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Whale Version History
Every edit saved. Every version one click away.
Every time a card is saved in Whale, a new version lands in the timeline with the author and timestamp. Compare any two versions side by side and restore a previous one in a single click.
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The problem
An edit went live and now the process is wrong
Your SOPs already get edited by people across the team. Version History saves every change automatically, so nothing is lost and any version is one click away.
How teams do it today: An edit quietly removed a critical step
With Whale's Version History: Restore any previous version of the card in one click
How teams do it today: No way to see what changed or who changed it
With Whale's Version History: See every edit with author, timestamp, and diff
How teams do it today: Editors hesitate to update in case something breaks
With Whale's Version History: Editors update freely knowing nothing is lost
How teams do it today: No audit trail for compliance or internal review
With Whale's Version History: Full revision history stands as the audit trail
Is it automatic. Yes, every save is a version.
Every time a card is saved in Whale, a new version is created automatically.
- Nobody has to remember to snapshot anything.
- The timeline builds itself as the team works, and every version keeps the author’s name and the time the edit landed, so the history is always complete.
Compare any two versions side by side
Pick any two versions of a card and open the compare view.
- Whale highlights exactly what was added, removed, or rewritten between the two, so a reviewer can read the change in seconds instead of scrolling the whole card.
- Useful for catching a bad edit and for signing off on a good one.
The whole platform builds on your version history
A restored card flows back through the rest of Whale.
- Training flows serve the current version.
- Alice, Whale’s AI assistant, answers from it.
- CoPilot surfaces it inside the tools where the work runs.
- Version History keeps the record, the rest of Whale runs on it.
How it works
- 01
Open the version timeline on any card
Click the version history icon on a card to see the full timeline of edits. Every entry shows who made the change and when, from the first save to the latest one.
- 02
Compare versions to see what changed
Select any two versions and open them in a side-by-side view. Whale highlights what was added, removed, or reworded, so the change is obvious at a glance.
- 03
Restore or keep the current version
Found a cleaner version in the history? Restore it with one click and that version becomes the live card. Or leave the current version in place and keep moving.
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Frequently Asked Questions
01Is version history automatic?
Yes. Every time a card is saved, Whale creates a new version automatically. Nobody has to click save-as or remember to snapshot anything. The timeline captures every edit as the team works, with author attribution and timestamps on every version.
02How far back does version history go?
Whale keeps the full history of every card from the moment it was created. There is no cap on how many versions are stored and no retention window after which older versions drop off. An SOP that was first written two years ago still has every version available in the timeline today.
03Can I see who made each change?
Yes. Every version is attributed to the Whale user who saved it, with the exact timestamp of the edit. That turns the version timeline into a ready-made audit trail for internal review, compliance checks, or any “who changed this and when” question a reviewer or auditor asks.
04What happens when I restore an older version?
The older version becomes the live card for everyone on the team. The version that was current before the restore is not deleted, it stays in the timeline as its own entry, so the restore itself is reversible. Training flows, Alice, and CoPilot all pick up the restored version automatically.
05Which Whale plan includes version history?
Version History is included on the Scale plan and above. Teams and Free plans do not include the version timeline or the compare and restore views. The Scale plan also includes training flows, Alice, analytics, and custom roles, which together make up the governance layer most ops teams move to Scale for.
06How is this different from version control in Notion or Confluence?
Notion and Confluence have page history, but the page lives inside a general-purpose workspace. Whale’s Version History sits inside AI-Powered SOP Software that gets your team trained, so every restored version flows directly into training flows, Alice, and CoPilot. The audit trail is not a byproduct of a wiki, it is part of the system that gets your team trained on the current process.
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