MadCap Flare Releases

Released: May 4, 2020

Updates in 2020

Features

  • Context-sensitive help (CSH) Identifiers - Associate context-sensitive help identifiers (IDs) with micro content phrases, ideal for field-level or embedded help.
  • Micro Content Conditions - Micro content conditions allow you to show or hide certain content depending on where it is being viewed (e.g., in a topic or as micro content in search results).
  • Additional Enhancements - Additional new enhancements to micro content authoring include the ability to apply conditions to micro content...

Released: Oct 9, 2019

Updates in 2019 r2

Features

A completely redesigned import wizard gives you added control.

  • Import any number of Microsoft Word files simultaneously directly into Flare with a simple drag and drop.
  • New and improved import wizard adds new options and simplified workflow for added control, accuracy and customization of your import.

Improve your documentation and customer satisfaction with business intelligence and data analytics on your output.

  • Easy set up in just minutes.
  • Track usage on any hosted website or desktop...

Released: Apr 3, 2019

Updates in 2019

Features

  • Micro Content Authoring - The future of content involves AI, machine learning and other technologies that allow for the intelligent flow of information. MadCap Flare gives you the ability to go beyond topic-based authoring with built-in micro content authoring. You can now create new machine and AI-ready micro content directly in the Micro Content Editor, or repurpose your existing content, such as a topic or snippet, for use as micro content.
  • Improve your search results - You can now...

Released: Nov 1, 2018

Updates in 2018 r2

Features

  • Source Control Enhancements for Git, Including Branch Merging and Revert Commit Support - You can now merge branches and revert commits you have made in branches.
  • Security Improvements for HTML5 Output - If you are receiving a security message warning when running third-party tools such as Fortify and Veracode to scan your HTML5 output, you can now select an option to exclude some JavaScript files when building your output.
  • jQuery 3.3.1 Support for Online Outputs - The latest jQuery...

Released: May 2, 2018

Updates in 2018

Features

  • New Cloud-based Editing with MadCap Central for Streamlined Contribution and Review - Allow anyone in your organization to contribute and review Flare content using MadCap Central’s new cloud-based editor. Subject matter experts, authors and other non-Flare users can now easily create and review content using an integrated cloud-based workflow.
  • Extend Your Search with Powerful Elasticsearch for HTML5 Output - In addition to MadCap Search and Google Custom Search, you can now add...

Released: Oct 17, 2017

Updates in 2017 r3

Features

  • New Style Inspector to view and edit your CSS properties - A new Style Inspector in the Formatting window pane lets you view and edit the style details for your content (topics, snippets, etc.) in real time, rather than having to edit styles in the stylesheet.
  • UI Enhancements for the Stylesheet Editor, Previews and More - Several new enhancements have been incorporated into the user interface related to styles.
    • Multi-select Properties with Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete.
    • Rename All...

Released: May 8, 2017

Updates in 2017 r2

Features

  • Salesforce Integration - The new plugin allows you to publish content directly to Salesforce using Salesforce Connect and Flare’s Clean XHTML output.
  • Google Search Integration for Custom Search Engine (CSE) - Use Google Search for your HTML5 Top Navigation and skinless outputs, using Custom Search Engine.
  • Faster Compile Times - Significant improvements to the compiler add a 35% boost in average compile times.
  • Top Navigation and User Experience Enhancements - A series of improvements add...

Released: Jan 10, 2017

Updates in 2017

Features

  • All-new clean XHTML output.
  • Pin your variables for quick and easy access.
  • Live dynamic preview window for your output including print, HTML5 and more.
  • Associate conditions and file tags to new files.
  • Microsoft Word equations converted to MathML on import.
  • Synchronization of topic title and TOC entries.

Released: Oct 25, 2016

Updates in 2016 r2

Features

  • MadCap Central Integration - MadCap Central is a cloud-based platform that lets you plan, track, and manage the processes, content, and teams that are at the heart of your organization. You can store copies of your Flare projects in MadCap Central, continue to work on them locally in Flare, and keep both sets of copies in sync.
  • Image Pinning - You can now pin your favorite images, making them easily and quickly accessible for future use.
  • Internal text Editor - Manage Font Size - Three...

Released: Mar 15, 2016

Updates in this release

Updates in 12

  • New Responsive Layout Editor - Creating responsive HTML5 Top Navigation web output is now completely under the control of the content author - the responsive layout editor is easy to use and requires no coding. 
  • Multilingual Project Support - The all-new multilingual publishing feature allows for multiple languages to be published in a single output for both print and online content.
  • Preserved Tracked Changes - You can now preserve tracked changes in Microsoft Word and PDF outputs...