What's new in GoTo Webinar?
Keep track of what's going on with GoTo Webinar and learn about our newest features and changes.
Dashboard - April 9, 2025
- Admin analytics dashboard. Admins can now launch a new analytics dashboard from GoTo Admin where they can filter data by organizer. Learn more.
Dashboard - April 7, 2025
- Handout limit increased. Organizers can now upload up to 15 handouts per session. Previously the limit was 5.
Dashboard - March 26, 2025
- Interprefy integration. Organizers can now add Interprefy to sessions so that attendees can listen to the audio portion of the event using a language of their choosing. Learn more.
Dashboard - March 24, 2025
- Delete past webinars. Organizers have better control over their dashboard cleanliness with this new ability to permanently delete past webinars, including series. Deleted webinars will not be removed from recordings, analytics, or other reports. Learn more.
Dashboard – November 4, 2024
- Enhanced domain restriction options. Organizers can now choose between creating an allow list and a block list for domains that attendees can register with.
Dashboard – September 20, 2024
- Re-send follow up emails. Once the initial follow-up email has been sent, organizers can now edit and r e-send a follow-up email one additional time. This is available for all webinar types outside of pre-recorded sessions.
Dashboard – August 22, 2024
- Bulk registration updates. Instead of the entire upload failing due to 1+ issues, organizers can now have partial successes and will receive a detailed list of which entries failed and why when applicable.
Dashboard – July 12, 2024
- Branding themes. You can now save your branding settings as themes to quickly add to future & currently scheduled events. See Customize my webinar for more information.
Dashboard - July 8, 2024
- Run Webcasts in GoTo app. Organizers can now host Webcast events in the GoTo app when they enable the new experience from the dashboard. Schedule them the same way as before and see Use the control panel to run your session for help with the new in-session experience.
Dashboard – June 28, 2024
- Registration domain restriction. You can now restrict up to 50 domains rather than just 10.
Dashboard - June 10, 2024
- AI Summaries. Organizers can generate AI summaries of recorded and transcribed sessions, including key topics and decisions, that can then be shared out to other participants, saving both time and effort.
Webinars – May 8, 2024
- CC/Subtitles available for Recorded Webinar events. When a session is recorded and transcribed and then used to schedule a Recorded Webinar event, closed captions will be available for participants to enable. Closed captions are currently available in English only.
Webinars – May 2, 2024
- Bulk registration updates. Organizers will now see detailed error messages (if applicable) when bulk registration uploads fail.
Dashboard – April 23, 2024
- Organizers can see why bulk registration fails. Organizers will now see specific error messages (if applicable) when uploading bulk registrants.
Desktop app (v10.20.0, b19992) – April 4, 2024
- Fixed an issue where the app interface disappeared on macOS Sonoma 14.4 devices with operating system language set to German, Italian, and French.
Dashboard – March 20, 2024
- Organizers can customize certifications. Organizers and co-organizers can now customize various items on the certificates, such as the brand, logo, signature option, role, etc. The default certificate color was changed from gray to blue.
Dashboard – March 11, 2024
- Organizers can add up to 49 co-organizers to Recorded webinars. Co-organizers are able to edit webinar details, receive and answer questions, and generate reports.
Note: Only those on the same GoTo Webinar account can be assigned as co-organizers. External co-organizers are not supported at this time.
Dashboard – December 14, 2023
- Generate transcripts for webinar recordings. Once enabled (either manually or automatically), attendees can view the transcripts and search for keywords along with the webinar recording.
Note: Previously transcripts were only available if the recording was uploaded onto GoTo Stage.
Dashboard – October 25, 2023
- Organizers can generate session reports up to two years after its scheduled start date
Dashboard – October 12, 2023
- When organizers copy a webinar, the audio settings are copied as well
Dashboard – September 7, 2023
- Automatically email co-organizers the session recording after the webinar. Only co-organizers in the same GoTo Webinar account will receive the recording.
Classic GoTo Admin Center (v5.47.0) – September 6, 2023
- Remote control for attendees Admins can now configure the "Remote control for attendees" feature to choose between allowing organizers to choose if they want to let attendees have remote control and if so, there is an additional setting to allow attendees make the request. This feature is disabled by default. The following settings are available:
- Enabled - Organizers can choose to share control of their keyboard and mouse with attendees.
- Let organizers choose if attendees can request remote control access.
- Disabled - Organizers cannot share control of their keyboard or mouse in any session.
- Enabled - Organizers can choose to share control of their keyboard and mouse with attendees.
Attendee Report – June 28, 2023
- Staff details are available in the attendee report. Get a clearer picture of everyone in attendance, including your staff.
Emails – May 8, 2023
- Emails sent from GoTo Webinar (such as confirmation and registration emails) have a new look and feel. Emails include the same details with an improved layout to the session date and time, feature image, and content alignment
Emails – April 26, 2023
- Organizers can add a custom disclaimer to all emails sent from GoTo Webinar such as the confirmation and reminder emails
Settings – February 16, 2022
- The Play entry and exit chimes setting has to disabled by default for a less intrusive organizer experience
Dashboard – December 15, 2022
- Co-organizers can now own the webinar if the scheduling organizer is suspended or deleted from an account. Until a co-organizer does, no one will be able to register, start, or join the webinar
Note: If there are no co-organizers on the session and the organizer is removed from the account, the webinar will be lost.
Dashboard & Registration Pages – December 13, 2022
- Improvements have been made to the State and Country registration questions. These include:
- If organizers include State/Province as part of the registration questions, Country is automatically selected.
- Registrants must choose their Country/Region first before entering their State/Province.
- The State/Province list is filtered based on the country that is selected.
Dashboard – August 12, 2022
- Organizers can add up to 49 co-organizers and 50 panelists (100 staff members total) to a webinar
Note: If you need more co-organizers or panelists, you can have them register as an attendee and promote them to the co-organizer or panelist role during the session.
- Organizers can add up to 200 panelists to a virtual event
- Organizers can resend the virtual event invitation to panelists
- Translation improvements
Virtual Events – August 2, 2022
- Organizers can use Stripe to charge attendees to join their virtual events. Attendees will be prompted to pay during the registration process
- Fixed an issue where users saw a "Recording is processing" message for sessions that were not recorded
- Updated footer
Virtual Events – June 22, 2022
- Organizers can upload registrants in bulk to their virtual events
Virtual Events – June 15, 2022
- Organizers can add up to 49 co-organizers and 50 panelists (100 staff members total) to their virtual events
Note: If you need more co-organizers or panelists, you can have them register as an attendee and promote them to the co-organizer or panelist role during the session.
Virtual Events – May 25, 2022
- Fixed an issue where attendees could not register for virtual events with more than 100 registrants
- Fixed an issue where co-organizers and speakers were not receiving reminder emails
Virtual Events – May 18, 2022
- Fixed an issue where attendees received follow-up emails for registered absentees
Virtual Events – April 12, 2022
- Organizers can choose to manually approve registrants for their virtual events
Virtual Events – March 16, 2022
- Organizers can live stream a live session from a virtual event to social platforms
- Fixed an issue where copied events were not automatically displayed on the dashboard
Dashboard – March 15, 2022
- Dial in audio options have been removed for Russia and Belarus
- Russia and Belarus have been removed from the country list in Registration forms
Dashboard – December 14, 2021
New!
- Register Attendees in Bulk
- Organizers can upload registrants in bulk to their webinar events.
- Add Start and No End Dates to Recorded Events
- When organizers schedule a Recorded event, they can choose to schedule it with a start date and no end date. In this case, the event will be available for 1 year after the start date.
Improved:
- Fixed an issue where organizers weren't able to upload videos from DropBox
- Co-organizers can delete recorded sessions from a virtual event
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
Virtual Events – November 23, 2021
New!
- Add Recorded Sessions to a Virtual Event
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Organizers can
add Recorded events (formerly known as "
Simulated Live webinars") to a virtual event. When adding the Recorded event, organizers can update the Q&A, Survey, Polls, and Handouts fields for that specific session.
Note: Scheduling organizers will be able to change the recording until the scheduled start time. Co-organizers do not have the ability to edit the recording.
- Improvements to Emails
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- Event updates are sent to staff members (organizers and panelists) and registrants.
- Organizers can send event reminder emails to staff members.
- Follow-up emails are sent to registrants.
Improved:
- Webinar event type descriptions have been updated in the dashboard
- Organizers are warned that additional licenses are needed when they try to schedule overlapping sessions
- Past virtual events are listed in reverse chronological order from most recent to oldest
- Organizers cannot edit past event details
- Fixed an issue where updating the timezone also changed the date and time
- Cosmetic improvement
Desktop App (v10.18.0, b19932) – November 22, 2021
New!
- Support for Windows 11
- Users running Windows 11 can install the desktop app to start and join sessions! Learn more about the system requirements.
- Support for macOS 12 Monterey
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- Users running macOS 12 Monterey can install the desktop app to start and join sessions! Running the new OS prompts you to allow screen recording when you share a screen or take a screenshot in GoToMeeting. If you deny and wish to give permission at a later time, you can do so in your computer's Security & Privacy preferences and restart the app. Learn more about the system requirements.
Improved:
- Fixed an intermittent Windows issue where presenters could not share their full screen
- Fixed a Windows issue where the attendee's pre-session window was hidden behind the shared screen
- Users can discover and try the new GoTo from the GoToMeeting Suite
- Typo fix
Virtual Events – October 14, 2021
Improved:
- New warning message for organizers who switch event types from Standard to Webcast
- Organizers cannot cancel a virtual event that is in progress
- Fixed an intermittent issue where filters were not applied when copying events
- Fixed an issue where the co-organizer's name appeared when copying events rather than the original scheduling organizer
- Fixed an issue where copied events mirrored past dates and times
- Cosmetic improvements and minor bug fixes
Virtual Events – September 28, 2021
New!
- Host a Multi-Session and Interactive Event
- Organizers can schedule and host multi-day multi-session virtual events.
Dashboard – September 21, 2021
New!
- Ability to Switch Webinar Types
- Organizers now have the ability to switch their event from a Standard type to Webcast.
Dashboard – July 12, 2021
New!
- Ability to Live Stream Events to LinkedIn Live
- Organizers can live stream events to LinkedIn.
Desktop App (v10.17.0, b19785) – July 1, 2021
Download now on Windows and Mac!
Improved:
- Fixed an intermittent issue where the Windows app crashed when users joined a session
- Fixed an intermittent issue where the Windows app crashed when users shared webcams using a 3rd party service
- Fixed an issue where the "Unmute All" button did not unmute panelists
- Fixed an intermittent issue where attendees saw staff webcams before the broadcast started
Dashboard – April 30, 2021
New!
- Ability to Live Stream Events to Social Media Platforms
- Organizers can live stream events to Facebook, YouTube, and other social media platforms.
Desktop App (v10.16.0, b19598) – April 26, 2021
Download now on Windows and Mac!
New!
- Desktop Notifications No Longer Supported
- Desktop notifications (for app upgrades, discounts, product information and news) is no longer supported. Stay up to date with the latest versions on this article.
- Additional Keyboard Shortcuts
- There are additional keyboard shortcuts available for audio and collapsing/expanding panes.
Improved:
- Fixed an intermittent issue where a promoted organizer couldn't share their webcam
- Fixed an issue where the Control Panel became unresponsive during tests, polls, video sharing in full screen mode
- Fixed an intermittent issues where Windows co-organizers could not connect to audio after broadcast and recording had begun
- Fixed an issue where an undocked Windows Attendee list had resizing and scrolling problems
- Fixed an issue where Mac organizers saw "Too many people are unmuted" error
- In the case of a delayed session ending, shared components (webcam, audio, and screensharing) are deactivated quicker
- Presenters cannot share their screen while polls are in progress
- Updated copyright to 2021
iOS App (v7.5.2) – Jan. 7, 2021
New!
- App Privacy Policy Now Available
- Users can view GoTo Webinar's app privacy policy on the App Store.
Improved:
- When an iOS attendee joins a webinar late and a video is already playing, they will be taken to the current place in the video rather than the beginning
Desktop App (v10.15.0, b19228) – Jan 7, 2021
Download now on Windows and Mac!
New!
- Support for macOS Big Sur (11)
- Users running macOS Big Sur (11) can now download and install the desktop app to start and join sessions! Users running the new OS will be prompted to allow screen recording when they share a screen or take a screenshot in GoTo Webinar. If users choose Deny and wish to give permission at a later time, they can go into their computer's Security & Privacy preference pane to enable access and restart the GoTo Webinar app for the permission to take effect.
- Support for Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
- Mac users can now use keyboard shortcuts as an alternative way to do something you'd typically do with a mouse.
Improved:
- Fixed an issue where uploaded videos were not available in the control panel
