--- title: Hotspot v1.6.0 released | daily.dev description: Hotspot, the GUI alternative to perf report for Linux performance analysis, has released version 1.6.0. New features include the ability to open archived perf... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hotspot-v1-6-0-released-kk8dpzcwj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hotspot v1.6.0 released | daily.dev og:description: Hotspot, the GUI alternative to perf report for Linux performance analysis, has released version 1.6.0. New features include the ability to open archived perf... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hotspot-v1-6-0-released-kk8dpzcwj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kk8DPzCWj.png og:image:alt: Hotspot v1.6.0 released og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hotspot v1.6.0 released **[KDAB Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/kdab)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hotspot, the GUI alternative to perf report for Linux performance analysis, has released version 1.6.0. New features include the ability to open archived perf recordings like perf.data.zip directly without manual extraction, regex filtering in the flamegraph view for narrowing down large datasets and matching complex symbol patterns, and support for tracepoint-based event analysis alongside traditional sampling. The release also includes numerous smaller bug fixes and stability improvements, with the full changelog available on GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I open a perf.data.zip archive without extracting it first? Hotspot version 1.6.0 added the ability to open perf recordings stored inside archives such as perf.data.zip directly, without manual extraction. This simplifies sharing profiling results, storing CI artifacts, and working with compressed recordings compared to earlier versions that required extracting the archive first. _daily.dev surfaces profiling tool updates like this for engineers tracking Linux perf tooling._ ### Does Hotspot support regex filtering in the flamegraph view? Yes, Hotspot 1.6.0 added regular expression filtering to its Flamegraph view. This lets users match complex symbol patterns, focus on specific subsystems or namespaces, and quickly narrow down large profiling datasets, which is especially useful for navigating large C++ codebases faster than plain text search. _Developers profiling large codebases follow tooling changes like this on daily.dev._ ### Can Hotspot analyze tracepoints captured by perf, not just sampled data? Yes, Hotspot 1.6.0 introduced support for tracepoints captured via perf, enabling analysis of event-based data in addition to traditional sampling. This gives deeper insight into system and runtime behavior beyond what sampling-only profiling could previously show. _daily.dev keeps performance engineers current on Linux profiling tool capabilities like tracepoint support._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Perforator 0.0.7 Released With New Features For Continuous Performance Profiling](https://daily.dev/posts/perforator-0-0-7-released-with-new-features-for-continuous-performance-profiling-x1dqek8bt) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Perfetto: Swiss Army Knife for Linux Client Tracing](https://daily.dev/posts/perfetto-swiss-army-knife-for-linux-client-tracing-otagc06ya) · Lobsters · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.2 Protects Against Crafted Perf Data From Going Rogue](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-2-protects-against-crafted-perf-data-from-going-rogue-8d3x7jxip) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Show HN: Network Monitor – a GUI to spot anomalous connections on your Linux](https://daily.dev/posts/show-hn-network-monitor-a-gui-to-spot-anomalous-connections-on-your-linux-xkevnhdb4) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#c++](https://daily.dev/tags/c++) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hotspot-v1-6-0-released-kk8dpzcwj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hotspot v1.6.0 released","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hotspot-v1-6-0-released-kk8dpzcwj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hotspot-v1-6-0-released-kk8dpzcwj"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T05:54:37.886Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T05:55:41.653Z","description":"Hotspot, the GUI alternative to perf report for Linux performance analysis, has released version 1.6.0. 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