What's new in Inpera
The latest features, improvements, and fixes. We ship updates weekly to help you build better products.
Holiday Performance Release
Year-end optimizations and stability improvements across the platform.
- Reduced annotation loading time by 40% on pages with 100+ elements
- Fixed memory leak in long-running browser extension sessions
- Improved WebSocket reconnection logic for flaky networks
- Updated all dependencies to latest stable versions
- Fixed issue where dark mode toggle wasn't persisting across sessions
Critical Bug Fixes
Addressing reported issues from the v1.12.0 release.
- Fixed annotation position drift on responsive layouts
- Resolved SSO login redirect loop for enterprise customers
- Fixed Slack notification formatting for long annotation titles
- Corrected timezone handling in activity logs
- Fixed export functionality for large project histories
Design System 2.0 & Dark Mode
Complete visual refresh with our new design system, featuring enhanced dark mode and improved accessibility.
- Introduced Inpera Design System 2.0 with consistent spacing and typography
- Completely redesigned dark mode with reduced eye strain
- Added high contrast mode for accessibility
- New icon system with 200+ custom icons
- Improved keyboard navigation throughout the app
- Added focus indicators for better screen reader support
- Updated component library with new variants
- Faster UI rendering with optimized CSS
Analytics Improvements
Enhanced analytics dashboard with more granular insights.
- Added weekly and daily comparison views
- New heat map visualization for annotation activity
- Export analytics data as CSV or PDF
- Fixed chart rendering issues on Safari
- Improved date range picker with presets
Performance & Stability
Focus on speed and reliability improvements.
- Fixed occasional crash when opening large projects
- Resolved issue with annotation comments not saving
- Improved error handling for network timeouts
- Fixed duplicate notifications in Slack integration
Analytics Dashboard
Comprehensive analytics to understand your team's visual QA workflow and identify bottlenecks.
- New analytics dashboard with team activity overview
- Track annotation creation and resolution rates
- Identify most active contributors and reviewers
- Monitor project health with visual metrics
- Time-to-resolution tracking for issues
- Compare performance across projects and teams
- Customizable dashboard widgets
- Scheduled email reports for stakeholders
Jira Sync Improvements
Enhanced Jira integration based on user feedback.
- Support for Jira Cloud and Jira Server
- Improved field mapping configuration
- Added support for custom Jira fields
- Better error messages for sync failures
- Fixed issue with attachments not uploading
Bug Fixes
Stability improvements for Jira integration.
- Fixed Jira OAuth token refresh issues
- Resolved duplicate issue creation bug
- Fixed priority mapping inconsistencies
- Corrected status sync for closed issues
Jira Integration
Native Jira integration for teams using Atlassian tools. Seamlessly sync annotations with Jira issues.
- One-click issue creation from annotations
- Bi-directional status synchronization
- Automatic linking of related issues
- Support for Jira workflows and transitions
- Attach screenshots and context to Jira issues
- Map Inpera priorities to Jira priorities
- Filter annotations by linked Jira issues
- Jira issue previews in annotation details
Enterprise Enhancements
Additional enterprise features and improvements.
- Added SCIM provisioning support
- Improved audit log filtering and search
- Added data retention policy settings
- Enhanced IP allowlist configuration
- Better onboarding flow for SSO users
Security Updates
Critical security improvements for enterprise deployments.
- Fixed session handling edge cases in SSO
- Improved token rotation security
- Added additional input validation
- Enhanced rate limiting for API endpoints
Enterprise Security Suite
Enterprise-grade security features including SSO, SAML, and comprehensive audit logging.
- SAML 2.0 single sign-on support
- Integration with Okta, Azure AD, and OneLogin
- Comprehensive audit logging for compliance
- Advanced role-based access control (RBAC)
- Custom permission policies
- Session management and forced logout
- IP allowlist for workspace access
- Data encryption at rest and in transit
- SOC 2 Type II compliance
API Refinements
API improvements based on developer feedback.
- Added pagination support for all list endpoints
- Improved rate limit headers and documentation
- Added webhook retry logic with exponential backoff
- New SDK for Python developers
- Better error responses with actionable messages
Webhook Reliability
Improved webhook delivery and debugging.
- Fixed webhook signature verification issues
- Added webhook delivery logs in dashboard
- Improved timeout handling for slow endpoints
- Fixed payload encoding for special characters
API Documentation Update
Comprehensive API documentation improvements.
- New interactive API documentation portal
- Added code examples for all endpoints
- Improved authentication guide
- Added webhook event reference
Public API & Webhooks
RESTful API and webhooks for building custom integrations and automating your workflows.
- Full REST API for all core functionality
- Personal and team API key management
- Webhook support for 15+ events
- Real-time webhook delivery
- API rate limiting with generous quotas
- Comprehensive API documentation
- JavaScript/TypeScript SDK
- Postman collection for easy testing
- OAuth 2.0 for third-party apps
Linear Sync Improvements
Enhanced reliability for Linear integration.
- Fixed sync delays for large workspaces
- Resolved label mapping issues
- Improved handling of deleted issues
- Fixed duplicate comment creation
Performance Optimizations
Speed improvements for Linear-connected projects.
- Faster initial sync for new connections
- Reduced API calls with smart caching
- Improved conflict resolution for simultaneous edits
- Better handling of Linear webhooks
Linear Integration
Deep integration with Linear for seamless issue tracking and project management.
- Create Linear issues directly from annotations
- Bi-directional synchronization of status and comments
- Automatic label and priority mapping
- Link annotations to existing Linear issues
- View Linear issue status in Inpera
- Sync assignees between platforms
- Project and team mapping
- Real-time updates via webhooks
Extension Hotfix
Critical fix for Chrome extension v2.
- Fixed extension not loading on certain SPAs
- Resolved permission dialog appearing multiple times
- Fixed screenshot capture on high-DPI displays
Extension Improvements
User experience improvements for browser extension.
- Added keyboard shortcuts for common actions
- Improved annotation tooltip positioning
- Faster extension popup loading
- Better handling of iframe content
- Added quick annotation mode
Firefox Support
Browser extension now available for Firefox.
- Firefox extension released on Add-ons store
- Feature parity with Chrome extension
- Cross-browser sync for annotations
- Optimized for Firefox's rendering engine
Browser Extension 2.0
Completely rebuilt browser extension with new UI, better performance, and powerful new features.
- Redesigned extension interface with dark mode
- 50% faster annotation loading
- Offline annotation support with auto-sync
- New annotation toolbar with more tools
- Improved element selection accuracy
- Support for Shadow DOM elements
- Batch annotation creation
- Quick filters and search
- Pin extension to keep it always visible
Slack Integration Fixes
Reliability improvements for Slack notifications.
- Fixed notifications not sending for resolved annotations
- Resolved Slack OAuth token expiration issues
- Fixed channel selection dropdown not loading
- Improved error messages for failed notifications
Notification Customization
More control over Slack notifications.
- Configure notification frequency (instant, digest)
- Filter notifications by annotation type
- Choose which events trigger notifications
- Custom notification templates
- Mute notifications for specific projects
Slack Integration
Stay connected with real-time Slack notifications and channel synchronization.
- Real-time notifications in Slack channels
- Create annotations from Slack messages
- Rich message formatting with previews
- Slack slash commands for quick actions
- Thread replies sync with annotation comments
- Mention team members in annotations
- Daily digest summaries
- Configure per-project notification channels
Team Management Fixes
Bug fixes for team features.
- Fixed invitation emails not being sent
- Resolved permission inheritance issues
- Fixed team member removal not syncing
- Corrected role names in audit logs
Workspace Improvements
Enhanced workspace management capabilities.
- Bulk user invitation via CSV upload
- Improved workspace settings UI
- Added workspace activity feed
- Better handling of pending invitations
- Guest access for external collaborators
Team Workspaces & Permissions
Organize your work with team workspaces and granular role-based access control.
- Create multiple team workspaces
- Role-based access control (Admin, Editor, Viewer)
- Project-level permission overrides
- Invite team members via email
- Guest access for client collaboration
- Team activity dashboard
- Workspace settings and branding
- Transfer projects between workspaces
Visual Regression Fixes
Stability improvements for visual testing.
- Fixed false positives on anti-aliased text
- Resolved baseline update race condition
- Fixed screenshot capture timeout issues
- Improved handling of dynamic content
Diff Viewer Improvements
Enhanced screenshot comparison experience.
- Side-by-side and overlay diff modes
- Zoom and pan controls for detailed inspection
- Highlight specific diff regions
- Keyboard navigation for reviewing changes
- Download diff images
CI/CD Integration Docs
Documentation for integrating visual tests in CI pipelines.
- GitHub Actions workflow examples
- GitLab CI configuration guide
- CircleCI orb documentation
- Jenkins pipeline integration
- Bitbucket Pipelines support
Visual Regression Testing
Automated visual regression testing to catch UI changes before they reach production.
- Automated screenshot capture on every deployment
- Pixel-perfect diff detection with configurable threshold
- Baseline management with approval workflow
- Integrate with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Run visual tests in CI/CD pipelines
- Compare across browsers and viewports
- Ignore dynamic content regions
- Historical test results and trends
- Slack notifications for test failures
GitHub Integration Improvements
Enhanced GitHub integration reliability.
- Fixed issue linking for private repositories
- Resolved PR comment threading issues
- Fixed GitHub App permission scope
- Improved webhook delivery reliability
PR Preview Enhancements
Better integration with PR workflows.
- Automatic PR comments with annotation summary
- Link to specific annotations from GitHub
- Status checks for annotation resolution
- Support for GitHub Enterprise
Issue Creation Improvements
Streamlined GitHub issue creation flow.
- Pre-filled issue templates
- Automatic screenshot attachment
- Link to reproduction URL
- Better label and assignee selection
GitHub Integration
Native GitHub integration for seamless development workflows.
- Create GitHub issues directly from annotations
- Automatic PR preview environment links
- GitHub status checks for annotation approval
- Two-way comment synchronization
- Connect multiple repositories
- Organization-wide GitHub App installation
- Branch-specific annotations
- Deploy preview integration with Vercel/Netlify
Performance Hotfix
Critical performance improvements.
- Fixed memory leak in annotation renderer
- Resolved slow page load with many annotations
- Fixed WebSocket connection dropping
- Improved database query performance
Bug Fixes
Various bug fixes and improvements.
- Fixed annotation not appearing on first load
- Resolved issue with comment editing
- Fixed notification preferences not saving
- Improved error handling for network issues
Stability Improvements
Focus on reliability and performance.
- Improved annotation sync reliability
- Faster initial page load
- Better handling of concurrent edits
- Reduced extension memory usage
Performance & Polish
Major performance improvements and UI polish based on user feedback from launch.
- 2x faster annotation loading times
- Optimized DOM binding algorithm
- Improved annotation positioning accuracy
- New keyboard shortcuts for power users
- Better mobile responsive design
- Enhanced search functionality
- Improved onboarding flow
- Fixed numerous edge cases reported by users
Post-Launch Fixes
Addressing issues reported after initial launch.
- Fixed annotation display on retina screens
- Resolved issue with special characters in comments
- Fixed email notification links
- Improved extension installation flow
Holiday Hotfix
Quick fixes for launch day issues.
- Fixed login issues for certain email providers
- Resolved annotation z-index conflicts
- Fixed cursor position offset in annotation mode
- Improved error messages for failed operations
Inpera 1.0 - Official Launch 🚀
We're thrilled to announce the official launch of Inpera! After months of development and beta testing, we're ready to help teams ship pixel-perfect interfaces.
- Visual annotation system for live websites
- DOM-aware binding that survives page changes
- Real-time collaboration with team members
- Browser extension for Chrome
- Project and issue management
- Comment threads on annotations
- Screenshot capture with annotations
- Email notifications for updates
- User authentication and team management
- Responsive design for all screen sizes
- Dark mode support
- Keyboard shortcuts for efficiency
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