Shift 132.0.1 | Released 2025-02-27

New Things ✨

Tab Hover Previews: See Title and Website at a Glance: Hovering over a tab now displays a preview with the tab's title and website, helping prevent miss-clicks and improving navigation efficiency.
"Move Tab to New Window" Option Added: Users can now right-click a tab and select "Move Tab to New Window" for seamless tab management. If the tab is the only one in the current window, the option will be grayed out.
Upgraded to a New Chromium Version for a Smoother Experience: Shift now runs on Chromium M132, bringing performance improvements, security updates, and better stability.

Extension Keyboard Shortcuts Now Work: Keyboard shortcuts for extensions (e.g., Ctrl+Shift+X for 1Password) now function as expected.
Extensions Can Now Be Removed from the Top-Bar Dropdown: Clicking Remove from the extension dropdown menu now properly removes the extension.
Removing Extensions No Longer Crashes Shift: Shift will no longer crash when removing an extension from the top bar.
Google Translate Extension No Longer Overrides Home Page: The settings page now opens in a new tab or within the extension dropdown, instead of replacing the home page.
"Hide Notifications" Now Works for Topbar Apps: The Hide Notifications option now correctly disables notification badges.

Opening Bookmarks in a New Tab Now Shows Confirmation: Users will now see "Your Bookmark has opened as a Tab." for clear feedback.
"Open in New Tab Group" No Longer Appears for Unsupported Bookmark Folders: This option will no longer appear in right-click menus where it isn’t supported.
Nested Bookmark Menus Now Open in the Correct Direction: Subfolders now expand to the right of the parent folder instead of the left.
Links from Apps Now Open Properly: Clicking a link within an app now correctly opens the page in the app or home tab strip instead of a blank tab.
Last Active Tab Now Highlights Correctly on Startup: When using "Continue from where you left off," the last accessed tab is now properly highlighted.

Startup URLs Now Open Correctly: Tabs set in Advanced Settings > On Startup will now open as expected.
Startup URLs Now Display the Correct Web Address: Tabs that open on startup now display the correct website URL instead of a placeholder.
Home Tab Now Activates When Removing an App: If an app is removed while its tab strip is active, Shift will now automatically activate the Home tab.
Fixed Overlapping Titles in Advanced Settings: Scrolling no longer causes page content to overlap with fixed titles when Shift is resized.
Advanced Settings Header Now Matches Sidebar Color: The header now correctly matches the sidebar background instead of blending with the main content area.

Back and Forward Mouse Buttons Now Work: Users with a five-button mouse can now navigate back and forward using the dedicated buttons.
Right-Click "Open in New Tab/Window" Now Works in the Knowledge Base Panel: Support links can now be opened in a new tab, window, or incognito window as expected.
Save Password Dialog Now Stays Attached to the Shift Window: The Save Password prompt now moves with the Shift window instead of detaching.
Omnibox Now Displays Typed Text Immediately on New Tab Page: Typed text no longer disappears until the New Tab Page (NTP) finishes loading.
Downloads Popover Now Appears in the Correct Window: The downloads popover now only appears in the window where the download started.

Fixed Crash When Displaying FedCM Dialog: Shift no longer crashes when rendering the Federated Credential Management (FedCM) dialog.
All Tabs Now Restore Properly After a Crash: Previously open tabs now fully restore every time after a forced shutdown.
No More Duplicate Desktop Shortcuts After Updates: Updating Shift no longer creates a second desktop shortcut.
"Learn More" Link Now Points to the Correct Shift Support Page: The "Learn More" link for update failures now directs users to a Shift-specific help page instead of a Chrome resource.