This repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 27, 2022. It is now read-only.
Beaker 0.8.0
- β¨ Full release! The changes to 0.8 have stabilized and we are no longer on pre-releases.
- π The Watchlist. Added the "Watchlist." (Thanks to @Septimus and @sgwilym.)
- π Default to Dat. HTTP/S sites with Dat alternatives will now automatically redirect. This can be disabled from the settings page, and you will be prompted to go back to the HTTP/S version if you want. (Thanks to @Septimus.)
- π Spellchecker Added a spell-checker. (Thanks to @Septimus.)
- π¨ globalFetch. The experimental
globalFetch
API can now be used on dat:// URLs. - π¨ Preview-mode. The "+preview" version of dats now filter out files according to the .datignore.
- π¨ Favicons. Favicon picker now supports uploading your own images. (Thanks to @Septimus.)
- π¨ Forking. Forked dats now preserve the
experimental
andcontent_security_policy
fields of the dat.json. - π¨ Files editor Files editor will now stop you from navigating away from unsaved work.
- Many other final bugfixes and UI updates.
- Updated to Electron 3 which includes Chromium 66.
About the Watchlist
Because dat is a peer-to-peer network, sometimes you'll try to browse to a dat which nobody is hosting. When this happens, Beaker will prompt you to add the site to your "watchlist."
Beaker will continue to search for the site. When the site is found, Beaker will let you know.