Crucible 2.10 : Crucible 2.0 Beta Release Notes

Crucible 2.10 has now been released. Read the Release Notes.

Crucible 2.0 Beta is a public development release leading up to Crucible 2.0. For all production use and testing of Crucible, please use the latest official release.
(info) This page refers to an updated version of the Beta (Beta 3). We strongly recommend all beta users upgrade to this release.

Do not use in production.
Beta releases should not be used in production environments.

Please also take note of the following information:

  • Beta releases are not safe — Beta releases are snapshots of the ongoing Crucible development process. As such:
    • While we try to keep these releases stable, they have not undergone the same degree of testing as a full release.
    • Features in development releases may be incomplete, may change or be removed before the next full release.
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5 June 2009

Atlassian presents Crucible 2.0 Beta


Crucible 2.0 adds the all-new Iterative Reviews feature, enhanced JIRA integration and a brand new user interface.

Highlights of this release:

Thank you for your interest in Crucible 2.0 Beta.



See the documentation on Upgrading to this version.

Installing Crucible 2.0 Beta

You can now download the Crucible 2.0 Beta from here.  See the documentation on Upgrading to this version.

Highlights of Crucible 2.0 Beta

Iterative Reviews

Crucible now allows you to review several revisions of a file within one review, seamlessly switching between them. Comments are persistent and relative to a specific revision. This allows you to review every change that has occurred on a code file within a given period of time and hence visualise its evolution in the context of the review.

Screenshot: Iterative Reviews

Enhanced JIRA Integration

Crucible now has better JIRA integration, allowing you to see regular JIRA updates in your Crucible dashboard and create JIRA sub-tasks inline, without leaving the Crucible interface. You can still click on issue names to visit the JIRA instance they belong to, also. See instructions for JIRA configuration.

Screenshot: Enhanced JIRA Integration

Stars Feature

Crucible now allows you to create a list of "Starred" favourite items that includes reviews, JIRA issues, colleagues and more. These favourites can be viewed together in aggregate as a stream of active work you are doing.

Screenshot: Stars

Unique Avatars

Crucible will now generate a unique "Charlie" image that will be used as your avatar in the system. These avatars create a new visual linkage to the personalities working on various items and are used as a visual shorthand to show user involvement on items in menu screens and dialogs.

Screenshot: Unique Avatars

People View

You can now view detailed charts and activity statistics people who use your Crucible instance. You can compare number of reviews complete and other metrics charted over time.

Screenshot: People View

New User Interface

Taking on board wide-ranging feedback from customers, the Crucible team has completely revamped the user interface of the product, adding more views on your work and allowing you to access controls from multiple locations and allowing for different work styles. Files in review are arranged in a tree for easy navigation. New viewing modes for reviews support full screen view, side-by-side diff view and single or multiple file views.

Screenshot: New User Interface

Plus numerous improvements and bug fixes

Visit our issue tracker to see to see the full list of improvements and bug fixes between Beta 2 and Beta 3. We strongly recommend all beta users upgrade to the latest beta release.

See the Beta Reviewer's Guide for a list of known issues and guidance on the beta experience.