✨ New Features

• Shift Browser on Mac — Shift is now available on macOS, with the same features and updates as Windows.

• New Shift Browser icon — Distinct icon on Mac & Windows (different from v9), making it easy to tell versions apart.

• Spaces — Organize your work into distinct Spaces, each with their own apps and tabs.

• Modularity & Custom Layouts — Customize your layout by adding, removing, or rearranging panels, sidebars, and toolbars.

• Carbon Meter — View the estimated environmental impact of your browsing activity.

• New Account Portal — Refreshed design, branding, and Cognito-powered sign-in for Shift X users.

• Sync & Account Sign-in/Sign-up — Sign in or create a Shift account directly in the browser for sync and Advanced features.

• Upgrade to Advanced — Simplified upgrade flow; access Advanced immediately after purchase.

• Pay-first, login-later — Buy Advanced first, complete account setup later.

• Sign out & reset — Option in Advanced Settings to sign out of Shift and reset to default state.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Extensions & Apps

• Restored extension shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+Shift+X for 1Password).

• Fixed crashes with 1Password, Hubspot, Todoist, Bitwarden, PDF extension when logging in, interacting, or opening links.

• Fixed crash when logging out of Todoist and selecting “Continue in a new tab.”

• Fixed crash when opening Google Docs/Sheets files in a new tab from apps.

• Pinned extensions now display on the left side of the Extensions (puzzle) button.

Tabs, Windows & Layout

• Fixed pinned tabs visibility issues and crash on launch when pinned tabs were present (Mac).

• Fixed crash loop at startup caused by imported settings or sync/modular features.

• Fixed crash when clicking certain OAuth/login links.

• Fixed crash when resizing window extremely small, leaving viewport unusable.

• Fixed floating omnibox regression — now correctly appears in new tabs when customized/removed.

• Fixed New Tab tooltip alignment.

• Omnibox now retains focus after refreshing (matches Chrome).

Bookmarks & Password Manager

• Restored three-dot menu in chrome://bookmarks (bookmark import).

• Fixed bookmark folder dropdown alignment.

• Fixed bookmark bar visibility after restart and onboarding.

• Password Manager fixes:

  • Close button works correctly after importing passwords.

  • Button no longer breaks after navigating to Checkup/Settings.

UI & Security

• Fixed Safety Check links — now show Shift branding and direct to the right support pages.

• Fixed security indicator — insecure sites are consistently flagged across relaunches and restores.

• Find in Page:

  • Search bar now opens reliably via Ctrl/Cmd+F or Quick Settings.

  • Correct icon now displays (no longer duplicates Downloads).

👀 Other Notable Updates

• Always-on tabs — Shift always ensures a usable tab (new tab auto-opens if no home tab exists).

• Bookmark folder indicators — Nested folders now display a “>” chevron.

• Edit Mode — Right-click menus on bookmarks are disabled in Edit Mode for focus.

• Downloads redesign — Updated layout with dividers, date headers, inline Clear All, and “All Downloads” title.

• Link previews — Hovering over a link shows a preview in the bottom-left corner, expanding for long links after 2s.

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