Changelog

What's new in Ornelle

New features, improvements and fixes, newest first.

  1. Launch
    The Ornelle applications grid

    Ornelle is live

    A modern hiring platform for founders, recruiters and hiring teams of any size. Track every application in one fast grid, set up your hiring process in plain sentences, and decide together. Free to start.

    Track every application

    • One fast grid for applications Workspace

      Filter, sort and customize the columns, and keep your own saved views for the lists you open every day.

    • Search that finds people and answers Search

      Find openings, applications and candidates as you type, forgiving typos, and search inside resumes, cover letters and notes. It is always up to date and answers in milliseconds.

    • Jump anywhere with Cmd+K Navigation

      A command palette for recent items, create actions, pages, saved views, forms, templates, processes, applications and candidates.

    Run your hiring process

    • Your process in plain sentences Processes

      Set up stages, statuses, forms and emails by describing each stage, then edit any part of a sentence to change it.

    • Workflows that move candidates forward Workflows

      Auto-assign tasks, send timely responses and rejections, and change statuses based on simple rules.

    • Scheduling built in Scheduling

      Send scheduling links and let candidates book interviews, connected to your calendar (Pro and Max).

    Careers pages and candidates

    • Branded careers pages Careers

      Publish openings on a careers page with your own application questions, a rich-text editor with slash commands, and image galleries.

    • Protection against spam and bots Careers

      Spam protection is on by default, with an optional bot challenge for any opening page.

    Decide together

    • Review forms and shared decisions Forms

      Collect structured feedback from everyone involved with review forms, and keep the decision in one place.

    • Email templates Templates

      Reusable templates for outreach and status updates, with a rich-text editor.

    • Mentions and an inbox Collaboration

      Mention a teammate in an application note and it lands in their inbox.

    • Permissions Permissions

      Control what recruiters, hiring managers and interviewers can see and do (Pro and Max).

    Plans

    • Free to start, paid when you grow Pricing

      Free, Plus, Pro and Max, each with seats for your team and a free trial on every paid plan. See the pricing page for the details.

  2. Lighter lists and tidier timelines

    Long lists of applications stay quick, and an application's timeline is easier to scan.

    Improved

    • Long lists load faster Applications

      Lists show just what you need for each application, and the full details load when you open one.

    • Long answers show as a short preview Lists

      In list columns, long text appears as a short preview instead of a wall of text.

    • Messages in the timeline fold away Timeline

      Emails and messages in an application's timeline open and close, so you can see the whole history at a glance.

    • The processes list opens faster Processes

      Your processes appear sooner, however many you have.

    • Descriptions have a length limit Limits

      Descriptions of forms, email templates, processes, statuses, permission groups and views are limited to 1,024 characters, which keeps lists and pages quick.

  3. Search that finds people and answers, instantly

    Type a few letters and see results as you go. Search now covers names, emails and the full text of resumes, cover letters and notes, and it is always up to date.

    New

    • Find people as you type Search

      A few letters of a name, title or email is enough. A typo or two is forgiven, and the order of the words does not matter: "eze dara" finds Dara Eze.

    • Search inside resumes, cover letters and notes Search

      Look for a skill or a phrase and get the applications that mention it, best match first. Word forms are understood, so "engineer" also finds "engineers".

    • Always up to date Search

      Whatever you save is searchable straight away: a new application, an edited note, a renamed opening. There is nothing to wait for.

    • Fast, even with a lot of data Search

      Results come back in milliseconds, including workspaces with hundreds of thousands of applications.

    Improved

    • Careers pages stay fast under a rush Careers

      When many candidates visit a careers page at once, it keeps loading quickly, and the rest of Ornelle is not affected.

    • A snappier app Performance

      Fewer behind-the-scenes requests while you work, so screens respond sooner.

  4. Command palette

    Press Cmd+K to go anywhere, or create anything, without leaving the keyboard.

    New

    • Cmd+K command palette Navigation

      Recent items, create actions, go-to pages, saved views, forms, templates, processes, applications and candidates, with arrow keys and Enter.

    Improved

    • The sidebar button says Create Sidebar

      The Add button is now Create, matching what it does.

  5. Your process in plain sentences

    Create and edit a hiring process by describing each stage, instead of drawing a graph.

    New

    • A setup modal for new processes Processes

      Pick your stages, add custom ones, choose reviewers and Ornelle builds the process with the statuses, forms and emails for each stage.

    • Stages read as sentences Processes

      Each stage shows as a sentence. Click a highlighted part to change the status, meeting, interviewers, message template or emails, then save.

    • Add, move and delete stages Processes

      Reorder stages, add new ones, and delete one safely: if applications are still in it, you get a link to them first.

    Improved

    • Tab titles follow the screen App

      The browser tab shows the page or record you are on, with the workspace name, and the inbox count when there are updates.

    • Edits do not overwrite each other Processes

      If someone else changed the same process in another tab, you are told to reload instead of losing their change.

  6. Protection for careers pages, and your suggestions

    Keep bots out of your applications, and tell us what to build next.

    New

    • Bot challenge Careers

      Turn on a bot challenge for an opening page, and applications are only accepted from visitors who pass it. It also covers the general application.

    • Hidden bot detection Careers

      A quiet check that turns away automated submissions without showing candidates anything.

    • Suggest an improvement Feedback

      Send a suggestion from the Help menu in the app, straight to the team.

  7. A Free plan, new pricing and seats

    Start free, then pay for what your team uses. Each paid plan includes seats and adds more at a fixed price.

    New

    • Free plan Plans

      A real Free plan for a first hire: up to two openings and one process. Careers pages on Free show a small "Built on Ornelle" badge.

    • Plus, Pro and Max Plans

      Plus is $29 a month, Pro $69 and Max $149 (ten months' price when billed annually).

    • Seats for your team Billing

      Plus includes 2 seats, Pro 5 and Max 10, with extra seats at $12, $10 and $8 a month. Every member is a seat, and an invitation cannot be accepted once the seats are used.

    • Try a paid plan Billing

      14 days with no card, or 30 days with a card, and a billing portal to change or cancel your plan.

    Improved

    • Warnings before you hit a limit Plans

      Forms tell you up front when your plan does not allow something, instead of failing after you submit.