1.12: Improved bookmark management

Note: This release will migrate your history database to a new format, which will cause Min to restart the first time it is launched after the upgrade.

Improved bookmark management

Bookmarks can now be organized with tags to make it easier to find things you've saved. When you create a bookmark, you'll now see an option to add tags to it:

From the bookmarks list, you can filter results by tag:

...Or add tags to items:

As you add tags, Min will begin to automatically suggest tags for new items, and when you search for a set of tags, you'll see suggestions for items that are similar to your search.

You can also now import (!importbookmarks) and export bookmarks (!exportbookmarks) to make it easier to switch between Min and other browsers.

Translation updates

• Russian by (@KagamineP and @setn4me)
• Ukranian (by @Sestowner)
• Polish (by @JB1905)
• Japanese (by @KagamineP)
• Italian (by @SergheiGurgruov)
• Portuguese (by @smarquespt)
• Korean (by @lee-yunseok)

Other changes

• You can now set Min as your default browser on Windows.
• The menu button is now visible on Windows even when the searchbar is open.
• Added Raspbian build (by @lee-yunseok)
• You will now be prompted to set Min as your default browser after installing on Linux (by @lee-yunseok)
• Added an option to keep Min on top of other windows.
• Reader view now works on more sites.
• Improved reliability of session restore.

1.12.0-beta

Note: This release will migrate your history database to a new format, which will cause Min to restart the first time it is launched after the upgrade. Before installing the beta, it's a good idea to make a backup copy of your history, which is located in one of the following locations:

• ~/library/application support/min on macOS
• \users\username\appdata\roaming\min on Windows
• /home/username/.config/min on Linux

• Added an option to tag bookmarks
• Added bookmarks import and export
• Added a setting to keep the window on top
• Min can now be set as the default browser on Windows
• Added Raspbian build

Full release notes will be available once the final version is released.

1.11.2: Security fix

• Fixed an issue where some pages would display incorrectly on Windows while dark mode is enabled.
• Includes a fix for a security issue in Chromium.

1.11.1: Bug fixes

New in this release:

• Fixed an issue where some pages wouldn't display correctly when dark mode is enabled on Linux.
• Fixed an issue that would cause Min to not install correctly on some Linux systems.
• Search suggestions now appear more quickly in the searchbar.
• !movetotask now inserts a new task after the current one, rather than at the end.
• Added Ecosia as a built-in search option.
• Added a quit menu item on Linux.
• Fixed a memory leak when closing the main window.

Updated translations:

• Polish
• Turkish
• Portuguese

1.11: Easier task management and other improvements

Better task management

In the previous release, we included a survey to ask how to make the task system work better for you, and recieved a ton of valuable feedback. Thank you to everyone that responded! Based on the results of the survey, this release includes a bunch of improvements to make tasks even easier to use:

• Improved session restore behavior: Instead of always restoring your previous session, Min will now ask you whether you want to return to your previous task or not:

• Task collapsing: You can now collapse tasks you aren't using so they take up less space in the overlay.

• Undo delete, which makes it harder to accidentally delete tasks.

• Favicons let you find tabs more quickly in the overlay.

• Keyboard shortcuts to switch tasks: shift+alt+ctrl+1 switches to the first task you have open, shift+alt+ctrl+2 to the second task, etc.

Improved Browser Commands

Browser Commands let you quickly control the browser from the keyboard, without having to remember keyboard shortcuts. In this release, they're even easier to use:

• ctrl+e now opens the searchbar and shows a list of available commands.
• Commands now autocomplete as you type.
• Added a !nametask command to rename the current task.

Language Updates

New languages:

• Vietnamese (by @vicr123)

Updated languages:

• Portuguese (by @smarquespt)
• Ukranian (by @Sestowner)
• Traditional Chinese (by @z-huang)
• Russian (by @KagamineP)
• Japanese (by @KagamineP)
• Polish (by @JB1905)

Other Improvements

• You can now navigate through sections of a website while reading an article in reader mode:

• The app menu has been reorganized on Windows to make it easier to access frequently-used items:

• Added a context menu to the address bar (by @Tomadelostacos).
• Websites can now customize the color of the tab bar using the meta theme-color tag.
• There's now also a setting to disable site themes.
• You can now change most settings without restarting.
• The shortcut to toggle the app menu has been changed to ctrl+m to avoid conflicts with other shortcuts.
• Upgraded to Electron 6.0/Chromium 76.
• There is now a prebuilt version of Min for Fedora and other RPM-based distributions.

1.10.1: Bug fixes

• Updated Portuguese and Ukrainian translations.
• Fixed an issue that could cause pages to be incorrectly sized on Windows.

In case you missed it, see the full release notes for everything new in 1.10, including an improved reader mode, easier installation on Windows, and more.

1.10: Better reader mode and easier installation

Better reader mode

Min has always had the ability to open pages in reader mode by clicking on the icon next to a tab, which reduces distractions, allows pages to load faster, and stops many common forms of tracking. Starting in this release, reader mode is more accurate at determining which parts of a page to include and which to leave out, and includes a sepia theme to make it easier to read for long periods. Additionally, Min now lets you automatically open pages on a site in reader mode, without having to click a button for every article you want to read.

After the second time you open an article from a site in reader mode, you'll be asked whether you want to turn it on automatically, or you can enable reader mode at any time by clicking on the gear icon in the upper-right corner:

Easier installation on Windows

Previously, running Min on Windows meant downloading a folder full of files, which was often confusing to use. Starting in this release, Min can now be installed by running a single installer, which is easier and simpler to run.

Translation changes

• Added Ukranian (by @Sestowner)

Updated translations for several languages:

• Polish (by @JB1905)
• French (by @PoorPocketsMcNewHold)
• Hungarian (by @gergo85)
• Portuguese (by @smarquespt)
• Lithuanian (by @welaq)

Other improvements

• Added a !closetask command to close tasks (by @brakkum)
• The task overlay now scrolls up or down when you drag a tab near the edge of the screen.
• You can now use the tab key to navigate through the tab overlay.

In this release, you'll also see an option to take a survey about how you use the tasks feature. The results of this survey will help improve the way tasks work; if you have any other ideas, you can also provide feedback here.

• Content blocking is now around 3x faster.
• You can now delete invididual history items and bookmarks after opening the respective lists (from the view menu).
• Removed the preference to disable swipe navigation.
  • If you have issues accidentaly going backwards or forwards in this release, please create a new issue here.
• Fixed an issue where the browser would freeze while entering fullscreen mode.
• Fixed an issue where opening a link would not work correctly when Min is set as the default browser.
• Upgraded to Electron 5 / Chromium 73.

1.9.2: Security fix

• Updated Chromium to fix a security issue.

1.9.1: Bug fixes and minor improvements

New in this release:

• Auto-playing videos are now disabled by default.
• Starting in this release, Min will now automatically notify you when updates are available.
  • No personal information is sent as part of this process; if you would like to disable update notifications, you can do so from the preferences page.

Other changes:

• Fixed an issue where single-letter keyboard shortcuts would cause the searchbar to work incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where Google Drive would fail to load.
• Fixed an issue where full-text search would not work correctly on pages with Cyrillic characters.
• Fixed an issue where the context menu would not work correctly while in reader mode.

1.9.0: Improved content blocking and download management

Since we included a survey in the previous release, we've recieved over 175 responses - thank you to everyone that participated! You can view the results of the survey here, and if you haven't filled out the survey yet, there's still time to do so. Some of the suggestions we recieved have already been incorporated in 1.9, and we'll continue to make changes based on your feedback in the next release.

With that in mind, here's what's new in this release:

Improved content blocking

Min has always had the ability to block trackers and ads, helping to speed up your web browsing and making it harder for sites to track you across the web. However, it wasn't always easy to figure out how to enable this option, or to control what would be blocked. Starting in this release, Min will block third-party ads and trackers by default, helping to protect your privacy and making pages load significantly faster. To test this, we loaded a selection of news websites in Min 1.8 and 1.9 with third-party content blocking; on average, enabling content blocking makes sites load 2x faster.

If you turned on content blocking in a previous version of Min, all ads and trackers will continue to be blocked, just as they were before. In this release, we've also made the content blocker even faster, and added an option to disable content blocking on certain websites if you choose.

Download manager

Min now includes a way to manage downloads - one of the most-requested features in our recent survey. When you start downloading a file, a bar will appear at the bottom of the window, allowing you to view the progress of a download or cancel it. Once the file is finished downloading, you can open the file directly from Min, or drag-and-drop it to move it to a different location.

New languages

• Persian (by @hossainalhaidari)
• Korean (by @napiera)
• Italian (by @agottardo)
• Arabic (by @anejjar)

Many of the new features in this release haven't been translated yet - if you want to update the translations for your language, check out these instructions for details.

Other changes

• added a menu item to duplicate tabs (by @code-hunger)
• Improved search: full-text search results are now more accurate, appear more frequently in search results, and take up less storage space.
• Made it easier to see which tab is selected.
• Rearranged the view menu to make it easier to access bookmarks and history.
• Improved reader mode formatting.
• The reader mode button now appears more quickly while the page is loading.
• Tabs now extend to the top of the window when it is maximized.
• Min now uses the same user agent as Chrome for improved site compatibility.
• Phishing detection has been removed due to low accuracy and a high number of false-positives.
• Sandboxing is now enabled on Windows and macOS (Linux support coming soon).
• Upgraded to Electron 4.0.4/Chromium 69.

Bug fixes:

• Printing an article from reader view now works correctly.
• Fixed swipe gestures triggering incorrectly when scrolling horizontally.
• The tab bar now scrolls to show the new tab when opening a tab in the background.
• Attempting to launch a second instance of Min now switches back to the first instance correctly.