Press Ranger: new features and launches

AI Visibility reports through the Press Ranger connector in Claude, ChatGPT, Codex

Available Oct. 20, 2026.

Press Ranger's connector now runs AI Visibility checks from Claude, ChatGPT and Codex: per-platform answers with proof screenshots and cited sources, tracked-prompt editing, and Playbook recommendations. It can draft the recommended release, which stays a draft until published in the web app.

Features: MCP servers and connectors, AI-answer tracking, AI-cited sources, AI-answer optimization, Press release and content writing, MCP server.

Source: Press Ranger changelog.

In PR software this week: Oct. 20 to 25, 2026.

AI Visibility Playbooks

Available Oct. 7, 2026.

Each prompt on an AI Visibility report gets recommendations, including press releases ranked by potential impact.

Features: AI-answer optimization.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

In PR software this week: Oct. 5 to 19, 2026.

AI Visibility tracking for your brand

Available Sept. 29, 2026.

Tracks how AI assistants perceive and rank a brand, with white-labeled share link and PDF.

Features: AI-answer tracking.

Source: Press Ranger changelog.

AI Clippings

Available Sept. 2, 2026.

Reports capture screenshots of AI answers (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and others) that cite a release or brand.

Features: AI-answer tracking.

Source: Press Ranger changelog.

White-label every report on one domain

Available Aug. 10, 2026.

Agencies and resellers white-label all distribution reports on a single custom domain.

Features: Reporting and measurement.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

Find journalists from your AI assistant

Available July 31, 2026.

Claude, ChatGPT or Codex searches the 300,000+ journalist database and saves shortlists.

Features: MCP servers and connectors, MCP server.

Source: Press Ranger changelog.

Press Ranger MCP Server

Available July 9, 2026.

An MCP connector letting Claude, ChatGPT, or Codex draft, manage, and track AI-optimized press releases directly inside a chat conversation.

Features: MCP servers and connectors, MCP server.

Source: GlobeNewswire.

Claude Integration (MCP)

Available June 19, 2026.

Connect Press Ranger to Claude to draft releases, add companies and pull recent releases from a conversation.

Features: MCP servers and connectors, MCP server.

In the skills library.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

AI Press Release Assistant

Available June 10, 2026.

In-editor AI to fix grammar, shorten copy or run a custom prompt, with paragraph-level review.

Features: Press release and content writing.

Source: Press Ranger changelog.

Email Open Tracking

Available June 2, 2026.

Emails sent through connected inboxes show which journalists opened them.

Features: Sending and follow-up.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

Connected Inboxes (Mail Hub)

Available May 19, 2026.

Users send pitches from Press Ranger through their own Gmail or SMTP account; the Mail Hub tracks sent mail, drafts and templates.

Features: Sending and follow-up.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

AI Visibility Metrics on Press Release Reports

Available May 13, 2026.

Gold press release reports show citation, indexing and training data from AI chatbots.

Features: AI-answer tracking, Reporting and measurement.

Source: Press Ranger changelog.

Social coverage on reports and Google News tracked

Available Feb. 23, 2026.

PDF coverage reports include social-media coverage, and Google News is a tracked source.

Features: Media monitoring, Reporting and measurement.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

ChatGPT web search URLs tracked

Available Oct. 24, 2025.

Coverage analytics now record URLs that ChatGPT's web search surfaced.

Features: AI-cited sources, AI-answer tracking.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

Reddit Conversation Discovery

Available Oct. 21, 2025.

Press Ranger scans Reddit for conversations a brand could join.

Features: Media monitoring.

Source: Press Ranger (changelog).

Press Ranger Launches Podcast Database

Available March 17, 2025.

A searchable database of podcasts and their hosts, added to the media databases.

Features: Media database, Podcast, speaking and award slots.

Source: Martech Edge (GlobeNewswire release repost).

AIWire

Available March 14, 2025.

A distribution product that reformats and positions company content so it is ingested and cited by AI systems like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Features: AI-answer optimization, Distribution and newsroom.

Sources: Press Ranger blog, Press Ranger blog, "Introducing AIWire" (archived).

Press Ranger Announces New Podcast Database

Announced March 13, 2025.

Press Ranger launched a database of 200,000+ podcasts for finding guest-appearance and ad-slot opportunities.

Source: GlobeNewswire.

Pitch requests (HARO request centralization)

Available Nov. 24, 2024.

Press Ranger collects journalist pitch requests from HARO-style sources into one dashboard.

Features: Journalist requests.

Source: AppSumo (Press Ranger Q&A, founder reply).

AI-Powered Media Database

Announced June 20, 2024.

AI scours Press Ranger's journalist database to generate a tailored list of press contacts most relevant to a company.

Features: Journalist research.

Source: Press Ranger (vendor press release).

AI press release & pitch email drafting

Announced June 20, 2024.

AI drafts the press release itself plus the media outreach/pitch emails sent to journalists.

Features: Pitch writing, Press release and content writing.

Source: Press Ranger (vendor press release).