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Software development is changing fast, and here at GitKraken, we’re excited to be at the forefront. We’re entering a new era—one where AI is helping developers rather than trying to replace them. Our goal is to put that power to work for developers—embedded in your workflows, on your terms. We’ve been listening closely to feedback from our community—developers, team leads, engineering managers, and our enterprise customers.

GitKraken On-Premise customers, we’ve got exciting news! The powerful Launchpad feature, previously available only in GitKraken Cloud, is now making its way to your self-hosted environment. This update brings a simplified, efficient, and fully local way to start your day informed—helping you stay on top of your Git activity without relying on external cloud services.

Merge conflicts can derail your workflow at the worst possible moment. You’re making progress, ready to push your changes, and then suddenly—you hit a conflict. Now you have to stop, figure out what changed, track down a teammate, and resolve the issue before moving forward. It’s frustrating, time-consuming, and disrupts your momentum.

Velocity isn’t just about how fast developers write code—it’s about how efficiently that code moves from idea to production. Yet many teams struggle with an invisible bottleneck: inconsistent workflows. Without clear, standardized processes, teams hit avoidable roadblocks that slow them down in ways that aren’t always obvious. PRs linger in review, merge conflicts become routine, and onboarding a new developer feels like an unwritten scavenger hunt. The worst part?