RedisInsight

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.46.

Highlights

• New formatters for 32-bit and 64-bit vector embeddings for a more human-readable representation in the Browser
• Cleaner layout on the main page with quick access to JSON and search & query tutorials and Redis Cloud in-app sign-up

Details

Features and improvements

• #2843, #3185 Adding new formatters for 32-bit and 64-bit vector embeddings to visualize them as arrays in Browser for a simpler and more intuitive representation.
• #3069 UX enhancements in the database list page for an improved user experience, leading to a cleaner layout and easier navigation.
• #3151 Launch RedisInsight with the previously used window size.

Bugs

• #3152, #3156 A fix to support the * wildcard in Stream IDs.
• #3174 Display invalid JSONs as unformatted values when a JSON view is set in Workbench results.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.44.

Highlights

• Added support for SSH tunneling for clustered databases, unblocking some users who want to migrate from RESP.app to RedisInsight.
• UX optimizations in the Browser layout to make it easier to leverage search and query indexes.

Details

Features and improvements

• #2711, #3040 Connect to your clustered Redis database via SSH tunnel using a password or private key in PEM format.
• #3030, #3070 UX optimizations in the Browser layout to enlarge the "Filter by Key" input field in the Browser and optimize the display of long search and query indexes.
• #3033, #3036 Various improvements for custom tutorials, including visual highlighting of Redis code blocks and strengthening security measures for bulk data uploads by providing an option to download and preview the list of commands for upload.
• #3010 Enhancements to prevent authentication errors caused by certain special characters in database passwords.

Bugs

• #3029 A fix for cases when autofill prevents the form to auto-discover Redis Enterprise Cluster database from being submitted.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.42.

Highlights

• Introducing a new dedicated developer enablement area! Explore Redis capabilities and learn how to use the native JSON data structure for structured querying and full-text search, including vector similarity search for AI use cases, and more. Browse the tutorials offline or use the in-app provisioning of a free Redis Cloud database to try them interactively.
• RedisInsight is now available on Docker. Check out our Docker repository if that’s your preferred platform.

Details

Features and improvements

• #2724, #2752, #2965 Introducing a dedicated developer enablement area. Dive into interactive tutorials and level up your Redis game even without a database connected. Start exploring tutorials by clicking on the "Insights" button located in the top-right corner. Because interactive tutorials can alter data in your database, avoid running them in a production environment. For an optimal tutorial experience, create a free Redis Cloud database.
• #2972, #2811 The long-awaited Docker build is now available. Check out our Docker repository if that’s your preferred platform.
• #2857 Empty Browser and Workbench pages are aligned with the new interactive tutorials.
• #2940 Recommendations have been renamed to Tips.
• #2970 A critical vulnerability has been fixed.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.40.

Highlights

• To simplify in-app provisioning of a free Redis Cloud database to use with RedisInsight interactive tutorials, the recommended cloud vendor and region are now preselected
• Optimizations when uploading large text files with the list of Redis commands, available under bulk actions in Browser

Details

Features and improvements

• #2879 UX improvements to simplify in-app provisioning of a free Redis Cloud database. Create a new database with a preselected cloud vendor and region by using the recommended sign-up settings. You can manage your database by signing in to the Redis Cloud console
• #2851 See plan, cloud vendor, and region details after successfully provisioning your free Redis Cloud database
• #2882 Optimizations when uploading large text files with the list of Redis commands, available under bulk actions in Browser
• #2808 Enhanced security measurement to no longer display existing passwords for Redis Sentinel in plain text
• #2875 Increased performance when resizing the key list and key details in the Tree view, ensuring a smoother user experience
• #2866 Support for hyphens in node host names

Bugs

• #2868 Prevent unintentional data overwrites by disabling both manual and automatic refreshing of key values while editing in the Browser

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.38.

Highlights

• Major UX improvements and space optimization for a cleaner and more organized Tree view, ensuring easier namespace navigation and faster key browsing. Additionally, in Tree view, you can now sort your Redis key names alphabetically.
• Renamed the application from RedisInsight v2 to simply RedisInsight

Details

Features and improvements

• #2706, #2783 Major UX improvements and space optimization for a cleaner and more organized Tree view. This includes consolidating the display of namespaces and keys in a dedicated section and omitting namespace information from key names in the list of keys. In addition, the Tree view introduces a new option to alphabetically sort Redis key names.
• #2751 Renamed the application from RedisInsight v2 to simply RedisInsight
• #2799 Automatically make three retries to establish or re-establish a database connection if an error occurs

Bugs

• #2793 Do not require an SSH password or passphrase
• #2794 Prevent potential crashes caused by using parentheses in usernames on the Windows operating system
• #2797 Avoid initiating a bulk deletion or Profiler after the operating system resumes from sleep mode

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.36.

Highlights

• Optimizations for efficient handling of big Redis strings: choose to either view the string value for up to a maximum of 5,000 characters or download the data fully as a file if it exceeds the limit
• Improved security measurement to no longer display in plain text existing database passwords, SSH passwords, passphrases, and private keys

Details

Features and improvements

• #2685, #2686 Added optimizations for working with big Redis strings. Users can now choose to either view the data up to a maximum of 5,000 characters or download it in a file fully if it exceeds the limit.
• #2647 Improved security measurement to no longer expose the existing database passwords, SSH passwords, passphrases, and private keys in plain text
• #2631 Added proactive notification to restart the application when a new version becomes available
• #2705 Basic support in the search index creation form (in Browser) to enable geo polygon search
• #2681 Updated the Pickle formatter to support Pickle protocol 5

Bugs

• #2675 Show the "Scan more" control until the cursor returned by the server is 0 to fix cases when not all keys are displayed.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.34.

Highlights

• UX improvements to simplify the in-app provisioning and usage of a free Redis Enterprise Cloud database with RedisInsight interactive tutorials. This will allow you to learn easily, among other things, how to leverage the native JSON data structure supporting structured querying and full-text search, including vector similarity search for your AI use cases
• Ability to refresh the list of search indexes displayed in Browser
• Set the color theme to follow the local system preferences

Details

Features and improvements

• #2585 UX improvements to simplify the in-app provisioning and usage of a free Redis Enterprise Cloud database with RedisInsight interactive tutorials. To provision a new database, click the "Try Redis Cloud" banner in the list of database connections page and follow the steps
• #2606 Ability to refresh the list of search indexes displayed in Browser
• #2593 UX optimizations to improve the back navigation to the list of databases, including for small resolutions
• #2599 Added an option to set the color theme to follow the local system preferences
• #2563 Load a new library from the Functions tab within the Triggers and Functions tool
• #2496 Set milliseconds as a default unit in Slow Log

Bugs

• #2587 Display detailed errors in transactions run via CLI or Workbench

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.32.

Highlights

• Easily provision a free database to use with the RedisInsight interactive tutorials to learn, among others, how to leverage Vector Similarity Search for your AI use cases or discover the power of the native JSON data structure supporting structured querying and full-text search. Take advantage of the in-app social sign-up to Redis Enterprise Cloud to quickly provision a free database with Redis Stack’s capabilities. Try the latest 7.2 release which delivers the new Triggers and Functions feature, allowing you to execute server-side functions written in JavaScript that are either triggered by a keyspace change, by a stream entry arrival, or by explicitly calling them, empowering developers to build and maintain real-time applications by moving business logic closer to the data, ensuring a lower latency whilst delivering the best developer experience.
• Select a custom installation directory on Windows OS for when multi-user access to the app is required.

Details

Features and improvements

• #2270, #2271, #2437 Added the ability to quickly provision a free Redis Enterprise Cloud database via in-app social signup (Google or GitHub). Use the database with the RedisInsight interactive tutorials or try the latest 7.2 release which delivers the new Triggers and Functions feature. To quickly create and automatically add a free Redis Enterprise Cloud database to RedisInsight, click the "Try Redis Cloud" banner in the list of database connections page and follow the steps.
• #2455 Select a custom installation directory on Windows OS
• #2373, #2387 Delete all command results in Workbench at once
• #2458 Added in-app hints in Browser and Workbench to get started with RedisInsight interactive tutorials
• #2422 Ignore the empty lines in files when uploading data in bulk
• #2470 Preset the header containing the engine, the API version and the library name in the JavaScript file when creating a new library within the Triggers and Functions tool

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.30.

Highlights

Introducing support for triggers and functions that bring application logic closer to your data and give Redis powerful features for event-driven data processing

Details

Features and improvements

#2247, #2249, #2273, #2279 Support for triggers and functions that add the capability to execute server-side functions triggered by events or data operations to:

• Speed up applications by running the application logic where the data lives
• Eliminate the need to maintain the same code across different applications by moving application functionality inside the Redis database
• Maintain consistent data when applications react to any keyspace change
• Improve code resiliency by backing up and replicating triggers and functions along with the database

Triggers and functions work with a JavaScript engine, which lets you take advantage of JavaScript’s vast ecosystem of libraries and frameworks and modern, expressive syntax.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.28.

Highlights

• Quickly and conveniently add Redis Cloud databases that belong to fixed subscriptions using the auto-discovery tool
• UX optimizations in Browser for an improved experience when performing full-text search and queries, filtering, and bulk actions.
• Support for a monospaced font in JSON key types

Details

Features and improvements

• #2198, #2207 Automatically discover and add Redis Cloud databases that belong to fixed subscriptions using the Redis Enterprise Cloud option on the form to auto-discover databases.
• #2146,#2161 Added UX optimizations in the Browser layout to improve the experience when performing full-text search and queries, filtering, and bulk actions.
• #2200 Changed to a monospaced font in JSON key types, and JSON formatters in Browser and Workbench.
• #2204 Re-bind default RedisInsight port from 5001 to 5530 to avoid conflicts with other applications
• #2120 Added the ability to investigate the commands processed by Redis or Redis Stack server without the need to stop Profiler when a new record appears.
• #2186 Unified the RedisInsight icon with other macOS applications.

Bugs

• #2154 Display (integer) 0 instead of nil in ZRANK results in Workbench

2.26 (May 2023)

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.26.

Highlights

• Introducing Insights (Beta): a new right-side panel that displays contextualised database recommendations for optimizing performance and memory usage. The list of recommendations gets updated as you interact with your database. Check out the paired-up tutorials to learn about the recommended feature and vote to provide feedback. This functionality is being rolled out gradually to the user base.
• Support for bulk data upload in custom tutorials: quickly upload sample datasets from your custom RedisInsight tutorials to share your Redis expertise with your team and the wider community.

Details

Features and improvements

• #1847, #1901, #1957, #1972 Launching Insights (Beta): a new right-side panel that displays contextualised database recommendations for optimizing performance and memory usage. The list of recommendations gets updated in real-time as you interact with your database taking into account database configuration, user actions and accessed data. Consult the paired-up tutorials to learn more about the recommended feature. This functionality is being rolled out gradually to the user base in order to allow the RedisInsight team to learn and adjust the recommendations. Provide feedback directly in the app or the GitHub repository.
• #2019 Quickly upload sample data sets in bulk from your custom RedisInsight tutorials to share your Redis expertise with your team and the wider community. Use a text file with the list of Redis commands and follow our simple instructions to include example data sets in your custom RedisInsight tutorials
• #2010, #2012, #2013 Optimized the logic when filtering per data type in Browser to avoid unnecessary TYPE commands

Bugs

• #2014 Display the actual command processing time in Workbench when results are grouped

2.24 (April 2023)

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.24.

Highlights

• Bulk data upload: upload the list of Redis commands from a text file using the new bulk action available in the Browser tool. Use the bulk data upload with custom RedisInsight tutorials to quickly load your example data set.
• Support for images in custom tutorials: showcase your Redis expertise with your team and the wider community by building shareable RedisInsight tutorials.
• JSON formatter support for the JSON.GET, JSON.MGET, GET commands output in Workbench
• Added Brotli and PHP GZcompress to the list of supported decompression formats to view your data in a human-readable format

Details

Features and improvements

• #1930, #1961 Upload the list of Redis commands from a text file using the new bulk action available in the Browser tool. Use the bulk data upload with custom RedisInsight tutorials to quickly load your example data set.
• #1936, #1939 Added support for images in custom tutorials, available in Workbench. Showcase your Redis expertise with your team and the wider community by building shareable tutorials. Use markdown syntax described in our instructions to build tutorials.
• #1946 See the output of JSON.GET, JSON.MGET, GET formatted in JSON in Workbench.
• #1876 Ability to delete a key directly in the list of keys in Browser without the need to view its values.
• #1889, #1900 Added Brotli and PHP GZcompress to the list of supported decompression formats to view your data in a human-readable format. Is configurable when when adding a database connection.
• #1886 Enhanced command syntax in CLI, Workbench, and Command Helper to align with redis.io
• #1975 Renamed the "Display On System Tray" to "Show in Menu Bar" on macOS

Bugs

• #1990 Keep the SNI parameters previously specified when a database connection is edited
• #1999 Keep the database index previously set when a database connection is edited

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.22.

Highlights

• Share your Redis expertise with your team and the wider community by building custom RedisInsight tutorials. Use our instructions to describe your implementations of Redis for other users to follow and interact with in the context of a connected Redis database
• Take a quick tour of RedisInsight to discover how it can enhance your development experience when building with Redis or Redis Stack
• Select from a list of supported decompression formats to view your data in a human-readable format

Details

Features and improvements

• #1782, #1813 Share your Redis expertise with your team and the wider community by building custom RedisInsight tutorials. The tutorials use markdown and are easy to write. They are an ideal way to describe practical implementations of Redis so users can follow and interact with commands in the context of an already connected Redis database. Check out these instructions to start creating your own tutorials. Let the community discover your content by labeling your GitHub repository with redis-tutorials
• #1834 Take a quick tour of RedisInsight to discover how it can enhance your development experience. To start the tour, in the left-side navigation, open the Help Center (above the Settings icon), reset the onboarding and open the Browser page
• #1742, #1753, #1755, #1762 Configure one of the following data decompression formats when adding a database connection to view your data in a human-readable format: GZIP, LZ4, ZSTD, SNAPPY
• #1787 Added UX improvements to the search by values of keys feature in Browser: Enable the search box after the index is selected

Bugs

• #1808 Prevent errors when running Docker RedisInsight on Safari Version 16.2
• #1835 Display total memory and total keys for replicas in Sentinel

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.20.

Highlights

• Visualizations of search and graph execution plans in Workbench
• Guided walkthrough of RedisInsight tools and capabilities for new users
• Bulk export database connections to a file
• Upload values of RedisJSON from a file for new keys in Browser
• Visualizations of CLIENT LIST in Workbench
• See filters previously used in Browser

Details

Features and improvements

• #1629, #1739, #1740, #1781 Investigate and optimize your search and graph queries with new visualizations of execution plans in Workbench. Visualizations are supported for FT.EXPLAIN,FT.PROFILE, GRAPH.EXPLAIN, and GRAPH.PROFILE.
• #1698 Explore RedisInsight's tools and capabilities with a new walkthrough when you start RedisInsight for the first time.
• #1631, #1632 Migrate your database connections to another RedisInsight instance by performing a bulk export of database connections to a file.
• #1741 Upload RedisJSON values from a file for new keys in Browser.
• #1653 Analyze client connections using new Workbench visualizations for CLIENT LIST.
• #1625 Quickly set filters previously used in Browser by selecting them from the list of recently used filters.
• #1713 See your new Redis keys added in Browser without a need to refresh the list of keys.
• #1681, #1692, #1693 Avoid the timeout connection errors by configuring the connection timeout for databases added manually via host and port.
• #1696, #1703 Test the database connection before adding the database.
• #1689 Update the port of an existing database connection instead of adding a new one.
• #1731 Use database indexes based on INFO keyspace.

Bugs

• #1678 Prevent crashes when SSH is set up on Linux.
• #1697 Prevent crashes when working with Redis streams with large IDs.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.18.

Highlights

• Support for SSH tunnel to connect to your Redis database
• Ability to switch between database indexes while connected to your database
• Recommendations on how to optimize the usage of your database

Details

Features and improvements

• #1567, #1576, #1577 Connect to your Redis database via SSH tunnel using a password or private key in PEM format.
• #1540, #1608 Switch between database indexes while connected to your database in Browser, Workbench, and Database Analysis.
• #1457, #1465, #1590 Run Database Analysis to generate recommendations on how to save memory and optimize the usage of your database. These recommendations are based on industry standards and Redis best practices. Upvote or downvote recommendations in terms of their usefulness.
• #1598 Check and highlight the JSON syntax using new Monaco Editor.
• #1583 Click a pencil icon to make changes to database aliases.
• #1579 Increase the database password length limitation to 10,000.

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.16.

Highlights

• Bulk import database connections from a file
• Navigation enhancements for the Tree view
• Pre-populated host, port, and database alias in the form when adding a new Redis database

Details

Features and improvements

• #1492, #1497, #1500, #1502 Migrate your database connections from other Redis GUIs, including RESP.app, with the new feature to bulk import database connections from a file.
• #1506 Pre-populated host (127.0.0.1), port (6379, or 26379 for Sentinel connection type), and database alias in the form when adding a new Redis database
• #1473 "Browser" view is renamed to the "List" view to avoid confusion with the Browser tool
• #1464 Navigation enhancements for the Tree view, covering cases when filters are applied, the list of keys is refreshed or the view is switched to the Tree view
• #1481, #1482, #1489 Indication of new database connections that have been manually added, auto-discovered or imported, but not opened yet
• #1499 Display values of JSON keys when JSON.DEBUG MEMORY is not available

Bugs

• #1514 Scan the database even when the DBSIZE returns 0

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.14.

Highlights

• Support for search capabilities in Browser: create secondary index via dedicated form, run queries and full-text search in Browser or Tree view
• Ability to resize the column width of key values when displaying hashes, lists, and sorted sets
• Command processing time displayed as part of the result in Workbench

Details

Features and improvements

• #1345, #1346, #1376 Added support for search capabilities in Browser tool. Create secondary index of your data using a dedicated form. Conveniently run your queries and full-text search against the preselected index and display results in Browser or Tree view.
• #1385 Ability to resize the column width of key values when displaying hashes, lists, and sorted sets
• #1354 Do not scroll to the end of results when double-clicking a command output in CLI
• #1347 Display the command processing time as part of the result in Workbench (time taken to process the command by both RedisInsight backend and Redis)
• #1351 Display the namespaces section in the Database analysis report when no namespaces were found

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.12.

Highlights

• Database Analysis: Get insights and optimize the usage and performance of your Redis or Redis Stack based on the overview of the memory and data type distribution, big or complicated keys, and namespaces used
• Faster initial loading of the list of keys in Browser and Tree views
• Performance optimizations for large results in Workbench

Details

Features and improvements

• #1207, #1222, #1295, #1159, #1231, #1155 Get insights and optimize the usage and performance of your Redis or Redis Stack with Database Analysis. Navigate to Analysis Tools and scan up to 10,000 keys in the database to see the summary of memory allocation and the number of keys per Redis data type, memory likely to be freed over time, top 15 key namespaces, and the biggest keys found. You can extrapolate results based on the total number of keys or see the exact results for the number of keys scanned.
• #1280 Speed up the initial load of the key list in Browser and Tree views
• #1285 Support for infinite floating point numbers in sorted sets
• #1290 Performance optimizations to process large results of Redis commands in Workbench

Bugs

• #1293 Fixed Workbench visualizations in Redis Stack

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.10.

Highlights

• Formatters: Additional support for values of keys with Protobuf, Binary, PHP unserialize (view and edit serialized PHP values as JSON), and Java serialized objects, save formatters selected when viewing other keys
• New overview for cluster databases displays memory and key allocation as well as database information per shards
• Configure Workbench to persist the Editor after commands have been run and group the results
• Complete an optional user survey

Details

Features and improvements

• #1159, #1160, #1068, #1071, #1095, #1097, #1098 A dedicated Analysis Tools page displays memory and key allocation in cluster databases as well as database information per shards
• #1017, #1025, #1029, #1059, #1092 Added support for additional data formats in Browser/Tree view, including Protobuf, Binary, Pickle, PHP unserialize (view and edit serialized PHP values as JSON), and Java serialized objects
• #1130 Save formatters selected when viewing other keys
• #1177 Add a validation when edited value is not valid in the selected format in Browser/Tree view
• #1048 Configure Workbench to persist the Editor after commands have been run
• #1119 Pipeline mode configuration for Workbench moved to Settings > Workbench
• #1149 Save Workbench space by grouping results
• #1162 Complete an optional user survey
• #1037 Added tooltip to display long fields in Redis Streams
• #1202 Removed format validations from the admin username in the Redis Enterprise Cluster autodiscovery process

Bugs

• #1180 Fix to display full values for truncated TTL in munutes
• #1197 Workbench is now available even when encryption failed
• #1176 Save the refresh value in Browser/Tree view
• #1101 Fixed an issue when key names are not displayed

This is the General Availability (GA) release of RedisInsight 2.8.0

Headlines

• Formatters: See formatted key values in JSON, MessagePack, Hex, Unicode, or ASCII in Browser/Tree view for an improved experience of working with different data formats.
• Clone existing database connection or connection details: Clone the database connection you previously added to have the same one, but with a different database index, username, or password.
• Raw mode in Workbench: Added support for the raw mode in Workbench results

Details

Features and improvements

• #978, #959, #984, #996, #992, #1030 Added support for different data formats in Browser/Tree view, including JSON, MessagePack, Hex, and ASCII. If selected, formatter is applied to the entire key value and is available for any data type supported in Browser/Tree view. If any non-printable characters are detected, data editing is available only in Workbench and CLI to avoid data loss.
• #955 Quickly clone a database connection to have the same one, but with a different database index, username, or password. Open a database connection in the edit mode, request to clone it, and make the changes needed. The original database connection remains the same.
• #1012 Added support for the raw mode (--raw) in Workbench. Enable it to see the results of commands executed in the raw mode.
• #987 DBSIZE command is no longer required to connect to a database.
• #971 Updated icon for the RediSearch Light module.
• #1011 Enhanced navigation in the Command Helper allowing you to return to previous actions.

Bugs fixed

• #1009 Fixed an error on automatic discovery of Sentinel databases.
• #978 Work with non-printable characters. To avoid data loss, when non-printable characters are detected, key and value are editable in Workbench and CLI only.