Now that the redesign is behind us, we’ve got some actual new features on the way. These have been on the list for a while, and a couple came directly from user requests.

Film Supply Tracking

This is the big one. You’ll be able to track what film you have on hand — what’s in the freezer, what’s in the bag, what you just picked up at the shop. You can track the film brand, type, ISO, format, quantity, and optionally the expiration date.

When you go to add a new roll to your camera, you can choose from your supply and it’ll fill in the details for you. For roll film, it automatically decrements your count. For sheet film, it asks how many sheets you’re loading. Bulk rolls of 135 are tracked too, but since you never quite know how many rolls you’ll get out of a hundred feet of Tri-X, those are managed manually. Honestly, the sheet film and the bulk roll issue has going back and forth in my head for a decade, but it’s better just to give it the best shot and hope it works for most people.

If you’re someone who keeps a spreadsheet of what’s in the freezer (you know who you are), this should replace that. We’re also working on a CSV import so you can bring that spreadsheet data in rather than typing it all by hand.

And of course reports on this, just need to figure out what will be best here.

Batch Actions on the Film Dashboard

Small but useful. If you develop six rolls at once, you no longer have to open each one individually to mark it as developed. Checkboxes on the dashboard let you select multiple rolls and update them all at once. Works for marking rolls as finished, developed, or scanned.

Public Profiles

You’ve been able to share individual rolls publicly for a while now. Soon you’ll be able to set up a public profile at filmtrackr.com/u/yourusername that shows all your public rolls in one place, and optionally your gear list and some shooting stats. It’s entirely opt-in — nothing is public unless you turn it on.

When

These are all in testing now and should be rolling out over the next month or so. As always, if you have feedback or feature ideas, let us know.

More updates! This time in the form of a new design rather than new functionality. This was a long time coming though - the previous design had essentially been in place since the site launched in 2013.

What’s Changing

Visual Design

• Cleaner, more spacious layouts
• Better typography for improved readability
• Improved mobile experience

User Interface

• Streamlined navigation
• Improved film roll layouts
• Better data visualization in reports
• More intuitive pages

What’s Staying the Same

All your favorite features remain:

• Complete film tracking from load to scan
• Frame-by-frame detail logging
• Camera and lens management
• Comprehensive reports

Your Feedback Matters

FilmTrackr exists to serve the film photography community. As we redesign and make more updates, your input is invaluable.

Please share any feedback you have.

Also, stay tuned for more actual features soon.

With any luck you won’t notice anything, but I just wrapped up a set of code modernization to make sure that the site continues to function for years to come. Admittedly again, I hadn’t done much with the underlying codebase since starting the site back in 2013, and apparently things have changed slightly since then.

What Changed

Really just updating code, but more specifically:

Security Improvements

• Password hashing increased password security, yay!
• Session security more secure session and cookie stuff. No monsters should be stealing your cookies.
• Other security stuff that pretty much says it all.

Code Quality

• It’s better now. Good enough to share with you as open source, no way, but better.

What Stays the Same

Everything you see and use remains exactly the same! This was a pure backend update with:

• ✅ Same functionality
• ✅ Same design
• ✅ Same mobile experience
• ✅ All your data preserved

Coming Soon

With the backend modernized, I’m getting ready to start the redesign phase. Stay tuned for updates on the new design!

Problems?

If you run into any issues, email me at support@filmtrackr.com.

Welcome to the FilmTrackr News site - the second go around at it. This is where I’ll share news, updates, and announcements about improvements to FilmTrackr.

What to Expect

Over the coming months, I’ll be posting updates about:

• Backend Modernization - Updates to the codebase for better security and performance
• Frontend Redesign - A fresh design to replace the one that has been around since the beginning
• New Features - Enhancements to help you track your film rolls even better
• Bug Fixes - Addressing issues and improving reliability

Stay Connected

FilmTrackr has been helping photographers track their film rolls for over 13 years, though I’ve neglected it for many of those years. I’re excited to modernize the platform while keeping everything you love about it.

Happy shooting! 📷