Changelog

Track all the latest updates, features, and improvements to FateWheel

Launched March 21, 2025

AI-Powered Entry Suggestions

April 13, 2026

New Feature

Generate wheel entries instantly with AI — just describe what you need (e.g. "90s horror movies", "team icebreakers", "dinner ideas") and get smart suggestions. Supports replacing existing entries or appending new ones. Includes example prompt chips for inspiration and daily usage tracking.

v2.2.0

Wheel Rendering Performance

April 13, 2026

Performance

Refactored the wheel canvas engine for better performance and maintainability. Extracted shared geometry calculations, render caching, and angle detection into reusable utilities. Results in smoother animations, faster entry updates, and consistent tick sound detection across all wheel types.

v2.2.0

Gallery Wheel Thumbnails & Animations

April 13, 2026

Improvement

The gallery now shows animated wheel previews with a gentle idle rotation that speeds up on hover. Respects your motion preferences for accessibility. Each card displays the entry count and links directly to the wheel page.

v2.2.0

Input UX Improvements

April 13, 2026

Bug Fix

Fixed the Enter-key timing bug where fast typing could lose characters after adding an entry. The advanced entry list now scrolls in a themed container with custom scrollbar styling. Basic text area no longer overwrites your in-flight typing when entries sync.

v2.2.0

File Upload Import

March 15, 2026

New Feature

Import entries from CSV, Excel (.xlsx), or text files directly into any wheel. Features drag-and-drop upload, automatic column detection with header toggle, multi-column mapping for color and weight fields, Replace or Append modes, gender normalization for Team Generator imports, and a live preview before importing. Supports files up to 5 MB with a soft warning at 500+ entries.

v2.1.0

User Accounts

March 1, 2026

Major Release

Create an account with email or sign in with Google. Save your wheels to the cloud, manage them from your personal My Wheels dashboard, and access them from any device. Includes email verification, password reset, and editable wheel titles.

v2.0.0

Wheel Gallery

March 1, 2026

New Feature

Browse and discover wheels created by the community in the new public gallery. Submit your own wheels for review and share them with everyone. Each published wheel gets its own SEO-friendly page.

v2.0.0

Sharing & Publishing

March 1, 2026

New Feature

Share any wheel with a private link — only people with the link can see it. Add descriptions to your wheels and submit them to the gallery for public discovery. Save a copy of any wheel you find to your own account.

v2.0.0

Country Picker Wheel

July 16, 2025

New Tool

Added an interactive world map with country selection wheel. Spin to randomly select countries from specific continents or worldwide. Features include continent filtering, country details, and beautiful map visualization.

v1.4.0

Yes/No Wheel UI Improvements

July 16, 2025

Bug Fix

Fixed invisible toggle switches for sound and confetti effects in Yes/No wheel settings. Enhanced visibility across both light and dark themes with improved styling.

v1.3.2

Random Name Picker Enhancement

July 15, 2025

Improvement

Improved the random name picker with better animations, smoother spinning experience, and enhanced mobile responsiveness. Added visual feedback during spins.

v1.3.1

Team Generator Wheel

July 12, 2025

New Tool

Launched the team generator wheel for creating balanced teams. Features include custom team member input, team size configuration, and fair random distribution with visual team results.

v1.3.0

Yes/No/Maybe Wheel

June 28, 2025

New Tool

Introduced the decision-making wheel with Yes/No/Maybe options. Includes configurable probability sets, sound effects, confetti celebrations, and spin history tracking.

v1.2.0

Random Name Picker

June 15, 2025

New Tool

Added the random name picker tool with support for custom name lists, spinning animations, and winner highlighting.

v1.1.0

FateWheel Launch

March 21, 2025

Launch

Official launch of FateWheel.com! Started with the classic wheel of names featuring customizable wheels, smooth animations and sound effects.

v1.0.0
More exciting features coming soon!