Notes from inside the cloud

Hi everyone, Today, September 3, marks a new chapter for Drime. We're very happy to finally introduce our new visual identity, with a new logo, new colours, new typography, and a much clearer direction for what Drime is becoming. New look. Same ambition. The branding itself is new today, but the work behind it has been happening for months. Before looking ahead, we wanted to go through everything we shipped throughout August, because it was one of our biggest months yet. August was heavily focused on reliability across the entire platform, especially uploads, downloads, sync, backups, Drive performance and media, while still shipping some of our most requested features. We completely rebuilt Notes into Drime Pages, brought full document and PDF editing to mobile, released massive updates to our Windows desktop app, finally made our completely rebuilt macOS app available, and shipped a major cycle for Transfr. Here's everything that changed in August.

July was a busy month for Drime. Instead of focusing on one massive launch, we worked across nearly every part of the platform, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, mobile backups, Vault, Sign, and our infrastructure. We deployed major backend changes to make Drime faster and more scalable, completely overhauled the PDF Editor, significantly expanded Sign, improved Send & Track analytics and privacy, and continued turning the mobile apps into a much more complete Drime experience. A lot of the work this month also happened behind the scenes. Upload finalization, caching, database load, gallery performance, video streaming, backups, previews, and real-time synchronization all received significant attention. Here's everything that changed in July.

June has been another massive month for Drime. We didn't slow down after May. We focused on completely transforming critical parts of the platform. We pushed out several updates and filled you in on them weekly on our subreddit. This month was about rebuilding core systems and improving our infrastructure. From a massive overhaul of the Gallery, rebuilding Sign from the ground up, upgraded File Previews, and key improvements to our Upload Manager, we've been hard at work on improving the overall experience. Plus, we hit a major milestone by officially launching Gallery Overhaul and Sign on mobile. With that in mind, here's everything new this month.

May has been one of the biggest months in Drime's history. Over the past few months, we've been building a lot behind the scenes. Some projects took longer than expected, others required significant rewrites, but we're finally reaching the point where many of these efforts are becoming available to everyone. This month was focused on shipping. From Whiteboards and Backups to Desktop V2, major Search improvements, Vault upgrades, Passkeys, and dozens of platform improvements, May has been packed with new releases. Here's everything that changed.

April has been a busy month for the Drime team. At the beginning of the month, we released our biggest update so far, which we covered in our previous blog post. Since then, we’ve been closely monitoring performance across the platform. The results are clear. Drime is now significantly faster, more stable, and much more reliable in everyday use. The web app and mobile app are now smooth and usable under normal conditions. Failed uploads have been drastically reduced, and we’ve focused on what matters most: improving the core experience.

Over the past two months, we’ve been focused on improving Drime. Fixing issues, making things more reliable, and cleaning up a lot of the core systems. We didn’t post much during that time, but a lot has changed. Here’s what we’ve been working on.

January marked a very important start to the year for Drime. We shipped several major features, strengthened our security architecture, and continued improving overall platform performance. Our goal this month was simple: deliver meaningful progress while continuing to build strong foundations for the rest of 2026. Many of these updates were highly requested, and we are proud to finally make them available.

We’re excited to announce that Drime now supports native rclone integration, giving individuals, teams, and enterprises a powerful new way to manage large volumes of data with speed and flexibility. In this article, we’ll cover: - What rclone is - Why it matters for modern cloud workflows - How to connect rclone to Drime - Recommended configuration tips - Security best practices

December has been a dense and important month for Drime. As the year comes to an end, our focus has been clear: stability, polish, and preparing the foundations for a very ambitious start to 2026. Most of the work this month has happened behind the scenes, but it directly improves how reliable, smooth, and predictable Drime feels in daily use.

November has been another important month for Drime. We focused on stability across the platform, continued improving uploads and Vault performance, and made progress on several major projects including our new roles and permissions system, the mobile beta and the upcoming Rclone integration. This update brings many subtle but meaningful improvements that should make your daily use smoother and more reliable.

October has been another big month for Drime. We’ve introduced one of the most requested features, File Requests, alongside a series of improvements and fixes across all platforms. This update also marks the continuation of our infrastructure migration, aimed at making Drime faster and more reliable for everyone.

September was one of the most technical months for Drime so far. We focused on fixing dozens of bugs, improving upload and download stability, and preparing the next generation of our apps. This update brings clarity on what’s been done and what’s next.

August was dedicated to performance improvements and deeper technical upgrades. From faster uploads to better video streaming and more stable mobile uploads, this month was about reinforcing Drime’s core.

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