Cal.com v5.1

We’re excited to bring you the latest updates to Cal.com. But first, a huge thank you for your incredible feedback on our routing improvements and for making us #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt! 🚀 Your support drives our growth and continuous improvement. Here’s what’s new this month:

Advanced Round-Robin fairness enhancements

Fair scheduling just got smarter! Previously, fairness in round-robin scheduling only worked for simple setups. Now, it fully supports routing and weighted distribution, giving teams greater flexibility in assigning meetings. This update also improves how pre-qualification filters are applied and adds a fallback mechanism to prevent "no availability" situations.

A new team setting now allows admins to customize the round-robin reset interval, choosing between daily or monthly resets. By default, the system resets every month, but teams needing a more dynamic rotation can now opt for a daily reset. These improvements ensure balanced workloads, smarter meeting distribution, and no lost booking opportunities due to availability gaps.

Enhanced Out-of-Office (OOO) management

Managing team availability is now easier with multiple improvements to Out-of-Office (OOO) functionality. Non-admin users can now view team OOO schedules in a read-only format, ensuring transparency while preventing accidental changes. Searching for OOO entries has also been improved, making it faster and more accurate to find team members' availability. Additionally, admins now have better tools to manage and update team OOO statuses, streamlining coordination for teams with dynamic schedules. These updates help teams stay informed and organized, reducing scheduling conflicts and improving overall efficiency.

Continued performance improvements

We're making Cal.com faster and more efficient with ongoing performance upgrades.

•   The migration to App Router is nearly complete, allowing us to focus on caching and streaming optimizations to keep the app as snappy as ever.

•   Our Next.js 15 upgrade is also in progress, bringing Turbopack for local development, already cutting startup times by 50%.

•   Additionally, we've completed major refactors in both our App Store (now featuring 100+ apps) and dependency management, improving local dev speeds by up to 25%.

These efforts ensure a smoother, faster experience for all users and we don't stop here. 

New apps to maximize your Cal.com experience

This month, we’re adding three powerful apps to our app store to enhance automation, AI, and customer interactions:

• Eleven Labs – Use AI-generated voice technology for personalized reminders, confirmations, and automated scheduling messages.

• Monobot CX – Automate customer interactions with an AI chatbot that handles scheduling, FAQs, and support inquiries.

• Intercom App – Seamlessly book meetings within Intercom chats, sync scheduling links, and enhance real-time customer engagement.

Discover these and many more integrations in our App Store to elevate your scheduling experience.

New features

• Our UI gets a refresh with V3 of UI components and a cleaner layout. #19136

• We now auto-detect the user’s country from their IP address, automatically pre-filling the correct country code in the booking window for a faster and smoother mobile number entry. #19788

• Booking ID and links are now visible in insights, making data tracking easier. #19697

• We've added improved navigation and loading speed for large teams. #19802

• Stay on top of new instant bookings with sound-enabled push notifications in your browser. #18548

• You can now select multiple durations when embedding Cal.com links via email. #17432

• Users now get a warning before leaving or refreshing an in-progress booking. #18932

• No-show confirmations will no longer pop up for single-attendee events, reducing unnecessary prompts. #19806

Improvements & fixes

• We've fixed an error where meeting URLs were missing from workflow emails, ensuring all calendar events now include the correct link. #19790

• We've resolved a bug causing date range filters on /bookings to display incorrect results, ensuring accurate scheduling. #19785

• We've fixed timezone selector bug – no more background scrolling when selecting timezones. #19789

• We've resolved a bug that caused an admin organization listing crash, allowing admins to view their organizations without errors. #19825

• We've fixed an issue with HubSpot integration, ensuring paid team events now sync correctly. #19761, #19609

• We've resolved a bug where the wrong attendee was shown when canceling a seated event. #19647

• We've fixed an error where the "Add Guests" option appeared in the dropdown even when disabled in booking settings. #19649

• We've fixed an issue where user profile updates were not happening in real-time, ensuring instant attribute updates. #19604

• We've resolved a bug that incorrectly marked valid timeslots as unavailable, ensuring proper booking availability. #19590

• We've resolved a bug where timezone input text was not visible in dark mode, improving readability. #19325

• We've resolved a bug where "Scheduling by Cal.com" still appeared in workflow emails even when branding was disabled. #18862

• We've resolved a bug causing phone input crashes on certain platforms, ensuring a smooth booking experience. #19396

• We've resolved a bug where timezone changes did not work properly if no end time was set, ensuring correct scheduling adjustments. #19103

• For more new features and fixes, visit our GitHub page.

Try out the latest updates and let us know what you think. As always, your feedback helps us build a better Cal.com for everyone. 

Cheers,

Ewa from Cal.com