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RSS reader extension for Firefox

v2.7.2

4 weeks ago

Brief 2.7.2 fixes unstarring entries regression in Brief 2.7.0.

v2.7.1

1 month ago

Fixed in Brief 2.7.1:

  • Fix custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0

v2.7.0

1 month ago

Brief 2.7.0 is an intermediate release including a number of minor changes:

  • Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
  • Handle more rich feeds correctly
  • Minor speedups
  • Internal improvements

v2.4.0

4 years ago

This was the final release before WebExtensions that supported migration from the old storage (brief.sqlite) to the WebExtensions IndexedDB. If anyone needs that for some reason, here's the signed xpi from addons.mozilla.org.

v2.6.0a2

5 years ago

This is an alpha release of the 2.6 series featuring the new Brief feed preview interface and fixing the "unable to subscribe" problems in Firefox 64+, and also including a lot of internal improvements including eslint integration and basic config, migration to ES6 modules, better default / user-set preferences differentiation, cyclic dependency removal (not complete yet) and many other minor changes.

Note that this is an alpha version, and you should be ready that it can contain weird bugs and misbehave in interesting ways.

Changes since alpha 1:

  • Feed preview: use feed icon and title for the tab; correctly indicate feed's already in the feed list.
  • Resize the Feed Properties window to fit contents.
  • Made settings more robust.
  • Fixed some shortcuts like Alt+N.
  • Fixed Mark Read and delete/restore entry shortcuts.

Changes since alpha 0:

  • Fixed a bug with restoration of discarded tabs (feed preview detector false positive).

v2.6.0a1

5 years ago

This is an alpha release of the 2.6 series featuring the new Brief feed preview interface and fixing the "unable to subscribe" problems in Firefox 64+, and also including a lot of internal improvements including eslint integration and basic config, migration to ES6 modules, better default / user-set preferences differentiation, cyclic dependency removal (not complete yet) and many other minor changes.

Note that this is an alpha version, and you should be ready that it can contain weird bugs and misbehave in interesting ways.

Changes since alpha 0:

  • fixed a bug with restoration of discarded tabs (feed preview detector false positive)

v2.6.0a0

5 years ago

This is an alpha release of the 2.6 series featuring the new Brief feed preview interface and fixing the "unable to subscribe" problems in Firefox 64+, and also including a lot of internal improvements including eslint integration and basic config, migration to ES6 modules, better default / user-set preferences differentiation, cyclic dependency removal (not complete yet) and many other minor changes.

Note that this is an alpha version, and you should be ready that it can contain weird bugs and misbehave in interesting ways.

Has a bug related to restoration of discarded tabs. Not recommended for use.

v2.1

8 years ago
  • Fix compatibility with Firefox 42 to (nightly) 45
  • Fix styling for <article> tags leaking into content

v2.0b3

9 years ago

Brief 2.0 pre-release.

Warning: this pre-release is English-only.

Changes since 2.0b2:

  • Fixed: unread counts are not updated when a feed is included/excluded in Today.
  • Fixed: unread counts are not updated when a feed or folder is deleted.
  • Fixed: switching between full and headlines mode does not work with nested folders.
  • Fixed: too long folder name causes horizontal scrolling in the feed list.
  • Fixed: deleting the home folder breaks Brief forever. The home folder will now be recreated as needed.
  • Make sync with Firefox bookmarks faster with lots of feeds.

v2.0b2

9 years ago

A pre-release of Brief 2.0 that should work correctly with Firefox 34+.

Warning: this pre-release is English-only.

Changes since 2.0b1:

  • Fixed: wrong entries loaded in Today view when sorted ascending by date
  • Fixed: collapsing/expanding folders doesn't work
  • Fixed: cannot select folder in folder list
  • Options windows use instant apply
  • Some minor UI tweaks
  • Lots of random code cleanup