Version overview
Manja Digital Asset Management

Latest, 11. April 2025

Version 5.0

Staging, Sharing, new APIs, modern Look & Feel, and much more

Modern Look & Feel

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  • Numerous improvements to the user interface and usability
  • New section “Special Folders” to group new functionality
  • Style guide in each skin to help with customization

Workflows for Staging & File Approvals

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Collections & Sharing
  • Lightboxes are now Collections
  • Collections are structured sets that users can manage for themselves, teams, or others
  • Collections can be easily organized, shared, and searched
  • Significantly improved with a strong focus on collaboration
  • Collections can be shared with others either read-only or editable
  • Collections can be shared publicly
Staging
  • Files are uploaded with a private status – regardless of target folder
  • Visibility is controlled via approvals
  • Users can send approval requests for review by authorized persons
  • Approvals can be granted, revoked, or rejected flexibly – for controlled distribution of content
Mandatory Metadata for Approvals
  • Metadata fields can be marked as required
  • Assets can only be approved if all required fields pass validation
  • Complements both internal and third-party approval processes
  • Helps enforce your corporate standards

Perma-Links

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  • Permanent links can now be set up for assets
  • Perma-links offer stable, easy referencing – especially by external services
  • Perma-links are accessible without a Manja account
  • Download formats can be configured for Perma-links (e.g., output format, color space, size)

Public Spaces

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  • Collections and individual files can be made publicly available
  • Content selection is controlled via permissions
  • Integrated with collections sharing functions
  • Optionally include additional information such as terms of use or contextual details
  • Ideal for serving media kits & press photos

Improved Support for Passkeys

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  • Passkey support (previously WebAuthn/FIDO) has been refined for easier adoption
  • Passkeys provide secure, passwordless authentication – fully integrated in Manja

APIs

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  • New Asset Picker API for easy integration into websites, apps and external services
  • Extended GraphQL API

Other New Features / Improvements

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  • Drag-and-drop improved in many areas, including directory uploads
  • New: support for AVIF and PSB formats
  • New statistics for shared content (views, downloads, history)

Fixed Bugs

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  • Fixed issue with ZIP download sharing
  • Fix for display error in dark theme in metadata editor
  • Various UI corrections and performance improvements