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Aside Browser

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v1.0.706.1

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Major fixes

  • Fixed the issue where Aside could cause CPU spikes and keep triggering the GPU / macOS WindowServer.
    • Your laptop should no longer heat up just from using Aside. Depending on what you’re doing, it can still get warm, but it should be much better than before.
  • Fixed Google OAuth2 sign-in getting logged out too often.
    • We know many of you reported this, and we’ve patched the area we suspected.
    • At least on my machine, Google sign-in has stayed logged in for over 2 days now.

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New features

  • Added Auto PiP.
    • When a video is playing and you switch to another tab, the video can automatically pop out into Picture-in-Picture.
    • Off by default. You can enable it in Settings > General.
  • Added non-scroll mode for horizontal tabs.
    • Like stock Chrome, tab widths will shrink to fit the window instead of requiring horizontal scrolling.
    • Off by default. You can enable it in Settings > General.
  • Pinned Tab v2
    • ⚠️ Warning: This is not compatible with the previous pinned tab system. Sorry for the hassle, but please unpin your existing pinned tabs and pin them again.
    • Pinned tabs will no longer automatically open in the background.
    • This fixes the issue where pinned tabs could use too much memory.
    • After we launched pinned tabs, Aside could use abnormal memory because Chromium’s pinned tab behavior keeps them alive in the background. We changed that behavior.
    • You can now drag bookmarks into the pinned tab area to turn them into pinned tabs.
    • Pinned tabs no longer disappear after restarting the browser.
    • Fixed pinned tab dragging not working when the vertical tab sidebar is in floating mode.

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Other changes

  • Aside Password Manager can now be unpinned and pinned again.
  • Aside now restores your previous session when launching the browser.
  • It no longer opens as a fresh new window by default.
  • Fixed tab order getting mixed up when switching tabs with Command + 1 through Command + 9.
  • Updated Chromium from 149.0.7827.197 to 150.0.7871.47.

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v1.0.630.1

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New features

  • Added Pinned Tabs.
    • You asked for it a lot, so it’s here.
    • Right-click a tab and choose pin, or if you use vertical tabs, drag the tab to the very top.
    • Tab dragging in vertical tabs is available when you have 2 or more tabs.
    • Horizontal tabs support pinned tabs too, but for now just right-click the tab and pin it from there.
  • The floating vertical tab sidebar now appears when you hover near the left edge of the browser.
    • Previously, you had to hover the “Expand sidebar” button.
    • Now it works more like Arc: move your cursor near the left edge and the sidebar will appear.

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Fixes and improvements

  • Fixed the bookmark bar not showing on the New Tab page.
  • Fixed extension submenus disappearing immediately when hovering over them.
  • Fixed broken tab rendering when using Split View with horizontal tabs.
  • Fixed an occasional crash when importing data from Chromium-based browsers.
  • Fixed a tooltip overlapping other components when dragging a tab into the bookmarks section.
  • Fixed tab shadows not disappearing properly while scrolling in horizontal tab mode.

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v1.0.626.1

June 26, 2026

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Fixes and improvements

  • Fixed an issue where the profile area and buttons overlapped in the vertical tab sidebar.
  • Fixed installed extensions being cut off when there are many extensions. The list is now scrollable.
  • Clicking an extension in the installed extensions list now opens it directly.
  • Fixed incorrect web content corner rendering in fullscreen mode.
  • Fixed broken rendering of the first tab item when using horizontal tabs in fullscreen mode.
  • Fixed a light-blue color appearing in the corner area when using horizontal tabs in fullscreen mode. (in Light mode)
  • Fixed the floating vertical tab sidebar view covering the “Expand sidebar” button in fullscreen mode.
  • Fixed Chromium-based browser bookmark imports not preserving folder depth. Bookmark structure is now preserved.
  • Added support for showing the full URL in the address bar.
  • Fixed key color sampling issues on webpages that use backdrop blur or transparency.
  • Increased the maximum width of the sidebar and side panel to around 520px.
  • Updated Chromium from 149.0.7827.156 to 149.0.7827.197.
  • Fixed onboarding not working on Intel Macs.

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1.0.624.1

June 24, 2026
  • [Improvement] Browser engine: Updates the Chromium base from 149.0.7827.156 to 149.0.7827.197.
  • [Improvement] Bundled Aside components: Updates the bundled agent, password manager, and local service components to the latest release.

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1.0.623.1

June 23, 2026
  • [Feature] Tab search: Adds tab search from the sidebar, with a floating bubble and quick actions.
  • [Feature] Aside extensions menu: Adds a toolbar extensions menu with pin controls and live submenu updates.
  • [Improvement] Windows menus: Improves browser menus on Windows.
  • [Improvement] Account password gate: Polishes the account password popup.
  • [Fix] New tab reload: Disables Reload on Aside new tab pages.
  • [Fix] Cold-start URLs: Prevents macOS cold-start URL opens from leaving an extra new tab window.

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1.0.619.1

June 20, 2026
  • [Feature] Browser settings: Adds language and search engine settings controls.
  • [Feature] Browser import: Adds bookmarks-only import and Safari import support.
  • [Feature] Task popovers: Adds recent task popovers in the sidebar.
  • [Feature] Password manager popup: Opens the password manager in a macOS popover.
  • [Fix] Apple Passwords: Improves Apple Passwords support.
  • [Fix] Horizontal tabs: Keeps tab dragging working through trailing tab strip space.

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1.0.615.1

June 15, 2026
  • [Improvement] Toolbar colors: Improves toolbar contrast and color sampling.
  • [Improvement] Split view: Refines split view rounding.
  • [Improvement] Vertical tabs: Makes vertical tab animations smoother.

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1.0.611.1

June 12, 2026
  • [Feature] Bookmark tab menu: Adds bookmark actions to the tab menu.
  • [Fix] Inactive tabs: Restores close buttons on hovered inactive tabs.
  • [Fix] macOS tooltips: Hides tooltips when the window deactivates.

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1.0.609.2

June 9, 2026
  • [Feature] Chats sidebar actions: Adds actions for bulk read, archive, and show all.
  • [Feature] Horizontal Agent Tabs: Adds the horizontal Agent Tabs chip and bubble.
  • [Fix] Extensions menu: Cleans up the profile menu extension list.

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1.0.605.1

June 5, 2026
  • [Feature] Profile menu: Adds an Aside profile menu bubble.
  • [Improvement] Toolbar dragging: Expands toolbar drag hit areas.
  • [Fix] Background updates: Improves shutdown behavior during background updates.

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1.0.603.1

June 3, 2026
  • [Feature] Agent Tabs: Renames AI tab groups to Agent Tabs.
  • [Feature] Floating vertical tabs: Adds collapsed vertical tab hover previews over page content.
  • [Feature] Notification sync: Keeps notification permission changes in sync.

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1.0.531.1

June 1, 2026
  • [Feature] Aside shortcuts: Adds Ask Aside, New Task, split tab, and copy URL shortcuts.
  • [Feature] Windows imports: Adds Windows import support for Chrome, Edge, Arc, and Comet.
  • [Fix] AI Tabs boundaries: Keeps Aside extension pages and New Task tabs outside AI Tabs groups.

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1.0.526.1

May 27, 2026
  • [Feature] AI Tabs takeover: Adds a Take over action that releases a tab from AI Tabs control.
  • [Improvement] Browser chrome: Refreshes browser frame, omnibox, capture, permission, profile, and common control styling.
  • [Fix] Vertical tabs: Prevents a vertical tab crash after switching tab modes.

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1.0.522.1

May 22, 2026
  • [Feature] Tasks in vertical tabs: Adds task rows, statuses, polling, and singleton task tabs.
  • [Fix] New tab override: Preserves the Aside new tab page during extension reloads.
  • [Fix] Profile menu state: Resets the profile menu button after menus close.

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1.0.520.1

May 20, 2026
  • [Feature] macOS menus: Preserves menu shortcuts and saved tab group submenus in macOS menus.
  • [Fix] Password gate menu state: Disables Settings while the Aside password gate is active.
  • [Fix] Bookmark placeholder: Keeps the empty bookmark placeholder responsive while the sidebar shrinks.

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1.0.519.1

May 19, 2026
  • [Feature] macOS profile menu: Adds a profile menu for the vertical tab sidebar.
  • [Fix] AI Tabs input: Fixes input positioning under AI Tabs viewport scaling.

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1.0.518.1

May 18, 2026
  • [Feature] Media controls: Places global media controls before Ask Aside and keeps them visible.
  • [Feature] Bookmark accordion: Remembers whether the bookmark section is expanded.
  • [Fix] Import stability: Improves imported cookie handling.

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1.0.516.1

May 16, 2026
  • [Improvement] Dark mode: Applies forced dark mode earlier and reports it through settings.
  • [Fix] Password gate downloads: Keeps password gate downloads out of normal download UI.
  • [Fix] Aside startup: Waits to activate Aside surfaces while the account password gate is open.

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1.0.515.1

May 15, 2026
  • [Feature] Browser import: Adds import paths for Firefox, Safari, Chromium, Dia, Atlas, and Comet.
  • [Feature] Browser preferences: Exposes sync status, dock, keep-tasks-running, and import controls.
  • [Feature] Account password gate: Adds dedicated password gate windows.

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1.0.514.1

May 14, 2026
  • [Improvement] Startup readiness: Waits for Aside readiness before first browser launch.
  • [Feature] AI Tabs viewport: Keeps AI Tabs viewport behavior stable across tab changes.

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1.0.512.1

May 12, 2026
  • [Feature] Bundled Aside extensions: Includes Aside extensions in macOS and Windows browser packages.
  • [Feature] Aside updates: Adds support for updating bundled Aside extensions.
  • [Feature] Windows styling: Improves vertical tab styling on Windows.

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1.0.510.1

May 11, 2026
  • [Fix] AI Tabs preview: Stabilizes AI Tabs previews and iframe interactions.

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1.0.507.1

May 7, 2026
  • [Feature] Page Info: Adds the redesigned Page Info bubble and subpages.
  • [Fix] Incognito new tab: Loads Aside new tab resources in incognito without a reload.

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1.0.415.1

April 16, 2026
  • [Feature] Aside account auth: Adds Aside account authentication and sync.

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1.0.401.1

April 1, 2026
  • [Feature] Tab clear and tidy: Adds tab clear and tidy actions.

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1.0.331.1

March 31, 2026
  • [Feature] AI Tabs group design: Adds the new tab group design and AI Tabs behavior.

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1.0.330.1

March 30, 2026
  • [Feature] Omnibox integration: Adds Aside integration in the browser address bar.

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1.0.327.1

March 27, 2026
  • [Feature] Permission bubbles: Redesigns permission bubbles.

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1.0.323.2

March 23, 2026
  • [Feature] AI notification permissions: Adds notification permission prompts for AI features.

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1.0.322.1

March 22, 2026
  • [Feature] Toolbar and sidebar redesign: Redesigns toolbar and sidebar areas.

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1.0.319.1

March 19, 2026
  • [Feature] Browser UI refresh: Updates the browser frame and controls.

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1.0.317.1

March 17, 2026
  • [Feature] Toolbar redesign: Ships the first toolbar redesign.

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1.0.314.1

March 14, 2026
  • [Feature] Browser data import: Adds data import from Chrome, Safari, and Arc.

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1.0.312.1

March 12, 2026
  • [Feature] Side panel resizing: Adds side panel resizing.

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1.0.311.1

March 11, 2026
  • [Feature] Fullscreen agent sidebar: Expands the agent sidebar to full height and adds key color transitions.

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1.0.308.1

March 8, 2026
  • [Feature] Split view redesign: Applies the new split view design.

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1.0.304.1

March 4, 2026
  • [Fix] Backdrop filters: Supports backdrop filter rendering on transparent backgrounds.

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1.0.303.1

March 3, 2026
  • [Feature] App updater: Adds updater self-update support.
  • [Feature] Side panel agent: Moves the browser agent into the side panel.

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1.0.301.1

March 1, 2026
  • [Feature] Vertical tab bookmarks: Adds bookmark support in vertical tabs.
  • [Feature] Liquid Glass: Applies Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe and newer.

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1.0.225.1

February 25, 2026
  • [Feature] Initial Aside Browser release: Adds the macOS toolbar, address entry, search engine controls, tab support, dark-mode browser theming, and updates.