HTTPeep v0.8.12 Changelog

HTTPeep v0.8.12

Changed the default proxy port to 8800 and added quick port presets in the toolbar for common alternatives such as 8888, 9900, and 9999.
Improved proxy startup when the preferred port is busy by trying a fixed set of fallback ports and saving the selected port back into the app configuration.
Added trace logs for the port retry path so bind attempts, failures, reuse, and selected-port persistence are easier to diagnose.

Added Ghostty as a terminal launch option for proxy-ready terminal sessions on supported platforms.
Improved browser, terminal, and Electron launch flows so loading states wait for the external app handoff instead of stopping as soon as the launch command returns.
Added frontend trace logs for external app launches, including command return, window blur detection, timeouts, and failures.
Added capture launch loading states in the empty session table so users can see when HTTPeep is opening a browser or terminal for first capture.

Made Query and Header matchers available in the Free plan, including both frontend and Rust runtime entitlement validation.
Split rule-level upstream proxy gating from global downstream proxy gating, so Pro labels and enforcement match the exact feature being used.
Added Pro labels and entitlement checks to request context menu actions for gated rule actions, DNS environments, breakpoints, and retry-with-breakpoint flows.
Refined the rule matcher URL editor with multiline input, clearer preview placement, browser-capture loading feedback, and improved extra-domain display.
Reordered DNS override actions in the request context menu so global override remains available even when environment-specific DNS configs exist.

Added a trial confirmation dialog before starting the toolbar Pro trial, with a reusable trial offer panel shared with onboarding.
Added support for displaying license device limits in the activation dialog and device list responses.
Added Microsoft Store distribution handling that hides official web purchase links when the app is built for the store channel.
Added loading states when opening purchase pages from activation and payment dialogs to prevent duplicate clicks.
Updated pricing and entitlement copy in the desktop client to distinguish Solo and Pro device limits.

Improved root certificate setup on Windows with guidance for system prompts that may appear behind the HTTPeep window.
Added automatic progression to the first capture step once the root certificate is trusted.
Reused the new trial offer panel in onboarding for a more consistent trial/free-choice experience.
Added loading indicators while onboarding opens a browser or runs the terminal capture request.

Added legacy frontend build support and polyfills for older WebView runtimes.
Added startup breadcrumbs around bootstrap and main-window readiness to help diagnose blank-window or early-render failures.
Updated app and tray icons, including dedicated tray icon assets.

Fixed Ctrl+S on Windows/Linux for saving DNS and Rules changes by using the shared CmdOrCtrl+S shortcut matcher.
Fixed gated request-menu actions so locked Pro features show a clear upgrade message before attempting to create unsupported rules.

Fixed JSON Preview and JSON to TypeScript tools so compressed request and response bodies are decompressed before being sent to the tool window.
Improved body decoding for case-insensitive and multi-value content-encoding headers, with fallback behavior when decompression fails.
Added breadcrumbs for JSON tool openings that record direction, content encoding, decompression status, and fallback usage.

Fixed purchase and renewal links so Microsoft Store builds do not expose official web checkout entry points.
Fixed device-limit persistence so activation and device refresh flows keep the latest limit in local license state.

Fixed launch buttons that could be clicked repeatedly while an external browser, terminal, or Electron app was still starting.
Fixed browser and terminal capture buttons in the empty session state to show progress instead of appearing idle during launch.