Shift 139.2.0 | Released 2025-12-09

Notable Updates

Spaces now open their Anchor app by default: Clicking a Space automatically loads its configured Anchor app instead of Home. Spaces with no Anchor app still open Home, and double-clicking reloads the app to its original or custom URL.
New “Open New App Tab” option: You can now right-click any app to instantly open a new app tab, making it easier to launch multiple instances.
Updated tab context menu wording in vertical tab bars: “New tab to the right” now correctly displays as “New tab below” in vertical layouts, matching actual tab placement.
Added swipe navigation on Mac: Use standard trackpad/mouse gestures to navigate back and forward.

Fixed tabs overwriting Apps when dragged between windows: Dragging a tab into a window with an App in focus no longer replaces the App tab and instead lands exactly where you drop it in the main tab strip.
Fixed incorrect tab placement when opening links in Apps: Tabs opened from within an App now appear directly beside the current tab, not at the end of the tab strip, and correctly open in the background.
Standardized tab placement across tab types: New tabs opened from a different tab type (e.g., Apps → main tab strip or vice versa) now always open at the end of the correct tab strip.
Stopped Shift from jumping to your Home tab when opening links externally: When choosing to open a link in another browser, Shift now keeps you on the current tab instead of snapping back to Home or your Anchor app.
Fixed Space navigation getting stuck after using an app shortcut: Activating a Space now always moves you to the correct one, even if your last active tab was an app shortcut in another Space.

Fixed Google NTP profile appearing in all Spaces: Logging into Gmail in one Space no longer causes other Spaces’ NTPs to display that Google profile—secondary Spaces now stay properly logged out.

Restored 1Password pop-up behavior on Windows: Clicking the 1Password icon injected into login fields now opens the extension’s pop-up as expected.
Fixed missing extension badge counts: Extensions like uBlock Origin Lite now correctly display their badge counts, such as blocked requests.
Extensions now open tabs in the main tab strip: Clicking an extension while using an App no longer creates extension tabs inside the App’s tab strip.
Fixed inconsistent unpinning behavior for extensions: The “Pin to toolbar” toggle on an extension’s Details page now reliably unpins extensions, even if they were originally pinned from the toolbar menu.
Restored tab webview overlays when Smart Links is enabled: Apps that rely on webview overlays (such as Maps or directory tools) now display properly even with Smart Links turned on.
Polished Smart Link dialogs: “Open link in App” and “Install an app” dialogs now use the correct typography, icon sizes, and border styles.
Stopped Smart Link dialogs from appearing on startup: Tabs restored with “Continue where you left off” no longer trigger unexpected install or open-in-app prompts.

Fixed missing suggested profile during onboarding: Importing from a single-profile browser now correctly displays the suggested second profile.
Improved Reset Settings logout behavior: Resetting settings now logs you out of sites immediately without needing to refresh pages.
Reset Settings now logs you out of all Spaces: Cookies are now properly cleared across every Space.
Fixed multiple stability-related crashes: Shift now starts up, shuts down, and handles Sync changes more reliably.
Fixed Force Click dictionary lookup on Mac: Force Click now displays the correct macOS definition dialog instead of opening a blank window.
Fixed incorrect dialog when cancelling Layout Builder changes: Canceling out of the Layout Builder now fully restores your original layout and hidden apps without triggering incorrect “missing apps” warnings.
Fixed bookmark overflow being cut off in smaller windows: The bookmarks panel now scrolls correctly, ensuring all items—including the last row—are visible at any window size.