Balsamiq's next chapter: A fresh new look for a well-loved tool
Launching a new brand, a new website, and a new UI for our wireframing tool! A design update that doesn’t change our focus: speed and clarity for product teams.
Looking back at Balsamiq's 2024
In 2024 we pruned to grow, we focused on clarity, and we adapted to embrace data analysis. Read about all the improvements and new features, too!
July 2024 release: New pricing plans and workflow updates
What’s new in Balsamiq: we updated the onboarding by adding user segmentation questions, redesigned the project navigation, and added new pricing and plans.
Where in the world is Balsamiq?
We have people in the USA (in California and Illinois), and Europe. This allows us to provide top-notch customer support and gives us a diverse and global culture.
Looking back at Balsamiq’s 2023
A detailed recap of what we did in 2023 and a peek into our plans for 2024.
Dev update for Summer 2023
Summer brings a redesigned Balsamiq Wireframes Editor and a couple nice new features! Join Brendan as he walks you through all of it.
Wireframing for everyone, the book, is here!
We wrote a book to help everyone participate in the design process! It’s about better ways to make wireframes and use them with your team. Order your copy now.
Looking back at Balsamiq’s 2022
We've changed a lot in the last year! Here's our traditional recap of what we did in 2022 and our plans for 2023.
The future of Balsamiq for Desktop
The future of Balsamiq is evolving! We're making some changes to our products, starting with the future of Balsamiq for Desktop.
Learning to wireframe: A quick guide
If you are looking forward to learning how to visualize your ideas and communicate them more effectively, here are a ton of resources to help you out.
Welcome Jonathan Race, business manager, and Arielle Kimbarovsky, head of marketing
The Balsamiq team is growing! Join us in welcoming two new team members, JR and Arielle, in new roles.
Dev update for October 2022
Font Awesome 6, Project Properties, and when to remove a feature. All that in this month's Dev Update Blogpost
How to periodically prune your software
Digital products go through cycles of expansion and simplification. Today we focus on the “adult life” phase, which is where Balsamiq Wireframes is right now.
Dev update for July 2022
Find and Replace, Exporting, Text, and Icons - you will want to be sitting down for this because it's a big one.
User research in the real messy world
Rigorous user research isn’t always possible. This talk for Smashing Meets explains how we adapted the theory to make it work in our particular world.
How Balsamiq outsources content projects
Even if you tend to do marketing projects internally, sometimes you could consider hiring outside contractors. This is how we do it - and some lessons learned.
How Balsamiq does product roadmaps
Product roadmaps vary a lot depending on the size of your company. We try to keep ours simple.
Looking back at 2021
Our traditional recap of what we did in 2021, and our plans for 2022!
Doing user research and developments in remote teams
User Research and Development are team sports. We go over the organization and processes our remote-first teams have in place to build Balsamiq Wireframes.
Priority review boards: a simple process with a big impact!
Quarterly roadmap meetings are great for making big plans, but how can we make much-needed smaller, everyday decisions? We use PRBs!
Dev update for Q2 and Q3
Summer is over. Let's see what gifts the release train dropped off at your door.
Conducting customer interviews for the reluctant
Peldi and Asia discuss why and how founders should overcome the discomfort of talking to their customers and how to prepare for conducting great interviews.
Dev update for Q1 2021
With one quarter in the books, we look about what's coming in the immediate future, and what's a little further down the track...
Announcing new mentors of our Office Hours Program
After two years, our Office Hours program is still going great. Several new Balsamiq mentors are now available for a chat. Come meet us online!
Looking back at 2020
A detailed recap of what we achieved in 2020, and a quick look at what's to come in 2021!
New integration: Balsamiq Power-Up for Trello!
Balsamiq now integrates with Trello! Link your wireframes to Trello cards with just a few clicks, and collaborate without friction!
“Baking” a Balsamiq mini virtual retreat
In November, we met for a 3-day mini virtual retreat dedicated to social time and fun. Here is how we planned the event and what we learned.
Our internal tools, and why we built them
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the tools we built to help Balsamiq run smoothly, and the motivations behind building them. It’s educational and fun!
Dev update for December 2020
The latest features and updates for Balsamiq Wireframes as we close out 2020.
Q&A: How to set up a user research practice
Anil and Jess chat about the lessons and challenges of building a user research team from scratch, qualitative methods, and the value of talking to customers.
How we prioritize product work
Features, bugs, chores: a behind-the-scenes look at how we decide to work on. Because no matter how big your product team is, there’s only so much you can push.
Balsamiq Wireframes for Desktop 4.1 - Future proofing
Balsamiq Wireframes 4.1 is ready to go. Find out about auto-updates, font changes, and spell check in our release post. We squashed 300+ bugs, and we're not slowing down!
How we planned a virtual retreat during the COVID-19 crisis
Like many other companies, we had to change plans for our annual company retreat. Here are the challenges we faced and the solutions we adopted for 2020.
Balsamiq dev update for June 19 2020
Image Links and Balsamiq Wireframes on Linux are just the start of the waterfall of features coming this year.
Looking back at 2019
The big rewrite is finally complete. Revenue grew over 11%. Read the recap of 2019, and take a quick look at what's to come in 2020!
Dev update for February 12 2020
So much has happened in the last 6 months! Let's talk about it. :)
BIG release! Balsamiq Wireframes for Desktop
Native Wireframes for Desktop versions are live. A new beginning!
Coming soon: Balsamiq Wireframes for Desktop
Wireframes for Desktop is SO CLOSE to being release-quality. Come try it out, and help us get over the finish line!
myBalsamiq End of Life announcement
Announcing myBalsamiq's End Of Life date: 1 December 2020.
How we run betas and gammas
Beta programs are a common way to reduce risk when shipping new software. We like to take it a step further and run Gammas, as well! Less stress, more quality.
Coming home: 2019 Balsamiq Nest retreat
Gathering together in May for our annual retreat in our new Bologna office, "The Nest," echoed the journey we've been on as a company over the past year.
The Balsamiq Office Hours
Have you ever wanted to talk to us in person? Would you like advice on your career, or software company? We are running a new program, which we're calling... the Balsamiq Office Hours!