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Foxglove 2.53.1

This release contains a bug fix for video export.

Fixes
  • Video export is now available for all non-live data sources, including remote files, instead of being restricted to local files only

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Foxglove 2.53.0

📡 Remote Access for live robot data​

Pro and Enterprise plans can now stream live camera, LiDAR, and telemetry data from robots in the field, with the same multimodal views you use today for recorded logs. A single cloud connection per robot supports multiple concurrent viewers, with a bidirectional channel for sending teleoperation commands back to the robot. Remote Access is in public beta. Read more about Remote Access.

🎬 MP4 video export for layouts​

Enterprise plans can now export the current layout and data source to an MP4 video at a configurable frame rate and playback speed. Each frame waits for every panel to finish rendering before capture, so the output reflects the full panel state without buffering artifacts. Video export is available in the desktop app.

📊 Dynamic series in the State Transitions panel​

The State Transitions panel can now show multiple state rows from a single message path. Point a path at an array of state entries — like /metrics.metrics[:] — and each entry's label becomes a row name, with the value driving the row's colored bands. Filter rows by label using the standard message-path filter syntax, such as /metrics.metrics[:]{label=="speed"}. Read more about Dynamic series.

🔀 Drag-and-drop reordering for Plot series and other panel settings​

You can now reorder settings rows using drag-and-drop or the row action menu. The Plot panel's series list supports this, along with the Indicator panel's range rules and the Image panel's overlay topics. The order persists with the layout.

New & Improved
  • 3D panel: tiled map layers now include built-in shaded relief, OpenSeaMap sea marks, and OpenSeaMap isobath overlays alongside the existing street, satellite, and custom tile sources
  • 3D panel: depth-map render mode supports Flat, Gradient, and Color map color modes alongside the existing sibling RGB colorization
  • Plot panel: tooltips now include the x-axis value at the cursor, following the panel's relative or absolute timestamp setting (and showing the nearest array index for index-based plots)
  • Plot panel: tooltips now cap their row count so they don't grow unbounded, showing a + N more footer when additional rows are hidden
  • State Transitions panel: tooltips now include the x-axis value at the cursor, following the panel's relative or absolute timestamp setting
  • MCAP support: JSON Schema channels with nested arrays or heterogeneous-tuple prefixItems now load (up to 10 levels of array nesting); tuple positions surface as item0, item1, and so on
  • MCAP playback: the Problems sidebar now surfaces a warning when a channel's embedded ROS schema does not match the message bytes (trailing-byte mismatch on ros1msg / ros2msg / ros2idl channels)
  • Search: a Granularity dropdown lets users choose the bin width for message search results (down to sub-second)
  • Search: the selected Granularity is preserved in the URL, so copying or reloading a search URL restores the granularity alongside the query and time range
  • Search: the Granularity control now matches the height, borders, and focus states of the Time range and other inline query-builder selects
  • Search: the query builder has softer rounded outer corners, steadier hover and focus borders, and the inline clear control only appears while editing a row
  • Org settings: Enterprise admins can review organization activity from the Audit logs page
  • Members: the Invite member dialog now shows a project picker when the org contains invite-only projects, so admins can grant project access at the time of invite
  • Billing: paid org admins can manage their billing address and card on file from Settings → Billing
  • Extension API: panels can now read MCAP metadata and the attachment index from RenderState, and load attachment bytes with context.fetchAttachment(id) (experimental)
  • Translations: added more Chinese and Japanese translations throughout the app. To help us improve translation quality, visit foxglove.dev/translate
Performance
  • Improved loading time on the Recordings page
API
  • API ingestion endpoints now return a 400 for invalid RFC3339 timestamps — including out-of-range months, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and offsets — instead of accepting them or returning a 500
Fixes
  • Plot panel: series no longer silently fail to render when a topic converter lists one or more inputTopics that are not present in the active data source
  • Plot panel: zooming out or panning right with absolute x-axis labels no longer freezes for recordings whose start time is set to the Unix epoch
  • 3D panel: fixed video rendering stalls and blank frames when seeking or loading into compressed video streams on some H.264 streams
  • 3D panel: fixed a temporary freeze when starting playback for some H.264 video streams
  • Layouts: long layout names no longer overflow the delete confirmation dialog
  • Settings: slowly scrubbing a numeric setting with limited precision now updates smoothly instead of requiring fast drags
  • Data sources: files opened via a custom data loader extension are now reopened after refreshing the tab
  • Search: the date picker now allows manual editing of start/end dates
  • Search: the Event type condition autocompletes event type names while filtering by the matching event type IDs
  • Search: the elapsed time displayed for failed queries and partial site-error searches now reflects the actual client-observed duration
  • Devices timeline: dragging a selection on the timeline no longer accidentally selects device name text in surrounding rows
  • Devices timeline: fixed an unnecessary scrollbar and duplicate bottom border on the timeline list
  • Event types: fixed interaction issues while rearranging event type properties (text selection during drag and noisy tooltips)
  • Recordings: agent-uploaded recordings no longer remain in importing state forever when indexing fails
  • Recordings: fixed a bug where recordings could not be imported if they had previously been imported to a site that was deleted
  • Recordings: fixed a bug where BYOS imports could remain stuck behind older imports from deleted sites

Downloads: Linux: deb amd64 arm64, snap amd64 | Windows: x64 arm64 | Mac: Apple Silicon Intel

Agent v1.4.8

Agent​

This release contains minor improvements.

Changed
  • Added support for the AWS credential_process protocol to enable integration with IAM Roles Anywhere
  • Fixed a bug where the agent could start a new upload before reporting a previous failure, leaving the failed upload stuck as pending in the UI

Docs: About, Install | Debian Packages: amd64, arm64 | Binary Files: amd64, arm64

Foxglove 2.52.0

📐 3D measurement tool: snap to scene objects​

The 3D panel's measurement tool can now snap endpoints to scene objects so you can measure between exact features instead of approximating with the cursor. Hold Alt / Option to enable snapping for that endpoint. Combine snapped and free-space endpoints in a single measurement, and read out per-axis projections alongside the total distance.

🕰️ Absolute timestamps in Plot and State Transitions​

Plot and State Transitions panels can now display absolute timestamps on the x-axis instead of seconds elapsed since the start of playback. Pick Absolute under the new Timestamp display setting and ticks render using the global time format and timezone.

🕒 Per-topic timestamp sync in 3D and Image panels​

The 3D and Image panels' "Sync timestamps" (formerly Strict time sync) toggle is no longer all-or-nothing. Each topic now has its own Sync opt-in in the Topics section. Mix high-frequency and low-frequency topics in the same view and choose which ones must line up before rendering, instead of a single slow topic blocking everything. In the Image panel, the primary image and its visible ImageAnnotations always sync together; in 3D, layouts with sync enabled now need to opt topics in.

New & Improved
  • Gauge panel: configurable value ticks in both dial and bar modes (enable Show ticks in panel settings and set a Tick interval); the panel also follows the app's light/dark theme
  • Search: the time range is now a built-in filter at the top of the query builder (and surfaces in the collapsed query summary), so it's obvious as a search constraint instead of a separate header control
  • Search: the query builder auto-collapses to its summary after running a query so results aren't pushed off-screen — the Running… indicator and Cancel button stay visible while a search is in progress
  • Search: results show recording filenames (with the full path on hover) and dot-style colored event-type labels in place of raw IDs; the raw recording ID is preserved as an optional column
  • Search: list view shows a clear empty state when a query returns zero results, suggesting users adjust the time range or query conditions
  • Search: the active date range is preserved when returning from the visualizer via "Back to search", so prior queries no longer appear empty after the round-trip
  • Search: Recording key is now available as a first-class field for filtering and display in recording results
  • Search: the query builder infers the data type of message field paths from the topic schema and restricts operator choices to ones valid for the field's type (number, string, boolean)
  • Search: the "incompatible sites" warning now shows actionable upgrade instructions with a copyable helm upgrade command and a link to the upgrade guide, replacing the old "Manage sites" dead-end
  • Panel settings: section expansion state and scroll position now persist locally across page reloads, per panel
  • Plot panel: scalar message-path functions (such as delta, derivative, and degrees) are now suggested in autocomplete for fields on schemaless topics
  • Audio panel: a volume slider in the panel toolbar lets users adjust volume and mute without opening panel settings
  • Audio panel: shows a clear "No topic selected" empty state when no topic is configured, instead of a blank waveform
  • Source info sidebar: shows the Primary site and (when enabled) Edge site for the loaded recording, matching the recording detail page
  • Source info sidebar: Attachments rows now have dividers like the rest of the sidebar lists
  • Recording detail: metadata records on the Metadata tab are visually nested under each Name: header with a divider line between groups, so multi-record recordings read at a glance
  • Device properties: each property row has a View History action on hover that opens the property history tab pre-filtered to that key
  • Device property history: saving a record automatically expands the active time range to include the saved interval, and the default range is widened to 30 days
  • Org settings: admins on Pro and Enterprise plans can pick a Default seat type for new members from the General settings page
  • Sign-in flows: a language selector on the welcome / sign-in / sign-up pages lets users change app language before signing in (desktop only)
  • Recordings page: removed the rarely-used "Poll for new imports / Poll for recording updates" toggle; pending imports still refresh on completion and the recordings list refreshes on load and navigation
Performance
  • Improved Search page load speed
  • Improved playback performance for remote MCAP files
API
  • Note: accessing Recording key in Data Search requires self-managed primary sites on version 0.0.101 or later. Foxglove-hosted sites are unaffected.
Fixes
  • Data Search: the Cancel button now reliably stops long-running queries once results have started streaming in (the spinner cleared and the button replaced with Run)
  • 3D panel: compressed video rendered as image planes (with cameraInfo projection) no longer lags several frames behind the rest of the synchronized scene at slow playback speeds
  • Plot panel: deleting a series no longer changes the displayed color of other series that did not have an explicit color stored
  • MCAP support: fixed loading of MCAP files whose JSON Schema channels use string-valued oneOf enums (including schemars-generated schemas)
  • MCAP / IDL: fixed broken deserialization of messages whose union discriminator does not match a case in the IDL spec
  • Recordings, Sessions, Events, and Devices pages: filter inputs use the same compact sizing as inputs in visualization panels (matching the smaller height used by panel settings)
  • Desktop: fixed a Windows packaging issue that could leave shipped app executables unsigned

Downloads: Linux: deb amd64 arm64, snap amd64 | Windows: x64 arm64 | Mac: Apple Silicon Intel

Foxglove 2.51.0

🔍 Data Search: query recordings, events, and messages​

Build visual queries across messages, events, devices, recordings, and sessions with the new Search page, and stream results into a sortable table—no query syntax required. Search works across data hosted in Foxglove Cloud or on your self-managed primary site, with no separate data warehouse to set up or duplicate data to keep in sync. Read more about Data Search.

💰 New self-service pricing and unlimited Basic Seats​

The Team plan is now Pro and starts at $20/month for 1 TB of storage and 3 Developer Seats (down from $126/month for 3 seats, over $100/month in savings), and meters now have volume-based discounts as usage grows. Data Search is included on Free, Pro, Academic, and Enterprise plans; Pro and Enterprise also include unlimited Basic Seats at no extra cost. Customers migrated from Team to Pro will see updated prices on their next full billing cycle. Read more about our new self-service pricing, and try the cost calculator.

🪑 Basic Seats: free seats on Pro and Enterprise plans​

Pro and Enterprise plans now include unlimited Basic Seats at no extra cost: a new seat type for teammates who visualize Foxglove-hosted data with existing layouts, without authoring their own layouts or loading local files. Pair them with Developer Seats for full authoring access to bring ops, leadership, field teams, and contractors into your workspace without per-seat costs. Read more about Basic Seats.

Basic Seat members must use Foxglove 2.51 or later on desktop to sign in.

🗄️ Bring Your Own Storage: keep raw data in your own cloud​

Enterprise plans can now connect Foxglove to an existing AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage bucket. Foxglove manages indexing, query, and visualization while your MCAP recordings stay at rest in storage you control. Pair it with Data Search to index and query petabytes of data without duplicating it into Foxglove. Usage-based pricing means you only pay for indexing, query, and bandwidth, with no charge for storage you already own. Read more about Bring Your Own Storage, or contact sales to enable it.

New & Improved
  • Event visualization: opening an event now pads the player with 5 seconds of context before and after the event time range so point events and short ranges are usable; URL start / end parameters still override the padded range when you adjust the timeline and share the link
  • Raw Messages panel: when multiple messages share the newest receiveTime, inline controls step through that group in stream order before falling back to the previous timestamp
  • Problems sidebar and Raw Messages panel show source-mapped stack traces for schema converter errors
  • Image panel: Show all and Hide all annotation topics in one click from the annotations settings
  • 3D panel: GridMap topics support a Flat elevation option that renders the grid as a flat plane without elevation displacement
  • Events: pick a custom hex color for an event type from the color picker's More colors option, in addition to the built-in palette
  • Billing: a new Usage tab embeds your live usage portal alongside the existing Plan tab
  • Storage, bandwidth, and usage figures throughout the app and billing reports now use SI units (MB, GB, TB) instead of mebibytes/gibibytes
  • Desktop: tab bar aligns with the navigation sidebar and removes the extra border under the active tab
  • Command palette: Improve translations (non-English locales), matching the existing user menu entry
  • User scripts: added eulerToQuaternion() to the built-in quaternion helpers (inverse of quaternionToEuler())
Performance
  • Improved playback performance for remote file data sources
API
  • Device property history is documented and publicly available in the API (internal gating removed)
  • Device tokens and device agent capabilities are now available on every plan in Settings, API key scopes, and the device token API
  • Self-managed primary sites must be on 0.0.100 or later to be considered searchable by Data Search; older sites show as incompatible. Foxglove-hosted sites are unaffected.
Fixes
  • Fixed arrow-key handling so panels that use their own keyboard navigation no longer also trigger global playback seek (capture-phase shortcut regression)
  • Tab panel: the entire tab header is wired to the panel drag handle again, so dragging a Tab panel by its header repositions it within the layout
  • Recordings page: selecting a row no longer shifts the table downward—the bulk-actions bar now overlays the header instead of pushing rows out of the way
  • Plot panel: supported message path functions in X-value path and the default X-axis path are no longer flagged as invalid in settings
  • Plot panel: floating legend no longer overlaps Y-axis tick labels (legend shifts horizontally based on the gutter width)
  • 3D panel: textures referenced from OBJ material libraries load correctly for package:// and file:// assets
  • 3D panel: image rendering no longer leaks GPU memory when an image topic switches between compressed video frames and raw image data
  • 3D panel: GridMap settings preserve the configured elevation layer while topic layers load, eliminating a brief "Layer does not exist" validation flicker
  • Color picker: incomplete hex values (e.g. #ab) no longer commit on each keystroke—values commit on blur, Enter, or wheel; the popover's Enter key now closes the picker as expected
  • Search: running a new query resets the timeline zoom so results render against the full time range (clears any prior visibleStart / visibleEnd)
  • Query builder: string-typed fields only offer string-relevant operators (no meaningless numeric comparisons on strings)
  • Query builder: changing the selected field preserves the value when types stay compatible; incompatible values show validation instead of silently clearing
  • Query builder: Message field paths with unknown types show the full operator list again (fixes over-restriction after string operator narrowing)
  • Search results: Manage columns stays right-aligned and the Event type column no longer stretches the header layout
  • Search query builder: removed a stray line under the active Execution details tab
  • Search results: header divider runs continuously across the scrollbar filler cell
Deprecated
  • The legacy Starter plan is no longer available to new customers. Existing Starter customers can stay on their current plan or upgrade to Pro for unlimited Basic Seats, Data Search, and the new volume discount tiers — see the pricing blog for details.

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Foxglove 2.50.0

🖼️ Image Panel: Overlay Image Topics​

The Image panel now supports overlay image topics, letting you layer segmentation masks, depth maps, or other image data directly on top of the base camera feed.

🔷 Draco-Compressed Point Clouds​

The 3D panel now renders Draco-compressed foxglove.CompressedPointCloud topics, so you can visualize large point clouds with smaller on-wire payloads. Read more about CompressedPointCloud.

📈 Plot Panel: Seek and Preview From the Chart​

When the Plot panel X-axis type is Message path, hovering a point updates preview time for the player and panels, and clicking a point seeks playback to that time.

📎 MCAP Metadata & Attachments​

The left sidebar adds Metadata and Attachments tabs for MCAP files and cloud recordings, so you can inspect key–value metadata and file attachments without leaving the view.

New & Improved
  • Context sidebar tab and data source menu entry show session, event, and recording details without leaving the visualization view
  • Keyboard shortcuts Shift+Alt+Left / Shift+Alt+Right snap event start/end time to the current playback position when editing events
  • Command palette: Add Session
  • Command palette: Go to sessions
  • Performance tab in the workspace right sidebar is always available (no debug flag required)
  • Recordings, Sessions, Events, Devices, and Timeline pages use a tighter layout with actions inline in the page heading
  • Sidebar tabs that do not fit show in an overflow dropdown instead of being clipped without access
  • Desktop Welcome page includes an Activate license link for offline license activation
  • 3D panel: transform readouts can be shown relative to parent, fixed frame, or display frame
  • 3D panel: incremental map_msgs/OccupancyGridUpdate for faster costmap-style maps
  • 3D panel depth map mode: Distance type (Z axis vs Euclidean distance along the ray)
  • Teleop panel: optional center stop control and optional stop on releasing direction buttons
  • Map panel: optional Show heading and Show velocity for LocationFix topics (arrowhead style, velocity vectors, per-topic toggles)
  • Message path functions: .@norm on arrays of scalars (e.g. in Plot and related panels)
  • Open in Raw Message panel in the 3D panel object inspector is hidden for basic seat users who cannot author layouts
  • Problems sidebar shows source-mapped stack traces for topic alias and topic converter errors
Performance
  • Lower memory use for WebGPU raw image decoding
  • Less GPU memory churn when decoding raw images
Fixes
  • Fixed event creation and display for zero-length device-based recordings
  • Fixed a crash when MCAP recordings begin at timestamp 0
  • Trimming or expanding streaming playback range keeps the current playback position
  • Fixed Plot panel settings so numeric reference-line values no longer appear invalid in the Y-value field
  • Sites no longer stay stuck showing as offline when they are online
  • Fixed extension panel directory picker closing when selecting a restricted path on desktop
  • Fixed a bug where some intervals were merged together when zooming in on the timeline
  • Diagnostics panels handle invalid topic names more reliably
  • Desktop: README and changelog render for locally installed .foxe extensions
  • Clearer flow when deleting a recording from its detail page
  • Download and coverage dialogs respect the account timezone setting
  • Fixed Windows Defender false positive when downloading or running the Foxglove Windows installer
  • Fixed publishing of protobuf bytes fields as base64 strings when publishing as JSON
Deprecated
  • User script editor moved to the right sidebar; the dedicated user script panel is deprecated

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