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: July 17, 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. |
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.
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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