https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Keep up to date with new features, enhancements, fixes and get a heads up on what’s coming next for the Cloudinary Image and Video products. https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Generate images from natural language with the new Image Generation add-on, build faster with the new Cloudinary Skill for Next.js, and try the new GA version of the Cloudinary VS Code Extension. Plus, explore the new Console Studio for image transformations, as well as custom fonts for video subtitles, the new account creation API for AI agents, and more. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Try the updated background removal model (now 3.5x faster), Google Fonts support for text overlays, and Video Player v4 with its lightweight lazy-loading bundle. Plus, import .vtt and .srt subtitle files, upload from private Azure Blob Storage, new Python and JavaScript SDKs for Permissions and Provisioning APIs, and more. Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Discover the new Cloudinary Skills pack, official Next.js SDK support, optional api_key in the Media Library widget, Video Player Studio resize and crop, HDR delivery, Video Config API, responsive breakpoints, Basic Auth for uploads, MCP Streamable HTTP updates, and more. Plus, Cloudinary’s newest product, Cloudinary Moderation, is now in GA. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Opt-in to the new Video Player Studio for configuring player settings per video in the Console, the new Player Profiles API for programmatic control, structured JSON output for the Analyze API’s AI Vision endpoint, and the React Starter Kit to get started with one command. Plus, closed captions for live streaming, webhooks for related assets, and more. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Check out improved PDF optimization, the GA release of the Cloudinary Media Inspector, the enhanced Video Player Studio, plus learn about the revamped Image Studio and the new Cloudinary Moderation product. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Try the new auto-enhance image transformation, React Native advanced video player controls, new Media Inspector enhancements, and more. Plus, if you didn’t already try out the VSCode extension, you can now install & update it directly from Cursor and other VSCode-forks via the OpenVSX marketplace! Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Try out the new Cloudinary VS Code Extension! Plus, enhanced 3D features in the Product Gallery, the latest Upload widget version that now meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards, new Video Player functionality, and more. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Discover how to auto-generate AI-powered video titles, descriptions, transcripts, and chapters, and easily add download buttons to your Video Players. Plus, explore our new remote MCP servers with OAuth authentication, Media Library enhancements, and fresh docs site and demo app offerings. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Check out Cloudinary’s new MCP servers, new (and super-light) major Video Player version, the new Add-on Marketplace, and the new Console dark theme. Plus, check out API key enhancements, LLM-friendly documentation, and more. Wed, 09 July 2025 09:05:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Like our products, our Release Notes have been renamed from Programmable Media to Cloudinary Image and Video, but they still cover the same great APIs, SDKs, and other developer features. Check out the impressive list of new programmatic image, video, and asset management features just waiting for you to try out! Tue, 27 May 2025 09:05:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Save your Video Player configurations as profiles for easy reuse, define and refine custom areas of an image in the new focus area refiner tool, try out the latest improvements to the generative fill transformation, read our new UGC guide, explore new sample projects, and much more. Fri, 29 November 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Try out the new AI vision add-on, edit subtitles in the transcript editor, or upgrade to the new Java or Android SDK major version. Plus don’t miss the many other cool feature and doc enhancements and your opportunity to win swag in Hacktoberfest. Thu, 9 October 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Take a look at some exciting new Generative AI transformations, a brand new Android sample app and multi-language support for video transcriptions. Mon, 12 August 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes We’ve added AI Auto-Transcription as well as AI Auto-Chaptering features. Enter the 2M Developers Campaign draw for a chance to win a hoodie. Thu, 27 June 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Introducing our new Live Streaming API, auto-generated API references and SDKs for enhanced developer experience, plus a range of enhancements including more flexibility for AI transformations, more performant Video Player, General Availability of the React Native SDK, improvements to the docs, and more. Fri, 31 May 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Try out object tracking layers or karaoke-style word subtitle highlighting on your videos, or play with the new iOS sample app. Find out more about enhancements to the Video Player studio, docs navigation, an easy way to add users to your account and more. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes A range of updates to our mobile SDKs and a brand new API released in beta for analyzing assets. We’ve also added enhancements to the Video Player and released a new major version of our Node.js SDK. Wed, 28 February 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes We’ve added support for automatic cropping with automatic gravity, a new video chapters editor, improved lighting and shadow support for our 3D Viewer, assigning a dedicated access key, dynamic shadow support with a new e_light parameter, f_auto default for the Video Player, selective fields in responses, a new config endpoint, and paced subtitles for your videos. Wed, 03 January 2024 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Our video improvements keep on coming! We’ve added support for CMAF and DASH for automatic streaming profile selection, implemented a new native Flutter video player in the Flutter SDK, increased upload limits to 100 GB (on request) and made improvements to the Video Analytics dashboard. Mon, 13 November 2023 09:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Video, video, video! We’ve now got a new video player for the Android SDK, chapter markers for the Cloudinary video player, and new filters in our Video Analytics report. Also take a look at the new User Management settings, a variety of doc portal improvements, and updates to several of our integrations. Thu, 26 October 2023 14:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Take a look at a variety of video improvements. More metrics, wider tracking support, views API and easy export to CSV are now available as part of Video Analytics. Create and embed your video player instances using our Video Player Studio, get AI-based video highlights graphs on the seek bar and check out the new native video player for iOS. Thu, 21 September 2023 10:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes We’ve added yet another cutting-edge AI feature! Try our new generative AI transformations to recolor items in images, or use a visual search for finding images. The Native React SDK now supports uploads, and the Flutter and Dart SDKs have been officially released. Plus, check out our new Migration guide, a new grid view for Media Explorer, and some console additions and updates. Tue, 15 August 2023 10:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes We’ve added more cutting-edge AI features! Try our new generative AI transformations to extend your images seamlessly and replace objects within your images. Build transformations with natural language using our new chat interface (Beta) in the Transformation Builder. Plus, check out our new video overview page in the Console and our latest integrations for commercetools and Salesforce Commerce Cloud composable storefront. Thu, 13 July 2023 10:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Try our new cutting-edge generative AI features to programmatically generate natural language captions at scale or remove unwanted objects from images. Additionally, don’t miss the new React Native SDK, cacheable search URLs, and the new webhook notifications management API and UI, and more. Mon, 19 June 2023 9:30:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes Check out the brand new Transformations Gallery and Log to more easily create and manage your transformations. Plus take a look at some Angular and Flutter SDK enhancements. Check the link for details on these new features and more. Tue, 16 May 2023 08:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes You can now use g_auto with objects to focus on a specific object type when cropping videos, and you can view documentation in dark mode. Plus check out the latest video transformation and Transformation Builder enhancements. Check the link for details on these new features and more. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes You can now upscale small images without losing quality, add drop shadows to objects in transparent images and relate assets to each other to keep track of associated assets. Plus, try out our new Media Explorer (Beta), specifically created for developers. Check the link for details on these new features and more. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:00:00 EST https://cloudinary.com/documentation/programmable_media_release_notes You can now turn on the new navigation experience in your Console, remove backgrounds using on-the-fly URL transformations, and use fetch with your videos! You can also programmatically generate videos or collages from your assets or grab just the right image from any 3D model with full control of the angle and lighting. Plus new Vue and Flutter/Dart (Beta) SDKs are available for you to try! And that’s not all. Check the link for more details. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 08:00:00 EST