Product: Web UI | Release Date: July 29, 2026
External Release Notes - AI Assistant
External Release Notes - Web UI
New Features and Enhancements
Configuration Agent
Product Manager Responsible for the feature: Łukasz Zawiski (lzawiski@egnyte.com)
The Configuration Agent is a new way to assess, edit, and apply account configuration using plain language. Instead of navigating settings manually, administrators can describe what they want to accomplish, and the agent translates the request into concrete action suggestions. At launch, the agent can suggest Content Classification, Content Safeguards, AI Safeguards, and Labelling policies.
The Configuration Agent never makes changes on its own. Every request returns action suggestions that an administrator reviews and approves before anything takes effect, and each executed action is recorded in the audit trail under that administrator's identity. This makes it safe to explore an existing setup, plan a Find & Protect workflow, or draft new policies without any risk of unintended changes. When the agent needs more detail it asks clarifying questions, when a request falls outside its current scope it points to the relevant helpdesk documentation, and provides a shortcut for submitting Egnyte Support tickets when human help is needed.
We are actively expanding the Configuration Agent's functional coverage. Administrators interested in early access to the broadened capability scope can reach out to Egnyte Products team..
Context-Aware Action Pills for Recent Files and File Previews
Product Manager Responsible for the feature: Ajay Chakravarthy (achakravarthy@egnyte.com)
Egnyte now displays context-aware AI prompts in Recent Files and File Previews - Quick View and Full View. Prompts are generated based on the content of the file, and selecting a prompt automatically initiates an interaction with the file in Egnyte’s AI Assistant.
This helps users quickly access relevant insights from files and perform AI-assisted tasks without having to manually enter the prompts.
Enhanced Homepage for Streamlined Navigation
Product Manager Responsible for the feature: Jaydeo Jantre (jjantre@egnyte.com)
Egnyte has introduced a redesigned homepage that provides a more streamlined and personalized experience.
The updated homepage welcomes users by name and provides quick access to Shared, Personal, and Private folders. The unified search now has a prominent Search or ask a question bar, bringing file search and AI-powered Q&A together in a single location.
Recently accessed files now surface contextually relevant AI actions to help users complete common tasks more efficiently.
Users can quickly switch between Recents, Bookmarks, Links, Projects, and Tasks using the new tabbed navigation, and the cleaner layout with a collapsed sidebar provides more space for content.
For users who have not configured a default landing page, the homepage now serves as the default landing page. The redesigned homepage is also available in the Egnyte Desktop App.
Egnyte Sign - Autoplace Fields with Structured Inline Tags
Product Manager Responsible for the feature: Janmejai Rathore (jrathore@egnyte.com)
Egnyte Sign now supports structured inline tags – short text codes embedded directly in a document before it is uploaded to Egnyte. When a signature request is prepared, Egnyte Sign automatically detects these tags and converts them into the correct signature fields at the exact positions where the tags appear — no manual field placement required.
Each tag is self-describing and encodes the field type, recipient, and optional configuration in a single expression. For example,
places a signature field for the first signer
{{es:s:1}} places a date field in DD/MM/YYYY format
{{es:d:1|df:ddmmyyyy}} places a labelled text field for the second signer
{{es:t:2|lbl:JobTitle}} This feature is particularly useful for teams that generate documents programmatically — for example, using document generation tools, CRM integrations, or ERP systems — where signature fields need to appear consistently in the right location across every document. It also enables developers to create signature requests through the Egnyte Sign API without building or maintaining a template.
Supported field types: Signature, Initials, Date, Text, Name, Title, Company.
- Structured inline tags are not supported in 21 CFR Part 11 (GxP) signature workflows.
- Egnyte Sign is available as part of the PDF File Handler Add-On. Contact the Egnyte account manager or Egnyte Sales team to get access to this feature.
PDF Editor - Copy or Paste of Annotations from One PDF to Another
Product Manager Responsible for the feature: Janmejai Rathore (jrathore@egnyte.com)
Users can now copy annotations from one PDF and paste them into another PDF directly within Egnyte's PDF viewer. Previously, annotations had to be recreated manually on each document. With this update, users can select one or more annotations — including comments, shapes, scales and markups — copy them, open a second PDF, and paste them at the desired location.
The text based annotations such as highlighting, strikeout, underline, etc. won’t be copy pasted.
This is especially useful for teams that work with recurring document sets, such as contracts, drawings, or review packages, where the same feedback or markup needs to be applied consistently across multiple files.
This feature is available as part of the PDF File Handler Add-On. Contact the Egnyte account manager or Egnyte Sales team to get access to this feature.
Escalations and Key Issues Addressed
Issue with Co-Editing Using MS SharePoint Embedded (SPE) Integration (ESC-32800)
Co-editing Microsoft 365 documents failed with a 404 error, preventing users from opening files in co-edit mode.
Deactivated User Shown as Active in Profile and Audit Logs (ESC-32146)
There was an issue where a user's profile showed a "last active" time and continued audit activity (e.g., download-link actions) even after the account had been deactivated.
Audit Report Panel Fails to Load Due to Invalid or Failed Report (ESC-32779)
There was an issue where the File Reports (Audit) panel would flash and go blank for admins — preventing any report from being created or run — when a saved report contained an invalid folder filter. Invalid folder selections are now blocked, and failed reports remain visible instead of breaking the panel.
Additional Information and Resources
The current release contains a few improvements to existing functionality.
- Minor UI Improvements
- Minor performance, security (CFS-82437), and stability improvements
- Minor bug fixes
These changes will be available to all users by July 29, 2026.
Tickets Worked on in This Release
Note that a significant number of these changes do not make it into release notes as they may be back-end tasks with no visible user impact, routine maintenance, minor updates, incomplete features being developed behind feature flags, etc.