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Portable SlimBrowser Changelog

What's new in Portable SlimBrowser 18.0.0.0

Sep 1, 2023
  • Upgrade to gecko engine 115.
  • Added support for hourly weather forecast in weather toolbar button drop down menu.
  • Fixed bug with youtube video download.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 17.0.2.0 (Dec 24, 2022)

  • Fix a bug with language file manager (now placed under "More tools" menu)

New in Portable SlimBrowser 17.0.1.0 (Aug 18, 2022)

  • Minor bug fix

New in Portable SlimBrowser 17.0.0.0 (Jul 18, 2022)

  • Upgrade to gecko engine 101.
  • Allows users to use as many microphones as you want, at the same time, during video conferencing.
  • All non-configured MIME types can now be assigned a custom action upon download completion.
  • Reading is now easier with the prefers-contrast media query, which allows sites to detect if the user has requested that web content is presented with a higher (or lower) contrast.
  • Support captions/subtitles display on YouTube, Prime Video, and Netflix videos you watch in Picture-in-Picture.
  • Picture-in-Picture now also supports video captions on websites that use WebVTT (Web Video Text Track) format, like Coursera.org, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and many more.
  • Checks spelling in multiple languages.
  • Hardware accelerated AV1 video decoding is enabled on Windows with supported GPUs (Intel Gen 11+, AMD RDNA 2 Excluding Navi 24, GeForce 30).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 17.0.0.0 Beta (Jul 11, 2022)

  • Upgrade to gecko engine 101.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 16.0.0.0 (Apr 20, 2022)

  • Upgrade to gecko engine 95
  • Enabled RLBox to protect SlimBrowser against potential security vulnerabilities in third-party libraries
  • You can now move the Picture-in-Picture toggle button to the opposite side of the video. Simply look for the new context menu option Move Picture-in-Picture Toggle to Left (Right) Side.
  • Introduce Site Isolation to better protect all SlimBrowser users against side-channel attacks such as Spectre.
  • Supports the new Snap Layouts menus when running on Windows 11.
  • Supports the new AVIF image format
  • PDF viewer now supports filling more forms (XFA-based forms, used by multiple governments and banks)
  • When available system memory is critically low, automatically unload tabs based on their last access time, memory usage, and other attributes.
  • SlimBrowser now blocks downloads that rely on insecure connections, protecting against potentially malicious or unsafe downloads
  • Improved web compatibility for privacy protections with SmartBlock 3.0
  • Introducing a new referrer tracking protection in Strict Tracking Protection and Private Browsing.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 16.0.0.0 Beta (Apr 14, 2022)

  • Upgrade to gecko engine 95
  • Enabled RLBox to protect SlimBrowser against potential security vulnerabilities in third-party libraries
  • You can now move the Picture-in-Picture toggle button to the opposite side of the video. Simply look for the new context menu option Move Picture-in-Picture Toggle to Left (Right) Side.
  • Introduce Site Isolation to better protect all SlimBrowser users against side-channel attacks such as Spectre.
  • Supports the new Snap Layouts menus when running on Windows 11.
  • Supports the new AVIF image format
  • PDF viewer now supports filling more forms (XFA-based forms, used by multiple governments and banks)
  • When available system memory is critically low, automatically unload tabs based on their last access time, memory usage, and other attributes.
  • SlimBrowser now blocks downloads that rely on insecure connections, protecting against potentially malicious or unsafe downloads
  • Improved web compatibility for privacy protections with SmartBlock 3.0
  • Introducing a new referrer tracking protection in Strict Tracking Protection and Private Browsing.
  • V15.0

New in Portable SlimBrowser 15.0.0.0 Beta (May 11, 2021)

  • Upgrade to Gecko engine 87
  • Improved "Highlight All" feature feature on Find in Page
  • Added support for simultaneously watching multiple videos in Picture-in-Picture
  • Improved Print functionality with a cleaner design and better integration with the computer's printer settings;
  • credit card management and auto-fill for users in Canada;
  • notable performance and stability improvements achieved by moving canvas drawing and WebGL drawing to the GPU process;
  • Introduction of Total Cookie Protection to Strict Mode
  • Protection from supercookies, a type of tracker that can stay hidden in the browser and track users online, even after they have cleared cookies.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 14.0.1.0 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • Fix bug with ad blocker on youtube website.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 14.0.0.0 (Sep 14, 2020)

  • Migrate to Gecko engine 79.
  • The Protections Dashboard includes consolidated reports about tracking protection, data breaches, and password management. To view your dashboard, type about:protections into the address bar, or select “Protections Dashboard” from the main menu.
  • Rolled out WebRender to Windows users with Intel and AMD GPUs, bringing improved graphics performance to an even larger audience.
  • Disabled TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 to improve your website connections. Sites that don't support TLS version 1.2 will now show an error page.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 13.0.1.0 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix ad blocker issue with youtube.
  • Fix bug with settings not transferred with portable version.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 13.0.1.0 Beta (Aug 8, 2020)

  • Fix ad blocker issue with youtube.
  • Fix bug with settings not transferred with portable version.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 13.0.0.0 Beta (Aug 3, 2020)

  • Migrate to Gecko engine 77
  • Supports Audio Worklets that will allow more complex audio processing like VR and gaming on the web. Now you can now join Zoom calls without the need for any additional downloads.
  • Improved Picture-in-Picture feature. Now, when you are ready to focus on the video, a double click can take the small window into full screen. Double click again to reduce the size again.
  • Improved readability of search suggestions with a focus on new search terms.
  • Your login management has improved with the ability to reverse alpha sort (Name Z-A) in Lockwise, which you can access under Logins and Passwords.
  • Add support for importing bookmarks from new Edge browser.
  • Add-ons installed by external applications can now be removed using the Add-ons Manager (about:addons). Going forward, only users can install add-ons; they cannot be installed by an application.
  • Implemented a new global default zoom level setting. This option is available in about:preferences under "Language and Appearance" and can be scaled up or down from 100% as needed and sets the default zoom level for all sites. Per-site zoom is still available to make adjustments to individual sites as needed.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.11.0 (Jun 19, 2020)

  • Add support for side tabs (Select menu View->Side bar->Tabs).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.10.0 (May 7, 2020)

  • Fixed bug about opening links in Gmail.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.9.0 (Apr 3, 2020)

  • Fix a bug with forum link

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.8.0 (Mar 12, 2020)

  • Fix a bug with language file manager
  • Fix a bug with youtube video downloader

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.7.0 (Mar 10, 2020)

  • Fix a few UI localization issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.6.0 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Fix UI localization issue with French and German.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.5.0 (Mar 2, 2020)

  • Fix bug with language file manager.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.4.0 (Feb 25, 2020)

  • Fix bug with share page on facebook/twitter.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.3.0 (Feb 15, 2020)

  • Fix bug with some menu labels

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.2.0 (Feb 5, 2020)

  • Fix bug with youtube video downloader

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.1.0 (Jan 20, 2020)

  • Add support for auto reload tabs (Right click on tab and select "Auto Reload" from popup menu)

New in Portable SlimBrowser 12.0.0.0 (Jan 9, 2020)

  • Migrate to Gecko engine 72
  • Blocks fingerprinting scripts by default
  • Show a speech bubble in the address bar that you can use to opt-in to web site notifications
  • Picture-in-picture video feature: "Select the blue icon from the right edge of a video to pop open a floating window so you can keep watching while working in other tabs or apps

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.8.0 (Dec 8, 2019)

  • Fix bug with private browsing mode.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.7.0 (Nov 4, 2019)

  • Fix bug with default new tab page.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.6.0 (Oct 26, 2019)

  • Fix bug with ad blocker

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.5.0 (Oct 26, 2019)

  • Fix bug with turbocharged download manager
  • Improve ad blocker

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.4.0 (Oct 12, 2019)

  • Fix bug with search provider

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.3.0 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • Fix bug with UI translation
  • Fix bug with turbocharged download manager

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.2.0 (Oct 2, 2019)

  • Fix bug with UI translation

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.1.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Fix crash with turbo charged download manager.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 11.0.0.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Migrated to Gecko Engine 68.0
  • Fixed bug with youtube video downloader.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 10.0.3.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Fix bug with turbocharged download manager.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 10.0.0.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Migrated to Gecko Rendering Engine.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 8.00 Build 005 (Oct 12, 2017)

  • Fix a few minor bugs.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 8.00 Build 001 (Jun 6, 2016)

  • Add support for downloading videos from dailymotion.com, vimeo.com and facebook.com

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 144 (May 20, 2016)

  • Fixed automatic form filling issues on outlook.com.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 139 (Feb 22, 2016)

  • Fix video playback issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 138 (Feb 14, 2016)

  • Add Vietnamese language file

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 135 (Jan 8, 2016)

  • Solve playback issue of Tencent video.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 134 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • General Fixes/Enhancements:
  • Fixed a bug in searching
  • Fixed references to sub-machines not properly captured when in Export XMI
  • Fixed several undo/redo problems
  • Fixed unnamed filter in animation path
  • Fixed sd frame name goes blank
  • Fixed wrongly ask for deleting port in Internal Block Diagram
  • Fixed missing message envelope icon in Resource Catalog
  • Fixed empty requirement specification generated from use case
  • Fixed an Archi import issue
  • Fixed cut and paste shapes not preserve parent and child relationship
  • Fixed application may hang when editing freehand text shape
  • Fixed application may hang after importing project
  • Fixed a .eap import issue
  • Fixed a performance issue caused by deleting shape
  • Fixed bad positioning of created lifeline
  • Fixed incorrect font size for pasted connector
  • Amended IDE Integration window to state the support of Android Studio
  • Supported adding model elements in Project Browser
  • Supported resizing image proportionally in description editor by pressing the Shift key and dragging the resize handler of image
  • Supported prompting for delete association when deleting association attribute
  • Made About window resize-able
  • Upgraded bundled JRE to newer build
  • Made duplicate element not to duplicate some project management properties (e.g. Author, create date)
  • Excluded detached elements in XMI exporting
  • Document Editing:
  • Fixed a Project Publisher bug
  • Fixed Project Publisher wrongly generated images for wireframes out-of-scope
  • Fixed a Word report generation issue
  • Fixed bad constraints table output in Publisher outcome
  • Showed instance's classifier in Project Publisher outcome
  • Collaborative Modeling:
  • Fixed a problem on updating VP Server
  • Fixed LDAP member listed twice in VP Server
  • Code Engineering/Hibernate/DB Engineering:
  • Fixed ORM Code Gen ignores "Template info" value
  • Fixed a SCXML export issue
  • Fixed local variables reversed as instance variables in Python reverse engineering
  • Fixed missing comment for return statement in generated code
  • Supported reversing XSD namespace documentation in reverse engineering
  • Showed error message when generating ORM code with sub-class from ORM Impl class
  • Made round-trip ignores ORM annotation for impl class
  • Made C++ Instant Reverse not to analyze non code files

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 133 (Nov 13, 2015)

  • Updated some language files.
  • Added Bing search engine into the list of preinstalled engines.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 132 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Add link to Groupon.com in new tab page.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 131 (Oct 26, 2015)

  • Updated German language file.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 130 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug with youtube video downloader.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 129 (Oct 16, 2015)

  • Added Yandex engine for Russian users.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 127 (Sep 23, 2015)

  • Fixed video playback issue with tencent video (v.qq.com).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 126 (Sep 18, 2015)

  • Added Privacy Protection List into the ad blocker.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 125 (Sep 14, 2015)

  • Improve performance of ad blocker
  • Improve upload speed of built-in ftp uploader.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 124 (Aug 31, 2015)

  • Fixed compatibility issue with uk.yahoo.com

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 123 (Aug 4, 2015)

  • Fixed compatibility issue with Yahoo.com
  • Fixed a bug with ad blocker.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 121 (Jul 28, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug with facebook sharing.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 120 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Fix youku video playback issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 119 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Fix crash when uploading files under Windows xp.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 118 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug with youtube video downloader.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 117 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • Fix crash when uploading photos directly from mobile phone or digital camera.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 116 (Feb 27, 2015)

  • Fix bug with download manager when downloading files over 2GB.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 115 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Fix bug with youtube video download

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 114 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Fix bug with mouse gesture customization interface

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 112 (Jan 15, 2015)

  • Added full support for various mouse gestures. (In Tools:options:mouse, turn on the option "enable mouse gesture" and click customize button to customize).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 111 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • Fixed compatibility issue with AOL mail.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 110 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • Disable SSL 3.0 Protocol by default to avoid POODLE exploit. The option is located in Tools:Options:Security:Disable SSL 3.0 Protocol. If you have trouble connecting to legacy servers which only support SSL 3.0, you can turn off this option temporarily.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 109 (Oct 16, 2014)

  • Added support for duckduckgo search engine

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 108 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Fixed bug with "Scan with virustotal" in context menu.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 107 (Sep 15, 2014)

  • Fixed link to China Adblock list update url.
  • Fixed tab closing drawing flicker under Windows 7 basic theme.
  • Restored shopping assistant feature.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 106 (Sep 9, 2014)

  • Update language files.
  • Added option to automatically optimize memory usage in "Tools:options:advanced".

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 105 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 104 (Aug 14, 2014)

  • Fixed bug with youtube video downloader and improved video conversion speed
  • Improved identity-based form filler
  • Close all tabs when closing SlimBrowser to tray
  • Revised the design of the new tab page:
  • the small buttons are only visible when you hover the mouse on the big site buttons
  • added support for tile option for background image
  • Make the site buttons semi-transparent when a background image is applied

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 103 (Jul 18, 2014)

  • Improved form filler compatibility with some sites.
  • Added capability to delete a matched from address bar suggestion list.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 102 (Jul 7, 2014)

  • Updated compatibility view site list.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 101 (Jun 18, 2014)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 100 (Jun 13, 2014)

  • update language files

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 096 (May 26, 2014)

  • Updated Dutch adbocker list url.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 094 (Apr 26, 2014)

  • Fixed form filler caused in build 092
  • Revised youtube video downloader. Support downloading audio track directly without downloading video first. Fixed bug about some videos not downloadable.
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 092 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • Filled a bug in form filler.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 091 (Apr 13, 2014)

  • Solved compatibility issue with Tencent Video and Sohu Video.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 089 (Apr 8, 2014)

  • Disabled related deals script on amazon and ebay websites.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 087 (Apr 7, 2014)

  • Fix bug due to renamed German and French language files
  • Added link to German online forum for SlimBrowser

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 086 (Apr 7, 2014)

  • Update language files.
  • Improved quickfill form filler auto-submitting algorithm.
  • Fixed a minor bug in the "Download All with download manager" feature.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 085 (Apr 3, 2014)

  • Added support for shopping assistant features.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 083 (Mar 24, 2014)

  • bug fix: locking browser when tray icon is enabled.
  • bug fix: letv video can't be watched properly.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 080 (Mar 3, 2014)

  • Moved youtube video download button to the bottom of the playing video

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 079 (Feb 26, 2014)

  • Fixed YouTube video download issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 078 (Feb 26, 2014)

  • Fixed compatibility issue with My Yahoo.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 077 (Feb 10, 2014)

  • Fix bug in some built-in javascript.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 076 (Feb 8, 2014)

  • Updated language files
  • Fixed yahoo email compatibility issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 075 (Feb 3, 2014)

  • Fixed youtube video download issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 074 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • Update language file
  • Make options:misc page scrollable.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 073 (Jan 28, 2014)

  • Automatically remove the play symbol from the file name when downloading youtube video.
  • Add option to show related deals and coupons when shopping online. (This option can be turned off in tools:options:misc:show related deals and coupons when shopping online).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 072 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Enable ad blocker for https sites

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 071 (Dec 16, 2013)

  • Merged Easylist and Fanboy's list in the ad blocker since they are now one list. Only easylist option is available now.
  • Moved items under the in-page shortcut menu directly onto the top level of the context menu for easier access.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 070 (Nov 29, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug associated with twitter.com

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 069 (Nov 25, 2013)

  • Ad blocker rule update
  • Fixed compatibility warning with chase.com
  • Bug fix: default rendering mode setting not saved properly.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 067 (Nov 14, 2013)

  • Fixed weather forecasting issue for some locations
  • Bug fix: unable to launch proxy organizer

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 066 (Nov 6, 2013)

  • Feature reversal: Disabled automatic switching of rendering mode based on META tag of web pages.
  • Fixed minor bug in proxy organizer.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 065 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • Increased size of weather forecast information dialog
  • Fixed compatibility issue with skydrive site for IE11 users.
  • Bug fix: web page update issue after using mouse gesture.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 063 (Oct 28, 2013)

  • Added Israel filter list into ad blocker
  • Added support for custom user agent string defined in Microsoft Compatibility view list.
  • Fixed crash when running builtin spell checker component
  • Added option to automatically switch rendering mode based on META tag of web pages
  • Bug fix: automatic translation not working correctly for IE11 users.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 061 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Bug fix: google and yahoo website not rendered correctly for IE11 users.
  • Bug fix: when internet options dialog is opened from New Tabs page, the homepage setting is inconsistent.
  • Bug fix: quickfill not working correctly sometimes for IE11 users
  • Improved compatibility with Windows 8.1
  • Bug fix: translation feature not working correctly for IE11 users.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 059 (Oct 13, 2013)

  • Added support for editing the title of quick dial buttons.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 057 (Oct 7, 2013)

  • Fixed memory leak in photo salon.
  • Updated language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 056 (Oct 3, 2013)

  • Add menu "Follow SlimBrowser on Twitter" and "Subscribe to SlimBrowser Newsletter"
  • Fixed memory leak on systems with IE11.
  • Updated IE11 compatiblity view list

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 053 (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Language file updates.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 052 (Sep 19, 2013)

  • Bug fix: mouse gesture initiated unexpectely when right click on flash object

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 051 (Sep 19, 2013)

  • Updated code related to weather forecast to use a new api key.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 050 (Sep 2, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug about default zoom settings.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 049 (Aug 14, 2013)

  • Added option to activate the tab on the right side when one tab is closed. Users preferring the traditional behavior can turn this option off.
  • Update language files
  • Updated fix for gmail cookie mismatch error.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 046 (Aug 9, 2013)

  • Behavior change: Activate the tab on the right side when one tab is closed.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 045 (Jul 29, 2013)

  • Fixed CNN Video playing issue when ad blocker is enabled

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 044 (Jul 23, 2013)

  • Fixed web page zooming issues in high DPI settings.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 043 (Jul 19, 2013)

  • Added Hindi language file
  • Fixed display issue of various user interface elements in high DPI settings.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 041 (Jul 10, 2013)

  • Update language file
  • Added "Open All Favorites" menu item to the popup menu when you right click on a favorites folder.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 039 (Jul 3, 2013)

  • Renamed some of the language files. For example, "German Austrian" has been renamed to "German (Austria)".
  • Fixed youtube video download issue for users who have enabled the html5 trial feature.
  • Improved support for IE11 with Windows 8.1

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 037 (Jun 24, 2013)

  • Automatically switch website to a new process if the current rendering process has reached resource limit. (This can effectively prevent SlimBrowser from freezing or hanging after using it for a very long time in a single session. )
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 035 (Jun 12, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug in new tab page settings.
  • Added an option to disable automatic url suggestions in "options:address bar"

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 033 (Jun 6, 2013)

  • Updated Chinese version user manual based on SlimBrowser 7.0
  • Bug fix: quick dial button name with special characters such as commas not stored correctly.
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 032 (May 29, 2013)

  • Add menu "Tools:Ad Blocker:Select Ad Component to Block" to help users pick the ad to block with mouse.
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 031 (May 28, 2013)

  • Add menu "Tools:Ad Blocker:Select Ad Component to Block" to help users pick the ad to block with mouse.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 030 (May 21, 2013)

  • Update Chinese Traditional language files

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 029 (May 14, 2013)

  • Added toolbar button for capturing screenshot of selected area
  • Bug fix: prevent users to refresh site group defined on tabs page
  • Update language files

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 027 (May 7, 2013)

  • Bug fix: crash when attempting to reordering quickdial websites defined in tabs pages
  • Added support for mouse-dragging gesture to navigate back and forth. Simple drag left or right while holding the right button to navigate back or forward.
  • Add menu to disable ad blocker on top level domain (available under menu "tools:adb blocker:disable ad blocker on top level domain").
  • Bug fix: after resetting all settings, the ad blocker filter list setting wasn't reset correctly.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 024 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Added support for submitting language files directly from language file manager.
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 023 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Bug fix: position max-min-restore buttons correctly when switching into and out of compact mode.
  • Allow users to drag the mini menu button.
  • Improved address typing suggestion algorithm.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 7.00 Build 022 (Apr 25, 2013)

  • Completely Redesigned Ad Blocker:
  • The ad blocker has been redesigned from scratch in SlimBrowser 7.0 to significantly improve the effectiveness and performance. You can subscribe to one or more filter lists based on the languages of the web sites you regularly visits. The filtering rules will be automatically updated periodcally so that it can catch up with the most recent design of different websites. Just to name some examples, the new ad blocker completely eliminates all the ads on your facebook page, your gmail account, yahoo email account or hotmail account.
  • To start to use the new ad blocker, select menu Tools:Ad Blocker:Ad Blocker Options and select the filtering lists to subscribe to. United States users need only choose the EasyList or Fanboy's List while users from other countries can select filtering lists targeting websites in other languages.
  • If by any chance the ad blocker eliminates something useful content by mistake on a particular website, you can select menu Disable Ad Blocker On Current Domain to completely disable ad blocker on the current domain. Advanced users can also select the menu Ad Blocker History and create a specific exception rule to avoid the mistake.
  • Improved Photo Salon:
  • The Photo Salon feature has been further improved in SlimBrowser 7.0. The window type options has been replaced by a more beautiful photo paper effect that is popular in photo album design. Also, you can add your own signature image to the right bottom corner of the photos. What's more, you can even tilt the input photos randomly to create a casual artistic effect when combing multiple photos. A couple of example images are shown below to demonstrate the photo paper effect with tilting and signature image.
  • Another important new feature is photo clipping which lets you select only a portion of the input photo and make it available for final upload. This is extremely helpful if you want to make the main character in the photo stand out by removing distracting backgrounds. An example image cut out from the previous baby girl photo is shown below,
  • More photo frames are added to offer users more choices. However, the new photo paper effect does allow you to use any regular scenic background images as photo frame and still arrive at a beatuiful final image. To use your own image file as photo frame, just select "More Functions:Add Your Own Photo Frame" from the menu of Photo Salon dialog.
  • Photo Salon feature now can be enabled on a per domain basis. For example, you can enable it on facebook.com while disable it on your web email domain. Such settings will be automatically remembered when you change the "Process Photo" option on the file upload dialog as shown below,
  • If you are careful enough, you will also notice the "Upload Clipboard Image" button on the file upload dialog. Click this button will save any image in your clipboard into a temporary file and make it available for upload. This feature is very useful if you want to upload a screenshot. To make a screen, select menu File->Capture Screenshot of Selected Area.
  • Improved quick-dial (tabs) page with more configuration options:
  • The tabs page has been redesigned to support configurable number of rows and columns. You can also change the background color or specify your own background image file. The screen shot of each quick-dial now uses a higher resolution image of 450x300 pixels. If you have screenshots created from old versions of SlimBrowser, just click the refresh button on the left bottom corner of each quick-dial button to update them manually. You will also notice that the buttons will scale automatically when you resize the main window.
  • In case you haven't noticed it already, now you can put a site group or a quickfill form file on a quickdial button as a very unique feature only available in SlimBrowser.
  • A minor improvement for the tabs page is that now you can middle click a button to open it in a new tab. That's more convenient than the smaller "Open In New Tab" button on the left bottom corner of each button. You can also right click on a button and select the "Open In New Tab" menu item to achieve the same purpose. Just follow your own habit on this one.
  • Redesigned address bar to support omni-bar mode and enhanced auto-suggestions.
  • Omni-bar mode vs regular mode:
  • In SlimBrowser 7.0, the address bar now supports a omni-bar mode in which the address bar is also reused as a search bar in order to cater to users who are used to searching regularly directly from address bar. In order to use the omni-bar mode, all you have to do is to hide the separate quick-search bar. The drop down button showing the list of search engines will be moved to the right end of the address bar in omni-bar mode. In this mode, if you type a single word such as "keyword" in the address bar and press enter, the keyword will be searched for via the currently selected search engine as the default behavior. If you make the quick-search bar visible again, the address bar will operate in the classic regular mode. In regular mode, the default behavior when you type a single word is to autocomplete the word with the pattern "www.*.com" and then open it as a URL. In either mode, the behavior regarding how to deal the single word is configurable via the enter-key domain autocompletion option in Tools:Options:Address Bar. If the enter-key autocompletion option is on, single word is autocompleted into a full domain and opened as a URL. Otherwise, it's passed to the current search engine. In both modes, if you type multiple keywords, they will be passed to the currently selected search engine.
  • If you want to search for a single keyword with enter-key autocompletion option turned on, you could type a question mark before the keyword, such as "?browser", and then press ENTER. You can also click the search engine button on the right end of the address bar to enforce a search operation instead of domain autocompletion.
  • The list of automatic suggestions when you are typing in the address bar has been greatly improved in the new version. In V6.0, the source of suggestions comes from the browsing history only. In the new version, the source of suggestions come from the browsing history, your entire collection of favorites, all the site groups and quickfill form files. It supports both multi-keyword matching as well. For example, you can type "favorite video" to match a group file named "My Favorite Youtube Video Pages". For matching results from the history, you can right click on them and use the context menu to delete them individually or clean the entire domain. For matching form files, you can right click on them and select "Edit Form" from the context menu to quickly view the password stored in the form file if you have forgotten your own password.
  • New weather data source with better accuracy and 7-day forecast:
  • SlimBrowser V7.0 has switched to a new paid weather data source with much better forecasting accuracy. It also supports 7-day forecast information compared with only 5-day forecast information in previous version. What's more, day weather and night weather is separately forecasted for each day.
  • Other smaller changes worthy of mentioning:
  • Hide title bar when main window is maximized
  • The title bar will be hidden by default when main window is maximized to save screen area. If you don't like it, go to tools:options:misc, turn off the option "hide title bar when main window is maximized".
  • Choose menu tools:backup and restore:backup data and settings to archive most of your data and settings (including your favorites, site groups, form files, aliases and other program settings) into a zip file. Choose menu tools:backup and restore: restore data and settings to restore your data and settings from a previously archived zip file. You can use these two menus to easily migrate data and settings between two computers.
  • Small icon for the mini menu button
  • The mini menu button has been replaced with even smaller icon.
  • Drop down menu on the new tab button (+)
  • You can use the drop down menu to quickly access the list of websites defined on your quick-dial page without opening a new tab first.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 101 (Mar 14, 2013)

  • Bug fix: adjustment effects not applied correctly when photo frame is not used in photo salon
  • Bug fix: allow ctrl+f to invoke the find dialog in scriptpad.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 100 (Mar 7, 2013)

  • "New Tab" page title loccalized properly
  • Allow users to middle click a quickdial button on the tabs page to open it in a new tab. (Shift click or use the "Open In New Tab" menu is also ok)

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 099 (Mar 7, 2013)

  • Fix bug in weather forecast html template.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 098 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug in photo salon
  • Updated Turkish language file.
  • Fixed a bug related to toolbar position restoration.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 097 (Feb 12, 2013)

  • Updated language files

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 096 (Feb 1, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug in the interpretation of text entered in the address bar
  • Add support to allow users to assign an alias to a group in the alias definition dialog. (Click the drop down arrow to access the menu to define special commands).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 095 (Jan 22, 2013)

  • Fixed memory leak in photo salon
  • Fixed localization of Chinese application name in installer.
  • Fixed problem of watching videos from QQ video.
  • Bug fix: some UTF8 text files not loaded correctly.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 094 (Jan 5, 2013)

  • Fixed web page translation issue under IE10

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 093 (Dec 28, 2012)

  • Moved “download youtube video” button to the right side of the upload button on the top of the page (the fix in build 092 was not applied correctly).

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 092 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • Show tooltips for tabs with clipped title.
  • Moved “download youtube video” button to the right side of the upload button on the top of the page.
  • Fixed “set as default browser” in portable version on Windows 8.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 091 (Dec 12, 2012)

  • Updated youtube video download button based the new layout of youtube website
  • Fixed a cookie sharing issue on Windows 8 (critical update if you have set maximum number of tabs per process to 1).
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 090 (Dec 8, 2012)

  • Language file updates (French and welsh)
  • Added support for Chinese version help file.
  • Fixed a small bug with form filler regarding the default choice for autofill

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 089 (Nov 27, 2012)

  • Language file updates
  • Bug fix: tab bar multiline mode choice wasn't saved correctly.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 088 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Auto shrink the width of tabs with the increase of the number of tabs in single line mode.
  • Improved the appearance of tab bar in both tab style and button style.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 086 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Added option to automatically fill form when a matching form is detected.
  • Slightly darkened background color of background tabs to increase contrast.
  • Fixed a couple of minor bugs with form filler.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 085 (Nov 12, 2012)

  • Fixed a possible crash in Windows 8.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 083 (Nov 12, 2012)

  • Changed appearance of tab bar. Reduced drawing flicker of tab bar.
  • Updated Arabic language file.
  • Updated IE9 compatibility view list.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 081 (Nov 2, 2012)

  • Update language files
  • Fixed bug with the storage of a couple of program settings which might cause problem of persistent tooltips.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 080 (Nov 1, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Most frequently visited sites and most frequently used forms don’t work in non-english user interface.
  • Added support for capture screenshot of selected area.
  • Bug fix: Adding saved form in group organizer dialog doesn’t work with form files in subfolders.
  • Bug fix: when starting SlimBrowser with a homepage, the focus should be set to the web page instead of the address bar.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 078 (Oct 29, 2012)

  • Update language files
  • Add menu "File->Most Frequently Visited Sites"
  • Add "Scan with VirusTotal" to the in-page context menu. Right click on any link to activate this feature.
  • Add support to fill random user name and random password with form filler. Right click in text or password fields in web forms to access this feature.
  • Add menu "Quick Fill: Most Frequently Used Forms".

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 076 (Oct 20, 2012)

  • Update language files
  • Fixed a bug with automatic bookmark import.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 075 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Add option to cache text of quick-bookmarked pages for full-text searching purpose.
  • Fixed bug with renaming of form files and bookmarks in organizer dialog.
  • "Clean trace by domain" now supports multiple domains.
  • Bug fix: share on facebook, quick bookmark and add to favorite menu from the tab popup menu not working properly on inactive tabs.
  • Added site icon for recently closed sites menu.
  • Add support for recently added favorites.
  • Bug fix: when closing the browser, the last open sites were not saved properly into the recently closed sites menu.
  • Favorite separation from IE introduced in build 074 is cancelled. SlimBrowser continue to share favorites with IE.
  • Added menu Tools:Security:Scan with Virustotal.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 073 (Oct 5, 2012)

  • Added option to turn off annoying navigating sound in tools:options:misc
  • Update language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 072 (Sep 29, 2012)

  • Bug fix: default browser registration issue under Windows 8
  • Add easy way to upload clibpoard image. Right click within the file input text box and select "Upload Clipboard Image" from the popup menu.
  • Added support for full-text search of cached favorite websites.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 071 (Sep 25, 2012)

  • Fixed compatiblity warning with google docs
  • Updated language files.
  • Bug fix: crash when repeatedly middle-clicking the first tab.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 069 (Sep 15, 2012)

  • Youtube video download feature improvement
  • Updated language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 068 (Sep 15, 2012)

  • Fixed youtube video download issue.
  • Added option to convert download youtube video to mp3 file.
  • Sorting option pages alphabetically for non-English interface.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 067 (Sep 13, 2012)

  • Language file updates
  • Option page is now sorted alphabetically for easy lookup.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 066 (Sep 4, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Youtube video download not positioned correctly after main window is resized.
  • Language file updates.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 065 (Aug 31, 2012)

  • Fixed weather forecast issue (using weather information provided by World Weather Online)

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 064 (Aug 30, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Unable to download youtube video under Windows XP
  • Fixed a bug associated with clean trace by domain feature.
  • Updated Arabic language file.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 063 (Aug 29, 2012)

  • Bug fix: open a new rendering process upon closing the last tab.
  • Bug fix: filling random password not working properly for some sites

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 062 (Aug 24, 2012)

  • Added link to online demo videos under help menu.
  • Added "Validate HTML Source" under View menu for web developers.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 061 (Aug 21, 2012)

  • Completed Danish language file. Many thanks to Frank Nielsen for his contribution!
  • Added option to create alias for saved form files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 060 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • Fixed implementation of external.AddFavorite javascript method.
  • Bug fix: ScriptPad not working properly under Windows vista/7.
  • Added support to download youtube video.
  • Reduced setup file size.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 059 (Aug 11, 2012)

  • Finnish language file is now complete
  • Add shortcut key ctrl+j for download manager.
  • Fixed bug about crash restoration.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 058 (Aug 11, 2012)

  • set limit to the range of zooming
  • Changed default value of a couple of options.
  • Bug with quickfill form filler (filling phone number and birthday)
  • Fixed bug with saving pictures.
  • Added an option to remember folder to save pictures in options:misc. The option is default off since it might make the picture saving feature not work correctly on some web pages. Use this option only if you like to save a lot of pictures every day.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 056 (Jul 24, 2012)

  • Updated Portuguese and Estonian language files

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 055 (Jul 23, 2012)

  • Reduce closing time of the last tab.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 054 (Jul 23, 2012)

  • Updated language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 053 (Jul 21, 2012)

  • Updated language files
  • Improved tab closing speed.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 052 (Jul 21, 2012)

  • Unblock virustotal.com by default with popup blocker.
  • Added "Add saved form" button into group organizer dialog so that you can easily add a saved quickfill form file as a member of a group.
  • Bug fix: Last-used frame setting is not loaded correctly in photo salon.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 051 (Jul 21, 2012)

  • Fixed crash when updating quickdial button screenshots.
  • Updated language files.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 050 (Jul 10, 2012)

  • Bug fix: blank url unexpectedly added into address bar drop down history.
  • Set default language of installer to system ui language.
  • Fixed two bugs with photo salon.
  • Automatically terminate hanging rendering processes at startup.
  • Added option to fully disable photo salon in tools:options:photo processing.
  • Automatically disable photo salon on email websites.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 049 (Jul 5, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash case with qzone.qq.com
  • Updated dutch language file.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 048 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash case with Photo Salon.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 046 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Language file updates.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 044 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Added Photo Salon which allows you to add frames and other enhancement effects to your photos prior to upload.
  • Updated fix for gmail cookie mismatch issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 043 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Added option to show the bookmarks on the links bar with short title, long title and icon only.
  • Fix for gmail cookie mismatch issue.

New in Portable SlimBrowser 6.01 Build 041 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Fixed a small bug with language file manager.