Omega v0.2.0 — Bookmarks, Incognito, Auto-Updates

The biggest Omega release yet: every known bug fixed, plus the features people expect from a real browser.

New features

• Bookmarks — star any page from the toolbar, manage everything on the new Bookmarks page
• Incognito tabs (Ctrl+Shift+N) — separate session, nothing recorded in history, no zoom persistence, private badge in the tab strip
• Auto-updates — Omega checks GitHub releases in the background, downloads silently, and installs on quit. Existing installs update themselves from this release on
• Site permission prompts — camera/mic/notifications/location ask first; allow/block decisions are remembered and manageable in Settings
• Clear browsing data — cookies, cache, localStorage, IndexedDB, service workers
• Dark mode for websites — Chromium auto-dark for light sites (Settings, applies after relaunch)
• Proxy support — system / no-proxy / fixed servers
• Custom search engines — add any ?q=%s engine, pick it in the address bar
• Download location setting — choose your folder, or ask where to save each file
• About page — version info and update controls

Fixes (44 total)

• macOS relaunch crash after closing all windows
• AI sidebar Stop button now really aborts; AI requests time out instead of hanging forever
• F11 fullscreen now works and persists
• Download filenames can no longer escape the Downloads folder (path traversal)
• Session is saved periodically — a crash no longer loses your tabs
• Ctrl/middle-click links open background tabs instead of stealing focus
• Restored windows can no longer appear off-screen on disconnected monitors
• Extension icons render correctly
• Settings file is validated and clamped — a corrupted settings.json can no longer break boot
• omega https://… from the command line opens the URL, including omega:// pages
• Ad-blocker rule updates rebuild correctly instead of growing forever
• Ask-where-to-save race fixed; downloads honour the custom folder
• Incognito no longer leaks into history or zoom levels
• Plus 30 more polish fixes across toolbar, find bar, toasts, tab strip and menus

Installing

Download the installer for your platform below. Windows SmartScreen may warn because the binary is not code-signed — choose More info → Run anyway.

Updating from v0.1.x

Just install over the old version, or let the new auto-updater handle it after first launch.

Omega v0.1.3

What's new

Downloads

• Full download manager: files save to your Downloads folder automatically, with live progress, cancel, open, show-in-folder, and clear-finished — on the new Downloads page (Ctrl+J) with a live badge on the toolbar

Extensions

• Load unpacked extension folders (uBlock Origin Lite, Dark Reader, Bitwarden, etc. from source), enable/disable, and remove — persisted across relaunches on the Extensions page (Ctrl+Shift+X)

Windows

• Open in New Window — right-click a tab to pop the page out into its own window on the same session (cookies, ad-block, downloads all carry over)
• Move to Tab Strip — right-click a detached window to move the page back into the main window as a tab

Fixes

• Tab right-click no longer instantly closes all other tabs — a proper context menu (Duplicate, Mute, Close, Close Others) replaced the accident
• New tab search works again: the page CSP was blocking form submits to the internal search redirect
• The app no longer closes itself: removed the renderer heap cap that starved pages, the browser process survives exceptions, and a crashed UI reloads instead of going blank
• Settings changes (theme, ad-block) now apply instantly across all open surfaces
• Discarded tabs come back with their mute state and zoom level intact
• Downloads page updates live instead of showing stale progress

Full changelog: v0.1.2...v0.1.3

Omega v0.1.2

What's new

• Settings & History are real pages — they now open as proper tabs (omega://app/settings.html, omega://app/history.html) with their own bundles instead of overlays that hid the web page. One instance per window; re-triggering focuses the existing tab. Security hardening: ordinary web pages no longer get any IPC bridge at all.
• Search text persists — half-typed queries in the address bar survive clicking away and are restored on refocus (cleared once you actually navigate). Same for the new tab page search box and find-in-page.
• Proper address-bar focus ring — a clean accent border with a soft ring replaces the broken focus shadow.
• Window state persists — fullscreen, maximized and normal window geometry are restored on relaunch. F11 users get their fullscreen back.
• Search engine applies immediately — the new tab page now resolves the engine at submit time (omega://search redirect), so an already-open page follows engine changes instantly.
• Author fixed — the package now credits Manvith.

Download

Windows, macOS and Linux installers are attached automatically by CI:

• Windows (x64): omega-0.1.2-setup.exe
• macOS: omega-0.1.2-arm64.dmg + Omega-0.1.2-arm64-mac.zip
• Linux: Omega-0.1.2.AppImage + omega_0.1.2_amd64.deb

The installer is unsigned — Windows SmartScreen may show a warning. Choose More info → Run anyway.

Full changelog: v0.1.1...v0.1.2

Omega v0.1.1

What's new

• App icon everywhere — the Omega mark (violet ring + dot) now ships on the installer, exe, taskbar and window. No more default Electron icon.
• Windows taskbar identity — an AppUserModelID matches the installer appId, so running windows, pinned shortcuts and installs group as one app.
• CI-built installers — releases are now built automatically by GitHub Actions for Windows, macOS and Linux on every tag push.

Download

• Windows (x64): omega-0.1.1-setup.exe (attached automatically once CI finishes)
• macOS (.dmg, arm64), Linux (.AppImage, .deb) are attached by the same CI run.

The installer is unsigned — Windows SmartScreen may show a warning. Choose More info → Run anyway.

Changes since v0.1.0

• Add app icon for installer and executable (dependency-free generator, npm run icons)
• Set BrowserWindow icon and Windows AppUserModelID at runtime
• Add release workflow to build and attach installers on tag push
• Add dark/light theme toggle, UI polish and docs (shipped late to v0.1.0)

Full changelog: v0.1.0...v0.1.1

Omega v0.1.0

What's new

• Dark/Light theme toggle — open Settings → Appearance to switch between dark and light modes
• UI polish — smoother transitions, focus shadows on the omnibox, cleaner active-tab styling
• Toolbar improvements — disabled navigation buttons now render at reduced opacity
• Performance — tab suspension tiers (throttle / freeze / discard) keep memory low with many tabs

Download

• Windows (x64): omega-0.1.0-setup.exe — run the installer and start Omega from the desktop shortcut
• Portable option: extract win-unpacked and run omega.exe directly (no install needed)

Getting started (from source)

npm install
npm run dev

Node 20+ recommended. See the README for architecture notes, the release checklist, and contributor tips.