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Roadmap

Christian Relf edited this page Jul 16, 2026 · 3 revisions

Roadmap

Dandelion is a working developer preview. It's honest about what it isn't yet — this page is the user-facing summary of what's missing and what's coming.

Source of truth: ROADMAP.md in the repository. That file is versioned with the code and a box is ticked in the same pull request that ships the feature. The copy below is a convenience mirror and can fall behind it — when they disagree, the repository is right. Open defects are in the issue tracker.

🌼 Dandelion Browser Roadmap

Building a beautiful, fast and privacy-conscious browser with a modern desktop experience.

Status: working developer preview. A ticked box means the feature is built and working in the app today — not that it is polished or free of rough edges. Known limitations of shipped features and open defects are tracked separately in the Work/ folder and the issue tracker.

Tick a box in the same pull request that ships the feature, so this file can never drift from the code.


Current Focus

  • Polish existing UI
  • Complete all unfinished buttons
  • Improve animations
  • Eliminate placeholder components
  • Improve responsiveness
  • Optimise startup time
  • Fix memory leaks
  • Improve tab performance

v0.2 — Browser Foundation

Tabs

  • Drag & reorder tabs
  • Duplicate tab
  • Pin tabs
  • Mute tab
  • Tab groups
  • Tab preview thumbnails
  • Sleeping tabs
  • Recently closed tabs
  • Reopen closed window

Navigation

  • Better address bar
  • URL suggestions
  • Search suggestions
  • Search history
  • Quick calculator
  • Unit conversions
  • Timezone conversion
  • Clipboard URL detection

Downloads

  • Download manager
  • Progress popup
  • Pause / Resume
  • Virus scan hooks
  • Open file location

History

  • Full history page
  • Search history
  • Delete by day
  • Recently visited

Bookmarks

  • Bookmark manager
  • Bookmark folders
  • Import bookmarks
  • Export bookmarks
  • Bookmark sidebar

v0.3 — Productivity

Sidebar

  • Bookmarks
  • History
  • Downloads
  • Notes
  • Reading list
  • Split screen controls

Split View

  • Two tabs side by side
  • Vertical split
  • Horizontal split
  • Resize divider
  • Drag tabs between splits

Workspaces

  • Workspace switching
  • Colour coded workspaces
  • Workspace icons
  • Workspace persistence

Reading Mode

  • Distraction-free mode
  • Font controls
  • Themes
  • Text-to-speech

v0.4 — Personalisation

Themes

  • Dark
  • Light
  • AMOLED
  • Custom accent colours
  • Blur effects
  • Transparency controls

New Tab Page

  • Wallpapers
  • Weather widget
  • Quick links
  • Search box
  • Recent tabs
  • Notes widget
  • Custom widgets

Appearance

  • Compact mode
  • Vertical tabs
  • Floating tabs
  • Custom toolbar
  • Hide titlebar
  • Window vibrancy

v0.5 — Privacy

Tracking Protection

  • Tracker blocking
  • Fingerprinting protection
  • Third-party cookie controls
  • HTTPS upgrade

Privacy

  • Clear browsing data
  • Auto-clear on exit
  • Site permissions manager
  • Permission prompts

Incognito

  • True isolated sessions
  • Temporary downloads
  • Separate cookies

v0.6 — Performance

Browser

  • Smarter tab sleeping
  • GPU optimisation
  • Faster startup
  • Lazy renderer loading
  • Background throttling

Resource Monitor

  • Per-tab CPU
  • Per-tab RAM
  • Network usage
  • Energy usage

v0.7 — Power Features

Developer Tools

  • Custom DevTools launcher
  • Inspect element
  • Network monitor
  • Console shortcuts

Command Palette

(Ctrl + K)

  • Open pages
  • Search settings
  • Execute browser commands
  • Quick navigation

Mouse Gestures

  • Back
  • Forward
  • Refresh
  • Close tab
  • Reopen tab

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Fully configurable shortcuts
  • Shortcut editor

v0.8 — Sync

Dandelion Account

  • Browser sync
  • Bookmark sync
  • History sync
  • Tabs sync
  • Settings sync
  • Encrypted sync

Import

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Brave
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Arc

v0.9 — Extensions

Extension Support

  • Chrome extension compatibility
  • Extension manager
  • Permissions viewer
  • Disable per site
  • Developer mode

v1.0 — Premium Experience

Browser Experience

  • Smooth 120Hz animations
  • Native feeling window controls
  • Zero unfinished UI
  • Complete accessibility support
  • Crash recovery
  • Session restore
  • Automatic updates

Security

  • Sandboxed renderer improvements
  • Secure credential storage
  • Certificate viewer
  • Password breach detection

Future Ideas

AI

  • AI webpage summary
  • AI sidebar
  • AI translation
  • AI writing assistant
  • AI search refinement

Media

  • Picture-in-picture improvements
  • Mini player
  • Audio controls
  • Global media controls

Utilities

  • QR code generator
  • Screenshot tool
  • Colour picker
  • PDF viewer
  • Markdown viewer

Advanced

  • Profiles
  • Container tabs
  • Workspace sharing
  • Remote tab sharing
  • Cloud clipboard
  • Built-in terminal
  • Web app mode
  • Progressive Web App installer

Polish Checklist

  • Every interaction animated
  • Consistent spacing
  • Consistent iconography
  • No placeholder UI
  • Responsive at every window size
  • Keyboard accessible
  • No layout shift
  • No flashing components
  • Production logging
  • Full automated tests
  • Cross-platform support
  • Native feeling on Windows, macOS and Linux

Long-Term Vision

Create a browser that combines:

  • Arc's polish
  • Zen Browser's simplicity
  • Vivaldi's power
  • Brave's privacy
  • Chrome's compatibility

...while remaining lightweight, elegant and developer-friendly.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md for the branch-first workflow, commit conventions and the review checklist the project holds itself to.