Local binary release notes

Version 8.9 (16 March 2026)

Latest patch version: 8.9.25

🚀 New features

• Include or exclude individual IPs or a range (subnet) of IPs with the include hosts and exclude hosts options. See Flags for Local for details.
• Added a new ADP certificate for testing the binary.
• Added global setting support for the --timeout flag.
• Added the --disable-ssl-validation flag to disable SSL certificate validation.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Added a Local application security certificate for Windows.
• Security improvements and vulnerability fixes.
• Bug fixes.

💡 Enhancements

• Additional instrumentation.

Download v8.9 for Windows, macOS, Linux 32-bit, or Linux 64-bit.

Version 8.8 (30 August 2022)

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Security improvements.
• Bug fixes.

💡 Enhancements

• Additional instrumentation.

Download v8.8 for Windows, macOS, Linux 32-bit, or Linux 64-bit.

Version 8.7 (25 July 2022)

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Bug fixes.

💡 Enhancements

• Additional instrumentation.

Download v8.7 for Windows, macOS, Linux 32-bit, or Linux 64-bit.

Version 8.6 (20 April 2022)

🚀 New features

• Added Tunnel Settings to control tunnel configurations centrally. Open the Tunnel Settings tab to use it.
• Added a new and improved debug utility in the Local console.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Bug fixes.

💡 Enhancements

• Additional instrumentation.

Version 8.5 (4 February 2022)

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Fixed compatibility issues of the Local desktop application with Chrome v98 and later.
• Security improvements.

Version 8.4 (17 December 2021)

🚀 New features

• Added a new BrowserStack Local survey with quick options to share feedback.
• Localhost now works on Safari browsers on macOS and iOS devices.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Security improvements.
• Bug fixes.

Version 8.3 (18 February 2021)

🚀 New features

• Select the preferred protocol, IPv4 or IPv6, to connect to your server with the --client-protocol parameter.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Changed the CONNECT request payload when connecting through proxies for HTTPS traffic.
• Security improvements.

Version 8.2 (16 December 2020)

🚀 New features

• Added support for multiple proxies. Provide the proxy details in a PAC file and the binary handles the rest.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Updated the underlying architecture for security patches and performance.

💡 Enhancements

• Improved the speed and stability of the binary.

Version 8.1 (11 September 2020)

🚀 New features

• Added complete Docker support for Local Testing with Automate, App Automate, Live, and App Live. See BrowserStack Local on Docker Hub for instructions on using the Dockerized binary.
• Added beta compatibility with 64-bit Alpine Linux. Download the Alpine Linux binary, or use the BrowserStack language bindings in an Alpine Linux container to download the right distribution automatically. Install the Alpine Linux dependencies first.
• Added the --include-hosts and --exclude-hosts parameters for fine-grained control over the requests the binary services. See Flags for Local for details.
• Store binary parameters in a YAML configuration file and pass it with the --config-file parameter. See the sample configuration file.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Made the BrowserStack Local app and the binary compatible on the same machine. Start the BrowserStack Local app first, then run as many binaries as you need.
• General bug fixes.

Version 8.0 (18 March 2020)

🚀 New features

• Double-click the executable to set up the binary in a new web interface.
• Open the dashboard at http://localhost:45454 to watch the binary resolve assets for your tests, or to debug connectivity and timeouts.
• Added timestamps to every logged event.
• Added color-coded output to STDOUT.
• Added links to detailed documentation, with next steps, when the binary runs into an error on startup.
• Retained full backward compatibility for existing tests.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Improved error handling to help you avoid startup mistakes.

💡 Enhancements

• Improved the stability of the binary.

Version 7.6 (30 October 2019)

🚀 New features

• The binary now discovers your proxy settings automatically.
• Added beta support for NTLM proxies.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Internal improvements, including security patches.

Version 7.5 (25 April 2019)

🚀 New features

• Sensitive binary parameters are now redacted when you list processes with the ps command.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Binary connections now time out faster, so you get feedback about binary start errors 10x faster.
• Improved the diagnostic reporting tools inside the binary to identify and fix issues faster.
• Internal improvements.

Version 7.4 (27 December 2018)

🚀 New features

• Added a parameter to access an HTTPS server behind a proxy on ports other than 443.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Fixed the binary not checking for an absolute PAC file path on Windows.
• Made error logging more verbose.

Version 7.3 (10 October 2018)

🚀 New features

• Improved connection resilience.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 7.2 (23 August 2018)

🚀 New features

• Added support for native apps.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Security fixes.

Version 7.1 (29 March 2018)

🚀 New features

• Optimized logging.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Fixed connection errors during upload.

Version 7.0 (27 October 2017)

🚀 New features

• Improved handling of network outages.
• Added support for logging more dynamic messages.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Removed deprecated options from the help text.
• Logs now use UTC.
• Removed verbose logging when the tunnel connection breaks.
• Fixed the output format for errors when the binary runs in daemon mode.

Version 6.9 (19 April 2017)

🚀 New features

• Added JWT support.
• Added Enterprise support.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Logging fixes.
• Fixed POST requests with the BrowserMob proxy.
• Fixed the response in daemon mode.
• Fixed an extra forking issue.

Version 6.8 (2 February 2017)

🚀 New features

• Fixes for extra forks.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Fixed the WMIC path on Windows.

Version 6.7 (28 November 2016)

🚀 New features

• Added support for IPv6 servers.

💡 Enhancements

• Performance improvements.

Version 6.6 (16 November 2016) Deprecated

🚀 New features

• Improved folder testing.

🐛 Bug and security fixes

• Fixed authenticated proxy support.