Launch Softprobe Web UI Manually

Most testing work happens in the Softprobe web UI in your browser — record, replay, and inspect traces there.

This page is for starting that UI on your own dev machine when you want a private session on your laptop or workstation. It is not the same as a shared web workbench that your team opens from one URL on the network; that optional server install is covered under Spcode Service on the install page.

Start the UI on your dev box

sp code web --port 4096

Then open http://127.0.0.1:4096 (or the host and port you chose). The UI uses your Softprobe config and backend URL from sp setup.

You can also open the terminal coding experience without the browser:

sp code

If Softprobe cannot start the web UI, run sp doctor and follow the remediation, or run sp upgrade if the install is out of date.

Dev machine vs shared workbench

	On your dev box (this page)	Shared web workbench (optional)
Who	You, on your machine	Your organization, one URL for the team
Typical use	Local testing while you develop	Colleagues in the same network open the same workbench
How	sp code web in your shell	sp setup --install-spcode-service during install (Spcode Service)
Config	Your Softprobe settings from sp setup	Same Softprobe settings as the account that installed Spcode Service

Use the dev-box flow when you are the only person on that machine. Choose the shared workbench when several people need browser access without each running their own process.

Next

With the UI opening, your onboarding toolkit is complete. Haven't run the full loop yet? Walk through Getting started; if you already have recorded cases, this UI is where you'll Review diffs after a replay.