FreshBooks is constantly being updated and improved to make running your business even easier so you have more time to focus on what you love. Release notes, also known as a changelog, are below for all of the new features and improvements that have been added in 2024.
Last updated: Nov 21, 2024
Coming Soon
View some upcoming improvements coming out this year, as well as current features and improvements that may be available to some users for now:
| Category | Coming Soon | Details |
| Account | 2FA Login | In Beta: Two-factor authentication is being added to FreshBooks logins. |
| Accounting and Reports | Updated General Ledger Report |
In Beta: The updated General Ledger report includes additional filters, customizable columns, and collapsible headers to help you view your General Ledger data. Interested in trying out the updated General Ledger report? Sign up for the waitlist. |
| Accounting and Reports | Financial Lock | In Beta: Owners and Accountant - Full Access users can now use Financial Lock to prevent changes being made to invoices, invoice payments, and expenses during the locked period. |
In Beta - This feature is being tested on some accounts before it will be available to everyone else.
Upcoming - This feature is not available in any accounts but will be in the near future.
Upcoming - This feature is not available in any accounts but will be in the near future.
November
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Settings | Updated Online Payments Settings | The All Transactions sub-section in the Online Payments Settings is now updated with quick filters and the ability to review payment details for each transaction. |
| Items and Services | Updated Items and Services | The updated items and services sections includes quick filters and the ability to duplicate an item or service. |
| Bank Connections and Accounting | Last Imported Added to Bank Rec | All bank connections displayed in Bank Reconciliation now display the last imported on date for posted transactions. |
| Payroll | Contractors in FreshBooks Payroll | You can now add 1099 contractors, run contractor payments while also paying at least one W-2 employee, and access the Contractor Payment report. |
October
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Payroll | Historical Payroll for New Signups | New users signing up for FreshBooks Payroll now have option to include historical payroll runs from previous payroll providers before running their first payroll in FreshBooks. |
September
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Reports | Audit Log for Expenses | Expense changes can now be tracked in the Audit Log report. |
| Bank Connections | Import up to 365 Days for Eligible Banks via Yodlee | When creating new Bank Connections with Yodlee, you can now import up to 365 days of transactions with eligible banks. |
August
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Settings | Maintain Search After Delete | Deleting an entity from within the search results keeps the search active. |
| Settings | Email Not Delivered Notification | Senders are notified with a new email notification if an emailed invoice or estimate is not successfully delivered to the recipient. |
| Invoices, Estimates, and Proposals | Download Multi-Page PDF Attachments | When multi-page PDFs are attached to invoices, estimates, and proposals, users can now download the full PDF by selecting the download link in the attachment preview. |
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Mobile
| FreshBooks Connect Pay Stub app | The FreshBooks Connect Pay Stub app allows team members to access their pay stubs from employers using FreshBooks Payroll powered by Gusto. |
July
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Payments | FreshBooks Payments powered by Stripe | FreshBooks Payments powered by Stripe is now available for businesses in Canada and United States for online payment processing. |
| Payments | Review Decline Reasons for FreshBooks Payments and Stripe Standard Payments | Select any declined credit card transaction processed by FreshBooks Payments or Stripe Standard to review the reason for the decline. |
June
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Account | Email Change Notification | Updating the email or password for your FreshBooks account now requires re-entering your current password. When the email is updated, an email change notification is sent to the original email address. |
| Client Accounts | Client Account Navigation Updates | The navigation experience has been updated along with a new Settings page for all business settings, and a new top menu for account settings. |
May
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Accountant Hub | Trial Countdown and Onboarding Checklist for Clients | Accountant Hub users can now find the number of days left on their clients' trial of FreshBooks as well as reference an onboarding checklist when setting up new clients. |
| FreshBooks Payroll | Automated Journal Entries for Payroll | When running payroll, journal entries are automatically written to your Chart of Accounts. |
| FreshBooks Payroll | Duplicate Expense Checker | Any connected bank accounts via bank connections or bank rec also used for payroll runs will not import expenses automatically to avoid duplicate expenses. |
| Reports | Audit Log | Track all changes made to your invoices with the new Audit Log report. |
April
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Client Accounts | Invoices Advanced Search | Client accounts can now use advanced search to narrow down specific invoices they've received from other businesses. |
| Invoices, Estimates, Proposals, and Client Accounts | Bulk Download PDFs for Received Invoices, Estimates, and Proposals | Businesses and client accounts can now download multiple received invoices, estimates, and proposals as PDFs using bulk actions. |
| Invoices and Estimates | Timestamps Added to History | The invoice history, estimate history, and proposal history now includes timestamps for each event. |
| Accountant Hub | Filter Clients by Status | Accountant Hub users can now quickly filter their list of clients by status. |
March
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Dashboard | Dashboard Improvements | You can now hide dashboard graphs and customize the order of your dashboard graphs, including the newly added Revenue and Expenses graph. |
February
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Accounting | Welcome Video for Accountant Hub Users | Accountant Hub users now have the option to view a welcome video walking through key features in the Accountant Hub. |
January
| Category | Changes and Updates | Details |
| Payroll | FreshBooks Payroll powered by Gusto |
Businesses in the US can sign up for FreshBooks Payroll and payroll for employees, file payroll taxes, and maintain labor compliance.
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| Accounting | Journal Entries Section |
See all manually created journal entries in a dedicated Journal Entries section.
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| Settings | FreshBooks in English (United Kingdom) |
In your account settings, you can now choose to use your FreshBooks account in English (United Kingdom) which will automatically rename Estimates to Quotes instead.
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