Wavebox Changelog

Version 154.3.5 24/9/2026

This patchfix release fixes a crash issue reported by some users in version 154.3.2. Here's everything else that's new:

Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.58
Added support for links that open websites directly in Wavebox
Collapse or expand all webdock groups using a keyboard shortcut or the divider menu
Bring active Connect calls between windows and keep calls in the selected conversation
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
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
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
Fix selected tabs reopening after closing several at once
Restore ClickUp unread counts and recognize more Outlook addresses when boosting tabs
Fix split view app switching failing or leaving the picker stuck
Preserve space and app ordering when importing shared templates and switching webdock layouts
Preserve the shared order of spaces and apps when importing templates
Use the selected Space consistently when adding duplicate apps
Keep the RSS widget working when a feed contains malformed content
Prevent errors when a tab drag from the webdock is cancelled
Fix the webdock showing an error screen when dragging certain items
Usability fixes for macOS Golden Gate when importing browser profiles
Various stability improvements and visual fixes
Various UI polish and visual fixes
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 23/9/2026

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.58
Bring active Connect calls between windows and keep calls in the selected conversation
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

🐛 Fixes

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
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
Fix selected tabs reopening after closing several at once
Restore ClickUp unread counts and recognize more Outlook addresses when boosting tabs
Fix split view app switching failing or leaving the picker stuck
Preserve space and app ordering when importing shared templates and switching webdock layouts
Preserve the shared order of spaces and apps when importing templates
Use the selected Space consistently when adding duplicate apps
Keep the RSS widget working when a feed contains malformed content
Prevent errors when a tab drag from the webdock is cancelled
Fix the webdock showing an error screen when dragging certain items
Usability fixes for macOS Golden Gate when importing browser profiles
Various stability improvements and visual fixes
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 153.2.204 16/9/2026

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 153.0.8010.48
Show memory saved by sleeping tabs and keep active tab memory figures current

🐛 Fixes

Fix a macOS crash when replacing text with Apple Intelligence writing tools
Fix a crash when adding a tab to a split after its state changes
Fix a crash when an extension side panel updates after moving between windows
Fix tabs appearing blank when switching tabs or opening the panel on Linux
Fix errors when closing newly opened app tabs before they finish processing
Fix secondary windows switching apps unexpectedly when moving an app to another window
Preserve the shared order of spaces and apps when importing templates
Prevent errors when a tab drag from the webdock is cancelled
Keep the typing cursor in place when hovering over spelling and grammar suggestions
Usability fixes for macOS Golden Gate when importing browser profiles

Version 153.2.196 9/9/2026

Update to Chromium 153.0.8010.37
Unify the positioning of the search button in the toolbar across all Wavebox windows
Fix browser crashes when using extensions and when quitting Wavebox on macOS
Prevent invalid Secure DNS settings from blocking browsing and restore connections affected by previous settings
Switch webdock layouts without adding unwanted dividers or leaving spaces looking empty
Various UI polish and visual fixes across the webdock, titlebar and app icons

Version 152.2.193 7/9/2026

Update to Chromium 152.0.7977.83
Various visual improvements across Settings and the Webdock
Fixed a potential crash while browser interface pages were loading
Fix crash with grammar checking
Empty custom Secure DNS addresses no longer prevent websites from loading
Fullscreen pages now respond to clicks along the top and left edges
Fixes for Windows spelling suggestions
Group titles remain visible in the Webdock when using shorter windows
UI fixes when creating a new profile

Version 152.2.174 1/9/2026

🆕 New!

New: Additional Webdock windows!
- Open additional Webdock windows from the app menu or any Webdock context menu
- Move a group into its own window from the sidebar right-click menu
- Move individual apps, tabs or entire groups between Webdock windows
- Apps stay in the window you place them in, and “Bring it here” summons an app into the window you're working in
- Windows keep their identity across closing, reopening and restarting, so apps land back where you left them
- Additional Webdock windows now restore their tabs and active app after restarts or reopening
- Each window remembers its active app and collapsed sidebar dividers, including across restarts
- Search, the Tab Manager and keyboard shortcuts now jump to the window that owns an app
- Links, search results and keyboard commands now stay with their originating Webdock
- Sign-in prompts and Space controls now open in the Webdock where they are needed
- Connect now opens its side panel in the Webdock window you're using
Optional Spaces and Groups headings in the webdock, switched on from the webdock right-click menu

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 152.0.7977.65
Auto-reload now waits until apps are idle, protecting calls and active work
Apps now stay awake when Wavebox cannot safely confirm their visibility
Connect panel sizes are now remembered separately for each window
Space icons are clearer and expand on hover for easier identification
Various Webdock menu wording, ordering and icon improvements

🐛 Fixes

Fix a browser crash when splitting a tab that was already part of a split
Fixed a crash when extensions move tabs out of split view
Privacy Lock now reliably restores every window after unlocking
Fix a stray error when renaming a tab that is closed or dragged while the rename is landing
Fixed white backgrounds appearing in the Webdock and top strip on macOS
Translation fixes and clearer wording across several languages
Several stability and navigation fixes for tabs across multiple Webdock windows
Various webdock polish and visual fixes

Version 152.2.173 1/9/2026

🆕 New!

New: Additional Webdock windows!
- Open additional Webdock windows from the app menu or any Webdock context menu
- Move a group into its own window from the sidebar right-click menu
- Move individual apps, tabs or entire groups between Webdock windows
- Apps stay in the window you place them in, and “Bring it here” summons an app into the window you're working in
- Windows keep their identity across closing, reopening and restarting, so apps land back where you left them
- Additional Webdock windows now restore their tabs and active app after restarts or reopening
- Each window remembers its active app and collapsed sidebar dividers, including across restarts
- Search, the Tab Manager and keyboard shortcuts now jump to the window that owns an app
- Links, search results and keyboard commands now stay with their originating Webdock
- Sign-in prompts and Space controls now open in the Webdock where they are needed
- Connect now opens its side panel in the Webdock window you're using
Optional Spaces and Groups headings in the webdock, switched on from the webdock right-click menu

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 152.0.7977.65
Auto-reload now waits until apps are idle, protecting calls and active work
Apps now stay awake when Wavebox cannot safely confirm their visibility
Connect panel sizes are now remembered separately for each window
Space icons are clearer and expand on hover for easier identification
Various Webdock menu wording, ordering and icon improvements

🐛 Fixes

Fix a browser crash when splitting a tab that was already part of a split
Fixed a crash when extensions move tabs out of split view
Privacy Lock now reliably restores every window after unlocking
Fix a stray error when renaming a tab that is closed or dragged while the rename is landing
Fixed white backgrounds appearing in the Webdock and top strip on macOS
Translation fixes and clearer wording across several languages
Several stability and navigation fixes for tabs across multiple Webdock windows
Various webdock polish and visual fixes

Version 151.2.154 12/8/2026

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 151.0.7922.138
Existing users are now invited to try the grammar checker from the settings menu, with a short preview of it at work
The navigator now always opens in its own window, including from the webdock button, and defaults to list view
Deleting an empty group that's the last one in its space now offers to delete the space, and is disabled when that space can't be deleted
Brainbox updates and fixes
Various build and code-quality improvements behind the scenes

🐛 Fixes

Fixed a crash that could take down the whole browser when theme colours were requested in the background
Fixed a browser crash when extensions listed tabs belonging to partitioned apps
Fixed crashes when using native menus on Mac and Windows
Fixed a crash when dragging a tab over the split-view drop area as it was closing
Fixed removing a group, app or space icon breaking cloud sync, which stopped icons saving and kept sending the webdock back to the first group
Fixed removing the last group from a space leaving that space stuck in the webdock and impossible to open
Clicking a Slack notification now opens the right channel again, switching in place without a full reload
Fixed the mini window not reopening from its shortcut once the previous one had gone stale, along with several related window and tab errors
The grammar suggestion popover no longer opens on its own while you type, and the cursor now lands at the end of the corrected word
Fixed the Outlook unread badge sticking at an old count when the window is narrow
Fixed the Linux menubar icon rendering as a blank, unclickable gap
Fixed the Windows IME candidate window staying in the corner instead of following the cursor after a drag and drop
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 151.2.148 5/8/2026

Update to Chromium 151.0.7922.76
Linux AppImage builds can now update themselves in place, downloading only the parts that changed
Grammar suggestions are now switched on by default for new users
Fixed tabs sometimes failing to close while another tab is being dragged
Fixed an error that could be reported when closing a tab that had already closed

Version 151.2.141 3/8/2026

🆕 New!

You can now pick a space when creating a new Webdock group in the List and Explorer layouts
A group dashboard can now be set to a chrome-extension:// address
Added a dark grey sticky note colour for darker backgrounds

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 151.0.7922.72
Browser import now shows browsers that macOS is blocking, with step-by-step guidance and a button that opens the right System Settings pane
The assistant can now tell which group, app, tab and space you are actually looking at, so it acts on the right one
Asking the assistant to remove a group or a space now opens the usual confirmation dialog instead of deleting it straight away
Made account setup more resilient to brief network drops so onboarding no longer fails after a momentary connection loss
Space, group and app default icons now follow the light and dark theme instead of showing a white tile in dark mode
The grammar checker no longer runs on devtools pages
Improved translations across several languages

🐛 Fixes

Fixed a crash on launch on macOS Golden Gate during startup
Fixed crashes during session restore involving saved tab groups and split tabs
Fixed a crash loop in on-device AI so a failing GPU reliably falls back to CPU, along with a related Linux crash in the AI text sampler
Fixed a crash in Smartnotes when a note was updated from another device while open
Fixed a macOS crash when dismissing notifications and another in the app menu
Fixed a crash when clearing a Space's colour and when opening the account setup dialog
Grammar suggestions no longer delete your quotation marks or brackets, and no longer offer wording taken from a different line
Fixed background errors that could interrupt tab reordering, cloud sync setup during onboarding restore, and app URL changes
Various stability fixes across tabs, workspaces, app updates and syncing
Various UI polish and visual fixes