Changelog

New

• Faster Processing: Completely rebuilt video processing pipeline, up to 10x faster. A 5 minute video now processes in under 20 seconds.
• Live Progress: Real-time progress tracking for video processing.

Updated

• Agents: Reposter agents now support autoposting directly to connected platforms.
• Video Cropping: Crop individual video elements directly within the template editor.
• Mobile: Improved mobile layout with a compact tab bar, fixed headers, larger action buttons, and a streamlined processing screen.

New

• Agents: Fully automated social media management. Connect YouTube channels, set a posting schedule, and agents will pull new videos, select the best clips, and post them for you.
• Long/Short Editor: Drag-and-drop editor for long/short videos with controls for framing, timing, captions, and overlay elements.

Updated

• Long/Short: Completely rewritten long/short processor with automatic framing adjustment and improved clip selection.
• Redesign: Overhauled webapp design with a liquid glass inspired UI.

New

• Autoposting: Post and schedule content directly to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter from within the dashboard.
• Content Calendar: New calendar view to visualize, manage, and schedule upcoming and published posts.

Updated

• Mobile: Improved mobile interface on Projects, Automations, and Home Page.

New

• Community Templates: Share your templates publicly and browse templates created by other users.
• iOS Companion App: Manage media and projects on the go with the new iOS companion app.

Updated

• Template Editor: Added container support for more customizability.
• Projects: Added sorting functionality to organize projects.
• Long/Short: Now supports Google Drive links as input sources.

Fixed

• Template Editor: Resolved issues with custom aspect ratios and text outlines.
• Templates Page: Fixed performance issues causing slow load times.
• AI Captions: Fixed captions not working when using re-edit.
• Custom Templates: Resolved templates not appearing in edit automation.
• Long/Short: Fixed processing failures for uploaded videos.

Updated

• Automations: Added option to import entire post history from sources, in addition to new content.

New

• Template Editor: Completely rebuilt drag-and-drop template editor with support for text, captions, image overlays, and the ability to import existing templates.
• Website Redesign: Complete visual overhaul of the website with improved navigation and user experience.
• Expanded Platform Support: Added support for downloading from Google Drive, Rumble, Twitch, and Kick.
• Content Repurposer: Dedicated tool for repurposing content.

Updated

• Automations: Added support for custom templates and the ability to trigger automations manually.
• Mobile: Enhanced mobile experience across template editor, create, and home pages.
• Text Rendering: Improved text rendering engine with better emoji support.

New

• Bulk Mode: Edit multiple videos simultaneously by adding them all at once to the editor, streamlining your workflow for batch processing.

Updated

• Auto Crop V2: Completely revamped auto crop with intelligent background removal, automatically detecting and eliminating overlays, backgrounds, and text above video content.

New

• Mobile Custom Templates: Drag-and-drop template editor now available on mobile devices.
• Extended Downloads: Added support for downloading videos longer than 10 minutes.

Updated

• Mobile Templates: Enhanced mobile experience for template editing and customization.

New

• Re-Edit: Re-edit any previously generated video by clicking the video and selecting re-edit to modify template settings.
• Long/Short: Completely revamped long-to-short conversion now supports all major platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and more) with 3x faster processing (~10 minutes for 2-hour videos). Added quick tool for creating long/short videos in just a few clicks.

New

• Custom Templates: Drag-and-drop template editor enabling full customization of video layouts and styles.
• Fast Downloading: Add sludge.ai/ to any video or profile link for automatic import into the dashboard.
• Sounds/Hashtag Downloads: Added support for downloading content from TikTok and Instagram hashtag and sound URLs.
• Trending Songs: Browse trending TikTok songs and import them into the dashboard with one click.

Updated

• Automations: Added custom randomize option for template-based automations.

Fixed

• TikTok Slideshows: Resolved downloading issues for TikTok slideshow content.
• Caption Uploads: Fixed bug affecting captions on uploaded videos.

New

• Home Page: New unified interface providing quick access to templates, downloaders, auto-captions, and other tools in a single location.
• Quick Tools: Added auto crop, video to GIF converter, subtitles generator, and platform-specific downloaders.
• Sludge University: Introduced comprehensive A-Z course covering social media page creation, growth strategies, and automation.
• iOS Shortcut Integration: Added ability to download videos directly to Sludge from anywhere on iOS. Available in Settings → Beta.

Updated

• Fonts: Added Interstate, Klop, Wargod, and ZY fonts to template options.

New

• Long to Short: Convert long-form YouTube videos into short clips with automated subtitle generation and optimal moment detection.
• Content Search: Search content by keyword across multiple social media platforms. Supports bulk import to editor with template selection and automated caption generation.
• AI Captions: Automated caption generation for clips imported via profiles, search, or uploads.