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NODE 0.9.5 adds passwords and fixes tabs that switched or reloaded on their own. 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

  • Save passwords. After you sign in, NODE asks whether to save the password: Save Password, Never for This Site or Not Now. If you sign in with a new password, it asks to update the saved one.
  • Sign in faster. Next time, click the username or password field and pick your login from the small menu. Nothing is filled until you pick it. You can also right-click the field and choose Fill Saved Login.
  • Strong passwords. On a sign-up or change-password form, click the password field and choose Use Strong Password. NODE fills the password and its confirmation, and asks to save it when you send the form.
  • Bring your passwords with you. Export your passwords from Chrome, Brave, Edge, Safari, Firefox, 1Password or Bitwarden, then go to Settings → Passwords → Import Passwords… and choose the file. The steps for each browser are in Settings. NODE offers to move the exported file to the Trash afterwards, since it holds every password in plain text.
  • See your passwords. Settings → Passwords lists your saved logins. Show and Copy ask for Touch ID first (or a confirmation on computers without it). A copied password is cleared from the clipboard after a minute.
  • Private by design. Passwords are encrypted with your computer's own secure storage (Keychain on a Mac) and never leave your computer. A login is only filled on the site it was saved for.
  • Tabs stay put. In Mosaic, a tile that moved to a new page by itself (YouTube's next video, a page that refreshes) could take over as the active tab. Now only your own click or key press switches tabs.
  • No reloads after a break. Tabs you haven't used go to sleep to save memory. Time away from the computer used to count, so tabs reloaded when you came back. Now only time you spend using NODE counts, and the wait is 30 minutes. Change it, or turn sleep off, in Settings → Tabs → Put unused tabs to sleep.

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-0.9.5-mac-arm64.dmg
Mac with an Intel processor NODE-0.9.5-mac-x64.dmg
Windows NODE-0.9.5-win-x64.exe
Linux NODE-0.9.5-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

  • The first time NODE saves a password on a Mac, macOS may ask whether NODE can use its "Safe Storage" key in your keychain. Click Always Allow.
  • 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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