PWAsForFirefox 1.3.1

Fixed

• Incorrect registry key in MSI installer that caused the native program to fail (#98).
• Incorrect name in the firefox-pwa AUR package that prevented it from building (report).

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

PWAsForFirefox 1.3.0

Important

This release has bugs (#98) that break the project on Windows and Arch-based Linux. This has been fixed in v1.3.1.

News

To avoid infringing Mozilla trademark policies and confusing users that this project is affiliated with Firefox and Mozilla, FirefoxPWA has been renamed to "Progressive Web Apps for Firefox" (shortly: "PWAsForFirefox" or "pwas-for-firefox"). Please use one of those names when referring to this project.

The project logo and all related icons have also been changed to use the CC0-licenced fox icon instead of the official Firefox logo.

The repository URL has been changed to https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox and the AMO URL has be changed to https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pwas-for-firefox/. Existing packages and GitHub links will probably continue to work as GitHub provides automatic redirects from the old repository URL, but all links to AMO page need to be changed.

Note: Unfortunately, this is still not everything I planned for that bigger update. I will hopefully have time to release it this year...

Added

• Support for using this project on platforms without official Firefox support.
• Automatic pre-built DEB and RPM packages for Linux on ARM.

Changed

• Rebranded the project as Progressive Web Apps for Firefox (PWAsForFirefox).
• Improved the runtime installation step is reflect added support for additional platforms.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store, now with a different URL!

FirefoxPWA 1.2.2

Fixed

• Obtaining Twitter manifest should now work correctly (#71).
• Opening settings page should no longer overwrite firefoxpwa.linksTarget preference (#95).
• Fish completions are now installed into the correct directory.

Note: Initially I wanted to release those fixes as part of a bigger update, but because some things took more time than I expected and some new bugs were found, I decided to split them into a separate release.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.2.1

Fixed

• Fix page info collection in the content script (#69):

  • Use document base URL instead of current location.
  • Fix wrong condition in Apple mask icon detection.

• Fix icon loading to generate fallback icon if needed (#69):

  • Generate fallback icon from the site name when something is wrong with the site icon.
  • This allows user to install sites with broken/unsupported icons.
  • This does not apply to macOS yet.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.2.0

Added

• Custom movable back & forward buttons.

Changed

• Site information widget is now movable.
• Site permissions widget is now movable.

Fixed

• Added missing step for Visual C++ Runtime installation in the winget instructions.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.1.1

Fixed

• Download URL for 32-bit Windows Firefox has changed. This release fixes it to correctly download Firefox runtime on 32-bit systems.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.1.0

Important

• Original Homebrew formula had a bug that prevented PWAs from launching on macOS after updating the formula. I reuploaded the formula with a fix. To install the fixed version, run:

  brew update # To update all taps
  brew reinstall firefoxpwa # To reinstall FirefoxPWA with a fix

  Then, edit/update all existing PWAs through extension or command-line program to apply the fix to PWAs. Alternatively, you can remove and reinstall your PWAs.

Added

• Support for reinstalling runtime from extension (#47):
  You can now reinstall/update the Firefox runtime from the settings page of the extension.

• Theme color-based transparent tabs (#48):
  Tabs are now slightly transparent/use a shade of theme color, so they should not look so bad with some PWAs.

• Customize option to disable the title bar (#49):
  You can now completely disable the title bar, including all icons. Instructions are in the repository wiki. This can be an unstable feature and is only meant for tiling window manager users!

Changed

• Display all contributors and sponsors in READMEs and download page.

Fixed

• Fix auto publishing scripts.
• Fix AUR binary install directory.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 1.0.0

Important

• Original Homebrew formula had a bug that prevented PWAs from launching on macOS. I reuploaded the formula with a fix. To install the fixed version, run:

  brew update # To update all taps
  brew reinstall firefoxpwa # To reinstall FirefoxPWA with a fix

  Then, edit/update all existing PWAs through extension or command-line program to apply the fix to PWAs. Alternatively, you can remove and reinstall your PWAs.

• Some antivirus programs (Microsoft Defender) incorrectly flagged the 32-bit Windows version as malicious. I will try to resolve this in the future. Prefer using the 64-bit version if possible. This has been resolved. Update your malware definitions in case the program is still detected as malware.

News

This is the first "stable" release of the FirefoxPWA project! 🎉

This means most features that I initially planned are implemented, and the project is ready for wider use and adoption. It does not mean the project is completely finished and bug-free; There are still some issues and limitations that I would like to fix eventually, but they will probably require more time and work.

Starting with this release, FirefoxPWA has been officially packaged for various package managers, such as Windows Package Manager, Chocolatey, Homebrew and others, as well as packagecloud.io-hosted repository for DEB and RPM packages. It is not required to use them, but they provide support for easier updating and installing.

If you want to package FirefoxPWA for your distribution or package manager, or have already packaged it, please let me know, so I can help with the packaging and list it in the installation instructions. If the packaging platform supports any auto-submission/uploading feature, please also let me know, as I might integrate it directly with GitHub Actions to make sure the packages are always up-to-date.

Feel free to also check the project on ProductHunt and leave a review there.

Added

• Support to disable autohide for mute widget:
  You can now disable autohiding for the mute widget to display it even if nothing is playing. You can do this in the Firefox customize page, similarly to the normal downloads widget.

• Support to generate missing icons from the site/shortcut names:
  If the site does not provide any valid icons, the icon will now be generated from the first letter of the site name. The same applies to site shortcuts. If you already have sites without icons, you need to update/edit them to apply the generated icon.

• Support to specify runtime arguments (#39):
  You can now specify arguments that are passed to the Firefox instance used by FirefoxPWA. To specify arguments for all sites, add the arguments key to the FirefoxPWA JSON config file with a list of arguments. To specify arguments when launching the site from the command line, provide them as console arguments after --. Check this comment for more info.

• Complete integration for macOS (#33):
  Installed sites on macOS will now properly be added to the macOS applications list, and have their own window with an icon. If you already have sites on macOS, you need to update/edit them to apply the system integration. However, there are still some limitations and problems with system integration, so keep that in mind when using PWAs.

• More distribution options and auto publishing:
  You can now install and update FirefoxPWA through various package managers and other distribution options. All supported options are listed in the extension install/update page, and in the README.

Changed

• Make popup card and footer sticky.
• Improve dark mode for setup pages.
• Reorganize XDG and Apple categories.

Fixed

• Broken browser widgets are now fixed.
• Close widget now works in multiple windows.
• Xfce now displays the correct PWA icon.
• Fresh profiles no longer overwrite initial page and have misplaced widgets.

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You can download the extension from the Firefox Addon Store.

FirefoxPWA 0.5.2

News

This is another internal release, identical to the 0.5.0 and 0.5.1 but with a fix to make Homebrew configure script work with BSD sed. You should not update to this release. Pre-built packages and installers will not be uploaded for this release, and it will not be released on AMO.

Fixed

• Make Homebrew configure script work with BSD (macOS) sed.

FirefoxPWA 0.5.1

News

This is internal relese, identical to 0.5.0 but with a script needed to configure Homebrew formula. You should not update to this release. Pre-built packages and installers will not be uploaded for this release, and it will not be released on AMO.

Added

• Internal script needed to configure Homebrew formula.