- January 2026
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Twilight changes 1.18t
Twilight is a Zen Browser pre-release that introduces experimental window syncing and per-space session restore. Tabs gain custom icons, drag-and-drop reordering, and rename access for all tabs, plus faster startup and better MacOS Spaces integration.
Please note that Twilight is a pre-release version of Zen Browser. It may contain bugs and unfinished features.
If you encounter any issues, please report them on the issues page.
- Added Merged window syncing! Now, when you open multiple windows of Zen, they will stay in sync with each other. Changes made in one window will automatically reflect in all other open windows. (Experimental, some features such as glance still can't sync yet.)
- Added Session restore now remembers which space each window was in.
- Added Tabs can now have custom icons (set via right-click context menu).
- Added Implemented new tab drag-and-drop system, making it easier to rearrange tabs specially when multiple layers of folders are involved.
- Added You can now collapse all pinned tabs by clicking on the space name below the essentials.
- Added Before, only pinned tabs could be renamed; now, any tab can be renamed via right-click context menu or double-clicking the tab title.
- Added Improved startup time when restoring large sessions.
- Added New MacOS profiles will now have 'switch to N space' keyboard shortcuts filled by default (control+number).
- Added Improved native menu bar integration on MacOS (and Windows/Linux if applicable), adding a 'Spaces' menu item for easier access to space-related actions.
- Added Enabled de-cluttering preference for context menus.
- Dec 21, 2025
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v1.17.15b
If you encounter any issues, please report them on the issues page.
Security
- Various security fixes.
Fixed
- Fixed an issue where fingerprinting protection caused incorrect font rendering on popular websites.
- Improved overall stability by fixing crashes related to browsing, graphics, and accessibility features.
- Fixed opening a link from an external application not creating a new tab in some cases.
- Fixed 'Create new split' not working from the command bar.
Added
- Updated to Firefox 146.0.1
- Added support for Norwegian Bokmål (nb-NO), Slovak (sk), Romanian (ro) and more languages.
- Dec 14, 2025
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v1.17.14b
Fixed
- Fixed startup hangs on macos systems having webrenderer disabled.
- Fixed an issue when setting certain sites as default search engines being overwritten on restart.
- Fixed minor issues with the update notification being used alongside the media player and improved overflowing space icons feel when hovering.
Added
- Added a preference (
zen.downloads.icon-popup-position) to control the position of the download icon popup in compact mode.
- Dec 12, 2025
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v1.17.13b
Security
- Various security fixes.
Fixed
- Small performance improvements and bug fixes.
Added
- Updated to Firefox 146.0
- You can now choose monochrome themes and customize the color algorithm on the theme picker
- Zen now natively supports fractional scaled displays on Linux (Wayland), making rendering more effective.
- MacOS users now have a dedicated GPU process by default. This includes WebGPU, WebGL, and Zen's own WebRender. With this feature enabled, fatal errors in graphics code will no longer crash the browser, and will instead transparently restart the GPU process.
- Dec 1, 2025
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v1.17.12b
Fixed
Fixed titlebars not displaying correctly on WIndows
Fixed compact mode not initializing correctly on new windows or private windows
- Nov 28, 2025
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v1.17.11b
Fixed
- Fixed double clicking on the sidebar not opening a new tab on Windows.
- Fixed fullscreen having a border at the top on windows on secondary monitors.
- Fixed very slow page loading in cases where http/3 connections failed but did not properly fall back to http/2.
- Fixed pinned tabs restoring incorrectly and crashing when quitting on macOS.
Added
- Enabled the new styled status panel by default just for macOS users for now.
- Nov 26, 2025
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v1.17.10b
Fixed
- Fixed download animation not showing
- Fixed ctrl/shift+click on a link not activating glance properly
Added
- Updated to Firefox 145.0.2
- Nov 24, 2025
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v1.17.9b
Fixed
Fixed folders not remembering their name and icon changes after app restart.
Fixed glance being activated when alt+selecting a link
Added
- Added an update success notification after updating to a new version. (zen.updates.show-update-notification in about:config)
- Nov 20, 2025
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v1.17.8b
A new release fixes UI glitches and memory leaks, updates Firefox to 145.0.1, and sharpens tab drag and close button behavior. It also adds a workaround for a Windows double click issue by disabling the draggable sidebar. Clear release notes with practical stability and UX fixes.
Fixed
- Fixed an issue with glance opening from the wrong location
- Fixed various issues with the URL bar and its commands
- Fixed memory leaks with split view and glance
Added
- Updated to Firefox 145.0.1
- Improved the feel for drag-and-dropping tabs inside folders
- Close buttons now only show when hovering over tabs
- Tabs separator will always show if an unpinned tab is present
Known
- Double-click to open a new tab is currently broken on windows, as a workaround the preference 'zen.view.draggable-sidebar' has been added to disable the sidebar dragging feature and make double-click work again
- Nov 15, 2025
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v1.17.7b
Zen releases security fixes and a host of usability improvements. New features include Open Link in Glance, refined tab controls, theme commands, history handling tweaks, and default Bounce Tracking Protection in ETP Strict, plus a Windows desktop launcher.
Security
- Various security fixes.
Fixed
- Set workspace id of duplicated essential tab to current active workspace
- Fixed incorrect element picker tooltip description
Added
- Updated to Firefox 145.0
- Swiping back or going back in history now closes the tab if it has been opened from another tab
- Control center will now show on new tab pages
- Added theme commands for the urlbar commands
- Added 'Open Link in Glance' option to link context menu
- Added the options to make Ctrl+Tab cycling to keep within essentials/regular tabs only, and another option with the same behavior but for pending tabs
- With the new Open links from apps next to your active tab setting, you can have links from other applications open next to your active tab instead of at the end of the tab strip.
- Enhanced Bounce Tracking Protection's stateless mode is now enabled by default in ETP Strict, blocking more advanced tracking techniques based on redirection
- For most Windows users, the existing desktop shortcut for launching Zen has been replaced with the desktop launcher, a small program that will launch Zen if it is installed