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Browser Picker 3.2.2 adds a manual HTTPS connection check so users can inspect the TLS certificate and related security signals before opening a link.

Highlights

• Added a padlock connection check action in the picker for HTTPS URLs.
• Added a custom connection check dialog with a clear confirmation step, cancellation while the check is running, and a structured report after completion.
• Shows certificate validation, hostname matching, validity dates, subject alternative names, issuer details, chain status, TLS protocol, cipher suite, and cipher strength.
• Added optional DNS CAA and certificate transparency checks, including concise CAA alignment and human-readable SCT guidance.
• Added result coloring for the picker padlock after a scan, with neutral handling when the host cannot be resolved.

Settings

• Added a security setting to include or skip DNS CAA and certificate transparency evidence during manual checks.
• Added a security setting to hide the manual connection check button.
• Added a security setting to skip the confirmation prompt and start manual checks immediately.
• Updated security profiles so Enable all starts manual connection checks without the confirmation prompt.

Resolved issues

• Fixes #248

Included pull requests

• #274 Add manual TLS connection check

Full Changelog: v3.2.1...v3.2.2

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Browser Picker 3.2.1 adds local URL safety hints in the picker and tightens the project tooling/release pipeline around formatting, validation, and dependency updates.

Highlights

Added local-only URL hints in the picker omnibox for HTTPS/HTTP scheme state, registrable domains, IDN/punycode hosts, and Windows file paths.

Highlighted the most important URL parts directly in the picker, including registrable domains, non-ASCII host characters, file roots, and filenames.

Added safer remember-default options for host vs registrable-domain choices, and prevented hostname defaults from matching file: URLs.

Added unit coverage for URL presentation and default matching with xUnit v3 and AwesomeAssertions.

Moved BrowserPicker CI/PR validation to pinned shared workflows with formatter checks, test execution, validation comments, and uploaded TRX test results.

Picker polish

File URLs now display as canonical Windows paths, with drive letters, UNC servers, and filenames emphasized.

URL hint tooltips now displays safety hint details in addition to the full URL.

Long hostnames and file paths wrap more gracefully in the picker without crowding browser choices.

The picker resize grip no longer gets stuck if the mouse is released outside the window and resize has been made more robust.

Remember choice option has been split in two, allowing to remember the choice for just the domain or the full FQDN.

Changed

Added CSharpier and XAML Styler tooling and validation for consistent source and XAML formatting.

Added Dependabot cooldown settings for NuGet and GitHub Actions updates.

Added Chrome profile management tips to the README.

Dependencies

Updated WiX from 6.0.2 to 7.0.0.

Updated Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions from 10.0.5 to 10.0.7.

Updated NJsonSchema from 11.5.2 to 11.6.1.

Updated svg.skia.converter from 3.7.0 to 4.4.0.

Resolved issues

Fixes #247

Fixes #258

Included pull requests

#252 Enforce consistent XAML formatting with XAML Styler

#253 Enforce CSharpier formatting and add tooling integration

#259 Harden GitHub Actions PR validation

#261 Bump WiX from 6.0.2 to 7.0.0

#263 Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions from 10.0.5 to 10.0.6

#264 Bump NJsonSchema from 11.5.2 to 11.6.0

#265 Bump svg.skia.converter from 3.7.0 to 4.3.0

#266 Enhance README with Chrome profile management tips

#267 Add cooldown setting for NuGet and GitHub Actions dependency updates

#270 Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions from 10.0.6 to 10.0.7

#271 Bump NJsonSchema from 11.6.0 to 11.6.1

#272 Bump svg.skia.converter from 4.3.0 to 4.4.0

#273 Add local URL security hints

New contributors

@mikefeingold made their first contribution in #266.

Full Changelog: v3.2.0...v3.2.1

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With the current state of security on the internet, Browser Picker 3.2 focuses on improving security for its users.

Highlights

• Added a dedicated Security tab for automatic URL probing controls.
• Split the legacy network toggle into separate redirect and favicon probe settings.
• Added predefined security profiles for Default, Max privacy, and Enable all.
• Added favicon caching by host and hide the empty favicon slot when probing is skipped.
• Seed legacy DisableNetworkAccess settings into the new security options without reapplying them on every launch.

Resolved Issues

Fixes #251

Included Pull Requests

#254 Settings: split URL probe controls into Security tab

Full Changelog: v3.1.3...v3.2.0

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This is the final release of version 3.1, including all the changes from the 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 pre-releases.
With 3.1, this is now a .NET 10 application.

Highlights

• Added browser profile support, including Firefox container support and profile display modes in the picker/configuration UI.
• Added a refreshed BrowserPicker app icon/logo and updated app/docs assets.
• Added picker UX updates: omnibox-style URL strip, wrapped long URLs with truncation behavior, and improved picker controls (including close button support).
• Fixed installer packaging to prevent duplicate install layout issues in MSI output.
• Minor code maintenance.
• Changed runtime/build target to .NET 10 across app, tooling, and installers.
• Added Vivaldi as a well-known browser with profile/privacy support.

Resolved Issues

• Closed #69 (new app icon/logo proposal and adoption).
• Closed #197 (picker window close button).

Included Pull Requests

• #233 Fix defaults behavior for disabled browsers
• #236 add close button to picker window
• #237 Fix url editor dialog and designer initialization
• #238 Profile picker display modes and nullable App.Settings
• #241 Fix duplicate install layout in MSI (WiX Files + project ref)
• #243 Refactor: move Common, move App, update to .NET 10
• #244 Adopt new web icon from community proposal
• #246 Picker: omnibox URL bar, width cap, and wrapped URL

Full Changelog: v3.0.4...v3.1.3

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BrowserPicker v3.1.0

This is an experimental release. Profile and container support is new and we're looking for feedback — please open an issue if you run into anything unexpected.

Browser profiles

BrowserPicker now discovers profiles for Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc.) and displays them as expandable sub-items in the picker. Click the chevron next to a browser to reveal its profiles and launch directly into the one you want. Browsers with only a single profile stay unchanged.

Firefox container support

Firefox users who use Multi-Account Containers can launch URLs directly into a specific container. Enable container support per browser in the browser editor, install the Open URL in Container extension, and your containers appear as sub-items — complete with their colors and icons.

Profile display modes

A new Profile display mode setting in the Behaviour tab lets you choose between Grouped (profiles nested under their browser) and Flat (every profile shown as a top-level entry).

Resolved issues

• #2 — Firefox container tab support
• #56 — Chrome profile support
• #133 — Edge profile support

Full Changelog: v3.0.4...v3.1.0

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Highlights

Added a close button to the picker window so it can be dismissed with the mouse, even when pinned.

Moved URL editing into a modal dialog — changes are only applied after confirmation.

Resolved issues

#197 — Close button added to the picker window.

Changes

The picker window can now be closed with the mouse when pinned, without needing the Escape key.

URL edits are confirmed with OK or Ctrl+Enter, and cancelled with Cancel or Escape.

Included pull requests

#236 — Add close button to picker window

#237 — Fix URL editor dialog and designer initialization

Full Changelog: v3.0.3...v3.0.4

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Highlights

Automatic launches now close BrowserPicker cleanly.

Disabled browser defaults remain visible in test results.

Fixed theme colors in the defaults grid.

Fixed the matcher-type dropdown size in the defaults grid.

Disabled and removed browser labels are dimmed and struck through.

Browser dropdowns hide disabled and removed browsers.

Launch profiles now load development logging settings.

Updated Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting and System.Drawing.Common to 10.0.5.

Resolved issues

#227 BrowserPicker no longer remains running after an automatic browser launch.

Included pull requests

#233 Fix defaults behavior for disabled browsers

#232 Fix process exit after automatic browser launch

#231 Bump System.Drawing.Common from 10.0.3 to 10.0.5

#229 Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting from 10.0.3 to 10.0.5

Full Changelog: v3.0.2...v3.0.3

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