Open Lab

Release notes

What's new in Open Lab

New features for researchers and for participants, month by month. Bug fixes and maintenance work are not listed.

months with new features
8
features listed on this page
102
features per month, on average
12
languages in the participant app
12

Features added per month

For researchersFor participantsMilestoneSelect a bar to open that month

51015202530Mar2026AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovso farLaunchEncrypted data collectionGroup-code assignmentMany-analysts modeStudy archive

6 of 102 features shown

September 2026

2 of 12 features#

For participants

  • Participant account deletionPrivacy

    Participants can delete their account from a Privacy & data page and choose whether their study data is deleted or stays with the researchers.

    Docs: Participant guide

  • Participant sign-in with emailParticipants

    Participants can sign in to the participant app with their email address as well as their username.

August 2026

1 of 5 features#

For participants

  • Notice when data cannot be savedParticipants

    When a lab.js task's data still cannot be submitted after automatic retries, participants see a notice with Try again and Continue without saving.

April 2026

Milestone: Group-code assignment

1 of 19 features#

For participants

  • Participant dashboardParticipants

    Participants with an account have a dashboard with their studies, invitations, messages, notifications and profile.

    Docs: Participant guide

Spring 2026

LaunchMilestone: Encrypted data collection

2 of 14 features#

For participants

  • Participant appParticipants

    Participants browse and search public studies at app.open-lab.online and take part with or without an account, in 12 languages.

    Docs: Participant guide

  • Study runnerParticipants

    Participants complete studies in the study runner, which shows each step in their language and saves lab.js data while the task runs.

    Docs: Participant guide

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