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What's new in DocketRadar

Every improvement, feature, and fix — documented. Currently on v0.3.1.

Release history

v0.3.1LatestFebruary 2026

Expanded coverage — North Carolina statewide

North Carolina statewide is now live in the web portal via the eCourts portal. Coverage spans 20+ courts across 11 states.

New courts
  • North Carolina statewide — eCourts portal, all counties
v0.3.0February 2026

Web portal — monitor cases from any browser

DocketRadar is now a full web application. Sign up, connect your integrations, and start monitoring court cases from any browser — no extension required. Court data syncs to Clio and Google Calendar automatically. Outlook Calendar coming soon.

New
  • Web dashboard — manage watched cases, upcoming hearings, and integrations from any browser
  • Email notifications — get alerted when a hearing is scheduled, changed, or cancelled. Reminder emails 24 hours and 2 hours before each hearing
  • Outlook Calendar connector — coming soon. Microsoft Graph API integration in progress; onboarding shows availability status
  • Onboarding wizard — guided setup to add your first case and connect integrations
  • Persistent navigation — sticky header with links to all sections across authenticated pages
  • Notification preferences — configure which email alerts you receive, with one-click unsubscribe
  • Server-side court monitoring — Hyperbrowser scrapes court portals on our servers so your browser never needs to stay open
  • Free tier: monitor up to 5 cases across all supported courts and all integrations at no cost
Improved
  • Google Calendar connector — now connects on your first case add, no extra setup step
  • Clio integration — OAuth flow available during onboarding
  • Coverage expanded across 11 states via Tyler Odyssey and direct county providers
v0.2.3February 2026

Onboarding, tier management, and real-time updates

A guided welcome experience for new installs, clear Starter and Professional tier controls in the extension UI, automatic case data collection, live monitoring updates, and reliability improvements across all counties.

New
  • Complete case data on first visit — automatically collects all case tabs (docket, parties, events) when you open a case page
  • Live watchlist updates — the popup refreshes in real time when background monitoring detects changes
  • First-run onboarding screen with value overview, 3-step getting-started guide, and supported county list
  • Escape key closes the case detail view for faster keyboard navigation
Improved
  • Usage counter in the popup shows current case and county usage (e.g. "2/3 cases · 1/2 counties") — turns amber when you approach your Starter limit
  • Upgrade prompt appears inline when you hit your case or county limit, with a direct link to the Professional plan
  • Calendar integration settings show a clear lock state for Starter accounts, with a prompt to upgrade instead of a silent failure
Fixed
  • Outlook Calendar sync producing invalid date/time values from AM/PM hearing times
  • Calendar IDs with special characters now properly URL-encoded in Outlook Calendar API requests
  • Monitoring concurrency guard prevents overlapping portal checks and stale calendar sync
  • Sidebar collapse button now works reliably across all supported court portals
  • Search now opens the correct county portal based on case origin instead of defaulting to Palm Beach County
  • Clio integration shows correct county names for all supported courts
v0.2.2February 2026

DocketRadar rebrand

A complete visual refresh bringing DocketRadar a polished, professional identity built for the legal industry.

New
  • Google Calendar sync — hearing dates flow directly into your Google Calendar with configurable reminders
  • Outlook Calendar sync — automatic hearing-to-calendar sync for Microsoft 365 users
  • Calendar events automatically create, update, and delete as hearing data changes
  • Dark mode with System, Light, and Dark theme options
  • Toast notifications for all popup actions with clear success/failure feedback
  • Keyboard accessibility for popup case cards, overflow menus, and settings dialog
Improved
  • Complete visual refresh with new brand identity, logo system, and Navy/Teal/Slate color palette
  • New typography system using Inter font family
  • Redesigned sidebar UI with improved visual hierarchy and readability
  • Font sizes now respect your browser's text size preference (rem-based sizing)
  • Security hardening: origin validation on message listeners, credential redaction in logs
  • Improved monitoring reliability for large watchlists with batched processing
v0.2.1January 2026

8-county support

Expanding DocketRadar's coverage from 4 counties to 8, reaching more of Florida's legal community.

New
  • St. Lucie County support (courtcasesearch.stlucieclerk.gov)
  • Indian River County support (court.indian-river.org)
  • Flagler County support (apps.flaglerclerk.com)
  • St. Johns County support (apps.stjohnsclerk.com)
Improved
  • Faster county detection logic for quicker sidebar loading
  • Starter tier now allows selection of any 2 counties
v0.2.0December 2025

Clio integration

The most-requested feature: direct Clio practice management sync, eliminating double data entry for court updates.

New
  • OAuth 2.0 authorization flow for secure Clio connection
  • Auto-sync hearings to Clio calendar events
  • Auto-sync docket entries to Clio activity timeline
  • Party information sync to Clio matter relationships
  • Manual sync trigger for immediate data push
  • One-click disconnect with local token cleanup
  • All OAuth tokens stored locally — zero server-side credential storage
v0.1.0October 2025

Initial release

The first public release of DocketRadar, bringing automated court monitoring to four South Florida counties.

New
  • Palm Beach County support (appsgp.mypalmbeachclerk.com)
  • Miami-Dade County support (www2.miamidadeclerk.gov)
  • Broward County support (www.browardclerk.org)
  • Osceola County support (courts.osceolaclerk.com)
  • Sidebar overlay on supported court portal pages
  • Automatic change detection with 15-minute check intervals
  • Desktop notifications for docket changes
  • Case watch list with multi-county organization
  • Local-only data storage — zero data collection
  • Starter and Professional tier structure

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