# DevTools 2.18.0 release notes

> Release notes for Dart and Flutter DevTools version 2.18.0.



The 2.18.0 release of the Dart and Flutter DevTools
includes the following changes among other general improvements.
To learn more about DevTools, check out the
[DevTools overview](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools).

## Inspector updates

- Auto scrolling behavior improved when snapping a widget into focus -
  [#4283](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4283)
- Fix issue where widget inspector wouldn't load when
  connecting to a paused app -
  [#4527](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4527)
- Improve widget inspector hover cards to show progress while waiting for data -
  [#4488](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4488)

## Performance updates

- Fix issue where scrollbar would go out of sync with the frame content -
  [#4503](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4503)
- Add offline support for raster stats -
  [#4491](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4491)
- Add 'Rendering time' column to Raster Metrics tab -
  [#4474](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4474)

  ![render-time-column](/assets/images/docs/tools/devtools/release-notes/images-2.18.0/render-time-column.png "Rendering time column in the Raster Metrics tab")

## CPU profiler updates

- Fix crash when an empty frame is filtered -
  [#4502](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4502)
- Fix bugs in CPU profile trees -
  [#4413](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4413)
- UI Cleanup - [#4404](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4404)

## Memory updates

- Add Profile and Allocation Tracing sub-tabs -
  [#4523](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4523)

  ![profile](/assets/images/docs/tools/devtools/release-notes/images-2.18.0/profile.png "Profile in Memory tab")

  ![allocation-tracing](/assets/images/docs/tools/devtools/release-notes/images-2.18.0/allocation-tracing.png "Allocation Tracing in Memory tab")

- Implement snapshot visualization -
  [#4473](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4473)

## Debugger updates

- Fix bug for file opener and search -
  [#4525](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4525)
- Fix the code view's scrollable area -
  [#4448](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4448)
- Allow syntax highlighting on nested captures in parser -
  [#4427](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4427)

## Network profiler updates

- When on the Network tab, network recordings now continue working
  after the app hot restarts -
  [#4438](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4438)

## Logging updates

- Log messages from non-stdout sources are now shown -
  [#4487](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/4487)

## Full commit history

To find a complete list of changes since the previous release,
check out
[the diff on GitHub](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0).