2025.7.3

What's Changed

Small release to adjust the desktop app icons - no changes in the browser/plugin versions.

🛠 Fixes

• fix: set correct size for macOS icon by @eglitise in #2212
• fix: adjust Windows icon by @eglitise in #2214

Full Changelog: v2025.7.2...v2025.7.3

2025.7.2

Highlights

• New app icon
• Safari support for browser/plugin builds
• 3 new commands added in Appium 2.16
• You can now resize and/or collapse certain panels:
  • Session Builder: capability fields/capability JSON/saved capability sets
  • Session Inspector Source tab: application source/selected element

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: integrate web2driver by @eglitise in #2178
• feat: update app icon by @eglitise in #2186
• feat: add commands to retrieve session commands, extensions & caps by @eglitise in #2195
• feat: allow resizing/collapsing source/selected element panels by @eglitise in #2196
• feat: allow resizing/collapsing session builder panels by @eglitise in #2198
• feat: show lines between source tree nodes by @eglitise in #2200

🛠 Fixes

• fix: do not pass process value to browser build by @eglitise in #2174

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2179 and #2191

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: refactor integrated web2driver code by @eglitise in #2181
• chore(renovate): update config by @eglitise in #2210

Full Changelog: v2025.7.1...v2025.7.2

2025.7.1

Highlights

• Theme support
  • The Inspector is now available in light, dark, and system themes
  • The default theme is system
• Upgrade embedded antd design framework to v5
  • Slightly adjusted overall design
  • Buttons, input fields and other elements now use rounded corners
• Adjust Commands list
  • Moved Execute Method, Get Settings and Update Settings to the top of the list
  • Added 6 new commands
  • Removed 27 commands (all of which have execute method replacements)

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: adjust Commands tab command list by @eglitise in #2018, #2023
• refactor: upgrade antd to v5 by @wilhus in #2123
• feat: dark theme by @wilhus in #2138

🛠 Fixes

• chore: update ruby commands by @KazuCocoa in #2020
• fix: attach to session tab not making requests by @regan-karlewicz in #2103
• fix: Fix URL in error notification by @wilhus in #2118
• fix: resolve error when switching saved caps set after closing session by @eglitise in #2146
• fix: components and icons size by @wilhus in #2147
• fix: restore style of toggle recording button by @eglitise in #2150

📖 Documentation

• docs: add plugin-related information by @eglitise in #2000
• fix(docs): fix typo by @noritaka1166 in #2096
• docs: add app settings page for theme & update images by @eglitise in #2161

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #2006, #2019, #2034, #2048, #2107, #2116, #2164

🔍 Other Changes

• refactor: fix typos and use optional chaining by @noritaka1166 in #2097
• chore(deps): remove cheerio from renovate blacklist by @eglitise in #2119
• refactor: button group to space compact by @wilhus in #2127
• refactor: use input text area in caps editor by @wilhus in #2129
• refactor: collapse usage by @wilhus in #2128
• refactor: notification to hooks usage by @wilhus in #2130
• ci: add explicit write permission by @KazuCocoa in #2155
• chore: adjust deprecated antd properties by @eglitise in #2159

New Contributors

• @noritaka1166 made their first contribution in #2096
• @wilhus made their first contribution in #2118

Full Changelog: v2025.3.1...v2025.7.1

2025.3.1

Highlights

• Integration with TV Labs and Testcribe cloud providers
• Upgrade embedded Electron version to the latest v35.0.2
• Appium Inspector is now also published as an Appium plugin - check the README for details!

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: enable appium-inspector as an appium plugin by @KazuCocoa and @saikrishna321 in #1878, #1883, #1890, #1990
• feat: add TV Labs cloud provider by @regan-karlewicz in #1906
• feat: add support for Appium 3 session retrieval by @eglitise in #1927
• feat: Isolate vendor logic for session creation by @mykola-mokhnach in #1966
• feat: add Testcribe as a cloud provider by @testcribe in #1965

🛠 Fixes

• fix: adjust java client tests from recorder by @SrinivasanTarget in #1884
• fix: ensure selected client framework dropdown values are in sync by @eglitise in #1972

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1872, #1881, #1913, #1941, #1958, #1980

🔍 Other Changes

• ⚠ Windows desktop app: the menu bar is now hidden in fullscreen mode (this is due to the upgrade to Electron v34)
• chore: add base for browser build by @KazuCocoa in #1849
• ci: run lint job for all changes by @eglitise in #1918
• ci: add workflow to validate PR title by @eglitise in #1919
• chore: refactor session detail storage & retrieval by @eglitise in #1942
• chore: update LICENSE to use full AL2.0 text by @eglitise in #1962
• chore: refactor lib directory by @eglitise in #1973
• chore: refactor vendormap for clarity by @eglitise in #1992

New Contributors

• @SrinivasanTarget made their first contribution in #1884
• @regan-karlewicz made their first contribution in #1906
• @testcribe made their first contribution in #1965

Full Changelog: v2024.12.1...v2025.3.1

2024.12.1

Highlights

Maintenance release with a fix for an issue introduced in 2024.9.1.

• Fix error when app source contains the Unicode replacement character (�) (issue #1729)
• Upgrade embedded Electron version from v31.6.0 to the latest v33.2.1

What's Changed

📦 Platform Support

• ⚠ macOS: the minimum supported version is now macOS 11

🛠 Fixes

• fix error when app source contains the Unicode replacement character in #1839
• fix: add missing standard W3C caps by @eglitise in #1841

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1798
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1813
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1830

🔍 Other Changes

• ci: add initial creating package GHA by @KazuCocoa in #1784
• ci: GHA to create packages for electron by @KazuCocoa in #1785

Full Changelog: v2024.9.1...v2024.12.1

2024.9.1

Highlights

• Selenium Grid support
  • Session creation and attaching to existing sessions are both supported
• New button to save element screenshot
• Upgrade embedded Electron version from v13.6.9 to v31.6.0
  • Many security fixes and performance improvements

What's Changed

📦 Platform Support

• ⚠ macOS: drop support for macOS < 10.15
• ⚠ Windows: drop support for Windows < 10

🚀 New Features

• feat: support creating sessions for Selenium Grid devices by @eglitise in #1632
• feat: add button to save element screenshot by @eglitise in #1676
• feat: support attaching to Selenium Grid sessions by @eglitise in #1690

🛠 Fixes

• fix: improve flow when importing session file by @eglitise in #1651
• fix: fix support for Attach to Session for LambdaTest server by @Delta456 in #1656
• fix: resolve some screenshot Coordinates Mode issues by @eglitise in #1695
• fix: adjust calculation of element highlighter positions by @eglitise in #1698
• fix: prevent Coordinates Mode from intercepting modals by @eglitise in #1699

📖 Documentation

• docs: add note about CORS in dev mode by @eglitise in #1633

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1639
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1666

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: upgrade Electron from v13.6.9 to v31.4.0 by @eglitise in #1659
• chore: Electron-related refactoring/dependency changes by @eglitise in #1634, #1646, #1655, #1663, #1664, #1667, #1668 and #1669
• chore: migrate to ESLint flat config and adjust rules by @eglitise in #1673 and #1675

New Contributors

• @Delta456 made their first contribution in #1656

Full Changelog: v2024.8.2...v2024.9.1

2024.8.2

Highlights

• Gestures can now be imported and exported
• Saved gestures are now shown over the screenshot on hover, not click
• New infobox when selecting an element at snapshotMaxDepth
• Upon opening the attach to session tab, session discovery is now run automatically
• The filepath input type in the capability fields has been removed (the file picker cannot work in the browser version)

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: add infobox for elements at snapshotMaxDepth by @eglitise in #1596
• feat: replace native confirmation popups with antd popconfirms by @eglitise in #1611
  • These are used when deleting a saved capability set or gesture
• feat: improve UX for attaching to existing session by @eglitise in #1607
  • Automatically retrieve sessions upon opening the Attach to Session tab
  • List discovered sessions in reverse order (newest to oldest)
  • Add more details in session description
• feat: add support for export/import gestures in json format by @sudharsan-selvaraj in #1491
  • Multiple gesture files can be uploaded at the same time
  • Detailed error messages are shown if the uploaded gesture files are invalid
• feat: add or update tooltips to various buttons by @eglitise in #1597, #1607, #1616, #1620, #1627
• feat: improve presentation of saved gestures table by @eglitise in #1623
  • Table height is now limited by the Inspector window height - the new gesture button no longer needs to be scrolled into view if the user has many gestures
  • Visualising a gesture over the screenshot now only requires hovering instead of clicking

🛠 Fixes

• fix: update WDIO generated code for tap/swipe actions by @eglitise in #1541
• fix: adjust syntax for .NET codegen by @eglitise in #1540
• fix: disable Inspector tabs until screenshot has loaded by @eglitise in #1545
• fix: do not generate code for element searches if recording is turned off by @eglitise in #1586
• fix: retrieve disableIdLocatorAutocompletion from settings instead of capabilities by @eglitise in #1595
• fix: open most recent server type tab on app launch by @eglitise in #1613
• fix: do not add prefix to webSocketUrl capability by @eglitise in #1617
• fix: prevent deletion of default pointer in gesture by @eglitise in #1621
• fix: adjust saved session JSON height to fit in container by @eglitise in #1625

📖 Documentation

• docs: tune gesture builder docs by @eglitise in #1629

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1535
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1599
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1612
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1628

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: remove filepath input type in capability builder by @eglitise in #1531
• chore: fix i18next warnings by @eglitise in #1574, #1630
• chore: migrate from Parcel v1 to Vite by @eglitise in #1558
  • As a side effect, the app now opens notably faster!
  • Also switch from mocha/chai to vitest
  • Refer to #1453 for all the refactoring changes made to achieve this
• chore: store session settings in Redux by @eglitise in #1592

Full Changelog: v2024.6.1...v2024.8.2

2024.6.1

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: add locator details to find element results by @sudharsan-selvaraj in #1485
  • This information is only shown if no results are found

🛠 Fixes

• fix: fix updater by @eglitise in #1407
  • Currently only manual update checking is supported. For more details, check the documentation.
• fix: replace newlines in element properties with \n by @miwtoo in #1442
• fix: do not add appium: for undefined capability keys by @KazuCocoa in #1480
• fix: add validation for duplicate capability set name by @sudharsan-selvaraj in #1483
  • This does not affect already existing capability sets with duplicate names

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1410
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1428
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1439
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1449
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1463
• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1495

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: use .jsx and .module.css file extensions where appropriate by @eglitise in #1444
• chore: refactor by @eglitise in #1447

New Contributors

• @miwtoo made their first contribution in #1442

Full Changelog: v2024.3.4...v2024.6.1

2024.3.4

What's Changed

📦 Platform Support

• ℹmacOS: replaced universal builds with separate x64 and arm64 builds
• ⚠Windows: removed ia32 builds (please create an issue if you would like these to be re-added)
• 🎉Windows: added arm64 builds
• 🎉Linux: added tar.gz format
• 🎉Linux: added arm64 builds

🚀 New Features

• feat: add suggested selector for UiAutomator strategy by @eglitise in #1394

🛠 Fixes

• fix: add pcloudy:options for setting the 'source', username and apikey capability for pCloudy to comply with W3C by @shibupanda in #1388
• fix: generate suggested locators upon selecting element instead of upon retrieving source by @eglitise in #1389
  • Depending on your app source, this may speed up the source retrieval by anywhere from 100ms to several seconds or even more! ⚡
• fix: show spinner for element ID property until it is retrieved by @eglitise in #1390
• fix: use horizontal scrolling for selected element table values by @eglitise in #1394
• fix: fallback to default server tab when unselecting current provider by @eglitise in #1396
• fix: rename TestingBot key and secret to username and accessKey by @jochen-testingbot in #1401

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1393

🔍 Other Changes

• ci: update electron-builder and Azure pipeline configurations by @eglitise in #1404

New Contributors

• @shibupanda made their first contribution in #1388
• @jochen-testingbot made their first contribution in #1401

Full Changelog: v2024.3.1...v2024.3.4

2024.3.1

What's Changed

🛠 Fixes

• fix: correctly account for position and scroll values of webviews by @jlipps in #1378

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions in #1357

Full Changelog: v2024.2.2...v2024.3.1