Releasesby GlyphV8.1 is now the default model on Midjourney!
Hi everyone, After your testing and feedback, we've updated the default model from V7 to V8.1! A reminder of what's new in V8.1: The model is smarter, more coherent, better adheres to detailed prompts, and renders text better than ever With HD mode enabled, V8.1 renders at twice the size and 4x the resolution of V7 images V8.1 is incredibly fast.
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Dag-level access control is generally available
Dag-level access control is now generally available. You can assign roles scoped to individual Dags within a Deployment to enforce least-privilege security and enable multiple teams to collaborate in a single Deployment without exposing Dags across team boundaries.
Coding sessions in Linear
Earlier this year, we launched Linear Agent, giving teams a new way to plan and coordinate their issues and projects. Since then, we've added Code Intelligence to extend that understanding to the codebase, and MCP support to bring all of your context together. Today we're closing the loop: Linear Agent can now write code using Claude Code and Codex.
Capture webpages as editable layers with the Chrome extension
To get started, install the extension and sign in with your Figma account. This feature is currently in beta and available only on paid plans.
Import apps using MCP
Live on cloud • All plans Public beta 4.0 Edge • All plans Public beta 4.0.17 Stable • All plans Public beta You can now use Retool's MCP server to import React apps directly from your agentic coding environment. Open a React app, and ask Retool to import the app.
Section-level variables for rows and tabs now generally available
Earlier this year we announced the addition of section-level variables for rows and tabs. This feature is now generally available. If your dashboard includes both an API gateway and a database, changing something like an $instance variable affects all panels at once.
New External Guides and Surveys MCP tools
Description: AI assistants using the Amplitude MCP server now have a much richer view of your Guides and Surveys configuration. Previously limited to basic retrieval, the external MCP server can now fully understand a guide's published state, prioritization, and all other Guides and Surveys concepts , so AI-assisted workflows can reason about and act on...
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Hardware announcement livestream
We'll be unveiling our first secret hardware project tomorrow, Wednesday 6/17. It's ambitious, (physically!) big, and unexpected. There will be a livestream at 6pm Pacific time both on Discord and X Discord Event For X, follow us on Twitter
Draft mode for V8.1 and new feature previews
Hi everyone - a few updates today! Draft mode for V8.1 Each draft mode generation creates 24 images at a lower resolution and quality. Click "Vary" on images you'd like to render at full-quality and full-resolution Draft jobs use half as many fast hours as V8.1 SD jobs (even though they generate 24 images!) Turn on draft mode by clicking the ⚡ button in the...
Random styles in draft mode
Heya everyone! We're making it easier to explore different styles in draft mode for V8.1. Include --sref random in your draft-mode prompt to create 24 images with different styles To turn on draft mode, click the ⚡ icon in the prompt bar or include --draft in your prompt Have fun!
Web Updates
Conversational mode has been improved across text and voice input: When a voice session starts, it has access to your Image Prompts, Style References, sidebar settings, and recent jobs. Image Prompts now work from the tray and sidebar. Tray images persist across voice submissions until you remove them. You can add references without exiting voice.
Midjourney’s First Acquisition
As a kid, all I wanted was a cool-place to work on cool-projects with cool-people. Projects to help people and push the world towards beauty, awe, and splendor. As an adult I find myself in the unusual position of having everything I wanted and two questions come to mind next: How can I use this opportunity to make baby David proud?
V8.1 Updates
Hi everyone, we have a few V8.1 related updates today: V8.1 is now available on Discord as well as midjourney.com We've improved sharpness and image quality for V8.1! This is most noticeable for SREFs and Moodboards but you should notice across all images (especially HD) To save compute during a server transition, we're making SD default for a bit.
Version 8.2
Hi everyone! We are launching our V8.2 image model today. This update focuses on aesthetics and image quality and personalization. Images should be more creative, bold, sophisticated, edgy and fresh Random situations where you'd get a low quality image should be dramatically reduced Personalization will "understand" your personal taste much better.
Changelog - 8/20/26
Two weeks ago, we launched a very rough draft of some big changes to alpha.midjourney.com . Since then, thousands of you have been testing and hundreds have given us thoughtful feedback, both positive and negative (Thank you! Yes, even the brutal stuff.). That's the deal with alpha: you see it early, we get to pressure test it together.