What's New

Discover the latest features, releases, updates, and security enhancements to keep your ChromeOS Readiness Tool experience at its best.

December 2025

File Path Retrieving Feature and Database Sync

Dec 19, 2025 v1.14.7

This release introduces a powerful new feature that allows users to retrieve the original file paths of applications directly within the dashboard. Additionally, the application database is now auto-synchronized with the latest updates from Lakshman's sheet, ensuring data is always current.

Key Updates

  • Users can now view the file paths of applications directly in the dashboard, improving traceability and simplifying software inventory management.
  • Introduced automated synchronization between the app database and Lakshman's spreadsheet. This ensures newly identified applications are reflected promptly without manual updates.
  • Updated application entries to enhance consistency, resolve naming issues, and improve categorization accuracy.
October 2025

Japanese Language Support & Progress Tracking Feature

Oct 30, 2025 v1.13.4

This release introduces full Japanese language support across both the Installer and Web Dashboard, making the tool more accessible for users in Japan. Additionally, a new progress tracking feature has been added to the Installer, allowing users to monitor their data collection progress.

Key Updates

  • Added full Japanese language support to the Installer UI, allowing users to switch between English and Japanese seamlessly.
  • Introduced Japanese translations throughout the Web Dashboard for menus, labels, tooltips, and key interface elements.
  • Added a visual progress bar in the Installer that displays the current status of data collection, helping users understand how much data has been gathered.
September 2025

Application Database Expansion

Sep 19, 2025 v1.11.12

This update focuses on significantly expanding the application database to improve detection accuracy. Over 500 new applications have been added, including region-specific software used across Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Key Updates

  • Added 500+ new applications to the detection database, including regional software commonly used in JAPAC, EMEA, and LATAM markets.
  • Improved matching algorithms to better identify applications with localized names or non-English titles.
  • Enhanced categorization logic to group applications more accurately by type (e.g., productivity, security, development).
August 2025

GPO Uninstallation Enhancements

Aug 28, 2025 v1.11.8

This release brings improvements to the GPO-based uninstallation process, making it easier and more reliable for IT administrators to remove the data collection agent from managed devices using Group Policy.

Key Updates

  • Improved GPO uninstallation scripts to ensure complete removal of all agent components from client machines.
  • Added support for silent uninstallation via GPO, reducing disruption to end users during the removal process.
  • Enhanced logging during uninstallation to help IT teams verify successful removal across the device fleet.

App Performance and Error Management

Aug 06, 2025 v1.11.5

This update focuses on improving overall application performance and introducing better error handling mechanisms. Users will experience faster load times and more informative error messages when issues occur.

Key Updates

  • Optimized data processing pipelines to reduce dashboard load times by up to 40%.
  • Implemented comprehensive error handling with user-friendly messages that provide actionable guidance.
  • Added automatic retry mechanisms for transient network failures during data synchronization.
July 2025

Unified Deployment Package

Jul 02, 2025 v1.11.2

Introducing a unified deployment package that simplifies the installation process across different environments. This single package now supports both Active Directory and UEM deployment methods, reducing complexity for IT teams.

Key Updates

  • Consolidated separate AD and UEM installers into a single unified package with automatic environment detection.
  • Added deployment wizard that guides administrators through the setup process based on their infrastructure.
  • Included pre-configured templates for common enterprise deployment scenarios.
May 2025

Cameyo Recommendations & Dashboard Notifications

May 30, 2025 v1.10.3

This release introduces intelligent Cameyo virtualization recommendations for applications that may not run natively on ChromeOS. Additionally, a new notification system has been added to the dashboard to keep users informed of important updates.

Key Updates

  • Added automatic Cameyo virtualization recommendations for Windows-only applications detected during scans.
  • Introduced a notification center in the dashboard that displays system alerts, update announcements, and action items.
  • Enhanced the virtualization insights page with compatibility scores and migration effort estimates.

Report Generator UI Revamp

May 23, 2025 v1.9.2

The Report Generator has received a complete UI overhaul, featuring a more intuitive design that makes it easier to configure, generate, and export readiness reports. The new interface provides better visualization of report options and real-time previews.

Key Updates

  • Redesigned the Report Generator interface with a modern, step-by-step wizard approach.
  • Added real-time report preview functionality so users can see changes before generating the final output.
  • Introduced customizable report templates that can be saved and reused for future assessments.

Browser Insights feature enhancements

May 09, 2025 v1.8.4

Enhanced Browser Insights now provides deeper analysis of browser extension usage and web application dependencies. This update helps organizations better understand their browser-based workflows before migrating to ChromeOS.

Key Updates

  • Added detailed extension usage analytics showing installation counts, active usage, and Chrome Web Store availability.
  • Introduced web application dependency mapping to identify critical browser-based tools used across the organization.
  • Enhanced compatibility scoring for extensions with ChromeOS-specific recommendations.

Executive Summary PDF download

May 02, 2025 v1.8.1

A new Executive Summary PDF export option has been added to the Report Generator. This feature creates a concise, presentation-ready document perfect for sharing with leadership and stakeholders.

Key Updates

  • Added one-click Executive Summary PDF generation with key metrics, charts, and recommendations.
  • Included customizable branding options allowing organizations to add their logo to generated reports.
  • Optimized PDF layout for both digital sharing and printing with professional formatting.
April 2025

System Enhancements (Script/Database)

Apr 18, 2025 v1.7.4

This release includes significant improvements to the underlying data collection scripts and database architecture. These enhancements improve reliability, reduce resource consumption, and prepare the system for future feature additions.

Key Updates

  • Refactored data collection scripts for improved performance and reduced CPU/memory footprint on client machines.
  • Optimized database schema to handle larger datasets more efficiently with faster query response times.
  • Added data integrity checks to ensure consistency between collected data and stored records.
March 2025

Introducing Browser Insights

Mar 28, 2025 v1.7.0

We are excited to introduce Browser Insights, a new dashboard section that provides comprehensive visibility into browser usage patterns across your organization. This feature helps identify browser dependencies and extension requirements before ChromeOS migration.

Key Updates

  • Launched new Browser Insights dashboard section with comprehensive browser usage analytics.
  • Added extension inventory showing all installed browser extensions across the device fleet.
  • Introduced browser compatibility assessments with migration recommendations for identified issues.

Installer Compatibility and Reporting

Mar 10, 2025 v1.6.0

This update improves installer compatibility across various Windows environments and enhances the reporting capabilities with new data visualization options and export formats.

Key Updates

  • Expanded Windows version compatibility to include Windows 10 21H2+ and Windows 11 22H2+.
  • Added new chart types and visualization options in the dashboard for better data interpretation.
  • Introduced Excel and CSV export options alongside existing PDF reports for detailed data analysis.
February 2025

New Features and Improvements

Feb 28, 2025 v1.5.7

This release brings a collection of new features and quality-of-life improvements based on user feedback. Focus areas include dashboard usability, data accuracy, and deployment flexibility.

Key Updates

  • Redesigned dashboard navigation with improved menu structure and quick-access shortcuts.
  • Enhanced data collection accuracy with improved application detection algorithms.
  • Added support for custom deployment configurations to accommodate unique enterprise requirements.
December 2024

Feature Enhancements (Installer/Report Gen)

Dec 31, 2024 v1.4.7

End-of-year release with significant enhancements to both the Installer and Report Generator components. These improvements streamline the deployment process and provide more actionable insights in generated reports.

Key Updates

  • Streamlined installer workflow with reduced setup steps and clearer configuration options.
  • Enhanced Report Generator with new sections covering peripheral devices and hardware compatibility.
  • Added automated prerequisite checking during installation to prevent common deployment issues.
October 2024

PowerShell Installation with GCP Storage

Oct 15, 2024 v1.2.9

This release introduces PowerShell-based installation scripts and adds Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as a storage option for collected data. This provides more flexibility for organizations using cloud infrastructure.

Key Updates

  • Added PowerShell installation scripts for automated deployment across Windows environments.
  • Introduced GCP Cloud Storage as an alternative to network shared folders for data collection.
  • Included configuration wizard for setting up GCP authentication and bucket permissions.
July 2024

Admin Features and Report Generator

Jul 1, 2024 v1.0.0

Initial public release of the ChromeOS Readiness Tool. This version includes the core Installer, Report Generator, and web dashboard functionality to help organizations assess their readiness for ChromeOS migration.

Key Updates

  • Launched core Installer component with support for Active Directory and UEM deployment methods.
  • Introduced Report Generator with comprehensive readiness reports including device and application analysis.
  • Released web dashboard with interactive visualizations for exploring readiness data across the organization.