What’s New
Stay up to date with what’s been added, improved, or fixed in Arkata.27 September 2026
Meetings from Projects and Clients
Book a meeting without leaving the page you’re on. Click New Event in a project’s Tasks & Events tab or on a client’s page, and the event is already linked to that project or client — just pick a time and add attendees.
Open Links in a New Tab
Hold Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) and click a client, project or collaborator name anywhere in Arkata to open it in a new tab. Middle-click and right-click Open in new tab work too, so you can keep your place in a list.
Smaller improvements
- ID card numbers for clients. Clients now have an ID Card field. Add it when you create a client, or click the field on the client’s page to fill it in later.
- Structural Engineer collaborator type. Structural engineers now have their own collaborator type, so you no longer need to file them under Engineer or Other.
7 September 2026
Calendar
Plan your firm’s meetings, appeals, site visits, and leave in one place. Switch between month, week, day, and agenda views, mark events all-day, link them to projects, and add attendees.
17 August 2026
Major features
Quotes
Build fee proposals, break them into stages, and email the client a branded PDF. When they accept, turn the quote straight into a project with the billing stages already filled in. Client wants changes? Make a new version — the old one is kept.
Expenses
Track what your firm spends. Sort expenses into categories, link them to projects, and see at a glance what you can bill back to a client and what’s simply overhead.
Smaller improvements
- Send invoices anywhere. You’re no longer limited to the client’s saved address. Send to the client, to the client plus extra people, or to a completely different address — useful when an accounts department handles the payment.
- See the email before it goes. Sending an invoice now shows you exactly who it’s addressed to and what the message says. If there’s no valid recipient, Arkata blocks the send rather than letting it fail quietly.
- Receipts when you record a payment. Tick Send a receipt in the Record Payment dialog and the client gets a receipt PDF straight away, confirming the amount, the date and anything still outstanding.
2 August 2026
Billing Dashboard
A new firm-wide billing dashboard is now available from the sidebar. See outstanding invoices, overdue payments, total billed vs received, and revenue breakdowns by project or client — all in one view.
Arkata Copilot
Arkata now has a built-in AI assistant. Ask questions about your projects, tasks, clients, and invoices in plain English. Copilot is read-only — it can look up information but never changes your data. Access it from the sidebar or the floating button.
Better Keyboard Navigation
Search dropdowns across the app (client picker, project picker, assignee fields) now support full keyboard control. Press Tab to move focus into the dropdown, use arrow keys to navigate options, and Enter to select. No mouse required.