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CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) Changelog

What's new in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.9.19 Beta

Aug 21, 2013
  • [Bug fixed]The downloads always save to Desktop on the download confirmation.
  • [Bug fixed]The IE tab page can't display normally after modifying DPI.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.9.17 Beta (Aug 16, 2013)

  • [New]Speed: Improve the launching speed and web loading speed.
  • [Bug fixed] Fix some bugs and it will be more stable.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.9.16 Beta (Aug 1, 2013)

  • [Improve]Improve the auto-hide bookmark bar.
  • [Bug fixed]Other crash bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.9.10 Beta (Jul 2, 2013)

  • [Bug fixed]There are two cooolnovo icons on the task bar of win7 sometimes.
  • [Bug fixed]The CoolNovo_Theme is renamed as CoolNovo Theme.
  • [Bug fixed]About instant.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.9.8 Beta (Jun 25, 2013)

  • [Bug fixed]Sometimes crash when enable instant.
  • [Bug fixed]Can't open some websites which are in the IE list with IE compatible mode.
  • [Bug fixed]Change the accelerator can't work.
  • [Bug fixed]Improve the new tab page.
  • [Bug fixed]Restore the translation of Ko, Ru and so on.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.9.5 Beta (Jun 20, 2013)

  • [New]Update the Chromium version to 27.0.1453.110.
  • [New]Improve the IE mode.
  • [New]Improve the downloader, add the "open when done" in the context menu of the task.
  • [New]Improve the New Tab Page: about the thumbnails and UI.
  • [New]Change the style of mode switch button: from word to icon.
  • [Bug fixed]Can't open the link in the pops of some extensions.
  • [Bug fixed]The extension "auto refresh" can't work.
  • [Bug fixed]About the zh-TW translation.
  • [Bug fixed]"Delete download history on exit" can't work.
  • [Bug fixed]About instant.
  • [Remove]Remove builtin adblock.
  • [Remove]Remove the sidebar, the extensions on which will appear on the toolbar.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.8.33 (Jun 8, 2013)

  • [Bug fixed]Crash on Win 8 when switch to metro mode.
  • [Bug fixed]Improve the UI on the win8.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.8.29 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • [New feature]New edition of our website.
  • [New feature]Change the UI of chromium downloader.
  • [New feature]Add CoolNovo theme.
  • [New feature]The new install and uninstall UI.
  • [New feature]Add the switch of "mode switch" feature in the advanced settings.
  • [Remove]Remove quick access bar, add the extension recommendations.
  • [Remove]Remove helpguider.
  • [Bug fixed]Fix a crash bug about mute, and move the switch of mute into the wrench menu.
  • [Bug fixed]It can't work when QQ xuanfeng downloader setted as default.
  • [Bug fixed]Improve the zh-TW and ru translation with the help of our users.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.8.27 Beta (May 30, 2013)

  • [Bug fixed]Download can't complete sometimes.
  • [Bug fixed]Improve the coolnovo theme.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.8.24 Beta (May 28, 2013)

  • [Bug fixed]The two built-in themes should show in the front of others.
  • [Bug fixed]Crash bug about download.
  • [Bug fixed]Downloads can't show in the task list when the file is too small.
  • [Bug fixed]"Delete download history on exit" can't work.
  • [Bug fixed]The downloader icon can't display on the download confirmation windows.
  • [Bug fixed]Other crash bug.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.8.20 Beta (May 23, 2013)

  • [New feature]New edition of our website.
  • [Bug fixed]It can't show when auto-hide taskbar on the coonovo theme.
  • [Bug fixed]It can't work when QQ xuanfeng downloader setted as default.
  • [Bug fixed]The downloading animation can't show when uncheck "Ask where to save each file before downloading".
  • [Bug fixed]The minimize button will mixed with the theme button after change the size of all windows items on the coolnovo theme.
  • [Bug fixed]Crash bug about downlading.
  • [Bug fixed]Improve the zh-TW and ru translation with the help of our users.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.8.11 Beta (May 23, 2013)

  • Change the UI of chromium downloader.
  • Add CoolNovo theme.
  • Add the switch of "mode switch" feature in the advanced settings.
  • The new install and uninstall UI.
  • Remove quick access bar, add the extension recommendations.
  • Remove helpguider.
  • Fix a crash bug about mute, and move the switch of mute into the wrench menu.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.7.11 (Apr 22, 2013)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 25.0.1364.172.
  • Speed cool start up.
  • Refactor mute feature.
  • Crash bug when download with mini thunder.
  • The extensions can't display correctly on the sidebar.
  • Improve password save feature.
  • No-response when click external links if the browser is run as administrator.
  • Webpage can't display correctly when make payment with ie mode sometimes.
  • Can't open *.mht files with CoolNovo browser when setted as default.
  • Add context menu on bookmark button.
  • Improve russian translation.
  • Bosskey support special character.
  • Improve the upgrade mechanism.
  • Can't support xuanfeng4.3 downloader.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.7.10 Beta (Apr 17, 2013)

  • Can't popup context menu on flash.
  • Can't support xuanfeng4.3 downloader.
  • Improve saving password feature.
  • Other crash bug.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.7.9 Beta (Apr 10, 2013)

  • Improve the upgrade mechanism.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.7.8 Beta (Apr 2, 2013)

  • Bosskey support special character.
  • Restore tab invalid.
  • Popup two windows when download with thunder.
  • Disable supper drag no effective when restart coolnovo.
  • Other bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.7.7 Beta (Mar 27, 2013)

  • Can't run in xp system.
  • Crash bug when startup.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.7.2 Beta (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 25.0.1364.172.
  • Speed cool start up.
  • Refactor mute feature.
  • Crash bug when download with mini thunder.
  • The extensions can't display correctly on the sidebar.
  • Improve password save feature.
  • No-response when click external links if the browser is run as administrator.
  • Webpage can't display correctly when make payment with IE mode sometimes.
  • Can't open *.mht files with CoolNovo browser when set as default.
  • Add context menu on bookmark button.
  • Improve Russian translation.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.6.12 (Jan 31, 2013)

  • Can't search by Ctrl+F in the "Inspect element".
  • Fix some bugs about IE mode.
  • Fix bug of screenshot: about the language display.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.6.10 Beta (Jan 29, 2013)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 24.0.1312.56.
  • Speed the first-launch, it can be upgraded 20% probably.
  • Support the QQ xuanfeng downloader.
  • Fix two crash bug in IE mode.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.6.6 Beta (Jan 23, 2013)

  • Speed the cold launch up, it can be upgraded 10% probably.
  • Fix bug of screenshot: about the language display.
  • Crash bug when input "space" or delete search wors in the search box on toolbar.
  • Crash bug when close pops.
  • It will open new tab when close pops by mouse gesture or shortcuts.
  • Saving page as screenshot can't work.
  • The bug about translation feature on the quick access bar.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.6.5 Beta (Jan 18, 2013)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 24.0.1312.52.
  • Can't search by Ctrl+F in the "Inspect element".
  • Fix some bugs about IE mode.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.5.21 (Jan 15, 2013)

  • Crash sometimes after upgrading.Hope everyone use install package version, and we'll not fix the bugs caused by portable version.
  • Some crash bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.5.19 Beta (Dec 31, 2012)

  • Crash bug on 2.0.5.18.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.5.18 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 23.0.1271.97.
  • Shorten the Options and features.
  • Js can't work in popups sometimes.
  • Clicking the rss resource will become to download.
  • Can't print.
  • Mouse gesture can't scroll the page to the end in some conditions.
  • Mouse gesture action "close current tab and activate the right one" can't work sometimes.
  • CoolNovo will be resetted to default browser after auto-update when it is not the default.
  • Can't set CoolNovo as default brwoser on Win8.
  • Cancel the limitation of installing extensions.
  • Improve the launching speed.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.5.12 Beta (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 23.0.1271.97.
  • Can't set CoolNovo as default brwoser on Win8.
  • Crash when download in the incognito windows.
  • It will be freezed when deleting mails in Gmail.
  • Can't open IE tabs in incognito windows.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.5.8 Beta (Dec 6, 2012)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 23.0.1271.95.
  • Mouse gesture action "close current tab and activate the right one" can't work sometimes.
  • The name description does not show correctly.
  • Restore the close-button on tab in the "Options-Tabs".
  • Mouse gestures "Minimize", "Maximize/Restore" can't work.
  • CoolNovo will be resetted to default browser after auto-update when it is not the default.
  • Update some imags for win8.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.5.6 Beta (Nov 30, 2012)

  • Update the based Chromium version to 23.0.1271.91.
  • Shorten the Options and features.
  • Js can't work in popups sometimes.
  • Clicking the rss resource will become to download.
  • Can't print.
  • Mouse gesture can't scroll the page to the end in some conditions.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.4.16 (Nov 26, 2012)

  • Add the translation of ko, jp, ru and zh-TW, and we'll improve it in the future version.
  • Mouse gesture can't work sometimes.
  • The bookmark bar will show on the new tab page after installing speeddial extension and setting bookmark bar not shown.
  • The last new tab page can be closed, and restore the settings in the Options.
  • Crash when hide the browser window through bosskey sometimes.
  • Crash when import bookmarks sometimes.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.4.14 (Nov 15, 2012)

  • Based upon Chromium 21.0.1180.60
  • [New feature]New IE kernel make you visit IE tab more fast and stable.
  • Remove the CoolNovo downloader.
  • Disable sidebar and remove the build-in extensions.
  • Remove the bookmar recycle bin.
  • Modify the help guider.
  • Modify the switching kernel icon.
  • Improve the Reopen Closed Tabs feature.
  • Modify the UI of Quick access bar, remove the mute feature.
  • Memory bloating when using flash plugin.
  • The wording of mouse gesture tips can't show exactly.
  • Other bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.4.12 Beta (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Modify the action of mouse gesture "down-right": don't activate the first tab when you close the last tab.
  • Add the mute feature, and fix the related bug.
  • Can't install extensions on Webstore when set the other download tool as default.
  • Other bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.4.11 Beta (Nov 2, 2012)

  • Modify the style of the folder on the bookmark bar.
  • Can't open .html files(saved on your pc) with IE mode.
  • Can't creat application shortcuts with IE tab.
  • Crash bug when back to previous page with IE mode.
  • Modify the wording on the switching kernel bubble.
  • "Dlelete from disk" and "copy URL" options on the Downloads Page.
  • Crash bug when input space in the searchbox on the toolbar.
  • The wording of mouse gesture tips can't show exactly.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.4.9 Beta (Oct 24, 2012)

  • Based upon Chromium 21.0.1180.60
  • [New feature]New IE kernel make you visit IE tab more fast and stable.
  • Remove the CoolNovo downloader.
  • Disable sidebar and remove the build-in extensions.
  • Remove the bookmar recycle bin.
  • Modify the help guider.
  • Modify the switching kernel icon.
  • Improve the Reopen Closed Tabs feature.
  • Modify the UI of Quick access bar, remove the mute feature.
  • Memory bloating when using flash plugin.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.3.55 (Aug 29, 2012)

  • [Bug fixed] Crash bug in some conditions.
  • [Bug fixed] Black flash when visit some websites in some conditions.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.3.52 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • Update the based version to Chromium 18.0.1025.152.
  • [New feature]Mouse gestures: add gesture tip and trail.
  • [New feature]Rename bottom toolbar as quick access toolbar, which can be attached to sidebar.
  • [New feature]Add mute feature on quick access toolbar, and improve the zoom feature.
  • [Bug fixed]Other crash bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.3.50 Beta (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Restore the download feature.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.2.26 (Mar 22, 2012)

  • [Bug fixed]freeze when switch tabs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.2.25 (Mar 20, 2012)

  • [New feature]Add translation, themes and screenshot features on the Bottom toolbar.
  • [New feature]Add bookmark button on the bookmarks bar.
  • [Bug fixed]Improve the search box on the toolbar.
  • [Bug fixed]Some bugs about Instant.
  • [Bug fixed]Can\'t set QQ xuanfeng as default download tool.
  • [Bug fixed]The webpage will be freezed if right-click the scroll bar.
  • [Bug fixed]About switching tabs can\'t work when mouse wheels on tab-bar.
  • [Bug fixed]Crash when install and run the extension \"Chat for Google\".
  • [Bug fixed]Crash when cloese incognito window after disable exentions in the Option.
  • [Bug fixed]Black flash when switch the IE mode to Chrome mode.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.1.40 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • Update the based version to Chromium
  • Improve the browser translation for ko, ja, ru, zh.
  • [New feature]Bookmarks recycle bin.
  • [New feature]Save webpage as image(not support IE mode).
  • [Bug fixed]The bug of deleting browsing data on exit.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.0.9 (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Update the based version to Chromium 16.0.912.75.
  • [Bug fixed]Can't import password from Chrome.
  • [Bug fixed]Bottom bar can't hide when minimize browser to tray.
  • [Bug fixed]Shortcut "Ctrl+Enter" can't work when instant enabled.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.0.4 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • upgrade base version to Chromium 16.0.912.63.
  • [new feature] Add the bottom of the toolbar, and add in the above four common features: in the foreground / background tab open; open the download page; zoom (zoom); Clear browsing data.
  • [new feature] Right Picture menu to add pictures to use Google search options.
  • [correction] can not click on the minimize button to hide the problem to the system tray.
  • [fix] improved switching rule 8. [Fix] removed manually add the advanced options in the command line parameters.
  • [fix] some of the browser language translation: Traditional, Korean, German, Japanese, etc.
  • [fix] improved the immediate re-search.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 2.0.0.0 Beta (Dec 29, 2011)

  • Rename ChromePlus as CoolNovo.
  • New feature: Add Bottom Toolbar.
  • New feature: Add the option "Search with Google" in the context menu of picture.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.4.30 (Dec 4, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: Can't be set as default browser.
  • Bug fixed: Crash when continue clicking the Mode Switch Button

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.4.28 (Nov 29, 2011)

  • The new install and uninstall application.
  • Bug fixed: Black flash when rightclick a link and select to open with new IE tab.
  • Bug fixed: Improve the way of adding IE list, and make it compatible with the older version.
  • Bug fixed: Change the Restore Closed Tabs button on toolbar, and improve its feature.
  • New feature:You can make some configration by command line parmeters in Options, and modify the specification of some mouse gestures.
  • Bug fixed: Improve the Instant feature.
  • Bug fixed: Crash by specific type of IE list.
  • Bug fixed: Boss key can hide many windows.
  • Bug fixed: The bug of Process Mode.
  • Bug fixed: Modificate the Mode Switch Button.
  • Use more smart upgrade package, the update will be faster.
  • Update the sidebar extension Shopping Assistant.
  • Refactory some code.
  • Update the based version to Chromium 14.0.835.202.
  • New in Chromium 14:
  • Initial release of Native Client.
  • Web Audio API.
  • Sync Encryption for all data.
  • Experimental Web Request extension API.
  • Experimental Content Settings extension API.
  • And a huge list of other fixes, changes, and stability improvements.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.1 (Sep 30, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: Conflict with the speed dial extension.
  • Bug fixed: Bug fixed: The black flash when switch to IE mode.
  • Bug fixed: Other crashed bugs.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.0 (Sep 1, 2011)

  • New feature: IE clound switch.
  • New feature: Merger Options and Enhanced Option.
  • New feature: Improve the proxy option, an changing the setup of proxy can work without restart.
  • New feature: Add the OEM configuration of newtab and sidebar.
  • Bug fixed: Lose cookies after switch.
  • Bug fixed: About AliWangWang Plug-In.
  • Bug fixed: IETabKernel.exe can't close when the last IEtab close.
  • Bug fixed: Some bugs about sidebar.
  • Bug fixed: Modify the program icon for win7.
  • Bug fixed: Improve bookmarking of the Neat Bookmarks in sidebar.
  • Bug fixed: Make Instant can search by letters.
  • Bug fixed: Modify the ChromePlus logo and switch icon.
  • Bug fixed: It will crash when click the switch icon if enable "Focus existing tab on open" experimental feature.
  • Bug fixed: Update the icon of download with IE kernel on the taskbar of win7.
  • Bug fixed: The newtab will become blank when switch from IE mode to Chrome mode.
  • Bug fixed: The bug of underline.
  • Bug fixed: The conflict with youdao dictionary.
  • Bug fixed: Support the lastest Xunlei download tool.
  • News in Chrome 12：
  • Hardware accelerated 3D CSS.
  • New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files.
  • Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome.
  • Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox.
  • Integrated Sync into new settings pages.
  • Improved screen reader support.
  • New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac.
  • Removal of Google Gears.
  • Some other bugs fixed.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.0 Alpha 5 (Aug 29, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: It will crash when click external links;
  • Bug fixed: Rightclick the icon on taskbar, it will crash when click "new window".
  • Bug fixed: Modifing the cache path can't work;
  • Bug fixed: Support the latest Xunlei tool;
  • Bug fixed: It will reload the other web when open some webs in certain situation;
  • Bug fixed: It can't open the bookmarks on the IEtab page;
  • Bug fixed: It can't be opened by Chrome mode on the IEtab page.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.0 Alpha 4 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: It will crash when click the switch icon if enable "Focus existing tab on open" experimental feature;
  • Bug fixed: Update the icon of download with IE kernel on the taskbar of win7;
  • Bug fixed: The newtab will become blank when switch from IE mode to Chrome mode;
  • Bug fixed: The bug of underline;
  • Bug fixed: The conflict with youdao dictionary;
  • Bug fixed: It will crash when click external links;
  • Bug fixed: Rightclick the icon on taskbar, it will crash when click "new window".

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.0 Alpha 3 (Aug 17, 2011)

  • Update the based version to Chrome 12.0.742.122.
  • New feature: Merger Options and Enhanced Option.
  • New feature: IE clound switch.
  • New feature: Changing the setup of proxy can work without restart.
  • New feature: Add the OEM configuration of newtab and sidebar.
  • Bug fixed: Lose cookies after switch.
  • Bug fixed: About AliWangWang Plug-In.
  • Bug fixed: IETabKernel.exe can't close when the last IEtab close.
  • Bug fixed: Some bugs about sidebar.
  • Bug fixed: Modify the program icon for win7.
  • Bug fixed: Improve bookmarking of the Neat Bookmarks in sidebar.
  • Bug fixed: Make Instant can search by letters.
  • Bug fixed: Modify the ChromePlus logo and switch icon.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.0 Alpha 2 (Aug 8, 2011)

  • [bug fixed] Improve the Instant, you can search by letters;
  • [bug fixed] Modify the switch icon in the address bar;
  • [bug fixed] Some bugs about Minimization and Close Action in Options;
  • [bug fixed] The new tab crashes when closed;
  • [bug fixed] Can't set Xunlei as the default download tool;
  • [bug fixed] Proxy setup in Options does't work;
  • [bug fixed] There're not the two options as "close tabs to the left" and "close all tabs" in the context menu of tab;
  • [bug fixed] Can't open link in background when link clicked;
  • [bug fixed] Improve the feature bookmarking of the Neat Bookmarks in the sidebar.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.3.0 Alpha 1 (Jul 28, 2011)

  • Update the based version to stable version of Chrome(12.0.742.122).
  • [bug fixed] Some bugs of Sidebar;
  • [bug fixed] Seamless switch between Chrome mode and IE mode.
  • [bug fixed] Can't load AliWangWang Plug-In;
  • [bug fixed] IETabKernel.exe will be ended as the last IE tab closed;
  • [bug fixed] Merge Enhaced Options into Option;
  • [bug fixed] The newtab and sidebar can be configured by OEM.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.2.0 (Jun 9, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: Context menu item "Open in new tab" can't work in IE kernel.
  • Bug fixed: If search bar shown on toolbar, still prompts "show search bar".
  • Bug fixed: Option "Match Preview" moved to Options.
  • Bug fixed: Move cursor to the left most of browser windows and then click triangle icon can open side-bar.
  • Bug fixed: Can't import bookmarks from Chrome.
  • Bug fixed: "clear corresponding data for IE kernel" in Options.
  • Bug fixed: Crash when click some context menu in popup windows.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.1.0 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • Update the base version to stable version of Chromium(10.0.648.204).
  • Bug fix: If option "Match preview" and "Open url in new tab when typing url in address bar" are enabled, page will be opened twice.
  • Bug fix: If option "Match preview" is enabled, page can not be opened in new tab.
  • Bug fix: Browser crashed due to page crashed.
  • Bug fix: Missing IE auto-switch bubble for super-drag.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.6.0.0 (Mar 14, 2011)

  • New feature: Add white list for solving some websites always be opened in IE mode because of the intelligent recognition.
  • New feature: Add crash report.
  • Bug fix: Default browser setting needs administrator's privilege.
  • Bug fix: Side-bar extension may disappear.
  • Bug fix: Crash when shortcut "Backspace" be changed to "Alt + Backspace" under XP.
  • Bug fix: Cannot open the mht pages with Chinese words in the path.
  • Bug fix: Crash when open a link in "Option" dialog.
  • Bug fix: Crash when click on a link in clound print page.
  • Bug fix: Crash when click on context menu item "open link in incognito mode".
  • Bug fix: Some extensions crash when there is a pop-up window.
  • Bug fix: Crash when change default search engine in address bar.
  • Bug fix: Crash when closing side-bar if there is a pop-up.
  • Bug fix: Crash when bookmark bar auto-hide.
  • Bug fix: Crash sometime when click on "View source code" context menu item.
  • Bug fix: Backward doesn't work when there is a kernel switch from IE mode to chrome mode.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.3.0 Alpha 2 (Mar 1, 2011)

  • Update the base version to the latest stable version of Chromium(9.0.597.98).
  • Bug fix: Crash when open a link in "Option" dialog.
  • Bug fix: Crash when click on a link in clound print page.
  • Bug fix: Crash when click on context menu item "open link in incognito mode".
  • Bug fix: Some extensions crash when there is a pop-up window.
  • Bug fix: Crash when change default search engine in address bar.
  • Bug fix: Duplicate search items in context menu.
  • Bug fix: White list doesn't work after restarting.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.2.0 (Jan 6, 2011)

  • New feature: New shopping extension on side bar.
  • New feature: Sites navigation page for Korean.
  • Bug fix: Close some of pages opened in ie mode may lead to crash.
  • Bug fix: Wrong up-grade prompt due to up-grade mechanism involved in the base version.
  • Bug fix: Sometimes extensions on side bar can not be opened correctly.
  • Bug fix: Crash when "Never show side-bar" be clicked twice.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.2.0 Alpha 2 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • New feature: Supported Microsoft *.mht web pages.
  • Bug fix: Built-in thumbnail on new tab gets back after reopen browser.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.1.1 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Some plugins under chrome mode crash.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.1.0 (Dec 13, 2010)

  • New feature: Match preview function provided by chromium.
  • New feature: Add chromeplus search page search.chromeplus.org, and add a corresponding search box in new tab.
  • Bug fix: Cookie lost sometimes.
  • Bug fix: Crash in incognito mode because of some plugins.
  • Bug fix: Search engine button option.
  • Bug fix: Some kind of adblock lists can not be used.
  • Bug fix: Some plugins can not be used after installation.
  • Bug fix: Download bar auto-close when choosing "Open".

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.0.0 (Nov 19, 2010)

  • Base on Chromium 7.0.517.41.
  • New feature: Add side-bar, and fully following chrome extension mechanism, for more details please refer to the help extension in side-bar.
  • Bug fix: Some plugins under chrome mode crash.
  • Bug fix: Some links in other applications can not be opened under IE mode.
  • Bug fix: Down-right mouse gesture can not activate the right tab sometimes.
  • Bug fix: Crash when using some kinds of input methods.
  • Bug fix: Extensions disappear after upgrading to an new version.
  • Bug fix: Ad-block doesn't work for some pages.
  • Bug fix: Incorrect position when change the size of search box.
  • Bug fix: Add a search engine icon when hidding the search box.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.5.0.0 Alpha 1 (Nov 18, 2010)

  • [New]: Add sidebar feature.
  • [Fix]: Crash when using adblock.
  • [Fix]: Some extensions lost when restart browser.
  • [Fix]: Crash when using 'Intelligence ABC' input method.
  • [Fix]: Resolve the problem of, cannot open url from some application's mini window.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.4.2.0 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • New feature: Supports OEM of ChromePlus.
  • Bug fix: Resolved the crash on opening qidian.com
  • Bug fix: Proxy not working problem.
  • Bug fix: Add '`' key support for bosskey.
  • Bug fix: Download tools can not be used.
  • Bug fix: Bookmark bar shown when mouse enter address bar and wait for some while.
  • Bug fix: Open bookmark twice when "open bookmark in the frontground/background" be selected.
  • Bug fix: Add an menu to hide search bar.
  • Bug fix: More than one icon in win7 task bar.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.4.1.0 (Aug 13, 2010)

  • New feature: Add a build-in chromeplus download manager, and downloading can be continue after restart browser by click "chromeplus download manager" in
  • the Spanner menu.
  • New feature: Improve mouse gesture, and also fix trembling problem.
  • New feature: Reconstruct chromeplus option page.
  • New feature: Sync chromeplus options to google server, except the start-up options and adblock rules.
  • New feature: Add soso and sogou search engines in default search engine list in chinese version.
  • New feature: Support download tool flashget in context menu.
  • New feature: Add "remove from harddisk" & "remove from list" in the download page.
  • New feature: Add an entry to Internet option in chromeplus option page.
  • Bug fix: Resolved the possible crash when closing the browser after IE mode switched.
  • Bug fix: Can not go back to the previous position in IE mode.
  • Bug fix: Bookmark folder can't be expanded automatically.
  • Bug fix: Wrong url shown in address bar when a page can not be opened under ie mode, something like "res://ieframe.dll/navcancl.htm***".
  • Bug fix: Resolved the pseudo-die when closing the ICBC page.
  • Bug fix: Can't download file if there are special words in URL.
  • Bug fix: Non-english url can not be shown correctly in the status bar.
  • Bug fix: A blank tab opened when click a link in gmail.
  • Bug fix: Make the underline of hyperlink not too close to the text.
  • Bug fix: Show desktop context menu when the last tab closed for 'Right click tab area to close the page'.
  • Bug fix: Update Korean adblock rules' subscription address.
  • Bug fix: Change "IEHost.exe" to "IETabKernel.exe" as there is an adv process which has the same name and make users confusing.
  • Bug fix: Some links do not have under-line.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.4.0.0 (Jun 22, 2010)

  • New feature: Auto-switch of some IE specific pages.
  • New feature: Support other language versions for Francais, German, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian and traditional Chinese.
  • New feature: New option for opening links in background mode.
  • New feature: Added a new option for choosing download tool.
  • New feature: New mouse gesture for closing current tab and acitve the left one, and make the "down-left" action as this one by default, make the "right-down" action as "toggle full screen".
  • New feature: Install package will add some info to register so that chromeplus can be removed from the control panel.
  • New feature: Import history,bookmarks,search engines and saved passwords data from Google Chrome.
  • New feature: Added an option to close the tab-thumbnail of Windows 7.
  • New feature: Added the Prompt-bubble for restorable window.
  • New feature: Restored the view of first run bubble.
  • New feature: Added "help" link for some configration options.
  • New feature: Close pop-up windows directly without opening it.
  • New feature: Right click tab to close the page.
  • Bug fix: Drag text in textbox triggered super-drag-search.
  • Bug fix: "Find" box sometimes can not be shown correctly when current page is in IE mode.
  • Bug fix: Auto show/hide bookmark bar without webpage floating up or down.
  • Bug fix: Wrong title when switching from Dom to IEURL to Chrome.
  • Bug fix: Adblock module makes pictures or videos can't be displayed correctly in some websites.
  • Bug fix: Bookmark bar can not be hidden in IE mode.
  • Bug fix: Tab contents are not shown correctly when reopen the pages that were open last.
  • Bug fix: Cache can not be cleared completely when browser exit.
  • Bug fix: Screen freezed sometimes when switching to IE mode.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.9.0 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Require user to login again and again for some websites, please clear the cookies before using this new version(including IE mode), follow the steps below: Press ctrl+shift+del->choose both checkbox "delete cookies and other site data" and checkbox "Clear corresponding data for ie kernel"->"everything" in the combobox "clear data from this period"->press "clear browsing data" button.
  • Bug fix: IE tab crashes on browser exit.
  • Bug fix: User account can not log out on some websites.
  • Bug fix: Improve the cookie synchronization between chrome and IE mode, but still doesn't work for some sites, because those sites using more protection, like chromeplus forum.
  • Bug fix: (IE) tabs can not be restored or restored incorrectly after browser restarting.
  • Bug fix: Crash caused by Non-English charactor dirctory.
  • Bug fix: Hide status bubble when window is hiden by pressing bosskey.
  • Bug fix: Restore browser window with saved maximized status by pressing bosskey.
  • Bug fix: Can't input more than 2 Chinese charactor in findbar
  • Bug fix: Fixed the discontinuous mouse gesture line on Win7.
  • Bug fix: Can display the tooltip for IE-mode-switch-button now.
  • Bug fix：Incorrect search engines for Right-button submenu
  • Bug fix：Show Rounded button middle of restore-button when use theme
  • Bug fix: Short cut ALT + F4, CTRL + ->, CTRL + HOME etc don't work in IE mode.
  • Bug fix：Title can not be displayed correctly sometimes when switch from IE mode to chrome mode.
  • New feature: Translate web page on line.
  • New feature: Update AdBlock rules without restarting browser.
  • New feature: Hiding the close-button on tab setting.
  • New feature: add option 'clear corresponding data for ie kernel'.
  • New feature: Support download tool Mini Xunlei in context menu

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.8.2 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • &os[BugFix]Duplicated icons problem on Win7 taskbar.
  • [BugFix]The problem of cannot play tudou video.
  • [BugFix]The problem of cannot be set as default browser sometimes.
  • [BugFix]Removed the problematic option of left-side menu-bar.
  • [BugFix]The problem of multiple download pages sometimes.
  • [BugFix]The problem of missing program icon when Alt+Tab pressed.
  • [BugFix]Fixed the missing systray icon when bosskey pressed.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.8.1 (Mar 16, 2010)

  • [BugFix]The problem of cannot open Google docs.
  • [BugFix]The problem of "remove from harddisk" menu disappeared in the context menu of download status bar.
  • Moved ChromePlus related menus in the Spanner menu to 2nd-level menu under "About".
  • Added an option to show/hide the search box in new tab.
  • 1.3.8.1 is a patch for 1.3.8.0.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.8.0 (Mar 13, 2010)

  • New feature: Privacy protection improvement: Disabled the Google's Error page report by default.
  • New feature: Show/Hide bookmark automatically, enlarge the browsing area for those who has small screen. Also add an option in chromeplus option page, disabled by default.
  • New feature: Added an option "Use IE tab to open all pages for this website" in "Add to ie tab list" dialog.
  • New feature: Added a search box in the new tab page.
  • New feature: Added an option "Place the tab bar to the left" in chromeplus option page, disabled by default.
  • New feature: Added a menu item "clear browsing data" in the wrench menu.
  • Added a menu in wrench menu for donate. ChromePlus will accept donate for living.
  • Bug fix: Crash on exit if the active page is in IE mode.
  • Bug fix: Search result can not be shown in a new tab when typing something in address bar.
  • Bug fix: Pasted an Url can not be opened in a new tab.
  • Bug fix: Super drag can not be opened in background under IE mode.
  • Bug fix: If a link is opened from external, and ChromePlus is the default browser, then one of the browser window will be shown up, the tray menu should be updated automatically as well.
  • Bug fix: If there exists only one window, left-click the tray icon, the window should be shown directly, instead of a context menu..
  • Bug fix: Some of the accelerators can't be customized.
  • Bug fix: Icon doesn't display correctly when switch the search engine in address bar.
  • Bug fix: Chromeplus exit when clicking on "Close all tabs" in the contex menu of a tab.
  • Bug fix: Removed the option "Do not show pictures in page" in startup options, add to "wrench menu->options->under the hood->content settings".

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.7.0 (Feb 11, 2010)

  • New feature: shortcuts customization in chromeplus configuration page.
  • New feature: super drag in IE mode.
  • New feature: adblock speed optimized for pre-loading rules.
  • New feature: soomth scrolling(disabled by default).
  • New feature: search engine switch in tool bar(nearby the bookmark star button).
  • New feature: "add current page to bookmark" menu item in context menu of address bar, context menu of bookmark bar, context menu of current
  • page and page menu etc.
  • New feature: minimum or close chromeplus to system tray.
  • New feature: option to show confirm dialog before closing chromeplus.
  • New feature: more icon choices for desktop shortcut.
  • Bug fix: chromeplus crashed when opening plusconfig page.
  • Bug fix: some of shortcuts don't work in IE mode.
  • Bug fix: new IE tab lost focus in address bar.
  • Bug fix: put all other search engines in a sub-menu item of the context menu to avoid making context menu too long.
  • Bug fix: unsubscrible of adblock filter doesn't work in the chromeplus configuration page.
  • Bug fix: checkbox of enable switch tabs when mouse wheels on tar-bar not checked by default.
  • But fix: "Restore closed tabs" button doesn't compatible with themes.
  • New feature: new extension to click and adblock. Download URL: http://www.chromeplus.org/extensions/plusadblock.crx
  • New feature: new extension to decorate current page. Download URL: http://www.chromeplus.org/extensions/decorator1.1.crx

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.6.0 (Jan 25, 2010)

  • New feature: Wheel mouse on tab-bar to switch tabs!
  • New feature: Cookie Sync when switching Chrome/IE mode.
  • New feature: Make IE URL in the page or from outside could be opened in IE mode. http://www.chromeplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=112
  • New feature: Right click the mouse to disable super drag when dragging.
  • New feature: Added download speed in download bar, add "remove from list" and "remove from hard-disk" items in download context menu.
  • Bug fix: Superdrag triggered when dragging a block of text into the edit box on the page.
  • Bug fix: Open bookmark belongs to IE list will show title always as "New tab".
  • Added "Search with other engine" in the context menu for selected texts in web page. http://www.chromeplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=208
  • New feature: Show up-grade completed information.
  • New feature: Added support to fanboy's list in Adblock feature.
  • New feature: Added "close tabs to the left" and "close all tabs" in context menu of the tab bar.
  • Bug fix: Added options for "clear cache", "clear form data", "clear password" and "clear download history" in privacy plus.
  • Bug fix: FavorIcon disapper after clear thumbnails.
  • Bug fix: Auto-update module can not work on some platform(s), and just leave the current version in installation directory.
  • Bug fix: Super-drag can not open a new tab for link(s) in google search result which is also in the IE list.
  • Bug fix: Bookmark and copied URL can not be opened in tab which is opened by a link under IE mode.
  • Bug fix: Confirmation dialog opened when mode switch even if the URL already in the IE list.
  • Bug fix: Add IE tab list supports wildcard tip, and press ALT key to always open URL in address bar in foreground new tab.
  • Bug fix: an extra tab created to open a drag and drop link from other software. http://www.chromeplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=605
  • Added a choice of "cancel access right check in the future" in access check dialog for Win7. http://www.chromeplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=587&start=10
  • Bug fix: The subscribe button of adblock doesn't work when plusconfig page just opened. http://www.chromeplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=807

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.5.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Fixed bug that links can not be opened in IE mode.
  • Fixed bug that there is a chromeplus icon in the system tray when boss-key enabled.
  • Fixed bug that chromeplus crashed when the "restore last closed tab(s)" button pressed in incognito mode, as no history in such mode, so the button should not be shown there.
  • Added tip when configuration saved in chrome://plusconfig page.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.4.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Fixed access right problem in Win7.
  • Added "restore last closed tab" button in toolbar to restore last closed tabs(10 tabs at most).
  • Added boss-key with three options, minimum to task bar, hide browser and minimum to tray area.
  • Fixed bug: favorite icons disappear if user chooses to delete history when chromeplus exits.
  • Added "always add to IE list when switch to IE tab mode" option in IE tab management page.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.3.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Switch IE chrome mode in the same tab.
  • Bug fixed: Double click tab to close needs 2 double clicks sometimes.
  • Make Super drag shorter.
  • Adjusted the background of Maple Logo in the new tab to transparent.
  • Added a menu item in download context menu for copying download url, then the url can be added to download tools(eg: flashget) manually.
  • Bug fixed: Can not use chrome mode to view source code of website which is in IE tab list

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.2.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Updated to Chromium 4.0.258.0 for fixing the crash problem when language changed.
  • Fixed bookmarklets can not work

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.1.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Improved performance.
  • Updated to Chromium 4.0.246.0.
  • Added tab mode option for opening ominibar URL(also called address bar) in chromeplus option page.
  • Added tab mode option for opening bookmark in chromeplus option page.
  • Fixed bug that IE tab can not backward.
  • Fixed bug that IE tab title is not shown correctly.
  • Fixed bug that some of the google search result can not be opened.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.3.0.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • AdblockPlus rules supported. Some content of Element hiding can also be filtered before loading. Rule options($) and advanced element selectors(:>+) not supported yet.
  • Added chrome://plusconfig page to configure ChromePlus options
  • Added a choice to continue running when ChromePlus prompts no privilege.
  • Disable SuperDrag when Sys button pressed(e.g. Ctrl, Alt)
  • Previously, IE tab could not be used on some CJK Windows XP, now fixed.
  • Auto-fill the current URL to IE list config dialog when right click the page mode button.
  • A new option to add the current URL automatically to IE URL list when switching from chrome mode to IE mode.
  • IE list can support wildcard now.
  • Improvement: Show link status in IE mode when hover over a link .

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.6.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Updated to Chromium 4.0.222.3. Thus supported Google bookmark sync again.
  • IE tab supported Javascript to close window.
  • Added "Open in new IE tab" item in the context menu of bookmarks.
  • Added "Delete Recently Close records when exit" option in ChromePlus privacy option.
  • Added wheel up and down mouse gestures, and you can switch to other tabs with mouse gesture now.
  • Change ChromePlus option "Enable Google bookmark sync" to "Disable Google bookmark sync" because Google mark sync is supported by default in Chromium 4.0.222.3.
  • Fixed the bug of "A new tab opened when closing the popup window".
  • Fixed the bug of "Incorrect system menu when pressing Alt+D in IE tab".
  • Fixed the bug of "Screen freezed when wheel up or down during mouse gesture".

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.5.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Added option - When last tab closed, close browser or not.
  • Added startup options.(Cache folder, proxy, etc.)
  • Added privacy options when browser closed (e.g. delete thumbnails and history).

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.4.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Supported mouse gesture customization.
  • Supported Google bookmark sync
  • Changed to open the super dragged tab next to current tab. .

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.3.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Added google gears support.
  • Resolved the fast scroll down bug in IeTab.
  • Added access right check on Vista and higher version of Windows.
  • Corrected the default installation directory on Win7.
  • Fixed the bug of backspace key takes page back.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.2.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Updated the base Chromium version to 4.0.206.0.
  • Supported 64-bit Win7 now.
  • Resolved mouse gesture display bug when pressing Alt+Blank.
  • Added ChromePlus's own userdata folder, now it's portable.
  • Resoved the incorrect title of blank page in IE mode.
  • Resolved the incorrect NewIeTab title.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.1.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • UAC supported for AutoUpdate.
  • IE Tab shortcuts bug fixed.
  • Removed the extra shortcut on desktop.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.2.0.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Download tools supported in context menu

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.1.0.0 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • IE tab feature supported

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.0.3.37 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Fixed 1 mouse gesture bugs and built on Chromium 3.0.193.

New in CoolNovo (formerly ChromePlus) 1.0.3.36 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Based on Chromium 2.0.181.0