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CheckMate 1.3.0

Highlights

Case groups

Organise test cases and regression cases into named groups.

  • Regression groups: every project's regression suite is now organised into groups. Your existing regression cases move into a group called General.
  • Test case groups: turn on Use Test Case Groups on a phase's General tab to group that phase's test cases too. Turning it off flattens them back into one list.
  • Numbering: grouped cases are numbered by group and position, e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 2.1.
  • Managing groups:
    • Add a group with its first case.
    • Rename a group by clicking its title.
    • Drag groups, or drag cases between groups.
    • Delete a test case group, or archive a regression group. Archiving also archives the group's cases.
  • Saving: group changes wait for Save, like every other edit, so you can make them all at once and save or cancel them together.
  • Duplicate titles: regression case titles only need to be unique within their group, and capitals count, so "Login" and "login" can both exist. Group names follow the same rule. A duplicate is flagged in red under the newer case as soon as you leave the title.
  • Add To Regression: on a completed phase, choose an existing group or create a new one when you add a case to the regression suite.
  • Completed phases: they keep the regression cases, numbers and group names they were tested with, even if the project's suite changes later.

Full editing on active phases

Active phases now have full editing support, from an Edit button on both the Test Cases and Regression tabs. Nothing changes until you press Save.

  • Test cases: add, rename and reorder groups and cases, and move cases between groups. Testers keep their results.
  • Regression: switch regression cases on or off, one at a time or a whole group at once.
  • Results: switching a regression case off permanently deletes its results and evidence for that phase. The save confirmation warns you first.
  • Tidy lists: outside edit mode, switched-off cases and groups are hidden, and the remaining cases are renumbered with no gaps.

Deleting test cases and groups is still limited to draft phases.

Layout setting

Choose how lists look under Settings → Appearance → Layout:

  • Standard: the current look.
  • Slim: thinner rows that fit more on screen.
  • Compact: project phases become squares, and a phase's test cases become a map of numbered tiles coloured by result. Hover a tile to see its title.

A live preview shows each option before you pick it. Your choice is saved on this device. It also applies to the case and group editing screens, where Compact uses the Slim look.

Chess-themed leaderboard

  • Podium: 1st, 2nd and 3rd are a gold king, silver queen and bronze bishop, with each person's picture and score. They drop into place, with laurel wreaths that fade in as they land.
  • Rankings: one Rankings panel with Score and Streaks tabs. Positions below the podium are a knight, a rook, then pawns.
  • Streaks: a knight that freezes or catches fire depending on how long the streak has run, from Frozen (0 days) to Burning (4+ days).
  • King Mate: Best Mate is now King Mate of the Month. The King Mate gets a gold ring around their picture in tester and member lists.
  • Dashboard: the dashboard's leaderboard card and Login Streak header use the same chess pieces and streak knight.

New profile picture picker

  • Photo: upload one by clicking or dragging it in, then reposition and zoom it.
  • Chess avatar: pick a king, queen, bishop, knight, rook or pawn on one of eight colours, or choose a custom colour.
  • Previews: see how your picture looks in the sidebar, the leaderboard and the testers stack.
  • Removing a picture: use the × in the corner. Nothing changes until you press Save.

Improvements

  • Editing titles: case, group, project and phase titles all work the same way. Click to edit, press Enter to save or Escape to undo, and hover to see an outline.
  • Keyboard:
    • Tab now also moves through group titles, the Add Group form and the Save and Cancel buttons, and wraps round at the ends.
    • Add Group puts the cursor straight in the group name.
  • Testing page: grouped cases show their group above the title, e.g. "1.1 - Castle kingside".
  • Managing a phase:
    • Blocked cases are tinted orange, the way failed cases are red.
  • Project cards: active projects show a pulsing red CheckMate knight, and inactive ones a faint knight in the project's colour. On the dashboard, an ● ACTIVE tab is shaped into the card's border so long names are never hidden. Sidebar phase cards get a faint knight too.
  • Project colour: the colour preview shows the knight in your chosen colour, and its light and dark previews switch independently.
  • Focus mode:
    • Animates in and out smoothly, with a softer glow.
    • Its buttons sit beside the arrows instead of taking up their own row.
    • The feedback column keeps its width.

Requirements

  • macOS: CheckMate now needs macOS 13 Ventura or later.
  • Windows: CheckMate is now 64-bit only.

For AI agents (MCP)

  • Group tools: new tools to create, rename, reorder and remove test case and regression groups (regression groups are archived), and to switch regression groups on or off for a phase.
  • Adding cases: add_test_cases and create_regression_cases can add cases into a group, and promote_case_to_regression can promote a case into an existing or new group.
  • Case listings: they now return each case's group name and number.
  • Switching off: turning a regression case or group off on an active phase deletes its results, the same as in the app.
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