LatestImprovementv1.6.5
Edge Routing Improvements
- Edge Routing Improvements
- Automatic Color Coding and Diagram Icons
Product Updates
What's New in CodeViz
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63 releases
Since June 2024
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Improvementv1.6.4
Base Diagram Improvements
- Reset free token limits for all users
- Fix base diagram generation, add incremental loading
- Update theme colors for readability
- Fix path matching on Windows
Bug Fixv1.6.3
Windows Loading Fix
- Fix infinite loading on Windows devices
- Node label editing bug fixes and UX improvements
- Fix zoom level differences in VS Code vs Cursor
Bug Fixv1.6.1-1.6.2
Styling Updates
- Fix broken discord link
- Styling updates, free tokens, layout fixes
Major Releasev1.6.0
Complete Rebuild
Completely rebuilt CodeViz with a new philosophy: Start with a feature-rich diagram editor directly in your IDE with persistent workspaces and fully customizable graphs. Then, integrate AI into this editor using a multiagent system to read your codebase. The CodeViz assistant can read your workspace, edit diagrams, and interact with the user.
- Feature-rich diagram editor directly in IDE
- Persistent workspaces and fully customizable graphs
- AI-integrated editor with multiagent system
- Significantly faster, more stable, and intuitive experience
New Featurev1.5.24
Enable Diagram Editing
- Enable diagram editing
Bug Fixv1.5.23
Export/Import Bug Fix
- Fix bug with export/import, re-enable for base diagram
New Featurev1.5.21-1.5.22
Diagram Import and Export
- UX improvements
- Enable Diagram Import and Export
Improvementv1.5.20
Reduced Modal Interruptions
- Reduce modal interruptions
Bug Fixv1.5.17-1.5.19
Windows Compatibility
- Fix windows compatibility issues
- Bug fixes and UX improvements
New Featurev1.5.14
Chat with Founders Live
- Add "chat with founders live" feature
- Bug Fixes
Major Releasev1.5.13
Major Improvements
- Create context templates and run Claude code directly in CodeViz
- 4x faster base diagram generation
- No more full codebase parsing
- New search reports + diagrams
- Many UI/UX improvements
New Featurev1.5.12
CodeViz Terminal
- Add CodeViz terminal supporting agentic code changes
Improvementv1.5.11
Improved Feedback Collection
- Add improved feedback collection system
Improvementv1.5.9
Faster Extension Activation
- Speed up extension activation
- Fix improper token usage on occasional first load
- Fix occasional indefinite webview loading state
Improvementv1.5.7-1.5.8
Improved Search Quality
- Improved search quality and export research reports to markdown
- Added option to expand base nodes in more detail
- Fixed auto truncation of search input results
- Miscellaneous UI/UX improvements
Major Releasev1.5.6
Brand New Search
- Brand new search: high quality diagrams, step-by-step walkthrough, precise code links, diagram edits & follow-ups
- Miscellaneous UI/UX improvements: loading state visibility, base diagram quality, notification when diagram generation completes, more compact layout
- Reduced base diagram generation time by ~30%
- Miscellaneous bug fixes: codebase parsing, indefinite loading state fix, include .gitignore with incremental updates
Improvementv1.5.5
Better Indexing and Search
- Bring back quick search, navigates the repo agentically
- Add user feedback collection
- More robust graph updates from file changes
- Fixed issues with stale data and regenerate button clears stale data
- Attaching files shows them in the editor and now works for restricting quick search results
- Improved file detection, now completely synched with .gitignore
- Improved prompt; fixed bug with duplicate code lines, treat files as continuous units
- Add better error handling in UI
- Shortcut for opening CodeViz in new window
- Added improved token system
- Anchor UX updates
Improvementv1.5.4
Performance Improvements
- Temporarily disable quick search
- Improved incremental updates
- Reduced cache size
- Fix bug where only one diagram history item was shown
- Stop autotrigger of initial diagram
- Include mermaid diagram in prompt
- Hard reset option in settings
- Fix buggy layout of deep research
New Featurev1.5.2-1.5.3
Open in Separate Window
- Add Open in Separate Window Command
- Fix upstream navigation in call graph
- Include file name and color coordination on live graph
- Fix scaling with base-level nodes
- Incremental graph updates are faster and require fewer resources
New Featurev1.5.1
Cross-Platform Support
- Added support for all operating systems
- Added diagram exports for all diagram types
- Show more of the initial diagram
- Fix bug with call graph anchoring
- Improve search UI/UX
- Fixed bug with deep research query layout
Major Releasev1.5.0
Major Release - Low Latency System Diagrams
Major v1.5.0 release with significant new features for faster, more accurate code visualization.
- Low latency, high-coverage system diagram generation
- Low latency semantic search
- High-accuracy Deep research tool for codebase exploration
- Anchor Node Mechanism for call graph navigation
- Real-Time Codebase Map Updates
- Language support for Javascript, Typescript, Python, Java, C#, Ruby, Rust, and PHP
Bug Fixv1.4.55
Auto-Open Control
- Fix file depth bug preventing codebase map generation
- Add option to prevent CodeViz from auto opening
Improvementv1.4.53-1.4.54
File Search Efficiency
- Improved file search efficiency
- Fixed error caused by recursive depth
Improvementv1.4.52
Telemetry and Privacy Updates
- Sync telemetry collection with VS Code telemetry settings
- No longer use git for user verification
- Update README and privacy policy
- Fix race conditions with subscription status
Bug Fixv1.4.51
Windows Workspace Fixes
- Fixed ENAMETOOLONG error for large workspaces on Windows
- Created placeholder webview when no workspace is found, removed notification
- Fixed race condition causing initial diagram generation to stall indefinitely
Improvementv1.4.48-1.4.50
.gitignore Support
- Fix use of .gitignore for exclude patterns when generating diagrams
- Fix telemetry bugs, prompt reload of window on state change
- Fix Sync button hitting local cache
- Improve performance of directory structure reads
- Add auto update settings, sync with VS Code Marketplace directly
- Remove notification when no workspace is found, add placeholder webview
New Featurev1.4.47
Manual Diagram Generation
- Manually trigger base diagram generation
- Fix 'fetch is not defined' error
- Improved error handling and error UI
- Performance improvements
Improvementv1.4.46
Increased Free Flows
- Increased number of free daily flows from 2 to 3
- Improved clarity of flow count usage
- Improved syncing of CodeViz subscription with Stripe
- Improved tutorial
Bug Fixv1.4.45
Loading State Fix
- Indefinite diagram loading state fix
- Query suggestion improvements
Bug Fixv1.4.44
Node Click Crash Fix
- Fix issue where occasional node clicks would crash CodeViz
- Reduce edge label clutter
- Temporarily disabled v1.5 beta
Improvementv1.4.42-1.4.43
Search Accuracy Improvements
- Increased accuracy of search by including more files during diagram generation
- Improved quality of click callback selections
- Changed auto-open on first install to only open focused windows
- Fixed bug where diagram generation fails with token counting issues
Improvementv1.4.41
Updated Keyboard Shortcut
- Update 'open CodeViz' keyboard shortcut
Improvementv1.4.40
Improved Code Links
- Improved clarity of code links
- Fixed sizing issue with text input container
- Improved auto updates
- Added timeout to graph generation and fixed loading status
Improvementv1.4.39
Enhanced Click Callbacks
- Generate faster, more precise click callbacks
- Show natural language descriptions of nodes and edges
- Improved search, bug fixes, and UX for attaching files and directories to prompt
- Fixed bug where code links are hidden behind nodes
- Enable all file extensions by default - no more manual configuration
- Initial improvements to making a systematic UI across themes
- Temporarily disabled keyboard navigation
- Enable top-level diagram cache for v1.5 beta
Improvementv1.4.38
Layout Improvements
- Improved layout
- Increased quality of base-level diagram
- Fixed bug with inconsistent node sizes
- v1.5 Beta: Add local caching
- v1.5 Beta: Improved edge labels
- v1.5 Beta: Increased speed and quality of diagrams
Major Releasev1.4.37
v1.5 Beta Release
- CodeViz v1.5 beta release - still early, more coming soon!
- Improved layout stability
- Edge code links propagate to groups
Improvementv1.4.35-1.4.36
Query Improvements
- Auto-suggested query improvements
- Usability improvements with custom search
New Featurev1.4.34
Visualize Directories
- Visualize directories
- Minor bug fixes
Improvementv1.4.32-1.4.33
Enhanced Diagram Detail
- Added substantially more detail for user generated diagrams
New Featurev1.4.28-1.4.31
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Add Keyboard shortcuts
- Usability and reliability improvements
Bug Fixv1.4.25-1.4.27
Initialization Bug Fixes
- Fixed initialization bug in extension activation
- Fixed file path issue on Windows
Improvementv1.4.24
Updated Tutorial and Onboarding
- Updated Tutorial and onboarding
- Consolidated state management for improved performance
New Featurev1.4.23
Web and Remote File Support
- Improvements to web and remote file support
- Improved Node UI
- Speed increase for large repositories
- Show subscription renewal date in settings
Improvementv1.4.22
Settings UI Improvements
- Settings UI improvements
- Add server side caching for (public) repos on web extension
New Featurev1.4.21
Share CodeViz Diagrams
- Added support for generating shareable keys and importing diagrams
- Consolidated toolbar
- Miscellaneous color scheme improvements
Improvementv1.4.20
Quality of Life Improvements
- Avoid unnecessary tutorial
- Stop diagram layout reset on code links and description change
- Fix occasional node color issues
- Preserve query on file attachment
- Extension logo update
- Improved error handling
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16 updates2024
Bug Fixv1.4.19
Capitalized File Extensions
- Added support for capitalized file extensions
- Fixed flow count
- Local caching bug fixes
New Featurev1.4.18
Additional File Type Support
- Added support for additional file types (assembly, basic)
- Added supported file types to settings
- Added web support for VS Code extension
- Miscellaneous UX improvements
Improvementv1.4.15-1.4.16
Tutorial and Performance Improvements
- Walkthrough of CodeViz features
- Miscellaneous performance improvements
Improvementv1.4.14
Agentic Navigation Improvements
- Diagram generation improvements through agentic flow
- Added draw.io export
- Improved settings UI and subscription management
- Added persistence to custom flow generation
- Added regenerate diagram and error reporting to settings
- Miscellaneous bug fixes, including existing subscription resolution bug
Improvementv1.4.10-1.4.13
Code Callback Improvements
- Click callback results bug fix & UI improvements
- Allow multiple callback results in same file
- Added tooltip to edge labels
- Increased speed and fixed context window issue with context attachments
- Fix subscription resolution bug
- Fix auto update incorrect failure warning
- Performance improvements
- Added changelog
Bug Fixv1.4.9
Stripe Subscription Fixes
- Fixed duplicate subscriptions
- Subscription confirmation and cancellation routing
Improvementv1.4.7-1.4.8
Performance Improvements
- Optimized file processing for faster startup and analysis
- Enhanced loading interface with clearer status indicators
- Added performance monitoring for faster response times
- Implemented progressive file loading for better responsiveness
- Improved LLM file content parsing
- Local caching of CPU-intensive file processing for large codebases
- Removed deprecated VS Code commands
Improvementv1.4.6
Enhanced Reliability
- Added comprehensive error tracking and monitoring
- Implemented 5-minute timeout for diagram generation
- Added retry options for failed generations
- Enhanced query system with improved suggestions
- Miscellaneous UI and error handling improvements
Improvementv1.4.5
Visualization Updates
- Added technical description tooltips for diagram nodes
- Implemented automated update checking
- Enhanced graph visualization and layout algorithms
- Improved diagram caching and loading states
Improvementv1.4.4
Code Analysis Improvements
- Enhanced code location detection with support for up to 5 relevant sections per node/edge
- Improved responsiveness of diagram interactions
- Added detailed error reporting and debugging capabilities
- Temporarily disabled Git diff visualization features
Improvementv1.4.1-1.4.3
Visualization Updates
- Changed diagram generation to require explicit user initiation
- Enhanced diagram layouts with smoother edge routing
- Added intelligent group handling with animated view fitting
- Added parallel processing for faster diagram generation
- Improved animation performance and responsiveness
- Added safeguards against concurrent operations
- Enhanced tooltip positioning and layering
- Optimized diagram generation with improved caching
- Implemented VS Code theme-aware styling for better integration
- Implemented daily reset for free tier flow count
Major Releasev1.4.0
Layout Engine Overhaul
Complete overhaul to UI, layout engine, codebase processing, and node expansion system.
- Significant generation speed and accuracy improvements
- Merged layout views into a single frame
- Redesigned diagram layout system for improved clarity
- Added expandable nodes showing internal component details
- Improved local caching for faster diagram updates
- Mermaid diagram exports
Major Releasev1.3.0-1.3.18
Platform Improvements
Major platform improvements and feature additions.
- Significant generation speed and accuracy improvements
- Added System Flow tab with preset prompts and enhanced navigation
- Added interactive diagram navigation with code snippet highlighting
- Improved visualization with drag-and-drop positioning and zoom controls
- Implemented workspace-specific diagram history and state management
- Enhanced diagram generation with cancellation support and progress tracking
- Implemented subscription management with 7-day free trial
- Enhanced UI with theme integration and improved layouts
- Added comprehensive error tracking and performance monitoring
Improvementv1.2.0-1.2.27
Core Functionality
Core functionality and stability improvements.
- Added visualization system with AI-powered analysis
- Improved diagram generation and navigation
- Enhanced performance with parallel processing
- Added automatic updates and analytics systems
- Enhanced error handling and system stability
- Improved file watching and database management
- Added comprehensive documentation
New Featurev1.1.0-1.1.6
Architecture & Progress Tracking
- Added architecture generation system
- Improved diagram layout and visualization
- Enhanced component organization
- Implemented visual progress tracking
- Added URI handler for integration with codebase changes
Major Releasev0.0.1-1.0.2
First Major Release
First major release of CodeViz - the collaborative diagramming tool for software teams.
- Added core diagram generation
- Added AI integration
- Added codebase analysis
- Added VS Code integration
- Added preferences management
- Added comprehensive session management
- Added analytics system with privacy controls
- Implemented user interaction tracking
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