BrokenURL Changelog

What's new in BrokenURL 1.4.0

Nov 29, 2021
  • Improvements:
  • Added browsers support:
  • Cent Browser
  • MS Edge Dev/Can builds
  • Optimized startup time
  • URL shorteners list update
  • Support for browser icon indexes
  • Fixes:
  • Default browser registration issues (emails), more detailed registration error messages
  • Esc key behavior in main window - now triggers rule creation if "save choice" is checked
  • Behavior of "copy original url" command in main menu - works only for shorteners and copies shortened url
  • Minor "URL editor" fixes
  • Behavior of up/down commands for browsers in open with list
  • And more.

New in BrokenURL 1.3.1 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Important Changes:
  • Autoselect System/Dark theme for Windows 10
  • Add custom browser manually
  • Browsers profiles and/or command-line settings
  • Block filters
  • Edit URL before opening
  • Chromium-based Edge support

New in BrokenURL 1.3.0 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Autoselect System/Dark theme for Windows 10
  • Add custom browser manually
  • Browsers profiles and/or command-line settings
  • Block filters
  • Edit URL before opening
  • Chromium-based Edge support

New in BrokenURL 1.2.2 (Aug 12, 2020)

  • Changes:
  • Browsers detection staiblization (including browsers with broken registration)
  • Settings UI improvements
  • Added themes support
  • Added context menu for browser buttons in main window
  • Fixed opening from Windows Explorer search

New in BrokenURL 1.2.1 (Apr 6, 2019)

  • New browsers support (private/new window commands):
  • SeaMonkey
  • PaleMoon
  • Basilisk
  • Comodo Ice Dragon
  • Brave
  • NAVER WHale
  • 360 SE
  • Chromium
  • Improved browser detection: parse browser commandline without quotes, like Lunarscape does
  • Improved startup time by caching browser icons
  • Added donate link

New in BrokenURL 1.2 (Jun 10, 2018)

  • Added really big shorteners list (200+ domains)
  • Fixed crash on invalid/unparseable url
  • Better shortened URL revealing
  • Better caller process icon extraction (desktop and UWP)
  • Browser detection improvement: remove duplicates for strange browser registration like Waterfox does
  • Added browser settings for: Waterfox, Vivaldi, Opera 12/Presto, MS Edge
  • Open in New Window support
  • Main window UI improvement - show Open in Private/Open in New Window as side buttons instead of separate browser buttons
  • Sort browsers by usage, Manual browsers sorting
  • Updated icon (will look good on any windows scale), Separate icon for URL shortcuts
  • Hold Alt when opening URL to suppress saved choices execution

New in BrokenURL 1.1.1 (Dec 30, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • Browser detection stabilization
  • Keyboard works in main window
  • Added 'Show Caller' setting

New in BrokenURL 1.1 (Sep 30, 2017)

  • Added Microsoft shortener
  • Better support menu and icon
  • HiDPI support
  • Themed main window render
  • "Copy original URL" menu command
  • Fixed opening from fullscreen 3D applications
  • Fixed showing subforms in taskbar