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Product Roadmap

Our vision for the future of iOS network debugging. Track progress, see what's coming next, and help shape the development of Trace.

Completed
Q4 2025

v1.0.0 - Initial Release

Foundation release with core network capture and inspection capabilities for iOS developers.

  • Device-wide HTTP(S) capture
    Network Extension-based packet tunnel for system-level traffic visibility
  • TLS MITM inspection
    On-device certificate authority with per-domain cert storage
  • WebSocket & SSE support
    Real-time protocol debugging with streaming frame inspection
  • Traffic modification tools
    Rewrite rules, request builder, and host overrides
  • PCAP export
    Export captured traffic in PCAP format for Wireshark analysis
Completed
Q1 2026

v1.0.1-1.0.3 - Stability & Polish

Production hardening with comprehensive fixes, test coverage, and developer experience improvements.

  • Advanced capture modes
    Full-tunnel VPN capture with IPv6 support and SOCKS5 fallback
  • Compression hardening
    Fixed Brotli/Deflate streaming decoders and chunked transfer encoding
  • Widget & intents
    App shortcuts, Control Center widgets, and deep-link navigation
  • Enhanced UX
    Accessibility improvements, consistent empty states, and refined animations
  • CI/CD & testing
    GitHub Actions workflow, comprehensive unit tests, and Swift 6 concurrency
  • Core refactoring
    Improved PCAP parsing, VPN lifecycle, persistence, and rule matching
In Progress
Q1 2026

Current Sprint - Advanced Filtering

Enhanced filtering, search capabilities, and analysis tools for faster debugging workflows.

  • Advanced filter engine
    Complex queries with regex, logical operators, and custom predicates
  • Saved filter presets
    Save and share common filter configurations across sessions
  • Request comparison tool
    Side-by-side diff view for comparing requests and responses
  • Enhanced search
    Full-text search across headers, bodies, and metadata
  • Performance metrics
    Detailed timing breakdowns and waterfall visualizations
Planned
Q2 2026

Performance & Scale

Optimizations for handling large capture sessions and improved performance.

  • Memory optimization
    Efficient storage for sessions with 10,000+ requests
  • Lazy loading
    Virtual scrolling and on-demand content loading for better performance
  • Export enhancements
    HAR, Postman collections, and custom export formats
  • Background capture
    Continue capturing network traffic when app is backgrounded
  • Advanced caching
    Smart caching strategies to reduce memory footprint
Planned
Q3 2026

Collaboration Features

Tools for teams to collaborate on debugging sessions and share insights.

  • Session sharing
    Export and import complete sessions with annotations and filters
  • Cloud sync
    Optional iCloud sync for sessions across devices
  • Annotations & notes
    Add comments and highlights to requests for team collaboration
  • Shared configurations
    Share rewrite rules, scripts, and settings with team members
  • Team workspaces
    Organize sessions and configs by project or team
Planned
Q4 2026

Enterprise & Security

Advanced security features and enterprise-grade capabilities.

  • Custom CA certificates
    Import enterprise CA certificates for corporate environments
  • Advanced certificate management
    Certificate pinning, custom trust stores, and cert validation
  • Audit logging
    Comprehensive logging for security compliance and auditing
  • Advanced security policies
    Granular controls for data retention, export, and access
  • Privacy controls
    Selective data masking and PII redaction capabilities
Planned
Q1 2027

Developer Platform

Extensibility features and APIs for custom integrations and automations.

  • Plugin system
    Build custom analyzers, exporters, and UI extensions
  • Enhanced scripting
    Advanced JavaScript API with better debugging and timeout controls
  • REST API
    Programmatic access to sessions, filters, and capture control
  • CI/CD integrations
    GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins plugins for automated testing
  • Custom protocols
    Support for custom protocol parsers and decoders

Open source and community-driven

This roadmap reflects our vision, but your feedback shapes our priorities. Trace is open source, and we welcome contributions, feature requests, and discussions from the community.