2020-10-20, updated: 2021-07-22
Nyxt 2 Pre-release 3
We are happy to announce the third pre-release of Nyxt version 2.0.0. If you missed the previous pre-release announcement, see here.
Nyxt 2 is a massive overhaul of the Nyxt 1 series. A lot of effort has been geared towards improving the code quality under the hood which should reflect on the overall user experience with better performance, increased stability and better accessibility.
This is a test release for everyone to try out before the final release. It contains experimental features and some parts are still unfinished. Please feel free to share your feedback on our GitHub issue tracker!
Notable highlights:
New
import-bookmarks-from-htmlcommand. Easily import your bookmarks from other browsers into Nyxt. (Thanks to @kssytsrk via GitHub.)New
reduce-tracking-mode. Reduce your online fingerprint.New
reduce-to-buffercommand deletes buffers and lists them on a page. Useful for offloading inactive buffers and sending/saving a group of buffers.New
toggle-toolbarscommand hides/shows the visibility of the status area and the echo area.New
execute-extended-commandcommand. You can now execute commands and interactively supply required, optional, and keyword parameters.download-hint-urlnow supports multiple selections. That means that you can download a set of links at once.Quicklisp-based Lisp package manager. See the
list-systems,load-systemandadd-distributioncommands.New
input-edit-mode. You can now use commands likecursor-forwards-wordin a HTML input buffer viainput-edit-mode.Added many bookmarklets (Javascripts utilities):
color-internal-external-links
urls-as-link-text
hide-visited-urls
toggle-checkboxes
view-password-field-contents
show-hidden-form-elements
enlarge-textareas
show-textbox-character-count
highlight-regexp
zoom-images-in
zoom-images-out
sort-table
number-table-rows
number-lines
transpose-tables
remove-color
remove-images
hue-shift-positive
hue-shift-negative
increase-brightness
decrease-brightness
invert-color
For the complete change list, please consult the CHANGELOG.org file.
We hope you enjoy these new features, and that they help make you more productive. Thanks for reading :-)
Screenshots
Reduce to Buffer


Bookmarklet Demonstration
Below is a demonstration of a coloring internal / external links uniquely.

Load System
Quicklisp is neatly integrated into Nyxt allowing you to load and browse systems available.

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