- (TODO)
- Added Pocket extension. (#4702)(#5227)(#516)(#4689)(#4700)(#5226)
- Added button to view about:extensions from preferences. (#5244)
- Added regional adblock filter lists for India. (#4996)
- Added search autocomplete for start page search engine. (#5281)
- Changed clear data menu items in History menu with new, single item. (#3093)
- Changed PDFJS to show in extensions section in preferences (#5245)
- Fixed numerous issues for bookmark manager. (#5183)(#5331)(#5223)(#5249)(#5148)(#4860)
- Fixed numerous issues for Brave Payments. (#5365)(#4980)(#5300)(#4481)(#4703)(#4432)(#5236)(#4787)
- Fixed numerous issues for the Findbar. (#5363)(#5340)(#4975)(#5317)(#5247)(#5289)(#5286)
- Fixed submit feedback in pref page/hamburger menu. (#5352)
- Fixed Brave open from "Open with" context menu. (#4795)
- Fixed double-clicking of entries on about:history. (#5353)
- Fixed Right Click doesn't work after logging into LastPass extension. (#5293)
- Fixed 1Password and LastPass repeated entries in right click context menu. (#5291)
- Fixed download list is out of order. (#4484)
- Fixed address bar drops last 2 characters when typing fast (not related to auto suggestions or history). (#5189)
- Fixed Brave crashes when trying to visit www.sweclockers.com. (#5273)
- Fixed some cases where favicon is not displayed in history pulldown. (#2747)
- Fixed TripAdvisor crashes Brave. (#5264)
- Fixed visiting http://expressjs.com/ causes Brave to crash. (#5270)
- Fixed drag area above address bar. (#5225)
- Fixed navigating back doesn't revert URL to the previous site. (#5221)
- Fixed check adblock / TP lists more frequently than daily. (#5228)
- Fixed don't show blank urlbar for about:blank. (#5209)
- Upgraded to brave/electron 1.4.23. (#5243)
- Added Google Widevine for Netflix support. (#5131)(#468)
- Added Startpage search engine. (#3845)
- Added the ability to select multiple bookmarks at the same time. (#5165)(#1005)
- Added verified icon for verified publishers (#3467)
- Fixed numerous issues for the address bar. (#4663)(#5025)
- Fixed autocomplete. (#5043)(#5024)(#5091)(#4998)
- Fixed overzealous ad blocking. (#4442)
- Fixed error page behavior. (#5177)(#4984)
- Fixed numerous issues for bookmarks. (#5202)(#5103)(#5032)
- Fixed Brave Payment wallet creation. (#5107)
- Fixed remembering window position. (#3247)
- Fixed fullscreen display on Windows. (#5152)
- Fixed window resizing. (#586)
- Fixed UI for forms in app. (#4884)
- Fixed Brave Payments showing wrong contribution date. (#4058)
- Fixed security issue : local file read-access. (#4906)
- Fixed security issue : closing windows via scripts. (#5006)
- Updated to brave/electron 1.4.20. (#5188)
- Added the ability to set Brave as your default browser on startup and preferences page. (#4937)(#4958)(#4935)(#4934)(#2105)(#4939)
- Added the option to opt-in to reporting usage stats. (#4691)
- Fixed various security issues. (#4747)(#4885)(#4913)(#4883)
- Fixed error on invalid homepage URL. (#4974)
- Fixed Autocomplete handling so it works better. (#3049)(#3235)(#4861)
- Fixed Favicons not being loaded when bookmarks imported from other browsers. (#4882)
- Fixed Bookmarks bar select element should not be disabled. (#4936)
- Fixed blocking
*
y.ai sites from being accidentally blocked. (#4938) - Fixed various UI issues. (#4923)(#4897)(#4814)(#4817)(#4866)(#4855)(#3282)(#2894)(#4864)(#4854)(#3008)(#4830)(#3604)(#4648)(#4810)(#4766)(#4836)(#4790)
- Fixed double-clicking of entries on about:history opening a blank new tab. (#4909)
- Fixed Pressing Tab, then Enter in address bar unexpectedly minimizing window on Windows. (#4846)
- Fixed address bar suggestions not working if you are offline. (#3730)
- Fixed error tab cannot be reloaded or cloned. (#2826)
- Fixed buttons to add bookmark / bookmark folder in about:bookmarks. (#4684)
- Upgraded to brave/electrton 1.4.16. (#4954)
- Added Brave Wallet backup and recovery. (#4743)(#3350)
- Added a way for users to opt-out of crash reporting. (#4479)
- Added multi-select deletion and drag and drop in about:history. (#3949)(#4741)
- Fixed Linux install for RPM installers. (#3774)(#1445)
- Fixed autocomplete on URL bar. (#4731)(#4360)(#4573)
- Fixed clearing autofill. (#4818)
- Fixed 'about' sites in the address bar. (#4824)
- Fixed custom filter list to stop using spell check. (#4619)
- Fixed numerous issues for Bookmarks Manager. (#4739)(#4685)(#4751)(#2652)(#4728)(#1994)(#4523)(#4562)
- Fixed some Yahoo ads not being blocked on yahoo.co.jp. (#4762)
- Fixed bookmarks from Edge not Importing. (#4679)
- Fixed various issues for the Bookmarks Toolbar. (#4614)(#3356)(#1725)
- Fixed right Alt key opening menubar for Windows users. (#4626)
- Fixed the ability to change default search via preferences. (#4695)
- Fixed various UI issues in Brave Payments. (#4292)(#4605)(#4537)(#4566)
- Fixed address display on about:autofill. (#4349)
- Fixed adblock list blocking elements other than ads too. (#4633)
- Update adblock definition files. (#3087)
- Updated to brave/electron 1.4.14. (#4767)
- Added regional adblocking (Access via about:adblock or in preferences). These are special rules which focus on blocking ads for non-US sites. (#4489)(#1357)
- Added the ability to define custom adblock rules. (#4620)
- Added bravery panel settings for private tabs. (#4468)(#1824)
- Added Bookmark This Page option to context menu. (#3807)
- Added the ability to clear site exceptions. (#4174)(#4134)
- Fixed scrolling. (#4472)
- Fixed flickering on error pages. (#4502)
- Fixed various things for Brave Payments. (#3888)(#4521)(#4528)(#4461)(#4058)(#4516)(#4421)(#4395)(#4333)(#4212)(#4436)(#4332)(#4340)(#4514)
- Fixed flickering on hover. (#4518)
- Fixed Flash playing in a private tab. (#3835)(#3998)
- Fixed crashing when tabs are closed. (#4290)(#3760)
- Fixed localized dates. (#4294)
- Fixed various style issues. (#4512)(#4513)(#4524)(#4493)(#4492)(#4400)(#4342)(#4072)(#3996)(#4216)(#4503)
- Fixed window size being saved. (#3754)(#4385)(#4482)
- Fixed bookmarks menu update. (#4227)(#3968)(#4390)
- Fixed shortcut creation on update. (#1181)
- Fixed Submit Feedback link. (#4487)
- Fixed exiting fullscreen with UI buttons. (#4416)(#4463)
- Fixed autofill when opened from about:about. (#4350)(#4357)
- Fixed various history issues. (#4488)
- Fixed favicons showing and hiding on bookmarks toolbar. (#4339)(#4345)
- Fixed selecting text on a page opened in a new tab. (#4517)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 53.0.2785.143. (#4618)
- Added the ability to import data from other browsers. (#428)(#4049)(#4154)
- Added a new look for the Windows browser to remove the titlebar for more content viewing area. (#3854)
- Added auto updating extensions (#4080)
- Added the ability to install extensions remotely instead of prepackaging them. (#4081)
- Added search shortcuts for MDN, GitHub, and Stack Overflow. (#4213)
- Added the option to clear site-specific settings. (#2545)
- Added instant search results for bookmarks. (#4097)(#2778)
- Fixed various things for importing data from other browsers. (#4275)(#4293)(#4291)(#4270)(#4271)
- Fixed various things for the Address bar. (#4309) (#4303)(#4315)(#4273)
- Fixed various things for the toolbar. (#4306)(#4272)(#1046)(#4126)
- Fixed various things for the titlebar. (#4188)(#4175)(#4144)(#4296)(#4235)
- Fixed various things for Brave Payments. (#4038)(#3781)(#4046)(#4057)(#3963)(#4040)(#4043)(#4071)(#4068)(#4067)(#4039)(#3792)(#4032)(#3759)(#4132) (#4058)(#4085)(#4314)(#3477)(#4312)(#4316)
- Fixed browser history sorting. (#4047)
- Fixed browser history listing. (#4048)(#4029)
- Fixed redirection on Twitter when blocking scripts. (#2884)
- Fixed viewing source on SVG files. (#4056)
- Fixed viewing source during private sessions. (#4077)
- Fixed language sorting. (#4055)
- Fixed HTTPS count from being shown even when its disabled. (#4300)
- Fixed geolocation. (#3825)
- Fixed left-right gesture for navigation. (#2548)(#4064)
- Fixed deleting bookmark folders and their contents. (#4124)
- Fixed deleted bookmark items from showing in URL suggestions. (#3763)
- Fixed search engine selection. (#4099)
- Security: Fixed unsafe use of first party url. (#4145)(#4137)
- Fixed showing top panel in fullscreen on mouse over. (#4193)(#4234)
- Updated translations. (#4308)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 53.0.2785.116. (#1593)
- Added support for extension action buttons for password managers. (#3867)(#2224)
- Added notification to let users know 24 hours before their wallet would be used to pay publishers. (#3828)
- Added about:extensions page. (#3926)
- Added clear Autofill option. (#3458)
- Added notification in Brave Payments to inform user of their contribution day. (#3801)
- Added support for 7 languages: Chinese, Malay, Basque, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Russian. (#3843)(#3957)
- Fixed numerous things for Brave Payments. (#3711)(#3612)(#3785)(#3852)(#3716)(#3778)(#3830)(#3805)(#3824)(#3831)
- Fixed numerous things in the UI. (#3910)(#3916)(#3908)(#3856)(#3622)(#3673)(#3708)(#3739)(#3855)(#3629)(#3813)(#3612)(#3833)(#3677)(#3803)(#3484)(#3940)
- Fixed typing in the address bar. (#3928)(#3927)(#3857)(#3718)(#3712)(#3933)
- Fixed Autocomplete for Twitter login. (#3915)
- Fixed 1Password not filling the form and Brave saving the password. (#3897)
- Fixed enabling "Web notifications" on Twitter. (#3579)
- Fixed Brave crash when Dashlane password manager is selected. (#3909)
- Fixed crash when Linux users would check for updates. (#3907)
- Fixed Redhat desktop launcher. (#3905)
- Fixed setting Brave as the default browser under Linux. (#3776)
- Fixed privacy retention for new tabs opened via context menu actions. (#3662)(#3895)
- Fixed a LastPass create account issue. (#2936)
- Fixed renderer crash after signing into
https://*.slack.com/home
. (#3841) - Fixed mixed content pages incorrectly showing as secure in private browsing mode. (#3793)(#3795)
- Fixed Mixed-content lock control to re-lock and reload the page. (#3770)(#3808)
- Fixed Mac menu being inaccessible while download is in progress. (#3823)
- Fixed CmdOrCtrl+T (New Tab) shortcut becoming disabled while navigation occurs. (#3782)
- Changed '...' to Unicode ellipsis. (#3675)
- Added an option to temporarily disable mixed content protection enhancement security. (#3443)
- Added shortcut to view page source. (#3685)
- Added missing context menu shortcut labels for Bookmarking and Reloading pages. (#3707)
- Changed friendlier add funds panel for users without a bitcoin: handler. (#3623)
- Fixed autofill popup dismissal when you tab out. (#3709)
- Fixed 'Open all in tabs' context menu option in Bookmarks Manager. (#3614)
- Fixed creating a wallet with a monthly allowance > $5 causes Brave to crash. (#3742)(#3742)
- Fixed wrong suggestions appearing in the autocomplete list under URL bar. (#3643)
- Fixed problems with hangouts on inbox.google.com and mail.google.com when shields are up. (#3704)(#3704)
- Fixed time spent on page calculation for ledger when Brave is in the background. (#3650)
- Fixed potential race condition on session state save (#3543)
- Fixed bookmark custom title from previously bookmarked entry is no longer re-used when it is removed. (#3641)
- Fixed many things for Brave Payments. (#3697)(#3625)(#3613)(#3703)
- Fixed spelling for Ukrainian interface. (#3695)
- Fixed localization for password strings. (#3671)
- Fixed found entries on about:history cannot be deleted. (#3566)
- Fixed bookmarked pages not deleted from history after restarting bookmarks. (#3616)
- Fixed clear the last accessed time for all tags when clearing history. (#3620)
- Fixed about:history showing bookmarks when searched. (#3627)
- Added the ability to pay publishers with the Brave Payments. (#3195)
- Added form autofill support. (#860)
- Added about:history and Ctrl +Y to bring it up. (#444)
- Added new look for find bar UI. (#3159)
- Added bookmarks into the bookmarks menu. (#1993)
- Optimized HTTPS Everywhere. (#3215)
- Changed Hamburger Menu with layout. (#3003)
- Changed Back button history does not hint at options beyond a certain point. (#2889)
- Fixed default engine display problem for fresh profile. (#3275)
- Fixed Address bar input ignored if no default search engine set. (#3254)
- Fixed URL bar autocomplete mouseover does not interfere with typed URL. (#3225)
- Fixed ETags for data file downloading haven't been working. (#3222)
- Fixed Modals being clipped when the window is narrow. (#3575)
- Fixed Application icon is with poor resolution on Linux. (#3229)
- Fixed new tab button too high. (#3208)
- Fixed new tab button position fixes #3208. (#3213)
- Fixed flash on http://www.y8.com/games/superfighters does not work. (#3082)
- Fixed Users can create bookmark folders with no name. (#3188)
- Fixed Back/Forward navigation, tab shows page URL instead of page title. (#3200)
- Fixed NoScript version of DuckDuckGo should be used when NoScript is on. (#3189)
- Fixed Use NoScript state per site instead of blocking scripts. (#3205)
- Fixed Market graph on wsj.com. (#2102)
- Fixed tab-specific notifications should be closed when tab is closed. (#3169)
- Fixed Brave can't handle URLs with whitespace in it. (#3167)
- Fixed Regenerating menu too often. (#3022)
- Fixed Bookmarks flow for sites without titles. (#3442)
- Fixed opening files instead of searching for them. (#3296)
- Fixed Pressing backspace while typing makes the browser go to the previous page on some pages. (#3496)
- Fixed username and password field for basic auth dialog not showing up. (#3578)
- Fixed after upgrade, context menu for password manager was not showing. (#3549)
- Fixed passwords are not saved using default settings. (#3516)
- Upgraded to HTTPS Everywhere 5.2.0. (#2581)
- Fixed a top crasher. (#3054)
- Fixed parts of the UI that was not getting translated for different locales. (#2638)
- Fixed URL bar sometimes clearing if you type very fast when a new tab is opened. (#2812)
- Fixed the possibility to have a blank tab set when closing a tab under some cases (#3092)
- Fixed DuckDuckGo URL to use the NoScript version when NoScript is on. (#3118)
- Fixed cloned tabs ordering, it will now appear next to the original one (#2779)
- Fixed needing to press Esc two times to clear typing. (#3088)
- Fixed Flash click to play on Google docs. (#3090)
- Fixed restart notification in the preferences page so it doesn't show if you toggle a pref on / off. (#2958)
- Added a clear browsing data now button in preferences and popup panel with clearing options. (#2471)
- Added tab page previews. (#1424)
- Changed Accept-Encoding to advertise it supports Brotli compression. (#2890)
- Fixed printing on Windows. (#1616)
- Fixed some memory leaks. (#3030)
- Fixed Flash placeholder sometimes not showing. (#3047)
- Fixed Spotify WebPlayer. (#3011)
- Fixed a common Brave crasher. (#1954)
- Fixed closing an inactive tab should not change the active tab. (#2923)
- Fixed PDFJS error when clicking on a dropbox file. (#3056)
- Fix URL bar problem from no default search engine. (#2956)
- Fix PDF downloading with File > Save Page as. (#2954)
- Fix NoScript should not take effect when shields are down. (#2950)
- Fix undefined error popup caused by zoomed page upgrading. (#2989)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 52.0.2743.116. (#2964)
- Added history on long click over back and forward buttons. (#1622)
- Added search panel to preferences with more search options. (#2694)
- Added search shortcuts (Example: "yt cat videos" in the URL bar to search for cat videos on YouTube). (#2694)
- Added a search box to the Bookmarks page (about:bookmarks) (#995)
- Added context menu for cloning a tab including back-forward history. (#2593)
- Added support for forking navigation via
CmdOrCtrl+Click
on back, forward or reload buttons. (#2753) - Added optional Shift for zoom in shortcut. (#2685)
- Added Run
<noscript>
tag when noscript is active. (#2671) - Added smoother animations. (#2765)
- Added Bravery top level menu. (#2669)
- Added restart dialog for prefs that require restart. (#2543)
- Added search image on context menu if default engine is google. (#2606)
- Added a way to view SSL certificates when there is an error. (#1057)
- Security (Severity: High): Address Bar Spoofing security. (#2723)
- Security (Severity: High): Re-enable mixed content blocking. (#2887)
- Optimized React rendering and IPC when typing in the URL bar. (#2736)
- Changed tab-specific notifications to only be shown on the active tab. (#1928)
- Changed bookmarks bar to auto opens on first bookmark if no bookmarks exist. (#1487)
- Fixed auto logging out when clear cookies on shutdown option is on. (#2620)
- Fixed basic auth not working on some pages. (#1997)
- Fixed playing videos on drive.google.com. (#2533)
- Fixed viewing s.codepen.io. (#2665)
- Fixed running 2 instances of PDF.js at once. (#2619)
- Fixed exiting fullscreen view when tab is closed. (#2618)
- Fixed not hiding find bar for inter-page navigation. (#323)
- Fixed delete button handling in URL bar. (#2647)
- Fixed some PDF files not showing. (#2654)
- Fixed Notification bar for crashes not dismissing. (#2617)
- Fixed "Open Image In New Tab" respecting private / session info. (#2746)
- Fixed pressing down on URL bar now shows autosuggest. (#2444)
- Fixed showing scrollbars in tabs bar in Arch linux. (#2599)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 52.0.2743.82. (#1592)
- Upgraded to Electron 1.3.0. (#2635)
- Added built-in PDF reader with PDF.js. Can be disabled in preferences. (#1084)
- Added more data clearing options, including on shutdown. (#2472)
- Added support for navigator.registerProtocolHandler (Mostly used for gmail
mailto:
andbitcoin:
handling). (#1583) - Added Copy Image to clipboard option through the context menu. (#1174)
- Added a customized Windows 10 Start Menu tile. (#2372)
- Added edit bookmark ability when staring a site. (#2439)
- Added Lastpass preferences. (#2411)
- Added
Command + Shift + Click
support for various UI elements to open and focus a new tab. (#2436) - Fixed Vimeo player not playing due to referrer blocking. (#2474)
- Fixed crashes with notifications. (#1931)
- Fixed new-tab ordering from pinned tabs. (#2453)
- Fixed exiting full screen when closing a full screen tab. (#2404)
- Fixed spell check happening in URLbar. (#2434)
- Fixed webRTC fingerprinting blocking. (#2412)
- Fixed find in page highlighting not clearing when find bar is closed. (#2476)
- Fixed two finger swipe gesture on macOS conflicting with scrolling. (#2577)
- Upgraded to Electron 1.2.7. (#2470)
- Added LastPass support. (#2316)
- Added WebRTC fingerprinting protection. (#260)
- Added Flash Click to Play support (Flash is only available after enabling Flash in preferences explicitly). (#2279)
- Added lookup selection to context menu for macOS. (#1627)
- Changed pin tab option to not show for
about:blank
andabout:newtab
. (#2253) - Changed user agent for Adobe Flash website Brave detection. (811e742)
- Fixed 1password auto-start. (#2298)
- Fixed 1password auto-fill regression. (#2308)
- Fixed session tabs 1password bug. (#2303)
- Fixed downloads bar overflow. (#2322)
- Fixed selection menu to truncate properly. (#2240)
- Fixed cookie changes not persisting to disk on fast shutdown. (#2335)
- Added autocomplete support in the URL bar. (#1596)
- Added blocking for 3rd party client storage mechanisms. (#313)
- Added blocking for 3rd party referrers. (#2214)
- Added default content zoom option. (#1401)
- Added option for disabling title mode (defaulted to on for Windows until we remove the title bar). (#1984)
- Added experimental Flash support (disabled by default). (#1093)
- Improved URL bar suggestions and now include URL of suggestion. (#2210)
- Improved Bookmarks Manager folders so they stick when scrolling. (#2076)
- Improved session storage saving to write in a more safe way. (#2067)
- Improved zoom handling. (#2165)
- Fixed Twitch.tv playing streams twice. (#2119)
- Fixed crash when navigating with the notification bar open. (#1726)
- Fixed tab page ordering with pinned tabs. (#149)
- Fixed window state not saving in session storage. (#146)
- Fixed navigator.doNotTrack not reporting correctly. (#2177)
- Fixed window titles not showing up in the Window menu in macOS. (#2192)
- Fixed navigation controller sometimes making back button not function correctly. (#2144)
- Fixed Fullscreen mode on Windows so it hides menu bar. (#2053)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 51.0.2704.103. (#2211)
- Upgraded to Electron 1.2.3. (#2294)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 51.0.2704.84. (#2122)
- Fixed crash on Windows when clicking on certain link types. (#2064)
- Included fingerprinting protection into the Bravery Panel. (#1876)
- Added protection for AudioContext fingerprinting. (#1884)
- Added number of scripts blocked to the Bravery panel. (#1833)
- Added support for bookmarklets. (#1880)
- Added show only favicon option to the bookmarks toolbar. (#1657)
- Added bookmark tooltips. (#1848)
- Added folder icons when using bookmark toolbar favicons. (#1469)
- Added application icon in Ubuntu. (#1282)
- Expose chrome.runtime for better site compat mainly for Google drive. (#1948)
- Fixed processes sometimes not quitting. (#1756)
- Fixed Windows taskbar grouping. (#156)
- Fixed whitescreen which could happen when dragging and dropping. (#1891)
- Fixed bookmark items middle click to open in a new tab on Windows 10. (#1724)
- Fixed redownloading files on session restore (#1219)
- Fixed pinned tabs sometimes duplicating. (#1508)
- Fixed Fullscreen mode showing a black bar up top on macOS. (#1358)
- Fixed contractions showing up as misspelled for spell check. (#2015)
- Fixed non-English spell checking dictionaries. (#1788)
- Possibly fixed intermittent problem with copy on macOS. (#1060)
- Upgraded to HTTPS Everywhere definitions for 5.1.9. (#1692)
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 51.0.2704.63. (#1405)
- Upgraded to Electron 1.2.0. (#1968)
- Upgraded to Node 6.1. (#1969)
- Various other fixes.
- Per site Bravery panel and per site settings. (#1621)
- Bravery setting defaults now in preferences. (#1818)
- Implemented error pages. (#1611)
- Lazy load tabs on startup. (#470)
- Added search for selected text context menu. (#1672)
- Fixed various crashes. (#1611, #1772)
- Fixed zoom not working in some cases. (#1717)
- Re-added close tabs left / right context menu on tabs. (#1783)
- Updated localization files and added Spanish and Tamil. (#1828)
- Various other fixes.
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 50.0.2661.102. (#1708)
- Fix application sometimes not quitting fully. (#1540)
- Fix for URL bar context menu selection detection. (#1709)
- Fix for disabling extensions without a browser restart. (#1707)
- Fix zoom indicator in hamburger menu in private tabs. (#1706)
- Menu bar is now auto hidden by default unless turned on. (#1730)
- Added spell check. (#859)
- Added NoScript like script blocking. (#231)
- Added support for many more languages. (#1625)
- Various windows installer fixes. (#523, #1244, #1400, #565)
- Added Paste and Go and Paste and Search items in the URL bar context menu. (#1670)
- Added ability to autohide menu bar on Windows. (#1630)
- Fix for nfl.com videos when blocking was enabled. (#1528)
- Fix bookmarks not filling up the complete bookmarks toolbar. (#1567)
- Fix crash when navigating while dev tools are open. (#1588)
- Fix for "tabnapping" phishing attempt. (#1618)
- Fix unneeded indent in Windows for navigation controls. (#1638)
- Fix for using numpad '+' for zoom. (#1495)
- Fix for changing tabs per page giving an uneven distribution of tabs. (#1561)
- Fix for opening and copying image context menus sometimes not giving the full URL. (#1606)
- Fixed startup problem if user data directory does not already exist.
- Dashlane support bundled.
- Added permission handler for external protocols.
- Permission prompts now save decisions between restarts.
- Bookmark Toolbar favicons (can be turned on in about:preferences).
- Downloads remember last save location.
- More zoom fixes for page navigation.
- More password autofill fixes.
- More locales added.
- Added optional Home button.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 50.0.2661.94.
- Upgraded to Electron 0.37.7.
- Added the ability to set Brave as the default browser within Control Panel on Windows.
- Added 32-bit Windows support.
- Added ability to block HTML canvas and WebGL fingerprinting which can be enabled in preferences.
- Zoom is now persisted across sessions and remembered per origin.
- Added menu item to clear all cookies and site data.
- Multi language support. Initially this includes: en-US, nl-NL, and pt-Br.
- Ability to open html files when Brave is the default on macOS.
- Block 'javascript:' URLs from being loaded when entered in URL bar.
- Printing fixed.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.112.
- Upgraded to Electron 0.37.6.
- Undo closed tab now focuses the webview.
- Upgraded to React v15 for cleaner DOM and faster performance.
- Fix for about: pages font size.
- Fix for clicking on some JavaScript links not working.
- Fix startup error relating to session storage and passwords saved from forms without actions.
- Fix docusign.com login button not working.
- Fix for Twitch.tv.
- Fix for startup problem with default window size.
- 1Password support bundled.
- Added malware and phishing protection with click through pages.
- Some downloads bar and password saving fixes.
- Windows installer now using SHA-256 digest and gets signed with a timestamp.
- New look for the SSL cert warning pages.
- Removed Brave from the User Agent HTTP header to reduce fingerprinting.
- Windows shortcuts added F12 for developer tools and F11 for fullscreen.
- Partial extensions support added internally for running some Chrome extensions unmodified.
- Upgraded to Node 5.10.0.
- Add ability to enable/disable password manager in Preferences
- Added downloads toolbar which shows when there are active downloads.
- Added downloads manager (about:downloads).
- Added passwords manager (about:passwords).
- Inspect Element context menu option added to bring up the DOM inspector.
- Mouse wheel zooming with modifier key.
- Close other tabs context menu items added.
- Password saving fixes.
- Bookmark fixes.
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.108.
- Upgraded to Electron 0.37.3.
- Upgraded to Node 5.9.1.
- Fixed various bugs.
- .deb and .rpm Linux packages available for various distros.
- Password saving feature added.
- Brave is now a single instance application.
- HTTPS Everywhere information is now displayed in the site information popup.
- Find in page now shows match ordinal.
- Open all bookmarks in bookmark folder context menu added.
- Improved bookmark import support (Safari, Pinboard).
- Fixes for fullscreen mode.
- Fixes for pinned sites not unpinning.
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.87.
- Upgraded to Node v5.9.
- Various other bug fixes.
- Upgraded to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.75.
- Upgraded to Electron 0.37.2.
- Upgraded to Node 5.8.
- Basic HTTP authentication now supported.
- Support for Twitch.tv
- Fix bookmarks not working after navigating within a page using push state api.
- Save session state periodically to prevent data loss.
- Window titles actually being set for better compatibility with other apps.
- We now show a broken lock icon for pages with certificate errors.
- Tweaked various UI bits.
- Fixed text cursor jumping to the end of a text input in the settings pane.
- Added import bookmarks item to the hamburger menu.
- Middle clicking on a bookmark folder now opens all bookmarks.
- Control tab, command tab, and middle click now works for bookmarks within a menu on the toolbar.
- Typekit and Google fonts fix.
- Dragging favicon onto bookmarks bar now respects position of the drop.
- We now
display: none
on background webviews for better performance.
- Bookmark management: Bookmark folders added, drag and drop bookmarks and folders from within the Bookmark Toolbar and Bookmark Manager.
- Ability to import bookmarks from a Firefox or Chrome HTML export.
- History is now remembered for better autocomplete results.
- Permission dialogs added for sites wanting to request special permissions.
- Various shortcuts added for each platform.
- Support added for mouse back/forward web buttons.
- Window is now maximized when navigation bar is double clicked.
- Mouse middle clicking on bookmarks now opens the link in a new tab.
- Adblock and tracking protection fixed for non default sessions.
- Various cert warning page fixes.
- Don’t show context menu if a page has its own (Google docs).
- Added Home menu item and shortcut to go to home page.
- Added Clear history menu item.
- Help menu added to the hamburger menu.
- Various top level menu items now work when there are no windows open.
- Links opened from the context menu item “Open in new tab” now retains private / session it was opened from.
- Extra protection against badly downloaded adblock, tracking protection, and https everywhere data files.
- Image blocking now replaces images with a 1px transparent local data url instead of blocking the request for better site compat (macworld.com).
- about: pages now have an icon so they can look better when pinned.
- Multiple update channel support added for future builds (beta, release channel support).
- Various other improvements and fixes.
- Spotty text selection in URL bar fix.
- Added restore last closed window.
- Fix session store to restore state from last closed window.
- Pinned tabs and bookmarks are now session aware (Cmd+Click or Control+Click on Windows to open a bookmark in the original session).
- Fix video playing on CNBC, fix cityam.com adblocker error.
- Faster page loading from optimizations in HTTPS Everywhere.
- HTML drag and drop no longer opens extra tab.
- Dropping files on bookmarks bar to create bookmarks, and on toolbar to open in new tabs.
- Certificate error page improvements.
- Support dropping tabs onto tab set indicators to reorder them.
- Support pinning and unpinning sites via drag and drop.
- Fixed bug in auto suggest when hitting enter.
- Various Linux fixes.
- Fix 3rd party Facebook login.
- SQLite dependency for HTTPS Everywhere removed.
- Added bookmarks toolbar.
- Added bookmarks manager (Very basic but more features coming soon).
- File picker crash fix.
- Optimizations when opening a new tab.
- Add certificate error pages and improve site security indicators.
- Various context menu, shortcut, and drag and drop improvements.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
- Security (Severity: High): Added process sandboxing for content processes (c794907).
- Various UI rendering performance optimization.
- Fix loading videos on CNN and other page loading problems.
- Security (Severity: Low): Hostname is always displayed in title mode in bold.
- Security (Severity: High): Preferences page script context is now reloaded when navigating in the same tab away from preferences (446dfe8).
- Theme color detection changes.
- Various bug fixes.
- Preferences: startup mode, homepage, default search engine, various tab preferences, and privacy settings. More to come.
- Various UI enhancements.
- Security: Third party cookie blocking option (enabled by default).
- Security: Third party HTTP Referer header blocking option (enabled by default).
- Security: Precautionary only, removed node from ever loading in web views.
- Security: Precautionary Added CSP to UI pages.
- Security: Secure sites now display a lock in title mode.
- Various keyboard shortcuts added, various focus issues fixed, various bugs fixed.
- Context menus copy link location works in more cases now.
- about:newtab, about:about pages implemented.
- Placeholder ads link to a page explaining what they are.
- 2 finger navigation on macOS.
- Cleaned up UI to remove unneeded elements for about: pages.
- Various crash fixes and window.opener fixes.
- Fix for state saving when an update is applied.
- Fix for update error handling when on a flaky connection.
- Visual indicator for Session Tabs added.
- Installers and updates reduced by ~40%.
- Windows taskbar grouping fix.
- Initial window size is now bigger.
- Various keyboard shortcuts added.
- HTTPS Everywhere fixes.
- Security fix (Severity: High): Prevent BrowserWindow from navigating to remote content (#445). Impact: if the user is tricked into dragging and dropping a malicious link outside of the tab content area, the linked site is loaded outside the webview sandbox and can compromise the user's system.
- Dropped URLs now open tabs instead of opening inside the whole window.
- Fixed a tracking protection problem causing some top level sites to not load.
- Bravery menu options are now easier to understand.
- Context menus re-ordered by importance.
- Various Windows shortcuts added.
- Mouse middle click on a tab now closes the tab.
- About menu dialog now works in Windows.
- Release notes viewer will allow mouse activity for copy/pasting.
- Added the hamburger menu (top right menu).
- Fixed Windows packaging issues.
- Fixed issues with rendering on some Windows systems causing a black window.
- UI tweaks.
- Fixed bug in adblock causing some sites not to work.
- Per window session state is now preserved.
- Left / right arrow navigation shortcuts.
- Privacy: Browser level web requests loaded into a segmented in memory only partition.
- New lighter themed UI.
- Partitioned tabs support for multiple sessions per user.
- Security: Sandbox inserted / replaced iframe.
- More context menu options for copy, cut, paste, and copy link.
- Background tabs now actually open in the background.
- Further adblock optimizations.
- Conditionally shows prev / next tab buttons.
- Checking for updates with no windows open opens a new window.
- Closing a pin attempts now goes to next tab.
- Find in page result count indicator.
- Show security icon while HTTP/HTTPS page loads.
- Various bug fixes.
- Fixed load time indicator and Windows menus