Happy Holidays! 😊🎄🎆💚

We noticed a rising interest regarding the use of AI in browsers. To be clear about our position on this: Zen currently is disabling all AI features included in Firefox and will continue to do so.

Downloading Zen on Black Friday will give you the same peace and calmness for the same price as everyday: it's free!

Small update with a big quality of life fix, made by the community: If a link opens a new tab, going back now closes that tab. Huge thanks to Kyle for shipping it! — github.com/zen-browser/...

Zen was a top open source project on GitHub in 2025 GitHub's annual Octoverse report just dropped, and guess what? Zen stood out as one of the top open-source projects of 2025!

A little control goes a long way. Meet the new Site Control Centre in Zen. A single menu for the page you’re on. Take a screenshot, bookmark a site, open extensions, or check site permissions; all without digging through settings. Now available in 1.17b — zen-browser.app/release-note...

In the latest Zen update we introduced some improvements to the command bar, which now understands when you're not looking for a website. Just press the tab key and your search narrows down to actions like pinning a tab, opening an extension, creating a split view and much much more.

Don’t just browse. Command. With Zen's new command bar, navigating your browser isn’t a chore. Switch spaces, pin tabs, open extensions, create folders. All in seconds. Now available in 1.16b — zen-browser.app/release-note...

‼️A little reminder to our Windows users: If you didn't update to version 1.15.4b or later yet, please do that as soon as possible as the previous certificate will expire soon.

Since we released folders, we've been curious: what's your favourite way to use folders to organise your life? Please show us your Setup! 🗂️✨

Web browser @zen-browser.app 1.15b has been released, introducing folder support for easier tab grouping in the sidebar. This release also features UI improvements with monochromatic icons, system fixes, and other enhancements and bug fixes. buff.ly/f7iHC8T

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🎉 One year of Zen. A huge thank you to our open-source community for being part of the journey. Year two will be even bigger with Control Flow, Folders, and lots of powerful new features on the way. We're just getting started!

With v1.14b we introduce some quality of life improvements such as an refreshed look and feel for the colour picker, improvements of the gradient rendering and automatic dark/light mode detection based on the browser's background.

It's all good now people! We are so back🥳 Thanks everyone for your support🧡

Due to an automatic flag by GitHub, Zen's repo is currently inaccessible, which also effects documentation and downloads. There is no code loss and we are actively working to resolve this issue. We will post another update as soon as the flag is removed and the page is up again.

Version 1.13b just released! Replacing Workspaces with a new way to manage your tabs: Spaces. This update also delivers multiple fixes for more stability and security. Please read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note...

Release 1.12.10b includes several security updates and fixes for pinned tabs, essentials and compact mode. We've bundled the updates for Firefox 139.0 and 139.0.1 into the same release to avoid rendering issues for NVIDIA users. Please read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-notes/

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⚠️Release 1.12.6b contains fixes for two zero day vulnerabilities. We recommend updating your browser as soon as possible! You can read more about the vulnerability and other fixes in the release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note...

Wow, that's a lot of stars!✨ Zen passed 30k stars on GitHub! A massive THANK YOU to our amazing community for believing in us and helping us grow. We couldn't do it without you. Wanna help us reach 50k? github.com/zen-browser/... #ZenBrowser

1.12b is here! Aside of adding and improving animations, we can proudly announce an improvement for workspaces! Essentials can now be fully containerised, which allows users to have different essentials based on their workspace's container (This can be enabled in settings).

With release 1.11.4b we updated Zen to Firefox version 137.0.2 and fixed a bunch of bugs including performance improvements. Please read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note...

With 1.11.3b Windows binaries are now correctly signed and should not be flagged by antivirus. We've also upgraded the media player with support for websites using WebRTC, like Discord and Google Meet that now allows you to mute/unmute the camera and mic.

Release 1.11.2b is another stability update for Zen, while we are preparing some cool new features for the future! We've added support for linux transparency (yayy!) and made QoL changes regarding split view. Read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note...

With release 1.11b we completely removed the web panel feature. You can find a statement on that in the release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note... Also, we've added this nice button in the Glance menu! #ZenBrowser

⚠️1.10.3b contains a critical firefox security update which fixes a vulnerability in sandboxing. Please update your browser asap! Read more here www.mozilla.org/en-US/securi... #ZenBrowser

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Decide how Zen's development should continue! Please let us take 5 minutes of your time to fill out this form so we can have an even better internet!

Beta 1.10.1 is out! ➕ Minimize button for Picture-in-Picture ➕ Work-spaces don't resize the sidebar anymore ➕ Cool bug fixes and stability updates! Checkout the release notes here! zen-browser.app/release-note...

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The 10th beta of zen is out now! Another small update but we are getting close to having folders! ➕ Added a media player support ➕ Added support for Mac OS passkeys Please read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note... #ZenBrowser

Finally passkey support for the next update!

1.9.1b is a small update while we are working on bringing more exciting stuff! ➕ Added confirmation for glance of focused on an element ➕ Added support for split view dragging to the right side ➕ Other bug fixes Please read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note...

And there it is! Version 1.9b of Zen introduces drag and drop support for split view! Please read the full release notes here zen-browser.app/release-note... #ZenBrowser

New release tomorrow!✨

Early prototype of split view groups. We are starting to experiment with groups so we can later add fully fledged folders! (early prototype!)

Version 1.8b just dropped! You'll now be able to rename pinned tabs and we added support for acrylic backgrounds on windows 11 with mica. ➕ reworked gradient generator ➕ updated to Firefox 135.0.1 You can read the full release notes here👇 https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.8b

⭐ Zen Browser has just reached 25,000 stars on GitHub! Huge congrats to the @zen-browser.app team! 🎉 https://openalternative.co/zen-browser

Zen Browser @zen-browser.app — Privacy-focused browser with powerful customization ⭐ Stars: 23,508 🔗 Forks: 578 ⏩ Last commit: 4 hours ago ⌛ First commit: 10 months ago https://openalternative.co/zen-browser

With the new update we introduced a new URL bar for Zen, which also replaced opening a new empty tab! Please read more about that here: 👉 https://docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/urlbar ➕ Multi Glance Read the full release notes here: 👉 https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.7.5b #ZenBrowser

Version 1.7.4b is out now with a fix for a critical bug that was introduced in the previous release. You can read the full release notes here: https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.7.4b #ZenBrowser

🔴 We cancelled the update because of a critical bug.

Version 1.7.3b just dropped! Pinned & normal tabs now scroll together, and new tabs open at the top by default. We've also made some improvements on stability and performance. You can read the full release notes here: https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.7.3b #ZenBrowser

Huge thanks to @t3.gg for believing in us! ❤️ Excited to have you on board 😸

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What a great way to start the day!

With version 1.7b, the app id has been changed. Flatpak users please see this post for instructions on how to migrate!👇 https://www.reddit.com/r/zen_browser/comments/1i2cspi/comment/m7di8z1/ You can read the full release notes here👇 https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.7b #ZenBrowser

Version 1.6b includes more polishing changes and bug fixes. We are now using Firefox's Release Candidates for twilight, meaning we can fix any issues before they are released to the public. You can read the detailed release notes here 👇 https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.6b #ZenBrowser