Wavebox Changelog

Version 10.94.19 6/10/2021

Update to Chromium 94.0.4606.71
Fix not being able to change the notification sound on Desktop Web Apps
Fix an issue that could cause some extensions to crash
Show smartnotes in the Desktop Web App extension menu

Version 10.94.17 29/9/2021

🆕 New!

🆕 Desktop Web Apps. Is there an app you use all the time that you really wish you could pin to the dock/taskbar and use just like a fully installed app? Now you can!
Click on the new apps button in the titlebar of any window to add your first app. Once added...
- Launch the app right from the desktop / application launcher
- Pin the app to your taskbar and switch back to it at lightning speed
- Get unread badges for just that app right in your dock
- Use Alt+Tab/Cmd+Tab to switch between it and all the other apps running on your machine
Add clear all notifications to notifications widget titlebar
Add support for wavebox:// urls

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 94.0.4606.61
Update dependencies

🐛 Fixes

Wavebox would crash when trying to drag the connect or smartnote extensions in the toolbar, fix this
Fix trello avatar icon not being fetched correctly
Compatability for the Outwrite extension when using multiple Cookie Containers
Fixes to the sign-in flow for some apps

Version 10.93.12 20/9/2021

Update to Chromium 93.0.4577.82
Update dependencies
Fix the 'show addressbar' button not working in the popout version
Promote showing tab counts on groups & apps from flags to the main settings
Add a flag to enable prompts before closing multiple tabs
UI fixes

Version 10.93.11 13/9/2021

This release addresses some crashes and fixes some other bugs reported in the previous version. Here's what's new...

Fix a crash when clicking the home button on a non-default cookie container
Fix a crash when visiting the Chrome Web Store on a non-default cookie container
The recents list on an app would sometimes fail to populate when entering a url into the addressbar, fix this
Make 1Password semi cookie container aware
Make Ctrl/Cmd+Q configurable, and when using this on the main Wavebox window with no open tabs, minimise the window to the tray/menubar
Add a keyboard shortcut to launch smartnotes
Add undo/redo support to smartnotes
Add cookie container support to progressive web apps

Version 10.93.9 6/9/2021

🆕 New!

Add the option to launch external urls in a new tab rather than new window
Add a setting to use the system print preview dialog
Make clicking on an app title in a tooltip navigate back to the apps homepage.
When sending a window of tabs to a workspace, add the option to save any configured tab groups from the window.
Add advanced flag to display open tab count on groups
Add advanced flag to set tab display mode (either by group or app) to be configurable per group
Add the option to change which groups are shown in the Notification & Unified Unread widgets
Add support for dragging task items between widgets
Make lock screen dark theme aware

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 93.0.4577.63
Update dependencies
Change linux update "Remind me later" button to wait until tomorrow
The previous version fixed window positioning on Windows, but it was a bit janky. Make it less so.
Some performance tweaking

🐛 Fixes

Fix right-click not working on task items
We had stopped offering to save passwords on Google domains. Fix this
Theres a race condition when loading slack, which meant that clicking on a notification later on would cause the window to reload. Fix this.
Fix Smartnotes not overflowing and showing the scrollbar properly
UI fixes
Fix an issue where opening a progressive web app would result in multiple tabs re-opening
Fixes when making calls using Wavebox Connect
Fix the UI going a bit wrong when forcing dark mode
Ctrl+1-9 had stopped working properly unless mapped manually in settings, fix this

Version 10.92.95 23/8/2021

🆕 New!

Improved support for setting Wavebox as the default mail handler
- You can now find an easy button to set Wavebox as the default mail handler under Settings > Default browser & handlers
- When composing an email, Wavebox will ask which app you'd like to compose the message in
Add an option to open a link in the last used window, when opening links from outside of Wavebox
Add an option to the tasks widget, to auto cleanup done tasks
Add a keyboard shortcut for next/prev tab. This can be configured under settings

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update the Chromium 92.0.4515.159
Update dependencies
Persist some additional data when importing/exporting Wavebox config
Compatibility fixes for Windows 11, including rounded corners and removing a glitchy drop shadow
Add option to send all tabs in main wavebox window to a workspace from the top-right toolbar
Add some additional helpers for when Wavebox is the default browser, but also links are set to open in the default browser
Spring-cleaning some old code 🧹

🐛 Fixes

On Windows the address bar would not autofocus in new windows. Fix this
With multiple monitors that have different scaling, the smartnotes window and some of the authentication windows could appear partially off screen. Manually position these so they're no longer floating off in the distance.
If you launched Wavebox whilst offline, some app icons would fail to load. Detect when the connection is restored and re-load those icons
Fix a crash on workspaces
Skip the link opener engine when opening local files
Fix share dialogs sometimes rendering a blank window on Windows

Version 10.92.21 11/8/2021

🆕 New!

Add an option for each app to overwrite the default notification sound
Add support for routing links from external apps. Previously these would open up in a new window on the default Cookie Container, but now you can select where you want them to open 👍.

🔧 Updates & improvements

Upgrade Chromium to 92.0.4515.131. This also fixes a launch issue on some Arch Linux configurations
Update dependencies
Update the collection widget, so you can open all shortcuts in a folder from the right-click menu
Update the collection widget to show the icon and name from what's configured in the original app where possible
UI Tweaks & fixes in the settings UI
Add created and last modified info to Smart Notes

🐛 Fixes

Fixes for shared workspaces
Fix the sidebar being unscrollable when the cookie manager was open
Fix show/hide addressbar keyboard shortcut not working
Fix the tab bar collapsing prematurely when tabs are pinned
Some notifications in Wavebox Mini & the notification widget would refuse to open when their original tab had been closed. Fix this
Fix an issue with icon sync
Fix a crash when deleting a profile

Version 10.92.14 2/8/2021

We're super excited for this supercharged release! We've been testing a bunch of new features on our beta channel and are so excited to finally bring them out to everyone! 🏎️🏎️

This version contains a small patch over 10.92.14 that fixes an issue that could stop Wavebox from launching in some configurations.

🆕 New!

Widget Workspaces. Supercharge your Workspaces app and your new tab page. Previously, you could only add apps and shortcuts to a workspace but now...
- Add any number of Widgets, these include Collections of shortcuts & apps, sticky notes, tasks, RSS feeds and more!
- Drag the widgets around and layout your workspace so it works how you work
- See handy stats about how you use Wavebox and how much memory you've saved
- Use as many workspaces as you need to split up your stuff
- Customize your workspace with your own backgrounds and colours
Smart Notes. Add a note to any page you visit. When you return to that page, the note is instantly available so you can pick up where you left off. Look out for the Smart Note icon in the top-right of the window and also a little badge on it when you have a saved note.
Focus Mode. This brings an entirely new take on the old "Mute notifications" functionaility in the sidebar. With focus mode, you can...
- Mute Badges and Audio as well as Notifications
- Mute specific groups, or sets of groups as well as everything
- Save sets of groups to mute in the future
Add support for tabs re-attaching to the main window from the history menu and Ctrl+Shift+T

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 92.0.4515.107
Update dependencies
Make version info copyable in settings
Enable crash reporting on Linux
UI tweaks and fixes

🐛 Fixes

Fix privacy lock not being recoverable
Fix the compact navigation not updating the url correctly
Improve sidebar app sorting by reducing jumpyness and random unexpectedness
Fix Windows sometimes showing blank panels
Sort cookie containers in settings
Performance fix in cookie containers that are part of a Wavebox team
Wavebox would sometimes fail to come to the foreground when clicking on the tray icon on Windows

Version 10.92.12 2/8/2021

We're super excited for this supercharged release! We've been testing a bunch of new features on our beta channel and are so excited to finally bring them out to everyone! 🏎️🏎️

🆕 New!

Widget Workspaces. Supercharge your Workspaces app and your new tab page. Previously, you could only add apps and shortcuts to a workspace but now...
- Add any number of Widgets, these include Collections of shortcuts & apps, sticky notes, tasks, RSS feeds and more!
- Drag the widgets around and layout your workspace so it works how you work
- See handy stats about how you use Wavebox and how much memory you've saved
- Use as many workspaces as you need to split up your stuff
- Customize your workspace with your own backgrounds and colours
Smart Notes. Add a note to any page you visit. When you return to that page, the note is instantly available so you can pick up where you left off. Look out for the Smart Note icon in the top-right of the window and also a little badge on it when you have a saved note.
Focus Mode. This brings an entirely new take on the old "Mute notifications" functionaility in the sidebar. With focus mode, you can...
- Mute Badges and Audio as well as Notifications
- Mute specific groups, or sets of groups as well as everything
- Save sets of groups to mute in the future
Add support for tabs re-attaching to the main window from the history menu and Ctrl+Shift+T

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 92.0.4515.107
Update dependencies
Make version info copyable in settings
Enable crash reporting on Linux
UI tweaks and fixes

🐛 Fixes

Fix privacy lock not being recoverable
Fix the compact navigation not updating the url correctly
Improve sidebar app sorting by reducing jumpyness and random unexpectedness
Fix Windows sometimes showing blank panels
Sort cookie containers in settings
Performance fix in cookie containers that are part of a Wavebox team
Wavebox would sometimes fail to come to the foreground when clicking on the tray icon on Windows

Version 10.0.594 20/7/2021

🆕 New!

Add the option to change the taskbar badge color on Windows
Split the "Sleep tabs on low memory" setting so it can be set independently for tabs and apps, rather than just a single global setting for both
Add new tab in current group as a window open engine

🔧 Updates & improvements

Update to Chromium 91.0.4472.164
Update dependencies
Update the Wavebox Mini unread panel to show new items first
Performance & memory improvements
Make chrome extension api identity optional
UI updates and tweaks to the general look and feel of Wavebox
Show a warning when testing notifications and Do Not Disturb is enabled on macOS
Add a restart prompt when updating on Linux
Performance improvements & low resource usage activity spinners everywhere
Improve readability of Outlook notifications
Improve Outlook & Gmail sync responsiveness
Make the Windows taskbar badge higher quality
Tweak the Windows tray icon visuals to be more in-line with other tray icons

🐛 Fixes

Fix crashpad crash reporting not submitting reports under some configurations on windows
Fix a crash on some configurations that use multiple profiles
Fix dragging a tab into the main wavebox window causing the app to hang
Fix an issue on Windows install where the app could think the EULA had been rejected
Fix for slack failing to load after sleep
Open in default browser with multiple wavebox profiles didnt work, fix this
Fix the Do Not Disturb state not reporting correctly on the latest macOS
Fix an issue whereby new tabs in the main window could encounter a double load. This was reported with opening new windows from cPanel, but could affect other sites
Fix the alert state not clearing when tabs and apps go to sleep.
Fix edge case whereby waking up the active tab would fail
The "restore last page on load" setting was only partially respected after we rolled out a performance optimization by serializing sleeping apps and tabs to disk. Fix this, so that you can now enable and disable restore last page on load and have it function as expected
Fix an issue in Wavebox Connect whereby closing picture-in-picture mode with the close button would cause the call to hang
Fixes to the sidebar divider sorting
When using Wavebox Connect with multiple profiles, it would display notifications and ring in each profile. Only ring and notify once from now on
Fix a race condition in the storage system that could result in data corruption