Change log

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Here are the latest changes and improvements to iPacky. Please check once in a while. This is the best way to make the best use of iPacky.

04.03.2026

Support for carrier parcel templates in Shippo
Settings for showing the customer card note in order check and picking list. Settings→View. It will always show in the Order preview when not empty
Improved user interface/functionality on many screens. Especially in the Dashboard
Bug fixes and improvements

12.01.2026

Huge improvement on the speed of loading all products in Metafields and Stock inventory to Excel
Improved order preview with more info
Added date/time on last inventory update in Stock inventory to Excel
Changed to the new X (Twitter) logo on the packing slip
Bug fixes and improvements

23.12.2025

Implemented the Shippo connector for US/Canada merchants. Now, they can also do the whole fulfillment flow including shipping in iPacky
Improved Webshipper dialog using the new common dialog
Edit metafield now shows item weight, item price and if it requires shipping. Country of origin is editable
Major improvement of the order preview. it now shows the item price and more details on fulfillments
Product properties can now be viewed/changed in the order check/order preview by clicking on the product name
Date and time can now be hidden on the packing slip
Item price can now be shown on the packing slip
Force photo is now moved before any shipping dialog
Option to show bin locations on the packing slip. This option used to be only on picking list
Possible to unset the picked status of an order by removing the pick event in order preview
In case of important issues that will affect iPacky operations, iPacky can now send broadcast messages to all logged in users. This is used when systems that iPacky rely on is having issues. Such as Cloudfare, shipping connectors etc
Timings are now shown in the shipping label log. This can be used to identify slow response times of shipping apps
Bug fixes and improvements

19.10.2025

Major new functionality for adding customs codes for export to all countries
Now possible to check Shopify inventory transfers in iPacky. Dashboard→External data
Added setting in Options in picking lists/packing slips and order list to show only orders with a chosen minimum of items
Speeded up the generation of picking lists/packing slips
When new features are added in iPacky that need more access rights in Shopify, this can be done automatically
Bug fixes and improvements

01.10.2025

Major new functionality for adding US customs codes for export to the US (HTSUS)
Since we spent so much time documenting iPacky, Chat-GPT is a great tool for helping with iPacky. Try for example “How can I set up iPacky to show me the bin locations?”. It’s amazing!
In Order preview, the check data is now shown with the corresponding fulfillment
Bug fixes and improvements

09.08.2025

Huge improvement on the time it takes to load the order and picking list overview
Minor bug fixes and improvements

01.08.2025

Many fixes and improvements under the hood. This is preparations for future development
Most of the screens in the iPacky Dashboard have been improved with a better user interface and usability
Possible to show Order preview during order check. Actions→Order preview
Support for Ship&Co shipping app in Japan
Setting to turn off automatic print of packing slips by default in PrintNode settings if set to automatically print packing slips
Order check and picking list now shows the stock quantity for current location, and not combined for all locations
Setting for showing a dialog on order check start if there’s a packers note. Settings→Note from packer→Show packers note on startup

20.04.2025

Add tax values, default country of origin and default customs code for customs declaration in Sendcloud. You can add for example EORI value
Settings for showing shipping method at the top of the picking list. Settings→View→Picking lists→Show shipping method at the top
Exclude orders based on tags in Order check by product

26.03.2025

Major new functionality for registering work tasks (Time cards) for full overview and improved reporting

The workers can now register what they are doing during the work day, and you can view this in a report. It also improves the accuracy of the packing performance report
Other fixes and improvements

22.03.2025

Major new functionality for filtering on Unfulfilled, Partially fulfilled and Fulfilled orders in Order List and Picking list/packing slips list

Especially useful if you are fulfilling orders before iPacky, and only want to see Fulfilled orders. If you have Shopify locations support in iPacky, also filter on Partially fulfilled. The default be set in Settings→Defaults, and also in Options dialog for the session
Using View a single order (menu on main iPacky screen), you can look up a single order by typing it in without loading the whole order list first
Setting to hide logo and addresses if printing packing slips on small paper sizes. Settings→Packing slip→Hide addresses when printing on small size paper
Other fixes and improvements

04.03.2025

Major new functionality with Packing performance report

A very useful report of packing performance for each user
Setting to auto check products in order check and hide on picking list. Very useful if you have products that should be auto checked. Settings→Advanced→Auto check products
Major upgrade of the Order preview screen with details on fulfillments
Setting to make packers note blink on the order check screen to attract attention. Settings→Note from packer→Blinking text
Order check report will now show a popup of details of scan deviations in the Dev column to quick see what kind. Deviation count larger than 0 will also be marked in red if other than only wrong scan
Load products in Metafields now has an option of only loading active products that can really speed up the load. And also an Export to Excel – filtered, that will export only the products you have filtered on
All shipping connectors now have fields where you can enter the default country of origin and default customs code where you can enter the default values if the product in Shopify does not have this values
Other fixes and improvements

27.01.2025

Option in Picking list/packing slips overview (Handle as fulfilled) to allow print of fulfilled orders even if you are not fulfilling orders before iPacky. Very useful if you need to re-print an order after it has been fulfilled
Stock inventory to Excel. Exports to Excel all your products in Shopify with price, cost price, on hand and available stock count
Possible to export to Excel a summary of all products for the selected orders in Picking list/packing slips overview (Print drop-down). So this is basically a digital batch report of the picked orders
When editing a shipping address in the order/order preview, you can now also edit the province code
View PrintNode jobs can also save job to disk in addition to re-printing it
Possible to filter on only partially fulfilled orders in Order list and Picking list/Packing slips overview
The Starshipit connector now supports Shopify locations
Layout improvements and fixes

09.12.2024

Major new functionality with boxes and box usage statistics

This makes it possible to select which shipping boxes you are using, keep stock inventory of those, and also see statistics
Possible to change the order lock time, which defaults to 15 minutes. Contact us if you need to change this.
Setting to make timeline comments blink on the order check screen to attract attention. Settings→Show order timeline comments→Blinking text
Setting to force the user to close the dialog if a scan error occurs in the order check. Useful if they don’t notice the dialog or sound. Settings→Limitations→Force use to close scan error dialog.

26.11.2024

If using any of the iPacky’s shipping connectors, the shipping label log can be viewed
Support for Shopify locations in iPacky’s Starshipit connector. Meaning that you can fulfill from multiple locations and have the shipping labels produced with Starshipit
Setting to force the packer to close any scanning error dialog box before continue to scan. Settings→Limitations→Force user to close scan error dialog
Font size in picking lists can be set down to 10px, and if showing the product image this will also scale down when using a smaller font. Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list→Font size
The number of order number barcodes per line in the header of the batch picking list can be set to as high as 10. Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list→Barcodes per line in batch print

17.11.2024

Support for Penny Black. Automate personalised unboxing campaigns that boost repeat revenue
Possible to force using password when starting iPacky from Shopify. This to avoid “faking” user. Settings→Limitations→Force password when starting iPacky from Shopify
The Webshipper connector can handle multiple parcels and items in each parcel
Boxes can now have a weight. Only for Webshipper and Starshipit connectors

19.10.2024

In Settings→Rights, you can now set what role a user must have to be able to edit a metafield
Adding a new role of Super user to allow more flexibility in rights assignments.
Multiple variants can be set to a bin location in Edit metafield
Setting to force barcode scan first to allow set edit scan quantity. Settings→Limitations→Deny scanned….→Force scan of product first
Improved handling of components in a bundle. The scan log will show if a component was manually checked
Icon for setting scanned quantity to ordered quantity on a bundle component
Some layout improvements

06.10.2024

New major feature: Shopify admin extensions to perform tasks in iPacky
Possible to check POS orders in iPacky by entering the order number
Return label for Sendcloud can now be produced
Added more variables to packers note
Order report can now filter on with packers note only, or only with deviations
New setting in Settings→Rights for allowing a user with a role to manually scan even if deny manual scan is set

04.09.2024

New major features
iPacky can show product and variant metafields from Shopify. Settings→View
Improved setting of access to functionality. Settings→Rights
Now possible to print picking list for POS orders, and also order check to view on screen. In Picking lists/packing slips, the order number must be entered since the list does not show POS orders, but looking up a single order will show it. Very useful when the POS orders need to be picked in the warehouse.
Also possible to edit order tags in order check (Action menu), if that is allowed in Settings→Rights

27.08.2024

New major feature: Incomplete picking batches

If using on-screen batch picking, you can now re-open picking batches that were incomplete due to dropping out of the screen, or leaving to continue later.
Order value can now be hidden in the order check. Settings→View
Other fixes/improvements

06.08.2024

Improved user interface on the order check screen.
Support for the native Shopify bundle in order check. We still highly recommend using Bundles.app from Gazebo. Dashboard→Settings→Integrations.
SKU can be hidden in the order check. Dashboard→Settings→View→Hide SKU in order check
SKU can be hidden on the packing slip. Dashboard→Settings→Packing slip→Hide SKU
Print local delivery labels with PrintNode from picking list overview.
Parcel quantity can now be specified in Starshipit dialog.
Other fixes and improvements.

20.07.2024

New major feature: Update product barcode back to Shopify

In Edit metafield you can now update the product barcode, and it will be written back to Shopify.
New user role “Inventory update”. This will be allowed to do stock count in iPacky. In addition to Operator or higher.
Print and export to Excel in Stock count by product.

18.07.2024

New major feature: Inventory stock counting and updating

Now you can do inventory stock counting and updating in the iPacky Dashboard.
Fulfillment rules can now have a rule for orders with no shipping.
Auto print of packing slips on order creation can now filter to exclude orders with certain shipping titles.
Order availability can now also use presets.
Metafields is now showing the on hand stock inventory.
Other GUI improvements

08.07.2024

New major feature: Set up presets for filtering in Packing lists/Packing slips and order overview

If you often change the filtering of tags, max number of order lines/items or shipping title, you can set up presets in Settings→Defaults→Presets. These will be available in the Options dialog on those two screens.
Easy debug of issues with PrintNode. A status screen with client status and jobs can be viewed in Dashboard→Tools→View PrintNode jobs, or in iPacky main screen→Menu→More→View PrintNode jobs.
Now possible to select orders for print in Shopify Dashboard. Select the orders, click on the … button, and select Picking lists/Packing slips. Please note that you have to be logged into iPacky first, and there is a limit of 50 orders due to Shopify limitations.

05.07.2024

Force take photo during order check based on an order tag, and or order value. Settings→Options→Force take photo of order check.
iPacky can now set an order tag when a photo is taken during order check. Settings→Options→Order tags when photo is taken.
Setting to only show order in picking list overview if selected location is the only one with open fulfillments. Only available if using Shopify locations in iPacky. Settings→Defaults→Only open fulfillments on this location.
Some fixes.

11.06.2024

New major feature: Support for Shopify locales

iPacky now supports the native Shopify locales when printing the packing slips (this is not Shopify locations). Meaning that you have a shop in multiple languages.
iPacky is now translated to Japanese also.
In order and picking list overview, you can now sort on an order tag using a prefix. Settings→Defaults→Sort on.
Starshipit: Australian Post export shipping labels will now print to A4 since this is the only format supported in Australian Post export.
Now possible to import iPacky metafields from Excel by SKU. Dashboard→Metafields→Import from Excel by SKU. Since SKU is not necessarily unique, we recommend doing import the normal way.
Order and picking list overview you can now filter on match any order tags. Meaning that if any of the specified tags exist on the order, it will be shown.
Possible to specify order tags to be set when a photo is taken in iPacky. Settings→Options→Order tags when photo is taken.
Added setting in order check Actions to specify automatic check of next order when checking orders after electronic batch picking.
Option to show the billing address on packing slip if it’s different from the shipping address. Settings→Packing slip→Show billing address if different from shipping address.
Added support for Inventory Planner purchase orders. Similar to Stocky purchase orders support.

27.04.2024

If using two-round validation (Validate orders) and Order check by product, there is also Validate orders by product
In addition to importing and checking Stocky purchase orders, we have also implemented support for import of Inventory Planner purchase orders
Additional shipping titles now supports wildcard using %. This means that you can enter for example: DHL%, and all shipping titles starting with DHL will be shown. Settings→Advanced→Extra shipping titles.
Setting the type of inventory level type to be shown. Settings→Options→Inventory level type. The default type is Available.
Save and quit/Save and continue now supports saving scans of individual kit/bundle members.
Order list and Picking list overview can now also sort on order created time descending.
Minor fixes

25.03.2024

New major feature: Handle packing slip as picking list

If you are using the packing slip instead of the picking list, this setting will mark printed packing slips as picked. Do not turn on if you are using both picking lists and packing slips. Settings→Packing slip→Handle packing slip as picking list.
Added setting for additional shipping titles. This is useful if your shipping app adds extra shipping titles that are not defined in Shopify. This can then be filtered on in Picking list and order overview. Settings→Advanced→Extra shipping titles.
Support for printing order custom attributes on Local delivery label. Settings→Local delivery label→Order customer attribute keys.
Possible to hide showing the number of customer orders on picking list. Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list→Show number of customer orders. (Turned on by default).

02.03.2024

New major feature: Order check by product

This is a very useful feature that makes it faster to check orders by scanning the product first instead of scanning the order number.
Added documentation for Take photos during order check.
Major improvement on layout in order list and picking list overview for mobile phone and tablets.
Possible to override carrier options if you use the E2 shipping connector (Norway).
Correct display of local pickups in order list and picking list overview. The status Ready for pickup will only be shown when the order actually is Ready for pickup. Before that, it will show unfulfilled or partially fulfilled.

15.02.2024

New major feature: Bulk print batch picking lists

Will print batch picking lists in bulk of a specified number of orders in each bulk instead of manually printing each batch separately. Read more in Picking lists/Packing slips.
Option to show if different billing address in packing slip. Settings→Packing slip→Text when billing address is different.
Serial/batch numbers can now be shown on the packing slip when automatic print of packing slip using PrintNode after order check. Settings→Packing slip→Show serial and batch numbers. Only visible if the Serial/batch module is activated.
If using Sendcloud and weight entry, setting the default weight to -1 will use the order weight from Shopify as default in the dialog. Read more in Sendcloud setting.

26.01.2024

New major feature: Custom URLs

This makes it possible based on different rules to open any URL in a new browser tab after checking the order in iPacky.

24.01.2024

Option of showing a button “Select x orders” in picking list overview. This is set in Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list→Show a button with selection of a number of orders. If this is higher than 0, the button will be shown. This makes it very quick and easy to select a certain amount of orders for print/display.
Picking list/order list overview can now be sorted on country. The default settings can be set in Settings→Defaults.
New setting. Settings→View→Hide order lines that does not require shipping in picking list.
Using icons for search, print and screen buttons in picking list overview. This makes better use of smaller screens.

16.01.2024

Big functionality improvement on marking orders as incomplete. Read more here.

10.01.2024

If using any of our shipping connectors, you can now view the shipping label production log in Dashboard→Tools→Shipping label log. Very useful to see what has been going on when trying to produce a shipping label, and also to help the users to correct any issues.
New scan log type: Scan and edit of scan qty. This means that the item was first scanned, then the quantity was edited. If not scanning the item first, it will show: Edit of scan qty
In picking list/packing slips overview, the order input field has 3 vertical dots. By clicking on that, the dialog for Make list of orders will appear. See version of 04.11.2023.
Multiple tracking numbers from Sendcloud will now be written to the order in Shopify.
Fix of display of date/time in correct format in some dialogs
Improved layout in Settings screen

01.01.2024

New sorting options for order list and picking list overview. Sort on number of order lines and number of items on the order. Settings→Defaults.
Expand/collapse header with order list for on-screen batch picking.

22.12.2023

Option to show the customer name on the picking list even if Hide shipping address on picking list is set. Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list→Hide shipping address on picking list→Show customer name.
Option to show the barcode text (EAN) in order check. Settings→View→Show barcode text in order check.
Weight is now shown with the corresponding unit (kg/g/oz/lbs)

14.12.2023

Added Time period until checked report. Very useful to see how long it takes from an order is created until the order has finished the check in iPacky
Added documentation on the order preview feature

10.12.2023

Added functionality to show total weight of the items scanned so far in the order check. Very useful if you need to know the weight of the products you have scanned so far because of shipping box limitations. Settings→View→Show weight of scanned items
Showing the changelog to supervisors and administrators in the Dashboard if new version

03.12.2023

Added settings to hide shipping address and sku in picking list. Useful for saving paper. Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list
Added setting of prefix for picking box. This makes it easier to identify the picking box and quantity in batch picking. Settings→Show picking box#→Prefix
Some layout improvements

25.11.2023

Option of different layout of picking list. Settings→Defaults→Defaults for picking list→Show bin location in product column
Minor layout improvements

19.11.2023

Improved layout on picking list and on-screen batch picking.
Automatic printing of Packing slips can be decided when checking an order.

11.11.2023

Major new feature. Take photos during checking

In iPacky you can now take photos during the checking process. This can be useful to document the packing if customer complaint. You can take photo using a webcam, or mobile device camera in the Actions menu on the order check screen.
Support for Profrakt/ProfraktE2 shipping app in Norway.

04.11.2023

Major new feature in Picking list/Packing slips overview (Make list of orders)

If you have a list of order numbers, order barcodes or tracking numbers you can use the feature: Make list of orders. This feature can be started by clicking on the three vertical dots in the order# input, or on the Print dropdown. Here, you can enter or scan multiple order numbers and/or tracking numbers. When the list is finished, the picking list overview will refresh with only the orders you have specified. A huge time saver.
Quick lookup option in Edit Metafields (iPacky Dashboard). This is a very quick way to look up a product by name, SKU or barcode. There you will see the iPacky metafield properties such as bin locations, product note, barcode aliases etc. Very useful when for example re-stocking and you need to know the bin location of a product.

03.11.2023

Major usability upgrade in Picking list/Packing slips overview

The header sticks to the top of the screen when scrolling. This makes it so much easier to perform actions without scrolling to the top again. Also support for touch devices of checkmarking a range of orders using long touch instead of shift+click.
Checkboxes are larger on touch devices, and easier to click.

31.10.2023

PrintNode now supports international characters like Chinese, Japanese etc
Added option on Packing slips to show customer phone number

29.10.2023

Stocky stock transfer report. iPacky Dashboard→Tools

25.10.2023

Implemented the CargonizE2 connector for Logistra shipping (Norway)
Showing PO number in order check, picking list and order preview (if PO number exists)
Stocky purchase order report for bin replenish. iPacky Dashboard→Tools

21.10.2023

Layout improvements on the packing slip.

10.10.2023

Major improvement on the Webshipper connector. iPacky can now instruct Webshipper to print the shipping label without scanning the Webshipper barcode.
Locations setup in iPacky Dashboard. There you can set up location aliases, and also auto-print packing slips on order creation for different Shopify locations.
If using two round validation, you can now in the first round select to Complete scans in the Action menu. This is useful when doing a partial fulfillment in the second round. It will also show which items that was skipped in the first round.

04.10.2023

Major new feature. Packing box calculation

Have iPacky calculate the best box to send the products in
Improved check data details in order previw

01.10.2023

Major overhaul of the Edit metafield in iPacky Dashboard. Now shows product photo and bin locations in the list. Full screen view of the product photo by clicking on it, and more user-friendly by the actual edit of metafields comes up in a dialog. By closing this, you’re back in the list
Barcode search in Edit metafield will also search in barcode aliases

On some screens, the input controls are disabled during spinner work in the background

Blue dotted rectangle around virtual product members in order check to make it clearer

25.09.2023

Option to scale the logo on packing slips. Very useful to set the right size of the logo. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→Packing slip→Logo size in percent (10-100)

07.09.2023

Major upgrade of the Order availability module.
Option to show product photo on packing slip. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→Packing slip→Show product photo

31.08.2023

Option to show total order price on packing slip. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→Packing slips→Show total price
Major improvement on the Starshipit connector by allowing the user to see available rates, and select the one they want with options
Option to hide fraud warnings. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→View→Hide possible fraud warning

25.08.2023

Showing possible fraud warning in order check. This can be turned off in iPacky Dashboard→Settings→View→Hide possible fraud warning

22.08.2023

Major improvement to the Order availability module. Also added documentation

17.08.2023

Filter on shipping title in picking list overview and order list. Set in Options on those screens
Option to show shipping title on packing slip. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→Packing slip→Show shipping title
Many small fixes and improvements

03.08.2023

Implemented hiding of products with tag ipNoshow from being checked or picked. This means that if you tag a product with ipNoshow, the product will not be shown in picking list or order check
Possible to set an internal name for the shop. Useful when you have multiple shops with the same name, and linking these shops in iPacky. iPacky Dashboard→Contact info
Added setting for showing edit qty in order check if barcode is empty and Deny scanned quantity edit option in set
Item price can now also be shown in the picking list
Inventory level will now be shown for the current location, and not the total for all locations
Lookup on tracking number when checking an order will now work for multiple fulfillments/tracking numbers
Many small fixes

28.06.2023

Setting of adding Vendor to the variant name in picking lists and order check. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→View→Show the vendor on the product

21.06.2023

Order weight shown on the picking list
Added setting for hiding the shipping address on the picking list. Dashboard→Settings→View→Hide shipping address on picking list

18.06.2023

Hiding of products with tag ipNoshow from being checked or picked. So if you put a tag “ipNoshow” on a product in Shopify, it will not be shown in the picking list, packing slip, or order check
Added setting for showing edit quantity in order check if barcode is empty and edit scanned quantity is turned off. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→Limitation→Deny scanned quantity

15.06.2023

Excluding refunded orders in order list and picking list overview

09.06.2023

Implemented support for Preview order and Edit metafield in Shopify admin (Extensions). This means that there will be a entry for iPacky in the More actions drop-down in the Shopify Admin on Edit order view, and Edit product/variant

01.06.2023

Support for local pickup and local delivery. https://dev.ipacky.com/local-delivery-labels/
Improved editing of bin locations in Metafields and Edit Metafield in iPacky Dashboard

15.05.2023

Showing of number of customer orders on the picking list and order check screen
Included weight and customer order count in order preview

06.05.2023

Added setting to tag the order on the first round when using validation. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→Advanced⇾Validate orders

26.04.2023

Shows a warning if fulfillment order is on hold
Stops scheduled fulfillment orders from being checked

16.04.2023

Added support for FB, Twitter and Instagram links on packing slip

15.04.2023

Show item price in order check. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→View→Show item price in order check
Added show discount code to picking list print. This was already possible in order check. iPacky Dashboard→Settings→View→Show discount code

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This change log is not updated before 15.04.2023. iPacky has made a huge number of updates since we launched in October 2020.

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