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Connection Explorer v0.90 Changelog (Released 01/21/2026)

Date

1/21/2026

Version

UI: 0.90
File Version: 0.9.0.0

Changes

General:

  • Added new heartbeat checks to make sure data is being populated as expected for all data pipelines.

  • Updated language detection mechanism to improve reliability for non-English Windows installations.

  • Database lookup optimizations to improve return times for data queries.

Alerts Panel 

  • Added application icons next to process names in the alerts table

Connections Panel 

  • Renamed "Process" column to "App"

  • Removed redundant PID from the app name (PID is already shown in its own column)

Processes Panel

  • Renamed "Process Name" column to "App"

  • Added application icons next to app names

Firewall Panel

  • Renamed Blocked Panel to Firewall

  • Added new Inbound/Outbound controls for blocking specific network direction for apps.

  • Added sparklines to show 24hr data usage per-app

  • Added a functional search box with Enter-to-search behavior

  • Search icon inside the box changes to X when text is entered for easy clearing

Dashboard

  • Fixed missing application icons in "Top Apps by Bandwidth" section

  • Removed “New IP count” widget

 Splash Screen 

  • Added new loading animation

  • Fixed icon being cut off at the top.

  • Firewall buttons now work when running as admin

  • New loading animation on some panels

  • Icon cache is now properly used in all locations

  • Update data lookup to use a safer method for API calls.

  • New: 

    • Renamed Block to Firewall with easy block/unblock applications for inbound/outbound connections and updated layout.

    • Firewall panel now shows all active applications with sparklines instead of only blocked applications.

    • Icons added to bandwidth and other areas replacing generic placeholder icons

  • Fixed:

    • Fixed categorization of events when using non-English languages

    • Fixed map centering when clicking the reset button

    • Fixed Activity timeline to better show connections/bandwidth 

    • Fixes non-English connection data not resolving

    • Improvements to alert panel loading to fix lag when loading many items are visible.

Connection Explorer v0.80 Changelog (Released 12/15/2025)

Date

12/15/2025

Version

UI: 0.80
File Version: 0.8.0.0

Changes

  • Added Bandwidth panel.

  • Added per process bandwidth tracking capabilities.

  • Added activity graph to home panel. 

  • Added right-click focus view on map for easier viewing of clustered dots.

  • Added new navigation controls for map view.

  • Added map dot identifiers for the process when hovering.

  • Fixed incorrect date format database errors.

  • Fixed startup process checkbox to now function.

  • Fixed dark mode not staying persistent after app close. 

  • Fixed DNS data not always restarting after device comes out of sleep/hibernate.

  • Changed startup process to scheduled task.

  • Changed system tray app should start as admin.

Connection Explorer 0.7.3.1 Changelog (Released 11/12/2025)

11/12/2025

Version

0.7.3.1

Platforms

  • Stardock

Changes