Introduces a multi-step onboarding process for first-time users, including theme selection and default browser setup. Adds setup.html, setup.js, and setup.css for the new UI, updates main.js and preload.js to support onboarding logic and IPC handlers, and adjusts theme-manager.js for correct theme directory resolution.
Introduces a BrowserView-based tab management system for desktop mode, replacing webview elements for tab content. Adds IPC handlers and state management for creating, activating, destroying, and communicating with BrowserViews. Implements an overlay menu popup window for tab actions and zoom controls. Updates renderer UI to use a dedicated view host container, and refactors tab creation and navigation logic to use BrowserViews. Improves focus styling in CSS and updates preload and IPC messaging to support BrowserView contexts.
Big Picture Mode now launches in the main application window instead of a separate Electron window. This reduces resource usage, prevents SteamOS desktop mode conflicts, and enables seamless switching between Desktop and Big Picture modes. Updated documentation, main process logic, and preload API to reflect the new architecture.
Adds environment variable setup and early gamepad initialization to main.js and preload.js to ensure native controller support on Steam Deck and SteamOS. Updates README-STEAM.md and BIG_PICTURE_MODE.md with detailed instructions for disabling Steam Input emulation and troubleshooting. Introduces start-steamdeck.sh launcher script to automate environment configuration for Steam Deck users.
Introduces a Steam Input bridge using steamworks.js, enabling native controller support in Big Picture Mode and on Steam Deck. Adds a new steam-input-manager.js module, integrates IPC handlers in main.js, exposes a steamInputAPI in preload.js, and updates bigpicture.js to use Steam Input when available with fallback to legacy Gamepad API. Updates dependencies and scripts in package.json for Steam Deck and Big Picture profiles.
Adds native input event injection for webviews via IPC, improves the on-screen keyboard (OSK) UI with a blinking cursor and label, and enables seamless text entry into webview input fields. Also refines virtual cursor click handling for better compatibility with complex sites and video players.
Introduces a new Big Picture Mode with a controller-friendly, console-style UI optimized for Steam Deck and handheld devices. Adds new renderer files (HTML, CSS, JS) for the mode, updates main and preload scripts to support window management and IPC for Big Picture Mode, and documents features and usage in BIG_PICTURE_MODE.md. Updates settings and navigation to allow launching and exiting Big Picture Mode.
Integrates electron-updater for automatic app updates, including IPC and renderer APIs for update status and controls. Adds display scale (zoom) setting to settings UI, persists user preference in localStorage, and applies it on startup. Updates OAuth popup allowlist logic and upgrades Electron to v39.2.7.
Integrates post-download malware scanning using Windows Defender on Windows platforms. Adds scan status tracking, rescan and delete actions for infected files, and updates the downloads UI to display scan results and actions. Non-Windows platforms show scan as unavailable.
Introduces a plugin architecture, including a PluginManager, plugin loading in main and renderer processes, and a sample plugin demonstrating menu, IPC, and context menu contributions. Adds a Plugins tab to the settings UI for managing plugins (enable/disable, reload), and updates preload.js to load renderer preloads from plugins. Documentation for plugin development is included in README-PLUGINS.md.
Implements a full downloads manager with Electron main process handling, IPC APIs, and renderer integration. Adds a dedicated downloads page, a mini downloads popup in the navigation bar with progress ring, and controls for pausing, resuming, canceling, opening, and showing downloads. Updates styles and navigation to support the new downloads features.
Introduces a 'Save Image As...' option to the context menu for images. Implements IPC handlers in main and preload scripts to save images from URLs, data URLs, and file URLs. Updates renderer logic to handle saving images from various sources, including blob URLs via webview conversion.
Replaces the custom HTML context menu with a native Electron menu for webview and window areas. Adds context menu handling in main and preload scripts, relays commands to renderer, and updates renderer logic to support new menu actions. Improves integration and user experience by leveraging platform-native menus.
Introduces a dialog to open local HTML files via Ctrl+O/Cmd+O, converting file paths to file:// URLs for navigation. Also improves input handling by stripping quotes and better detecting local file paths. Updates bookmarks and clears site history.
Introduces an About tab in the settings page displaying app, runtime, and system diagnostics. Adds IPC and preload bridge for about info, clipboard copy functionality, and external navigation for GitHub and Help links. Updates site-history.json with relevant links.
Introduces a comprehensive GPU configuration and fallback system to resolve GPU process launch failures (Error 18), including new modules for GPU management and performance monitoring. Adds a GPU diagnostics HTML page, optimized CSS for rendering, and a diagnostic startup script. Updates main and preload scripts for improved stability, async file operations, and enhanced API exposure. Site history and bookmarks handling are optimized for performance and reliability.
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