Whale Browser

What's new in this version:

Whale Browser 3.28.266.14
Fixed:
- Fixed crashes
- Fixed the error where “Ctrl (Command) + Click” was not working in a new tab
- Fixed the issue where the microphone could not be found in the browser
- Restored the opacity slider in the mobile window
- Fixed the error where the language could not be changed during site translation with one click
- Corrected some typos in the menus


Whale Browser 3.28.266.8
New features and improvements:
- Chromium engine has been updated to version 128
- You can decorate new tabs more easily and beautifully
- You can set wallpapers, skins, and widgets at once in the new tab settings
- You can easily browse multiple wallpaper collections and images
- Get new wallpaper recommendations through notifications at the bottom of the new tab
- You can leave comments for each image
- You can switch to the next image by pressing the arrow button on the right side of the screen
- The browser menu has become richer
- Key functions and settings such as capture by option, privacy settings, and sidebar settings are included in the menu
- You can set a password when exporting a password
- WhaleOn's noise canceling function has been further improved
- We improved the security vulnerability of the installer
- We improved the download malicious file scan function
- When you execute 'top/down' with a mouse gesture, the scroll moves immediately
- To apply smooth scrolling, please use the lab (whale://flags/#gesture_smooth_scroll)
- [Web Service] We improved the design and usability of Whale Store

Error Correction:
- We fixed the problem of screen capture not working in WhaleOn


Whale Browser 3.27.254.15
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 3.26.244.25
- Applied Chromium Zero-Day security patch
- [Translation] Fixed Japanese translation errors


Whale Browser 3.26.244.14
New:
- Updated to Chromium 124
- Applied WebRTC LUT filter
- ZeroDay security patch applied

Improved:
- [Design] Improved unpolished UI
- [Scrapbook] Added a feature to move and delete all the content in a category
- [Scrapbook] Added a feature to clean up expired files
- [Scrapbook] Allowed spacing when adding tags
- [New tab] Improved to show more favorites
- [New tab] Improved open sticky memos to be synced
- [New tab] Improved memos to automatically adjust for different screen sizes
- [New tab/Address bar] Improved “Most visited sites” not to appear when there are no sites to show
- [Security] Added the display of blocked ads and trackers information
- [Document Viewer] Improved UI for annotation mode

Fixed:
- [Font] Fixed tab down errors when using a specific font
- [New tab] Fixed overlapping widget elements on a small screen
- [Whale ON Study] Fixed timer issues
- [Settings] Fixed an error displaying wrong favicons on a new tab
- [Others] Fixed an error closing a tab on a tablet PC


Whale Browser 3.25.232.19
New:
- Updated to Chromium 124
- Applied WebRTC LUT filter
- Re-adjusted navigator.vendor

Improved:
- [Design] Improved unpolished UI
- [Scrapbook] Added a feature to move and delete all the content in a category
- [Scrapbook] Added a feature to clean up expired files
- [Scrapbook] Allowed spacing when adding tags
- [New tab] Improved to show more favorites
- [New tab] Improved open sticky memos to be synced
- [New tab] Improved memos to automatically adjust for different screen sizes
- [New tab/Address bar] Improved “Most visited sites” not to appear when there are no sites to show
- [Security] Added the display of blocked ads and trackers information
- [Document Viewer] Improved UI for annotation mode

Fixed:
- [New tab] Fixed overlapping widget elements on a small screen
- [Whale ON Study] Fixed timer issues
- [Settings] Fixed an error displaying wrong favicons on a new tab
- [Others] Fixed an error closing a tab on a tablet PC


Whale Browser 3.24.223.21
- Applied Chromium Zero-Day security patch


Whale Browser 3.24.223.18
New:
Updated to Chromium 120:
- Changed Diff update logic
- Improved CSD
- Zero-Day Security Patch

Improved:
- [New tab] Improved UI/UX for Favorites, Memo, and To-do list
- [New Tab] Improved the wallpaper information area on the bottom left
- [Address bar] Removed the “Go to copied link” UI
- [Settings] Masked credit card/address information
- [Flags] Added an option to automatically change colors by theme

Fixed:
[Staged Rollouts] Fixed Errors:
- Secret window address bar crash error
- Close secret window tab UI error
- Crash error
- Fixed auto translation issues that have occurred on the Taobao website
- Fixed errors in the original link in Settings > Downloads
- Fixed Settings UI errors
- Fixed an error adding whale:// pages to Bookmarks


Whale Browser 3.24.223.12
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 3.24.223.4
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 3.23.214.10
New:
- Updated to Chromium 118
- Added WebAuth login for extensions
- Added Password Manager
- [New Tab] Added Memo widget
- [Flags] Multiplay: Real-time collaborative browsing mode
- whale://flags/#multi-play

Improved:
- [New Tab] Changed theme settings configuration
- [New Tab] Improved Favorites and other UIs
- [New Tab] Updated default favorites and recommended sites
- [New Tab] Improved To-do list widget UI/UX
- [Translation] Improved site translation logic
- [Scrapbook] Improved deleting Scrapbook items
- [Security] Added tracking prevention DB
- [Settings] Added Apps to Synced Data
- [Others] Improved scrollbar UI
- [Others] Improved opening a bookmark in the bookmarks bar folder

Fixed:
- crash issues
- Extension manager UI errors
- the current tab’s preview errors
- QR code creation errors
- an error that occurs when a Scrapbook link opens in a new window
- source code translation errors
- stock information lookup errors in the sidebar


Whale Browser 3.23.214.1
New:
- Updated to Chromium 118
- : Added WebAuth login for extensions
- : Added Password Manager
- [New Tab] Added Memo widget
- [Flags] Multiplay: Real-time collaborative browsing mode
- : whale://flags/#multi-play

Improved:
- [New Tab] Changed theme settings configuration
- [New Tab] Improved Favorites and other UIs
- [New Tab] Updated default favorites and recommended sites
- [New Tab] Improved To-do list widget UI/UX
- [Translation] Improved site translation logic
- [Security] Added tracking prevention DB
- [Settings] Added Apps to Synced Data
- [Others] Improved scrollbar UI

Fixed:
- Fixed crash issues
- Fixed Extension manager UI errors
- Fixed the current tab’s preview errors
- Fixed QR code creation errors
- Fixed an error that occurs when a Scrapbook link opens in a new window
- Fixed source code translation errors


Whale Browser 3.22.205.26
- Applied Chromium Zero-Day security patch
- Added Naver services as an exception from tracking prevention
- Fixed crash error
- Fixed capture error in Naver Blog
- [Whale Classroom] Fixed file transfer error during class


Whale Browser 3.22.205.18
Fixed:
- Fixed Crash Errors
- Adjusted Sidebar bookmarks UI
- Applied Chromium security patch
- Fixed omnibox UI error
- Include mouse cursor in video capture
- Fixed ITP error


Whale Browser 3.21.192.18
New:
- Chromium 114 updates
- [Performance] Added ‘Memory Saver’
- [Performance] Added ‘Energy Saver’
- [Security] Applied zero day patch
- [Scrapbook] Added ‘Reset Scrapbook’

Improved:
- [Dual Tab] Improved UI and interaction
- [Translation] Added automatic translation language option
- [Dark mode] Clarified ‘Web Content Dark Mode’ option on profile
- [Settings] Added ‘Resize tabs when closing tabs’ ON/OFF setting
- [Settings] Provided translation settings separately
- [Others] Added remove button on autofill bubble

Fixed:
- 3.21.192.6 Fixed Beta1 Errors (Errors Not Running, Crashes…)
- Fixed crash when tabs are moved while playing video in mobile window
- Solved print error
- Removed duplicate menus on context menu of Papago
- Fixed dark mode errors
- Fixed Instagram notification errors
- [macOS] Fixed errors when auto-hiding sidebar
- Fixed tab down error page
- Solved crash issue
- Fixed wheel button click error on frequently visited site of Omnibox


Whale Browser 3.20.182.14
Fixed:
- Newtab resource not found error
- errors that open late in print preview
- download UI error


Whale Browser 3.20.182.12
New:
- Chromium 112 updates

Improved:
- Add Edit feature with Polaris Office on document viewer
- Improved ugly UI
- Improved Dual Tab UX
- Provide Dual Tab focusing shortcut slot
- Enhance error prevention logic when opening Dual Tabs with drag & drop
- Improved omnibox UI on Dual Tab
- Allow Ctrl+Z shortcut when using annotation feature in document viewer
- Add ‘Always use secure connection’ setting
- Show error page when accessing http site
- [Flags] Add advanced dark mode option
- ‘Prefers websites’s prefer-color-scheme dark mode’
- ‘Apply brightness filter instead of invert filter in dark mode’

Fixed:
- Fixed sidebar auto-hide error
- Fixed ‘Text To Speech(TTS)’ error on some sites using iframe
- Fixed error that other tabs disappear when trying to close pinned tab with mouse wheel button
- Fixed issue that Korean file name is broken when downloading
- Troubleshoot Crash when using Jump to Site feature
- [Flags] Fixed browser lock errors


Whale Browser 3.19.166.16
New:
- Chromium 110 Update

Improved:
- End of support for Windows 7 updates
- Available in v3.18.154.13 or lower version
- Drag-and-drop to a new tab to open the page immediately
- Improved accuracy and speed of going straight to the site
- Allow sending to devices in batches of multiple tabs
- Improved dark mode scrollbar UI
- [Windows 10] Support for easy default browser setting change

Fixed:
- Fixed error when removing MS Surface laptop keyboard
- Fix Bookmark Cleanup Error
- [Whale On] Fix sound sharing error when sharing screen
- [Whale On] Crash fix
- Fixed Linux tab preview error
- Fixed extension app list crash
- Document viewer docx file error fix
- Fixed an error where the right tab was not visible


Whale Browser 3.19.166.14
New:
- Chromium 110 updates

Improved:
- End of support for Windows 7/8/8.1
- : Available in v3.18.154.13 or before
- Allowed open page immediately with drag and drop in new tab
- Improved accuracy and speed of Jump to site
- Allowed send multiple tabs to other devices
- Improved dark mode scrollbar UI
- [Windows 10] Easy to change default browser settings

Fixed:
- Fixed error when separating MS Surface laptop keyboard
- Fixed error when cleaning up bookmarks
- [Whale ON] Fixed sound error when sharing screen
- [Whale ON] Fixed some crash
- Fixed tab preview errors at Linux
- Fixed extension app list crash
- Fixed document viewer docx file error


Whale Browser 3.18.154.13
- Fixed sidebar toolbar errors
- Improved Windows 7 notifications
- [Whalespace] Fixed errors in adding scrapbooks
- Security patch
- Fixed Compatible store extension installation errors
- Modify browser.Storage variable


Whale Browser 3.18.154.7
New:
- Chromium 108 updates
- User-Agent Reduction Phase 4
- Image Based CSD
- Support Exam Mode

Improved:
- Scrapbook
- Improved ‘add to scrapbook’ UX in context menu
- Improved memo UI/UX
- Removed text style when pasting text to memo
- Automatic compression on upload of unsupported files
- Support multiple file downloads
- Capture preview and edit image
- Size optimization
- Improved UI/UX
- Corrected abnormal behavior
- Sidebar ministore
- Provide extensions details page
- Improved mobile site icons
- Improved UI and changed drag quick search exposure position
- Open PC page when using image search
- Fixed address bar issue that recognized url as search keyword if it contains Korean or special characters
- Provide image context menu shortcuts
- I Open image in new tab
- S Save image
- C Copy image
- D Edit image
- R Translate image
- Support simultaneous scrolling in Dual Tab
- Alt(option)+scroll

Fixed:
- Errors when sharing SNS links on browser pages (new tabs, settings, etc.)
- Drag Quick Search UI error on some dark mode sites
- Yotube Shorts Quick Search error
- Punycode error
- Login UI error in dual monitors
- Touch UX issues
- Slowing down issue when writing long mailbody
- Crash when hovering sidebar icon on dual monitor with different ratio
- Omnibox url recognition error
- Download Manager menu error
- [macOS] Inability to run webapp in OS Ventura
- [Whale ON] Unexpected crash


Whale Browser 3.18.154.5
New:
- Chromium 108 Update
- User-Agent Reduction Phase 4
- Image Based CSD
- Support test mode
- https://developer.chrome.com/blog/chrome-107-beta/
- https://developer.chrome.com/blog/chrome-108-beta/

Improving:
- scrapbook
- Improved UX added to Scrapbook with context menu
- Memo UI/UX improvements
- Remove formatting when pasting text into notes
- Automatic compression when uploading unsupported files
- Provides batch download of multiple files
- Capture preview and image editing
- size optimization
- UI/UX fixes
- fix erroneous behavior
- sidebar mini store
- Provide extended app detail page
- Improved mobile site icon
- Drag quick search exposure position correction and UI improvement
- Link to PC page when searching images
- Fixed the problem of being recognized as a search if there are Korean characters or special characters in the URL
- Image context menu shortcuts provided
- IOpen image in new tab
- Ssave image
- Ccopy image
- Dimage editing
- Rimage translation
- Dual-tap simultaneous scrolling support
- Alt (option) + scroll

Solution:
- Errors when sharing social links from browser pages (new tab, settings, etc.)
- Drag quick search UI error on some dark mode sites
- Youtube shorts quick search error
- Scrapbook Hangul url error
- Login UI error on dual monitors
- Touch UX operation issue
- [macOS] Cannot run web app error on OS Ventura
- [Whale On] Crash


Whale Browser 3.18.154.1
New:
- Chromium 108 updates
- User-Agent Reduction Phase 4
- Image Based CSD
- Support Exam Mode
- https//developer.chrome.com/blog/chrome-108-beta/

Improved:
- Scrapbook
- Improve ‘add to scrapbook’ UX in context menu
- Improve memo UI/UX
- Remove text style when pasting text to memo
- Automatic compression on upload of unsupported files
- Support multiple file downloads
- Capture preview and edit image
- Size optimization
- Modify UI/UX
- Correct abnormal behavior
- Sidebar ministore
- Provide extensions details page
- Improve mobile site icons
- Improve UI and changed drag quick search exposure position
- Open PC page when using image search
- Fix address bar issue that recognized url as search keyword if it contains Korean or special characters
- Provide image context menu shortcuts
- I Open image in new tab
- S Save image
- C Copy image
- D Edit image
- R Translate image
- Support simultaneous scrolling in Dual Tab
- Alt(option)+scroll

Fixed:
- Fix errors when sharing SNS links on browser pages (new tabs, settings, etc.)
- Fix drag Quick Search UI error on some dark mode sites
- Fix Quick Search error on Youtube Shorts
- Fix Punycode error


Whale Browser 3.17.145.18
Hotfix:
- Chromium Security Patch
- Changed document viewer engine
- Fixed context menu error on developer tools
- Fixed text mark error on tab mute control
- [Whale ON] Improved memory issue


Whale Browser 3.17.145.17
- Hotfix: Changed document viewer engine


Whale Browser 3.17.145.14
Fixed:
- Fixed context menu error on developer tools
- [Whale ON] Improved memory issue
- Fixed text mark error on tab mute control


Whale Browser 3.17.145.12
New:
- Chromium 106 Update
- Added newest/accurate sort options when searching scrapbooks
- Added mobile window volume control function

Improved:
- Capture preview/image editing UI and usability improvements
- : Added 'Edit Image' to the right-click menu
- Quick Search UI and usability improvements
- Allow windows to be maximized when using mobile windows
- Improved browser login design details
- Sidebar usability improvements
- : Web content dark mode ON/OFF option provided
- : Saving volume settings for each service
- : (Mobile site only) View option provided in PC/mobile version
- Other interface UI improvements

Solution:
- (Beta) Print not working issue
- (Beta) Tabs open to the right
- (Beta) Quick Search Bar Exposure Error
- (Beta) Tap sound control issue
- The phenomenon that touch does not work on touch screen devices
- A phenomenon in which line breaks are not recognized when using Listen to Voice (TTS)
- [macOS] The phenomenon that the highlight link copy menu is disabled in the right-click menu
- Olive Young, Twitch site access and operation error
- Some crashes and other errors


Whale Browser 3.17.145.11
New:
- Chromium 106 Update
- Added newest/accurate sort options when searching scrapbooks
- Added mobile window volume control function

Improved:
- Capture preview/image editing UI and usability improvements
- Added 'Edit Image' to the right-click menu
- Quick Search UI and usability improvements
- Allow windows to be maximized when using mobile windows
- Improved browser login design details
- Sidebar usability improvements
- Web content dark mode ON/OFF option provided
- Saving volume settings for each service
- (Mobile site only) View option provided in PC/mobile version
- Other interface UI improvements

Solution:
- The phenomenon that touch does not work on touch screen devices
- A phenomenon in which line breaks are not recognized when using Listen to Voice (TTS)
- [macOS] The phenomenon that the highlight link copy menu is disabled in the right-click menu
- Olive Young, Twitch site access and operation error
- Some crashes and other errors


Whale Browser 3.16.138.27
- Hotfix: Emergency zero-day attack security patch applied


Whale Browser 3.16.138.22
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 3.16.138.21
New:
- Chromium 104 updates
- Add side panel volume control
- Support sending images to devices

Improved:
- Scrapbook
- Improved UX on category and adding contents
- Show auto-save status when editing memo
- Apply hyperlink to URL text
- Enhanced search accuracy
- Browser detail UI
- Login, Tab preview, Web alerts, Dialogs, Icons and buttons, etc
- Improved dark mode UI
- Adjust color values and improved readability
- Show badge UI on toolbar after site translation
- Add history delete button in omnibox
- Support multiple address bar search services on right-click menu after text selection
- Add all left tab close menu
- Allow custom skin color settings in profile UI
- Add tab search show/hide option
- [macOS] Support NAVER Cloud Root Certificate

Solved:
- [Whale ON] Screen sharing UI error on Whale ON when using dual screen
- [Whale ON] Pen usage error during Whale ON screen sharing
- Problem with file name with ‘+’ strings when downloading scrapbook files
- Unable to access bubble.io and coda.io
- UI error when blocking downloads
- Mouse gesture UI error
- [macOS] Crash on Apple M1 chip


Whale Browser 3.15.136.29
- Solved refresh error on specific domains when moving tabs
- Modified browser update alert UI


Whale Browser 3.15.136.27
- Chromium 102 Security Patch
- Improved Internet Explorer mode
- Add Auto conversion sites
- Add IE Version Options
- Improved security
- Removed auto-correction logic on custom skin color
- Improved description on ‘Dark mode on web contents’ in settings

Fixed:
- dark mode errors
- errors and changed some logic when logging in to browser with Whalespace account
- error for dialogue window not appearing on some sites
- error that do not remember user language settings when translating a site
- [Whale ON] Support tablet touch pen on Whale ON writing


Whale Browser 3.15.136.18
New:
- Chromium 102 updates
- Add custom skin color
- [Whale ON] Official support Breakout rooms
- [Whale ON Study] Add timer reset
- [Flags] Base version for Global

Improved:
- Improved sidebar store UI (deployed separately)
- Changed document viewer for HWP and MS Office files
- Enhanced phishing page detection
- Add settings for how to apply web contents dark mode
- Allow to edit title when adding contents to scrapbook in Omnibox
- Allow to select category when adding contents to scrapbook with right-click menu
- Allow to hide Scrapbook in sidebar
- Add ‘Sites that do not use mouse gestures’ settings
- Improved print preview UI
- Improved sidebar shortcut settings
- Improved Internet Explorer mode(plug-in compatible mode)

Solved:
- Turning on/off dark mode is not applying to text input UI properly
- Up and down mouse gesture error when screen zoomed in more than 175%
- Chromium 102 Chinese character key unconverted error


Whale Browser 3.14.134.62
New:
- [Whale ON] Breakout rooms
- How to activate ‘Experiments(whale://flags) > Enable Whale ON Breakout rooms > Enable’
- [Whale ON Study] Study hours timer

Improved:
- Schedule dark mode
- Update ecurity patches
- [Whale ON] Set virtual background on Apple chip MacOS

Solved:
- Google Lens is displayed as Naver Lens
- Cursor disappears sometimes when capture
- Unable to select ‘inspect’ option on context menu
- Crash bug fixes


Whale Browser 3.14.133.23
New:
- Chromium 100 updates
- Add current page share button on address bar
- Provide ‘Jumping to features’ through address bar
- Allow recommended site pre-rendered when typing URL in the address bar
- Add ‘Schedule dark mode’ setting
- [Flag] Allow homepage pre-rendered when opening new tab.
- : Enable NewTab Prerendering

Improved:
- Security Update for zero-day exploits
- Improved UI/design details
- Add annotations(drawing) to PDF viewer
- Improved notification UI when sending page/photo/file/text from mobile device to PC
- Add smooth scrolling on/off option in Settings
- Allow to close tap with wheel/right button in the mobile window
- Apply Close Tab shortcut to each dual tab individually
- Allow keyboard save button control in captured image preview
- Improved font list sorting
- Improved translation quality when changing browser system language
- [Whale ON] New virtual background color

Solved:
- Fixed some crash
- Fixed voice recognition error in sidebar Papago
- Fixed error when saving Kakao passwords
- Fixed screen sharing error in Google Hangouts
- [Whale ON] Solved voice echo occur in macOS
- [Whale ON] Solved issue unable to stop share screen in macOS
- [Whale ON Study] Solved issue unable to show user who made the room when changing StudyWithMe to Theme Study


Whale Browser 3.13.131.36
New:
- Whale ON Study, Rediscovery of fun and effective studying

Improved:
- Update security patches
- [Whale ON] Terms of services and Acceptable Use Policy

Fixed:
- Unable to scroll horizontally
- Errors in translation
- Crash issues related to accessibility
- Whale ON] Unable to change speaker on macOS


Whale Browser 3.13.131.27
New:
- Chromium 98 Update
- Automatically block insecure HTTP file downloads
- [Walon] Support for reporting problems


Whale Browser 3.13.131.25
New:
- Chromium 98 updates
- Block insecure HTTP file downloads
- [Whale ON] Reporting meeting/user

Improved:
- Enhance user interfaces: web app, welcome page, toolbar, omnibox and sidebar
- Open page in new tab when drag and drop link
- Shortcut for dark mode on web contents
- Add ‘Preload pages for faster browsing and searching’ option on ‘Cookies and other site data settings’
- View permissions and data stored across sites
- Automatic realtime phishing detection
- Update security patches
- [Whale ON] New virtual background images
- [Whale ON] New reaction stickers

Solved:
- Dual tab focus line covers sidebar
- Damaged fonts issue on Google web site
- Interface issue on download window when file title is too long
- PIP button is missing
- Problem when sending to Naver App
- [Windows] Unable to play video issue on Udemy web site


Whale Browser 3.12.129.46
Improved:
- Improved and some interface UI and changed icons
- Improved Network Error and Safe Browsing pages UI
- Changed UX of “Close all tabs” button in Mobile Window
- Changed the limit of favorites of Stock widget in Toolbox
- Update security patches
- [Whale ON] Improved voice and video quality

Fixed:
- Solved problem of slowing browser down while using text editor
- Fixed abnormal operation of macOS WebAuthn
- Solved UI issue when using english as interface language
- Solved shutdown error that occurs when adding tabs
- [Whale ON] Solved error when sharing screens while using virtual background on Mac


Whale Browser 3.12.129.34
- Apply combined and separated bookmark/Scrapbook buttons
- Support partial translation and text on image options for image translation
- New digital clock widget on new tab
- Improve sync of sign-in and browser policy
- Fixed global sound control exposed error
- Fix problem on search with dual tab
- Fix problem on pin dual tab
- Solve sidebar Twitter compatibility issue
- Support Coupang play and 2ndblock.com
- Update security patches


Whale Browser 3.12.129.29
- Chromium 96 real-time updates
- Brand new user interfaces: tab, toolbar, omnibox and sidebar
- Easy profile
- Enhanced mobile window and dual tab user experiences
- Simplified context menus
- Single icon for bookmark and scrapbook
- Add clock widgets and update interface on new tab
- Windows 11 rounded corners
- Introduce Whale Friends, Whale, Ghost Whale, Byul-E, Dalto and Pepo
- Meet them on skin type, wallpaper theme, error page, warning page and icognito!

Improved:
- [Whale ON] Show presenter’s video within sharing screen
- [Whale ON] Show all participants and sharing screen side-by-side

Fixed:
- Unappropriate results on quick search
- Unable to receive notifications from Instagram
- Capture is not working on NAVER Memo extension
- Web page is shaking horizontally when side panel appears


Whale Browser 2.11.126.23
Fixed:
- Solved the problem as a specific extension
- Solved the hang page crashes
- Improved browser update logic
- Apply critical chromium security patches
- Solved that winodws 7 resize bug
- Solved the sidebar to correct that does not remain window width
- [WhaleON] Solved bug when lmulti profile uses
- Solved the datadohq site errors


Whale Browser 2.11.126.22
Hotfix:
- Solved the problem as a specific extension
- Solved the crash a page
- Apply critical security chromium patches
- Solved Winodws 7 resize bug
- Solved the sidebar to correct that does not remain window width
- [Whale ON] Solved bug when multi profile uses


Whale Browser 2.11.126.19
New:
- Chromium 94 updates
- [Whale ON] YouTube video party

Improved:
- Show extentions as a common icon on toolbar
- Add recently closed tap area to “Search Tabs”
- Apply “Prevent history manipulation” as default
- Apply one-click text drag in address bar
- Apply new Naver login page
- Auto-hide sidebar in full screen mode
- Update security patches
- [Whale ON] General user experiences of group, share and toolbar
- [Whale ON] Show Live status while meeting is in progress

Fixed:
- Browser recognition failure on Samsung Smart TV
- Crash occurs while creating shortcut for web-app
- Do not support some languages in context menu
- [Whale ON] Chat stops with a large number of participants


Whale Browser 2.10.124.26
Hotfix:
- Fixed ugly error UI for diabled extensions
- Fixed sidebar widget crash
- [Windows] Add option for using profile badge and own icon per account in taskbar
- [Windows] Detach browser icon and Whale ON icon from taskbar
- [Whale ON] Solved memory leak when sharing screen
- [Whale ON] Fixed crash occurs during screen sharing
- [Whale ON] Solved problem with microphone while sharing sound


Whale Browser 2.10.123.37
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.10.123.35
Chromium 90 Update:
- Multi-profile login support
- Add tab search
- Generate QR Codes
- Add accessibility settings
- Create a shortcut link (highlight link) to specific text within a web page
- [Whaleon] Write full screen share annotation
- [Whale On] Screen sharing pause, new share
- [Whale On] Participant Search


Whale Browser 2.10.123.10
New:
- Chromium 90 updates
- Add Search Tabs
- Add QR Code Generator
- Improve PDF Viewer UI
- Add accessibility settings
- Support setting window names
- Create link for specific text on a webpage(Highlight Link)
- Support editing saved passwords
- Use https:// by default in address bar
- Save CPU, memory, battery usage
- Support multi-profile login

Improved:
- Improve scrolling
- Add ‘Adjust scroll speed to content length’ settings
- Improve detection of phishing related to Naver login
- [Whale ON] Support FHD resolution
- [Whale ON] Select user to receive direct message by one-click

Solved:
- Many crash
- Problems reloading pages
- Problems logging out of a Whale Space account


Whale Browser 2.9.118.38
New:
- A brand new sidebar Green-dot main page
- [Whale ON] Audio settings
- [Whale ON] Arrange tile view order by drag and drop
- [Whale ON] Arrange tile view order by alphabetical sort

Improved:
- Boost loading speed by activating auto memory saver
- Update content verifier to prevent counterfeit extensions
- Update security patches
- Change the Naver search logic of drag Quick Search
- [Whale ON] Support enable join before host option for personal meeting
- [Whale ON] Indicate speaking volume of myself
- [Whale ON] Share screen quality
- [Whale ON] Chat performance

Solved:
- Horizontal scroll not compatible with some wheel mices
- [Whale ON] Crash occurs when receives chat notification
- [Whale ON] Chat not shows when receives many messages simultaneously
- [Whale ON] People window screen does not show up
- [Whale ON] A problem with starting video on some types of camera
- [Whale ON] Show wrong cursor during share screen with multi monitors


Whale Browser 2.9.118.16
New:
- Send link to other devices
- Call from mobile devices
- [Whale ON] Raise hand
- [Whale ON] Whiteboard
- [Whale ON] Schedule meeting
- [Whale ON] Meeting history and attendance info
- [Whale ON] Support macOS Apple M1

Improved:
- Account profile user interface
- Quick Search algorithm on sidebar
- [Whale ON] Enhance video and voice quaility
- [Whale ON] Notification when receives chat
- [Whale ON] Show cursor during share screen with application
- [Whale ON[ Select preferred camera and microphone automatically

Solved:
- Crash occurs when Sidebar opens
- Crash occurs when sign in Google with macOS Apple M1
- [Whale ON] Other participants’ videos are paused
- [Whale ON] A problem with listening sound
- [Whale ON] Crash issue on virtual background
- [Whale ON] Fixed some camera recognition failures
- [Whale ON] Crash occurs when sharing screen on dual monitors


Whale Browser 2.9.117.22
- Solved whaleclass connection problem
- Fixed tab group bugs


Whale Browser 2.9.116.15
- Troubleshooting unexpected crash while using sidebar widget
- Open in tab when you drag and drop sidebar webpages
- Allow Quick Search widget shortcut changes in settings
- Use Quick Search widget only when browser window is active
- Remove sidebar widget shortcut


Whale Browser 2.9.116.13
New:
- Quick Search widget: one click search
- Ctrl+Shift+Space
- (Windows) Sidebar widget: Unattached sidebar
- Image search: Search after image capture
- [Whale ON] File sharing on chat
- [Whale ON] Share computer sound when sharing screen

Improved:
- Loading speed in new tab
- Manage sidebar
- Manage toolbar setting with right click
- [Translate] Support option for viewing with original text
- [Translate] Separate Simplified and Traditional Chinese
- [Whale ON] Support custom image on virtual background
- [Whale ON] Add layout on share screen
- [Whale ON] Improve camera facial recognition
- [Whale ON] Show participants alphabetically

Fixed:
- Fixed Some Whale ON stability issues
- Issue on dark mode setting
- Fixed Crash issue when bookmarks editing
- Option for not checking again when open specific apps


Whale Browser 2.9.115.16
New:
- [Whale ON] Add a virtual background feature
- [Whale ON] Add a waiting room feature
- [Whale ON] Show up to 49 participant on a screen
- Apply a security patch

Improved:
- [Whale ON] Improve the quality of share screen
- [Whale ON] Apply error messages in detail
- [Whale ON] Improve user experiences
- Apply an option that always allowing to open the associated app

Solved:
- Solve some unexpected crash errors
- Fix a calculator bug
- Fix a photo editor error


Whale Browser 2.9.115.7
- New:
- [Whale ON] Add Reaction feature
- [Whale ON] Separate chat window and participant list
- [Whale ON] Allow channel hosts to have global microphone control
- [Whale ON] Add ‘Always on top’ function

Improved:
- [Whale ON] Improve quality of screen sharing
- [Whale ON] Improve UI
- Reduce CPU usage when minimizing windows with side panels open

Solved:
- Solve crash while using Whale ON
- Fix capture image editing errors
- Fix capturing errors
- [macOS] Fix issues that do not display download bubbles when saving files
- [macOS] Solve crash occurring in Yosemite OS


Whale Browser 2.9.114.33
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.9.114.30
New:
Open Whale ON video conferencing service:
- Unlimited conferencing
- Creating and joining meeting
- Sharing meeting with URL
- Chatting in meeting
- Share Screen

Chromium 86 updates:
- Added Tab Groups
- Enhanced security
- Enable third-party cookie blocking options in secret mode

Support browser login with Whale Space (Educational Whale Enterprise Services):
- Go to Whale Space homepage (whalespace.io)
- Blocked Adobe Flash Player

Security Update:
- Fixes for zero-day exploits
- [Flags] Support browser login with multiple accounts

Improved:
- Rebrand ‘Space’ to ‘Dual Tab’
- Added World Time widget in Toolbox
- Added notification when slow responses occur due to proxy issues
- Responded to ‘Naver MYBOX’ rebranding
- Improved dark mode UI
- Improved safe browsing detection logic
- Improved fake url detection logic

Solved:
- Fixed accidental crash
- Fixed Password Sync bug
- Fixed print button error in HWP viewer
- Fixed sidebar papago typing error when approaching from Quick search translation
- Solved many other UI issues
- Solved HWP default program automatic change issue
- Fixed Dual Tab errors
- Solved problem not being able to access Spotify
- (Beta) Fixed Windows ARM Version


Whale Browser 2.8.108.15
Improved dark mode:
- UI & color
- ‘Exclude this site’ option UX
- Visibility of secret window, developer mode, and new tabs
- SVG image rendering

Improved sidebar toolbox:
- added auto-check in Spell check
- Updated security patch
- Solved:

Solved dark mode errors:
- ‘Exclude this site’ option error when capturing webpage
- Scroll UI and status

Solved sidebar toolbox errors:
- Calculator digit, operator duplicate, and formula errors
- Text errors in calendar, exchange rate, and spelling check
- Fixed unexpected shutdown when accessing specific sites


Whale Browser 2.8.107.16
New:
- Launched Whale sync data management service: My Activity (https://myactivity.whale.naver.com)
- Added ‘Save account’ when logging in to Whale
- Added custom toolbar settings
- Added ‘Exclude this site’ option on dark mode on web contents
- Supported Naver Certificate service
- Reformed sidebar toolbox design and added stopwatch widget
- Preinstalled extensions ‘NOW’
- [Flags] Provided originals on translated pages: Enable translate tooltip

Improved:
- Updated Papago image translation performance
- Improved pop-up UI
- Improved Mobile Window UI
- Improved sound indicator UI in dark mode
- Marked text locations in scrolls when searching text on web
- Changed Hide option to Auto-hide option in sidebar context menu
- Changed pinning tab logics
- Added ‘Space settings’ in Space menus
- Added ‘Show bookmark bar’ option to mouse gesture settings
- Adjusted scroll speed in laptop touchpad
- Supported double-click text selection on mobile pages
- Supported for changing order of favorites by dragging in omnibox

Solved:
- Fixed error with media key on keyboard
- [Beta] Fixed sync error
- [Beta] Fixed ‘Add to Scrapbook’ button error


Whale Browser 2.8.107.13
New:
- Launched Whale sync data management service
- Added ‘Save account’ when logging in to Whale
- Added custom toolbar settings
- Added ‘Exclude this site’ option on dark mode on web contents
- Supported Naver Certificate service
- Reformed sidebar toolbox design and added stopwatch widget
- Preinstalled extensions ‘NOW’
- [Flags] Provided originals on translated pages: Enable translate tooltip

Improved:
- Updated Papago image translation performance
- Improved pop-up UI
- Improved Mobile Window UI
- Improved sound indicator UI in dark mode
- Marked text locations in scrolls when searching text on web
- Improved sidebar auto-hide UX
- Changed pinning tab logics
- Added ‘Space settings’ in Space menus
- Added ‘Show bookmark bar’ option to mouse gesture settings
- Adjusted scroll speed in laptop touchpad
- Supported double-click text selection on mobile pages
- Supported for changing order of favorites by dragging in omnibox

Solved:
- Fixed error with media key on keyboard


Whale Browser 2.8.107.7
- Whale synchronization data management service (My Activity) opened
- Added account saving function when logging in to the browser
- Add custom toolbar settings
- Added ‘Exclude this site’ option in web content dark mode
- Built-in extension app'NOW'
- [Laboratory] Provide original text UI when translating pages


Whale Browser 2.8.105.22
- Restored web panel drag&drop in sidebar
- Solved frequent tab refresh issue
- Fixed Greendot UI error
- Fixed ‘Customize fonts’ error under some conditions
- Fixed web search UI error
- Fixed main menus UI error
- Fixed ‘Open the previous page’ shortcut error
- Solved Shortcut collision when adding new shortcuts
- Solved ugly UI issue in dark mode on web contents
- Fixed capture error in Space
- Fixed tab UI error


Whale Browser 2.8.105.18
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.8.105.15
New:
- Chromium 83 updates
- PIP button in Global Media Controller
- Modernized Form Controls
- Protecting users from insecure downloads
- App Icon Badging API
- ‘Use quieter messaging’ option on Notification settings
- Added ‘Dark mode on web contents’ option in profile setting bubble
- Added capture with shortcut key feature when browser is minimized
- Ctrl+Alt+X (Window)
- Ctrl+Shift+1 (macOS)
- Provided icon design for PDF and HWP file
- [Flags] Added ‘Enable Omnibox Window’
- [Flags] Added ‘Standalone sidebar’

Improved:
- Improved browser speed by 10%
- Improved compatibility of some AMD GPU models
- Reduced memory usage in Windows10
- Added ‘Select mode’ and improved UX for capture image editor
- Modernized web search UI design
- Adjusted color value for dark mode on web contents
- Added font settings reset button
- Added option for wide bookmarks bar
- Changed ‘Import NAVER Bookmark’ to ‘Import NAVER Keep’
- Modified system icons

Solved:
- Fixed trouble for using dark mode on web contents when sidebar is opened
- Fixed error occured when clicking ‘Cancel’ in the bookmark bubble
- Fixed issues that cannot be closed when clicking on empty space immediately after unlocking the side panel


Whale Browser 2.8.105.9
New:
- Added ‘Dark mode on web contents’ option in profile setting bubble
- Added ‘Select mode’ to capture image editor
- Provided icon design for PDF and HWP file
- [Flags] Added ‘Enable Omnibox Window’
- [Flags] Added ‘Standalone sidebar’
- [Flags] Added capture with shortcut key feature when browser is minimized
- : Ctrl+Alt+X (Window)
- : Ctrl+Shift+1 (macOS)

Improved:
- Improved browser speed by 10%
- Optimized AMD GPU for faster rendering
- Adjusted color value for dark mode on web contents
- Improved web search UI design
- Added font settings reset button
- Changed ‘Import NAVER Bookmark’ to ‘Import NAVER Keep’
- Modified system icons

Solved:
- Fixed trouble for using dark mode on web contents when sidebar is opened
- Fixed error occured when clicking ‘Cancel’ in the bookmark bubble
- Fixed issues that cannot be closed when clicking on empty space immediately after unlocking the side panel


Whale Browser 2.7.100.20
Improvments:
- Memory usage improvements
- Improved tab opening speed
- Korean viewer support target type added (hwpx, owpml)
- Sidebar Naver Webtoon Extension App Basic Installation
- Some design improvements
- Hardware acceleration support on Linux


Whale Browser 2.7.99.22
- Adjust server time inquiry condition


Whale Browser 2.7.99.20
- Fixed OOM Problem


Whale Browser 2.7.99.19
New:
- Capture image editor
- Tab option to hide close button

Improved:
- One-click translation UX
- UI design (sidebar, profile, pop-up, etc.)
- List of mouse shortcut options: added ‘None’
- Security patch

Solved:
- Accidental crash on macOS 10.10
- Youtube full screen error
- ‘Pages per sheet’ option error when printing


Whale Browser 2.7.98.27
Fixed:
- an issue where video playback stopped in EBS Online Class
- crash when adding scrapbooks
- an issue where Korean address was broken in the address bar
- autocomplete errors on some sites


Whale Browser 2.7.98.25
- Improved Korean viewer behavior
- Opening HWP files with Wale
- Setting File Size Limits
- Korean viewer printing error
- Resolved an error that could not add a scrapbook
- Fix YouTube full screen error
- Recover „Always open this type of link in connected app” option
- Resolving unintentional shutdowns


Whale Browser 2.7.98.24
Fixed:
- Improved HWP viewer UX
- Open HWP file with Whale browser
- Added file size limit setting
- Fixed HWP Viewer print error
- Fixed ‘Add to scrapbook’ error
- Fixed Youtube full screen error
- Restore ‘Always open these types of links in the associated app’ option
- Fixed unintentional shutdown error


Whale Browser 2.7.98.22
Fixed:
- Improved HWP viewer UX
- Open HWP file with Whale browser
- Added file size limit setting
- Fixed HWP Viewer print error
- Fixed ‘Add to scrapbook’ error
- Fixed Youtube full screen error
- Restore ‘Always open these types of links in the associated app’ option
- Fixed unintentional shutdown error


Whale Browser 2.7.98.19
New:
- Added HWP viewer
- : With ‘Download HWP files instead of automatically opening them’ option
- Added ‘always pin on top’ for pop-up window
- Added Naver Sign-in Phishing URL detection
- Added new Microsoft Edge (Chromium based) for ‘Import Bookmark and Setting’

Improved:
- Improved login pop-up window UX
- Added option to hide Omnibox for mobile window
- Set scrollbar hidden while playing video in full screen
- Improved One-click translation UX and added user’s option
- Updated to the newest browser security

Fixed:
- Fixed full page screen capture in Naver Blog
- Fixed errors in Youtube
- Fixed to refresh browser in power saving mode
- Fixed speed issues for auto-completing long URLs


Whale Browser 2.7.98.18
New:
- Added HWP viewer
- : With ‘Download HWP files instead of automatically opening them’ option
- Added ‘always pin on top’ for pop-up window
- Added Naver Sign-in Phishing URL detection
- Added new Microsoft Edge (Chromium based) for ‘Import Bookmark and Setting’

Improved:
- Improved login pop-up window UX
- Added option to hide Omnibox for mobile window
- Set scrollbar hidden while playing video in full screen
- Improved One-click translation UX and added user’s option
- Updated to the newest browser security

Fixed:
- Fixed full page screen capture in Naver Blog
- Fixed errors in Youtube
- Fixed to refresh browser in power saving mode
- Fixed speed issues for auto-completing long URLs


Whale Browser 2.7.97.12
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.6.97.10
New features:
- Chromium 80 updates
- Added Global media control
- Support DNS-over-HTTPS
- Added ‘Use Naver as a new tab’ option
- Added ‘Address bar autocomplete’ setting
- Added Cast menu for Chromecast
- Added local browser storage

Improved:
- Modified UX for one-click translating
- Improved UX for adding favorites
- Improved mobile window and icon UI
- Modified main and context menu
- Improved Scrapbook
- Improved design & UX
- Changed memo sorting logic
- Replaced ‘Frequently viewed content’ to ‘Recently viewed contents’


Whale Browser 2.6.97.8
New features:
- Chromium 80 updates
- Added Global media control
- Support DNS-over-HTTPS
- Added ‘Use Naver as a new tab’ option
- Added ‘Address bar autocomplete’ setting
- Added Cast menu for Chromecast
- Added local browser storage

Improved:
- Modified UX for one-click translating
- Improved UX for adding favorites
- Improved mobile window and icon UI
- Modified main and context menu
- Improved Scrapbook
- Improved design & UX
- Changed memo sorting logic
- Replaced ‘Frequently viewed content’ to ‘Recently viewed contents’


Whale Browser 2.6.90.18
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.6.90.16
- Rearrange bookmarks bar UI
- Fixed crash issue when pinning tab
- Fixed occasional crash issue when separating tab
- Fixed ‘signed in as a guest’ error
- Fixed PIP button error occurring on Space


Whale Browser 2.6.90.14
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.6.90.13
Improved:
- Improved readability and design
- Added ‘Add to Desktop’ menu in WebApp
- Improved Favorites and Frequently visited sites UI in the address bar
- Improved mobile window UI

Fixed:
- Fixed accidental crash issue
- Fixed WebApp issues
- Fixed overlay scroll issues that occured by page zooming
- Adjusted scroll speed for several mouse model


Whale Browser 2.6.89.9
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 2.6.88.19
- Support low latency feature in Twitch TV and subtitle delay issue
- Solved crash issues in certain website (National Tax Service Website)
- Solved unexpected desktop screen focus issue in Mac OS
- Solved unexpected shutdown issues


Whale Browser 2.6.88.7
New Features:
- Improved UI/UX design
- Improved Sidebar features
- Changed Quick Search to NAVER’s Green Dot
- Added ‘Continue from NAVER APP’ in Green Dot
- Added NAVER Notification Service
- Added NAVER Audio Clip extension
- Added ‘Instant Side Panel’
- Added ‘Open in Sidebar’ in context menu
- Applied to NAVER’s TalkTalk and NAVER Map
- Added ‘Web App’
- Added Web App Manager (whale://apps)
- Added ‘Open in Web App’ in Green Dot & Papago extension
- Added install option menu in ‘Create Shortcut’
- Added PIP menu in Omnibox for the websites with video contents
- Added Dark Mode
- Added Space Vertical Mode
- Separated Favorites from Frequently visited website
- Added ‘File’ tab and ‘Upload File’ menu in Scrapbook
- Improved website translation quality for English (SMT->NMT)
- Added 60 languages
- Modified installation error message in NAVER Whale information page(whale://help)
- Added Size option for Sidebar
- Modified default keyboard setting from English to browser preference language

Solved:
- Solved accidental shutdown problems
- Solved Linux Widevine
- Solved hidden text problems in PDF files


Whale Browser 1.5.75.9
- Change log not available for this version


Whale Browser 1.5.72.4
Improved:
- Additional info: New & Improved
- Improved Currency converter on Quick Search
- Add Converting measurements feature on Quick Search

Solved:
- Unintentional crash during Translation
- Mouse gesture bug on Linux
- Number of problems when using Quick Search