Release Notes Software
Release notes software usually solves one piece: an editor, or a hosted page, or an email tool. Shipstar covers the whole lifecycle — notes are drafted by AI from your GitHub activity, reviewed and approved in one queue, published to a hosted page and embeddable widget, and delivered to your users by email with proper opt-in and unsubscribe handling. One platform, from merge to inbox.
The Full Release Notes Lifecycle in One Tool
Draft, review, approve, publish, deliver — most teams stitch this together from a doc, a CMS, and an email tool, and the seams show. In Shipstar, a release triggers generation, the draft lands in review, approval publishes it, and publication fans out to every configured channel. Nothing gets pasted between tools, so nothing drifts out of sync and nothing gets forgotten.
AI Drafting That Starts from Your Code
The blank page is why release notes go stale. Shipstar eliminates it by generating each draft from the commits and pull requests that actually shipped, written in the tone you configure for your project. Your team's job shrinks to editing and approving — a five-minute review instead of an hour of reconstructing the release from memory and Slack threads.
Email Delivery with Compliance Built In
Emailing release notes to customers means managing lists, opt-ins, and unsubscribes. Shipstar handles it natively: mailing lists per project, double-opt-in subscriptions, per-recipient one-click unsubscribe on every message, and unsubscribed addresses that stay unsubscribed even if re-added. Your release notes reach inboxes without you building email infrastructure or risking your sending reputation.
Built for Engineering Teams, Not Just Marketers
Shipstar plugs into how software teams already work: GitHub as the source of truth, review gates before anything publishes, scheduling for release trains, and a REST API plus agent-ready MCP tools so CI pipelines and AI agents can drive the process. Product and marketing get polished output; engineering never leaves its workflow.
Why teams choose Shipstar
- One platform from draft to delivery — no doc-CMS-email tool chain
- AI drafts every release note from your actual GitHub activity
- Email lists, double opt-in, and one-click unsubscribe handled for you
- API and agent tooling for teams that automate everything
Frequently asked questions
What does release notes software actually need to do?
Four things: produce the notes, run them through review, publish them somewhere users can find, and deliver them to users who want updates. Shipstar covers all four — AI generation from GitHub, an approval queue, a hosted page plus embed widget, and built-in email delivery.
Can Shipstar email release notes to our customers?
Yes. Create mailing lists per project, let users subscribe with double opt-in, and approved release notes go out by email with a compliant one-click unsubscribe link on every message. Unsubscribes are permanent — re-adding an address can't override an opt-out.
Who reviews the notes before they're published?
Your team. Generated drafts sit in a review queue where anyone with access can edit, approve, or reject. If you schedule content, approved items can also auto-publish when their scheduled date arrives.
Does it integrate with GitHub?
GitHub is the primary source: Shipstar connects via OAuth, tracks the repositories you choose, and generates notes from commits and merged pull requests. Slack, X, Intercom, email, and webhooks are available as destinations.
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