Slimjet Changelog

What's new in Slimjet 42.0.3.0

Jan 23, 2024
  • Fix a few crash cases.

New in Slimjet 42.0.2.0 (Jan 22, 2024)

  • Fix a crash bug with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 42.0.1.0 (Dec 7, 2023)

  • Fix a bug in bookmark side panel.

New in Slimjet 41.0.2.0 (Oct 26, 2023)

  • Add "Define this word" to context menu to easily look up definition of words using Google.

New in Slimjet 41.0.1.0 (Oct 17, 2023)

  • Fix side bookmarks panel.
  • Migrate to chromium 117.

New in Slimjet 41.0.1.0 Beta (Oct 13, 2023)

  • Fix side bookmarks panel.

New in Slimjet 41.0.0.0 Beta (Oct 11, 2023)

  • Migrate to chromium 117.

New in Slimjet 40.0.2.0 (Jul 12, 2023)

  • Fix a crash case when typing in address box.

New in Slimjet 40.0.1.0 (Jul 5, 2023)

  • Fix video download issue with vemeo.com
  • Fix address bar font size.

New in Slimjet 40.0.0.0 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • (Chromium 114)
  • Add hourly weather forecast information to the drop down menu of weather toolbar button.
  • Fix youtube video download issue.

New in Slimjet 40.0.0.0 Beta (Jun 22, 2023)

  • Chromium 114
  • Add hourly weather forecast information to the drop down menu of weather toolbar button.
  • Fix youtube video download issue.

New in Slimjet 39.0.5.0 (Jun 7, 2023)

  • Fix issue with dedicated search bar.

New in Slimjet 39.0.4.0 (May 31, 2023)

  • Added "Ask AI about this" to in-page popup menu. You can select any phrase in a web page and ask AI to explain it.

New in Slimjet 39.0.3.0 (May 7, 2023)

  • Revised design of AI Text Revision panel. Added option "revise with simple and plain language". Removed "custom revise requirements" option to avoid abuse.
  • Fixed a bug about start up in incognito mode.

New in Slimjet 39.0.2.0 (May 4, 2023)

  • Added a side panel: AI Text Revision. This feature helps you revise and improve text in any language with the help of AI.

New in Slimjet 39.0.1.0 (Apr 15, 2023)

  • Fix a bug: side panel can't be closed in some cases.

New in Slimjet 39.0.0.0 Beta (Apr 7, 2023)

  • Added "Ask AI" option to the side panel. You can open the side panel and select "Ask AI" option to access it. Or you can add the "Ask AI" button to the toolbar for quicker access. Ask AI is powered by ChatGPT.

New in Slimjet 38.0.8.0 (Mar 30, 2023)

  • Renable: Emulate Edge browser user agent when accessing bing.com in order to access bing chat powered by ChatGPT.

New in Slimjet 38.0.7.0 (Mar 28, 2023)

  • Disabled edge browser emulation since it caused issues.
  • Fix bookmark side bar background color so that it can follow theme color.

New in Slimjet 38.0.6.0 (Mar 23, 2023)

  • Emulate Edge browser user agent when accessing bing.com in order to access bing chat powered by ChatGPT.

New in Slimjet 38.0.5.0 (Mar 16, 2023)

  • Fix crash when going full screen with side panel on.

New in Slimjet 38.0.4.0 (Feb 28, 2023)

  • Update language file
  • Add back toolbar button to open list of download jobs.

New in Slimjet 38.0.3.0 (Feb 17, 2023)

  • Fix bug about enabling microphone on some websites
  • Add menu "Pick a theme color" to the drop down menu of the skin button on the title bar.

New in Slimjet 38.0.2.0 (Feb 7, 2023)

  • Fix bug with bookmarks menu in multiple-column mode
  • Fix crash in app mode window.

New in Slimjet 38.0.1.0 (Feb 5, 2023)

  • Bug fix: fix loss of bookmarks when cleaning cookies and other site data at exit.

New in Slimjet 38.0.0.0 Beta (Jan 24, 2023)

  • Experimental support for energy saver mode: chrome://flags/#battery-saver-mode-available
  • Better Support for COLRv1 Font and Emoji
  • Added option to automatically close idle tabs to reduce tab clutter and save money. Look for option "Close unloaded idle tabs" in memory management section of settings page

New in Slimjet 37.0.4.0 (Jan 7, 2023)

  • Migrate to new weather API due to cost issues with old weather API. Please update, otherwise, weather feature will stop working.
  • Add support for multiple column bookmark menu (search for "Multi-column bookmark menu" in settings).

New in Slimjet 37.0.3.0 (Dec 12, 2022)

  • Added support for record video from any tab, any window or the entire desktop screen. Use menu "Record video"

New in Slimjet 37.0.2.0 (Dec 1, 2022)

  • Reduce line height of bookmarks in side panels so that more lines can be shown in a screen.
  • Add menu Privacy->Clear Current Domain Data to clean the data associated with a single domain. The Clear browser data menu is also moved here.

New in Slimjet 37.0.1.0 (Nov 18, 2022)

  • Fix a few bugs.
  • adds support for hardware decoding for HEVC

New in Slimjet 37.0.1.0 Beta (Nov 18, 2022)

  • Fix a few bugs.
  • adds support for hardware decoding for HEVC

New in Slimjet 37.0.0.0 Beta (Nov 9, 2022)

  • adds support for hardware decoding for HEVC

New in Slimjet 36.0.5.0 (Oct 23, 2022)

  • Make side panel button a customizable button on the toolbar.
  • Make side panel resizable and able to be located on either side.

New in Slimjet 36.0.4.0 (Sep 19, 2022)

  • Enabled reading list feature.

New in Slimjet 36.0.3.0 (Sep 7, 2022)

  • Fix bug with endless redirection issue with some http sites

New in Slimjet 36.0.2.0 Beta (Aug 30, 2022)

  • Fix bug with google meeting screen sharing

New in Slimjet 36.0.1.0 Beta (Aug 25, 2022)

  • Fix bug with youtube video download when not signed in

New in Slimjet 36.0.0.0 Beta (Aug 22, 2022)

  • Search image with Google Lens (Right click on an image and select it from popup menu)

New in Slimjet 35.0.3.0 (Aug 10, 2022)

  • Fix bug in French language file

New in Slimjet 35.0.2.0 (Jul 28, 2022)

  • Make turbocharged download manager window resizable

New in Slimjet 35.0.1.0 (Jun 12, 2022)

  • Download Bubble UI (Enable in chrome://flags/#download-bubble)
  • Allow you to add notes to saved passwords. (Enable in slimjet://flags/#password-notes)

New in Slimjet 35.0.0.0 Beta (May 31, 2022)

  • Download Bubble UI (Enable in chrome://flags/#download-bubble)
  • Allow you to add notes to saved passwords. (Enable in slimjet://flags/#password-notes)

New in Slimjet 34.0.3.0 (May 10, 2022)

  • Add "Copy File" in slimjet://downloads/ page.

New in Slimjet 34.0.2.0 (Apr 5, 2022)

  • Fix bug with restore tabs in last session.

New in Slimjet 34.0.1.0 (Mar 28, 2022)

  • Fix a bug with bookmark drop down menu.
  • Fix a bug with video decoding.
  • Added option to remove all data and cookied stored by a site: go to chrome://settings/content/all.
  • Better HDR Support for CSS
  • Faster Back and Forward Navigation

New in Slimjet 34.0.1.0 Beta (Mar 22, 2022)

  • Fix a bug with bookmark drop down menu.
  • Fix a bug with video decoding.
  • Added option to remove all data and cookied stored by a site: go to chrome://settings/content/all.
  • Better HDR Support for CSS
  • Faster Back and Forward Navigation

New in Slimjet 33.0.0.0 (Dec 22, 2021)

  • Upgrade navigations to HTTPS and warn you before loading sites that don't support it. Enable it in Settings > Privacy and Security > Security > Always use secure connections.
  • Desktop Sharing Hub. Turn on options: Desktop Sharing Hub in Omnibox or Desktop Sharing Hub in App Menu in slimjet://flags. It can let you quickly share page to third party websites, generate QR code or send page to your devices.

New in Slimjet 32.0.4.0 (Nov 14, 2021)

  • Fix crash when opening youtube.

New in Slimjet 32.0.3.0 (Nov 7, 2021)

  • Fix bug with auto update (Need manually update to this version first to fix this).

New in Slimjet 32.0.2.0 (Sep 30, 2021)

  • Fix bug with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 32.0.1.0 (Sep 17, 2021)

  • Fix starting issue with linux version.

New in Slimjet 31.0.2.0 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • Fix bug with screenshot tool.

New in Slimjet 31.0.1.0 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • Fix a bug with default search engine.

New in Slimjet 31.0.0.0 (Jul 10, 2021)

  • (based on Chromium 90)
  • Added "Copy link to highlight" to in-page context menu.
  • Added capability to search all open tabs. Click the little downward arrow on the right side of the Tab bar to search.

New in Slimjet 31.0.0.0 Beta (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Added "Copy link to highlight" to in-page context menu.
  • Added capability to search all open tabs. Click the little downward arrow on the right side of the Tab bar to search.

New in Slimjet 30.0.4.0 (Apr 30, 2021)

  • Fix a crash case
  • Update language files

New in Slimjet 30.0.3.0 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Fix crash when openning settings page in some locales

New in Slimjet 30.0.2.0 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • Added option to hide youtube video download button in settings

New in Slimjet 30.0.1.0 Beta (Apr 14, 2021)

  • Added support to copy quickfill passwords to default password manager: type slimjet://copy_quick_fill_passwords into address bar and press enter.

New in Slimjet 30.0.0.0 Beta (Apr 14, 2021)

  • Improved support for dark mode them on Windows 10
  • Remove support of ftp protocol
  • Remove support of flash player.
  • Removed quick fill form filler.

New in Slimjet 29.0.3.0 (Mar 22, 2021)

  • Update language files

New in Slimjet 29.0.2.0 (Jan 28, 2021)

  • Fix crash upon right clicking on the tabs.

New in Slimjet 29.0.1.0 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • Fix error with ad blocker on youtube videos.
  • Added option to hide extension drop down button on toolbar (Appearance section of settings page: Show extension drop down button on toolbar)

New in Slimjet 29.0.0.0 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • Add support for browser actions from address bar
  • Add API support for Camera pan, tilt, zoom
  • Search tabs from address bar. Just type the domain name or site title to search for a tab from address bar.
  • Throttling JavaScript timer wake-ups in background tabs to once per minute to reduce CPU usage of background tabs. Improves browser performance and boost battery life of laptops.

New in Slimjet 28.0.3.0 (Nov 6, 2020)

  • Fix bug with default browser setting.

New in Slimjet 28.0.2.0 (Nov 1, 2020)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 28.0.1.0 Beta (Oct 23, 2020)

  • Fix crash when playing video.

New in Slimjet 28.0.0.0 Beta (Oct 18, 2020)

  • “Profile Guided Optimization” brings up to 10% faster page loads.
  • Background tabs are throttled to a maximum of 1 percent CPU time after they’ve been inactive for five minutes or more.

New in Slimjet 27.0.7.0 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug with playing notification sound when download complete.

New in Slimjet 27.0.6.0 (Aug 8, 2020)

  • Fix adblocker issue with blocking youtube video ads.

New in Slimjet 27.0.5.0 (Jul 23, 2020)

  • Fix bug with home button
  • Add sound when finishing download files with turbo-charged download manager.

New in Slimjet 27.0.3.0 (Jul 17, 2020)

  • Fix icon of recently visited sites and most frequently visited sites menu.

New in Slimjet 27.0.2.0 (Jul 12, 2020)

  • Add "Copy file" to download shelf context menu.

New in Slimjet 27.0.1.0 Beta (Jul 5, 2020)

  • Fix bug about drag & drop text to search.

New in Slimjet 27.0.0.0 Beta (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Add support for Tab Groups (Right click on tab and select "Add to group")
  • Allow manage cookies on a per-site basis.
  • Added option to block third-party cookies.
  • Migrate to Chromium 83

New in Slimjet 26.0.12.0 (Jun 13, 2020)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 26.0.10.0 (May 30, 2020)

  • Fix dependency on libpango on some linux distribution

New in Slimjet 26.0.8.0 (May 15, 2020)

  • Optimize background and font color of side tab bar under various themes.

New in Slimjet 26.0.7.0 (May 9, 2020)

  • Fix rendering issue of side tab bar under multiple-screen setup.

New in Slimjet 26.0.6.0 (May 8, 2020)

  • Fix background color of side tab bar when dark theme is used.

New in Slimjet 26.0.5.0 (May 2, 2020)

  • Add support for side tab bar. Right click on any tab and select "Side Tab Bar->Enable Tab Bar" to enable the feature.

New in Slimjet 26.0.4.0 (Apr 19, 2020)

  • Fix compatibility with website with https protocol but inscure link to images.

New in Slimjet 26.0.3.0 (Apr 3, 2020)

  • Fix issue with default browser setting under linux
  • Fix compability issues with some linux distributions

New in Slimjet 26.0.1.0 Beta (Mar 24, 2020)

  • Migrate to Chromium 80

New in Slimjet 25.0.11.0 (Mar 12, 2020)

  • Fix some issues with language file manager
  • Updated a few language files

New in Slimjet 25.0.10.0 (Feb 29, 2020)

  • Add menu item(Tab Popup) and shortcut key(Ctrl+Q) to go back to last active tab

New in Slimjet 25.0.9.0 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • Save flash allowing settings after browser exit.

New in Slimjet 25.0.8.0 (Feb 10, 2020)

  • Built in ad blocker now works without the need of additional extension process.

New in Slimjet 25.0.7.0 (Feb 4, 2020)

  • Enable quieter prompt to allow notifications for website by default.
  • Fix bug with website auto reload feature.

New in Slimjet 25.0.6.0 (Jan 17, 2020)

  • Fix a bug with youtube video download

New in Slimjet 25.0.5.0 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Fix a bug with turbocharged download manager

New in Slimjet 25.0.4.0 (Jan 9, 2020)

  • Fix an issue with cached files

New in Slimjet 25.0.3.0 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • Update language files
  • Fix a few UI translation issues.

New in Slimjet 25.0.2.0 (Dec 27, 2019)

  • Fix a bug with cache directory setting

New in Slimjet 25.0.1.0 Beta (Dec 19, 2019)

  • Fix a bugs with turbocharged download manager.

New in Slimjet 25.0.0.0 Beta (Dec 17, 2019)

  • Migrated to Chromium 78
  • Add support of forced dark mode: configure option at slimjet://flags/#enable-force-dark
  • Add support for password leak detection: configure option at slimjet://flags/#password-leak-detection . This option is only available when you are signed into your Google account.

New in Slimjet 24.0.6.0 (Nov 11, 2019)

  • Fix bug with "Copy file" in turbo charged download manager

New in Slimjet 24.0.5.0 (Oct 6, 2019)

  • Fix a bug with search engine providers.

New in Slimjet 24.0.4.0 (Sep 25, 2019)

  • Fix a bug youtube video downloader

New in Slimjet 24.0.3.0 (Sep 17, 2019)

  • Fix a bug with bookmarking page from address box

New in Slimjet 24.0.2.0 (Sep 11, 2019)

  • Fix gpu process crash under windows 7

New in Slimjet 24.0.0.0 (Sep 10, 2019)

  • Migrate to Chromium 76
  • Fixed a security issue.

New in Slimjet 23.0.11.0 (Aug 21, 2019)

  • Fix bug about youtube video downloader (failed to merge audio & video)

New in Slimjet 23.0.10.0 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Fix bug about youtube video downloader (missing available formats and quality)

New in Slimjet 23.0.9.0 (Jul 12, 2019)

  • Fix bug about playing netflix and amazon video under linux

New in Slimjet 23.0.8.0 (Jul 4, 2019)

  • Fix bug about full screen mode

New in Slimjet 23.0.7.0 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Fix bug about creating shortcuts on desktop.

New in Slimjet 23.0.6.0 (Jun 15, 2019)

  • Fix another bug about thumbnails in New Tab Page.

New in Slimjet 23.0.5.0 (Jun 10, 2019)

  • Fix bug about thumbnails in New Tab Page. After update, need click on the site buttons using frequently visited sites to update the thumbnails.

New in Slimjet 23.0.4.0 (May 29, 2019)

  • Fix toolbar background in windows dark mode
  • Fix font size issue on weather and ad blocker toolbar icon.

New in Slimjet 23.0.3.0 (May 27, 2019)

  • Fix music playback on vk.com

New in Slimjet 23.0.2.0 Beta (May 23, 2019)

  • Fix bug with language file manager.

New in Slimjet 23.0.1.0 Beta (May 22, 2019)

  • Migrate to Chromium 74.

New in Slimjet 22.0.4.0 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Fix crash when floating bookmark bar is enabled.

New in Slimjet 22.0.2 Beta (Mar 9, 2019)

  • Fix a security issue

New in Slimjet 22.0.0 Beta (Mar 4, 2019)

  • Update to Chromium 72.

New in Slimjet 21.0.8.0 (Dec 30, 2018)

  • Update spanish language file
  • Fix bug about upload clipboard image in context menu (You can quickly upload clipboard image by right clicking on "Choose File" button).

New in Slimjet 21.0.7 (Dec 12, 2018)

  • Fix web page layout issue in popup window.

New in Slimjet 21.0.6 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Fix bug with crash at some router admin page.

New in Slimjet 21.0.5 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Fix bug with ad blocker filter selection.

New in Slimjet 21.0.4 (Dec 3, 2018)

  • Adjust toolbar buttons spacing.

New in Slimjet 21.0.3 (Nov 28, 2018)

  • Fix toolbar buttons layout issue
  • Fix bug about option of blocking cross domain referrers.

New in Slimjet 21.0.2 (Nov 26, 2018)

  • Fix position of theme-switching button on Linux.

New in Slimjet 21.0.1 Beta (Nov 17, 2018)

  • Update to Chromium 70.

New in Slimjet 20.0.5.0 (Oct 23, 2018)

  • Fix web page hanging when transcoding youtube video after download.

New in Slimjet 20.0.4.0 (Sep 15, 2018)

  • Fix crash with flash when webrtc is disabled.

New in Slimjet 20.0.3.0 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug with side bookmark panel.

New in Slimjet 20.0.2.0 (Aug 31, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug with ad blocker filter list editing

New in Slimjet 20.0.1.0 (Aug 30, 2018)

  • Migrate to Chromium 68

New in Slimjet 19.0.9.0 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Fix bug: tab icon not visible when close button is hidden.
  • Fix bug: bookmark star button missing after typing in dedicated search box

New in Slimjet 19.0.8.0 (Jul 18, 2018)

  • Fix bug with mp4 codec.

New in Slimjet 19.0.7.0 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Fix compatibility issue with linux with libcurl4.

New in Slimjet 19.0.6.0 (Jun 29, 2018)

  • Fix compatibility issue with msn.com when ad blocker is enabled.

New in Slimjet 19.0.5.0 (Jun 26, 2018)

  • Fix layout issue with settings page.

New in Slimjet 19.0.4.0 (Jun 18, 2018)

  • Fix bug with the automatic updater.

New in Slimjet 19.0.3.0 (Jun 15, 2018)

  • Fix video playback issue with youku.com

New in Slimjet 19.0.2.0 (Jun 1, 2018)

  • Fix bug with side bookmarks panel
  • Fix bug with download manager

New in Slimjet 19.0.1.0 (May 30, 2018)

  • Update to Chromium 66.
  • Automatically mute the sound of autoplaying videos

New in Slimjet 19.0.0.0 Beta (May 25, 2018)

  • Update to Chromium 66.

New in Slimjet 18.0.5.0 (Apr 27, 2018)

  • Language file updates.

New in Slimjet 18.0.4.0 (Apr 17, 2018)

  • Fix a bug with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 18.0.3.0 (Apr 10, 2018)

  • Fix startup issue under Mac.

New in Slimjet 18.0.2.0 (Mar 31, 2018)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 18.0.1.0 (Feb 15, 2018)

  • Update to Chromium 64(patch for Spectre and Meltdown bug)
  • Added control to mute entire website
  • HDR support for Windows 10 users

New in Slimjet 18.0.0.0 Beta (Feb 9, 2018)

  • Update to Chromium 64 (patch for Spectre and Meltdown bug)
  • Added control to mute entire website
  • HDR support for Windows 10 users

New in Slimjet 17.0.9.0 (Feb 6, 2018)

  • Language file update.

New in Slimjet 17.0.8.0 (Feb 1, 2018)

  • Minor performance improvement.

New in Slimjet 17.0.7.0 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • Fix video playback issue under Mac

New in Slimjet 17.0.6.0 (Jan 17, 2018)

  • Update language files
  • Fix a bug with youtube video downloader
  • Fix bug with toolbar customization dialog for french UI.

New in Slimjet 17.0.5.0 (Jan 13, 2018)

  • Update language files

New in Slimjet 17.0.4.0 (Jan 10, 2018)

  • Update language files
  • Add support to view saved passwords directly from address bar when chrome password manager is used.

New in Slimjet 17.0.3.0 (Jan 10, 2018)

  • Update language files
  • Fix playback issue with netflix.

New in Slimjet 17.0.2.0 (Dec 24, 2017)

  • Update language files
  • Fix minor bugs.

New in Slimjet 17.0.1.0 Beta (Dec 19, 2017)

  • Migrate to Chromium 63
  • Improve youtube video downloader. Added option to save as webm which takes much less time during video merging.

New in Slimjet 16.0.9.0 (Dec 8, 2017)

  • Fix a bug with video proxy

New in Slimjet 16.0.8.0 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • Fix a bug with toolbar customization dialog

New in Slimjet 16.0.7.0 (Nov 20, 2017)

  • Fix a few crash cases.
  • Update toolbar icons

New in Slimjet 16.0.6.0 (Nov 16, 2017)

  • Fix a bug with video recording
  • Fix compatibility issue with Tampermonkey extension.

New in Slimjet 16.0.5.0 (Nov 11, 2017)

  • Fix a bug with video play back.

New in Slimjet 16.0.3.0 (Nov 8, 2017)

  • Fix a bug with proxy settings.

New in Slimjet 16.0.2.0 (Nov 7, 2017)

  • Fix video play back on iqiyi.com
  • Fix a bug with mouse gesture

New in Slimjet 16.0.0.0 Beta (Oct 27, 2017)

  • Migrate to Chromium 61.

New in Slimjet 15.1.6.0 (Oct 19, 2017)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 15.1.5.0 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • Fix bug with gif animation play control option.

New in Slimjet 15.1.4.0 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • Fix a bug with youtube video downloader
  • Fix video playback issue on pptv.com

New in Slimjet 15.1.3.0 (Sep 8, 2017)

  • Add drop down history for dedicated search box.

New in Slimjet 15.1.2.0 (Sep 3, 2017)

  • Fix bug: youtube video download button missing with new youtube layout.

New in Slimjet 15.1.1.0 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 15.1.0.0 (Aug 17, 2017)

  • New feature: "Record video from current tab" available from the main menu. You can access it quickly by adding the corresponding button onto the toolbar. It allows you to record whatever content in the current tab into a webm video file
  • Fix AAC audio playback on some sites

New in Slimjet 15.0.5.0 (Aug 11, 2017)

  • Added search box into side bookmark panel.
  • Save screenshot menu now saves the screenshot of the entire page instead of just visible portion
  • Updated Ukrainian language file
  • Bug fix: drop down menu from New Tab button no available under Mac

New in Slimjet 15.0.4.0 (Aug 1, 2017)

  • Fix bug with flash blocking notification.
  • Remove option "force flash player on youtube" since youtube no longer supports flash player.

New in Slimjet 15.0.3.0 (Jul 20, 2017)

  • Fix bug with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 15.0.2.0 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • Fix bug with language file manager
  • Add "Add to Desktop" menu.

New in Slimjet 15.0.1.0 (Jul 10, 2017)

  • Fix bug with crash dump file generation.

New in Slimjet 15.0.0.0 Beta (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Migrate to Chromium 59.

New in Slimjet 14.0.16.0 (Jun 21, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with webcam support.

New in Slimjet 14.0.15.0 (Jun 14, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with video proxy.

New in Slimjet 14.0.14.0 (Jun 8, 2017)

  • Fixed some issues with QuickFill form filler.

New in Slimjet 14.0.13.0 (Jun 6, 2017)

  • Bug fix: double sound when forcing flash player on youtube.com.

New in Slimjet 14.0.12.0 (Jun 6, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with mp3 decoder

New in Slimjet 14.0.11.0 (Jun 1, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with download manager.

New in Slimjet 14.0.9.0 (May 19, 2017)

  • Fix bug: Can't set default browser under Linux
  • Fix bug: tab crash when playing some videos.
  • Fix bug: Can't launch on Mint 17.

New in Slimjet 14.0.8.0 (May 16, 2017)

  • Fix bug: Can't cast tab content to TV.

New in Slimjet 14.0.7.0 (May 13, 2017)

  • Fix bug: update checker incorrectly downloads Windows version on Linux and Mac
  • Fix bug: iQiyi.com video playback.

New in Slimjet 14.0.6.0 (May 10, 2017)

  • Fix bug: can't add more search engines to the search engine drop down menu.

New in Slimjet 14.0.5.0 (May 2, 2017)

  • Fix bug associated with opening startup page when starting Slimjet in incognito mode.
  • Fix bug: download youtube video button not visible when force flash player option is enabled.

New in Slimjet 14.0.4.0 (Apr 28, 2017)

  • Fix bug associated with opening home page when openning a new window via program shortcut.

New in Slimjet 14.0.3.0 (Apr 26, 2017)

  • Fix bug associated with startup page.

New in Slimjet 14.0.2.0 (Apr 26, 2017)

  • Fix bug associated with canvas reading exception list.

New in Slimjet 14.0.1.0 Beta (Apr 26, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with portable version about storage location of user data.

New in Slimjet 14.0.0.0 Beta (Apr 19, 2017)

  • Migrate to Chromium 57:
  • Added support for CSS grid layout

New in Slimjet 13.0.9.0 (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Fix issue with cash flow calculation tool on redfin

New in Slimjet 13.0.7.0 (Mar 20, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with drag & drop operation on the bookmarks bar

New in Slimjet 13.0.6.0 (Mar 2, 2017)

  • Fix bug about dedicated search box.

New in Slimjet 13.0.3.0 (Feb 6, 2017)

  • Fix a security issue.

New in Slimjet 13.0.2.0 Beta (Feb 1, 2017)

  • Fix bug with video playing with no sound.

New in Slimjet 13.0.1.0 Beta (Jan 26, 2017)

  • Fix bug with youtube video downloader.

New in Slimjet 13.0.0.1 Beta (Jan 19, 2017)

  • Add support for downloading 1080p video from youtube.
  • Fix crash with extensions.

New in Slimjet 13.0.0.0 Beta (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Migrate to Chromium 55.
  • Pepper Flash is no longer bundled with the Windows installer. It will be downloaded automatically upon first use.

New in Slimjet 12.0.15.0 (Jan 9, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug with Chrome Cast support. Now you can cast a Tab to televsion in more ways: 1. Google cast extension icon. 2. Select "Cast..." from the main menu. 3. Right click within a tab and select "Cast..." from the popup menu.

New in Slimjet 12.0.14.0 (Dec 22, 2016)

  • Bug fix: can't use Ctrl+W to close tabs consecutively when floating bookmark bar or side bookmark panel is enabled.

New in Slimjet 12.0.13.0 (Dec 20, 2016)

  • Fix https certificate issue when accessing amazon.com.

New in Slimjet 12.0.12.0 (Dec 12, 2016)

  • Fix https certificate issue
  • Fix bug with facebook video download

New in Slimjet 12.0.10.0 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with video codes.
  • Automatically clean download manager history when cleaning browser history.

New in Slimjet 12.0.9.0 (Nov 22, 2016)

  • Fixed playback issue of Tencent video

New in Slimjet 12.0.8.0 (Nov 13, 2016)

  • Fixed audio playback issues for some videos.
  • Fixed bug with cash flow analysis tool on redfin.com.

New in Slimjet 12.0.7.0 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • Fixed audio playback issues for some videos.
  • Fixed a bug with QuickFill form filler.

New in Slimjet 12.0.6.0 (Oct 24, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with QuickFill form filler.

New in Slimjet 12.0.5.0 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug about ad blocker which might cause crash when updating Russian sites filter list.
  • Fixed broken link of Arabic sites and Hungarian sites in ad blocker filter lists.

New in Slimjet 12.0.4.0 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug about the form filler.

New in Slimjet 12.0.3.0 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Fix bug about update checking. Users of Slimjet 11 and earlier versions of Slimjet 12 will have to update to this version manually first.

New in Slimjet 12.0.2.0 (Oct 11, 2016)

  • Fix bugs about profile switching icon visibility option and incognito mode special avatar visibility option.

New in Slimjet 12.0.1.0 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • Migrate to Chromium 53.

New in Slimjet 11.0.6.0 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Fix a bug with audio codec which resolves playback issues of some videos on twitter.

New in Slimjet 11.0.4.0 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • Fix bug with exit confirmation dialog.

New in Slimjet 11.0.3.0 (Jul 29, 2016)

  • Update Korean language.

New in Slimjet 11.0.2.0 (Jul 20, 2016)

  • Fix https certificate issue on Windows XP SP2.

New in Slimjet 11.0.1.0 (Jul 13, 2016)

  • Migrate to Chromium 51.
  • Important notice: Java, silverlight and other NPAPI plugins are no longer supported in Slimjet 11. Download Slimjet 10.0.7 if you need access to java, silverlight and other NPAPI plugins.

New in Slimjet 10.0.7.0 (Jun 28, 2016)

  • Update language files
  • Fixed a bug with crash dump file generation.

New in Slimjet 10.0.6.0 (Jun 24, 2016)

  • Added daily tips
  • Added cash flow analysis on redfin.com for real estate investors as a premium feature.

New in Slimjet 10.0.5.0 (Jun 2, 2016)

  • Added option to disable GPU direct composition (under Settings->Misc) as a workaround for issue with Java plugin rendering

New in Slimjet 10.0.4.0 (May 31, 2016)

  • Fixed invalid https certificate issue on Windows XP.

New in Slimjet 10.0.3.0 (May 29, 2016)

  • Fixed video playback issue on some GPU models.

New in Slimjet 10.0.2.0 (May 24, 2016)

  • Fix Java support issue on Windows 10.
  • Fixed password saving issue on eBay.com
  • Fixed auto-update issue in 10.0.1 and 10.0.0. Users who are currently using 10.0.0 or 10.0.1 will have to update manually from our site.

New in Slimjet 10.0.1.0 (May 21, 2016)

  • Migrated to Chromium 50 (Yes, Slimjet 10 remains compatible with XP and Vista)
  • Fixed bugs with QuickFill form filler on some websites.

New in Slimjet 9.0.7.0 (May 9, 2016)

  • Fixed bugs with tiling tabs on windows 10.
  • Fixed refreshing issue of the close buttons on the tabs when toggling its visiblity.

New in Slimjet 9.0.6.0 (Apr 30, 2016)

  • Update language files.
  • Fixed a few minor bugs.

New in Slimjet 9.0.5.0 (Apr 23, 2016)

  • Added support to show weather information on new tab page. Click the customize button to change the option.

New in Slimjet 9.0.4.0 (Apr 14, 2016)

  • Bug fix: not loading background tabs when startup option is set to "Continue where you left off".

New in Slimjet 9.0.3.0 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • Fix bug with facebook video download
  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 9.0.2.0 (Apr 7, 2016)

  • Restored support of silverlight and other NPAPI plugins.
  • Added option to show dedicated search box on the right side of the omnibox for firefox users who like to have it that way (Settings->Show dedicated search box).

New in Slimjet 9.0.1.0 Beta (Mar 30, 2016)

  • Added support to show background videos on the new tab page (Click "Customize" button on the New Tab Page and select "Background Video"). Get more videos from our online video library.

New in Slimjet 9.0.0.0 Beta (Mar 28, 2016)

  • Migrate to Chromium 49

New in Slimjet 8.0.5.0 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • Added support for using background video on new tab page (online background video library will be available pretty soon).
  • Adjust layout of the new tab page to allow more viewable portion of the background image/video on the new tab page.

New in Slimjet 8.0.4.0 (Mar 8, 2016)

  • Fixed bug with automatic update on Windows XP (Users who use 8.0.3.0 on XP would have to launch Slimjet manually after update).

New in Slimjet 8.0.3.0 (Mar 7, 2016)

  • Added support for automatic update (Windows version only)
  • Fixed a bug with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 8.0.2.0 (Feb 29, 2016)

  • Fix "New Tab" button display issue when windows display percentage is set to 150%.

New in Slimjet 8.0.1.0 Beta (Feb 23, 2016)

  • Fix bugs with turbocharged download manager
  • Remove warnings about XP and Vista support.

New in Slimjet 8.0.0.0 Beta (Feb 20, 2016)

  • Migrate to Chromium 48.

New in Slimjet 7.0.7.0 (Feb 9, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 7.0.6.0 (Feb 8, 2016)

  • Added option not to show confirmation dialog before downloading file with turbocharged download manager under Settings->Download.
  • Update language files.
  • Fixed download issue with baidu cloud storage.
  • Fixed tab activation issue by mouse clicks on the tab bar.

New in Slimjet 7.0.5.0 (Feb 2, 2016)

  • Bug fix: special avatar button in incognito mode not displayed correctly
  • Bug fix: fix some bugs with ad blocker

New in Slimjet 7.0.4.0 (Jan 29, 2016)

  • Fixed bug: unintended message boxes when updating ad blocker filter.
  • Fixed bug with playback of very short videos.

New in Slimjet 7.0.3.0 (Jan 27, 2016)

  • Added support to download videos from vimeo.com and dailymotion.com
  • A button with the tip "Download video from this page" will be shown at the right end of the omnibox if a downloadable video is detected on a web page. Click that button to download the video.
  • Added option to not to load background tabs when restoring tabs from last session. (Learn more)
  • The option is located under "On startup" section of the options pages. First select "Continue where you left off". Then select "Do not load backgound tabs when restoring tabs in last session.".
  • Added new option to automatically unload idle tabs when the number of tabs reaches the limit. The option is located under the section "Memory management" section of the options page.

New in Slimjet 7.0.2.0 (Jan 21, 2016)

  • Added support to download facebook video.
  • Added option to hide profile switching button on Windows caption.

New in Slimjet 7.0.1.0 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Added support for Java.

New in Slimjet 7.0.0.0 Beta (Jan 8, 2016)

  • Migrated to Chromium 47.

New in Slimjet 6.0.10.0 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with turbocharged download manager when downloading html files.
  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 6.0.9.0 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash case at first run on Windows 8/8.1.
  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 6.0.8.0 Beta (Dec 18, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug with tencent video playback.
  • Add integration support for Screencastify extension (Select "Record video from current tab" from the menu to install the extension).
  • Fixed a crash case with ad blocker.
  • Fixed a bug with turbocharged download manager.

New in Slimjet 6.0.7.0 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fix a couple of crash cases.
  • Disable "Eagleget downloader" extension due to compatibility issue.

New in Slimjet 6.0.6.0 (Dec 4, 2015)

  • Update language files.
  • Fixed another bug with form filler.

New in Slimjet 6.0.5.0 Beta (Dec 3, 2015)

  • Make all the sections in the settings page collapsible for easier viewing.
  • Improved QuickFill Form filler.
  • Automatically reload current tab after allowing a plugin to run.
  • Show the number of blocked urls on the ad blocker button (hidden elements are not counted due to performance reason)
  • Misc bug fixes.

New in Slimjet 6.0.4.0 (Nov 23, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fix a crash case with codec

New in Slimjet 6.0.3.0 (Nov 21, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fix an internal bug with codecs.
  • Added support to temporarily bypass turbocharged download manager by holding Alt key.

New in Slimjet 6.0.2.0 (Nov 19, 2015)

  • Update language files.
  • Fix a crash case with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 6.0.1.0 Beta (Nov 14, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fix misc bugs.
  • Added option to automatically invert web page color (Check the option "Invert web page color" under "Accessibility" section of the settings page or corresponding toolbar button).

New in Slimjet 5.0.17.0 (Nov 9, 2015)

  • Fixed crash when signing into eBay.

New in Slimjet 6.0.0.0 Beta (Nov 8, 2015)

  • Migrated to Chromium 46
  • Improved quickfill form filler
  • Continued support of Java, Silverlight and other NPAPI-based ActiveX controls if you still need them

New in Slimjet 5.0.16.0 (Nov 4, 2015)

  • Fix a bug with turbocharged download manager.

New in Slimjet 5.0.15.0 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Fix miscellaneous crash cases
  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 5.0.14.0 (Oct 29, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fix a bug with autofill

New in Slimjet 5.0.13.0 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Update language files.
  • Fix potential crash with turbocharged downloader
  • Fix potential crash with ad blocker
  • Fix bug: QuickFill doesn't prompt saving login information on Yahoo emai

New in Slimjet 5.0.12.0 (Oct 19, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fixed localization issue in turbocharged downloader.

New in Slimjet 5.0.11.0 (Oct 19, 2015)

  • Fixed bugs and improved the design of turbocharged downloader
  • Fixed bug with youtube video downloader
  • Automatically use turbocharged downloader to download youtube videos faster.

New in Slimjet 5.0.10.0 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Added option to change default maximum number of connections for turbocharged downloader
  • Fixed a bug in ad blocker related to element hiding.
  • Remember last save folder in turbocharged downloader confirmation dialog.

New in Slimjet 5.0.9.0 (Sep 30, 2015)

  • Added support for generating renderer dump files.
  • Added option to set turbocharged download manager as the default downloader (under Download section of the settings page).
  • Fixed more bugs with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 5.0.8.0 (Sep 28, 2015)

  • Fixed more bugs with ad blocker.

New in Slimjet 5.0.7.0 (Sep 26, 2015)

  • Fixed more bugs with ad blocker.
  • Fixed bugs with form saving dialog of form filler.
  • Completed Arabic and Japanese language file (Thanks to mfmd and Yuki Nagatomo).

New in Slimjet 5.0.6.0 (Sep 24, 2015)

  • Fixed crash when too many big ad block filter lists are selected.
  • Fixed a bug with interpretation of ad blocker rules.

New in Slimjet 5.0.5.0 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • Add support for subscribing additional filter lists with built-in ad blocker. (Check Ad Blocker Options dialog)
  • Fix more bugs with ad blocker.
  • Avoid blocking reading from html canvas for extension scripts
  • Revised QuickFill save form interface from info bar to a small dialog at the right bottom corner of the browser window.

New in Slimjet 5.0.4.0 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • Migrate to Chromium 44
  • Added built-in ad blocker (accessible from "Ad Blocker" under the main menu or the corresponding toolbar button")
  • Added turbocharged download manager which use parallel connections to boost file download speeds up to 12x. (Select "Turbocharged download" from the context menu when you right click on a link).

New in Slimjet 5.0.3.0 Beta (Sep 14, 2015)

  • Fix bugs with built-in ad blocker and popup blocker.

New in Slimjet 5.0.2.0 Beta (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Fix some bugs in ad blocker
  • Fix a bug in popup blocker.

New in Slimjet 5.0.1.0 Beta (Sep 7, 2015)

  • Migrate to Chromium 44
  • Added built-in ad blocker (accessible from "Ad Blocker" under the main menu or the corresponding toolbar button")
  • Added turbocharged download manager which use parallel connections to boost file download speeds up to 12x. (Select "Turbocharged download" from the context menu when you right click on a link).

New in Slimjet 4.0.15.0 (Jul 29, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Add shortcut key (Ctrl+M) to duplicate the current tab.

New in Slimjet 4.0.14.0 (Jul 18, 2015)

  • Make flash player updatable as an component (Visit chrome://components )
  • Updated flash player to 18.0.0.209

New in Slimjet 4.0.13.0 (Jul 15, 2015)

  • Added "Scan link with Virustotal" to context menu.
  • Updated flash player to 18.0.0.203

New in Slimjet 4.0.12.0 (Jul 8, 2015)

  • Fixed a crashing bug when typing in omnibox
  • Fixed a bug with form filler.
  • Updated language files.

New in Slimjet 4.0.11.0 (Jul 8, 2015)

  • Added support for "Auto hide on side" for the side bookmarks bar.
  • Fixed navigational buttons on the left side when moving other toolbar buttons to the right side.
  • Improve intelligence level of QuickFill form filler.

New in Slimjet 4.0.10.0 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Fix youku video playback issue
  • Update flash to 18.0.0.160

New in Slimjet 4.0.9.0 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Bug fix: side bookmark bar or side bookmark panel not hidden in full screen mode.
  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 4.0.8.0 (Jun 9, 2015)

  • Added support to show bookmarks bar on side so that you can have more bookmarks within one-click access.

New in Slimjet 4.0.7.0 (May 29, 2015)

  • Added option to prevent canvas fingerprinting.
  • Fixed installation problem under Ubuntu 15.04.

New in Slimjet 4.0.6.0 (May 21, 2015)

  • Fixed audio playback issue with facebook videos.

New in Slimjet 4.0.5.0 (May 18, 2015)

  • Fix bug with mp3 decoder.

New in Slimjet 4.0.4.0 (May 14, 2015)

  • Fixed incorrect displayed default value for minimum SSL version.
  • Changed default value of NPAPI support to ON.

New in Slimjet 4.0.3.0 (May 12, 2015)

  • Fix bug with video playback on Windows 8.

New in Slimjet 3.1.6.0 (May 7, 2015)

  • Fix crash when uploading file in Windows XP.

New in Slimjet 4.0.1.0 Beta (May 7, 2015)

  • Fix crash when uploading file in Windows XP.
  • Bug fix: fail to launch under Linux.

New in Slimjet 4.0.0.0 Beta (May 4, 2015)

  • Upgrade to Chromium 42 code base
  • Added option to disable fullscreen notice in Settings->Misc.

New in Slimjet 3.1.5.0 (Apr 22, 2015)

  • Remove unique media device id when webrtc is disabled to enhance privacy protection
  • Fix crash when uploading photoes or documents directly from android phone or digitial camera

New in Slimjet 3.1.4.0 (Apr 11, 2015)

  • Fixed bug about video/audio out-of-sync problem when playing html5 mp4 video.
  • Added option "Confirm when closing browser window with multiple tabs" under Settings->Misc.

New in Slimjet 3.1.3.0 (Apr 8, 2015)

  • Added option to disable WebRTC under Settings->security for users who are concerned about IP leakage via WebRTC

New in Slimjet 3.1.2.0 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Update flash plugin to 17.0.0.134
  • Added support for h.264, AAC and mp3 codec for Windows Vista or later.
  • Added support for widevine CDM on Windows platform.

New in Slimjet 3.1.1.0 Beta (Mar 27, 2015)

  • Fix crashing bug with mp3 codec.

New in Slimjet 3.1.0.1 Beta (Mar 25, 2015)

  • Fixed netflix playback issue under Windows XP

New in Slimjet 3.1.0.0 Beta (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Update flash plugin to 17.0.0.134
  • Added support for h.264, AAC and mp3 codec for Windows Vista or later.
  • Added support for widevine CDM on Windows platform.

New in Slimjet 3.0.4.0 (Mar 4, 2015)

  • Update flash plugin to 16.0.0.305
  • Fix some minor bugs.

New in Slimjet 3.0.3.0 (Feb 24, 2015)

  • Update language files
  • Fix some minor bugs.

New in Slimjet 3.0.2.0 Beta (Feb 23, 2015)

  • Fix netflix playback issue

New in Slimjet 3.0.1.0 Beta (Feb 20, 2015)

  • Settings page not loaded properly for non-English users.

New in Slimjet 3.0.0.0 Beta (Feb 19, 2015)

  • Migrate to Chromium 40.
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Google cast extension.

New in Slimjet 2.1.11.0 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • Fix some bugs with the bookmarks side panel.
  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 2.1.10.0 (Feb 13, 2015)

  • Fix netflix video playback error when playing from DVD queue.

New in Slimjet 2.1.9.0 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Bug fix: youtube video download button missing.

New in Slimjet 2.1.8.0 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Bug fix: unable to open settings page on linux for users using a local other than English US.
  • Fix layout issue of the info bar which shows version update information.

New in Slimjet 2.1.7.0 (Jan 29, 2015)

  • Add support for middle-clicking to open site in new tab in "Recently visited sites" and "Most frequently visited sites" menu.
  • Default behavior change: Middle clicking a link in bookmark menu, bookmark bar, "Recently visited sites" and "Most frequently visited sites" menu opens the link in a foreground new tab by default. Hold shift while middle-clicking to open the link in a background new tab.
  • Fixed translation issue and display issue of the customization dialog and url editing dialog in the new tabs page.
  • Fixed a couple of bugs about the "Download all links" dialog.

New in Slimjet 2.1.6.0 (Jan 10, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Netflix video streaming not working.
  • Bug fix: mouse gesture settings dialog not working in some non-English interface.

New in Slimjet 2.1.5.0 (Jan 3, 2015)

  • Bug fix: unable to install video transcoder when downloading youtube video.

New in Slimjet 2.1.4.0 (Jan 3, 2015)

  • Update language files.
  • First beta version for linux.

New in Slimjet 2.1.3.0 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • Fix possible crash when opening the online feedback page.

New in Slimjet 2.1.2.0 (Dec 15, 2014)

  • Bug fix: opening url from omnibox suggestion list didn't follow the option of automatic new tab creation.

New in Slimjet 2.1.1.0 (Dec 13, 2014)

  • Bug fix: open bookmark from bookmark menu didn't follow the option of automatic new tab creation.

New in Slimjet 2.1.0.0 Beta (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Added "Open with..." menu to downloaded files on the download shelf so that you can open it with different programs.
  • Added support for fully customizable mouse gestures. Check "Settings: Mouse Gestures"
  • Fixed a crash case in bookmark side panel.
  • Fixed a crash case with QuickFill
  • Redesigned the color selection dialog in new tab page.

New in Slimjet 2.0.0.1 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 2.0.0.0 Beta (Nov 8, 2014)

  • Migrated to Chromium 38.
  • Added support for suppressing repeated warnings about sites using self-signed SSL certificates.
  • Added basic support for mouse gesture.
  • Added option to always print using system dialog, i.e, bypass the print preview dialog.
  • Bug fix: translation popup window not working on some websites.

New in Slimjet 1.3.0.0 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Fixed many errors in and completed German language files
  • Fixed a bug with replacing yahoo search engine result indirect link
  • Fixed a bug with dragging text to search

New in Slimjet 1.2.9.0 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • CRITICAL SECURITY UPDATE: Set default SSL minimum to TLS 1.0 as a response to the Poodle bites exploit of SSL 3.0
  • Privacy protection enhancements (Privacy section):
  • Added option to hide the special avatar button in incognito mode to make incognito mode less conspicuous.
  • Simply click on the avatar button in incognito mode and select "Hide this icon" from the popup menu to hide it.
  • Added a series of anti-tracking options:
  • Block cross-domain HTTP referrer
  • Block social network javascript on third-party websites
  • Block Google ads on third-party websites
  • Replace indirect link in search engine results with direct link to original site
  • Updated flash player to 15.0.0.189
  • Added option to close tab by right click (Tab options section)
  • Added option to support "drag & drop text to search" for selected text in the current search engine (Misc section)
  • Added option to control whether to create new browser window when clicking on program shortcut (Misc section).
  • Added toolbar button to search for keywords within the current site using Google site search.
  • Improved loading speed of New Tab page.
  • Added a "List of tabs" button when the tab bar is full of tabs. You can click this button to get a drop down list showing the full title of all the tabs.
  • Bug fix: Hiding status message in full screen mode.
  • Bug fix: remember save path when saving screenshot images.
  • Bug fix: bookmark side panel lost after resizing the width to zero.
  • Bug fix: Opening from bookmark side panel should follow tab creation option.

New in Slimjet 1.2.5.0 (Oct 2, 2014)

  • Performance optimization.
  • Reduced size of installation package.
  • Added button on the caption bar to change themes quickly.
  • Added option "Don't show floating url in fullscreen mode" in misc section of the settings page.

New in Slimjet 1.2.4.0 (Sep 27, 2014)

  • Update language files
  • Upgrade flash player to 15.0.0.152
  • Added menu "Save as PDF" to save the current web page as a PDF file quickly

New in Slimjet 1.2.3.0 (Sep 20, 2014)

  • Bug fix: fixed crash when memory optimization option is turned on
  • Bug fix: user agent string not updated properly
  • Update some language files

New in Slimjet 1.2.2.0 (Sep 19, 2014)

  • Migrated to Chromium 37.
  • Added support for DirectWrite.
  • Added option to automatically optimize memory usage under Misc section of settings page.
  • Added "Bookmark this page" and "Bookmark this link" to context menu within the web page.
  • Added "Reopen closed tab" as an available toolbar button.
  • Added option to change cache folder and set cache under cache options of settings page.
  • Added option to hide the close button on the tabs.
  • Bug fix: page opened in wrong tab when bookmarks bar is in auto-hide mode.
  • Fix a bug with tab activation settings.

New in Slimjet 1.2.1.0 Beta (Sep 17, 2014)

  • Added "Bookmark this page" and "Bookmark this link" to context menu within the web page.
  • Added "Reopen closed tab" as an available toolbar button.
  • Bug fix: page opened in wrong tab when bookmarks bar is in auto-hide mode.
  • Fix a bug with tab activation settings.

New in Slimjet 1.2.0.0 Beta (Sep 17, 2014)

  • Migrated to Chromium 37.
  • Added support for DirectWrite.
  • Added option to change cache folder and set cache under cache options of settings page.
  • Added option to hide the close button on the tabs.
  • Added option to automatically optimize memory usage under Misc section of settings page.

New in Slimjet 1.1.5.0 (Sep 4, 2014)

  • Updated Polish language file
  • Added option "Show url at left-bottom corner when hovering mouse on a link" in "Misc" section of the settings page.

New in Slimjet 1.1.4.0 (Aug 29, 2014)

  • Update language files.

New in Slimjet 1.1.3.0 (Aug 20, 2014)

  • Added option to support auto-hiding the bookmarks bar
  • Added menu "Get more extensions" under "Tools" menu
  • Updated pepper flash to 14.0.0.177
  • Fixed the display of about:memory page
  • Added option to disable confirmation page when opening a large number of bookmarks at the same time
  • Fixed bug with video conversion after downloading youtube video

New in Slimjet 1.1.1.0 (Aug 2, 2014)

  • Migrated to Chromium 36.
  • Added support for scrolling tabs with mouse wheel.
  • Added option to disable desktop notification (the white bell icon in the system tray) under Privacy section of settings page. You can also right click on the bell icon in the system tray and select "Disable desktop notification" from the menu to quickly get rid of the icon if you find it annoying.
  • Added option to force flash player (instead of html5) on youtube
  • Updated PDF plugin to support full text search inside PDF.

New in Slimjet 1.0.17.0 (Jul 23, 2014)

  • Updated pepper flash to 14.0.0.145
  • Fixed translation issues of some UI text
  • Updated Polish language file

New in Slimjet 1.0.16.0 (Jul 16, 2014)

  • Update language files.
  • Added support for pepper flash.

New in Slimjet 1.0.15.0 (Jul 12, 2014)

  • Update language files
  • Improved QuickFill form filler compatibility
  • Added tab context menu "Convert to App Window"

New in Slimjet 1.0.13.0 (Jul 2, 2014)

  • Update language files.
  • Fixed a bug with autofill.

New in Slimjet 1.0.12.0 Beta (Jun 30, 2014)

  • Added option "Start up in incognito mode" in settings->privacy
  • Added menu item "Close all tabs from this domain" to tab context menu.
  • Added "Delete" to context menu of matched forms in the suggestion list of omnibox to quickly delete a form file.
  • Improved QuickFill form filler to work with more web sites.
  • Added "check all" button to select all matched items when searching history.
  • Added support for tiling tabs in metro mode.

New in Slimjet 1.0.11.0 Beta (Jun 22, 2014)

  • Fixed crash when attempting to install ad blocker plugin.

New in Slimjet 1.0.10.0 Beta (Jun 21, 2014)

  • Add support for search by voice on the new tab page.
  • Added option to place new tab from an existing tab at the end of all tabs.
  • Added bookmarks side panel.
  • Added support for backing up forms to zip file and restoring forms from zip file (Accessible from More->Backup forms/Restore forms from the drop down menu under the QuickFill button).
  • Added drop down menu from the new tab button (+). Right click on the new tab button to access the menu which shows all the sites defined on the new tab page.
  • Preliminary support for high-dpi mode.

New in Slimjet 1.0.9.0 Beta (Jun 16, 2014)

  • Migrated to Chromium 35.0.1916.114.
  • Added option to open all popups in new tab instead (under settings:tab options)
  • Added option to show toolbar buttons on the right side of the omnibox (under settings:appearance).
  • All toolbar buttons include back/forward/reload are now customizable.
  • Added drop down menu when right clicking on the new tab button to let you quickly access the quickdial sites without having a new tab page first.

New in Slimjet 1.0.8 (Jun 16, 2014)

  • Added menu "Send link by email" under "Share this page" into the popup menu when right clicking on a tab.
  • Make quickdial buttons semi-transparent when background image is applied.

New in Slimjet 1.0.6 (Jun 16, 2014)

  • Add option not to close browser when closing last tab.
  • Hide close/edit/refresh buttons on the quick dial buttons in the New tab page
  • Added support for importing SlimBrowser groups as bookmark folders.
  • Added option to control which page to open when creating a new tab (New tab page, home page or blank page).

New in Slimjet 1.0.5 (Jun 16, 2014)

  • Added support for tiling one or more tabs on the screen.
  • Bug fix: fixed crash when capturing screenshot of selected area.