Product Updates & Release History

Changelog & What's New

Follow every architectural overhaul, new tool addition, keyboard shortcut enhancement, and performance upgrade shipped to Web Dev Kit Pro.

Latest: v2.1.0
Tools: 19 Active
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v2.1.0 Latest Release

🚀 Spotlight Pro Command Palette

A minimalist frosted-glass command palette invoked via Shift Shift Space, ⌘K / Ctrl+K, or from the Sidepanel header.

  • Typo-tolerant fuzzy search engine with keyword aliasing and acronym matching.
  • Single Source of Truth Architecture: Dynamically derives tool metadata (titles, descriptions, categories, shortcuts, Pro badges) directly from core definitions.

Hybrid & In-Page Tool Activation

  • Dual-Activation: For Live CSS Editor, Live HTML Editor, CSS Scan, and Component Exporter, launches the on-page element picker while opening the native Sidepanel directly to that tool.
  • In-Page Popovers: Direct overlay dispatching for QR Share and Screen Resolution.
  • Full Page Retina Capture: Programmatic full-page screenshot engine with auto-scrolling canvas stitching and PNG download.

🛡️ Isolation & State Synchronization

  • Tab-Scoped Side Panel: Enforced per-tab claimSidePanel(tabId) to ensure the side panel only attaches to the active tab where it was requested.
  • Global Lifecycle Sync: Synchronized WDK_PANEL_STATE broadcasting across the Floating Dock, Spotlight Pro, Chrome Toolbar Action, and Sidepanel close button.
  • Storage Error Boundaries: Hardened chrome.storage wrappers with safe fallback handlers to eliminate extension reload invalidations.

🔒 Privacy-Safe Offline Telemetry Pipeline

  • Client-side event tracking pipeline with local offline queueing in chrome.storage.local.
  • Periodic background flush every 5 minutes with automatic retry upon network reconnection.
  • Zero DOM, URL, or keystroke tracking. Complete user opt-out control in Settings → Account → Privacy & Telemetry.
v2.0.0 Major Architecture Overhaul
  • Modernized entire extension architecture with React 19 and Tailwind CSS.
  • Introduced the on-screen Floating Toolbar Dock with 5 position options and customizable glass/dark themes.
  • Enhanced web single-sign-on authentication flow and Pro multi-device seat license verification.
v1.1.0 Feature Expansion
  • Double-Shift Hotkeys: Quick access double-tap hotkeys (Shift Shift [Key]) for instant tool activation.
  • Responsive Multi-Device Viewer: Side-by-side device frames with synchronized scrolling and orientation switching.
  • Color Eyedropper & WCAG Contrast Analyzer: High-precision loupe with AA and AAA accessibility scoring.
  • Interactive Area Crop Screenshot: Drag rectangular crosshairs to capture custom portions of the page.
v1.0.0 Initial Launch

The first public release of Web Dev Kit:

  • Floating glassmorphism toolbar dock with customizable positions and themes.
  • Typography Inspector and Element Box Model Spacing visualizers.
  • SEO & Meta Tags Validator and Heading Hierarchy Analyzer.
  • Alt Text Accessibility Validator and Audit Table.
  • CSS Unit Converter and Quick QR Code device sharing.

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