New Features & Version History

This page lists the changes in the latest version as well as earlier versions. You can download earlier versions by clicking the download button beside the version numbers.

We are in need of volunteer translators to help localize the language file for SlimBrowser V5.00. For more details regarding how to translate the language file in SlimBrowser, please visit this page.

V5.00 (Detailed change log)

• Added built-in Multi-threaded Download Manager which improve file download speed by several times and can resume broken downloads.
  • Config download manager options in "Tools:Options:Download Manager".
  • Open download manager window by selecting "View:Explorer Bars:Download Manager" or click the newly added download manager button on the standard toolbar. You need customize the toolbar to add the new button if you upgrade from an older version.
• Added capability to search/translate/define/map selected text directly from the popup menu when you right click in a web page.
• Added capability to translate selected text from any language into any language inside a web page without leaving the page. Check the new menu items under "Language" Menu.
• Improved weather forcasting feature. Enable weather display on status bar by going to tools:options:weather. You can view 5-day weather forcasting details inside a dialog when you click on the weather display area on the status bar.
• Added "Quick Bookmark" menu item into Favorites Menu. It can let you bookmark a page with a single click and save it into predefined folders.
• Universal URL Filter is now called Ad Blocker. The built-in block list is now separately managed from the user-defined block list.
• Added capability to manually pick an AD image within a page and add it into the Ad blocker block list. All you need do is CTRL+SHIFT+Right click on the AD image and select "Block this Ad" from the popup menu.
• Bug fix: When browsing local folders inside slimbrowser, double-clicking a folder used to open an external windows explorer. Now it will open in the same tab.
• Important Behavior Change: "Open In New Tab" in the popup menu when you right click inside a page is now enabled and will open the selected link in a new tab. The "Open In New Window" menu item will open an external slimbrowser instead.
• Bug fix: When web page is zoomed in, middle-clicking a link to open a new tab used to open incorrect link sometimes. Now it's fixed.
• Bug fix: When browsing folders shared over Windows networking, there used to be unnessary security warnings. Now they are eliminated.
• Bug fix: Bypass server list not working in proxy switcher.
• Feature Change: The menu item "Tools:Extract search engine data" menu item is now moved to the dropdown menu on the quicksearch box.
• Added support of favicon on the quicksearch box dropdown menu.
• Bug fix: Auto-hide taskbar not coming out automatically when SlimBrowser is using Skin in Windows 7.
• Bug fix: ctrl+shift+left/right and ctrl+a is now working correctly inside address bar.
• Feature Change: Changed shortcut key for zooming into ctrl+ and ctrl-.
• Feature Change: All language files are now included in the setup file instead of being downloaded online.
• Removed in-page ad-filter.
• Tools:shortcuts have been renamed to Tools:Frequently used folders.
• Added capability to set active tab in site groups.
• Added capability to set search homepage accessible from the search button on the standard toolbar. Just drag the web page icon from the address bar onto the search button.
• New feature: autocompletion based on search suggestions. The option can be toggled in tools:options:misc, "Enable Autocompletion based on search suggestions".

V4.12

Build 025

• Updated internal links to point to new online resource locations.

Build 023

• Bug fix: quicksearch history not cleaned properly.
• Bug fix: browser still accessible from tray icon when locked.

Build 020

• Bug fix: suggestion suggestion drop down not closing automatically sometimes.
• Bug fix: Asian language search keywords not stored correctly in search history.

Build 018

• Bug fix: back-forward button not working for PDF page or local folders.

Build 016

• Fixed bug about search suggestion result parsing with a few search engines.

Build 015

• Fixed bug about file->open/save dialog not popping up under Win98.

Build 014

• Fixed bug about the history dropdown menu near the back & forward buttons on the toolbar.

Build 013 and earlier

• Bug fix: popup blocker not working properly in IE6 or earlier.
• Fixed bug with scripting inside frames from a different domain. The built-in form filler and keyword highlight tool is now able to step into subframes from another domain.
• Included a larger predefined black list into universal url filter.
• Added "Search in Current Site" into Edit menu.
• Added support for the prompting of search suggestions with the quicksearch box.
• Fixed bug for google and babelfish translator.
• Bug fix: open multiple home pages when clicking the homepage button.
• New shortcut key: ctrl+T to create a new tab (ctrl+N still works for the same purpose).
• Added support to clean history by a single domain name (accessible from menu tools->privacy->clean trace by domain)
• Changed default scriptpad file type to jscript.
• Fixed bug with script pad when viewing html file source code. Added file-type auto-detect capability.
• Added script error status indicator.
• Support up to 1024 autologin entries.
• Added spell check as toolbar button. You can customize the toolbar to add this new button.

V4.11

• Disabled activeX warning messages when activeX control is disabled.
• Fixed bug in mouse-clicking with long single-column favorites menu.
• Add built-in form filler
• Add support of DDE when openning external links
• Add support for applying proxies to all protocols in the proxy organizer
• Add support for 1024 groups
• Misc bug fixes.

V4.10

• Improved compatibility with Windows Vista User Account Control.
• On Windows Vista, skin will be stored in personal profile if User Account Control is enabled.
• Fixed bug about weather information display
• Fixed an important bug which may crash SlimBrowser on some systems
• Fixed the bug about the downloading of language files under Windows Vista.

V4.09
(This ver has a serious bug, please update to later versions asap).

• Added built-in crash reporting mechanism to aid debugging.
• Solved the display problem in Windows Vista when skin is enabled.
• Added support for zooming with ctrl+mouse wheel.
• Added support for IE7 page zoom as an option.
• Added wikipedia into quicksearch engine list.
• Added support for multiple start pages introduced in IE7.
• Fixed bug with taskbar display when skin is enabled.
• Fixed bug with adding rss url into favorites
• Added support for using different images for the maxmize/restore button when the main window is maximized or in normal size. Skin contributors may make use of this new feature.
• New feature: hide the entire browser and restore with a predefined hotkey.
• New feature: search for keywords in favorites via the favorites side pane.
• New feature: search for keywords in history via the history side pane.
• Added support to run as mobile edition from a USB stick.

V4.08

• Add Full Unicode Support on WinNT-based systems (NT/2k/XP/2003/Vista)
• Language files are no longer included in the setup file. They are updated online at first run after installation. You can also download it manually by selecting "language->interface language->download language files".
• Option to show close button on tabs. (option is located at Tools->Options->Tab)
• Bug fix: 7+4 style zip code is now handled properly for location
• Bug fix: middle click to close tab for multiline tabs
• Bug fix: ctrl+tab now works properly with IE7

V4.07

• The tabs can now be re-ordered by drag & drop.
• Add support to open .mht files from Windows Explorer
• Security fix: block script embedded in urls beginning with "about:"
• Revision: selecting "File:Close All" won't close hidden sites unless shift is pressed.
• New feature: automatically lock browser after long-time idleness. Accessible in the "Privacy" page of the options dialog or via the menu item "tools:privacy:auto-lock browser".
• Add support for white-list with in-page ad filter.
• New feature: add "Find In Page" button on the quick-search bar. You can use it to search for keywords in the current page. Begin the search string with '/' for auto-search without clicking the "Find In Page" button.
• Revision: autologin can be protected with the same master password used for browser auto-locking. The master password can be set via "tools:privacy:set master password".

V4.06

• Build 025: fix bug about crash when closing some sites. updated language files.
• Build 022: fix misc. bugs related with the new features introduced in V4.06.
• Added support for memorized zoom level of web pages
• Added support for displaying local weather condition in status bar
• Added ability to display popup window in their original size (You need turn off the option "Always Maximize New Window" in tools:options:new window). Also, all the site windows are able to be restored and maximized independently.
• Revised popup blocker (applies to Windows XP SP2 users only). Both popup window and popup dialogs are blocked effectively. Blocked site windows are killed immediately now (In old versions, popups are hidden first and killed after a short while).
• Added access to location specific web resources (weather, maps and more to come later). Check the menus under tools:web resources.
• Bug fix: when switching between sites, the entire Windows desktop redraws.
• Fixed a couple of memory leaks

V4.05

• Add icons into main menu
• Main menu, explorer bar and status bar are now skinnable. Skin designers might want to update their skins to make full of the new features. For more details, please visit this page.

V4.04

• Fix of this bug: When you click the "Open Folder" button when a file has been completely downloaded, the download dialog can't be closed.
• Add option: confirm when you try to close all sites.
• Add option to lock homepage to a preset web address (Tools:Options:Misc)
• Add option to enable in-page ad-filter for all sites automatically (Tools:Options:In-Page Ad-Filter)
• Add support for open links inside MSN messenger within SlimBrowser
• Add support for alias in the dialog brought up by selecting "file->open"
• Add option whether to check default browser at startup (Tools:Options:Program)
• Add support to install a skin directly from web
• Bug fix: download file after SlimBrowser is closed
• Bug fix: wrong icon shown on system button when skin is enabled

V4.03

• Support unicode label display on site tabs (only works under Windows NT/2k/XP). SlimBrowser is now able to display text in any language on the site tab.
• SlimBrowser now can be closed before a file is completely downloaded.
• Add "Google Search Current Site" into the list of predefined quicksearch engines.
• Bug fix: create association of .mht file with SlimBrowser when you set SlimBrowser as default browser.
• Bug fix: Import/Export Favorites under Windows XP Sp2.
• Add option to set maximum tab label width in pixels (options->tab)

V4.02

• Fix bug about keystroke handling in Flash ActiveX Control
• Add ability to open only selected members inside a site group. Use menu "Groups->Open Members Inside Group" or hold down SHIFT key when you open a group in the regular way.
• Add support for locking a tab from being closed when you select "Close All". Use menu item "View->Lock Tab".
• Add ability to disable Microsoft Java VM so that newest version of Sun Java VM can be enabled in SlimBrowser. Available at "Tools:Options:Misc:Disable Microsoft Java Virtual Machine". If you have both MS JVM and Sun JVM installed, you are advised to disable MS JVM. MS JVM is no longer supported by Microsoft and will be outdated very soon.
• Bug fix: when you close the last visible site, the site goes to blank but the navigation history was not cleared. Now the history is also cleared.
• Newest version of google toolbar (V2.0.114.7) is not compatible with SlimBrowser and has been temporarily disabled until we can resolve this issue. Please use the Google search engine on the QuickSearch bar instead.

V4.01

• Fixed a bug about display of flash download control option.
• Feature revised: now in-page ad filter will only apply to a selected list of sites.
• Add menu item "View->Privacy Report"
• Bug fix: Drag & drop URL from address bar to Windows desktop or explorer.
• Add "open" button in the alias definition dialog. You can also double click an alias to open it directly from the dialog.
• Show "&" symbol correctly on tab
• More options added on "Tools->options->tab", including:
  • Maximum tab label length in characters
  • Maximum number of words shown in tab label
  • Use automatic brief tab label
  • Show assigned site name for matched URL
• Add support for Assigned Site Name (aka, sticky tab name). Accessible from menu "tools->assigned site names". You can also right click on a tab and select "Assigned site names..."
• Add support for flexible update checking option (every run/day/week/month/quarter/never), option to get notified of beta release, etc.

V4.00

Build 002

• Fixed the problem of too much disk access while SlimBrowser is running.

Build 001

• Add menu item "Autologin->Edit AutoLogin File".
• Updated RSS rendering engine
  Fixed the bug that some rss news feeds that don't allow local caching couldn't be rendered in SlimBrowser.
• Changed program icon to the following image: .
  Be sure you can find it on your desktop. The icon may look different under win9x, NT and 2k. Turn on the option "Show icon using all possible colors" for best effect if you are not using WinXP.
• Fixed a bug regarding the drop-down menu of web page editors