Update History – CrawlRhino

CrawlRhino Update History

Welcome to the official CrawlRhino version history page.

Here you’ll find a full chronological record of updates for both CrawlRhino SEO Monitor and CrawlRhino SEO Crawler.

Each release entry includes new features, enhancements, stability improvements, and bug fixes to help you track the ongoing development of the CrawlRhino product range.

CrawlRhino SEO Crawler

CrawlRhino SEO Crawler Latest Version: 1.1.36.0

• Version 1.1.36.0:
  • Fixed SEO stats on the dashboard not restoring when a project is loaded.
  • Results on the dashboard now shows file sizes.
  • Full SEO tab Export SEO report improvements.
• Version 1.1.35.0:
  • Improvements made to the Full SEO tab – UI changes and easier to use, and clearer stats.
• Version 1.1.34.0:
  • Minor bug fixes, interface improvements, and general performance updates.
• Version 1.1.33.0:
  • Minor improvements made.
• Version 1.1.32.0:
  • Performance improvements.
• Version 1.1.31.0:
  • Performance improvements.
• Version 1.1.30.0:
  • Added Internal Links view on Internal Authority tab.
  • Added External Links view on Internal Authority tab.
  • Check the online status of links on your website on the Internal Authority tab.
  • Fixed crawl speed drop down text being incorrect colour.
• Version 1.1.29.0:
  • Added Disable dashboard auto-size columns to content setting.
  • Dashboard columns now auto-size to content.
• Version 1.1.28.0:
  • Added a context menu to crawl results, giving more options for each result such as copying the URL, opening in a browser, checking site index on search engines, viewing Wayback history, and running a Google Insights test.
  • Added a menu bar at the top of CrawlRhino for easier access to key features and settings.
  • Added an option to hide the top stats dashboard panel.
  • Introduced a new feature to highlight SEO issues directly within the results.
  • Added a context menu option to delete crawls from the TreeView.
  • TreeView now remembers its last resized position.
  • Updated the UI on the Settings tab.
  • The program now remembers the last window position and whether it was maximised.
  • The program also remembers the window size if it has been resized.
• Version 1.1.27.0:
  • Added option to customise the crawler user agent (bot name) from settings.
  • Improved handling of invalid user agents with automatic fallback to default.
  • Small performance improvements when checking links during a crawl.
• Version 1.1.26.0:
  • Added a new Projects window so you can manage multiple projects and keep things organised.
  • Crawl data is now saved, so you can close the app and come back to your previous crawls.
  • Added timestamps to crawls so you can see when each crawl was run.
  • You can now run multiple crawls on the same website and keep a history of them.
  • Added proper project tracking so each project stores its own data.
• Version 1.1.25.0:
  • Added No Depth Limit option for crawl depth, allowing the SEO crawler to follow internal links without a depth restriction.
  • Added descriptions under crawl options explaining what each crawler setting does.
  • Added tooltips to column headers explaining what each crawl metric means.
  • Added new crawl data detection for H3–H6 heading counts.
  • Added detection for paragraph counts.
  • Added detection for lists and list items.
  • Added detection for tables.
  • Added detection for forms, inputs, and textarea elements.
  • Added detection for embedded videos.
  • Added detection for downloadable file links.
  • Added detection for bold and strong tag usage.
  • Added FAQ schema detection.
  • Added detection for images missing alt text.
  • Improved JavaScript rendering during crawls.
  • Improved crawl results grid performance.
  • Improved reliability of heading extraction during website crawls.
• Version 1.1.24.0:
  • Progress bar now animates in and out from the top.
  • Adjusted GUI layout to better support smaller displays.
  • Updated Start, Stop, and Pause button colors on the dashboard.
• Version 1.1.23.0:
  • Added light theme option for CrawlRhino.
  • Added Internal Link Authority section for analysing internal link strength.
  • Added fullscreen mode and resizable interface panels.
  • Improved GUI scaling to better support smaller screens.
  • Improved Report Builder with fullscreen mode and larger preview window.
  • Fixed Report Builder export sometimes not using the default path.
  • Fixed message incorrectly showing multi-domain crawl finished during single crawls.
  • Fixed Report Builder preview not always refreshing after changes.
• Version 1.1.22.0:
  • Improved domain switching and crawl history handling.
  • Improved support for scanning multiple domains in one session.
  • Fixed Data binding crash when switching domains sometimes happening.
  • Improved TreeView syncing and root domain detection.
  • Improved crawl reset between scans.
  • More stable UI updates during crawling.
  • Refined status-based row highlighting.
• Version 1.1.21.0:
  • Small improvements.
  • Broken Link explorer improvements.
• Version 1.1.20.0:
  • JavaScript rendering using Chromium.
  • CrawlRhino now functions as a JavaScript SEO crawler on Windows.
  • New Full Data Explorer window.
  • Advanced SEO filtering system.
  • Improved UI workflow for large crawls.
• Version 1.1.19.0:
  • Added dashboard filter tabs to quickly isolate errors, redirects, and indexable pages.
  • Improved crawl result filtering for faster SEO analysis and issue identification.
  • Enhanced dashboard usability and workflow efficiency.
• Version 1.1.18.0:
  • Added dashboard filter box to quickly locate URLs, titles, and issues.
  • Improved dashboard layout and interface spacing.
  • General user interface and usability improvements.
• Version 1.1.17.0:
  • Added Turbo Mode for faster crawling (CrawlRhino Pro).
  • Added saved settings confirmation indicator.
  • Added improved empty state messaging for Content Topics and Content Depth tabs.
  • Added Pro edition indicator to the header and window title.
  • Improved settings behaviour and reliability.
  • Improved interface layout and visual consistency.
  • Improved crawl progress indicator behaviour.
  • Fixed Ignore robots.txt setting not always saving.
  • Fixed menu selection visual state issues.
  • Fixed Full SEO Overview displaying incorrect empty values.
• Version 1.1.16.0:
  • Fixed an issue where the crawl progress bar could stop before reaching 100% after completion.
  • Added Indexable Pages statistic to the dashboard.
• Version 1.1.15.0:
  • Improved Website TreeView on Dashboard for better structure and reliability.
• Version 1.1.14.0:
  • Added a new CrawlRhino instance button to make managing multiple crawls quicker and easier.
  • Fixed an issue where the CrawlRhino footer branding wasn’t always removed from reports.
  • Resolved an issue causing incorrect high memory usage warnings.
  • Moved Ignore robots.txt into the main Settings area for clearer control.
  • Refreshed the GUI footer layout for a cleaner, more consistent interface.
• Version 1.1.13.0:
  • Performance and stability improvements.
• Version 1.1.12.0:
  • Small changes.
• Version 1.1.11.0:
  • You can now make the Treeview small which will then make the data tables larger allowing you to view more data in once screen.
  • Added Security and GEO stats to the dashboard.
  • You now now add multiple domains and crawl the websites at the same time instead of having to enter a website one at a time.
  • Added button to check Schema is working and display the current schema markup.
  • Improved page word count to be more accurate.
  • Improved date and date modified to be more accurate.
• Version 1.0.10.0:
  • Added Render Preview so you can see what the pages looks like during the page renders.
  • Added “Page Rendering” giving you more of an insight on your websites statistics and get a deeper crawl.
• Version 1.0.9.0:
  • Added Image Optimizer allowing you to compress and resize images on your website.
  • Added Image Preview allowing you to view the current image you have selected.
• Version 1.0.8.0:
  • XMLRPC no longer shows when “Only crawl main web pages” is selected.
  • Added Image Data allowing you to view more detail about images on your website.
• Version 1.0.7.0:
  • Added Image lists; you are now able to see what images are on each page and the amount.
• Version 1.0.6.0:
  • Improvements made to the Report Builder.
• Version 1.0.5.0:
  • Minor GUI adjustments.
• Version 1.0.4.0:
  • Speed improvement made when crawling websites.
• Version 1.0.3.0:
  • Fixed not being able to search .co.uk domains; it would say this is a sub domain.
• Version 1.0.2.0:
  • Fixed bug with sites sometimes not loading.
• Version 1.0.1.0:
  • Added filter for data list.

CrawlRhino SEO Monitor

CrawlRhino SEO Monitor Latest Version: 1.1.17

• Version 1.1.17.0:
  • More monitoring improvements.
• Version 1.1.16.0:
  • Minor bug fixes, interface improvements, and general performance updates.
• Version 1.1.15.0:
  • Fixed small Issue with checks.
• Version 1.0.14.0:
  • More Accurate Alert Detection.
  • Improved Notification Handling.
  • Added Email Alert Support.
  • Added Keyword Monitoring & Alerts.
  • Cleaner, More Consistent Notifications.
  • Improved Performance & Stability.
  • Smarter Monitoring Logic.
  • Fixed UI Update Issues During Background Checks.
• Version 1.0.13.0:
  • Improved Website Monitoring.
• Version 1.0.12.0:
  • Improved Website Monitoring Stability, interface fixes.
• Version 1.0.9.0:
  • Made minor GUI improvements.
• Version 1.0.10.0:
  • Small change.
• Version 1.0.9.0:
  • Made minor GUI improvements.
• Version 1.0.8.0:
  • Ongoing improvements to stability and monitoring accuracy.
• Version 1.0.7.0:
  • Added error log to main screen, Removed pop-up message when clicking monitor, Removed error message pop-up.
• Version 1.0.6.0:
  • Small changes.
• Version 1.0.5.0:
  • Minor GUI adjustments.
• Version 1.0.4.0:
  • Added Page Speed test so you can now view and monitor how fast your websites/pages are loading.
• Version 1.0.3.0:
  • Fixed not being able to search .co.uk domains; it would say this is a sub domain.
• Version 1.0.2.0:
  • Fixed bug causing program to error on startup on some machines.
• Version 1.0.1.0:
  • Fixed bug that caused site history to not save.