v2.2

Robot Framework IDE 2.2

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.2 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.rc3 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
  finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
  changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
  correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites
  with Name setting, will show with error color even if used
  correctly in another local keyword.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or
  structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
  or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
  mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
  Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Fixed duplicated resources in Tree (Project Explorer).
  • Added Project Settings concept. The Project Settings is a file
    named ride_settings.cfg inside a directory named .robot
    located in the Test Suite directory.
  • Fixed crash when renaming test cases names on Tree (Project
    Explorer), by cancelling with Escape or by adding a Space in the
    end.
  • Fixed missing text colorization in suites and test settings on
    Grid Editor.
• Restored init and main scripts and texteditor, because some changes
  in Grid Editor were not being saved in Text Editor and would be lost.
• Fix faulty cell editor in settings of Grid Editor which would prevent
  to change to Text Editor and Run tabs.
• Added indication of private keywords in Grid Editor, keywords
  will show in Italic, and with error background, when they are
  used outside of Keywords section, or from different files.
• Added indication of private keywords in Details pop-up for
  keywords with tag robot:private or name starting with
  underscore, '_' in Grid Editor.
• Modified the action of key TAB when selecting from
  auto-suggestions list in Grid Editor. Pressing TAB, selects the
  item and continues in cell editor.
• Fix cursor position when editing cells in Grid Editor.
• Added parsing of option --name or -N and Name setting,
  to allow running tests with them set.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.2 was released on 05/October/2025.

v2.2rc1

Robot Framework IDE 2.2rc1

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.2rc1 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.rc3 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
  finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
  changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
  correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites
  with Name setting, will show with error color even if used
  correctly in another local keyword.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or
  structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
  or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
  mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
  Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Added Project Settings concept. The Project Settings is a file named ride_settings.cfg inside a directory named .robot located in the Test Suite directory. The search for this directory, is done upwards from the Test Suite directory. You can create an empty directory, .robot located in the Test Suite directory or any parent directory, and RIDE will create and use the ride_settings.cfg. This way you can have different settings, like: colors, UI language, and Plugins settings. The most relevant example is the creation of different Run Profiles or Arguments, in Test Runner. When you open a Test Suite outside one with Project Settings, you will see a dialog to restart RIDE, to use the Global Settings.
• Fixed crash when renaming test cases names on Tree (Project Explorer), by cancelling with Escape or by adding a Space in the end.
• Fixed missing text colorization in suites and test settings on Grid Editor.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.2rc1 was released on 24/September/2025.

v2.1.5.2

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.5.2

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.5.2 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.b2 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
  finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
  changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
  correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites
  with Name setting, will show with error color even if used
  correctly in another local keyword.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or
  structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
  or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
  mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
  Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Restored init and main scripts and texteditor, because some changes
  in Grid Editor were not being saved in Text Editor and would be lost.
• Fix faulty cell editor in settings of Grid Editor which would prevent
  to change to Text Editor and Run tabs.
• Added indication of private keywords in Grid Editor, keywords
  will show in Italic, and with error background, when they are
  used outside of Keywords section, or from different files.
• Added indication of private keywords in Details pop-up for
  keywords with tag robot:private or name starting with
  underscore, '_' in Grid Editor.
• Modified the action of key TAB when selecting from
  auto-suggestions list in Grid Editor. Pressing TAB, selects the
  item and continues in cell editor.
• Fix cursor position when editing cells in Grid Editor.
• Added parsing of option --name or -N and Name setting,
  to allow running tests with them set.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.1.5.2 was released on 30/July/2025.

v2.1.5.1

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.5.1

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.5.1 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.b2 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites with Name setting, will show with error color even if used correctly in another local keyword.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Fix faulty cell editor in settings of Grid Editor which would prevent to change to Text Editor and Run tabs.
• Added indication of private keywords in Grid Editor, keywords will show in Italic, and with error background, when they are used outside of Keywords section, or from different files.
• Added indication of private keywords in Details pop-up for keywords with tag robot:private or name starting with
  underscore, '_' in Grid Editor.
• Modified the action of key TAB when selecting from auto-suggestions list in Grid Editor. Pressing TAB, selects the item and continues in cell editor.
• Fix cursor position when editing cells in Grid Editor.
• Added parsing of option --name or -N and Name setting, to allow running tests with them set.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

===========================================

RIDE v2.1.5.1 was released on 26/July/2025.

v2.1.5

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.5

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.5 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.b2 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
  finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
  changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
  correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites
  with Name setting, will show with error color even if used
  correctly in another local keyword.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or
  structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
  or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
  mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
  Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Added indication of private keywords in Grid Editor, keywords
  will show in Italic, and with error background, when they are
  used outside of Keywords section, or from different files.
• Added indication of private keywords in Details pop-up for
  keywords with tag robot:private or name starting with
  underscore, '_' in Grid Editor.
• Modified the action of key TAB when selecting from
  auto-suggestions list in Grid Editor. Pressing TAB, selects the
  item and continues in cell editor.
• Fix cursor position when editing cells in Grid Editor.
• Added parsing of option --name or -N and Name setting,
  to allow running tests with them set.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

===========================================

RIDE v2.1.5 was released on 25/July/2025.

v2.1.4.1

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.4.1

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.4.1 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.1. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.b2 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
  finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
  changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
  correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or
  structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
  or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
  mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
  Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Fix broken installation of RIDE v2.1.4 by adding missing dependencies.
• Added Tools->Library Finder... to install libraries and
  Help->Open Library Documentation... . They share the same
  dialog, and definitions are recorded in `settings.cfg`.
• Added context menu to install libraries and to open documentation
  in Grid Editor Import section. Same as above description.
• Added keyboard shortcuts Ctrl-Shift-Up and Ctrl-Shift-Down
  as alternatives to Alt-Up and Alt-Down to move rows in
  Grid and Text Editors.
• Improved vertical scroll in Grid Editor, by having main scroll
  bars out of cells.
• Fixed Create Desktop Shortcut by pointing executable to python
  -m robotide.
• Changed arguments parser to allow --version and --help
  functional in Windows.
• Improved auto-complete in Grid Editor, to allow several matches.
• Fixed white blocks on Tree due to failed animation when test
  execution is too rapid, causing crash on Windows.
• Added Settings Editor button to Preferences dialog, to edit
  settings.cfg.
• Created backup of settings.cfg to allow recovering some settings
  when broken upgrades.
• Changed some informative dialogs and JSON Editor to use the
  customized colors.
• Added current executing keyword and other statuses to TestRunner
  status bar.
• Modified import statements to allow running RIDE without Robot
  Framework installed or versions older than 6.0.
• Added Config Panel button to supported installed Plugins next to
  their name in Plugin Manager dialog.
• Added Config Panel button to Plugins, working examples in Text
  Editor and Test Runner.
• On Windows ignore false modification on files when opening Test
  Suites, causing confirmation dialog.
• Added divided Status Bar. Left side for main window, right side
  for Plugins. Working example in Text Editor, when selecting in
  Tree shows the filename in StatusBar.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

===========================================

RIDE v2.1.4.1 was released on 24/June/2025.

2.1.4

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.4

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.4 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.3.1. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on 3.14.a7 with wxPython 4.2.3).

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
  finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
  changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
  correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or
  structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
  or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
  mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
  Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Added Tools->Library Finder... to install libraries and
  Help->Open Library Documentation... . They share the same
  dialog, and definitions are recorded in `settings.cfg`.
• Added context menu to install libraries and to open documentation
  in Grid Editor Import section. Same as above description.
• Added keyboard shortcuts Ctrl-Shift-Up and Ctrl-Shift-Down
  as alternatives to Alt-Up and Alt-Down to move rows in
  Grid and Text Editors.
• Improved vertical scroll in Grid Editor, by having main scroll
  bars out of cells.
• Fixed Create Desktop Shortcut by pointing executable to python
  -m robotide.
• Changed arguments parser to allow --version and --help
  functional in Windows.
• Improved auto-complete in Grid Editor, to allow several matches.
• Fixed white blocks on Tree due to failed animation when test
  execution is too rapid, causing crash on Windows.
• Added Settings Editor button to Preferences dialog, to edit
  settings.cfg.
• Created backup of settings.cfg to allow recovering some settings
  when broken upgrades.
• Changed some informative dialogs and JSON Editor to use the
  customized colors.
• Added current executing keyword and other statuses to TestRunner
  status bar.
• Modified import statements to allow running RIDE without Robot
  Framework installed or versions older than 6.0.
• Added Config Panel button to supported installed Plugins next to
  their name in Plugin Manager dialog.
• Added Config Panel button to Plugins, working examples in Text
  Editor and Test Runner.
• On Windows ignore false modification on files when opening Test
  Suites, causing confirmation dialog.
• Added divided Status Bar. Left side for main window, right side
  for Plugins. Working example in Text Editor, when selecting in
  Tree shows the filename in StatusBar.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

=========================================

RIDE v2.1.4 was released on 20/June/2025.

v2.1.3

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.3

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.3 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.2.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13.

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - When upgrading RIDE and activate Restart, some errors are visible about missing /language file, and behaviour is not normal. Better to close RIDE and start a new instance.
• 🐞 - Problems with COPY/PASTE in Text Editor have been reported when using wxPython 4.2.0, but not with version 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, which we now recommend
• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Better Search element in Text Editor which allows to be cleared.
• When saving in Text Editor, the cursor remains at position, instead of jumping to Tree selection.
• Improved autocompletion lists, by using existing words in Test Suite file (still needs more improvements).
• Fixed not set text color on row labels in Grid Editor. Now the General secondary foreground is applied.
• Added on Text Editor, tab indentation markers and tab markers boolean setting with default True.
• Added on Text Editor, folding margin with markers style configurable with fold symbols in settings.cfg.
• Create directories when needed in New Project dialog.
• Improved the recognition of BDD/Gherkin prefixes when localized in autocomplete on Grid Editor.
• Added syntax colorization for the GROUP marker. Improved colorization for multiple Gherkin words, for example in the French language.
• Fixed multiple scroll bars in Grid Editor when editing Test Cases or Keywords. This caused bad navigation on cells.
• Regression fix from v2.1b1 - Fix wrong item selection, like Test Suite, when doing right-click actions in Project Explorer.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.1.3 was released on 24/March/2025.

v2.1.2

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.2

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.2 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework previous version, which was 7.1.1 (currently is 7.2). However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13.

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - When upgrading RIDE and activate Restart, some errors are visible about missing /language file, and behaviour is not normal. Better to close RIDE and start a new instance.
• 🐞 - Problems with COPY/PASTE in Text Editor have been reported when using wxPython 4.2.0, but not with version 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, which we now recommend
• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and changes.
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Partial fix of no update of renaming resource prefixed keywords. Issue #1230 from 29 Jan 2013.
• Fixed no recognition of keywords with embedded arguments and full name. Issue #1106 from 12 Sep 2012.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.1.2 was released on 28/January/2025.

v2.1.1

Robot Framework IDE 2.1.1

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.1.1 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework installed version, which is at this moment 7.1.1. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13.

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - When upgrading RIDE and activate Restart, some errors are visible about missing /language file, and behaviour is not normal. Better to close RIDE and start a new instance.
• 🐞 - Problems with COPY/PASTE in Text Editor have been reported when using wxPython 4.2.0, but not with version 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, which we now recommend
• 🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not correct in Grid Editor.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Fixed long arguments in fixtures appearing splitted in Grid Editor. Still, arguments info will not be correct at calling step.
• Fixed double action on Linux when pressing the DEL key.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.1.1 was released on 14/November/2024.