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What’s new in Recharge
New features, improvements and fixes, roughly every week. Each update is tagged so you can see at a glance what’s new, what’s improved, and what we’ve fixed.
Book leave from your AI assistant
Step-by-step guides for booking leave from ChatGPT, Claude and other AI tools, plus tidier Slack and Discord updates that don’t clutter your channels.
New
- Setup guides for booking leave from ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot Studio. See the guides
- One page listing everything Recharge connects to. Browse integrations
- Choose which teams appear in a channel’s daily “who’s out” summary, so each channel only hears about the people it cares about.
- Swipe a notification left to dismiss it.
Improved
- Discord now shows one card per leave request. When it’s approved or declined, that same card updates instead of a second message being posted.
- Picking a Slack channel now adds Recharge to it automatically, so you don’t have to invite the bot yourself.
- Approve and Decline buttons in Slack and Discord respond reliably, even when nobody has used them in a while.
- If a notification fails to send, Recharge retries it for you. “Who’s out” summaries now show in the delivery log too.
- The dashboard appears straight away after you sign in, with your data filling in a moment later.
Fixed
- Occasional errors after the app had been idle for a while. Sign-in also recovers on its own after a brief outage.
- Linking your Discord account now tells you what went wrong if it fails, and saving a Slack channel shows an error instead of a broken page.
- A billing lookup for older subscriptions, and a splash-screen glitch in the installed app.
Sign in with a code, a password, or Google
A simpler sign-in, a checkout that explains exactly what you’ll pay, and a faster dashboard.
New
- Sign in with a 6-digit code sent to your email, a password, or your Google account. Existing passwords still work, and you can reset a forgotten one from the sign-in page.
- When you connect ChatGPT or another AI tool, Recharge shows you exactly what it’s asking to access before you approve.
Improved
- Checkout explains per-seat billing and how to cancel, and shows the founding-member price when it applies.
- Faster dashboard: Recharge now runs in London, right next to its database.
- If something goes wrong loading the app, you get a clear “Try again” screen instead of a blank page.
Fixed
- Sign-in sometimes failing with a server error.
- Some public pages not loading for signed-out visitors.
Choose which channels hear about leave
Decide which Slack and Discord channels get leave updates and how much detail each one sees, and book a 15-minute demo if you’d like a walkthrough.
New
- Pick which Slack or Discord channels get leave updates, and how much detail each one sees.
- An optional “who’s out” summary, posted every morning or on Monday mornings.
- Your Slack status shows “On holiday” or “Out of office” while you’re away, never the reason, and clears itself when you’re back.
- Book a 15-minute demo covering requests, approvals, Slack and calendar sync, and moving over from a spreadsheet or Timetastic. Book a demo
- API keys, so Zapier and other tools can be notified about leave events. Read the docs
- A short video on every integration page showing it in action.
Improved
- Clearer pricing: £1.49 per person a month, or £1.19 when billed annually. See pricing
- Our Data Processing Agreement and site footer now name the company behind Recharge: ValidateThis Ltd, company number 13977831.
Fixed
- An error when connecting Google Calendar.
- Booking leave from ChatGPT, and several onboarding steps.
Try Recharge free for 14 days
Every new team now gets 14 days free to try Recharge. We also have a new logo and a simpler checkout.
New
- Every organisation starts with a 14-day free trial, replacing the old free plan for up to 5 people.
- Helpful emails during your trial: getting started, integration tips, a summary of your team’s usage, and a reminder before it ends.
- Emails letting you know when your holiday request is approved or declined.
- A new Recharge logo across the site, app and emails, with a dark mode version.
Improved
- A single-page checkout that shows exactly what you’ll pay as you go.
- Your dashboard now opens with key numbers at the top, and your team and upcoming time off together in one panel.
- Connected apps stay connected: expired logins refresh on their own, and failed notifications are retried.
- Login details for your connected apps are now stored encrypted.
- A proper menu on mobile, and layout fixes across the homepage on smaller screens.
Holiday ideas built around what you enjoy
Tell Recharge what you like doing and its holiday suggestions follow suit. Recharge is also now available in 38 languages.
New
- Tell Recharge what you enjoy, like hobbies, activities or the weather you prefer, and suggestions are tailored to match, down to upcoming football fixtures.
- Snooze a suggestion you’re not interested in, and optionally say why so future ideas are a better fit.
- Recharge is available in 38 languages, up from four.
- Managers give a reason when they decline a holiday request, so nobody is left guessing.
Improved
- Suggestions are now easy-to-scan cards with a picture, the dates, and more detail when you want it.
- A redesigned team calendar and sidebar.
- The site follows your device’s light or dark setting, and you can switch it from the footer.
Founding-member pricing for early teams
Teams that join early lock in a lower price. Recharge also got a fresh look and can be installed like a regular app.
New
- A limited-time founding-member price, applied automatically at checkout. See pricing
- Install Recharge on your phone or computer with its own icon and launch screen.
- A refreshed logo across the app and website.
- New guides on the blog, including how to turn 25 days of leave into 53 days off. Read the blog
Improved
- Connecting Slack, Discord, Google Calendar, Outlook, Jira, Asana, ClickUp and Notion is smoother.
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See who else is off before you book
The holiday request form now tells you when teammates are already off that week, so you can avoid leaving the team short.
New
- The request form warns you when others are already off that week, for example “2 others already off this week”.
Fixed
- Missing translations on the analytics, billing, dashboard and team pages.
- Some dates showing in the wrong format.
- A Google Calendar sync issue.
Recharge in French, Spanish and Polish
Use Recharge in your own language, from first sign-up through to billing.
New
- Recharge is available in English, French, Spanish and Polish.
- Setup, billing, holidays, team and settings are fully translated.
Add and remove seats yourself
Manage how many people you pay for, see your billing history, and update your card, all without contacting us.
New
- Add or remove seats from your organisation’s billing page whenever your team changes.
- A billing statement showing what you’ve been charged and when.
Improved
- Invites go out automatically as soon as you buy the seats for them.
- Easier payment method management.
- Clearer plans on the pricing page.
Set up your teams and make Recharge your own
Organise people into teams and departments, block out busy periods, and match Recharge to your company’s colours.
New
- Create your own colour theme for your organisation, with a live preview.
- Ready-made blackout periods for your industry, so you can block busy dates in a couple of clicks.
Improved
- Create and edit teams, assign people and manage departments from one place.
- Signing in is faster, with no flashing between pages.
Managers only see their own team’s requests
Approvals now go to the right person: each manager sees and handles requests from their own team.
New
- Managers see and approve pending requests for their own team only.
- A free holiday entitlement calculator. Try the calculator
- This changelog.
Improved
- Notifications are grouped more clearly, with actions you can take right away.
- Smoother transitions as you move around the app.
Move over from Timetastic in one upload
Bring your team’s history across by uploading your Timetastic export as it is. Plus a guided setup and a rebuilt analytics page.
New
- Upload your Timetastic export file during setup and Recharge brings everything across. No converting files first. Compare with Timetastic
- A notification bell that tells you when a request comes in, or yours is approved or declined.
- A guided setup for new organisations, covering blackout periods, invites and allowances.
- How Recharge compares with Vacation Tracker. See the comparison
- Book leave for a specific teammate when using Recharge from an AI assistant.
Improved
- Analytics rebuilt for you and your organisation, with a month-by-month view and a year-at-a-glance heatmap.
Jira knows when you’re on holiday
Connect Jira and approved holidays show up there automatically, with a heads-up about any work that needs handing over.
New
- Connect Jira: approving a holiday creates an issue in the project you choose, and cancelling it removes the issue.
- When a holiday is approved, Recharge flags the person’s open Jira tasks that overlap it, so they can be handed over.
- Edit a holiday after you’ve booked it.
- A Data Processing Agreement and fuller security information. Read about security
Improved
- Adding a payment method is simpler.
- Updates to the team calendar and onboarding.
Book leave without leaving Slack or Discord
Ask for time off from a Slack or Discord chat, and get holiday suggestions that respect your working pattern.
New
- Book leave by chatting in Slack or Discord, including a Slack slash command.
- Import existing holidays, for yourself or your whole organisation.
- Bradford Factor tracking, to help spot patterns in short-term absence.
Improved
- Suggestions, year planning and booking now account for part-time and custom working patterns.
- A redesigned integrations page that shows whether each notification was delivered.
Fixed
- Suggestions landing on bank holidays, and not leaving enough of a gap around existing leave.
- Being sent to the wrong page after signing up.
Plan your whole year in one click
See all 12 months at once and let Recharge spread your leave to get the most time off. Sick days, time off in lieu and unpaid leave now have their own allowances.
New
- A 12-month planner with a “Plan my year” button that suggests the best days to book.
- Separate allowances for holiday, sickness, time off in lieu and unpaid leave, with rules for carrying days over.
- Share your team calendar with a link, or subscribe to it from your own calendar app.
- See how far your leave stretches, like how many days off you got from bridging bank holidays.
Outlook Calendar sync
Approved holidays can now appear in Outlook as well as Google Calendar.
New
- Connect Outlook Calendar so your approved leave shows up there.
Know how much leave you have left
A personal analytics page shows your remaining allowance and how quickly you’re using it. Managers get a view of team cover.
New
- Your own analytics: remaining allowance, how fast you’re using it, and your booking history.
- Team analytics for managers, showing cover and who’s off soon.
Fixed
- An issue that could record analytics data incorrectly.
Holiday suggestions that learn what you like
Recharge suggests good times to take a break, gets better the more you use it, and avoids leaving your team short.
New
- Holiday suggestions that learn from the ones you accept and the preferences you set.
- Suggestions avoid dates when too many of your teammates are already off.
- Gentle reminders to take a break if you haven’t in a while. You decide how often, or turn them off.
- A weekly digest with your remaining allowance and team highlights.
Improved
- Settings reorganised into tabs.
Connect more than one Slack workspace
Add the same integration more than once, for example two Slack workspaces, and check that every notification arrived.
New
- Connect several accounts of the same app, each with its own name.
- A delivery log showing whether each notification arrived, with a button to resend it.
- Import holidays from a calendar link, as well as by uploading a file.
Install Recharge and use it offline
Add Recharge to your home screen or desktop, keep using it without a connection, and get reminders as notifications.
New
- Install Recharge on your phone or computer like a regular app.
- Book and edit leave offline. Changes sync when you’re back online.
- Notifications on your device for holiday reminders and suggestions, with control over which ones you get.
A smoother app
Recharge feels quicker and more responsive, and respects your device’s reduced-motion setting.
Improved
- Smoother transitions between pages and clearer feedback when you add, edit or delete something.
- Animations are toned down automatically if you’ve asked your device to reduce motion.
Import your holidays from any calendar
Bring in holidays from a calendar file, and see your leave in the calendar app you already use.
New
- Import holidays from a calendar file, with a preview before anything is saved.
- Subscribe to your leave from the calendar app you already use.
- A navigation bar at the bottom of the screen on mobile.
A fresh design, in light and dark
A cleaner look throughout, with light and dark mode, and an easier way to find integrations.
New
- Browse and set up integrations, including Google Calendar, Outlook and Notion, from one searchable page.
- Light and dark mode.
Improved
- Better keyboard and screen reader support.