Wavebox Changelog

Version 157.3.21 beta 23/10/2026

Update to Chromium 157.0.8103.16
New Focus Mode
- Start a timed session from the webdock bell, the menubar icon, Mini, Quick Switch or a keyboard shortcut
- Pick 25 or 50 minutes, 1 or 2 hours, a set time or until turned off, then add time or stop as it runs
- Focus zones can now quiet whole Spaces as well as Groups, and the bell and menubar icon show a countdown ring
- Quiet hours for Spaces and Groups on the days and times you choose, with an Open Anyway option when you need an app
- Calls and media keep their sound, and any app or Group can be let through from its right-click menu
- Mini's new Missed tab shows what arrived while you were focused, with Mark done and Summarize with Brainbox
- Chat with Settings can start, stop and extend focus, and set up zones and quiet hours for you
- Eligible plans add Pomodoro cycles, full-window focus and ten mixable focus sounds you can also play on demand
Brainbox chats can be scoped to a tab, app, Group or Space
- Choose what Brainbox can see when you start a chat, and it only looks through what you shared
- Brainbox lists, searches and opens tabs in scope itself, including sleeping tabs, instead of pasting page text into the prompt
- A chat's scope follows renames, moves and restarts, and apps from another Space stay hidden
- Asking Brainbox about a sleeping tab now wakes it instead of timing out
- Space and Group icons in Brainbox carry their webdock colour ring, and Groups are rounded squares
Creating a new profile now offers a Space for another account in the same window
Fixes for an edge case where tabs could be lost during a restart
Password changes from another device now sync reliably when saved credentials change mid-update
Profile and Space popups stay on screen, including in fullscreen on Mac

Version 156.3.20 beta 21/10/2026

Update to Chromium 156.0.8078.48
Bookmarks can now follow your link opening rules when enabled in Settings
Brainbox can now use bookmarks, manage link opening rules and look up your keyboard shortcuts
Ask Brainbox to start Focus Mode or open a new webdock window
Find recent Brainbox chats in webdock Group and App tooltips and reopen them in one click
Brainbox chats now show their starting Space, Group and App, with a shortcut back
Fixed Wavebox unexpectedly quitting at launch on macOS
Fixed Evernote Web Clipper failing to clip pages in other spaces
On large Mac displays, the toolbar and webdock should no longer flash white during animations
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 156.3.18 beta 16/10/2026

Update to Chromium 156.0.8078.36
Use link opening rules to send links to other browsers and desktop apps
Connect adds message formatting controls, room drafts, file sharing through drag and drop or paste, file previews, clearer call controls and microphone muting without leaving your call
Fix a crash when dragging a tab to create a top and bottom split
Fix rapid app and group switching jumping back to an earlier selection
Keep Connect calls muted when moving between windows, and keep the camera off when joining by voice
Fix Beam transfers getting stuck downloading or stopping prematurely on slow connections
Fix sleeping apps staying covered by a dark overlay after waking
Keep app popup dialogs within the visible screen area
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 156.3.17 beta 14/10/2026

Added an option to show group names beneath their icons in the webdock
Keep bookmark folders organised as Groups when importing from another browser
Reduce graphics memory use and prevent toolbar and webdock flashing on large, high-resolution displays
Improve automatic Gmail unread counts for more inbox layouts, with clearer guidance for custom setups
Fixed a crash when extensions install while a profile is closing
Choose where to open external links when the selected profile fails to respond
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 156.3.14 beta 9/10/2026

Update to Chromium 156.0.8078.17
Group desktop web apps by Space and identify each copy with Space icons
Keep tabs awake from the tab menu in every window
Tabs controlled by AI agents or open developer tools now stay awake automatically
Quickly find and open an existing app when adding another copy creates a new Space
Fixed a crash when updating a window with no tabs
Dashboards now recover automatically when an update interrupts loading
Fixed misplaced popups on Linux Wayland and windows staying dimmed after closing dialogs on macOS
Fixed special characters appearing incorrectly in Gmail recipients and subjects when composing from links
Several fixes for app lists, Chat with Settings and diagnostic reports
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 155.3.12 beta 7/10/2026

Update to Chromium 155.0.8059.40
Create checklists in Smart Notes and keep their checked state when exporting
Use Chat with Settings inside Settings to adjust your setup
Add a dashboard Clock widget with custom time zones and optional seconds
Redesign the Navigator with Spaces, List and Map views, usage insights and extension memory tracking
Find dashboard shortcuts and tasks in search, and start dashboard searches just by typing
New Gmail and Outlook apps automatically follow your inbox preferences for unread counts
Add two and three minute options for automatically putting tabs to sleep
Add a 15-second inactivity option for Privacy Lock alongside simpler settings
Prevent cloud sync from losing offline edits, deleting extensions, or losing and duplicating bookmarks
Retry backup restores after incorrect passwords without disabling cloud sync or losing the restore session
Fix a crash when deleting a space or clearing its browsing data
Fix crashes when restoring saved tab groups and failures when syncing newly installed extensions
Fix crashes involving saved tab groups, incognito settings, and older cookie settings
Fix startup failures and crashes involving saved tab groups, incognito settings and older cookie preferences
Keep Wavebox signed in and able to start on networks requiring a Wi-Fi sign-in
Improve tab reliability when dragging, closing, or changing split tabs
Improve tab and split view reliability when dragging, closing or replacing tabs
Fix password imports from Chrome-family browsers on macOS and Windows
Keep pinned tabs pinned when restoring tabs from another updated device
Restore maximized and fullscreen windows correctly when unlocking after another profile
Restore maximized and fullscreen windows correctly when unlocking multiple profiles
Fix the app store becoming unresponsive after refreshing while offline
Automatically resync spaces when changes conflict with newer updates
Keep toolbar popups open when moving the pointer away on Linux
Hide the incognito option when unavailable while opening external links
Various UI polish and visual fixes across dashboards, search and Focus Mode

Version 155.3.5 beta 24/9/2026

Update to Chromium 155.0.8059.13
Added support for links that open websites directly in Wavebox
Collapse or expand all webdock groups using a keyboard shortcut or the divider menu
Fix a potential crash when extensions stop running in separate spaces
Fix undo and redo errors after a note is updated in another editor
Fix the RSS widget failing when a feed contains malformed content
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 154.3.2 beta 23/9/2026

Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.58
Bring active Connect calls between windows and keep calls in the selected conversation
Keep tabs intact when moving between windows or recovering from interrupted tab operations
Fix crashes when preloading pages, checking translation, opening site permissions, and closing Wavebox
Restore ClickUp unread counts and recognize more Outlook addresses when boosting tabs
Use the selected Space consistently when adding duplicate apps
Keep the RSS widget working when a feed contains malformed content
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 154.2.208 beta 18/9/2026

Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.45
Show warnings and one-click fixes when app settings prevent link opening rules from running
Improve browser imports with recent browsers first and clearer macOS permission prompts and guidance
Usability fixes for macOS Golden Gate when importing browser profiles
Fix crashes when using Apple Intelligence writing tools or moving extension side panels between windows
Fix a macOS crash when replacing text with Apple Intelligence writing tools
Fix a crash when an extension side panel updates after moving between windows
Fix a browser crash when closing tabs that belong to a split view
Preserve space and app ordering when importing shared templates and switching webdock layouts
Preserve the shared order of spaces and apps when importing templates
Prevent errors when a tab drag from the webdock is cancelled
Fix the webdock showing an error screen when dragging certain items
Fix selected tabs reopening after closing several at once
Fix split view app switching failing or leaving the picker stuck
Various UI polish and visual fixes
Various stability improvements and visual fixes

Version 154.2.204 beta 16/9/2026

Usability fixes for macOS Golden Gate when importing browser profiles
Fix a macOS crash when replacing text with Apple Intelligence writing tools
Fix a crash when an extension side panel updates after moving between windows
Preserve the shared order of spaces and apps when importing templates
Prevent errors when a tab drag from the webdock is cancelled