Yalqen
TRDownload for macOS
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Roadmap

Where Yalqen is heading, and what it will not do. No dates, because it is a side project built in the open.

This page collects what is planned, what is only an idea and what is ruled out. Nothing here is a promise. What ships is decided in the open on GitHub, and requests from people who use Yalqen every day carry the most weight.

Planned

  • Import from Safari. Safari bookmarks are next. Importing bookmarks and history from Chrome, Brave, Edge and Firefox is already available.
  • A native shell. A version built on CEF and AppKit, for real Liquid Glass materials, lower memory use and better battery life. Yalqen runs on Electron until then.

Ideas we are weighing

  • Sync between devices. If it arrives it will be optional and end-to-end encrypted, so nothing readable leaves your Mac.
  • More extension support. Chrome Web Store installs work today, but Electron implements only part of the Chrome extension APIs.

Not planned

  • Intel Macs. Builds target Apple silicon only. Intel support depends on how the native shell performs.
  • Browsing analytics or accounts. Yalqen never asks for an account or sends browsing activity. Optional install counting is off by default.

Recently shipped

  • 0.3.96. Sidebar spaces, a mini window for outside links and site styling boosts
  • 0.3.94. Nested tab folders, auto-archive, link peek and Arc space import
  • 0.3.93. Split view with drag-to-split
  • 0.3.43. One shortcut cycles the tab panel and the AI panel moves to ⇧⌘A
  • 0.2.23. Google sign-in popups complete properly
  • 0.2.22. Simpler sidebar, contextual navigation buttons and less background work
  • 0.2.19. Browser imports, English interface, Kagi search and new phone presets
  • 0.2.18. Center the active tab in the toolbar
  • 0.2.16. Less work when updating tabs, searching and checking cookies
  • 0.2.14. Redesigned sidebar with a session switcher and tab shortcuts that follow list order
  • 0.2.13. Separate reload button and an update window with release notes
  • 0.2.12. Redesigned address bar and toolbar capsules
  • 0.2.11. Autofill saved passwords when you sign in
  • 0.2.9. The Chrome Web Store Add button works inside Yalqen
  • 0.2.6. Install extensions from the Chrome Web Store
  • 0.2.4. Save passwords and manage them in settings
  • 0.2.3. Customizable toolbar buttons
  • 0.2.1. Automatic in-app updates
  • 0.1.1. Page translation and unpacked extensions

Every release is in the changelog, and the release feed keeps you posted.

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