Fluxiom turns 20 this year. We used the occasion to tidy up a bunch of rough edges: fewer clicks, smoother uploads, quicker stage management, and a simple activity feed so you can see what changed.
Main navigation
The main change is that we moved the “admin” things out of the main navigation.
Before
After
- Assets, Stages, and Inbox stay in the main navigation.
- Users, Tags, Account, Billing are now under your profile menu.
- Search is front and center.
- Grid/List toggle replaced the old dropdown.
- Zoom slider lets you size thumbnails precisely.
- ⋮ menu holds the rest: print, delete, RSS, create stage, and so on.
- On mobile, everything is reachable from the hamburger menu.
The panel
The old bottom panel is gone. In its place: a floating action bar that appears only when you select files.
Before: always visible
After: appears when you select
The inspect panel
Edit, details, and preview used to be separate panels. Now they’re together in the inspect panel.
Before: details on a separate page
After: everything in the inspect panel
Click any asset to open the panel. Preview, metadata, versions, tags - all in one place, without leaving the grid.
Stages, quicker to manage
Creating and editing stages is faster now. Settings open inline - fewer page loads, fewer jumps.
Before
After
Inbox, bulk actions
The inbox got bulk actions. Select multiple files and confirm or delete them all at once.
Before: one file at a time
After: select and confirm in bulk
Tagging multiple assets
Select assets, press T, and tag them all at once. Instead of a sliding panel, you get a quick popover. Search finds tags instantly, even if you have hundreds.
Before
After
NEW: Uploads, no pop-ups, no detours
Uploads now happen inside the app, in the same tab. Start an upload, keep working, and glance at progress in the header.
NEW: Activity, a quick “what happened?”
The bell icon shows recent uploads, downloads, edits, and deletions. Click an item to jump right to that file.
NEW: Dark mode (finally)
Fluxiom can follow your system theme, or you can switch it manually from the user menu.
NEW: Mobile support
Fluxiom now works on phones and tablets too - not just the public share pages, the whole app.
We also refined all the admin screens - users, tags, account settings, billing. The help section will be updated once the refresh rolls out.
What stays the same
- Your data - assets, tags, stages, shares, users - unchanged.
- Your workflows - same logic, same outcomes.
- Keyboard shortcuts - the ones you already use still work.
- Permissions - roles and access levels are unchanged.
- API - no breaking changes.
Under the hood
We also rebuilt part of Fluxiom’s foundation. You won’t see it, but it’s what makes the refresh possible — and it’s what lets us keep improving from here.
Rollout
The refresh will roll out account by account over the next few weeks. There’s nothing you need to do.
Questions?
If anything feels off, email us at support@fluxiom.com.