ReleasePad

Turn GitHub commits into polished release notes and show them in-app, on the web, and to AI search

releasepad.io

Verified API available Free tier

Quick facts
What is it	Turn GitHub commits into polished release notes and show them in-app, on the web, and to AI search
Pricing	Freemium — from $35/mo
Free tier	Yes
Platform	Web Application
API	Yes
Best for	announcing product updates to users, turning GitHub commits into release notes
Domain registered	2019

Data updated Sept. 19, 2026

What does ReleasePad do?

ReleasePad is a changelog tool built for SaaS teams that want their releases to be seen. Connect it to a GitHub repository, and it watches every merge. Its AI reads the commits and PR descriptions, then writes a release note in plain English instead of leaving you with lines like "fix: resolve null pointer exception." You review the draft and hit publish. That's the core loop, and it takes seconds.

The distribution side is where ReleasePad differs. Most changelogs live on a page few people visit. ReleasePad gives you a 4.3kb widget you embed in your app with one line of code, so users see "What's New" while they're already using the product. It also generates a public changelog page designed to be crawled by search engines and AI assistants. That way when someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity how your product changed, the answer comes from your current changelog, not stale memory. A GitHub integration creates a new entry the moment a PR is merged, so documentation never slips. An MCP server is available for teams that want AI tools to query release data directly.

ReleasePad fits product teams, founders, and engineering managers who ship often but hate writing release notes. It's a practical fit for anyone who wants users to know the product is alive, investors and buyers to see momentum, and support teams to answer "what changed?" without digging through the repo.

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Key features

What makes it stand out

AI drafts release notes from GitHub commits and PR descriptions on every merge

4.3kb in-app widget shows 'What's New' inside your product without users leaving

Public changelog page that search engines and AI assistants can crawl

Publishes updates to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity answers

MCP server lets AI tools query your changelog directly

Who is ReleasePad for?

Who benefits most from this tool

announcing product updates to users

turning GitHub commits into release notes

keeping AI search answers about your product up to date

Pricing

Free tier available — start without a credit card

Free

Limited number of published posts
Public changelog page
Basic widget

Pro

$35/month

Everything in Free, plus:

Unlimited posts
Unlimited team members
Changelog analytics
GitHub AI integration
API access
Custom domain on public page
LLM-ready Markdown output
Priority support

Trust & presence

Domain Domain registered 2019

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