Removal of OOXML Engine

Release v2.1.0.0

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Changes

• Removal of OOXML engine: The OOXML engine is now a separate project that can be reused elsewhere. View https://github.com/AnsonLai/docx-redline-js.
• Gemini 3.1 Pro: Gemini 3 Pro was deprecated in favor of Gemini 3.1 Pro.
• Browser Demo: Browser Demo has been updated for much better reliability.

Known Issues

• Word Online: Word Online continues to be an issue. It is slow and unreliable when it is running many commands or a long task.

Glance UI Enhancement

Release v2.0.1.0

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Changes

• Glance UI: The Glance feature can now be hidden away.
• Browser Demo: Drastically improved usability but still imperfect as many formatting related redlines still fail.

Known Issues

• Word Online: Word Online continues to be an issue. It is slow and unreliable when it is running many commands or a long task.
• Gemini 2.5: Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are still the recommended models. While Gemini 3 results are better, the API is often throttled and/or slow, making the experience worse.

Decoupled Redline Engine

Release v2.0.0.0

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Changes

• OOXML Engine: The XML engine now handles all requests, completely decoupling from Word JS API. This gives us more control over the document for more accurate formatting.
• Browser Demo: By decoupling, this code can run outside of Microsoft Word. The browser-demo folder includes a demo of how you can run redlines in Javascript.

Known Issues

• Word Online: Word Online continues to be an issue. It is slow and unreliable when it is running slow.

Word Online Hotfix

Release v1.4.0.1

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Changes

• Initial, but Incomplete Support for Word Online: Word Online redlines are not yet done, but the plugin is now able to answer questions about the text.

Reliability & Redlining Update

Release v1.4.0.0

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Changes

• New OOXML Engine: Migrated to a new XML engine for more reliable edits, especially in complex lists and tables.
• Professional Redlining: Redlines can now be reliably turned off so that changes are applied directly to the document without further approval.
• Author Attribution: Redlines are now attributed to the author name specified in your Settings which can be the current user or anything else.
• Word-Level Precision: Diffs are now calculated by word, resulting in cleaner, more readable Track Changes.

Gemini Hotfix

Release v1.2.0.1

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Changes

This hotfix is to switch back to Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro as the default models and to create more explicit warnings when Gemini 3 Preview models are throttled.

Initial Release

Release v1.2.0.0

Releases are reflected in the commercially available version on the Microsoft Marketplace at:
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/product/saas/wa200009707

Key Features

• Bring Your Own Key (BYOK): Connect your Google AI Studio key for direct pricing and privacy.
• AI Chat: Summarize, rewrite, and analyze documents using Gemini 1.5 Flash and Pro.
• Track Changes Support: Apply AI edits directly to documents with full redline support.
• Glance Checks: Automated grammar and factual verification upon opening documents.
• Integrated Research: Built-in Google Search with citations for fact-checking.
• Document Checkpoints: Save and revert to specific document versions.

Installation

• Users: Install the add-in via the Microsoft Marketplace.
• Developers: Clone the repo, run npm install, and use npm start to sideload locally.

Setup

• API Key: Enter your Google Gemini API key in the settings menu.
• Personas: Use the System Message setting to define the AI’s role (e.g., legal or academic).