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Public roadmap

What we're building

Helpcab ships fast and in the open. Here's everything that's live, in progress, and coming next.

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Already shipped

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Live chat widget

Core

WebSocket-powered real-time chat widget you embed with one script tag.

Shipped

Shared team inbox

Core

All conversations in one place, visible to every team member.

Shipped

Email notifications

Notifications

Get an email when a visitor messages and nobody has replied within 1 minute.

Shipped

Push notifications

Notifications

Browser push alerts so you never miss a message even when the tab is in the background.

Shipped

Visitor map & presence

Visitors

See who is on your site right now, their location, and what page they're on.

Shipped

Typing indicators

Visitors

Watch visitors compose their message in real time, before they hit send.

Shipped

Canned replies

Inbox

Save and reuse your most common answers with a single click.

Shipped

Pre-chat form

Widget

Optionally collect a visitor's name and email before the conversation starts.

Shipped

Widget customisation

Widget

Brand colors, position, welcome message, operator avatars, and business hours.

Shipped

Webhooks + REST API

Integrations

HMAC-signed webhooks and a full REST API to pipe conversations anywhere.

Shipped

Multi-site support

Core

Manage multiple websites from one account with separate widgets and inboxes.

Shipped

Availability schedule

Inbox

Set your open hours so the widget shows the right status when you're offline.

Shipped

Lifetime deal billing

Billing

One-time payment model with automatic plan activation after purchase.

Shipped

Currently building

2

Analytics dashboard

Insights

Conversation volume, response times, resolution rates, and busiest hours — all in one view.

Building

Conversation tags & filters

Inbox

Label conversations (bug, sales, refund…) and filter your inbox by tag.

Building

On the roadmap

12

Proactive messages

Widget

Automatically open the chat or send a message after a visitor spends X seconds on a page.

Planned

Contact / CRM view

Visitors

A profile page per visitor showing all their conversations, notes, and custom attributes.

Planned

Internal notes

Inbox

Leave private comments on a conversation that visitors never see.

Planned

Conversation assignment

Inbox

Assign conversations to specific team members and track who owns what.

Planned

File & image sharing

Inbox

Let visitors and agents attach files, screenshots, and images in the chat.

Planned

Saved searches

Inbox

Bookmark common inbox filters (all unread, tagged 'billing', assigned to me…).

Planned

Knowledge base

Self-serve

A simple help center so visitors can self-serve common answers before messaging.

Planned

Email reply threading

Notifications

Reply to a conversation directly from your email client — no need to open the dashboard.

Planned

Slack & Discord integration

Integrations

Get new message alerts in Slack or Discord and reply without leaving your chat tool.

Planned

Zapier integration

Integrations

Connect Helpcab to 6,000+ apps via Zapier with no code required.

Planned

Custom widget domain

Widget

Load the widget script from your own domain for full white-label deployments.

Planned

iOS & Android app

Mobile

Native mobile apps so you can reply to visitors from your phone without the browser.

Planned

Thinking about it

6

Email campaigns

Marketing

Send targeted one-off emails to segments of past visitors or contacts.

Considering

Satisfaction ratings (CSAT)

Insights

Ask visitors to rate a conversation after it's resolved.

Considering

Screen co-browsing

Support

See the visitor's screen in real time to diagnose issues faster.

Considering

Video / audio calls

Support

Escalate a chat to a quick video or voice call without leaving Helpcab.

Considering

AI draft suggestions

Inbox

Optionally let AI suggest a reply draft — you review and edit before sending.

Considering

Custom attributes

Visitors

Pass any data from your app (plan, user ID, ARR) and see it alongside each visitor.

Considering

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