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4 Copyright 2022-2023 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
6 This file is part of Privacy Browser PC <https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-pc>.
8 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
9 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
10 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
11 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
13 You should have received a copy of the GNU Free Documentation License
14 along with Privacy Browser PC. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. -->
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18 <component type="desktop-application">
19 <id>com.stoutner.privacybrowser</id>
21 <metadata_license>GFDL-1.3</metadata_license>
23 <name>Privacy Browser</name>
25 <summary>A web browser that respects your privacy</summary>
29 Privacy Browser is a web browser based on Qt WebEngine with a focus on privacy and security.
30 Features like JavaScript and cookies are disabled by default but are easy to automatically enable on-the-fly or by domain.
35 <category>Network</category>
36 <category>WebBrowser</category>
39 <url type="homepage">https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-pc/</url>
40 <url type="bugtracker">https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/privacy-browser-pc/issues</url>
41 <url type="donation">https://www.stoutner.com/donations/</url>
42 <url type="contact">https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/privacy-browser-pc/boards</url>
44 <launchable type="desktop-id">com.stoutner.privacybrowser.desktop</launchable>
47 <release version="0.5" date="2023-10-12">
50 <p>Add zoom controls to the status bar and a default zoom shortcut.</p>
51 <p>Add keyboard shortcuts for the URL toolbar actions.</p>
52 <p>Add an action to view page source.</p>
53 <p>Change the domain settings combo boxes to list enabled above disabled.</p>
54 <p>File downloads can now show the size before the download begins.</p>
55 <p>Add PIE (Position Independent Executable) compiler flags.</p>
56 <p>Fix a bug that sometimes allowed multiple domain settings to be created.</p>
57 <p>Fix the download notification not being cleared on Xfce.</p>
61 <release version="0.4" date="2023-06-13">
63 <p>Add a setting to control spatial navigation.</p>
64 <p>Add an action to reload and bypass cache.</p>
65 <p>Fix a crash if one Privacy Browser window is closed while a tab within it is loading.</p>
66 <p>Add keyboard+click commands to the Handbook.</p>
70 <release version="0.3" date="2023-05-08">
72 <p>Add the changelog to the Handbook.</p>
73 <p>Add the missing current domain settings icon on Gnome and Xfce.</p>
74 <p>Make changes to build on Guix.</p>
78 <release version="0.2" date="2023-04-17">
80 <p>Fix a crash on GNOME when downloading a file with local storage disabled.</p>
81 <p>Fix problems with missing icons on GNOME.</p>
82 <p>Display an animated favorite icon while a webpage is loading.</p>
83 <p>Fix the Handbook on non-KDE systems.</p>
84 <p>Change the order of entries in the WebEngine context menu.</p>
85 <p>Make spellcheck languages easier to click on.</p>
86 <p>Only generate a HTTP ping dialog if the request is made by the current tab.</p>
87 <p>Add a section to the Handbook about HTTP pings.</p>
91 <release version="0.1" date="2023-03-11">
93 <p>Initial release.</p>
99 <binary>privacybrowser</binary>
102 <project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>
104 <developer_name>Soren Stoutner</developer_name>
107 <screenshot type="default">
108 <image type="source">https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserPC.git;a=blob_plain;f=doc/privacybrowser-window.png;hb=HEAD</image>
109 <caption>The main Privacy Browser window.</caption>
113 <update_contact>soren@stoutner.com</update_contact>
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