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Major 3.0

Open XFox111 opened this issue 6 months ago • 4 comments

resolves: #117

This update completely overhauls the extension with new UI, new features and so on.

Changelog

General

  • Extension updated from MV2 to MV3
  • Update is available on Firefox only for versions 139 and above
  • New UI/UX based on Microsoft's @fluentui library
  • Collections are now displayed in multiple columns on wide screens when in "List view"
  • Added ability to search and filter collections
  • Added ability to sort collections by creation date or alphabetically
  • Added ability to reorder collections and items using drag and drop
  • Default collection list location was moved to browser sidebar
  • Added ability to save tabs without closing them
  • Ability to set aside selected tabs is now reflected in the UI changes
  • Added Ukrainian locale

Collections

  • Added ability to change collection's color
  • Added ability to open collection in a new window
  • Added ability to open collection in a private window (requires permission to work in private windows)
  • Added ability to export collection to bookmarks
  • Added ability to add selected tabs to existing collection
  • (Chromium-only) If collection has a color and doesn't have any sub-groups, it will be opened as a tab group

Groups

  • (Chromium-only) Added ability to save and open tab groups
  • Groups can be customized
  • Pinned tabs are now saved into a "Pinned" group inside a collection

Settings & storage

  • Added ability to import/export extension's data
  • Added ability to choose default save action (just save tabs, or save and close them)
  • Added ability to choose default restore action for collections (just open collection, or open it and remove from storage)
  • Added ability to change collections list location (sidebar, popup, separated tab, or pinned tab)
  • (Chromium-only) Added ability to change extension icon action to show context menu
  • Added ability to force toolbars to be always visible
  • Added ability to hide collection counter badge
  • Added ability to turn on notification when saving tabs from context menu (or extension icon action)

Addressed issues

  • Efficiency and resilience of cloud storage was greatly improved
  • Added multiple safe-guards around cloud storage to make sure that user data can't be lost
  • Added ability to disable cloud storage for collections (extension settings will still use cloud storage)
  • Tab thumbnails now use OpenGraph previews as well as tab captures as a fallback
  • Addressed several issues regarding saved or opened tabs being blank

PR Checklist

  • [ ] #117
  • [ ] Update version in package.json
  • [ ] [Post-merge] Review and publish GitHub release
  • [ ] Update Discussions
  • [ ] [Post-deploy] Update changelog for Firefox webstore
  • [ ] Reset next branch to be in sync with main

XFox111 avatar May 04 '25 10:05 XFox111