Xplorer v0.6.2

Xplorer v0.6.2

Customizable toolbar

• Fully customizable from Settings → Toolbar (new sidebar layout): reorder pills, enable/disable, edit dropdown links, and add your own pills — label, URL, and an icon from a built-in library.
• New default pills: Imagine and Grok on X. A quick-add catalog of xAI / X services (Console, Docs, xAI, Grok Business, Plans, Companions, X Premium, X Analytics, X Pro, X Spaces, X Communities).
• Single-link pills (Groki, x.com, X Chat) no longer carry a redundant dropdown.

Branding & About page

• "About Xplorer" in the app menu + 3-dot menu.
• About page now shows the Xplorer logo, the Xplorer version ("Xplorer 0.6.2 · Chromium …"), and "Xplorer is made possible by the Chromium open source project."
• Live update check — the About page now checks the Xplorer GitHub releases (not Chromium) for a newer version.
• "Get help" links to the Xplorer GitHub.

Universal macOS: Apple Silicon (arm64) + Intel (x86_64), Developer ID–signed, notarized, and stapled.

Downloads

• Apple Silicon: Xplorer-macos-arm64.dmg
• Intel: Xplorer-macos-x86_64.dmg

Verify with the matching .sha256.txt.

Xplorer v0.6.1

Xplorer v0.6.1

Fixes video playback on sites that use MP4 / H.264 (e.g. x.com).

The build previously shipped with Chromium's default ffmpeg (proprietary_codecs=false, ffmpeg_branding="Chromium"), which omits H.264 / AAC. Sites serving MP4 video — like x.com — failed with "The media could not be played", while YouTube worked because it uses royalty-free VP9/AV1/Opus. v0.6.1 sets proprietary_codecs=true + ffmpeg_branding="Chrome", so H.264/AAC now decode.

Universal macOS: Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel (x86_64), Developer ID–signed, notarized, and stapled.

Downloads

• Apple Silicon: Xplorer-macos-arm64.dmg
• Intel: Xplorer-macos-x86_64.dmg

Verify with the matching .sha256.txt.

Xplorer v0.6.0

Xplorer v0.6.0

Unified toolbar. The toolbar is now a single source of behavior (companion/ui/toolbar.js) shared by the companion pages (Grok Build / Web / Wiki) and the native overlay injected on x.com, grok.com, grokipedia, and X Chat. This removes three drifted copies of the toolbar markup/CSS/logic and the fragile C++ href-rewrite — edit it once, it updates everywhere.

macOS universal. Native builds for both Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel (x86_64), each Developer ID–signed, notarized, and stapled (opens cleanly on other Macs — no "damaged" warning).

Downloads

• Apple Silicon: Xplorer-macos-arm64.dmg
• Intel: Xplorer-macos-x86_64.dmg

Verify with the matching .sha256.txt.

Xplorer v0.5.0

Xplorer v0.5.0

Internal codename rename aether → xplorer across the entire project (SDK/MCP modules and tools, XPLORER_TOKEN, scripts, branding), plus UI and docs improvements.

Highlights

• New-tab background picker — per light/dark mode, choose Default (white/dark), Color, Gradient, animated Stars, or a preset/custom Image.
• Landing page — header logo auto-plays its reveal on load, sections fade in on scroll, refreshed hero screenshots, "Coming soon" removed from the nav.
• README — full browser description, feature list, screenshots, and a technical how/why section.
• Agent surface renamed — xplorer_sdk, xplorer_mcp (tools xplorer_*), XPLORER_TOKEN. Raw CDP unchanged on ws://127.0.0.1:9333.
• Build fix — corrected the patch engine's dead-code bugs that broke -Werror builds.
• Intel Mac support — signed, notarized builds for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Download

Mac	DMG	Zip
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)	Xplorer-macos-arm64.dmg	Xplorer-macos-arm64.zip
Intel (x86_64)	Xplorer-macos-x86_64.dmg	Xplorer-macos-x86_64.zip

Checksums: arm64 · Intel

Install: open the DMG for your Mac, drag Xplorer to Applications. On first launch from a download, macOS may prompt — right-click → Open, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Xplorer.app.

Xplorer v0.4.0

AI-native Chromium fork with Grok wired in at the source level. macOS (Apple Silicon).

What's new since v0.3.0

Grok-first browsing

• Grok is the default search engine — typing a query in the address bar searches Grok (via the local gateway → grok.com), and the omnibox placeholder reads "Search Grok…".
• "Ask Grok about this page" — the omnibox page action (formerly "Ask Google about this page") now opens Grok with the page context.
• Grok "it" menu fixed — the floating Grok button's actions (Analyze / Summarize / Explain / Build app from page / …) all work again.

Unified toolbar

• One canonical glass toolbar across companion pages and the x.com / grok.com / grokipedia overlay: X Chat · Grok Build · Grok Web · Groki · x.com · Settings.
• Logo shows just the X, hover reveals "Xplorer".
• Hide/show with a draggable reveal pill; the bar now offsets page content instead of covering it.

Grok Build (apps)

• Redesigned gallery: live preview thumbnails, Build + Preview + ⋯ per card, and a dedicated /apps/new create form.
• Fixed app edit/resume builds (were failing with "grok build failed") and the preview auto-refresh flicker.
• New /logs page + build stderr capture for diagnostics.

Identity & polish

• About Xplorer page (no more failed Google update check).
• Settings page fix; new-tab background picker (per light/dark).

Install

1. Download Xplorer-macos-arm64.dmg, open it, drag Xplorer to Applications.
2. First launch (self-signed): right-click → Open, or xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Xplorer.app.

Verify with Xplorer-macos-arm64.sha256.txt.

Xplorer v0.3.0

Xplorer v0.3.0 — the Grok-native browser. First release under the Xplorer name (formerly XBrowser). macOS · Apple Silicon.

Highlights

• Rebranded to Xplorer — app, bundle id (org.xplorer.Xplorer), welcome, and settings.
• Unified glass toolbar — one canonical toolbar across Xplorer's pages and as an overlay on grok.com, x.com, and Grokipedia (Grok Build · Grok Web · Imagine · Groki · X), with hide/show.
• "Grok it" button on every page — Summarize, "Is this true?" (fact-check), Explain, Analyze, or Build app from page.
• Grok Build — describe an app and Grok builds it with a live preview; iterate by chatting. Fixes to edit/resume builds; bulk export/restart/delete; each app in its own folder with a dedicated conversation.
• Grok Search home — new tabs open Grok Search (Web + Imagine), handing off to grok.com with context.
• New /logs page for the companion.
• Agent-ready — always-on local gateway (CDP on :9333, Agent API on :9334) plus a bundled MCP server.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon)

Download the .dmg and drag Xplorer to Applications. This build is self-signed, so on first launch clear the quarantine flag:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Xplorer.app

Chat / build / search require the grok CLI signed in (grok login --oauth). SHA‑256 checksums are in the attached .sha256.txt.

XBrowser v0.2.0

XBrowser v0.2.0 — the AI-native Chromium fork (formerly Aether), now rebranded with a neon-X logo.

Full web browser (real Blink/V8/sandbox, not Electron) that any agent connects to and drives fast.

New since v0.1

• Rebrand → XBrowser with a custom glowing-X app icon.
• Live HUD overlay — animated pixel badge showing the controlling agent + model, and a metrics bar (calls, KB in/out, clicks, types, reads…). Per-tab, persists after the agent stops (live→idle).
• Action highlighting — color-coded flashes on what the agent clicks (pink), types (blue), reads (green), and scans/links (cyan/gold). Toggle in the badge, on by default.
• Fixed agent onboarding — ~/.aether/gateway.json discovery file, helpful 401s, and a zero-dep MCP server (native aether_* tools).
• Background/parallel control, screenshot any hidden tab, multi-agent tab ownership.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon)

1. Download XBrowser-macos-arm64.dmg, open it, drag XBrowser to Applications.
2. xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/XBrowser.app (self-signed), then open.
3. Connect an agent — see AGENTS.md.

Verify against XBrowser-macos-arm64.sha256.txt.

Aether v0.1.1 — agent onboarding fixes

Aether v0.1.1 — agent onboarding fixes. This release makes Aether much easier for agents to connect to and drive (the v0.1.0 onboarding tripped up agents).

What's new

• Fixed discovery file ~/.aether/gateway.json {url, token} — agents read ONE known path instead of hunting for the token under the profile dir (the #1 thing that broke agents before).
• Helpful auth errors — a missing/bad token returns 401 with a fix message (was a misleading 404); GET / is an unauthenticated discovery endpoint.
• MCP server (sdk/aether_mcp.py, zero-dependency) — register it and your agent gets native aether_* tools (navigate, observe, click, type, press, read_text, screenshot, tabs, …). No more hand-rolled curl/JSON.
• Robust typing — aether_type clicks to focus the page's real input, then clears + types, so text lands in the right field on delegated/combobox inputs.
• aether_observe gains role/limit filters.

Verified clean agent session (navigate → find article → click → read) end-to-end over MCP with no token handling.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon)

1. Download Aether-macos-arm64.dmg, open it, drag Aether to Applications.
2. xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Aether.app (self-signed), then open.
3. Add the MCP server (see AGENTS.md).

Verify against Aether-macos-arm64.sha256.txt.

Aether v0.1.0

Aether v0.1.0 — the first release of the AI-native Chromium fork. A full web browser (real Blink/V8/sandbox, not Electron) that any agent can connect to and drive fast.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon)

1. Download Aether-macos-arm64.dmg below.
2. Open it and drag Aether to Applications.
3. First launch (build is self-signed):

   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Aether.app
   

   then open it normally.

Connect an agent

The Agent Gateway auto-starts on 127.0.0.1:9334 (high-level API) and :9333 (raw CDP). Token is in ~/Library/Application Support/Aether/Default/agent_token. See AGENTS.md.

Highlights

• Agent gateway: navigate / text / axtree / screenshot / click / type / press / eval
• Drives background & occluded tabs; screenshots hidden tabs; many tabs in parallel
• Multi-agent tab ownership + per-tab context
• navigator.webdriver stays false — first-class automation

Verify downloads against Aether-macos-arm64.sha256.txt.