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// SYSTEM_CHANGELOG

Updates & Evolution.

The complete history of Scratch Tabs. From minor utility tweaks to major architectural shifts, every change is documented here.

Scratch Tabs is open-source and developed in the open.

V1.41.0

LATEST
06/25/2026

ARCHIVE INSPECTOR + IMAGE SMART VIEW

Archive Inspector opens ZIP-format archives entirely offline - browse the file tree, preview entries, and extract files with zero upload. Images now get their own smart view with zoom, pan, crop, and basic edits, and can send colours straight to the Colour Palette tablet.

# new_features

  • + Archive Inspector tablet: Browse ZIP, JAR, APK, DOCX, XLSX, and EPUB archives with a file tree, search, and stats panel - fully offline
  • + Archive previews: Text, JSON, XML, image, and hex previews per entry, with copy, extract, and open-in-new-tab actions
  • + Image smart view: Zoom, pan, rotate, flip, crop, resize, and colour adjustments with undo/redo and compare
  • + Colour Palette handoff: Send a sampled colour or extracted palette from the Image smart view into a new Colour Palette tab

# improvements

  • + Image paste/drop: Pasting or dropping an image now opens it in the Image smart view instead of raw text

V1.40.0

LATEST
06/19/2026

XML SMART VIEW + FIVE NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS

A dedicated smart view for XML tabs with a live structure tree, node inspector, diagnostics panel, and XPath workbench - plus five new pipeline operations including xml.xpath, jwt.sign, and docker run-to-compose conversion.

V1.39.0

RELEASE
06/16/2026

INSTALLABLE OFFLINE APP

Scratch Tabs is now installable as a Progressive Web App with offline app-shell caching, so the workspace can launch from the desktop or home screen after the first visit.

V1.38.0

RELEASE
06/15/2026

QUICK TRANSFORM - APPLY PIPELINE OPERATIONS FROM THE EDITOR

Right-click any text in a Monaco editor tab to instantly search and apply pipeline operations or saved pipelines without opening the full pipeline editor.

V1.37.0

RELEASE
06/12/2026

SQL SANDBOX - QUERY YOUR DATA WITH DUCKDB IN THE BROWSER

Run SQL against local CSV, TSV, JSON, NDJSON, and Parquet files using DuckDB WASM - no server, no install, no upload. Import files or paste data, write queries in a Monaco editor, inspect schemas, and export results.

V1.36.0

RELEASE
06/01/2026

12 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS, MOVE TO WORKSPACE FIX & ACTIVE WORKSPACE HIGHLIGHT

Base62, Base64URL, Basic Auth, JSON Merge/Pick, Extract JSON, Text Obfuscate, Luhn validation, and Strip ANSI pipeline operations - plus the Move to Workspace context menu fix and a clearer active workspace indicator in the sidebar

V1.35.0

RELEASE
06/01/2026

WEBHOOK HMAC VERIFIER & HAR SMART VIEW EDITING

New offline Webhook HMAC Verifier tablet for validating provider signatures, plus HAR Smart View editing with request deletion, two-request comparison, and paste-to-merge

V1.34.0

RELEASE
05/29/2026

SECRET SCANNER

Fully offline secret scanner — detects API keys, tokens, private keys, credentials, and high-entropy strings across logs, diffs, configs, and PEM bundles; redacts findings and generates safe shareable reports without sending a single byte off-device

V1.33.0

RELEASE
05/28/2026

OPENAPI / SWAGGER SMART VIEW

Offline OpenAPI viewer with syntax highlighting, endpoint explorer, schema resolution, response examples, cURL / REST Client exports, plus quicker access to pinned and recently modified tabs

V1.32.0

RELEASE
05/27/2026

16 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS — AES-GCM, RIPEMD-160, KECCAK-256, IPV6, READING TIME & MORE

AES-256-GCM encrypt/decrypt, ROT-13/47, slugify, text diff, number formatting, CSV stats, CIDR info, datetime diff, RIPEMD-160, Keccak-256, IPv6 expand/compress, and reading time — all offline, zero dependencies

V1.31.0

RELEASE
05/26/2026

CSV SMART VIEW: HEADER PROMOTION & DELIMITER CONVERSION

Two new CSV table actions — promote any data row to the header or demote the header back to a data row, plus a one-click delimiter converter to switch between comma, tab, semicolon, and pipe

V1.30.0

RELEASE
05/22/2026

HAR NETWORK TRAFFIC VIEWER & 10 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS

Full offline HAR viewer with waterfall, request detail panel, privacy detection, and cURL export — plus Ascii85, Punycode, Brotli, CIDR, CSV Dedupe & Date Arithmetic pipeline operations

V1.29.0

RELEASE
05/21/2026

HEX VIEWER EXPANDED (12 NEW CAPABILITIES), PEM / X.509 & .ENV SMART VIEWS, 11 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS

Major hex viewer expansion with magic-byte detection, find & replace, undo/redo, strings extraction, 256-bucket histogram, checksums, decoded text panel, drag-and-drop, jump-to-offset, keyboard shortcuts, and 16 MB file support; full certificate viewer with chain analysis; interactive .env editor; plus Morse, NATO, Shannon entropy, URL defang/refang, and CSV pipeline operations

V1.28.0

RELEASE
05/19/2026

SSH KEY GENERATOR & TOTP 2FA GENERATOR

Two new offline security tablets: generate Ed25519, RSA, and ECDSA SSH key pairs with passphrase encryption, inspect and validate any key — plus a multi-account TOTP authenticator with animated countdown rings

V1.27.0

RELEASE
05/13/2026

QR CODE GENERATOR

Full offline QR code generation and decoding — 8 content types, visual customisation, logo embedding, and a history strip, with no data leaving the browser

V1.26.0

RELEASE
05/13/2026

TOML SMART VIEW & 4 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS

Full TOML format support with Structure Explorer smart view, custom syntax highlighting, and TOMLJSON/YAML pipeline conversions

V1.25.0

RELEASE
05/12/2026

17 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS - ENCODING, COMPRESSION, HASHING, NETWORKING & DATETIME

Format Date, binary/octal/Base32/Base58 encoding, Raw Deflate and Zlib compression, SHA hash digest, IPv4 format conversion, and JSONPath queries

V1.24.1

RELEASE
05/11/2026

EDITOR COPY/PASTE FIX

Restored right-click Copy and Paste in the Monaco editor context menu, broken by a Monaco 0.54 upgrade

V1.24.0

RELEASE
02/26/2026

OPEN-SOURCE READINESS

Prepared the project for open-source release with repository hygiene, public docs, and contributor-facing updates

V1.23.1

RELEASE
02/23/2026

SIDEBAR POLISH & INLINE RENAMING

Introducing inline renaming for workspaces and tabs directly in the sidebar, plus performance and UX improvements

V1.23.0

RELEASE
02/01/2026

JSON SMART VIEW ENHANCEMENTS & 25 NEW PIPELINE OPERATIONS

Streamlined JSON toolbar with quick-access Stringify/Unstringify, redesigned JMESPath Query Panel, plus 25 new transformation pipeline operations

V1.22.0

RELEASE
01/29/2026

PERSISTENT SIDEBAR STATE & PIPELINE OPERATIONS EXPANSION

Sidebar preferences now persist across sessions, plus 15 new powerful transformation pipeline operations for data processing workflows

V1.21.0

RELEASE
01/29/2026

SHARE CUSTOMIZATION, CURL UI POLISH & REGEX ENGINE REFINED

Manual content trimming for privacy-safe sharing, compact professional Curl Smart View redesign, and refined Regex Plain English engine

V1.20.0

RELEASE
01/27/2026

NAVIGATION HISTORY & WELCOME SCREEN REDESIGN

VS Code-style back/forward navigation with persistence, plus modernized welcome screen with enhanced onboarding

V1.19.0

RELEASE
01/22/2026

WORKSPACE SIDEBAR EXPLORER

Workspace sidebar with collapsible tree view, icon rail, and intelligent workspace management

V1.18.0

RELEASE
01/19/2026

TRANSFORMATION PIPELINE

CyberChef-style data processing with chainable operations, drag-and-drop reordering, and persistent pipelines

V1.17.0

RELEASE
01/13/2026

BROWSER-STYLE SCROLLABLE TABS

Native horizontal scrolling for tabs with visual gradient indicators and touch support

V1.16.0

RELEASE
01/12/2026

MACRO RECORDING & MENU REFINEMENT

New Macro Recording engine with floating toolbar, status bar integration, and refined context menu

V1.15.0

RELEASE
01/03/2026

COLOUR PALETTE: CANVAS-FIRST UX & SMART TOOLS

Complete rewrite with canvas-first interface, intelligent generation, and slide-over feature panels

V1.14.0

RELEASE
12/29/2025

SHARE TABS WITH PRIVACY-FIRST URLS

Share tab content via URLs with compression, smart trimming, and hash-based zero-knowledge privacy

V1.13.0

RELEASE
12/23/2025

DATE/TIME COMMAND CENTER & SMART INPUTS

Date/Time tablet with command-line inputs, natural language arithmetic, and multi-zone comparison

V1.12.0

RELEASE
12/05/2025

COMMAND VAULT COMPLETE REWORK

Command Vault redesign with categories, search, scratchpad, and improved workflow

V1.12.0

RELEASE
12/03/2025

LIGHT/DARK MODE & EDITOR ENHANCEMENTS

Theme system with Light/Dark mode toggle, bug fixes, and rich text improvements

V1.11.1

RELEASE
11/18/2025

BUG FIXES

Fixed clipboard processing in JSON comparison and Mermaid PNG export

V1.11.0

RELEASE
11/14/2025

JSON QUERY PANEL & NAVIGATION

JMESPath query panel, structure-aware navigation, and enhanced CSV editing

V1.10.0

RELEASE
11/12/2025

JSON & CSV FEATURES

JSON equality checking, CSV export strategies, and smart delimiter detection

V1.9.0

RELEASE
11/11/2025

JSON DATA EXTRACTION AND CALCULATOR IMPROVEMENTS

JSON data extraction tool, calculator readability, and bug fixes

V1.8.0

RELEASE
11/01/2025

CALCULATOR ENHANCEMENTS, JSON MAPPER JOINS, AND SMART FIXES

Calculator bit manipulation, JSON Mapper joins, and intelligent auto-fix

V1.7.0

RELEASE
10/24/2025

SPLIT TABS, JSON IMPROVEMENTS, AND BUG FIXES

Split tab functionality, JSON sanitize, and smart view enhancements

V1.6.0

RELEASE
10/15/2025

GRAPHQL TABLET AND POMODORO FIXES

GraphQL query builder with schema introspection and Pomodoro timer fix

V1.5.0

RELEASE
10/07/2025

RICH TEXT ENHANCEMENTS AND BUG FIXES

Rich text headings, underline, separators, and critical bug fixes

V1.4.0

RELEASE
09/25/2025

NEW TABLETS AND IMPROVEMENTS

Five new tablets: Mermaid, Checksum, DateTime, Colour Palette, Lorem Ipsum

V1.3.0

RELEASE
08/28/2025

RICH TEXT EDITING

Rich text editor with images, tables, lists, and code blocks

V1.2.0

RELEASE
08/15/2025

PROPERTIES AND INI SMART VIEW

Smart Views for Properties and INI formats with editing and conversion

V1.1.0

RELEASE
08/11/2025

CURL COMMAND BUILDER

Feature-rich Curl command builder Smart View with improved detection

V1.0.0

RELEASE
08/06/2025

INITIAL PUBLIC RELEASE

First stable release with 50+ tools, multi-tab workspace, and privacy-first design

V0.9.0-beta

BETA
07/20/2025

BETA RELEASE

Feature-complete beta with REST client, JWT toolkit, and performance optimizations

V0.8.0-alpha

ALPHA
05/05/2025

ALPHA RELEASE

Initial alpha with core tab interface, JSON formatter, and plugin architecture

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