NODE 0.9.1 (beta)

NODE 0.9.1 is the second beta. It brings a new look, smoother motion and a short survey. Thank you for testing.

If you already have NODE on Windows, it updates by itself. On a Mac, download the new version below and replace the old one in Applications.

What's new

• A quieter toolbar. Buttons are icons now. Hover one to see its name and shortcut. Screenshot, Save page, Save media and Picture in picture are in one Capture button.
• Suggestions in a panel you can fold away. Suggest, Ask, Agent and Talk are tabs at the top of the panel. Fold it into the toolbar and the button shows how many results are waiting.
• One menu. Library, Bookmarks, History, Downloads, Trail, Settings and Help open in one menu (the ☰ button, or ⌘, / Ctrl+,).
• Full screen. The toolbar hides. Move the pointer to the top edge and it slides in over the page.
• Motion. Small transitions when you pin a keyword, save a bookmark, open the panel or the menu. NODE follows your system's reduce-motion setting.
• A short survey. After you've used NODE on 3 different days, it asks once if you'd answer 15 questions. You can also open it any time from Menu → Help → Take the survey, or Help → Take the Beta Survey… in the menu bar.
• Usage summary. Menu → Help → Copy usage summary copies a few counts (days used, suggestions shown and opened, keywords pinned, and so on) so you can paste them into the survey. NODE never sends them. No pages, addresses or keywords are in it.

Fixes

• Sign-in, account, payment and banking pages no longer appear in your research trail, in exports, or in what AI agents can read. Ones already saved are removed when the session opens.
• Grok no longer times out when testing the key or asking a question.
• Google Forms (like the beta survey) open in NODE instead of the separate Google window. They work without signing in.

Which file to download

Scroll down to Assets and download one file:

Your computer	Download
Mac with an Apple chip (M1, M2, M3, M4 or later)	NODE-0.9.1-mac-arm64.dmg
Mac with an Intel processor	NODE-0.9.1-mac-x64.dmg
Windows	NODE-0.9.1-win-x64.exe
Linux	NODE-0.9.1-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Not sure which Mac you have? Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner and choose About This Mac. If the line "Chip" says Apple M1, M2, M3 or M4, download the Apple chip file. If it says "Processor" with Intel, download the Intel file.

You can ignore the other files, including Source code (zip) and Source code (tar.gz). They are for developers.

Installing on a Mac

1. Open the downloaded .dmg file.
2. Drag NODE into the Applications folder.
3. Open NODE from Applications. macOS shows a message that it cannot check NODE. Click Done.
4. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security. Scroll down to the message about NODE and click Open Anyway. Confirm with your password or Touch ID.

This happens because the beta is not signed with Apple yet. You only need to do it once.

Updates on a Mac: until NODE is signed, it cannot update itself. When a new version comes out, download it from this page and drag it into Applications again, replacing the old one.

Installing on Windows

1. If your browser warns about the download, choose Keep.
2. Open the .exe file. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway.
3. Follow the installer.

Windows copies of NODE check for updates and install them by themselves.

Installing on Linux

Download the .AppImage file, make it executable (right-click → Properties → Allow executing, or chmod +x), and open it.

Known limits in this beta

• Signing in to Google accounts opens in a separate Chrome-based window.
• On a Mac, passkeys (Touch ID / iCloud Keychain sign-in) are turned off; sites offer password sign-in instead.

Reporting a problem

In NODE's menu bar, choose Help → Report a Problem…. NODE copies its diagnostics and opens a short bug form on GitHub. Paste them where the form asks, with what you were doing when it went wrong.