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Clear and Reset controls across all list views columns filters

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

All list views across the platform now include Clear and Reset buttons in column filter popups, making it faster to manage and remove filters.

  • Reset button: removes the active filter on a column and immediately refreshes the grid to show all rows again; available on all filter types (text, number, date, and set filters)
  • Clear button: clears the filter input fields without closing the filter popup, letting you start a new filter from scratch; available on text, number, and date filters.

Sprint #25

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Accessibility Persona: new RGAA 4 Accessibility Standard

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

RGAA 4 (Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité) is now available as an accessibility compliance target for your Accessibility Persona.

  • New standard option: select RGAA 4 from the Accessibility Standard dropdown in the Accessibility Persona profile view
  • French government compliance: RGAA 4 is the French national accessibility framework, required for public sector websites in France and widely adopted across French-speaking regions
  • Joins the existing set of standards including WCAG 2.1 AA, WCAG 2.2 AA, WCAG 2.0 AAA, Section 508, and EN 301 549

Sprint #25

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Continuous video player for Test Runs

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

A new video-style player lets you review test run execution as a continuous, step-by-step visual replay instead of clicking through individual screenshots.

  • Play/Pause/Replay controls: watch the entire test execution play back automatically, or pause at any point to inspect a specific moment
  • Adjustable playback speed: choose from 0.5x, 1x, 2x, or 4x speed to review runs faster or slower
  • Keyboard shortcuts: space to play/pause, arrow keys to navigate frames

Sprint #25

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Visual Comparison improvements

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

The Visual Compare step has been enhanced, giving you more control over how your UI is validated against reference designs.

  • Full Page Audit mode: compare an uploaded reference image against the entire scrollable length of the live page, catching differences even below the fold
  • Visible Viewport mode: compare the reference image against only what is currently visible in the browser window, useful for validating specific sections of a page
  • Test results now clearly indicate Visual match or Visual mismatch with detailed reporting on any differences found

Sprint #25

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Debug Analysis and Console Logs

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

A new Execution Diagnostics section has been added to the Test Case Editor's Properties panel, giving you deeper insight into what happened during a test run.

  • Debug Analysis: after a test run completes or fails, trigger an AI-powered analysis that automatically identifies root causes of failing steps and provides a summary of what went wrong
  • Download Console Logs: download the browser's console output captured during the test run as a .txt file, making it easy to inspect JavaScript errors, warnings, and network issues
  • Both tools become available in the Properties side panel once a test execution reaches a completed or failed state

Sprint #25

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Accessibility Persona: new "Always" option

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

More granular control over accessibility checks.

  • A new "Always" severity level is available in the Accessibility Persona configuration.
  • Use it to confirm accessibility is respected on every new page your test visits, even when no standard is violated.

Sprint #25

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Keyboard shortcuts in the test case editor

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

The test case editor now moves at the speed of your keyboard.

  • Run a test with **⌘**/Ctrl+E, stop it with Esc.
  • Open Thunders Copilot with **⌘**/Ctrl+J.
  • Open the properties panel with **⌘**/Ctrl+I
  • And more... Tooltips show the shortcut next to every action.

Sprint #25

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Catch console errors with the QA Persona

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

Thunders now flags test execution issues (like console errors), even when the UI still looks fine.

  • Thunders automatically detects Browser Console Errors during execution.
  • See exactly which console errors fired in any step.
  • Turn the setting on or off from the QA Persona profile.

Sprint #25

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See every tab your Test opens

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

When a test opens multiple tabs, you now have full visibility into what's happening.

  • Tabs appear in the test preview header with page title and favicon.
  • Works during live execution and in the test run view.
  • Always know which tab you're looking at in multi-tab scenarios.

Sprint #25

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Compare two Test Runs side by side

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Shared by Ines • May 05, 2026

Debugging a flaky test is much easier when you can see exactly where two runs diverged.

  • Step-by-step diff to pinpoint the first point of divergence.
  • Action-level diff for a deeper look inside a single step.
  • Compare side by side across screenshots, page HTML, logs, and execution settings.

Sprint #25