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Newsletter software for people like you.

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Buttondown
Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
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The changelog page has been reborn🔥
It has been translated into plain English so that everyone can understand the small changes we make daily to improve the platform. We hope you enjoy it. 💙
buttondown.com/blog/2026-02...
The changelog, reborn
A day-by-day log of everything we ship, in plain English
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February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Exciting news!
We've added more ways for you to customize your archives–no CSS skills needed.
Read more about how you can personalize your archive page.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
More ways to customize your archives
Change fonts, colors, and more without touching CSS.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It was an absolute pleasure speaking with product manager, indie musician, and writer, @bgreen.lol. We got the opportunity to learn about his unique background, music career as Kid Lightbulbs, and the inspiring actions he takes to uplift his fellow artists.
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How Brandon Lucas Green shares his musical journey and tips on attaining creative independence
Musician and tech professional, Brandon Lucas Green, uses his newsletter as an outlet to share his music journey and provide insights on how fellow creators can achieve creative independence.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Automation filters have been improved!
Now you can make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Smarter automation filters
Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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New month, new ship!
We've upgraded the survey feature. Now, your subscribers can respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email.
Learn more about this new feature: buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Survey responses on the web
Subscribers can now respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
You know how to forward an email but do you reallllllly know how it works?
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Forwarding an email is not always straightforward
It’s rare for a good email to start with Fwd: Fw: fwd:
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February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Incredible journalist, @manualdousuario.net, uses his bilingual newsletter, to share his insights on the social and psychological impacts of modern consumer technology. Read more about his work!
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How Rodrigo brings a humanistic view to consumer technology
Jounalist, Rogrigo Ghedin, uses his bilingual newsletter to share his insights on the social and psychological impacts of modern consumer technology.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:22 PM
We've shipped a new feature—public descriptions for tags!
Now you are able to dd context to subscriber-editable tags with a new API field.
Read more about this feature and how to use it.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-02...
Public descriptions for tags
Add context to subscriber-editable tags with a new API field.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Great news for those of you who are building on top of Buttondown's archives themes. We've launched a proper OpenAPI spec describing the full shape of the template context. No more reverse engineering!
Learn more about this update:
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
OpenAPI spec for archives
A machine-readable spec for the data powering your archive pages.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
There are multiple reasons why your newsletter's archives are valuable, or dare we say, priceless.
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Your newsletter's archives are more valuable than your list
Store, share, and protect your work so as many people as possible can see it.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
New month, new ship!
We've upgraded the survey feature. Now, your subscribers can respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email.
Learn more about this new feature: buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Survey responses on the web
Subscribers can now respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email.
buttondown.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This month we shipped loads of new features:
- Inbox filtering
- Archive page customization
- Mastodon follower analytics
- Starred views
- Smarter automation filters
+ more!🚀
Which upgrades are your favorites?
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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New ship!🚀
You can now create snippets — reusable chunks of content you can drop into any email with a few keystrokes.
Try it out and let us know how you like it!
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Snippets
Reusable content blocks you can insert into any email.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
We've improved upon a popular feature—self-managed tags!
Now subscribers can add or remove tags themselves in the portal with one click.
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Better tag self-management
Flip a toggle and subscribers can add or remove tags themselves in the portal.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Automation filters have been improved!
Now you can make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Smarter automation filters
Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
buttondown.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Hey gang, there's a new update for Buttondown API users!
Now you can create as many API keys as you need, each with its own permissions.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Granular API keys
Create as many API keys as you need, each with its own permissions.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We've shipped something we think you'll love: Smarter automation filters!
Learn more about how it works and how to enable this new feature.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Smarter automation filters
Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Check out our latest update: New design settings pages.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
New design settings pages
We've removed the Design settings page in favor of separate settings for Archives and Emails.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Our nerd answers the pressing question: How does newsletter cadence affect deliverability? 🤔
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Ask A Nerd: How does newsletter cadence affect deliverability?
The amount of time between emails can have a significant impact on how ESPs and subscribers view your writing.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
New ship!🚀
You can now create snippets — reusable chunks of content you can drop into any email with a few keystrokes.
Try it out and let us know how you like it!
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Snippets
Reusable content blocks you can insert into any email.
buttondown.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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We've made a change–a good one. Because of it, you can expect a faster and more reliable Buttondown to come!🚀
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
How we migrated our database to PlanetScale
Swapping the rug everyone's dancing on
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January 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Tired of navigating to find the same handful of pages you check on the daily? Well, now you don't have to!
We've launched a new feature, Starred Views–star any page to pin it to your sidebar, right below Home. 🤩 🌟
Give it a try and let us know how you like it!
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Starred views
Star pages to keep them one click away in your sidebar.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Exciting news!
We've added more ways for you to customize your archives–no CSS skills needed.
Read more about how you can personalize your archive page.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
More ways to customize your archives
Change fonts, colors, and more without touching CSS.
buttondown.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Your notification inbox just got more useful. You can now filter to show only what needs your attention.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Inbox filtering
Filter your inbox to show unread items or conversations needing a response.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Just like we promised: Mastodon follower tracking is here!
Enable the new feature on your analytics dashboard.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-01...
Mastodon follower analytics
Track your Mastodon follower count over time
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January 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM