--- title: "v25.12.29 Release Notes" description: "Last release of 2025. Noice! Quite a few patches thanks to bug reports from the community! ๐Ÿ˜„ We also now have a really good looking topic cluster output type. Check out the release on GitHub." image: "https://cdn.blackseoanalyzer.com/blog-images/seth-blacks-seo-analyzer-v25.12.29-release.png" canonical: "https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/blog/v251229-release-notes" language: "en" --- # v25.12.29 Release Notes By [Seth Black](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/about) ยท Published January 04, 2026 ![v25.12.29 Release Notes](https://cdn.blackseoanalyzer.com/blog-images/seth-blacks-seo-analyzer-v25.12.29-release.png) Last release of 2025. Noice! Quite a few patches thanks to bug reports from the community! ๐Ÿ˜„ We also now have a really good looking topic cluster output type. You can check out the release on [GitHub](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/tag/v25.12.29), give it a reaction, download it, and take it for a spin. Also take a peek at the release video on YouTube [Black SEO Analyzer - 25.12.29 Release](https://youtu.be/nSV1jJjJIE8) - my camera was having a fun time moving, changing colors, and capturing ghosts. # GUI Installation On Windows download and run [BlackSEOAnalyzerSetup.exe](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/BlackSEOAnalyzerSetup.exe) On Mac download [Black-SEO-Analyzer.dmg](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/Black-SEO-Analyzer.dmg) mount the DMG, and drag-and-drop Black SEO Analyzer to your Applications folder. # Command-line Installation Download the appropriate file (for Windows, Mac Intel, Mac ARM, or Linux) and run the binary. # Download Links Windows GUI download [BlackSEOAnalyzerSetup.exe](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/BlackSEOAnalyzerSetup.exe) Windows CLI download [black-seo-analyzer.exe](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/black-seo-analyzer.exe) Mac OSX GUI download [Black-SEO-Analyzer.dmg](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/Black-SEO-Analyzer.dmg) Mac OSX ARM CLI download [black-seo-analyzer-aarch64-apple-darwin](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/black-seo-analyzer-aarch64-apple-darwin) Mac OSX Intel CLI download [black-seo-analyzer-x86_64-apple-darwin](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/black-seo-analyzer-x86_64-apple-darwin) Linux Intel download [black-seo-analyzer-linux-x86_64](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/releases/download/v25.12.29/black-seo-analyzer-x86_64-linux) ## Written Installation Instructions [INSTALL.md](https://github.com/sethblack/black-seo-analyzer/blob/main/INSTALL.md) # Latest Updates - Name output folder after domain #19 - Persist output directory in GUI #18 - Removed administrative requirement for Windows install (my bad) - Fixed even more missing translation strings ๐Ÿ˜  - Bumped Headless Chrome to 1.0.20 - Fixed ignored nested sitemaps - Added better support for onclick events in SPAs - Add really cool topic cluster output type - All security patches from November and December up to the 29th About the author [Seth Black](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/about) Seth is a software engineer and engineering leader who builds bseoa, a Rust-based technical SEO crawler with a GUI and CLI. He writes about the crawling, rendering and indexing problems he runs into on real sites. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-black-tx/) ยท [GitHub](https://github.com/sethblack) ยท [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@SethBlack) [Back to Blog](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/blog) ## Discover hundreds of SEO Issues in Seconds Without Monthly Subscriptions Comprehensive technical SEO analysis powered by ML and 16 specialized modules. Optional AI-powered insights from Claude, GPT-4, or Gemini. Get actionable insights in seconds, and never pay monthly fees again. [Download Free Trial](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/free-trial) I use AI to generate images for my posts and for general editing, updates, and ironically SEO purposes. I used to draw all of the images for my personal blog (taleas) myself, but as the volume of content I produce has increased, I've turned to AI tools to help create visuals that complement my writing. I go out of my way to generate images that look strange, and don't represent real people. 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