I want to be transparent about where RoastSource is headed and how you can help shape it. Here's what's planned, what's being explored, and how your input gets prioritized.

Confirmed — In Development

Probe Integration — USB and Bluetooth temperature probe support. Razzo V5T, Phidgets, CombustionInc are the initial targets. The milestone-based approach stays as the foundation — probes add real-time temperature data on top of it. This is the #1 most-requested feature.

Cloud Sync Between Devices — Sync your roast data across phone, tablet, and desktop. Currently you can back up to a local folder — full cross-device sync is coming.

Planned — Design Phase

Artisan Data Import — Import your existing roast logs from Artisan (RoasTime format) so you don't lose your history when switching.

Side-by-Side Roast Comparison — Compare two roast profiles visually — overlay timing, temps, and outcomes for the same bean at different roast levels or on different days.

Specialized Roast Styles — Nordic-style light roasting as the first named style, with style-aware quality scoring that doesn't penalize what's intentional.

Exploring

Group Buys — Coordinated community purchases of green coffee at better pricing.

Roast Profile Sharing — Download profiles others have posted for your roaster and bean.

How Priorities Get Set

Feature Requests in this forum — Post your idea in the Feature Requests tag. Be specific about the problem you're solving, not just the feature you want. Other members can upvote with Likes.
User feedback — What you tell me here, in bug reports, and through feature requests. The conversations in this community directly shape what gets built next.
Coffee roasting community trends — I follow developments across home roasting forums, equipment releases, and emerging techniques. When something new is gaining traction in the roasting world, I look at whether RoastSource should support it.
Pilot feedback — The pilot program generated hundreds of specific feedback items. Many are already shipped; the rest are in the backlog.

If there's something not on this list that you want, post it. The best feature requests describe a workflow that's currently painful — "I wish I could _____ because right now I have to _____." That context helps me design the right solution, not just build the feature you described.

What's most important to you? What would make the biggest difference in how you use RoastSource?