Orion Browser macOS Release Notes

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Orion RC - Nov 20, 2024

Orion RC (Release Candidate) is a an early preview release available to Orion contributors and Orion+ members. Orion RC will be eventually released as the next Orion beta.

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Orion 129 - Oct 26, 2024

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Orion 128.2.1 - Aug 4, 2024

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Orion 128.2 - Jul 31, 2024

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Orion 128.1 - Jul 16, 2024

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Orion 128 - Jul 9, 2024

In this release we are introducing several exciting features. To start off we have integration with Kagi services - namely Universal Summarizer, built natively into Orion. You can activate it by setting Kagi as the default search engine in Orion. Also "Ask Kagi/Ask FastGPT" is now added to search suggestions (can be disabled in Settings -> Search).

We have also added "Page Tweaks" - one place where you can control the look and feel of the page, including a native element blocker, and so much more.

Consider supporting this browser with Orion+ subscription or lifetime license.

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Orion 127.3 - May 11, 2024

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Orion 0.99.127.2 - Apr 3, 2024

Consider supporting this browser with Orion+ subscription or lifetime license.

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Orion 0.99.127.1 - Mar 25, 2024

Consider supporting this browser with Orion+ subscription or lifetime license.

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Orion 0.99.127 - Mar 20, 2024

This is one of the biggest updates to Orion to date, with several of the most demanded features like compact tabs, auto update extensions, link preview window, RSS feed indicator and so much more.

Consider supporting this browser with Orion+ subscription or lifetime license.

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Orion 0.99.126.4.1 - Dec 13, 2023

This Orion update features new, more reliable, secure and faster iCloud sync.

Syncing bookmarks and open tabs to Orion iOS will temporarily not work until we release the iOS update in a few weeks.

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Orion Beta 0.99.126.3 - Nov 20, 2023

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Orion 0.99.126.2 - Nov 10, 2023

We have a new CDN for Orion downloads. It should be lightning fast! This update improves overall stability, extension support and a couple of new neat features.

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Orion 0.99.126.1 - Oct 30, 2023

Orion+ Lifetime License is now officialy avaialble for $150 USD!

Check Orion+ website or go to Orion Settings -> Plus to purchase (It will use your Kagi.com account or createa a new one). This is the best way to support Orion browser development. Thank you.

This release includes patch for WebKit's iLeakage vulnerability.

We bring over 130 new features, improvements and bug fixes in this release, making it the largest to date.

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Orion 0.99.125 - July 31, 2023

1Password is now compatible with Orion thanks to the joint effort between 1Password and Orion teams. To use 1Password in Orion you will need the latest version of 1Password browser extension (you can get it with Orion -> Popular Extensions-> 1Password) and the desktop app (build 81009030 +, you need to be on 1Password nightly build update channel, set it in 1Password Settings > Advanced > Release Channel) which allows browser whitelisting (you will need to add Orion as a whitelisted app).

We have new a Orion documentation website, make sure to check it out!

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Orion 0.99.124.4.1 - Jun 5, 2023

This is a minor update to ensure Orion's compatibility with macOS 14 Sonoma.

0.99.124.3 - Jun 2, 2023

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0.99.124.2 - May 31, 2023

The focus of this release has primarily been on enhancing stability and rectifying bugs. Additionally, the update has introduced new features such as latest WebKit and a Picture-in-Picture button in the address bar. The update also includes various improvements to installed web apps, pinned tabs, along with fixing numerous bugs including secured data across profiles, browsing cache clearance, autocorrect, bookmark dialog functionality, and several app crashes.

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0.99.124.1 - May 13, 2023

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0.99.124 - May 4, 2023

This is our largest release to date with over 160 new features, improvements and bug fixes. Major new features: Read all about them in our detailed blog post.

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Release 0.99.123.3 - Feb 22, 2023

Stability, performance and bug fix release.

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0.99.123.2 - Feb 20, 2023

Stability and bug fix release. We may have finally found and fixed the memory leak bug! 🚀 🚀 🚀

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Special thanks to @TheOtherKai and @eirk for helping identify these issues that have been fixed in this or previous releases, listing them here to attribute the original authors.

Release 0.99.123.1 - Feb 3, 2023

Attention all space travelers! Orion's build 0.99.123.1 is landing on your screens with a bang, fixing a bunch of issues from our previous launch.

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Release 0.99.123 - Jan 30, 2023

With 80 upgrades, improvements, and bug zappers, this release is sure to make your browsing experience out of this world!

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Release 0.99.122 - Nov 25, 2022

We are so excited to announce that Orion has regained the title of the fastest browser on Mac (held temporarily by Safari for the last few months)! We did this by extensive compiler-level optimizations and are happy to report scores of 370-380+ on M1 machines in the popular Speedometer 2.1 benchmark. This is a huge accomplishment and we are so proud of our team!

First Orion translations are now included: French, Italian, Czech, Russian and Simplified Chinese. We would like to thank your contributors and ask everyone to join the Orion translation effort.

We were able to fix a bug that prevented a bunch of popular sites like Outlook, Netflix, Fastmail, Whatsapp etc from working properly. Thank you for your patience!

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Release 0.99.121.1 - Nov 1, 2022

We have fixed the problem that caused high CPU usage on YouTube pages. We also included new features like start page folders, the ability to suspend tabs, and several improvements with our recently launched Profiles feature.

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Release 0.99.121 - Oct 21, 2022

Profiles are landing in Orion! We are making history: this is the first time that wholly isolated Profiles are possible in a WebKit-based browser! Profiles allow you to keep your online identities, such as work or personal, including separation of settings, extensions, bookmarks, history and cookie data.

We also felt the square tab design is getting a bit old for the newest Macs, and a beautiful new rounded tab design is here!

The Orion documentation project is now live at help.kagi.com/orion. Get involved! It is fully open source, and we invite you to help us create the fabulous documentation that Orion deserves.

Enjoy all the hard work we put into making this release one of the greatest so far!

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Release 0.99.120.1
Sep 20, 2022

This release addresses the performance issue introduced with the last beta (note: we are currently observing a 10%-15% difference in Speedometer 2.0 score compared to Safari TP on Intel Macs, and we will be investigating more why is that the case).

Then we decided we will add or fix approximately 30 other things in this release, thanks a lot to our newest member of the team: Akira. Enjoy!

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Release 0.99.120
Sep 13, 2022

This is a massive update! We did not have this amount of new features in a single release in a long time. Plus, we have improved extension support for a significant number of popular extensions. We also fixed a lot of bugs including a memory leak that we were hunting for a long time.

We are also trying something new - taking well known open source extensions and implementing them as built-in browser features by optimizing it for use in Orion (low resources, used only when needed). First two features to arrive in this way are the new Design Tools and Responsive Design Mode, both found in the Develop menu.

Some of the web extensions reported working after this update: Zotero, Metamask, LastPass, DashLane and many others.

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Release 0.99.119
Aug 12, 2022

This update brings WebAuthN support as well as newest WebKit 615.1.1.

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Release 0.99.118.1
August 3, 2022

This is a bug/crash fix update.

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Release 0.99.118
August 2, 2022

We are continuing to improve Orion on all sides with important new features and bug fixes. Big thanks to all Orion patrons who make this browser possible.

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Release Orion 0.99.117
July 25, 2022

This release combines redesign of important browser elements, support for the new web extension APIs (enabling support for more extensions) while fixing a memory leak plus the tab history issue.

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Release Orion 0.99.116
July 5, 2022

This is our very first release sponsorored in part by Orion supporters. Become Orion supporter here. We need about 5,000 more supporters to achieve sustainability. Thank you!

This is a pretty exciting release with a lot of new things. We also added support for Ventura beta 2 (requires re-download Orion from the website).

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