@mango I added to my TODO list the task to add screen saver blocker.

Regarding to text size for search bar and settings, - you can adjust them too. Please open Settings/Appearance and find there "UI scale" section. There you can set scaling for browser's interface itself.
If the scaling range is not enough, please let me know and I'll extend it.

v0.5.2 is in OpenStore now.

Fixes:

• Text selection & copy now works in form fields.
• Downloads wok in Tor mode.
• Downloads fixes in Regular mode.
• Emoji issues fixes.

v0.5.1 is live now.

New / Improved:

• Redesigned context menu (fully reworked for a cleaner, more consistent UX).
• New Help section explaining tab action buttons: Pin, Add to Favorites, Clear & Close, Close.
• Copy URL button added to the address bar.
• Background media playback: YouTube and other media sites can keep playing when the tab is not active.
• Tor updated to the latest bundled version.

Fixes:

• Fixed several bugs of savings and coupons functionality
• On-screen keyboard Enter handling improved: better distinction between newline vs submit in input fields.
• Fixed Google Drive downloads (confirmation / popup flow now works correctly).
• Text selection & copy now works in mobile mode (currently for regular page text only; not yet for form fields).

Other:

• Various small UI tweaks and polish.

@tigermoth Merezhyvo Browser is built on top of Chromium and is fully convergent

ok, so the test showed it is at least possible to install Merezhyvo on 20.04.
The open question is how well it works there.
I hope hacknorris will share it later after some time of testing

@hacknorris let me try to create a build for you to try.
Chances are 50/50, why not to try
I'll send it to you in PM

honestly saying I don't know whether it works on 20.04 or not.
I haven't tested it since I have only one UT device which runs on 24.04

Merezhyvo v0.4.9 is in OpenStore now.

New:

• Customisable Start Page.
• Built-in Coupons engine for online shopping: a small floating button appears on supported stores to help you find available coupons and save money — with no tracking and no impact on your privacy.
• Automatic cleanup of outdated temporary files to avoid cluttering the system.

Fixed:

• Fixed an issue that prevented opening links in new tabs.
• Minor UI fixes and polish.

Merezhyvo v0.4.8 is available in the OpenStore now.

New:

• Emoji panel on the on-screen keyboard.

Changed:

• Added missing « » characters to the OSK symbol layout.
• Security popup now shows a counter for blocked third-party cookies.

Fixed:

• Fixed a bug that prevented renaming bookmark folders.
• Fixed a freeze/hang when wiping Tor data while turning Tor off and closing all open tabs.

New release in the OpenStore.

0.4.7 - 2026-01-03
New:

• Custom in-app JavaScript dialogs for alert() and confirm() (better usability on small screens).
• Separate storage partitions for Tor vs non-Tor browsing (no cookie/site-data crossover).
• DNS switcher (Secure DNS / DNS-over-HTTPS) with multiple providers and custom endpoint support.

Improved:

• Better pressed-state visibility for on-screen keyboard keys in the Light theme.

Fixed:

• Fixed caret visibility issues when typing in internal pages, browser dialogs, and the address bar.

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Many thanks to @domubpkm for the testing.
You really put a lot of effort into it and it helped me a lot.

Merezhyvo v.0.4.6 has been released.

New:

• Added a Light theme.
• Added a Security shield icon and site security popup on the messenger panel.
• Added an option to hide the messenger panel if you don’t use it.
• Added an option to set a default zoom for web pages.

Updated:

• Improved tracker & ad blocking.
• Added blocking modes: Basic and Strict.

Fixed:

• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to insert a new line in textareas when typing with the on-screen keyboard.

@domubpkm said in Merezhyvo browser:

@naz.R Please define MVP so that the term is clear.

MVP is "Minimum Viable Product": The simplest version of a new product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and provide feedback for future development.

created a simple site for Merezhyvo.
https://merezhyvo.site/

Later I am going to add /help page there with instructions and explanations what is where and what it does do.

@Moem said in Merezhyvo browser:

@naz.R Thank you, that does help! I never tapped on the sun because I thought it meant day mode / night mode. Now that I can find the settings, they seem quite sensible.
(Except for the messengers icon, which I'm never going to use, so I would probably switch that off if possible. But that's just me. Apparently other people use it.)

That said, I'm very happy that UT is getting some up to date browsers, which was long overdue... and so I'm grateful for this new option too.

and you just gave me an idea to add a new option into messengers settings to hide this messengers button in case if someone don't use it.
Will add it in the next release.
I am happy again that you like the browser now

@Moem said in Merezhyvo browser:

I'm sorry but I think I don't understand this browser. Where are the settings? Why is there a paper airplane to the left of the URL bar that leads to WhatsApp which I don't use?

sure, I am happy to help you to figure it out

You can find settings under the very last top button, this one

the airplane button opens a messenger panel with web versions of WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram.
In Settings you can re-order them. If you use Telegram and don't use WhatsUp, you can set up Telegram to be on the first tab.

@Ida_ said in Merezhyvo browser:

@naz.R Wow, it works great! Both the interface language and the keyboard. Thank you for adding both, the UI translation was a very nice surprise. This browser is so pleasant to use.

thank you for your kind words and feedback, I am really happy that you like it

just released a small update to the previous release. It fixes the bug when trackers blocker wrongly was blocking all requests to duckduckgo.com. Now it blocks only requests to improve.duckduckgo.com as it should be.

@domubpkm said in Merezhyvo browser:

@naz.r Constantly improving! THANKS. Just bothered by one basic thing: carriage return key doesn't work. So newline impossible. Very blocking, for example when writting an email.

thanks for the feedback and for the issue reporting. Added this task for the next release scope.

Merezhyvo v.0.4.5 has been released.

Added:
Tracker & ads blocking (domain-based), with per-site exceptions and counters in the security popover.
Norwegian UI translation and Norwegian keyboard layout.

Changed:
Page zoom is now persisted per-tab across sessions, separately for mobile and desktop modes.
Updated and improved UI translations for multiple languages.
Various UI polish and small layout tweaks.
Updated Electron/Chromium engine (Chromium 142.0.7444.235)

Fixed:
File downloads and uploads: fixed several issues with saving downloads and uploading files on websites.
Fixed text input on some sites where typing did not work.
Fixed a disappearing caret issue in certain cases.
Fixed context menu positioning.
Fixed an issue where the Passwords internal page could remain open / not close correctly when the password manager was locked.

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@ida_ please check the keyboard and translations. Please let me know if there are any issues with them

@domubpkm said in Merezhyvo browser:

@naz.R said in Merezhyvo browser:

Download : permission denied ? Should be possible ?

right, that's the platform limitation I was talking about in my previous message. The platform doesn't allow the browser to have access out of its own sandbox. And that's a bit tricky to avoid it. So for now Merezhyvo has access only to ~/.local/share/merezhyvo.naz.r/
Check my message above, please

Yes, i understood You !! But i didn't understand well how to try to join a screenshot currently in github ! Copy / Paste ? What is the procedure ?

generally if you have to upload any files on any page, you have to place them into one of those two folders. By saying "place them" I mean copy from the place where they are and past into ~/.local/share/merezhyvo.naz.r/mDocuments (or mDownloads)
Then when you tap on a "choose file" button on a page you have to see the file picker like this

and you should be able to choose a file here.

But, for some reason, as you just found, the file-picker doesn't work on GitHub page. So, I have to investigate and fix it.
And until the fix is released, it looks like you can't upload files on GitHub, unfortunately.