Zen Browser Release Notes

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Fixed

Stability and performance improvements related to window sync and session restore.

Added

• Improved greatly the performance for Linux users by removing bottom window rounded corners, which will be added once the core issue has been resolved upstream. To enable them back, turn 'widget.gtk.rounded-bottom-corners.enabled' to true in about:config.
• Added more automatic recovery options when updating or restarting zen, to prevent tab loss.
• Fixed some tabs becoming 'New Tabs' after focusing them from different windows

Fixed

• Zen will now restore unpinned tabs after a crash, even if the 'Restore previous session' setting is disabled.
• Fixed syncing bookmarks with your Mozilla account not working correctly.
• Other quality of life improvements and bug fixes.

Added

• Zen will now follow the XDG Base Directory Specification for storing its configuration and data files. This means that on Linux, configuration files will be stored in ~/.config/zen. Note that compatibility with the old configuration directory (~/.zen) will be enabled if the directory exists.
• Dragging a tab to the center of the window to create a split will now give the option to split on top or below.
• When typing directly an url or domain, a second search result will appear with the option to search for the url or domain on your selected search engine.
• Added a '--blank-window' command line argument to open a blank window without pinned tabs, spaces, etc.

This update includes a new setting to allow users who didn't like the window sync feature but still want to sync their pinned tabs across windows in a workspace to do so. Make sure window sync is enabled in about:config for this feature to work.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue when drag and dropping tabs from normal windows to blank windows
• Fixed an issue on Windows systems with a large number of fonts installed where parts of the UI (tabs, menus, and Settings) could display garbled characters or symbols instead of readable text.

Added

• Added 'Sync only pinned tabs in workspaces' option to the 'Tab Management' settings so that only pinned tabs will be synced across windows in a workspace. This is useful for users who want to keep their pinned tabs consistent across windows while allowing unpinned tabs to be different in each window.
• Added

Updated to Firefox 147.0.3

Fixed

• Fixed drag and dropping into split views not working as expected.

Fixed

• Fixed

Fixed

• Fixed

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Fixed

• Fixed drag and dropping into split views not working as expected.

Fixed

• Resolved an issue where drag and dropping tabs into different windows would sometimes fail.

Fixed

• Other small quality of life improvements and bug fixes.

Security

Various security fixes.

Fixed

• Fixed blank windows when opening Zen for the first time or new windows on some occasions.
• Fixed an issue where essentials would disappear intermittently.
• Fixed pinned tabs not restoring to their base URL at startup.
• Other minor bug fixes and stability improvements related to window sync and its respective migration system.

Added

• Updated to Firefox 147.0.2
• Added 'close to the most recently used tab' option to the tab management settings.