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NODE 0.9.4 is about privacy and asking across your tabs. Thank you for testing. (There is no 0.9.3: that release was started by mistake and has no downloads.)

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

  • See what NODE blocks. A shield next to the address shows how many ads and trackers were blocked on the page you're reading. Click it to see which sites were blocked, turn blocking off or on, and read what NODE sends.
  • The same filter lists uBlock Origin uses. NODE already blocked ads and trackers with uBlock Origin's default lists. Now it also hides the empty boxes ads leave behind, and switches off ad and tracking code on the page, as uBlock Origin does.
  • Hide cookie notices (optional). Turn on Also hide cookie notices in the shield menu or in Settings. It's off by default. Hiding a notice doesn't answer it.
  • What NODE sends. A new section on the NODE page on GitHub lists everything that leaves your computer, where it goes and when. NODE sends no usage data.
  • Ask AI about several pages. In the Ask tab, choose This page, Mosaic tabs or Session. Answers cite the pages they come from as [1], [2] and so on; click a number to open that page. Session → Summarize session writes a short summary with sources and saves it to your Library. Needs a model set up in Settings → AI.

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-0.9.4-mac-arm64.dmg
Mac with an Intel processor NODE-0.9.4-mac-x64.dmg
Windows NODE-0.9.4-win-x64.exe
Linux NODE-0.9.4-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.

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