Viz Pilot & Viz Pilot Edge

Product & Maintenance Updates

30 June, 2025

Viz Pilot Edge 3.3

Action Panels is a new feature that helps journalists and operators update graphics immediately without having to save and drag graphics into a rundown. This release also includes an integrated Mosart panel in the templates, Viz Multiplay presets and a host of improvements. Installation file available on the Vizrt FTP.

27 March, 2025

Viz Pilot Edge 3.2

Introducing Pilot Collections, a new way to guide journalists to the correct templates using concepts and tags. Template Builder updated to be a complete HTML template creation solution. Update service that autoupdates critical information like stocks, voting results in real-time. Improvements to Custom HTML, and many more quality of life improvements. The installation file is available on the Vizrt FTP.

16 July, 2024

Viz Pilot Edge 3.1

Introducing Pilot Sign-on. Role-based authentication to better secure your newsroom. And a total rewrite of Template Builder, giving it more speed, with smoother UI operations. For the full details, please read the release notes on our Documentation Center. The installation file is available on the Vizrt FTP.

12 April, 2024

Viz Pilot 8.9.2

This is a maintenance release that includes improved Data Element Deleter, reintroduces the ability to play Transition Logic templates from Template Wizard and hides the password in the Pilot Configuration UI. For the full details, please read the release notes on our Documentation Center. The installation file is available on the Vizrt FTP.

26 January, 2024

Viz Pilot Edge 3.0.2

This is a maintenance release that includes improvements and bug fixes. Template Builder 3.0.2 includes an improvement to the ‘request to edit a text field from a custom HTML page’. For the full details, please read the release notes on our Documentation Center. The installation file is available on the Vizrt FTP.

14 December, 2023

Viz Pilot Edge 3.0.1

This is a maintenance release that includes improvements and bug fixes. Please read the release notes for the full details. Download the installation file from the Vizrt FTP.

10 March, 2023

Viz Pilot Edge 3

A brand new Viz Pilot Edge interface. Up to 3X faster, more responsive with new control options, centralized order management, Viz Arc control, and much more.

31 March, 2023

Viz Pilot Edge 2.4.2

This is a maintenance release that includes bug fixes. Please read the release notes for the full details. Download the installation file from the Vizrt FTP.

31 March, 2023

Viz Pilot 8.9

Improved support for HTTPS as a communication protocol in both Pilot Configuration Application and Pilot DataServer. Please read the release notes for more details. Includes bug fixes and improvements. Download the installation file from the Vizrt FTP.

17 November, 2022

Viz Pilot Edge 2.4

This release is packed with huge quality-of-life improvements for users, making Viz Pilot Edge even easier and convenient to use for both journalists and designers (Template Builder). Our goal at Vizrt has always been to make products that are easy and efficient to use. Based on customer feedback, we have simplified many processes in this release by combining ease of use, such as fetch functionalities, with tighter integrations and better design.

11 April, 2022

Viz Pilot Edge 2.3

Scripting functionality built into Viz Pilot Edge allows for changes to form field values, and for data to be fetched and automatically populated in templates with REST API.

11 April, 2022

Viz Pilot 8.8

This is a minor release that includes improvements and bug fixes. Additionally, Pilot Edge is now hosted in Microsoft Edge when opening Template Builder templates. Download the installation file and release notes from the Vizrt FTP.

21 December, 2021

Viz Pilot 8.7

This is a minor release that includes improvements and bug fixes. For the full release notes, please visit the FTP site.

21 December, 2021

Viz Pilot Edge 2.2

Introducing the foundation of scripting capabilities using TypeScript programming language that allows further customization of Viz Pilot Edge fill-in forms. Users can show, hide and lock fields when editing forms which is particularly useful when working with large or complex templates. Default browser of ShowEdge has been updated to Microsoft Edge from Internet Explorer which will be deprecated by Microsoft on June 15, 2022. The release also includes several other improvements and bug fixes. For the full release notes, please visit the FTP site.

14 April, 2021

Viz Pilot Edge 2.1

This is a minor release and is comprised of Viz Pilot Edge 2.1.0, Template Builder 2.1.0, Pilot Data Server 8.7.0, improvements and bug-fixes and is the recommended version to use when upgrading Viz Pilot Edge. Download installation file and release note from the Vizrt FTP in the /products/VizPilot/LatestVersion folder.

29 January, 2021

Viz Pilot Edge 2

Vizrt’s newsroom content creation system now includes a comprehensive template layout tool and supports advanced graphics with transition logic. Viz Pilot Edge is a tool for the modern newsroom. The web client is designed with an intuitive interface built on MOS standards with integration to all major newsroom computer systems. It is perfectly suited for a distributed workforce of journalists and can be accessed and operated from the road or from home with no local installation required.

10 July, 2020

Viz Pilot Edge 1.6.1

Viz Pilot Edge 1.6.1 and Template Builder 1.3.1 are now released, containing minor improvements and bug fixes to the Scene Import feature. For the full release notes please visit the FTP site.

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