Robot Framework IDE 2.2.3

Please see the complete release notes here.

Below is an excerpt of it:

RIDE (Robot Framework IDE) v2.2.3 is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is Robot Framework current version, 7.4.2. However, internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.

This version supports Python 3.9 up to 3.14.

There are some changes, or known issues:

• 🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and changes.
• 🐞 - New feature, Auto-Save, may cause problems in Grid and Text Editors and validation errors (e.g. missing END).
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites with Name setting, will show with error color even if used correctly in another local keyword.
• 🐞 - RIDE DOES NOT KEEP Test Suites formatting or structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
• 🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.
• 🐞 - In Files Explorer, when in floating window, the files tree is not always using all available space. Do a small resize of window to redraw.
• 🐞 - The Test Suites Explorer, may be visible or hidden with F12, or toggled floating/docked, but content may disappear.You should try to make it reappear by toggling Files Explorer, F11, or by editing settings.cfg.

New Features and Fixes Highlights

• Changed colorization for Control Markers. Different color from Keywords for elements: 'AND', 'BREAK', 'CONTINUE', 'ELSE', 'ELSE IF', 'END', 'EXCEPT', 'FINALLY', 'FOR', 'GROUP', 'IF', 'IN', 'IN ENUMERATE', 'IN RANGE', 'IN ZIP', 'RETURN', 'TRY', 'VAR', 'WHILE'.
• Added comments field to show comments in Tags section of Test Suites in Grid Editor.
• Added Auto-Save feature. Default is disabled with setting zero minutes in Preferences->Save.
• Added option on Tree (Project Explorer) context menu, to Sort Keywords (Case Insensitive).
• Improved visibility of the Search action in Find Usages by adding Search... on the first row of the results table.
• Added on Text Editor, (Preferences->Text Editor) options to Enable visible spaces and Enable visible newlines.
• Added on External/Code Editor, both enabled, visible spaces and visible newlines.
• Fixed exception seen in console when selecting Tools->Library Finder... on a clean install.
• The Test Suites Explorer can be visible or hidden with F12 (View->View Test Suites Explorer). Pane can be made floating or docked, by dragging or by double-clicking its top bar.
• In File Explorer opening non-text files is done by the operating system registered app.
• Added context menu to File Explorer, to Open test suites directories or test suites files (also with double-click).
• Added context menu option to Open Containing Folder, in operating system file explorer, or specific tool.
• Added Config Panel button to File Explorer plugin. Here, you can set the operating system file explorer, or specify other tool, the Font style, and Colors.
• Fixed persistence of the state docked/floating of File Explorer.
• Fixed Cut (Ctrl-X) when editing the content of a cell in Grid Editor, before was deleting all content.

Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at wxPython.org, or by using the system package manager.

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RIDE v2.2.3 was released on 10/June/2026.