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2026 2 releases

Feb 18, 2026

Client E-Approval Tracking

🆕 New Feature ⭐ Gold+

No more wondering whether your proposal landed. Gold and Premium plan users can now see exactly when a client opens their proposal, how long they spent reviewing it, and track approval status in real time — all from the estimates dashboard.

Proposal Tracking — Office Renovation #2241

📄 Proposal ✓ Sent

👁️ Last Opened Today at 2:14 PM

⏱️ Time Spent Reviewing 4 min 32 sec

💬 Client Comment "Looks good, just a small query on materials"

✅ Approval Status Approved — Feb 18, 3:02 PM

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Real-time open tracking See the exact timestamp when a client first opens your proposal — and how many times they've returned to it.

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One-click client approval Clients can approve directly from the proposal link. No account required, no friction — just a single click.

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Inline client comments Clients can leave comments on specific line items without needing to call or email. You get notified instantly.

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Automated status notifications Get an email or in-app notification the moment a client opens, comments, or approves your proposal.

v2.4.0

Jan 14, 2026

Proposal PDF Redesign + Custom Branding

⬆️ Improvement 🎨 Design

We completely rebuilt the PDF proposal template from the ground up. The new design is cleaner, more professional, and fully customizable — Premium users can now upload their own logo, set brand colors, and choose from 4 layout styles.

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4 proposal layouts Choose from Classic, Modern, Minimal, or Executive — each with its own typographic style and spacing.

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Logo & brand color upload Premium plans can now set a hex brand color that flows through the entire PDF — headers, totals, and accents.

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Cover page option Add an optional cover page with project name, client name, date, and a professional summary statement.

v2.3.0

2025 5 releases

Dec 09, 2025

Subcontractor Quote Manager

🆕 New Feature 🔧 Gold+

Managing multiple sub quotes used to mean juggling emails and spreadsheets. Now you can add individual subcontractor quotes directly inside each estimate, compare them side by side, and lock in the winner — all without leaving QuickEstimate.

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Multi-sub quote comparison Add up to 10 subcontractor quotes per trade and compare them in a side-by-side table view.

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Lock in selected quote Mark the winning sub quote — it auto-populates the estimate total and stores the rejected quotes for reference.

v2.2.0

Nov 03, 2025

Overhead Calculator — 12 Cost Categories

⬆️ Improvement

Calculating your overhead rate just got a lot more precise. We've expanded the overhead calculator from a single % field to a full 12-category breakdown — Facility & Occupancy, Admin Labor, Insurance, Technology, Vehicles, and more. Enter your real costs, and QuickEstimate calculates your exact overhead % automatically.

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12 overhead cost categories Every business expense covered: facility, admin, insurance, vehicles, technology, HR, legal, and more.

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Auto-calculated overhead % Enter your annual costs per category — QuickEstimate computes your exact overhead percentage automatically.

v2.1.0

Oct 01, 2025

QuickEstimate 2.0 — Complete Rebuild

🆕 Major Release ⚡ v2.0

After 8 months of development, we launched QuickEstimate 2.0 — a complete ground-up rebuild of every core system. Faster, more powerful, and with an entirely redesigned interface that makes professional estimating feel effortless.

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3× faster estimate creation Rebuilt estimating engine loads and saves in milliseconds. No more lag on large projects with 50+ line items.

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Completely redesigned UI Cleaner, more intuitive interface with better information hierarchy and reduced cognitive load.

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Full mobile support QuickEstimate now works fully on phones and tablets — create, edit, and send estimates from any device on site.

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Estimate templates Save any estimate as a reusable template. Start new projects in seconds using your own proven cost structures.

v2.0.0

Sep 12, 2025

Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements

🔧 Bug Fix ⚡ Performance

A focused patch release addressing the top issues reported by contractors over the past month. All known PDF export bugs resolved and estimate save reliability improved significantly.

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PDF export — decimal rounding fixed Some estimates showed rounding errors on line totals in exported PDFs. Now calculates and displays to 2 decimal places consistently.

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Auto-save reliability improved Fixed edge case where auto-save would silently fail on slow connections. Now retries up to 3 times and shows a status indicator.

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Proposal email delivery fixes Resolved an issue where proposal notification emails were sometimes delayed by up to 10 minutes. Now delivers within 30 seconds.

v1.9.4

Aug 05, 2025

Performance & Load Time Improvements

⚡ Performance 🔒 Security

Infrastructure upgrades across the board — dashboard load time reduced by 60%, estimate save time cut in half, and a full security audit completed ahead of our 2.0 launch.

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60% faster dashboard load Migrated to edge-cached infrastructure. Your estimate list now loads in under 400ms from anywhere in the US.

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SOC 2 Type II audit completed We completed our annual SOC 2 Type II security audit with zero critical findings. Certificate available on request.

v1.8.0

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