With Google’s Page Experience update fully matured, version 198 now pulls Lighthouse data directly via the CLI (Command Line Interface). You can now batch-analyze LCP (Largest Contentful Paint), FID (First Input Delay), and CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) across thousands of URLs simultaneously.

, providing a granular view of a site’s health that a human could never map manually. Its primary functions include: Locating Dead Ends: It swiftly identifies broken links (404s)

Screaming Frog has rewritten its URL queue management. In version 198, users report a when crawling sites with over 500,000 URLs. This allows you to run larger crawls on standard laptops without crashing.

: Subtle design updates including alternate row colors in tables and a main navigation bar that now includes crawl behavior functions (like crawling subdomains or subfolders) for easier access.