Magnetite 0.0.2

A bug-fix release with one addition. Magnetite updates itself to it; new here? See the install table below.

Fixed

• Quitting: ⌘Q now always ends the app. Before, it could keep running after its window closed, and could not be opened again until force-quit. (#19)
• Passkeys from Bitwarden: sites asking for a passkey now open Bitwarden's passkey window instead of Chromium's own dialog. (#9)
• Sign-in popups: "Sign in with Google" and similar sign-ins open in a small window again and finish the sign-in. (#14)
• Closing favorites and pinned tabs: the close button and "Close" now take the tab back to its pinned page. (#10)
• Extension pins set on Chromium's extensions page show in the sidebar right away. (#7)
• Installing an extension no longer shows a download with a cryptic file name. (#8)
• Context menus: long entries no longer overlap the next one. (#11)
• DevTools: docked DevTools have a close button in their toolbar. (#20)

New

• The welcome page asks for your search engine. (#22)

Install

System	File
macOS 13 or newer, Apple silicon	Magnetite-0.0.2-macos-aarch64.zip
macOS 13 or newer, Intel	Magnetite-0.0.2-macos-x86_64.zip
Linux x86_64	magnetite-0.0.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux aarch64	magnetite-0.0.2-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

macOS: unpack the zip and move Magnetite.app to Applications. Signed and notarized by Apple.
Linux: unpack the tarball and follow its README.md for the sandbox setup.

SHA256SUMS lists the checksums of all packages.

Good to know

• The Intel Mac and Linux packages are experimental: they build and start, but have seen little real use.
• On Intel Macs and Linux, H.264 and AAC do not play yet.
• Expect breaking changes in early versions, including to the data stored on disk.

Magnetite 0.0.1

The first release of Magnetite: a fast, open-source browser built around a sidebar. No telemetry, no account.

What you get

• Sidebar: spaces, favorites, pinned tabs with folders, today tabs that archive themselves, bookmarks.
• Getting around: command bar, split view with up to four pages, peek, mini windows.
• Logins kept apart: shared, separate or private logins per space.
• Sync, if you want it: end-to-end encrypted, no account, through Magnetite's free server or one you host yourself.
• The web as you know it: Chrome extensions, passwords and autofill, PDF viewer, DevTools.
• Import of spaces, tabs and bookmarks from Arc, Chromium-based browsers, Firefox, Zen and Safari.

The full list is in the README.

Install

System	File
macOS 13 or newer, Apple silicon	Magnetite-0.0.1-macos-aarch64.zip
macOS 13 or newer, Intel	Magnetite-0.0.1-macos-x86_64.zip
Linux x86_64	magnetite-0.0.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux aarch64	magnetite-0.0.1-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

macOS: unpack the zip and move Magnetite.app to Applications. The app is signed and notarized by Apple.

Linux: unpack the tarball and follow its README.md for the sandbox setup.

Magnetite updates itself from these releases. SHA256SUMS lists the checksums of all packages.

Good to know

• Magnetite is developed and used daily on macOS with Apple silicon. That package is the well-tested one.
• The Intel Mac and Linux packages are experimental: they build and start, but have seen little real use.
• On Intel Macs and Linux, H.264 and AAC do not play yet, so some video and music sites stay silent or blank.
• Expect breaking changes in early versions, including to the data stored on disk.
• Windows is not available yet.

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