UI/UX Refresh 2024 - Beta. Now in Stable.

Welcome to the Beta for a new and improved Wavebox for 2024. Our aims with this launch are:

🍎 Easier for new users to get started
✨ UI/UX improvements for clarity and speed
🚀 Under-the-hood fixes for better performance

Existing Beta Users: There are lots of updates for new users, so as an existing user, you might not see them all, e.g., the new installer and onboarding.

• Cookie Containers are now Spaces
• Workspaces are now Dashboards.

The new naming is only live in the Beta. When the new version is ready for release to Stable, our website, knowledge base articles, and blog posts will be updated.

• There is a new webdock layout called Spaces. This is the default layout for all new users.
• During Wavebox install, new users are encouraged to create 3 spaces, specify an email for each space, and add 4 apps to each.
• When Wavebox launches, users can switch between spaces using the circular avatars in the top left (see animation above). The groups for each space are shown below the space divider.
• To create a new space, click on the + icon under the spaces avatars in the top left. Users should add a webmail account to each space to aid sticky sign-in, but it's not essential.
• Wavebox still automatically creates a new space when two or more of the same app are added to a space, and there is a new education pop-up containing more details and a link to this article: link.
• You can hover over a spaces icon to rename it and add a description.
• The spaces webdock has 2 views: single column and double column. Right-click on a spaces avatar to make your selection.

Who Should Use Spaces Layout?

• Users with straightforward setups can switch between Spaces, List, and Explorer layouts by hovering over the Settings cog at the bottom left, selecting Webdock Layout, and choosing an option from the picker.
• IMPORTANT: Spaces layout does not support groups/apps with mixed spaces (containers). Use the List layout if you have a more complex setup, e.g., Virtual Assistants and Agencies; see the box below...

All Users

• New colors and backgrounds
• Updates to the widget library layout
• Updates to the overall Dashboard/widget UI
• Launch a dashboard anywhere from the Burger Menu top-right.

New Users

• New users need to create their first dashboard as part of the Masterclass, or by adding one via the App Store.
• When adding a dashboard to a group, users can choose an existing one; the same dashboard can be added to multiple groups, or create a new one.
• New users do not have the dashboard burger menu (three lines) top-left, and can only see one dashboard at a time.  (This menu is added if a user upgrades to Teams, or if they turn on advanced dashboard management)

Existing Users

• The UI refresh is above, but the behavior stays the same for existing users by default.

• The default new tab page for new users has a simpler design (see above).
• Existing users can enable this simpler design by going to any dashboard, clicking on the Settings Cog (top-right) and turning off advanced mode.
• New users can use a dashboard as their new tab by going to Settings > Appearance > New Tab Page > Dashboard New Tab.

• It's now easier to create new Groups and add Apps.
• Groups: Click on the + icon at the bottom of the webdock to bring up the new Group pop-up.  You can create a group straight from this pop-up.
• Clicking on Add an App, extends the pop-up so you can search for an app in the store in situ.  
• If you can't find an app or want to paste in a URL, there's also a link for you to launch the Store.
• Apps: Hover over the + icon in the group tab strip to bring up the new Apps pop-up, which has the same UI as the Group pop-up.
• 🍪 Note: Existing users - if you need to choose a different space (container) for the new group or app, click on the 'Go to the App Store' link and use the wizard.

• The main Settings pop-up has a new look and feel.
• New users now see a simplified version of Settings, and there is an Advanced Mode toggle at the top to enable all other settings.

• There is a new install wizard for new users.  
• The new user Masterclass has also been updated. Users can now go back to review previous classes.
• New users will also see a set of tooltips that explain some of Wavebox's main features.

• Webdock group icons have a new look, and unread badges have subtle animations.
• New grid layout for spaces icons. To turn this on, search Settings for 'grid view for groups' and toggle on.
• Group, App & Tab Tooltips (hover menus) have new styling.
• The icon designer has been updated to include both emojis and icons, so you have plenty of options to make Wavebox your own.

• There are new default color palettes for all color pickers.
• We've added an option to use the light or dark theme regardless of your operating system theme.
• The web search in Global search and New Tab search now uses the default search engine.
• Stability fixes enable more compile-time checking in large portions of our codebase.
• You can now customize the styling of Groups & Apps when they're sleeping to select custom opacity and greyscale values.
• We've added some additional keyboard shortcuts, including one to duplicate the current tab in the current window.