new today,
better tomorrow
What's new in 1.7b
This is a small update, but it brings some nice improvements to the workspace and the overall experience.
IMPORTANT FOR FLATPAK USERS: The app id has changed, please see this post for instructions on how to migrate
✨ New
Updated to firefox 134.0.1 (Fixes the YouTube issue!)
New workspace behavior when closing tabs, it's more customizable now
Improved workspace transitioning, giving it a more realistic and smooth feel
Made context switching animations context aware, making them more intuitive
Improved glance animations
Compact mode now has a better opening transition and compact mode sidebar has a small delay when closing
Essential tabs now have the favicon as the background
Enabled full LTO for windows and linux builds (speed and size improvement)
Added support for better UI in rounded corners, giving a more native feel to the app
Fixed paddings on the sidebar if the element-separation is too small
🐞 Bug Fixes
Fixed wrong spacing when using right side tabs
Fixed URL bar being below the tabs visually (Issue #4276)
Fixed the browser not closing when the last tab is closed (and the preference is set)
Fixed keyboard shortcuts being restarted on startup, saying they are corrupted
Fixed unfocusing the browser with widget.gtk.rounded-bottom-corners.enabled causes the bottom corners to stop being rounded (Issue #4294)
Fixed a small border being visible at the top of the window (Issue #4264)
Fixed compact mode not closing sometimes if the mouse is moved too fast
Fixed essentials not re-appearing when multiple windows are closed at the same time
Fixed spacing when a workspace doesn't have any icons
🚧 Breaking Changes
MacOS users default toolbar layout has the webpanels button removed
Disabled smooth scroll on tabs by default (like it was in previous versions)
Changed flatpak id from 'io.github.zen_browser.zen' to 'app.zen_browser.zen'