(note to plugin users: this version is identical to 2026.9.1 - the only difference is a single dev dependency bump)

Highlights

• More responsive design: the app can now scale down to 500x600px while remaining fully functional
• Driver and device-specific features: new header buttons for UiAutomator2 and Espresso driver sessions, and for iOS, tvOS and watchOS devices in XCUITest driver sessions (yes, Appium now supports watchOS!)
• The device screenshot can now be resized
• Element attributes shown in the app source tree can now be customized
• Gesture ticks in the gesture editor can now be reordered using drag-and-drop

What's Changed

📦 Platform Support

• ⚠ macOS: the minimum supported version is now macOS 13 (Ventura)

🚀 New Features

• feat: add header buttons to switch Espresso subdriver by @eglitise in #3133
• feat: show Home/Siri buttons in tvOS/watchOS sessions by @eglitise in #3137
• feat: add all XCUITest pressButton options into the header by @eglitise in #3141
• feat: add dropdown for watchOS gestures in the app header by @eglitise in #3142
• feat: add watchOS Digital Crown controls in the app header by @eglitise in #3149
• feat: allow the Screenshot panel to be resized by @eglitise in #3145
• feat: customize important source attributes by @lucasmariano003-wq in #3150
• feat: add dropdown for selecting active window strategy (UiAutomator2) by @eglitise in #3165
• feat: reorder actions in the gesture builder by @lucasmariano003-wq in #3152
• feat: reduce minimum window size for standalone app by @eglitise in #3182

🎨 Design Changes

• style: update Siri command UI to match other controls by @eglitise in #3156
• style: fix grouping of context-related elements by @eglitise in #3157
• style: render cloud providers modal in 3 rows by @eglitise in #3172
• style: use default title bar on macOS + tune CSS throughout by @eglitise in #3174
• style: follow OS preferences for scrollbar visibility by @eglitise in #3176
• style: apply responsive design throughout the Session Builder by @eglitise in #3177
• style: apply responsive design throughout the Session Inspector by @eglitise in #3180
• style: add favicon to plugin version by @eglitise in #3188

🛠 Fixes

• fix: make the New Session screen responsive on narrow windows by @tatanota in #3063
• fix: ensure Capability Editor does not always open in narrow mode by @eglitise in #3070
• fix: make the Session Inspector screen responsive on narrow windows by @tatanota in #3064
• fix: add aria-label to icon-only buttons by @eglitise in #3126 (thanks to @MFA-G for the original PR)
• fix: adjust responsiveness in Session Inspector by @eglitise in #3127
• fix: ensure notifications can be normally dismissed by @eglitise in #3128
• fix: make display controls respond to any source of display config changes by @eglitise in #3131
• fix: gate display control buttons behind Android version as well by @eglitise in #3135
• fix: enable retrieval of active app for tvOS & watchOS by @eglitise in #3136
• fix: do not show screenshot mode controls when quitting session by @eglitise in #3138
• fix: hide W3C Action features on unsupported platforms by @eglitise in #3139
• fix: adjust Commands tab responsiveness to work with Splitter by @eglitise in #3158
• fix: adjust offset calculation for Safari webviews by @eglitise in #3155
• fix: add translation key for gesture tick drag handle by @eglitise in #3173
• fix: show empty pointer coords when null/undefined by @eglitise in #3181

📖 Documentation

• docs: tune + add info about customizing visible attributes by @eglitise in #3164

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #3074, #3089, #3113, #3143, #3166, and #3191
• chore: audit i18n keys by @eglitise in #3175

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: migrate to oxc by @eglitise in #3076
• chore: upgrade to Vite 8 and related tools by @eglitise in #3078
• chore: add more oxlint rules by @eglitise in #3081
• chore: use oxc's React Compiler integration by @eglitise in #3122
• chore: refactoring changes by @eglitise in #3129, #3134, #3140, #3148, and #3185
• refactor: migrate remaining Redux containers to hooks by @lucasmariano003-wq in #3151
• chore: use static runtime for AppImage build by @eglitise in #3189
• ci: support releasing via new version number by @eglitise in #3190

New Contributors

• @lucasmariano003-wq made their first contribution in #3151

Full Changelog: v2026.7.1...v2026.9.2

Highlights

• New 'Tap By Element' button in screenshot controls
• New header button for switching active device display (see requirements)
• Integrations with RobotActions and AstroFarm cloud providers

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: add RobotActions as a cloud provider by @krishtoautomate in #2855
• feat: add dropdown for switching displays by @eglitise in #2922
• feat: add AstroFarm cloud provider support by @Milindsoni08 in #2938
• feat: add Tap By Element screenshot interaction mode by @tatanota in #3039

🎨 Design Changes

• style: set a max width for box model by @eglitise in #2827

🛠 Fixes

• fix: reinstate source tree expand icon rotation by @eglitise in #2824
• fix: align lines connecting source tree nodes by @eglitise in #2826
• fix: improve handling of UiA2 devices with different size displays by @eglitise in #2921
• fix(lambdatest): fix session listing and attach-to-session for LambdaTest by @SahilSawLT in #2892
• fix: surface network/timeout errors when fetching running sessions by @MatrixNeoKozak in #2952
• refactor: adjust JS - WebdriverIO recorder labels to include TS by @tatanota in #3040

📖 Documentation

• docs: adjust appiumpro notes by @eglitise in #3008
• docs: update screenshots for tap by element mode by @eglitise in #3054

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2858, #2879, #2887, #2925, #2942, #2958 and #2979

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: Migrate vendor scripts to typescript by @mykola-mokhnach in #2819
• chore: refactoring changes by @eglitise in #2930, #2991, #2992, #2999, #3011, #3014, #3020, #3028, #3030, #3031 and #3033
• ci: adjust workflows by @eglitise in #2957, #2965, #2982, #2988 and #3055
• chore: Drop lodash by @mykola-mokhnach in #3021
• chore: tune electron-builder options by @eglitise in #3058 and #3060

New Contributors

• @krishtoautomate made their first contribution in #2855
• @Milindsoni08 made their first contribution in #2938
• @SahilSawLT made their first contribution in #2892
• @MatrixNeoKozak made their first contribution in #2952
• @tatanota made their first contribution in #3040

Full Changelog: v2026.5.1...v2026.7.1

Highlights

• Attach to Session improvements
  • You can now directly attach to a session using its session ID
  • Improved presentation of discovered sessions
• Improved logic for generating suggested element XPath

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: improve suggested xpath generation logic by @eglitise in #2733
• feat: support manually attaching to session using session ID by @eglitise in #2754
• feat: allow selecting installation directory for Windows installer by @eglitise in #2779

🎨 Design Changes

• style: use common refresh button in Attach to Session by @eglitise in #2756
• style: render discovered sessions as card grid by @eglitise in #2758
• style: increase gesture tick density at window widths >=1920px by @eglitise in #2790

🛠 Fixes

• fix: update WDIO protocol command names by @eglitise in #2708, #2730
• fix: clear cached driver instance after detaching by @eglitise in #2753

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2699, #2715, #2766, #2785, #2805

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: use browser clipboard API everywhere by @eglitise in #2671
• chore: update Electron IPC usage by @eglitise in #2675
• test: add copy of the fake app fixture by @eglitise in #2691
• chore: internal locator generation related changes by @eglitise in #2718, #2719, #2727, #2729
• ci: update publish docs workflow by @eglitise in #2734
• chore: remove i18n translation caching by @eglitise in #2752
• chore: split Attach to Session into subcomponent files by @eglitise in #2755
• chore: run npm audit fix by @eglitise in #2777, #2812

Full Changelog: v2026.2.1...v2026.5.1

Highlights

• Plugin version now also works in non-HTTPS contexts
• New header button for detaching from session without deleting it
• Selected Element panel now auto-hides if no element is selected
• New box model in Selected Element panel for easier retrieval of element position and size
• Integration with RabbitQA cloud provider

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: add RabbitQA cloud provider support with logo and configuration by @TahaTangulu in #2628
• feat: add box model for Selected Element by @eglitise in #2636
• feat: add button to detach from session without termination by @eglitise in #2641

🎨 Design Changes

• style: collapse selected element panel if none selected by @eglitise in #2608

🛠 Fixes

• fix: allow plugin usage in insecure contexts by @eglitise in #2607
• fix(session-builder): Add markDirty flag to SET_SERVER_PARAM to enable Save button only for user edits by @Semih702 in #2623

📖 Documentation

• docs: tune requirements by @eglitise in #2594
• chore: update LambdaTest to TestMu AI by @eglitise in #2609
• chore: refine TestMu AI logos and add refs by @Delta456 in #2624
• docs: match provider images in README to active theme by @eglitise in #2627
• chore: apply consistent cropping to all provider logos by @eglitise in #2632
• docs: update RabbitQA README link and add dark/light theme logo support by @TahaTangulu in #2633
• docs: update footer copyright by @eglitise in #2664

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2592, #2613, #2638, #2654

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: refactoring by @eglitise in #2634, #2635, #2640
• chore: fix Spin usage in antd 6.3.0 by @eglitise in #2647
• chore: improve logging when installing dev extensions by @eglitise in #2649

New Contributors

• @Semih702 made their first contribution in #2623
• @TahaTangulu made their first contribution in #2628

Full Changelog: v2026.1.3...v2026.2.1

Highlights

• New button in MJPEG mode for fallback to screenshot API
• Styling changes: all new icons, better syntax highlighting, monospace font where appropriate

What's Changed

🚀 New Features

• feat: switch syntax highlighting to react-refractor by @eglitise in #2567
• feat: add buttons to switch between MJPEG stream and screenshot API by @eglitise in #2565

🎨 Design Changes

• style: switch external icon source to Tabler by @eglitise in #2556
• style: use Tabler icons everywhere by @eglitise in #2559
• style: use monospace font where appropriate & update app source colors by @eglitise in #2574
• style: use monospace font in commands tab as well by @eglitise in #2585

🛠 Fixes

• fix: update gesture import/export to match session import/export by @eglitise in #2553
• fix: adjust WDIO command overrides by @eglitise in #2572

📖 Documentation

• docs: update images by @eglitise in #2588
• docs: direct users away from browser version by @eglitise in #2590

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2569

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: tune release notes generation by @eglitise in #2550
• chore: remove sample files by @eglitise in #2552
• chore: merge Root and index files by @eglitise in #2560
• chore: migrate to react-i18next useTranslation hook by @eglitise in #2563
• chore: rebuild lockfile by @eglitise in #2589

Full Changelog: v2026.1.2...v2026.1.3

Highlights

• 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

What's 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

Full Changelog: v2025.11.1...v2026.1.1

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

What's 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

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2287, #2324, #2351, #2365, #2384, #2425

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: refactoring changes by @eglitise in #2310, #2311, #2312
• chore: disable reload on disconnect by default by @eglitise in #2360
• chore: refactor & parallelize refresh action by @eglitise in #2362
• refactor: compare with undefined directly instead of using typeof by @noritaka1166 in #2366
• refactor: Make locator generation utils easier to read and understand by @mykola-mokhnach in #2393
• chore: add React hooks ESLint plugin & fix lint issues by @eglitise in #2408
• chore: improve performance via React Compiler by @eglitise in #2410
• chore: publish via trusted publisher by @KazuCocoa in #2424

New Contributors

• @darshanyn04 made their first contribution in #2322
• @mohangowdak made their first contribution in #2328

Full Changelog: v2025.8.2...v2025.11.1

What's 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

Full Changelog: v2025.8.1...v2025.8.2

Highlights

• Integration with webmate cloud provider
• Ability to toggle capabilities on/off in the session builder for easier testing
• Ability to search the application source using plaintext

What's Changed

📦 Platform Support

• ⚠ Plugin version only: drop compatibility with Appium 2 (this follows all other official Appium plugins)

🚀 New Features

• feat: search app source by @wilhus in #2235
• feat: add webmate as a cloud provider by @dkalak in #2240
• feat: enable/disable capabilities by @wilhus in #2249
• feat: add button to collapse all Source tree nodes by @eglitise in #2267

🎨 Design Changes

• style: align button placement for Source and Selected Element panels by @eglitise in #2265

🛠 Fixes

• fix: adjust width for capability set title edit field by @eglitise in #2271
• fix: adjust recorder for element actions by @eglitise in #2272

📖 Documentation

• docs: update installation steps by @eglitise in #2262
• docs: update all images and add recent features by @eglitise in #2278

🌐 Localization

• chore: Update translations by @github-actions[bot] in #2273

🔍 Other Changes

• chore: update Renovate config by @eglitise in #2244
• chore: set plugin requirements to Appium 3 by @eglitise in #2258
• chore: move Session Inspector tab antd Card wrappers to tab-specific files by @eglitise in #2263
• chore: add style label support to autolabeler & release notes by @eglitise in #2266

New Contributors

• @dkalak made their first contribution in #2240

Full Changelog: v2025.7.3...v2025.8.1

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