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# Next Experience Developer (NED) Tools release notes

# Next Experience Developer (NED) Tools release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Zurich  
Updated July 31, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
The ServiceNow®
Next Experience Developer Tools application enables you to create the components to track and enhance page performance and improve overall developer productivity. NED Tools was enhanced and updated in the Zurich release.

## About Next Experience Developer (NED) Tools {#ned-tools-rn__ned-tools-rn-highlights}

* View traces as a full-screen waterfall with an enriched root span list that has more actionable metadata.
* Access cache buster details to view how service workers impact page performance.
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See [Next Experience Developer Tools](https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/next-experience/zurich/developer-tools/using-next-experience-developer-tools) for more information.{#ned-tools-rn__ned-tools-rn-highlights-2}

## Activation and other requirements

Activation information

:   Install Next Experience Developer Tools from the Google Chrome Web Store.{#ned-tools-rn__ned-tools-rn-activation-1}

Browser requirements

:   Next Experience Developer Tools requires Google Chrome.{#ned-tools-rn__ned-tools-rn-browser-1}

## Zurich {#ariaid-title2}

The ServiceNow®
Next Experience Developer Tools application enables you to create the components to track and enhance page performance and improve overall developer productivity. NED Tools was enhanced and updated in the Zurich release.

### What's changed {#ned-tools-rn-release__ned-tools-rn-ui-changes}

Traces tab in the Next Experience Inspector
:   The following UI changes have been made to the Traces tab:

    * The Traces tab displays a full-screen waterfall view for trace inspection and an enriched root span list with more actionable metadata.
    * Locate traces by the name, IDs, or any other metadata directly from the root span list.
    * Filter traces by the minimum durations, span count, or source to view relevant traces only.
    * Sort traces by the duration, span count, or start time.
    * View high priority traces first by toggling between ascending or descending order.
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Service Workers tab in the Next Experience Inspector
:   The Service Workers tab displays cache buster details for viewing how service workers impact page performance.
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