Releases: esrlabs/chipmunk
Release list
4.0.1
Chipmunk 4.0.1
Changes:
- Improve graphics backend reliability on older devices and some Linux systems.
- Improve unsupported file detection and related notification messages.
Chipmunk 4.0.0
Chipmunk 4.0.0 is the first stable release of the new native version of Chipmunk.
This release replaces the previous Electron-based app with a much lighter and faster native application, reducing the runtime footprint by more than 4x and binary size by 10x.
Highlights
- Memory usage reduced from around 500 MB to less than 100 MB.
- CPU usage for the same workload reduced from around 16% to around 4%.
- Startup is now almost instant, compared to about one second before.
- Chipmunk is now shipped as a single native application binary reducing app size from around 500MB to 50MB.
- No more Electron sandboxing or runtime issues.
- The app is much more responsive, with several long-standing UI issues fixed.
- Added a command palette for faster keyboard-driven workflows.
- Improved chart visuals.
- Added installers for all supported operating systems.
This rewrite also gives us a stronger base for future development, helping us deliver requested features and bug fixes faster in upcoming releases.
4.0.0
Chipmunk 4.0.0
Chipmunk 4.0.0 is the first stable release of the new native version of Chipmunk.
This release replaces the previous Electron-based app with a much lighter and faster native application, reducing the runtime footprint by more than 4x and binary size by 10x.
Highlights
- Memory usage reduced from around 500 MB to less than 100 MB.
- CPU usage for the same workload reduced from around 16% to around 4%.
- Startup is now almost instant, compared to about one second before.
- Chipmunk is now shipped as a single native application binary reducing app size from around 500MB to 50MB.
- No more Electron sandboxing or runtime issues.
- The app is much more responsive, with several long-standing UI issues fixed.
- Added a command palette for faster keyboard-driven workflows.
- Improved chart visuals.
- Added installers for all supported operating systems.
This rewrite also gives us a stronger base for future development, helping us deliver requested features and bug fixes faster in upcoming releases.
4.0.0-alpha.4
Testing Release
This is a testing release before the first stable 4.0.0
4.0.0-alpha.3
Chipmunk 4 Alpha.3
This release is mainly a hot fix for an issue regarding cleaning up sessions temporary files on closing the application while a session is still running
What is new
- Improves app shutdown reliability by stopping open sessions and cleaning up session files.
- Handles repeated or racing session stop requests more safely during shutdown.
- Restores recent sessions from legacy Chipmunk 3 storage into Chipmunk 4 when needed.
- Improves chart documentation and cleans up internal crate/directory naming.
4.0.0-alpha.2
Chipmunk 4 Alpha. Version 2
This is the latest alpha release as we will move to stable releases soon once we have an updater mechanism for users who are still using Chipmunk 3
What is new
- Added plugin support, including plugin manager, session setup integration, running-session integration.
- Added Quick Open palette and Command Palette.
- Added application settings and persisted UI state.
- Added log export flows: export as text, export selection as raw, and export all indexed logs as raw.
- Improved recent sessions: validation before opening, restore handling, keyboard selection/opening, and safer output-file restore timing.
- Improved navigation and keyboard workflows: shortcuts overlay, host/session shortcuts, jump-to-log keybindings, tab close behavior, and opening search results in new tabs.
- Improved user feedback with notification banners, error display messages, changelog after update, better notification/log colors, and dismiss-on-click banners.
4.0.0-alpha.1
Chipmunk 4 Alpha
This is the first alpha release of Chipmunk 4, the next generation of Chipmunk.
Chipmunk 4 is a native Rust rewrite focused on fast analysis of high-volume logs, traces, and live streams. It keeps the same core goal as current Chipmunk: opening, searching, filtering, charting, and inspecting large data sources efficiently.
Alpha status
This is an alpha release. The main workflows are already available, but the application is still evolving.
You can use this release to try the new native UI, test your existing workflows, and give feedback. During alpha, expect ongoing UI polish, packaging improvements, and some secondary features to change or be completed.
If you depend on Chipmunk for production workflows, keep the current stable version installed as well.
What is new
Chipmunk 4 includes:
- Native Rust UI instead of Electron and Angular
- File and folder opening
- TCP, UDP, UDP multicast, serial, and process output sources
- Plain Text, DLT, and SomeIP parsers
- Search, saved filters, regex, match-case, and whole-word options
- Filter highlighting and search results
- Filter frequency charts and numeric charts
- Multi-tab sessions
- Recent session restore
- Bookmarks and details panel
- Attachment preview, filtering, saving, and jump-to-row actions
- Preset creation, editing, import, and export
- Legacy Chipmunk preset import
Download
Download the binaries from the assets attached to this release.
For more details, installation notes, CLI usage, and the alpha roadmap, see the Chipmunk 4 Alpha README:
Feedback
Please report issues, regressions, missing workflows, or packaging problems through GitHub issues:
https://github.com/esrlabs/chipmunk/issues
Your feedback during alpha will help shape the stable Chipmunk 4 release.
3.19.6
3.19.6 (30.04.2026)
Chipmunk 4 Alpha is available
Chipmunk 4 Alpha is the first preview of the new native Rust version of Chipmunk.
It replaces the current Electron and Angular application stack with a native UI built
directly on Chipmunk's Rust core.
This alpha is available as a pre-release.
Download Chipmunk 4 Alpha
3.19.5 (20.04.2026)
Fixes
- Fix construction of arguments for DLT non-verbose messages.
- Fix missing DLT timestamps when importing legacy PCAP files.
- Fix text parser skipping the last line when available bytes do not end with a newline.
- Fix Chrome sandbox/AppArmor startup issue on Ubuntu 24.
3.19.4 (13.01.2026)
Changes
- Performance improvements: Offloaded search to a separate task, reducing UI lag and making parsing with active filters up to 1.4X faster.
3.19.3 (12.12.2025)
Changes
- Use PowerShell as default shell on Windows when available.
- List built-in PowerShell on Windows in the available shells.
3.19.2 (10.12.2025)
Features
- Add Templates and Example plugins development with C/C++.
- Enabled support for complex shell commands, including piping and inline environment variables.
Changes
- Resolved Antivirus false positives by checking for well-known shells without execution, instead of executing all installed shells at startup.
- Improved error reporting to display native shell errors instead of generic IO failures.
- Fix used counter in filter presets view
3.19.1 (13.10.2025)
Fixes
- Fixed issue where export as table for binary sources (DLT, SomeIP, etc.) was exporting empty content.
- Prevented duplicating filter presets when applying them.
Changes
- Remove all remaining automatic update artifacts on startup.
- Dropdown texts changed to Title Case.
3.19.0 (26.09.2025)
Features
- Significant performance improvements: Binary file processing is now up to 3X faster.
- Add Tailing support for binary files (now supports both text and binary).
3.19.5
3.19.5 (20.04.2026)
Fixes
- Fix construction of arguments for DLT non-verbose messages.
- Fix missing DLT timestamps when importing legacy PCAP files.
- Fix text parser skipping the last line when available bytes do not end with a newline.
- Fix Chrome sandbox/AppArmor startup issue on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
3.19.4 (13.01.2026)
Changes
- Performance improvements: Offloaded search to a separate task, reducing UI lag and making parsing with active filters up to 1.4X faster.
3.19.3 (12.12.2025)
Changes
- Use PowerShell as default shell on Windows when available.
- List built-in PowerShell on Windows in the available shells.
3.19.2 (10.12.2025)
Features
- Add Templates and Example plugins development with C/C++.
- Enabled support for complex shell commands, including piping and inline environment variables.
Changes
- Resolved Antivirus false positives by checking for well-known shells without execution, instead of executing all installed shells at startup.
- Improved error reporting to display native shell errors instead of generic IO failures.
- Fix used counter in filter presets view
3.19.1 (13.10.2025)
Fixes
- Fixed issue where export as table for binary sources (DLT, SomeIP, etc.) was exporting empty content.
- Prevented duplicating filter presets when applying them.
Changes
- Remove all remaining automatic update artifacts on startup.
- Dropdown texts changed to Title Case.
3.19.0 (26.09.2025)
Features
- Significant performance improvements: Binary file processing is now up to 3X faster.
- Add Tailing support for binary files (now supports both text and binary).
3.19.4
3.19.4 (15.01.2026)
Changes
- Performance improvements: Offloaded search to a separate task, reducing UI lag and making parsing with active filters up to 1.4X faster.
3.19.3 (12.12.2025)
Changes
- Use PowerShell as default shell on Windows when available.
- List built-in PowerShell on Windows in the available shells.
3.19.2 (10.12.2025)
Features
- Add Templates and Example plugins development with C/C++.
- Enabled support for complex shell commands, including piping and inline environment variables.
Changes
- Resolved Antivirus false positives by checking for well-known shells without execution, instead of executing all installed shells at startup.
- Improved error reporting to display native shell errors instead of generic IO failures.
- Fix used counter in filter presets view
3.19.1 (13.10.2025)
Fixes
- Fixed issue where export as table for binary sources (DLT, SomeIP, etc.) was exporting empty content.
- Prevented duplicating filter presets when applying them.
Changes
- Remove all remaining automatic update artifacts on startup.
- Dropdown texts changed to Title Case.
3.19.0 (26.09.2025)
Features
- Significant performance improvements: Binary file processing is now up to 3X faster.
- Add Tailing support for binary files (now supports both text and binary).
3.19.3
3.19.3 (12.12.2025)
Changes
- Use PowerShell as default shell on Windows when available.
- List built-in PowerShell on Windows in the available shells.
3.19.2 (10.12.2025)
Features
- Add Templates and Example plugins development with C/C++.
- Enabled support for complex shell commands, including piping and inline environment variables.
Changes
- Resolved Antivirus false positives by checking for well-known shells without execution, instead of executing all installed shells at startup.
- Improved error reporting to display native shell errors instead of generic IO failures.
- Fix used counter in filter presets view
3.19.1 (13.10.2025)
Fixes
- Fixed issue where export as table for binary sources (DLT, SomeIP, etc.) was exporting empty content.
- Prevented duplicating filter presets when applying them.
Changes
- Remove all remaining automatic update artifacts on startup.
- Dropdown texts changed to Title Case.
3.19.0 (26.09.2025)
Features
- Significant performance improvements: Binary file processing is now up to 3X faster.
- Add Tailing support for binary files (now supports both text and binary).