CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

0.11.1

• 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: and bitcoin: 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](Opening another tab from pinned tab does not order correctly #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)
• Upgrade to Electron 1.2.7. (#2470)

0.11.0

• 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 and about: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)

0.10.4

• 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)
• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 51.0.2704.103. (#2211)
• Upgrade to Electron 1.2.3. (#2294)

0.10.3

• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 51.0.2704.84. (#2122)

0.10.2

• Fixed crash on Windows when clicking on certain link types. (#2064)

0.10.1

• 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)
• Upgrade to HTTPS Everywhere definitions for 5.1.9. (#1692)
• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 51.0.2704.63. (#1405)
• Upgrade to Electron 1.2.0. (#1968)
• Upgrade to Node 6.1. (#1969)
• Various other fixes.

0.10.0

• 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.

0.9.6

• Upgrade 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)

0.9.5

• 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)

0.9.4

• Fixed startup problem if user data directory does not already exist.

0.9.3

• 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.
• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 50.0.2661.94.
• Upgrade to Electron 0.37.7.

0.9.2

• 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.
• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.112.
• Upgrade to Electron 0.37.6.

0.9.1

• Undo closed tab now focuses the webview.
• Upgrade 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.

0.9.0

• 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.
• Upgrade to Node 5.10.0.

0.8.3

• 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.
• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.108.
• Upgrade to Electron 0.37.3.
• Upgrade to Node 5.9.1.
• Fixed various bugs.
• .deb and .rpm Linux packages available for various distros.

0.8.2

• 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.

0.8.1

• Upgrade to libchromiumcontent 49.0.2623.75.
• Upgrade to Electron 0.37.2.
• Upgrade 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.

0.8.0

• 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.

0.7.16

• 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.

0.7.15

• 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.

0.7.14

• 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.

0.7.13

• 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.

0.7.12

• 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.

0.7.11

• 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.

0.7.10

• Added the hamburger menu (top right menu).
• Fixed Windows packaging issues.
• Fixed issues with rendering on some Windows systems causing a black window.

0.7.9

• 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.

0.7.8

• 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.

0.7.7

• Fixed load time indicator and Windows menus