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# Roadmap |
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Two-month sprints. **Month 1** is for new work: scoping and building. **Month 2** is for testing, refinement, and support. Hotfixes ship as needed throughout. The [changelog blog](/changelog) posts a recap at the close of each sprint, and the [forum](https://forums.makenot.work/) is where you can push us toward what to build next. |
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We don't promise specifics here. What's described as current or upcoming is a description of focus, not a commitment to ship a particular thing. |
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## Current sprint |
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**Soft launch refinement** · May–June 2026 · *month 2 of 2 (refinement)* |
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Soft launch went live on 2026-05-11. This month is testing, polish, and fixing what early creators report. No major new features. The goal is a stable platform for the founder cohort. |
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Themes: |
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- Walking through manual testing surfaces |
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- Inviting and onboarding the first wave of creators |
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- Tightening the feedback loop with the founders who join |
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[Discuss this sprint on the forum](https://forums.makenot.work/) |
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## What might come next |
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We don't promise specifics. The next sprint (likely July–August) is expected to focus on areas like: |
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- Upload UX (background uploads, larger files) |
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- Observability for cost levers (so infrastructure decisions are made on real numbers) |
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- A small-creator on-ramp |
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The sprint after that is too far out to gesture at honestly. The forum is the place to tell us what you'd want first. |
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[Push us toward what to build](https://forums.makenot.work/) |
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## Recent sprints |
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Each closed sprint gets a recap on the [changelog blog](/changelog). |
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Backfill past sprints here as time permits. Format: |
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- **<Month-Month YEAR>: <theme>** · <one-line summary> · [recap](/changelog/<slug>) |
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For now, see [/changelog](/changelog) for the running list of shipped work. |
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## Earn-back credit program |
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A binding commitment, not a sprint item. If you earn less on the platform than you paid in tier fees during a 12-month period, the difference is credited as free months for the following year (capped at 12 months). Credits are calculated annually on your account anniversary. The 12-month clock starts when the alpha period ends. **Launching no later than January 1, 2027.** |
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See [What We Guarantee](./guarantees.md) for the full set of binding commitments. |
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## What we won't build |
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- Algorithmic feeds or recommendation engines |
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- Ads or sponsored content placement |
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- DRM that punishes paying customers |
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- Features that create platform lock-in |
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- Attention-harvesting engagement tricks |
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- Generative AI tools or features for users: no AI writing assistants, no AI-generated recommendations, no AI anything in the product you interact with |
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- Opaque recommendations: we use [Discovery Through Exploration](../guide/discovery.md#discovery-through-exploration): what you see is always traceable to a choice you made (a search, a follow, a tag), never to a model's guess about what you might engage with |
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## Areas we're exploring |
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**We don't promise any of this.** No timelines, no commitments. These are areas of interest that creators have asked about, listed here so the answer is honest instead of vague. If something here matters to you, say so on the [forum](https://forums.makenot.work/). That's how priorities shift. |
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### More content types |
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HLS adaptive bitrate video streaming. Podcast hosting with private RSS feeds. Live streaming for the Everything tier. Audio format transcoding (upload lossless, serve multiple formats). |
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### Importers |
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Newsletter post + subscriber import, newsletter JSON import, subscriber CSV upload with consent emails. |
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### Format variants |
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Creators upload pre-converted files (FLAC, MP3 320k, etc.). Fans choose their preferred format. No server-side transcoding. |
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### Open source creator tools |
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Sponsor tiers, license display, release hosting, build status badges. Git-backed wikis, compare view, code search. |
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### Creator storefront customization |
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Three levels of storefront customization, all available on every tier: |
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1. **Theme basics**: Modify colors, fonts, and layout options within the default theme |
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2. **Custom CSS**: Full CSS override or import on top of the default theme |
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3. **Full template access**: Near-complete control over the HTML and CSS of your storefront |
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### Mobile apps |
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Native iOS and Android apps for fans. Library view, offline playback, downloads, audio player, reader, and push notifications. Built for listening to and viewing your library on the go. |
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### Payment independence |
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Expand payment options over time. ACH/SEPA payouts, lower-cost processors, micro-transaction support. |
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## See Also |
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- [Changelog](/changelog): what shipped, when |
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- [How We Work](./how-we-work.md): business model and pricing |
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- [What We Guarantee](./guarantees.md): binding commitments, in writing |
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