Releases: zen-browser/desktop
Releases · zen-browser/desktop
Release build - 1.18.4b (2026-02-03)
Zen Stable Release
Fixes
- Fixed drag and dropping into split views not working as expected.
- Resolved an issue where drag and dropping tabs into different windows would sometimes fail.
- Other small quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Release build - 1.18.3b (2026-01-29)
Zen Stable Release
Fixes
- Fixed auto-focusing on inputs not working for popup windows, such as Bitwarden's login prompt. (#11377)
- Fixed not being able to drag and drop tabs between different windows if WS is disabled.
- Added extra migration backup checks to prevent possible data loss during migration.
Release build - 1.18.2b (2026-01-27)
Zen Stable Release
Security
New Features
- Updated to Firefox 147.0.2
- Added 'close to the most recently used tab' option to the tab management settings.
Fixes
- 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.
Release build - 1.18.1b (2026-01-24)
Zen Stable Release
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with new profiles not properly migrating the session files
Changes
- Changed the default keyboard shortcut for a new blank window to cmd+shift+N (for mac), ctrl+shift+N (for linux/windows)
Release build - 1.18b (2026-01-23)
Zen Stable Release
This update includes window sync and other nice improvements! Window sync is a way to keep your windows organized across multiple monitors. If you wan't a blank window, you can do so by using opt+cmd+N (for mac), ctrl+alt+N (for linux) and alt+N (for windows). Enjoy!
You can read more about window sync in our documentation here
New Features
- Updated to Firefox 147.0 and 147.0.1
- 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.)
- Session restore now remembers which space each window was in.
- Closing a tab will now focus the last accessed tab instead of the tab to the bottom
- Tabs can now have custom icons (set via right-click context menu).
- Implemented new tab drag-and-drop system, making it easier to rearrange tabs specially when multiple layers of folders are involved.
- You can now collapse all pinned tabs by clicking on the space name below the essentials.
- Before, only pinned tabs could be renamed; now, any tab can be renamed via right-click context menu or double-clicking the tab title.
- New MacOS profiles will now have 'switch to N space' keyboard shortcuts filled by default (control+number).
- Improved native menu bar integration on MacOS (and Windows/Linux if applicable), adding a 'Spaces' menu item for easier access to space-related actions.
- Enabled de-cluttering preference for context menus.
- WebGPU support is now enabled for devices with Apple Silicon processors on all supported macOS versions.
- Improved video playback performance on systems with AMD GPUs by enabling zero-copy playback for hardware-decoded video where supported, bringing them to parity with Intel and NVIDIA GPUs.
- Zen now supports the Safe Browsing V5 protocol and is migrating from Safe Browsing V4 to the local list mode of Safe Browsing V5 protocol.
- Added an 'Essentials DnD Promo' card, shown when dragging a tab to the top of the sidebar if there are no essentials.
Fixes
- Improved startup time when restoring large sessions.
- Improved rendering for background gradient rendering / mixing when using three color gradients.
- Fixed split views resetting their layout / sizes on startup. (#9978)
- Fixed pinned tabs losing their icons when being unloaded or at startup.
- Fixed sub-folders separating from their parent folders when restoring in some cases.
- Fixed a possible memory leak with mods.
Release build - 1.17.15b (2025-12-20)
Zen Stable Release
Security
New Features
- Updated to Firefox 146.0.1
- Added support for Norwegian Bokmål (nb-NO), Slovak (sk), Romanian (ro) and more languages.
Fixes
- 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.
Release build - 1.17.14b (2025-12-14)
Zen Stable Release
New Features
- Added a preference (
zen.downloads.icon-popup-position) to control the position of the download icon popup in compact mode.
Fixes
- 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.
Release build - 1.17.13b (2025-12-11)
Zen Stable Release
Security
New Features
- 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.
Fixes
- Small performance improvements and bug fixes.
Release build - 1.17.12b (2025-11-30)
Zen Stable Release
Fixes
- Fixed titlebars not displaying correctly on WIndows
- Fixed compact mode not initializing correctly on new windows or private windows
Release build - 1.17.11b (2025-11-28)
Zen Stable Release
New Features
- Enabled the new styled status panel by default just for macOS users for now.
Fixes
- 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.