview of your template.
It's now much easier to preview email templates!

Reply with templates in few clicks!

FeaturesMail

Save time by not having to compose the same content for every reply email you send. With only a few clicks, you can create a template and use it to reply to emails.

Know more!

Mark reports as favourites in Admin Console for easy access

EnhancementAdmin Console

Have trouble navigating across numerous sections to access a specific organization report each time? Don't be worried. You can now mark a report as a favorite and access it from the My Favorite Reports section without having to sail through all of the sections.

Check out!

Allow forwarding of events in Zoho Calendar

EnhancementCalendar

Simply click a checkbox when creating an event to allow attendees to forward an event invite to which they are a part of. This will help you in hosting an open event where attendees can forward and invite their friends to an event in which they are participating.

Learn more!

Calendar comes handy as a widget in your mailbox

EnhancementCalendar

Zoho Calendar is now available in Zoho Mail as an RHS widget. You can use the widget to view the day's events and the month's agenda. You can also use the widget to quickly add, edit, and delete events from your calendar.

Explore!

Managers can now view their reportee's attendance

EnhancementCliq

Managers can now check their reportee's weekly and monthly attendance reports of the reportees can now be checked by managers from Cliq. Here's how: Click on your reportee's profile picture and select Attendance.

Cliq brings remote work utilities in iOS!

EnhancementCliq

Users can now quickly check-in / checkout and set their remote work status from Cliq iOS devices.

Handy extensions to publish articles directly from Writer

New FeatureWriter

Copy-pasting content from Writer into the publishing platforms is a thing of the past. You can now post your articles and blog posts directly from Writer to Medium, Zoho Connect, Sites, and Desk.

Learn more.

Collaborate using annotations in Videos!

FeaturesWorkDrive

Annotations in Zoho WorkDrive can enhance your video collaboration experience. You can now add comments with a corresponding timestamp to any frame in a video and the collaborators can easily track comments by timestamp, add replies, and make necessary changes.

Know more.

Skim through chapters!

FeaturesWorkDrive

Video chapters help you break a video into multiple sections and add captions for each, so viewers can see what's covered in the video, and quickly jump to the topic they're interested in.

Read on!

Make external links more secure!

UpdatesWorkDrive

Team admins can make external share links created by their team more secure now by adding extra security with the settings below:

Enforce passwords for external share links

Mandate users to set passwords for all external share links. You can also set a strong password policy for extra security.

Default expiration period for external share links

Set a default expiration period for all external share links and download links to restrict unwanted access. If set, the default expiration period will be applied automatically, and users can choose to manually change or disable the expiration date as needed.

Consent's important!

EnhancementMeeting

A security setting has been introduced in Zoho Meeting that obtains consent from participants who join a recorded meeting.

Co-hosts for assistance!

EnhancementMeeting

You can now add co-hosts to meetings you're hosting while they're in progress!

Simplify your spreadsheets by grouping them!

New FeatureSheet

Zoho Sheet's new grouping feature helps you create crisp summaries of voluminous data sets with cascading, multi-layered data chunks that are much easier to comprehend than a plain table.

Learn more.

Apr

New theme for a new experience

NewMail

Zoho Mail has adorned itself with a new theme to make it more stylish. The new theme has accompanied itself with features and enhancements that make Zoho Mail more accessible.

Read on!

Folder specific snoozing of emails

New FeatureMail

When you Snooze emails in a conversation, you can now choose whether to snooze all of the emails in the conversation or just those in that specific folder based on the conversation settings you choose.

Know more

Translate presentations for better understanding

New FeatureShow

Zoho Show allows translating a published presentation into 18 different languages. This makes your presentations cater to the audience from different geo-locations

Learn more

All in one tab

EnhancementMeeting

In Zoho Meeting, you can now access chats and meeting notes along with the participants list in a single tab.
All in one tab

Mar

Get alerted!

EnhancementMail

Don't be concerned about accidentally replying to everyone on the BCC list in an email. When you click Reply all for a BCC email, a message prompt will now appear to alert you before replying to everyone.

Annotate for better understanding

FeaturesWorkDrive

In Workdrive, you can now Add comments and annotate PDFs and Images for better understanding and communication.

Learn more

On Leave!

NewCliq

Use Cliq's On leave status to notify your colleagues that you are unavailable due to vacation or other reasons.

One Cell Multiple formats

EnhancementSheet

Zoho Sheet now allows multiple formatting within a single cell to make the content more defined to the purpose.

Read More

Set due time for tasks and checklists

EnhancementConnect

When creating or editing a Task in Connect, you can now pick a time while setting the due date to let your team know when the task or checklist item is due.

Know more

Feb

Document merging is now a breeze

EnhancementWriter

In Writer, document merging has been improved to make the process more automated and customizable.

Know more

Anytime! Anywhere!

Mobile AppWorkDrive

When you save files and folders using the WorkDrive mobile app for Android and iOS, you can access them from anywhere (even if you don't have internet access).

Learn on the move

Choose the suitable message display view

EnhancementCliq

Cliq offers a range of message display options (classic, monochrome, bubbles) to choose from, based on your preferences.

Learn more

Jan

Clear clutter and get rid of spams in Streams

EnhancementMail

Keep your Streams thread tidy by moving the outdated and unwanted posts and emails to trash. You can also mark emails as Spam in email-enabled groups.

Learn more

Add dynamic charts in merge

Writer

Popular chart types like column charts, bar charts, pie charts, doughnut charts, and line charts can be dynamically created and embedded in your documents while merging them.

Read more

Enhanced drawing editor and improved document fidelity

Writer

When you customize the shapes and designs in your documents, use our enhanced drawing editor to organize them easily. We've also addressed your concern about document fidelity. You can now use Zoho Writer to edit Microsoft Word documents without worrying about the formatting.

Read on

Preview support for raw image file formats

WorkDrive

Zoho WorkDrive now supports generating previews and thumbnails for raw image file formats.

Know more

Have contextual conversations with @mention in Cliq

Cliq

Avoid miscommunication in Cliq channels by @mentioning the person to whom the messages are attributed or addressed.

 

All new Cliq meeting extends support for iOS!

Cliq

Cliq meeting enables you to create and start a meeting instantly by adding users from both your and external organizations. Now, the Cliq Meeting support has been extended to all iOS devices.

Find out how

2021

Dec

Make the most out of Fillable templates

EnhancementWriter

Writer introduces more field types, collecting form responses, customizable form actions, and more.

Check it out!

View Calendar events from within Connect!

New FeatureConnect

Now you can view your Mail calendar events while scrolling on Connect posts.

Tell me how

Auto-response for group email address

New FeatureAdmin Console

We agree, replying individually to every mail sent to a group address is tedious. And that's when auto-responses save your day. Configure auto-response and reply with personalization for each type of the sender.

Learn more

Search support in WorkDrive's TrueSync

Mobile App

Download and install the latest TrueSync app, and you can find any files and folders in no time.

Download Now

Nov

Writer's new automation templates!

EnhancementWriter

Say hello to a whole new level of automation experience that serves all your merge, sign and fillable requirements.

Learn More

Live Whiteboard in Cliq!

New FeatureCliq

Impart your ideas better during group calls with the real-time white board. Use the markup tools to draw a plan or flow structure as if you were in a conference room. The whiteboard can also be edited by the participants.

Learn How

Taking notes has never been simpler!

New FeatureCliq

Quickly jot down all the important ideas using Notebook inside Cliq. You can edit, collaborate, set reminders and perform many more actions on it easily. Your Meeting notes are also displayed here for easy accessibility.

Know More

Communicate more effectively with Video messages!

New FeatureCliq

You can now record a video message or you can send a screenshare recording on the go.

Publish your sheets, with wider range of customisations now!

New FeatureSheet

You can now publish interactive sheets with your audience using the Zoho Sheet's revamped publishing controls and customisations.

Know More

Oct

Your emails organized better!

EnhancementMail

Zoho Mail groups all your emails with respect to dates. You can scroll referring the labelled day or month or year to find what you are looking for. Be it an email from last week or year, find them in a jiffy.

Co-host meetings now

New FeatureMeeting

You can now add your organization members as co-hosts in the meetings you schedule. The co-hosts can start and manage the meetings even in your absence. Also, meeting recordings can be shared publicly.

Tell Me More

Catch-all and notify for group addresses!

EnhancementAdmin Console

When you configure the Catch-all and Notification address, previously you can only select a user email address. You can now set up a group email address too. And each time an email is sent to a mismatched group name, the notification mails are sent to the group address.

Know How.

View storage info in user listing!

EnhancementAdmin Console

Besides the organizational user's personal information, now admin can also see the storage information like each user's storage plan, used-up storage and additional storage, from the Users tab.

Tell Me How.

Sep

Introducing Threads in Cliq!

New FeatureCliq

Now you can converse multiple topics in the same channel without losing context. Threads help streamline your channel messages by grouping them into similar topics and you can follow the thread of messages that you are interested in.

Know More.

Cliq's new DND mode

EnhancementCliq

As the name suggests, the "Do Not Disturb" status allows you to focus on your tasks by blocking the message notifications. You can also automate DND for regular quiet hours or whole days in Settings.

Sync your folders with IMAP

EnhancementMail

You can view the folders you create in Zoho Mail from your configured IMAP Clients like Google or Outlook. While creating the folder, check the box "View in IMAP Client" and it's done.

Learn More.

Automated session recording in Meeting

EnhancementMeeting

Did your teammate miss an important meeting? We have got you covered. You can record online meetings and share them with members who couldn't make it. They can listen to the recording and stay in the loop.

Know More.

Chats during meetings? Keep 'em coming!

EnhancementMeeting

You can now share files, reply to messages with emojis in the chat box during the meeting. Not only that, you can also choose to view and download chat transcripts from your past meetings.

Tell Me How.

Aug

Better data quality with Zia's suggestions

EnhancementSheet

We're sure you love using the data cleaning feature of Zoho Sheet. We have now included this as a part of Zia, providing you with data clean-up suggestions to make your sheet clean, error-free, and consistent!

Learn more.

Share externally using email addresses

New FeatureWorkDrive

WorkDrive now allows you to share files with external users or users of other teams or organizations, by just using their email addresses.

Anonymize personal information

SecurityMeeting

You can now anonymize all personally identifiable information such as names, email addresses, IP addresses, and other registration-related information saved by you within your Zoho Meeting account.

Better security, enhanced viewing experience

UpdatesMeeting

Zoho Meeting introduces alpha-numeric passwords for tighter security. In other news, you can also now zoom in and out of the shared screen to see details more clearly.

Better document editing tools

EnhancementWriter

A lot of time goes into writing and perfecting documents. This is why we keep updating our tools to give you all the best editing experience. The most recent update comes with improved mixed language rendition, default bulletin style, movable navigation panel, and more.

Read more.

Action log viewer

New FeatureMeeting

View and export logs of meeting activities within your organization for auditing and to comply with administrative requirements.

Learn more.

Deliver or deny quarantined emails

EnhancementAdmin Console

Zoho Mail provides you with options to deliver or deny selected or all emails from the Quarantined emails tab.

Choose a preferred email id format for your organisation

EnhancementAdmin Console

You can predefine the format in which you would like the email addresses to be created for your organization members.

Instant scrub and snooze

ImprovementsMail

Keyboard shortcuts b and w can be used to instantly scrub an email or snooze it respectively.

Start a chat from user listing

ImprovementsAdmin Console

Admin Console's user listing now has a Cliq icon next to each name, so that you can start a chat or make a call from right there.

Events across time zones

New FeatureConnect

You can now select a time zone different from your default one when creating an event in Connect.

Join screen share sessions on your mobile

Mobile AppCliq

You can now attend one-on-one screen share sessions from Cliq mobile!

Jul

Lively presentations with audio and video

New FeatureShow

Turn otherwise mundane presentations into interesting ones with a mix of audio and video to add value and variety!

Tell me how.

More line spacing options

EnhancementWriter

Your paragraph need not always have words with uniform text size. This is why we introduced three new line spacing options in Writer— Multiple, At Least, and Exactly. 

Learn more.

New date fields and the endless possibilities

New FeatureWriter

Now generating due dates, past dates, and inserting dates dynamically during merge all becomes superbly simple.

Learn more.

An out-of-the box inbox

IntegrationsMail

From scheduling meetings contextually, accessing CRM data, to managing support tickets, you can do more than just emailing with your inbox!

Tell me more.

Enhanced Quarantine section

EnhancementMail

The Quarantine section in Zoho Mail's Admin Console now includes a list of all delivered and denied emails, along with the exports that have been scheduled.

Read more.

System level spam email rejection

EnhancementMail

Administrators can enable system level spam email rejection that keeps away all emails classified as spam according to system level spam checks.

Professional looking icons for crisp presentations

Zoho Show integrates with Feather Icons that opens up more than 250 open source vector icons for use in your presentations.

Read more.

Jun

Send feedback to the team right in the middle of a chat

NewCliq

Do you have a question to ask, a bug to report, or an issue you need help with? Type /feedback in Cliq, and our support team will get back to you!

Search within a folder

New FeatureWorkDrive

When you know you are looking for a file that is inside a particular folder, simply search only within the folder.

Quick access to close options

UpdatesCliq

Right click the profile image in a chat to get options like Close current chat, Close other chats, and Close all chats.

Initiate group calls from your Apple phone

InApp UpdatesCliq

The Cliq iOS app now supports initiating group calls.

Document history with old comments

New FeatureWriter

Writer's document history now displays old comments too.

Auto-upgrade support in TrueSync for Windows

WindowsWorkDrive

Download and install TrueSync for Windows, and it will automatically upgrade to the latest version every time there is a change.

Download now.

May

The All new Zoho Calendar is here!

Major

Wondering what's new in Zoho Calendar? Well, what isn't?! It has a whole new look, comes with more customization options, has advanced search capabilities, and resource booking built into it. 

Tell me more!

Features to power-up your document merges

New FeatureWriter

Our document creation tool, Writer brings you powerful tools to make your document merges faster, more effective, and highly customized.

Tell me all about it!

New Zoho Sheet browser extension

NewSheet

You can now access your recent spreadsheets or add new files from your device to Zoho Sheet instantly with the browser extension. It also comes with a very handy web clipper that helps you clip data from websites and convert it into a new spreadsheet. 

Learn more.

WorkDrive now available for all users

MajorWorkDrive

We are now opening WorkDrive for all Workplace users, including ones who had joined the platform before WorkDrive was introduced. Make the switch from Docs to WorkDrive to enjoy more storage and enhanced collaborative features.

Read announcement.

Storage limit for My Folders

EnhancementWorkDrive

Admins can now restrict the storage consumption in "My Folders" both at the team level, and at individual user level.

Know more.

Disable external sharing from My Folders

EnhancementWorkDrive

If you do not want your team to share files saved in their "My Folders" outside the organization, an admin can disable the same. All previously generated links will no longer work.

Know more.

Set reminders for notes

ImprovementsMail

Made an important note and want to be reminded about it at a specific time? We've made it easier for you to add reminders to notes in a single click.

Say it with emojis

IntegrationsShow

Would you rather use an emoji instead of a word? Then Zoho Show's integration with Twemojis is going to make your day!

Read more.

Apr

Hit that snooze

New FeatureMail

We don't want to get crowded by less important emails, and at the same we don't want to risk missing any. Here's the solution. Snooze such emails to be read at a later time! 

Read more.

Team up with Zoho Meeting

IntegrationsMeeting

Zoho Meeting now integrates with Microsoft Teams, helping you initiate and join meetings right from your Teams channel with simple commands.

Read more.

We do the design, you bring the magic

BlogsShow

Zoho Show comes with a huge library of industry-specific templates, that you can pick and customize in minutes!

Take a look.

More than just an inbox- literally!

IntegrationsMail

Zoho Mail in itself does more than just handling emails, like task management, calendar, note keeping, bookmarking, and more. Zoho Mail also integrates with so many other collaboration, project management, and file sharing apps to turn your inbox into a productivity powerhouse.

Know more.

A quicker way to block a user

EnhancementMail

If you feel that an email is unnecessary and potentially spam, you can quickly block the user altogether from the preview pane. 

Out of Office messages with your signature

ImprovementsMail

You can now add your signature to your Out of Office messages. If you have multiple responses set up, then you can have a unique signature for each of them.

Mar

The all-new Reminders pane

New FeatureMail

So much to do, and so little time! What if you lose track of what's to be done, and miss out on important deadlines? The all-new Reminders pane brings all your reminders in a single place, helping you add, edit, and manage them!

Know more.

DRE Connectors in Zoho Mail

Platform EnhancementMail

Build integrations of Zoho Mail with other Zoho or third-party applications with DRE connections. 

Learn more.

New sections for easier access

EnhancementCliq

Cliq now introduces new sections like Files, Chat and call history, People, and Widgets. Better organization and quicker access guaranteed!

New Sheet app for iOS and iPadOS

New AppSheet

The exclusive Sheet app for iOS and iPadOS brings a refreshing new UI and useful features and integrations!

Know more.

New Show app for iOS

New AppShow

Zoho Show too joins the club, and releases a new and improved version of its iOS app. 

Know more.

Notifications of your intranet activities right inside your chat

Integrations

Subscribe to the Connect notifications bot, to receive quick updates on important network activities.

Tips for optimizing your email storage

BlogsMail

With large chunks of email data across your organization, how best can you optimize storage while archiving and retaining emails?

Read to find out!

25 years of Zoho!

Blogs

Zoho has been in business for the past 25 years. We owe you all a BIG thank you! Here's what our CEO has to say about the journey, how it all started, and what we look forward to as a company, or should we say, a family! 

Read blog.

Feb

Reminders pane for quick access

EnhancementMail

Tracking your reminders or wondering if and when you had set one is not something you should be doing. An all-new Reminders pane centralizes all your reminders in one place, with options to add and organize.

Learn more.

New additions to eWidget

IntegrationsMail

We are constantly working towards tighter integration of Workplace apps with other Zoho and third-party apps. In the same spirit, this month we have added new extensions to Mail's eWidget.

Check it out.

Call upon the WorkDrive genie

New AppWorkDrive

Here's some magic: open your WorkDrive files on your desktop apps and work on them. For example, you can open and edit files such as documents, images, and videos with Microsoft Word, CorelDRAW, and Adobe Premiere Pro, respectively, on your desktop. WorkDrive Genie is now in its beta and available only for Windows.  Try now!

Learn more.

Writer inches closer to becoming a linguistic expert!

ImprovementsWriter

Zoho Writer now has better language skills, and knows how not to annoy you with red squiggly lines for your name! With organization dictionary that automatically adds employee names, smarter spell check, ability to identify incomplete sentences and number inconsistencies, Writer is now truly an expert!

Know more.

New features to make your spreadsheets look and perform better

New FeatureSheet

Who would have thought that spreadsheets would be enjoyable? But we at Zoho, want them to be! So we added a huge list of useful features like including an image in a cell, new functions, and more that will make handling spreadsheet data a breeze!

Know more.

Who's really responsible for your account security?

Blogs

It's actually a collective responsibility, and as an individual, ask yourself how secure your passwords are! Can you say with all certainty that #myPasswordIsSecure?

Tell me more!

Jan

Zoho Workplace partners with Sri Lanka's Dialog Enterprise

Major

Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider joins hands with Zoho to give its enterprise customers access to the Workplace suite of collaboration applications. We hope to reach and empower many Sri Lankan businesses through this exciting partnership!

Read official announcement.

More WorkDrive features at the same cost

Changes

The Standard plan of Zoho Workplace now gets upgraded from 5GB WorkDrive storage per user to 10GB per user with access to more of WorkDrive's features without any change in the price.

Learn more.

The year that was at Zoho Mail

BlogsMail

It was indeed a busy year at Mail and Workplace. How would you like to take a recap, and play a fun game all at the same time?

Let's play.

Writer introduces sections and advanced layouts

New FeatureWriter

Zoho Writer adds another important feature to its arsenal, which is the ability to divide a document into sections that have their own set of properties like columns, page orientation, and more!

Tell me more.

Blending project management and collaboration

Integrations

Zoho Sprints integrates with Meeting and Show. You can now schedule a meeting in the context of the work item you are currently on. Your presentation will be dressed to impress with the option to add Sprint cards directly into your slides.

Know more.

WorkDrive introduces client users

New FeatureWorkDrive

External users who work with you and your team for a long period can be now added as Client users in your WorkDrive Team with limited roles and permissions.

Learn more.

Templates for documents and spreadsheets

New FeatureWorkDrive

WorkDrive allows you to create preset layouts in the form of templates for your Writer and Sheet files. You can also save existing files as templates.

Know more.

Text options for better readability

EnhancementSheet

Worried about the text on your spreadsheet looking crowded or poorly aligned? Zoho Sheet's new text rotation, indentation, and wrapping options help you display text exactly the way you want.

Learn more.

Resolve issues faster by collaborating with our Support

ImprovementsWorkDrive

WorkDrive has introduced a "Share to Support" feature that allows you to share your files or folders with our expert Support staff to help analyze, or debug any issues you have. No worries about the security of your files— you get to see all the access stats, commenting and downloading are restricted by default, and the access will be automatically removed after 7 days.

Follow for instant file updates

EnhancementWorkDrive

Don't want to miss anything happening around a file or a folder? Use the "Follow updates" feature to stay informed.

Learn more.

Convert a checklist item into a task

InApp UpdatesConnect

Checklist items that require more tracking, and follow up can be instantly converted into tasks.

2020

Dec

Group calls, now available on Android

UpdatesCliq

The Cliq Android app now supports group audio or video calls. Don't have the app yet? 

Download now!

Bring your planned events to Zoho Connect

New FeatureConnect

Import events from other calendar services you use into Zoho Connect by uploading them as a CSV file.

Zoho Sheet now comes in two shades!

EnhancementSheet

We've introduced Dark mode in Zoho Sheet, much to the delight of users who prefer the night mode on their apps, be it day or night.

Start a meeting from your Outlook account

IntegrationsMeeting

Don't you all spend a good amount of time in your mailbox? We've released a Zoho Meeting plug-in for MS Outlook that lets you start and schedule a meeting right in the middle of checking your emails!

Know more.

Your meeting link spells your name

New FeatureMeeting

Businesses can customize the Zoho Meeting domain name with the name of their brand, for better credibility and brand awareness. The meeting links you send out will bear your unique company name!

Learn more.

Nov

One integrated mobile app with advanced search

New App

We've launched an integrated Workplace mobile app for both Android and iOS with a comfortable launcher to open and work on any of the products in the bundle. Advanced search capabilities with multi-level filters, makes searching across the suite easy, quick, and precise. Download on your Android or iOS devices today!

One integrated mobile app with advanced search

Launching ZeptoMail— a transactional email service by Zoho Mail

New ServiceMail

The transactional emails that your application or service sends are not everyday communication emails, they are far more important and should be delivered instantly without fail. This is why Zoho Mail built ZeptoMail exclusively for transactional email delivery.

Check it out!

Zoho Writer right inside Cliq. Go ahead, write inside Cliq!

EnhancementWriter

Zoho Writer's document capabilities are now available inside Cliq. You can create, share, edit documents all while having a Cliq conversation.

Read more

Page views on mobile and iPad

UpdatesWriter

View your writer documents on your mobile and iPad apps the same way you view them on the web with the new Page view.

Know more

Draft before Publish

New FeatureWorkDrive

WorkDrive introduces Draft settings at the team level, which can either be enabled or disabled. Once enabled, all new documents created in the team folder will be first saved as drafts, and the owner can mark them ready when they're good to go for the team's eyes.

Updates for a better online meeting experience

ImprovementsMeeting

We spend so much time on meetings these days, so it only makes sense to keep improving the experience for our users! Zoho Meeting now has options to rename instant meetings instead of just using the user's name by default. Participants can now rename themselves in a meeting. Presenters can rename themselves, as well as participants. Ever kept talking without realizing you were on mute? Our notifications will help you avoid such facepalm moments!

Oct

Streams posts and comments are now editable

EnhancementMail

You don't have to worry anymore about redoing a post because of a couple of mistakes, or deleting a comment to cover up an embarrassing typo. Edit option is here to the rescue!

Read how

Copy your spreadsheet attachments to Zoho Sheet

EnhancementMail

Love using Zoho Sheet, but your senders are still attaching XLS/XLSX spreadsheets? Copy your attachment instantly to Zoho Sheet to view, edit, share, and collaborate on it.

Learn more

Zia says Hola!

EnhancementWriter

Our intelligent assistant Zia can now speak Español. Get grammar, spelling, and writing style suggestions on your documents for all variants of Español.

Learn more

Seal it with Signature Blocks

New FeatureWriter

Save your signature and signee details as a signature block and simply insert it into your documents in a single click.

Learn more

Add a new language to OCR search

UpdatesWorkDrive

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) helps in searching for text within images. Besides English, team admins can now choose one more language to recognize.

View list of languages

Compelling post but short on time? Save to read later

New FeatureConnect

When you are  scrolling through Connect and find interesting articles, forums, posts, or town hall questions, save them to your Read Later list. You can also set reminders to get back to them later.

Read more

Sep

Say hello to True Offline in Zoho Writer

New FeatureWriter

Work on documents when you aren't connected to the internet both on the web and mobile without interruptions using True Offline.

Read more about True Offline

Replacing External Users with Guests in Connect

UpdatesConnect

External Users can access Files, Custom Apps, and Surveys, besides the other features the Guests in Connect had access to.

Learn more about External Users

Aug

Introducing Toolkit by Zoho Mail

New ServiceMail

Toolkit is a free lookup tool by Zoho Mail for admin-related queries. You run domain checks, analyze email headers, check for open ports, get registry details and also look up domain details using Toolkit.

Learn more

Interactive Documents in Writer

New FeatureWriter

You can add fillable fields to the documents that are created in Writer. From drop-downs to signatures and address fields, you can add any field and also publish the document as a form.

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Password protected virtual training sessions in ShowTime

New FeatureShowTime

Configure unique passwords for ShowTime training sessions. The attendees will be able to enter the session only if they enter the password.

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Jul

Zoho Mail now integrates with Zoho People

IntegrationsMail

With the Zoho People integration in Zoho Mail, you can now check-in and check-out from Zoho People in Zoho Mail itself. You can also view the availability status of your colleagues from the Contact card. 

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Introducing template-driven document automation

New FeatureWriter

Create customized marketing templates, contracts and proposals and cut down on repetitive manual work with template-driven document automation.

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WorkDrive TrueSync App for Mac (Beta)

New AppWorkDrive

Sync your WorkDrive files with your Mac with the WorkDrive TrueSync App. The app creates a virtual drive in your computer and lets you access your WorkDrive files online or offline depending on your settings.

Download TrueSync App for Mac

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Built-in migration tool for Microsoft 365 Business Standard plan

New FeatureWorkDrive

You can now migrate your files from OneDrive to WorkDrive with the built-in migration tool for all Microsoft 365 Business Standard plan users.

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Jun

Introducing the newest version of Zoho Writer - 6.0

NewWriter

Zoho Writer steps into its latest version with some amazing features like engagement insights, restricting specific users from viewing your comments, document automation and more.

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Link or refer to cell ranges across spreadsheets with IMPORTRANGE

New FeatureSheet

The IMPORTRANGE function in Zoho Sheet now allows you to link or refer to cell ranges across different spreadsheets.

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Organize your WorkDrive files with labels

New FeatureWorkDrive

Add labels to files in WorkDrive to categorize and identify them. Files having common labels will be sorted and grouped together. You can add labels based on priority, status, task, and much more.

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May

WorkDrive TrueSync App for Windows (Beta)

New AppWorkDrive

The WorkDrive TrueSync App for Windows creates a virtual drive in your computer space and allows sync of your WorkDrive files with your computer. You can access your WorkDrive files online or offline via TrueSync App depending on your settings. 

Download TrueSync App for Windows (Beta)

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Zoho Meeting gets a UI revamp

UpdatesMeeting

Zoho Meeting's new UI helps presenters and participants to use features conveniently. Some of the new features introduced are active speaker frame where the frame of the active speaker is highlighted, search and sort participants list and webinar notifications.

Introducing the Remote Work tab in Zoho Cliq

NewCliq

The Remote Work tab in Zoho Cliq gives a combined view of the members in your department, group calls and scheduled meetings, user availability reports and contextual native integrations. You can also check in and check out, and also update your status from this tab. 

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Zoho Cliq and Zoho People Integration in Admin Panel

FeaturesCliq

For organizations using Zoho People as HRMS, you can configure Cliq - People integration directly from Cliq's admin panel.

Here's how: Head over to your Admin panel > Integrations > Zoho People.

Invite guest trainers during your ShowTime training

New FeatureShowTime

Zoho ShowTime lets you add guest trainers for your training sessions. You can add external experts as guest trainers and broaden the perspective during training. 

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Zoho Cliq integration in email attachments, bookmarks and Streams

IntegrationsMail

Zoho Mail has a new integration with Zoho Cliq. You can share email attachments, Streams posts' permalinks, and bookmarks from your inbox directly in Zoho Cliq.

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Apr

Multiple video feeds and bandwidth conservation in Zoho Meeting

EnhancementMeeting

Zoho Meeting allows video conferencing up to 100 participants with multiple video feeds. Each video feed shows up to 24 participants at a time on the screen. Also, the Conserve bandwidth option helps you optimally manage and use internet bandwidth when your connection is poor.

Edit documents from email attachments in Writer

New FeatureMail

You can open and edit documents received in email attachments directly with Zoho Writer using the Edit with Zoho Writer option. 

Edit documents from email attachments in Writer

Integrating Zoho People with Zoho Connect

IntegrationsConnect

Zoho Connect has rolled out a new integration with Zoho People. Once you integrate, you can check-in, check-out, apply leave and do more of Zoho People activities from Zoho Connect itself. 

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Mar

WorkDrive storage increased for Workplace Professional Plan

UpdatesWorkDrive

For those who have opted for Workplace Professional Plan, WorkDrive storage has been upgraded to 1 TB upto 10 users from the previous storage limit of 100 GB upto 10 users. For every additional user, 100GB will be added to the current storage. 

Note: This change is applicable for existing and new users as well. 

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New languages support in Zoho WorkDrive web app

UpdatesWorkDrive

In addition to the 27 languages supported, the following languages have been added to Zoho WorkDrive:

  • Thai (ไทย)
  • Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia)
  • Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
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Attach files and folders from WorkDrive in Zoho CRM

IntegrationsWorkDrive

You can now attach files and folders from Zoho WorkDrive as a link in Zoho CRM modules. While attaching, you can choose from various levels of permission for users to access the link.

Sync Zoho Connect Calendar with Microsoft Outlook Calendar

IntegrationsConnect

Sync your Zoho Connect Calendar with your Microsoft Outlook Calendar using the Zoho Connect plugin for Microsoft Outlook. 

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Integrating Zoho Show with Giphy

IntegrationsShow

Integrate Zoho Show with your Giphy account and start adding GIFs to your slides without switching between applications.

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Feb

Zoho Mail supports 16 new display languages

UpdatesMail

Zoho Mail also supports 16 new display languages besides the previously supported 44 languages. You can select your Display language from the System Settings in Zoho Mail.

Zoho Mail supports 16 new display languages

WorkDrive iOS and Android app updates

UpdatesWorkDrive

You can now scan and upload documents as images or PDFs in WorkDrive's iOS app. The iOS app also supports dark mode and file/folder sharing with groups. 

In the Android app, tighter integrations have been made with other Zoho apps like Zoho Cliq, Zoho Mail and Zoho Search to interact with the team members while viewing Team Details. Filters in search, enhanced file upload experience, share files/folders with groups are other updates that have been made to the Android app.

Jan

Introducing Race Charts in Zoho Sheet

NewSheet

Race charts are animated bar charts that adjust dynamically when data is entered in the sheet. You can also customize the chart style, axis, animation speed and more. An added advantage is that you can publish your race charts on your website or blogs. 

Introducing Race Charts in Zoho Sheet

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WorkDrive Picker for Zoho Mail, Zoho CRM, Zoho Connect and Zoho ShowTime

IntegrationsWorkDrive

You can now attach WorkDrive files using the eWidget in Zoho Mail as a link or a copy. In CRM, WorkDrive folders can be attached as links. In Connect, WorkDrive files in Team Folders and My Folders can be attached as links to posts, tasks and events. In ShowTime, once you create a session, you can attach files from WorkDrive as a link.

After attaching the files/folders as links, you can assign view permissions for the files/folders.

Cloud Picker for Zoho Books, Zoho Invoice, and Zoho Billing

IntegrationsWorkDrive

WorkDrive is now available via Cloud Picker in Zoho Books, Zoho Invoice, and Zoho Billing. With this integration, you can attach WorkDrive files as a copy from Team Folders or My Folders.

Import your data from Zoho WorkDrive to Zoho Analytics

IntegrationsWorkDrive

You can import CSV, Excel (XLS and XLSX), HTML, JSON, XML and Tabular text files in My Folders or a Team Folder in Zoho WorkDrive to Zoho Analytics for advanced reporting and analysis.

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Zoho Forms Integration with Zoho WorkDrive

IntegrationsWorkDrive

You can now store and manage attachments from Zoho Forms in WorkDrive. You can also choose to store the form submission as a PDF file in WorkDrive.

Integrating PagerDuty with Zoho Cliq

IntegrationsCliq

Zoho Cliq’s Integration with PagerDuty brings real-time alerts to the Cliq channel. This helps the team to communicate and resolve incidents effectively. 

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Integrate Zoho Show with Slack

IntegrationsShow

The Zoho Show - Slack integration lets you create presentations within Slack using Zoho Show, allows sharing presentations between Slack channels and more.

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2019

Dec

Zoho WorkDrive replaces Zoho Docs in the Zoho Workplace bundle

NewWorkDrive

Zoho Docs will no more be available for Zoho Workplace users and is replaced by Zoho WorkDrive. Workplace's Standard plan users will be mapped to WorkDrive's Basic edition and Workplace's Professional plan users will be mapped to WorkDrive's Starter edition.

Intergromat, Blendr.io, and Workato integrations in Zoho Mail

IntegrationsMail

We have added few more integrations for you in Zoho Mail. Now connect Zoho Mail to external apps such as Integromat, Blendr.io and Workato from the eWidget. 

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Integrate your Zoho Notebook account with Zoho Connect

IntegrationsConnect

Any note that you take on Zoho Connect can be synced with Zoho Notebook. Be it notes on posts, forums, manuals, tasks, events, and town hall questions, they are automatically synced with Zoho Notebook using this integration. 

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Zoho Workplace Dashboard moves out of beta

Updates

The Workplace Dashboard is now available to all the global customers. The Dashboard offers a unified view of the Workplace apps and helps you manage the day to day  notifications and activities. 

Nov

Zoho Workplace Dashboard Beta release

New

Access all your Workplace apps in one window using the Zoho Workplace Dashboard (Beta). You can customize your dashboard with widgets of your choice, rearrange them according to your preference and save a lot of time without navigating between tabs. 

Zoho Workplace Dashboard Beta release

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Start integrating Zoho Sign with Zoho Mail

IntegrationsMail

This latest extension in Zoho Mail lets you add more authenticity to your emails. You can use digital signatures in your emails, or set up e-sign workflows to collect signatures and obtain approvals on paperwork from the eWidget in Zoho Mail.

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