Brief version history - 19 versions
Brief by Adam Kowalczyk, Denis Lisov
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Latest version
Version 2.7.3
Released 13 Jul 2024 - 391.58 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.7 is an intermediate release series including a number of minor changes:
- Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
- Handle more rich feeds correctly
- Minor speedups
- Internal improvements
Brief 2.7.3 fixes permission prompts in Firefox 128 after clearing recent history.
Brief 2.7.2 fixes unstarring entries regression in Brief 2.7.0.
Brief 2.7.1 fixes custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
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Version 2.7.2
Released 2 May 2024 - 323.72 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.7 is an intermediate release series including a number of minor changes:
- Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
- Handle more rich feeds correctly
- Minor speedups
- Internal improvements
Brief 2.7.2 fixes unstarring entries regression in Brief 2.7.0.
Brief 2.7.1 fixes custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.7.1
Released 27 Apr 2024 - 323.78 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.7 is an intermediate release series including a number of minor changes:
- Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
- Handle more rich feeds correctly
- Minor speedups
- Internal improvements
Fixed in Brief 2.7.1:- Fix custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0
Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.7.0
Released 25 Apr 2024 - 323.69 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.7.0 is an intermediate release including a number of minor changes:
- Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
- Handle more rich feeds correctly
- Minor speedups
- Internal improvements
Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.6.1
Released 24 Jul 2022 - 322.81 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.6.0
Released 29 Jun 2019 - 322.82 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.
New in the 2.6 series are:- New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
- Four times faster feed updates
- Fixed shortcuts for full view / headlines view that were the other way round
- Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, feed updates, unread counter and feed properties window
Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.6.0b3
Released 15 Jun 2019 - 322.82 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.
New in the 2.6 series are:- New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
- Four times faster feed updates
- Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, unread counter and feed properties window
Beta 3: reduced flickering on feed refresh.
Beta 2: fixed duplication of entries in feeds without entry URLs.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.6.0b2
Released 31 May 2019 - 322.83 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.
New in the 2.6 series are:- New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
- Four times faster feed updates
- Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, unread counter and feed properties window
Beta 2: fixed duplication of entries in feeds without entry URLs.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.6.0b1
Released 30 May 2019 - 322.81 kBWorks with firefox 60.0 and laterBrief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.
New in the 2.6 series are:- New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
- Four times faster feed updates
- Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, unread counter and feed properties window
Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.5.9
Released 22 Dec 2018 - 310.73 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterBrief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.9 supports subscribing to feeds from XML view in Firefox 64 (no preview yet; download can happen instead), hides the subscribe button for PDFs and source view, and drops unused localization-related data
2.5.8 fixes one more bug with feeds without entry IDs and provides better error messages when unable to open the database
2.5.7 fixes processing feeds without entry IDs, implements some migration corner cases and ensures that losing preferences does not drop your feed list anymore
2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.5.8
Released 5 Jun 2018 - 313.54 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later, android 57.0 to 68.*Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.7
Released 4 Jun 2018 - 313.51 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later, android 57.0 to 68.*Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.7 fixes processing feeds without entry IDs, implements some migration corner cases and ensures that losing preferences does not drop your feed list anymore
2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.6
Released 27 May 2018 - 311.65 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterBrief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.5
Released 27 Nov 2017 - 302.61 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterBrief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.4
Released 25 Nov 2017 - 301.79 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later, android 57.0 to 68.*Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.3
Released 24 Nov 2017 - 301.65 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.2
Released 23 Nov 2017 - 300.71 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later, android 57.0 to 68.*Brief 2.5 is the first Brief release based on WebExtensions. This was a difficult migration and it's not complete yet, but Brief is already usable for most cases.
There are some known omissions in this release. Brief 2.5.0 does not yet support full-text search and entry tagging, but they're coming back in a later release. However, everything else should work; if you see anything that's not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 will reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. If you had an earlier version, you can import an OPML backup if you have one. Direct import from an old `brief.sqlite` is not yet possible.
There were no significant feature changes in Brief, except for the new Organize mode of the feed list.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.1
Released 21 Nov 2017 - 300.51 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later, android 57.0 to 68.*Brief 2.5 is the first Brief release based on WebExtensions. This was a difficult migration and it's not complete yet, but Brief is already usable for most cases.
There are some known omissions in this release. Brief 2.5.0 does not yet support full-text search and entry tagging, but they're coming back in a later release. However, everything else should work; if you see anything that's not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 will reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. If you had an earlier version, you can import an OPML backup if you have one. Direct import from an old `brief.sqlite` is not yet possible.
There were no significant feature changes in Brief, except for the new Organize mode of the feed list.
Changes in minor versions:
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1
Version 2.5.0
Released 20 Nov 2017 - 300.44 kBWorks with firefox 57.0 and later, android 57.0 to 68.*Brief 2.5 is the first Brief release based on WebExtensions. This was a difficult migration and it's not complete yet, but Brief is already usable for most cases.
There are some known omissions in this release. Brief 2.5.0 does not yet support full-text search and entry tagging, but they're coming back in a later release. However, everything else should work; if you see anything that's not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.
Brief 2.5 will reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. If you had an earlier version, you can import an OPML backup if you have one. Direct import from an old `brief.sqlite` is not yet possible.
There were no significant feature changes in Brief, except for the new Organize mode of the feed list.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 1.1