Release Notes
Stay up to date with the latest improvements and features across our platform.
Desktop App Download via Static Files
Version 2.4.0 • 2025-08-12
✨ New Features
- • Desktop app build is now packaged and exposed under static downloads
- • Signup desktop page now includes a direct macOS download button (latest zip)
🚀 Improvements
- • Collectstatic will upload the packaged desktop app to static storage
React SPA Dashboard & Missing Features
Version 2.2.0 • 2024-01-16
✨ New Features
- • Converted entire QA dashboard to React Single Page Application
- • Added environment creation modal with proper form validation
- • Implemented recording edit functionality with modal interface
- • Added desktop app connection status indicator in test run modal
- • Enhanced test results grid with actual video content display
- • Improved project deletion with proper DOM removal
🚀 Improvements
- • Better user experience with real-time updates
- • Enhanced modal interactions and form handling
- • Improved video playback in test results
- • More responsive and interactive interface
🔧 Bug Fixes
- • Fixed project deletion not removing from DOM
- • Resolved recording edit button returning to projects list
- • Fixed missing environment creation functionality
- • Added desktop app connection status to test run modal
- • Corrected test results grid to show actual videos instead of green cards
Recording Setup UX Improvements
Version 2.3.0 • 2024-01-17
✨ New Features
- • Recording setup page now shows action timeline alongside the setup form
- • Action timeline extracted into a reusable component in the React app
🚀 Improvements
- • Clearer two-column layout: actions on the left, form on the right
Enhanced Privacy & Release Notes
Version 2.1.0 • 2024-01-15
✨ New Features
- • Added comprehensive privacy policy page
- • Created release notes system with tab interface
- • Improved footer navigation and legal links
- • Enhanced responsive design for mobile devices
🚀 Improvements
- • Better user experience across all devices
- • Clearer legal compliance documentation
🔧 Bug Fixes
- • Fixed mobile navigation dropdown issues
- • Resolved footer link alignment problems
Packaged Build for Web Download
Version 1.3.1 • 2025-08-12
✨ New Features
- • Build script now zips the macOS .app bundle using ditto
- • Copies versioned and latest zip artifacts into website static downloads
🚀 Improvements
- • Simpler distribution flow; users can download directly from the website
Simplified Desktop Experience
Version 1.3.0 • 2024-01-12
✨ New Features
- • New simplified GUI with three-state animation
- • Automatic test result syncing to website
- • Enhanced browser compatibility detection
- • Improved error reporting and diagnostics
🚀 Improvements
- • Reduced memory usage during test execution
- • Faster test startup times
- • Better handling of network interruptions
🔧 Bug Fixes
- • Fixed Playwright browser installation issues
- • Resolved video recording quality problems
- • Fixed authentication sync with website
Recording Persistence Across Navigations
Version 1.4.2 • 2024-01-18
✨ New Features
- • Recording state and actions now persist across page navigations and background service worker restarts
🚀 Improvements
- • Re-inject content recorder automatically on top-level navigations of the active recording tab
- • Incremental persistence of actions to avoid data loss if the background is suspended
🔧 Bug Fixes
- • Fixed issue where actions from the previous page were lost when navigating during a recording session
Packaged Build Authentication Fix
Version 1.4.1 • 2024-01-16
✨ New Features
- • Production-safe packaging for Chrome/Firefox/Safari builds
🚀 Improvements
- • Service worker (background.js) is no longer obfuscated to comply with MV3 CSP
- • Reduced obfuscation aggressiveness to avoid eval/new Function in packaged assets
- • Packaged builds now force production config (debug_mode=false)
🔧 Bug Fixes
- • Resolved issue where authentication succeeded in browser but the extension stayed in "Please sign in" state
- • Added host permissions and callback matches for both www.getshiftleft.dev and getshiftleft.dev
Enhanced Recording & Setup
Version 1.4.0 • 2024-01-14
✨ New Features
- • Improved action recording accuracy
- • New setup page integration with website
- • Enhanced project assignment workflow
- • Better form interaction detection
🚀 Improvements
- • More reliable DOM element targeting
- • Faster action capture and processing
- • Better handling of dynamic content
🔧 Bug Fixes
- • Fixed recording issues with shadow DOM
- • Resolved popup blocking problems
- • Fixed authentication callback handling