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Made compact mode individual for each window

New shadows, colors, fonts, spacing and animations!

Pinned tabs wont have a scrollbar (or max height) anymore unless it covers 90% of the screen

Compact mode delay before closing has been reduced

New compact mode animations and feel

Made the sidebar icons overflow! Meaning the size wont matter anymore on the number of top icons

Tweaked values for windows to provide a more native feel

Fixed essentials and pinned tabs not being correctly restored when using multiple windows

Fixed bookmarks failing to correctly initialize when using multiple windows

Fixed 1password always prompting for password with the message 'It looks like Firefox has been updated'

Fixed macos users having all toolbar buttons on the right side

Fixed having one extra pixel on the web views, leading to weird UI

Refactored overall UI and spacings

Fixed unloading tabs still taking up memory

Fixed essentials being deleted when closing the last window

Fixed split views leading to weird margins

Fixed the sidebar thinking the mouse is over them when it's not

Workspaces no longer run into problems caused by timing issues. This means a big improvement in reliability, especially when using multiple windows or processes at the same time

Fixed unloading tabs while having the devtools open

Fixed essentials trying to duplicate them before all windows have been restored

Fixed weird margins when using the web panels

Fixed animations when trying to switch workspaces but no other workspace exists

Fixed dialogs having bad contrast on some themes

Fixed the sidebar thinking it's being hovered when opening the URL bar

Changed default setting for 'Essentials favicon in background' to false, These settings will be better handled once we have a customized settings page (toggle zen.theme.essentials-favicon-bg in about:config to change it back)

Changed the about:config 'close window with last tab' default value to false

Update Firefox version to 134.0.2

Improved glance animations

Glance now opens automatically on essential tabs instead of a new tab

Add dark mode support for dialog box

Essentials/URL bar background is now calculated based on the window color, making it look more blended

Adjusted overall spacings and rounded corners around the browser for a better feel

Fixed firefox sidebar spacings

Fixed compact mode rounded corners

Fixed native fonts for windows and linux

Fixed sidebar hiding icons when they could easily fit

Fixed native rounded corners for each OS

Fixed an error when opening zen when having compact mode enabled

Fixed glance messing up with tabs after being closed

Fixed workspaces not initializing when the button is missing from the toolbar

Macos users with single toolbar layout will now NOT have the three dots panel button. This is done to decreased used space. Alternatives can be using the macos native menu bar or disabling it with 'zen.view.mac.show-three-dot-menu' in about:config

MacOS builds are now in a single, unified DMG file

Pinned tabs AND normal tabs will now scroll together in order to increase visibility

Glance now has a more native feel to it

Glance will now wait for the answer to 'this page might not save your data' before closing the tab

Better and more consistent workspace transition for touchpad users

Added more native tab border radius

Split view rearrangement now has transition animations

Improved the display of workspace icons in the workspace switcher

New tab animation is now smoother

Increase tab unloader timeout from 20 to 40 minutes

Compact mode doesn't animate if the mouse is already on the sidebar

Made the animation of workspace switching faster and smoother

Add ellipsis to URL bar placeholder text for improved visibility

If the newtab button is at the top, new tabs will be inserted at the top as well

Fixed essentials background having the wrong border radius

Fixed compact mode sidebar not re-opening when the animation key is off

Fixed closing pinned tabs with CTRL+W making the browser unusable

Fixed glance opening on essential tabs even if it's disabled (Issue #4564)

Fixed crash on overflow menu in macos

Fixed elements shifting on macos fullscreen

Fixed changing entering on customizable mode when having multiple windows

Fixed empty space on top of the vertical tabs when there's no buttons inside it

Fixed having an empty overflow menu when using single toolbar layout

Fixed print dialog not opening and fixed website dialogs being clipped

Fixed keyboard shortcuts not working after pinning extension to the bookmarks bar

Fixed tabs overflowing the browser when closing multiple essential tabs

Fixed visual inconsistency with split view confirmation popup

The default newtab position is now at the top (can be disabled in the settings under Look & Feel)

Changed default pinned behavior where it always opens a new tab if only pinned tabs exist

Fixed the browser not opening when having multiple windows

Fixed macos fullscreen having a weird shadow

Updated to firefox 135.0

NEW TABS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, instead we are opting for opening the URL bar and then pressing enter to open a new tab ('zen.urlbar.replace-newtab' to false in about:config to revert)

Added the ability to pinning or adding to essentials by simply dragging and dropping

Add thin scrollbar style to vertical tabs for improved aesthetics

Added support for having glance in multiple tabs!

Floating URL bar doesn't show the compact mode sidebar anymore

Added a 'copy current URL as markdown' shortcut

New glance UI and animations

New icons!

Improved workspace switching with gestures

Fixed double clicking the sidebar not opening a new tab

Fixed having tabs for workspace containers not changing containers

Fixed tabs scrolling to the top each time a tab is closed

Fixed 'Switch to workspace where container is set as default when opening container tabs' not working

Fixed sidebar spacings and styling issues

Fixed glance sometimes crashing when opening a new tab

Fixed workspaces switching randomly when closing a tab in certain scenarios

Fixed hard-locks randomly appearing, often due to keyboard shortcuts

Fixed essentials having scrollbar issues

Fixed glance tabs being unloaded

Fixed unloading about: pages making the browser unresponsive

Fixed settings page not displaying correctly some of the shortcut descriptions

Fixed mute button having a broken icon

Fixed bug where container-specific essentials don't remain focused when switching workspaces

Disabled tab previews by default, can be enabled in settings

We now use the .tar.xz format for the linux release

New tabs have been removed, check the features section

Replaced default toolbar layout, the profile button with the settings icon

Tabs can now be dragged into pinned tabs by dragging them into the workspace indicator

Fixed sidebar icons all looking the same

Fixed floating URL bar making the compact mode appear for some time

Fixed tabs appearing on the pinned tabs section

Fixed middle mouse click on the sidebar not opening a new tab

Fixed notifications not being able to be closed

Fixed URL bar margins when using single toolbar mode

Fixed tabs scrolling to the top constantly

Fixed changing tabs not being scrolled to when overflowing the sidebar

Fixed opening glance tabs on essentials messing up the sidebar

Fixed pinned tabs appearing on normal container after a restart

Fixed updating from older versions not showing tabs from other workspaces at startup

Fixed double-clicking on essentials not restoring their URL

Fixed re-ordering tabs with glance changing locations

Fixed opening the settings page not selecting the tab

Fixed issues where a new profile would be created

Fixed floating URL bar when entering compact mode using double toolbars

localhost and http URL will no longer be trimmed in single toolbar layout

Fixed pinned tabs re-ordering on startup

Fixed bookmarks not inheriting the container from the workspace

Fixed URL bar in compact mode being clipped by the window

Fixed re-ordering normal tabs not working sometimes

Fixed pinning a tab adding them to the essentials container

Other small fixes for compact mode not animating properly

Added the option to drag-and-drop a tab to the right side of the screen to split

Updated to Firefox 136.0.1

Glance now asks for confirmation before closing if it's focused on an input field

Fixed new tabs opening where Essentials are in some cases

Fixed a bug where workspace-specific bookmarks don't work

Fixed re-arranging tabs while having Glance opened

Fixed UI issues with double toolbar in the URL bar icons

Fixed dropping tabs outside of the window not opening the new tab

Fixed session restore not working with closed windows

Fixed compact mode not hiding when minimizing the window

Added a minimize button to Picture-in-Picture

Workspace icons will now collapse if there are too many overflowing the sidebar

Media player now also accounts for video playback speed modifiers

Fixed media player having low contrast on automatic theme

Fixed removing dots on the gradient generator, making more appear when changing the color

Fixed tab unloader asking for confirmation to leave the site before unloading tabs

Fixed drag-to-pin not working on private windows

Fixed overflowing tabs scrolling to the top when the media player is open

Fixed unloaded tabs still taking up memory

Fixed Flatpak users mounting shader cache to the wrong directory

Updated to Firefox 136.0.3

Split views now persist across restarts

Toasts will now appear on the left when the sidebar is on the right

Fixed the media player's playback rate and overflow not being updated correctly

Fixed pinning tabs in private mode making the browser unresponsive

Fixed compact mode and back/forward mouse buttons switching workspaces or not hiding the sidebar

Updated Firefox to 136.0.4

Fixed Glance not becoming it's own tab when expanding

Fixed custom colors not persisting across sessions

Fixed compact mode on the right shifting the website to the left

Updated to Firefox 137.0.1

Added support for Linux transparency under the zen.widget.linux.transparency preference

Added support for drag-and-drop essentials to split 2 tabs together; when pinning a non-pinned tab with a pinned tab, the pinned tab will be duplicated instead of being added into the split view group

Fixed the URL bar showing a transparent background after clicking 'Ctrl+T' in a fullscreen video (Issue #6996)

Fixed the browser breaking shortly after 'Close other tabs (Issue #7459)

Fixed the opacity of #urlbar element sometimes being overwritten (Issue #7454)

Fixed flashbangs on Mica context panels

Fixed Firefox sidebar staying on the left permanently

Other fixes to compact mode, Glance and PiP integration with the media player

On MacOS, you can now cycle through tabs with 'Cmd+Option+UP' or 'Cmd+Option+DOWN'

Blurring the input will now fully un-select the text

Windows binaries are now correctly signed and should not be flagged by any antivirus

New media control state for sites using WebRTC, like Discord and Google Meet that allows you to mute/unmute the camera and mic

Added better support for zen.theme.content-element-separation being 0 in 'about:config' for different Zen features

Fixed Glance occasionally acting weird when cycling tabs with the keyboard

Fixed various animations and generic issues in compact mode

Fixed an incorrect URL bar height when exiting from full-screen videos

Fixed the sidebar being visible in compact mode when opening the floating URL bar

Fixed 'Ctrl+T' occasionally opening on the current tab when pressing 'Ctrl+Enter'

Fixed pinned tabs disappearing after restart when splitting or duplicating them

Updated to Firefox 137.0.2

Enabled automatic picture-in-picture by default (media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.enable-when-switching-tabs.enabled in about:config)

Enabled bottom rounded GTK corners on Linux by default

Fixed Glance not working on 'http' or 'file' protocols (Issue #7263)

Fixed the sidebar scrollbar being innaccessible because it's too thin (Issue #7374)

Fixed unloaded tabs appearing in the 'Ctrl+Tab' switcher (Issue #7365)

Fixed split view not opening a new window when dragging the tab outside

Fixed enabling 'Restore pinned tabs to their originally pinned URL on startup' setting not working

Fixed pinned tabs doing a second 'GET' request on startup instead of using a cached version

Fixed Windows packages not containing redistributable files

Fixed 'reset tab' not appearing if only the query parameters changed on the URL (Issue #7614)

Fixed workspaces temporarily inheriting essential tabs from the source workspace a container tab was switched from (Issue #7295)

Fixed inconsistent spacing with the native Firefox sidebar on compact mode (multiple toolbars) (Issue #7118)

Fixed de-selected split views still having the pending attribute

Fixed swiping workspaces with Logitech mouse not working (Issue #7274)

Fixed a performance issue when closing multiple tabs (Issue #7507)

Fixed window controls not expanding on split views; and element separation on 0 also not expanding them (Issue #7694)

Fixed an issue with 'element-separation: 0' disallowing access to the window controls

Disabled automatic PiP until we've built a proper settings UI panel of our own

Fixed sidebar in collapsed and compact modes being too small

Fixed jitter on compact mode on Windows

Fixed duplicate new tabs opening when having 'replace-newtab' disabled

Fixed custom colors being irremovable

Added a new preference in about:preferences -> 'Startup'. Continue where you left off allows you to keep browsing from your last selected tab, whether it's pinned or not

Enabled 'auto theme' by default, which will automatically switch between light and dark mode based on the system theme. Only new installs and profiles will have this enabled (you can enable it in 'about:addons' -> 'themes')

Added a nice UI for 'switch tab' on the URL bar, thanks to @ferrocyante on GitHub!

(experimental) MacOS users will now restore tabs correctly, even after closing all windows instead of quitting the app

Better toast notifications and added an 'opened background tab' toast if compact mode is enabled

Fixed Essentials/pinned tabs not loading if 'reset to default on startup' is enabled

Fixed the context menu allowing the user to remove the last workspace

Fixed animations for Glance's buttons and unfocusing the URL bar, as well as enter/exit animations for compact mode

Fixed accessibility issues with the URL bar in light mode. Also centered the URL bar to the screen

Fixed some issues with right side tabs on collapsed mode

Fixed some issues with importing mods

Fixed the toast notifications not aligning when tabs are on the right

Fixed restoring previous tabs not working in some cases

Disabled search suggestions by default. Can be enabled again in 'about:preferences' -> 'Search'

Fixed compact mode always showing that a background tab has been added

Other small fixes and improvements

Updated to Firefox 138.0.3

For MacOS users, dragging tabs and changing the texture for the workspace's background now provides haptic feedback (zen.haptic-feedback.enabled)

The 'copy current url' toast now displays a share icon (only on Windows and MacOS)

The URL bar can now search through renamed pinned tabs

Fixed issues with toast notifications not being hidden after a timeout and displaying when they shouldn't

Fixed MacOS close buttons being misaligned on the collapsed sidebar (Issue #7129)

Fixed the download animation appearing on all windows (Issue #8247)

Fixed Glance controls appearing on the wrong side when 'Tabs on the Right' was used (Issue #7910)

Fixed various issues with the URL bar on double toolbar mode

Fixed some issues with restoring the previous session

A weird shadow with the URL bar.

'All tabs' button appearing unexpectedly.

Various security fixes.

Updated to Firefox 138.0.4

Better compact mode support for multiple toolbars.

Compact mode showing 'tab opened in the background' when having multiple toolbars.

An issue with GTK popups having low contrast.

Tabs not being able to unload after closing Glance.

An issue with updating invalid mods clearing the mod list.

An accessibility issue with the scrollbar on the sidebar.

Opening a new link in split view while having Glance open.

'All tabs' menu not showing any text when collapsed toolbar is enabled.

The customizable UI on the tab strip (located between the top and bottom icons) has been discontinued due to the way the internal layout functions—buttons placed in that area are automatically removed. While it’s possible to re-enable this feature by doing some hacky CSS, doing so may lead to instability or breakage, and is not officially supported.

A much better transition between workspaces gradients.

Window control buttons not appearing on hover.

Double-clicking on the tab strip not opening a new tab.

Dragging tabs with Glance open acting weird.

Private windows will now have 'private spaces'

Issues with custom colors on the gradient generator.

Site notifications not appearing unless hovering on the top part of the screen.

Some issues when using Glance and split view simultaneously.

Various security fixes.

Updated to Firefox 139.0 and 139.0.1.

Automatic updates for mods.

Automatic tab unloader now uses Firefox's default tab discarding feature, which is based on time and memory usage, instead of the previous time-only method.

Improved performance for rendering rounded corners in the webview.

Enabled the browser to prioritize more important processes when Zen is under memory pressure on macOS.

The context menu item 'Search text on search engine' now opens Glance instead of a new tab.

Unloaded tabs won't be dimmed unless they are explicitly discarded (browser.tabs.fadeOutUnloadedTabs).

Context menu icons have been removed to provide a cleaner look and feel.

Pinned- and essential tabs not restoring their icons correctly.

Other issues with split views and Glance.

Compact mode should now work correctly after closing the window — please let us know if you still experience issues.

An issue with migration that led to unexpected behavior on startup, leading to some services being unavailable.

Unloaded pinned tabs using the wrong favicon instead of the cached one.

Gradients not showing when restoring multiple windows at once

Restoring previously closed pinned tabs being on the wrong container.

Small fixes from the previous release.

Show spaces when right clicking on the workspace indicator

Fixed a crash with third-party tools.

Fixed an issue when disabling mods.

Improved default colors for the color picker.

Fixed various issues in various places.

The color picker turning colors into a white background.

Fixed compact mode turning off when restoring windows.

Fixed accessibility issues when using custom color.

Various security fixes.

Updated to Firefox 141.0.

Improved accent color detection, making elements such as toasts more vibrant.

Added a better custom color picker (experimental UI, might change).

Improved and optimized the Glance animations and UI.

WebGPU is now enabled by default on Windows.

A more native feel to Windows 11 window buttons.

Image caching and scroll optimization issues.

A bug where adding or removing colors in the color picker would make the UI white.

On Linux, Zen uses less memory and no longer requires a forced restart after an update has been applied by a package manager.

'Copy calculation' in the URL bar not working.

Fixed an issue where changing workspaces doesn't change tabs.

Fixed native Windows caption buttons displaying the grid display dialog even if it's hidden.

Fixed the Glance cancellation button not working.

Fixed the URL bar having multiple arrows when switching tabs.

A regression with closing Glance that appeared in previous versions.

New windows should be opening faster now.

Updated to Firefox 141.0.2.

Fixed hovering over the tabs in compact mode having weird behavior on windows.

Updated to Firefox 141.0.3.

Fixed the download having poor visibility.

Updated to Firefox 142.0.1.

Fixed issues with the folder context menu not working on collapsed mode

Fixed tab becoming invisible on some occasions when collapsing active folders

Fixed pinned tabs / folders not initializing correctly on some occasions

Fixed an issue where folders couldn't be renamed on double toolbar

Wheel clicking on a pending pinned tab will now close it.

'Split Tabs' context menu item won't show if it's not applicable.

Fixed compact mode turning off after startup.

Fixed memory issues when creating new folders. (Issue #10145)

Fixed startup freezes on some systems.

Fixed hovering over the urlbar making the compact mode sidebar appear

Added a 'tada' folder icon

Added faster tab open animations, and a new tab close animation

The Windows build is now signed with a new certificate since the previous will expire soon.

Fixed using the scrollbar on the sidebar, moving the window instead of scrolling.

Fixed potential crashes on flatpak and updated flatpak dependencies.

Fixed double clicking on the empty space of the sidebar not making a new tab.