Version history

Version history is helpful if you want to save checkpoints while modeling machines or mirror version changes in the rest of your codebase. New versions can be saved from the current machine using the Version history panel in the lower left of the canvas.

All users can view versions of public machines. Users on our premium plans can view and create versions for machines in team projects and their own machines in My Projects. Read more about team roles and versions.

Version history is a premium feature of Stately Studio. You can try Stately Studio’s premium plans with a free trial. Check out the features on our Pro plan, Team plan, Enterprise plan or upgrade your existing plan.

Save a version

Save a new version of your machine from the Version history panel in the lower left corner of the canvas.

The Save button will be disabled unless you have changed your machine since you created the latest version.

Versions are named sequentially by default and have the version creator’s avatar. The version’s timestamp is always shown under the version name.

Rename a version

You can rename any version after double-clicking or focusing on the version name.

Auto-saved versions

There are some cases where versions will automatically be created for a machine Auto-saved versions are indicated in the list of versions with the Stately bot icon.

Initial versions

An initial version is automatically saved for new machines when:

• you fork a machine from an existing machine or project
• you duplicate an existing machine in its project

These versions are labeled “Initial version”.

Generated versions

An version is also automatically saved for machines when you generate a flow from your existing machine. These versions are labeled with the text description used to generate the flow.

Periodic snapshot versions

To reduce the likelihood of data loss, versions are automatically saved hourly as long as edits have been made to the project machine. These versions are labeled sequentially. They work just like other versions that you can view, restore, or delete.

In the version list, these auto-saved versions are hidden by default but you can toggle their visibility to show them along with versions you explicitly save.

View a version

You can view any version by selecting that version in the Version history. The version will be shown in the Editor and read-only unless you restore that version using the Restore button.

You can return to viewing the current version of your machine from the close icon button in the top bar or by selecting Current Version from the Version history panel.

Restore a version

You can restore your current machine to any version from the Version history panel using the restore icon button or using the Restore button in the top bar when viewing a version.

You cannot restore a version when a machine is locked. Unlock the machine from the machine Details panel to re-enable restoring versions.

Create a new machine from a version

You can also create a new machine from a version in your version history using the copy button in the top bar when viewing a version.

Your new machine will be created and opened in the same project with the same name appended with “(copy).”

Delete a version

Delete a machine version using the trash button in the top bar when viewing a version.

Team roles and versions

All team members can view past versions of machines in their team’s projects. Team owners, Admins, and Editors can also create and restore versions. Only Owners and Admins can delete versions.

Capability	Owner	Admin	Editor	Viewer
View team machine versions	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Create new versions of team machines	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Restore versions of team machines	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	🚫 No
Delete versions of team machines	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	🚫 No	🚫 No