FirefoxPWA 1.2.2

Fixed

• Obtaining Twitter manifest should now work correctly (#71).
• Opening settings page should no longer overwrite firefoxpwa.linksTarget preference (#95).
• Fish completions are now installed into the correct directory.

Note: Initially I wanted to release those fixes as part of a bigger update, but because some things took more time than I expected and some new bugs were found, I decided to split them into a separate release.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.2.1

Fixed

• Fix page info collection in the content script (#69):

  • Use document base URL instead of current location.
  • Fix wrong condition in Apple mask icon detection.

• Fix icon loading to generate fallback icon if needed (#69):

  • Generate fallback icon from the site name when something is wrong with the site icon.
  • This allows user to install sites with broken/unsupported icons.
  • This does not apply to macOS yet.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.2.0

Added

• Custom movable back & forward buttons.

Changed

• Site information widget is now movable.
• Site permissions widget is now movable.

Fixed

• Added missing step for Visual C++ Runtime installation in the winget instructions.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.1.1

Fixed

• Download URL for 32-bit Windows Firefox has changed. This release fixes it to correctly download Firefox runtime on 32-bit systems.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.1.0

Important

• Original Homebrew formula had a bug that prevented PWAs from launching on macOS after updating the formula. I reuploaded the formula with a fix. To install the fixed version, run:

  brew update # To update all taps
  brew reinstall firefoxpwa # To reinstall FirefoxPWA with a fix

  Then, edit/update all existing PWAs through extension or command-line program to apply the fix to PWAs. Alternatively, you can remove and reinstall your PWAs.

Added

• Support for reinstalling runtime from extension (#47):
  You can now reinstall/update the Firefox runtime from the settings page of the extension.

• Theme color-based transparent tabs (#48):
  Tabs are now slightly transparent/use a shade of theme color, so they should not look so bad with some PWAs.

• Customize option to disable the title bar (#49):
  You can now completely disable the title bar, including all icons. Instructions are in the repository wiki. This can be an unstable feature and is only meant for tiling window manager users!

Changed

• Display all contributors and sponsors in READMEs and download page.

Fixed

• Fix auto publishing scripts.
• Fix AUR binary install directory.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.0.0

Important

• Original Homebrew formula had a bug that prevented PWAs from launching on macOS. I reuploaded the formula with a fix. To install the fixed version, run:

  brew update # To update all taps
  brew reinstall firefoxpwa # To reinstall FirefoxPWA with a fix

  Then, edit/update all existing PWAs through extension or command-line program to apply the fix to PWAs. Alternatively, you can remove and reinstall your PWAs.

• Some antivirus programs (Microsoft Defender) incorrectly flagged the 32-bit Windows version as malicious. I will try to resolve this in the future. Prefer using the 64-bit version if possible. This has been resolved. Update your malware definitions in case the program is still detected as malware.

News

This is the first "stable" release of the FirefoxPWA project! 🎉

This means most features that I initially planned are implemented, and the project is ready for wider use and adoption. It does not mean the project is completely finished and bug-free; There are still some issues and limitations that I would like to fix eventually, but they will probably require more time and work.

Starting with this release, FirefoxPWA has been officially packaged for various package managers, such as Windows Package Manager, Chocolatey, Homebrew and others, as well as packagecloud.io-hosted repository for DEB and RPM packages. It is not required to use them, but they provide support for easier updating and installing.

If you want to package FirefoxPWA for your distribution or package manager, or have already packaged it, please let me know, so I can help with the packaging and list it in the installation instructions. If the packaging platform supports any auto-submission/uploading feature, please also let me know, as I might integrate it directly with GitHub Actions to make sure the packages are always up-to-date.

Feel free to also check the project on ProductHunt and leave a review there.

Added

• Support to disable autohide for mute widget:
  You can now disable autohiding for the mute widget to display it even if nothing is playing. You can do this in the Firefox customize page, similarly to the normal downloads widget.

• Support to generate missing icons from the site/shortcut names:
  If the site does not provide any valid icons, the icon will now be generated from the first letter of the site name. The same applies to site shortcuts. If you already have sites without icons, you need to update/edit them to apply the generated icon.

• Support to specify runtime arguments (#39):
  You can now specify arguments that are passed to the Firefox instance used by FirefoxPWA. To specify arguments for all sites, add the arguments key to the FirefoxPWA JSON config file with a list of arguments. To specify arguments when launching the site from the command line, provide them as console arguments after --. Check this comment for more info.

• Complete integration for macOS (#33):
  Installed sites on macOS will now properly be added to the macOS applications list, and have their own window with an icon. If you already have sites on macOS, you need to update/edit them to apply the system integration. However, there are still some limitations and problems with system integration, so keep that in mind when using PWAs.

• More distribution options and auto publishing:
  You can now install and update FirefoxPWA through various package managers and other distribution options. All supported options are listed in the extension install/update page, and in the README.

Changed

• Make popup card and footer sticky.
• Improve dark mode for setup pages.
• Reorganize XDG and Apple categories.

Fixed

• Broken browser widgets are now fixed.
• Close widget now works in multiple windows.
• Xfce now displays the correct PWA icon.
• Fresh profiles no longer overwrite initial page and have misplaced widgets.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 0.5.2

News

This is another internal release, identical to the 0.5.0 and 0.5.1 but with a fix to make Homebrew configure script work with BSD sed. You should not update to this release. Pre-built packages and installers will not be uploaded for this release, and it will not be released on AMO.

Fixed

• Make Homebrew configure script work with BSD (macOS) sed.

FirefoxPWA 0.5.1

News

This is internal relese, identical to 0.5.0 but with a script needed to configure Homebrew formula. You should not update to this release. Pre-built packages and installers will not be uploaded for this release, and it will not be released on AMO.

Added

• Internal script needed to configure Homebrew formula.

FirefoxPWA 0.5.0

Breaking Changes

• Runtime is now installed in the user directory:
  The Firefox runtime is now installed in the user directory, along with sites and profiles which are already stored there. This means changing permissions of a system directory to make it writable by all users is no longer needed, and each user now has their own Firefox installation. This change will NOT affect your site or profile data.

  When you update to this version, you will need to reinstall the runtime using an extension or command-line program. The installation page should automatically open after you update the native program. If it does not open, you can open it manually by clicking on the main extension widget. Installed sites will not launch correctly until you reinstall the runtime. If you installed a custom Firefox version (for example, LibreWolf) manually, you will need to manually move it to the new directory instead of installing the runtime from the extension.

  The existing runtime will remain installed on your system, but it will be unused. You can manually remove it if you want.

  Old runtime locations:

  • Windows: C:\Program Files\FirefoxPWA\runtime\ (depends on installation directory)
  • Linux: /usr/share/firefoxpwa/runtime/
  • macOS: /usr/local/share/firefoxpwa/runtime/

  New runtime locations:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\FirefoxPWA\runtime\
  • Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/firefoxpwa/runtime/ or $HOME/.local/share/firefoxpwa/runtime/
  • macOS: $HOME/Library/Application Support/firefoxpwa/runtime/

Added

• Partial support for macOS (#30):
  The native program can now be compiled and used on macOS, but it is not yet fully supported. You will need to compile and install it from the source, and there is currently no proper system integration (no icon in your application list, no correct window icon when you launch the PWA, windows are not separated by PWA). Follow #33 for updates.

• Context menu item for opening link in the default browser (#27):
  There is now a context menu item that can open links in a default browser.

• Support for configuring extension behavior with settings:
  Extensions now contain a settings page that can be accessed from the main extension widget. It contains a few settings that can be used to configure its behavior.

• Support for opening current URL when launching PWA (#35):
  When you launch PWA using the address bar widget, it will now by default open on your current URL instead of the PWA start URL. This can be disabled in settings.

• Support for changing when address bar widget is displayed:
  The address bar widget is by default displayed on valid PWA sites. You can now also configure it to be always hidden or always shown.

• Support for RPM and AUR packaging:
  You can now install the native part of the project using a pre-built RPM package or from the AUR repositories. More details are in the native part README and installation instructions included in the extension.

• Support for changing install locations using build-time environment variables (#17):
  You can now change the locations of most directories using build-time environment variables (FFPWA_EXECUTABLES, FFPWA_SYSDATA, FFPWA_USERDATA). More details are in the native program source code and the repository wiki.

Changed

• When changing openOutOfScopeInDefaultBrowser from the settings page, linksTarget will now also be changed (#27).
• Draw in titlebar by default on all systems (#29).
• Some internal and repository changes and improvements.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 0.4.1

Added

• Display a link to the changelog in the update page.

Fixed

• Fix colors of widgets when not using tabs in titlebar.
• Fix incorrect manifest URL variable (#32).
• Unregister website background color styles after some time (#22).
• Prevent breaking start URL identity widget and URL display.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.