2026.1.2$$$$$$Support importing/exporting session files and language selection in the web/plugin version$$$You can now also import multiple files at once$$$?? Session files exported from this Inspector version CANNOT be imported in older versions (files exported from older versions CAN still be imported in this version)$$$Faster element highlighting when hovering over screenshot$$$Known issue: hovering over an element handle does not highlight the rest of the element box (clicking on it still applies the full highlight as expected)$$$Locator improvements in web context$$$Support element search using web locator strategies$$$Add id (css) and tag name based locators in suggested locators$$$Whats Changed$$$?? New Features$$$feat: support element search using web locator strategies in web context by @eglitise in #2514$$$feat: add 2 suggested locator strategies for web context by @eglitise in #2515$$$feat: automatically detect port number when using the appium-inspector-plugin by @wswebcreation in #2521$$$feat: move language selector to application settings by @eglitise in #2523$$$feat: update .appiumsession file format by @eglitise in #2535$$$feat: import/export sessions from Saved Capability Sets by @eglitise in #2543$$$?? Design Changes$$$style: reduce empty space for gesture editor tick cards by @eglitise in #2471$$$style: remove @ant-design/pro-components by @eglitise in #2484$$$style: adjust search modal locator strategy buttons by @eglitise in #2513$$$style: fix vertical align of app source tree expand icon by @eglitise in #2538$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: make caps editor behavior more deterministic by @eglitise in #2457$$$fix: adjust element highlighters by @eglitise in #2490$$$fix: unhide cloud provider for selected caps set if hidden by @eglitise in #2494$$$fix: gesture circles not shown in Firefox/Safari by @eglitise in #2495$$$fix: add command result type & remove extra quotes by @eglitise in #2506$$$fix: redux state mutation error when loading session from URL query string by @sudharsan-selvaraj in #2529$$$?? Localization$$$chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2441; #2453; #2478; #2516; #2524; #2531; #2546$$$?? Other Changes$$$chore: update ESLint configuration by @eglitise in #2462$$$chore: replace moment with dayjs by @eglitise in #2473$$$chore: replace axios with ky by @eglitise in #2481$$$chore: upgrade to antd v6 by @eglitise in #2472; #2488; #2492; #2510$$$chore: upgrade to React 19 by @eglitise in #2491; #2493$$$chore: simplify Renovate config by @eglitise in #2496$$$chore: decouple mocked xpath.select from its real usage by @eglitise in #2517$$$chore: fix lint issues by @eglitise in #2542

2025.11.1 Latest$$$Highlights$$$Enhanced Commands tab$$$Available commands are now retrieved directly from the driver and active plugins (requires Appium 2.16+)$$$Add support for execute methods; which are also retrieved from the driver/plugins (requires Appium 2.16+)$$$Improved presentation of results (adjust modal size; add functionality for copying; formatting; sorting; filtering)$$$New header button for toggling automatic session restart upon device disconnect$$$Integration with Fireflink DeviceFarm cloud provider$$$Whats Changed$$$?? Platform Support$$$? macOS: the minimum supported version is now macOS 12$$$?? New Features$$$feat: add Fireflink DeviceFarm cloud provider by @darshanyn04 in #2322$$$feat: Improve Appium Inspector stability by handling USB/Wifi disconnection gracefully by @mohangowdak in #2328$$$feat: improve command result UX by @wilhus & @eglitise in #2358$$$feat: retrieve commands and execute methods from active extensions by @eglitise in #2414$$$?? Design Changes$$$style: adjust button styles while editing caps JSON or title by @eglitise in #2371$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: resolve error when quitting session with existing source query by @eglitise in #2290$$$fix: improve error message when no capabilities are provided by @eglitise in #2373$$$fix: compatibility between new vendors and older capability sets by @eglitise in #2400$$$fix: skip source/screenshot refresh upon opening session info tab by @eglitise in #2418$$$?? Documentation$$$docs: update minimum macOS version by @eglitise in #2297$$$docs: add docs for reload on disconnect button by @eglitise in #2352

2025.11.1 Latest$$$Highlights$$$Enhanced Commands tab$$$Available commands are now retrieved directly from the driver and active plugins (requires Appium 2.16+)$$$Add support for execute methods; which are also retrieved from the driver/plugins (requires Appium 2.16+)$$$Improved presentation of results (adjust modal size; add functionality for copying; formatting; sorting; filtering)$$$New header button for toggling automatic session restart upon device disconnect$$$Integration with Fireflink DeviceFarm cloud provider$$$Whats Changed$$$?? Platform Support$$$? macOS: the minimum supported version is now macOS 12$$$?? New Features$$$feat: add Fireflink DeviceFarm cloud provider by @darshanyn04 in #2322$$$feat: Improve Appium Inspector stability by handling USB/Wifi disconnection gracefully by @mohangowdak in #2328$$$feat: improve command result UX by @wilhus & @eglitise in #2358$$$feat: retrieve commands and execute methods from active extensions by @eglitise in #2414$$$?? Design Changes$$$style: adjust button styles while editing caps JSON or title by @eglitise in #2371$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: resolve error when quitting session with existing source query by @eglitise in #2290$$$fix: improve error message when no capabilities are provided by @eglitise in #2373$$$fix: compatibility between new vendors and older capability sets by @eglitise in #2400$$$fix: skip source/screenshot refresh upon opening session info tab by @eglitise in #2418$$$?? Documentation$$$docs: update minimum macOS version by @eglitise in #2297$$$docs: add docs for reload on disconnect button by @eglitise in #2352

2025.8.2 Latest$$$@github-actions github-actions released this 3 days ago$$$· 4 commits to main since this release$$$ v2025.8.2$$$ ddafafb$$$Whats Changed$$$Bugfix release to address the issue where the plugin version could not be loaded.$$$$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: adjust screenshot container size for small resolution DUTs by @eglitise in #2283$$$fix: adjust plugin version Express paths by @eglitise in #2285

2025.8.2 Latest$$$@github-actions github-actions released this 3 days ago$$$· 4 commits to main since this release$$$ v2025.8.2$$$ ddafafb$$$Whats Changed$$$Bugfix release to address the issue where the plugin version could not be loaded.$$$$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: adjust screenshot container size for small resolution DUTs by @eglitise in #2283$$$fix: adjust plugin version Express paths by @eglitise in #2285

Whats 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

Whats 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

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$$$Session Inspector Source tab: application source/selected element$$$Whats Changed$$$?? New Features$$$feat: integrate web2driver$$$feat: update app icon$$$feat: add commands to retrieve session commands; extensions & caps$$$feat: allow resizing/collapsing source/selected element panels$$$feat: allow resizing/collapsing session builder panels$$$feat: show lines between source tree nodes$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: do not pass process value to browser build$$$?? Localization$$$chore: Update translations$$$?? Other Changes$$$chore: refactor integrated web2driver code$$$chore(renovate): update config

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$$$Session Inspector Source tab: application source/selected element$$$Whats Changed$$$?? New Features$$$feat: integrate web2driver$$$feat: update app icon$$$feat: add commands to retrieve session commands; extensions & caps$$$feat: allow resizing/collapsing source/selected element panels$$$feat: allow resizing/collapsing session builder panels$$$feat: show lines between source tree nodes$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: do not pass process value to browser build$$$?? Localization$$$chore: Update translations$$$?? Other Changes$$$chore: refactor integrated web2driver code$$$chore(renovate): update config

2025.7.1 Latest$$$Highlights$$$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)

2025.7.1 Latest$$$Highlights$$$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)

Highlights$$$Integration with TV Labs and Testcribe cloud providers$$$Upgrade embedded Electron version to the latest v35.0.2$$$Appium Inspector is now also published as an Appium plugin - check the README for details!$$$Whats Changed$$$?? New Features$$$feat: enable appium-inspector as an appium plugin$$$feat: add TV Labs cloud provider$$$feat: add support for Appium 3 session retrieval$$$feat: Isolate vendor logic for session creation$$$feat: add Testcribe as a cloud provider$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: adjust java client tests from recorder$$$fix: ensure selected client framework dropdown values are in sync$$$?? Localization$$$chore: Update translations$$$?? 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$$$ci: run lint job for all changes$$$ci: add workflow to validate PR title$$$chore: refactor session detail storage & retrieval$$$chore: update LICENSE to use full AL2.0 text$$$chore: refactor lib directory$$$chore: refactor vendormap for clarity

Highlights$$$Integration with TV Labs and Testcribe cloud providers$$$Upgrade embedded Electron version to the latest v35.0.2$$$Appium Inspector is now also published as an Appium plugin - check the README for details!$$$Whats Changed$$$?? New Features$$$feat: enable appium-inspector as an appium plugin$$$feat: add TV Labs cloud provider$$$feat: add support for Appium 3 session retrieval$$$feat: Isolate vendor logic for session creation$$$feat: add Testcribe as a cloud provider$$$?? Fixes$$$fix: adjust java client tests from recorder$$$fix: ensure selected client framework dropdown values are in sync$$$?? Localization$$$chore: Update translations$$$?? 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$$$ci: run lint job for all changes$$$ci: add workflow to validate PR title$$$chore: refactor session detail storage & retrieval$$$chore: update LICENSE to use full AL2.0 text$$$chore: refactor lib directory$$$chore: refactor vendormap for clarity