Discover What’s New in Origami.ms Version 6.1.9

We’re excited to announce the release of Origami 6.1.9, launched on March 19, 2025! This update is packed with AI-powered tools and automation features designed to streamline your workflow, increase efficiency, and offer more customization options than ever before.

What’s New in Origami 6.1.9?

🚀 AI-Enhanced Formulas – Smarter, Faster Calculations

Now, you can simply describe a formula in words, and our AI will generate it for you. Not only that, but you can also test the formula immediately with a live preview before integrating it seamlessly into your system. Say goodbye to manual formula writing and hello to effortless automation!

🤖 AI-Driven Automation – Intelligent Document Processing
Now, you can also leverage multiple AI models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude to perform intelligent automation across different tasks, giving you greater flexibility in selecting the right AI for your needs.

Leverage multiple AI models to automate complex tasks! A prime example: upload a resume file, and Origami’s AI will instantly extract key insights and generate a structured summary directly into a text field. This speeds up review processes and enhances data accuracy.
This functionality is configured in the AI Automation Action in Workflow+, allowing you to seamlessly integrate AI-powered processing into your existing workflows.

🎛️ Advanced Widget Visibility Rules – Full Control Over Your UI

Gain greater control over your interface with enhanced visibility conditions for widgets and fields. Configure dynamic rules that adjust based on user inputs, role permissions, or predefined conditions, ensuring a streamlined and personalized experience for every user.

📑 Smarter Repeat Groups in Documents – Seamless Data Structuring

Handling dynamic data in documents just got even easier! With our upgraded repeat group handling, you can now:

Align column structures effortlessly

Preview and adjust column headers before finalizing

Ensure better readability and organization across documents

📂 Expanded File Support – More Flexibility for Your Needs

We’ve expanded our supported file types, allowing for more seamless document uploads and storage options. Whether you need to upload new formats or integrate diverse file types, Origami now provides more flexibility than ever.

New File Types Supported in the Upload Field

📄 Text Files:

• RTF (Rich Text Format)
• ODT (OpenDocument Text)
• MD (Markdown)
• POWERPOINT

📊 Data Files:

• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
• SQL (Structured Query Language)
• LOG (Log File)

🎵 Audio Files:

• MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer III)
• WAV (Waveform Audio File Format)
• FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

🎥 Video Files:

• AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
• MOV (Apple QuickTime Movie)
• MKV (Matroska Video File)

🖼️ Image Files:

• BMP (Bitmap Image)
• SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
• HEIC (High Efficiency Image Format)

📦 Archive & Compression Files:

• 7Z (7-Zip Compressed File)
• RAR (Roshal Archive)
• TAR (Tape Archive)

⚙️ System Files:

• DLL (Dynamic Link Library)
• SYS (System File)
• INI (Initialization File)

🗄️ Database Files:

• MDB (Microsoft Access Database)
• SQLITE (SQLite Database)
• ACCDB (Access 2007 Database)

📝 New Web Form Editor – Beta Version

We’re introducing a brand-new Web Form Editor in beta! This powerful new tool allows for enhanced customization and control over your forms:

• Define sections with structured fields of various types.
• Control the order of fields and the number of fields per row.
• Add multiple pages for better form organization.
• Configure Header and Footer settings – choose whether they apply uniformly across all pages or are customized per page.

This new editor is designed to improve flexibility in form creation, giving you greater control and customization options over your data collection and presentation.

Discover the Power of These New Features!

These updates are designed to make Origami more intuitive, powerful, and tailored to your business needs. Try them out today and discover how they can enhance your productivity.

We’d love to hear your feedback! Let us know how these improvements are working for you and help us shape the future of Origami.

Best regards,
The Origami Team

Conversations Reimagined — Origami 6.2.1 Is Here Smarter Forms. Seamless Messaging. Unified Support & Channels.

We’re excited to introduce Origami version 6.2.1 — a powerful new release that brings together enhanced form-building, next-generation messaging, and true omnichannel clarity. From smarter workflows to a more connected user experience, this version is built to help you move faster, communicate better, and work smarter across your entire organization.

Web Forms: Built Around Your Logic

Design forms that adapt to your way of thinking. With our expanded form-building capabilities, you can now:

• Drag and drop sections within pages

• Move sections across pages

• Drag and drop fields between sections

The result? Total freedom to shape your forms exactly how you need them — with dynamic, drag-and-drop control over sections, pages, and fields. Build complex forms with ease, and adapt them on the fly as your workflows evolve.

Official WhatsApp Integration: Templates + Multi-Account Management

Streamline your communication with Origami’s official Meta integration:

• Support for multiple WhatsApp numbers, each with its own dedicated templates and settings

• Create and manage pre-approved WhatsApp templates for consistent, branded outreach

• It’s structured, scalable communication — tailored to your customer journeys.

Workflow Automation: Send Templates Instantly

A new workflow action lets you send WhatsApp templates directly from within automated processes.
Perfect for confirmation messages, follow-ups, and timely alerts — all with a personal touch, powered by automation.

OMNI Widget (Beta): Unified Conversations in One Timeline

• Messages from different numbers
• Manual and automated replies
• Interactions from different team members

You can even send templates and upload files directly from the widget.
Coming soon: full integration with email, SMS, and social media platforms — all in the same thread.

Built-In Support Portal

Support, reimagined.
Open tickets directly from within Origami, assign them to relevant departments, and receive real-time updates via email — all from a centralized, user-friendly interface.

System Preferences-> Support

Dark Mode: Thoughtfully Designed for Focus

Enjoy a refined interface made for modern work. Whether you’re working late or just prefer a clean, low-light environment — Dark Mode brings both comfort and clarity.

See What’s Possible in Origami 6.2.1

We invite you to explore the latest features and discover how they can elevate your everyday operations — from form-building to messaging to multi-channel support.

As always, we welcome your feedback and are here to support your journey.

Warm regards,
The Origami Team

Picture this: Your team’s buzzing with excitement over a new AI agent that promises to streamline workflows—think automated customer follow-ups or real-time project updates. You plug it into Slack, hook it up with Zapier, and sprinkle in some ChatGPT magic. A week later, you’re drowning in duplicate tasks, missing data, and a compliance headache because the AI pulled the wrong info from a siloed spreadsheet. Sound familiar?

AI is a game-changer, no doubt. But here’s the catch: it’s only as good as the structure it’s built on. Without a centralized platform to keep everything in check, even the smartest AI can turn into a liability. That’s where tools like Origami come in—a no-code powerhouse that acts as the backbone for data governance, automation orchestration, and AI-readiness. Let’s unpack why, in this era of advanced automation, structure isn’t just nice to have—it’s non-negotiable.

The Hidden Cost of Fragmented Automation

Businesses today are like kids in a candy store with AI tools: Slack bots for notifications, Zapier for quick integrations, ChatGPT plugins for on-the-fly answers. It’s fast, it’s flexible, and it feels like progress—until it isn’t. Fragmented systems lead to fragmented results. Sales sees one version of a customer record, support sees another, and your AI agent? It’s guessing half the time, risking errors or worse, compliance slip-ups.

Take a healthcare provider automating patient intake. An AI chatbot might nail the conversation, but if it’s pulling from disconnected sources—one database for appointments, another for patient history—it could double-book slots or miss critical HIPAA-protected data. The result? Chaos that costs time, trust, and potentially legal penalties.

This is where centralized platforms like Origami shine. With its modular entities and records, you get a single source of truth. Data stays consistent, permissions stay tight (down to the field level!), and your AI knows exactly where to look. No more guesswork—just results.

AI Doesn’t Replace Structure – It Thrives on It

There’s a myth floating around: AI is so smart it can “figure things out” without much help. The reality? AI agents—like ChatGPT or multi-modal assistants—need clean, organized data to avoid hallucinations or bad decisions. Think of AI as a brilliant chef: it can whip up a masterpiece, but only if the kitchen’s stocked with the right ingredients, labeled, and ready to go.

Origami sets the table perfectly. Its visual workflow automation lets you define triggers (e.g., “new lead added”), conditions (e.g., “priority = high”), and actions (e.g., “send SMS to sales manager”). Add in ChatGPT integration, and you’ve got AI populating fields or prioritizing tasks—all within a secure, structured environment. For example, a marketing team could use Origami to track campaign leads, with AI suggesting follow-up actions based on real-time data, all logged for accountability. Structure doesn’t stifle AI; it supercharges it.

Origami: The Central Brain for Scalable Automation

Imagine Origami as your organization’s automation command center. Its granular permissions mean only the right people see the right data—think a sales rep editing a lead’s status but not its budget field, reserved for managers. Custom views (Kanban for projects, maps for logistics) keep teams aligned, while external API support pulls live data into records—like stock levels or weather updates—keeping AI decisions current.

A project management use case paints the picture: Tasks live in an entity, linked to a project record via instance relations. An AI workflow spots a missed deadline, updates the status, and notifies the team—all tracked in Origami’s audit log. Compare that to a patchwork of tools where updates get lost between Trello and email. Origami ties it together, scaling automation without the mess.

Why AI-Native Doesn’t Mean Chaos

“AI-native” is the buzzword du jour—tools built from the ground up with AI in mind. But native doesn’t mean standalone. As autonomous agents evolve (think process managers juggling schedules or assistants drafting contracts), they’ll need a centralized hub to read/write data safely and collaborate with humans. Origami’s webforms, dashboards, and reporting tools bridge that gap, letting AI interact with structured inputs while humans stay in the loop.

Consider a retail chain rolling out an AI-driven inventory bot. Without a platform like Origami, it might over-order stock based on outdated sales data from a random CSV. With Origami, the bot taps into a centralized entity, validates stock levels via API, and triggers a restock workflow—human-approved, of course. Chaos averted, efficiency gained.

The Future: AI and Centralized Platforms Go Hand-in-Hand

Here’s the forward-looking truth: by 2025, AI agents will handle more complex tasks—multi-modal decisions, cross-department workflows, you name it. But they’ll falter without a structured backend. Origami’s not just keeping up; it’s paving the way. Its no-code design means non-techies can build workflows, while its robust features (data validation, conditional UI, audit trails) ensure AI plays nice with compliance and scale.

For business leaders, this is the takeaway: AI automation isn’t about replacing structure—it’s about leveraging it. Platforms like Origami turn fragmented experiments into cohesive strategies, making your organization AI-ready without the growing pains.

Conclusion: Structure Is Your Competitive Edge

AI’s potential is limitless, but only if you give it the foundation to succeed. Centralized platforms like Origami aren’t relics of the past—they’re the key to scalable, secure, and responsible automation. Whether you’re a startup juggling growth or an enterprise taming complexity, structure isn’t a burden; it’s your edge. Ready to see how Origami can transform your automation game? Dive in and take control—because even the smartest AI needs a steady hand.

Today, we can see how low-code and no-code solutions are rapidly becoming more and more popular. Everyone will soon be capable of building an application for their views. The basic concept behind a low-code platform is to enable anyone to create tools or features with no need to know programming languages.

I’ve recently had the pleasure to discuss the benefits Origami provides with one of our enterprise customer’s CIO. Her team has been building new applications and replacing existing ones with Origami for the last year. I’ve received insight that was very interesting for me, which echoed what I’ve heard from several other CIOs, and gave me the wisdom to write this post.

After a few years in the market, our teams had a chance to provide solutions to organizations from several industries: including medical devices, pharma, real estate, and venture capital. What’s even more innovative, it makes it possible for the non-technical corporate customers, or the “citizen developers,” to construct their applications. The low code system allows business teams to create apps from the ground up and has received much attention. 

You may take total leverage and include modern business applications developed on low-code platforms to match your needs. These platforms revolutionize applications by empowering those who work closely with consumers to deliver services and unforgettable experiences.

Low Code Platform for CIO -Chief Information Officer

Many CIOs worldwide are very enthusiastic about bringing Low Code to organizational spaces and usually believe that implementing a low code solution will increase business performance and save a ton of time while addressing the resource shortage. Our solution can help CIOs bring a digital transformation within various departments. It also has the potential to simplify the product and software development teams. 

Companies may rapidly create digital solutions using low-code technologies without writing even one piece of code. The low code platforms have become the upcoming big trend, with Gartner forecasting that by 2023, low code will take up to sixty-five percent of all SaaS development.

It seems that the needs that come up to many CIOs include the following:

• Overload on the information team – The requests and requirements for more applications never cease.
• The outcome of the above – is more and more spreadsheets that replace managed information systems spread in the organization, which means data is stored in many places and used in many versions.
• It is becoming more challenging to track all the organizational software – be it smaller spreadsheets or task management software, project management, resource management, CRM and CRM extensions, and much more.
• Data silos – which make it hard to share information and gain valuable insight from the available, priceless data we gather.
• Security and access – It is hard to know who has permissions where and what login they use
• Costs – who is paying for what software, and how many teams are signing up for the same solutions?
• Obsolete software – traditional software, by the time the specifications are ready and implementation and development is complete – often does not cover all the required needs and processes.
• Automations – many tasks such as signing documents, updating team members, communicating with external APIs, creating tasks, generating documents, and much more – are often done manually as automation software is missing or existing software is obsolete.

So how can Origami help?

Benefits of Using Low-Code Software for CIO

Origami is an enterprise-grade, no-code application platform. It allows the CIO, COO, and other process management team to create, update and release information systems tailored for the organization, change along with it as it evolves and provide users a fun, centralized environment to access their data, update progress, communicate and collaborate. 

Origami allows the CIOs and their team to independently create any idea, funnel any process and manage data while easily integrating into other systems – or entirely replacing them in hours or days and at effective costs as expected from an advanced low code platform.

Here are five key benefits of using the Origami Low-Code Development Platform:

So what makes Origami unique and suitable for solving these problems?

Boost Your Business Agility

Most low-code applications struggle with 20K records and lose most functionality at 50K records per entity – Origami has no impact on performance, even at tens and hundreds of millions of records. 

Rich functionality is offered with low code platforms, and projects can be completed in a relatively short time than they would require using traditional ways. Filling the gap between an app idea and a live app through visual UI assists app developers in bringing products to the market even more quickly and with much less hassle.

Quick Change Application

Create and introduce tactical or strategic cross-department applications for teams in hours and days.

Businesses can now fulfill customer demand thanks to low code alternatives, significantly reducing time spent and expenses. With the low code platforms, developers can quickly integrate any modification and increase an app’s functionality as it’s needed. This quick procedure helps companies give clients better experiences and provide better service.

Accurate Data Security and Privacy

CIOs require accurate workflow, tailored permissions, SSO enabled applications that do EXACTLY what they need and are expected to do at the entity, field, action, group, and any level – Origami grants you precisely this.

With rapid advancements, security is an essential and utmost concern to enterprises. The Origami platform offers a multilayered security system that you can count on to keep your enterprise’s most sensitive information safely secured while meeting all of your requirements. These protection layers have strict authentication and authorization mechanisms in place.

Integrations

Origami allows you to integrate into other applications and platforms codelessly. With a low-code platform like Origami, you enable non-experts to develop simultaneously at scale and free experts from routine work. Origami supports many use cases, like Business Automation, CRM, Equipment Maintenance, Facilities Management, HR Management, Management Systems, Medical Practice, Project Management, and more…

Cost Savings

No more risky mega-projects – create entire applications internally or with our or one of our many partners’ support – in a fast and affordable manner. 

It merges digital demands & lessens organizational effort as a cost-effective replacement for traditional coding. No or low-cost platforms enable businesses to automate & streamline their business operations by creating enterprise-level apps without requiring the same amount of work as traditional coding.

Dynamic

Many times suitable applications lose relevancy as the organization changes. Origami makes adaptive applications that, instead of hindering organizational development – change the information systems into the driving force behind ongoing improvement and optimization.

Conclusion

There is a vast potential for forward-thinking Chief Information Officers to redefine how they lead and engage with their businesses as we go towards a culture where the lines between simple terms such as Information Technology and Business are sometimes confusing. In addition to being a crucial component of increased productivity, Origami is the fastest route there.

The correct technology may deliver tangible benefits to your business. The switch to these platforms can empower CIOs to revitalize their company and influence curve. Knowing these advantages will help you persuade your CIOs that Low Code platforms are exactly the technology they’re searching for.

FAQs

How Low Code Helps CIOs to Accelerate the Digital Transformation?

While implementing digital transformation is a complete process, solutions are urgently necessary given the current business obstacles. No organization can spend months developing just one small solution. Executives are already stressed to provide prompt responses and make decisions immediately. 

Platforms requiring low code are indeed the answer to CIOs’ requirement for help that addresses their problems without adding unnecessary risks or expenses. They are fast, economical, and efficient.

Why is Low Code Software Increasingly Famous Among CIOs?

According to a report, the low code platforms became an essential element for state CIOs during the COVID since they offer a quick turnaround compared to traditional programming.

State CIOs have secured much time using the Origami software, providing a faster turnaround from idea to completion. 

Origami also tackles labor market problems. Low code platforms make it easier to develop, build, and distribute applications even quicker without worrying about the specifics of underlying computer systems or sustainability needs.

Why Do You Need a Strategy With Low Code?

The pandemic accelerated the use of low code. Developers of the low-code platforms observed a rapid increase in usage as the pandemic outbreak broke older solutions. Companies looked for tech solutions that might scale up to meet the difficulties when issues surpassed solutions. 

For example, low-code programming robots are used by healthcare companies to reduce waiting times and automate test processing. A contributor for the Forbes journal claims that by the year 2024, around sixty-six percent of large organizations will be actively using at least 4 Low-Code platforms.

When you pick the wrong electronic Quality Management System (eQMS), it not only wastes your money and frustrates your teams, you may impact customers through inefficiency and low product quality. Therefore, choosing the right eQMS can help you receive all the advantages for your product and for your stakeholders.

An internal meeting is crucial before arriving at a demo of your chosen software company. You have to make sure that the vendor and design that you select can best meet the requirements of your enterprise. We suggest the following points when evaluating an eQMS:

• 1. What are my organization’s automation priorities? 

When you define your eQMS requirements, think about which processes bring about benefit when automated. Often, organizations reap the reward when automating documented information CAPA and non-conformance and audit processes. We further advise to ask eQMS providers how flexible their systems are, when it comes to introducing automation of your processes. At Origami.ms, our customers choose which processes to automate, and promptly demonstrate return on investment (ROI). 

• 2. How easy is it for different departments to set up their processes? 

After considering the needs of departments in your organization that will be interacting with the eQMS, you can put together a constructive forum to gather all departments’ inputs and requirements. A no-code platform will allow for seniors in different departments to modify and customize the work processes on the management system – themselves! All thanks to a user-friendly drag and drop interface.

• 3. How quickly will the eQMS add value? There’s two common eQMS stakeholders that we encounter. The first group wants a pre-configured eQMS, and the second group wants an easy to configure platform that will be tailored to existing processes with a few clicks, in just a few minutes. If your teams want a pre-configured system, Origami ships with common fields on every record, ready to use from the day you decide to work with us.  If your teams want to modify Origami.ms, our system includes incredibly friendly configuration capabilities, to update forms within seconds. The longest part of updating is deciding which fields to add or edit! Make sure you get a live demonstration of how the eQMS is configured, so you can select the right provider now and into the future. 
• 4. How affordable is the eQMS

If your company is deciding whether to hire more people, bring in consultants, or defer other projects because people are spending so much time maintaining your manual quality processes, you need to implement an eQMS. As your company adds new products or scales, you evaluate where to spend money. By implementing an eQMS, your company does more with existing resources, multiplying the benefit of the eQMS over time. For example, automating documented information processes can mitigate the costs of hiring resources on every team, or of losing valuable time of your existing people, spent on manually updating and distributing documentation. At Origami.ms, our philosophy is that the best system in the world should be affordable to every company. We are proud to be the most affordable solution on the market. Our history as a startup, is to empower other fellow startups. We remove financial objections from your purchase decision, and focus on building long term partnerships with our customers. Many of our new customers worked with our product at previous organizations, and confidently introduce us when they move employers, the ultimate in positive referrals and the network effect. 

• 5. What are the out of the box compliance features and credentials of the eQMS solution provider? 

If your organization is in a highly regulated industry such as medical devices, your eQMS provider must provide features and change management processes that your company leverages. Origami is 21 CFR Part 11 compliant and ISO 9001 and 27001 certified as well as ready for the EU MDR. Core of Origami system is pre-validated and comes with all the validation documents. Ask any eQMS provider how their system ensures compliance, and at what cost? 

Bottom Line

Origami.ms is a very agile and scalable platform to build the enterprise-level custom information management system by the simple drag and drop fields. You can drive synergy throughout your organization with the help of Origami, as it offers eQMS connected with CRM. Therefore, you will be able to ensure quality awareness as well as supervise internal and external stakeholder.

When looking for an eQMS solution, you have to make sure that you got the right end-users representative involved so that the selection of a successful system is adopted. The experts in your organization can evaluate the type of system that you can support in-house. It can undoubtedly be of great help to get guidance from external consultants to help you find the best solution.

The best eQMS answer the question of how various audits add value, by preventing costly problems from occurring, and mitigating supplier business risk.

Let’s start by reviewing the types of audits, or checks, that your company may perform. 

1. You are likely performing internal process audits as part of your plan – do – check – act quality management system activities.
2. Your company tracks the results of registrar audits of your internal management system.
3. When a supplier is (re)qualifying to do business with your company, it’s common for them to complete a self-assessment. Your company’s stakeholders evaluate risk from financial stability, legal compliance, governance, location, quality, security and other business perspectives.
4. Perhaps your company further assesses supplier risk with an onsite audit (or a remote audit during Covid). Onsite audits are common if you outsource manufacturing and white label finished products for sale, or if you have a high risk supplier.
5. Your company may inspect shipments received from suppliers. 
6. Your company may test materials, semi-finished or finished goods received from suppliers

Working back from the question of value, we have at least 3 correlations we can make:

Are our internal processes being followed?

• An eQMS audit solution should accommodate at least the following:
  • All processes are mapped to internal audits
  • Internal audits are performed by different individuals on different dates
  • It’s easy to determine which processes have been audited and which have not
  • Internal and registrar audit results can be interpreted by anyone
  • It’s easy to determine when processes haven’t been followed, through findings
  • The reasons why processes have not been followed are discovered and captured in root cause analysis functionality
  • All corrective actions are tracked to closure
  • Internal and registrar audit results are summarized and improvement goals are set and assessed during management review meetings

Are we effectively determining supplier risk?

• An eQMS audit solution should support at least the following:
  • Linking self-assessments, onsite audits, goods inspections and test results, to a single supplier 
  • Creating a supplier risk view for review at management review meetings and by other stakeholders

Do our processes adequately capture supplier risk?

• Do supplier self-assessments reflect actual supplier quality issues captured from shipping inspections and goods testing

Creating and managing audit or assessment questions and scoring results are standard in eQMS solutions these days. 

Leading eQMS solutions like Origami, add value by easily correlating outcomes of audits, to give you and decision makers insight about supplier risk, your internal processes, in order to continually improve. 

We are pleased to announce the release of Origami 5.6.2, launched March 2nd, 2023.

Here’s what you can now do:

• Use dynamic fields from the entity in the “Display User Message” action.
  
• We added action buttons to the calendar view 📅 so now you can add a button to the calendar and when clicked, send the date range in the user’s view at the moment of clicking. This means that if the user is looking at a weekly view, when the button is clicked, Origami will allow sending that start and end date along side the rest of the parameters sent. This is mostly relevant to external calls and opening a new window actions. However, you will also be able to use that for general buttons that don’t require picking specific instances from the view.
• Permissions management and reporting!
  Although you already have macro and micro management options for the permission in Origami, on this version, we’ve also allocated a space for the permissions in the entire account. You will be able to see and edit the permissions for each entity, as well as it’s field groups, and specific fields. You will also be able to export those permissions to an excel report, specifying all those permissions. These appear under the system settings.
  
• We’ve upgraded our cron servers to enable a more scalable response to loads. This will come in handy in the next few weeks – stay tuned! 🤩🤩🤩

Bugs that were fixed in this release:

• We added validation messages to our error pop up on the workflow screen, so that now instead of getting a “true” message, the admin user will see the validation error preventing from creating or saving the workflow.
• Importing to free multi select fields was fixed.
• The responsiveness of the docs and forms feature was improved for mobile devices.