Wavebox Changelog

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

Version 150.2.131 15/7/2026

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 150.0.7871.125
Grammar checking no longer gives up on long text — a full blog post or long message is now proofread sentence by sentence as you write
The spelling suggestion popover can now add words straight to your dictionary, and repositions itself so it's no longer clipped near the bottom of the screen
Check spelling and grammar in the right-click menu now walks you through the suggestions one by one, and now sits with the other language and spelling options
The grammar status badge now follows your cursor as you move between writing areas, and hides itself where grammar isn't checked
Hovering a tab that belongs to another space now shows a tooltip naming that space and explaining why the tab is marked
Add custom App dialog now uses floating labels on the URL and name fields so they stay visible once you start typing

🐛 Fixes

Fixed the app occasionally getting stuck on the 'Wavebox is starting' splash screen when the background was restarted or updated
Fixed several crashes and background errors, including tabs closing or being dragged during a sync and using a docked tab's menu while the tabs changed underneath it
Fixed a startup crash on macOS that could be triggered by apps opening tabs while Wavebox was launching
Fixed a startup crash when restoring a session that contained a docked tab
Fixed a crash when opening an incognito window after Wavebox had restarted following a crash
Fixed crashes when opening a saved tab group from a menu, or when a group had been created with invalid links
Fixed a crash when choosing one of the Wavebox profile pictures in settings
Fixed a crash on macOS when a window was changed from being the main Wavebox window
Fixed a crash in grammar checking while editing text
Sleeping and waking docked and split tabs is now more reliable, and sleeping one no longer leaves a blank pane behind
Fixed on-device AI being reported as unavailable inside Brainbox
Unread badges on a space now only count unread from apps in that space, so an emptied space no longer keeps a stale count
Fixed the Smartnote panel sometimes opening blank
Fixed the guided grammar review quietly stopping after you accepted the second suggestion
Fixed an error when quickly clicking the audio, video or screen-share buttons twice during a chat call
Fixed an error when opening options for an app whose profile had already been deleted
Fixed an error when using the Brainbox right-click menu on a tab that had already closed
Fixed a transient error that could occur while dragging tabs
The space icon picker now shows six distinct icons instead of repeating the same few
Several stability fixes for side panels, the tab strip, cloud sync and the app setup dialog
Several further stability fixes for split tabs, docked tabs and profile creation
Various UI copy and polish fixes

Version 150.2.121 8/7/2026

🆕 New!

Set a file:// address as your new tab page
Report a poor spelling or grammar suggestion right from the suggestion popup or the indicator badge menu with the new Help us improve feedback option

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 150.0.7871.101
Spelling and grammar checking is now more responsive

🐛 Fixes

Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking a word with spelling suggestions in a text field
Fixed a crash affecting some Linux users
Fixed legacy Manifest V2 extensions being automatically disabled
Fixed an issue where an external link could fail to open if its target window closed at the same moment, it now opens in a new window instead
Fixed moving a widget to another dashboard leaving it behind on the original as well
Fixed misspelled words being underlined and counted twice by the spelling and grammar checker, and stale issue counts on emptied fields
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 150.2.118 6/7/2026

This patchfix includes a fix for manifest 2 extensions. Here's everything else that's new...

🆕 New!

New on-device grammar assistant that checks your writing as you type, with inline underlines, a click-to-fix popover, a status indicator, and a Check grammar option in the right-click menu. This is turned off by default but can be enabled under Settings > Language.
New on-device AI in Wavebox that runs language models locally on your computer, for websites that request it. This brings Wavebox into spec with other browsers for these new capabilities.
Connect your own AI models from Ollama, OpenAI or Anthropic to power Wavebox's web AI features
New option on a group's menu to move all of its apps out into their own window as pinned tabs with their app icons, with a one-click way to bring them all back.

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 150.0.7871.47
The Brainbox assistant has been rebuilt to help you with your Wavebox setup, so you can ask it things like "Move my tabs into a new group"
Added search and keyboard navigation to the "Open in app or webdock group" picker, so you can filter by app or group name and choose with the arrow keys
New advanced settings to reduce GPU memory usage on some setups

🐛 Fixes

Fixed several crashes, including disabling an extension with an open side panel, applying themes, and omnibox and network-request edge cases
Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging a group in the webdock
Fixed crashes that could occur while profile sync was applying changes from another device
Fixed detached apps collapsing back into the main window after quitting and relaunching Wavebox
Fixed a range of background errors caused by closing tabs, windows and dialogs while they were still updating
The delete-space dialog no longer shows an empty bordered box when nothing is using the space
Fixes and UI improvements for the new grammar checker
Various stability improvements, UI polish and visual fixes

Version 150.2.117 6/7/2026

🆕 New!

New on-device grammar assistant that checks your writing as you type, with inline underlines, a click-to-fix popover, a status indicator, and a Check grammar option in the right-click menu. This is turned off by default but can be enabled under Settings > Language.
New on-device AI in Wavebox that runs language models locally on your computer, for websites that request it. This brings Wavebox into spec with other browsers for these new capabilities.
Connect your own AI models from Ollama, OpenAI or Anthropic to power Wavebox's web AI features
New option on a group's menu to move all of its apps out into their own window as pinned tabs with their app icons, with a one-click way to bring them all back.

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 150.0.7871.47
The Brainbox assistant has been rebuilt to help you with your Wavebox setup, so you can ask it things like "Move my tabs into a new group"
Added search and keyboard navigation to the "Open in app or webdock group" picker, so you can filter by app or group name and choose with the arrow keys
New advanced settings to reduce GPU memory usage on some setups

🐛 Fixes

Fixed several crashes, including disabling an extension with an open side panel, applying themes, and omnibox and network-request edge cases
Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging a group in the webdock
Fixed crashes that could occur while profile sync was applying changes from another device
Fixed detached apps collapsing back into the main window after quitting and relaunching Wavebox
Fixed a range of background errors caused by closing tabs, windows and dialogs while they were still updating
The delete-space dialog no longer shows an empty bordered box when nothing is using the space
Fixes and UI improvements for the new grammar checker
Various stability improvements, UI polish and visual fixes

Version 149.2.103 24/6/2026

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 149.0.7827.197
Detached apps now stay detached after a restart
More reliable syncing of tabs across devices when the network is briefly unresponsive

🐛 Fixes

Fixed a batch of background crashes affecting tab reloading, account authentication, RSS widgets, importing data, and integrations like Freshdesk
Fixed a crash during password import that could occur with invalid saved logins
Fixed two browser crashes involving the address bar and saved tab groups
Fixed a browser crash in split screen when dragging a tab
Fixed a crash when dragging text or other non-link content onto your tabs
Fixed a crash on Windows when using speech recognition more than once in a session
Fixed a crash that could occur when entering fullscreen on macOS
Fixed a crash in the extension menu
Fixed an issue that could cause excessive re-rendering across the main panel, webdock, tabs and workspaces
Language settings now correctly prompt for a restart when needed
Various UI polish and visual fixes

Version 149.2.96 17/6/2026

🆕 New!

Manage your preferred languages directly in settings, with add, remove and reorder, per-language translate offers, and (on Windows) a browser interface language picker

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 149.0.7827.156
Per-space proxy now supports PAC file URLs alongside fixed-server addresses
More reliable window restoring when a saved window or dragged tab lands off-screen or on a disconnected display
More resilient cross-device tab restore when the sync connection drops
Connect now remembers your last active team across restarts, so you no longer appear online in the wrong team after launch
Update fixes on macOS to make app restarts and updates more reliable
Web search suggestions now fail gracefully when offline or behind a captive portal
Restored windows on macOS now appear in the Finder window picker

🐛 Fixes

Fixed a crash during session restore when saved tab groups got out of sync, now self-healing without losing tabs
Fixed a crash in the built-in AI features that could occur when a background worker shut down
Fixed a crash that could happen when dragging and dropping items in the webdock
Fixed sync getting stuck retrying when an app had a corrupt or empty asset reference
Fixed re-authenticating Outlook accounts wiping their sign-in tokens
Setting a default search engine now works reliably instead of failing with an error
Fixed picture-in-picture and fullscreen glitches when sharing video in Wavebox Connect
Fixed a rare error when closing a window while its theme gradient was updating
Fixed the titlebar arrow anchor in appearance settings for secondary windows
Various UI polish and visual fixes
Various UI polish, visual fixes and stability and performance fixes

Version 149.2.92 12/6/2026

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 149.0.7827.115
Update fixes on macOS to make app restarts and updates more reliable

🐛 Fixes

Fixed a Mac crash where restarting Wavebox during an update could leave it failing to load or signing you out of everything
Opening a link from an app's child tab no longer creates a bogus self-targeting rule or unexpectedly prompts to save the behaviour
Fixed some refresh state on the docked mini toolbar
Fixed the titlebar arrow anchor in appearance settings for secondary windows
Various UI polish and visual fixes