[2.5.3] - 2026-03-02 (Cortana)

Added

• Dynamic Folders (context menu): New "Add to Folder..." recursive submenu in the context menu lets you add a bookmark directly to any folder. Added an "Add to this folder" entry at the top of submenus to allow direct parent selection.
• Browser-Native Naming: Synced root folders ("Toolbar" and "Other") now automatically use browser-native names (e.g., "Bookmarks Bar" vs. "Bookmarks Toolbar") based on whether you are using Chrome or Firefox.
• Improved Context Menu Filtering: The "Add to Folder..." menu is now filtered to only show sync-active root folders, providing a more focused user experience.
• Sync Now in Search: New "Sync Now" button in the search popup header allows triggering a sync directly without opening the main popup.
• Search UI Redesign: Redesigned the search popup header with unified styling for Sync and Close buttons, improved spacing, and better visual alignment.
• Full Translation: The context menu and search UI are now fully translated into all 12 supported languages.
• Mobile App Info: Added an explicit note in the Options -> About tab for Android users, clarifying that Firefox for Android does not support direct bookmark integration and directing them to the companion app.
• Pinned Quick Folders (context menu): Up to 3 profile-specific folders can now be pinned in Files -> Settings and used as one-click Add to ... entries in the right-click context menu.
• Open All from Folder (context menu): New submenu to open bookmark folders directly; safety guard requires a second click within 15 seconds when folder tab count exceeds the configured threshold.
• Bookmark search shortcut from context menu: New Search Bookmarks entry opens a dedicated search popup window with local bookmark search and clickable result list.
• Files -> Settings tools card: New UI block for context-menu quick-folder setup and open-all threshold configuration.

Changed

• Search highlighting: The search text is now visually highlighted within titles and URLs in the search popup results.
• Context menu refresh behavior: Dynamic sections (quick folders, open-all folder list, profile entries) now refresh when bookmarks or active profile data changes.
• Bookmark search popup polish: Search popup now follows the extension theme (auto/light/dark), uses improved dark-mode button contrast, moves close to a compact top-right icon control, closes via both button and Esc, and replaces the old clear button with an inline X control in the search field.
• Bookmark search popup polish: Search popup now follows the extension theme (auto/light/dark), uses improved dark-mode button contrast, moves close to a compact top-right icon control, closes via both button and Esc, and replaces the old clear button with an inline X control in the search field
• E2E smoke test robustness

[2.5.2] - 2026-02-27 (Cortana)

Fixed

• Orphan subfolders in generated files: README.md, bookmarks.html, feed.xml, and dashy-conf.yml now include subfolders that exist in the file map but are not listed in the parent folder's _order.json. Previously only the tree builder handled such orphans; all generators now scan for and include them (handles manually created folders, corrupted _order.json, or migration from older formats)

Changed

• Extension icon: Toolbar icon uses sync logo (assets/sync_logo.png) with transparent background, no border, max size; app UI keeps original logo (logo-source.png)
• Website layout: Extension and App tabs unified — intro removed; menu first; badges and ZIP/APK text below; layout matches across both tabs
• Website navigation: Docs link removed from quick-nav (still in footer); download buttons no longer duplicated in extension tab
• README: "Load from source" section added — load unpacked from build/chrome/ (not project root) because Chrome rejects directories containing _site/
• Settings sync UI: Import & Apply, Sync current to selected, and Create my client setting buttons are disabled until a client name is set; password entered for Import/Sync/Create is automatically saved as the encryption password; layout: Client name + Create in one row, Refresh + Dropdown + Import + Sync in one row under "Available settings in repository"
• Help tab: "Start setup wizard" button added to Getting Started section — launches the onboarding wizard from Help

[2.5.1] - 2026-02-25 (Cortana)

Fixed

• Password dialog placement: Password prompt for Settings sync actions (Import & Apply, Sync current to selected, Create my client setting) now appears in the Settings sub-tab instead of the Export/Import sub-tab

Added

• Context menu: Right-click on any page or link — Add to Toolbar, Add to Other Bookmarks, Sync Now, Switch Profile, Copy Favicon URL, Download Favicon; auto-syncs after adding; new permissions: contextMenus, activeTab, scripting, downloads
• Profile switching via context menu: Switch between profiles directly from the right-click menu — active profile shown with radio check; submenu updates dynamically when profiles are added, renamed, or deleted
• Favicon tools: Copy any site's favicon URL to clipboard or download it as PNG — uses the browser's tab.favIconUrl with Google favicon service fallback (s2/favicons)
• 8 new languages: Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Russian, Turkish, Polish — extension now supports 12 languages total; auto-detection improved for regional locales (pt_BR, zh_CN)
• Dynamic keyboard shortcuts: Shortcut keys displayed from chrome.commands.getAll() instead of hardcoded; "Customize shortcuts" button opens the browser's native shortcut settings
• Factory reset: "Reset all data" button in Files → Settings — clears all profiles, tokens, and settings (browser bookmarks are preserved); two-step confirmation dialog
• Folder browser: Browse repository folders to select the sync path — no more manual typing; available in GitHub → Connection next to the File Path input; navigate into subfolders or select

Added
RSS feed export: New generated file feed.xml (RSS 2.0) — each bookmark becomes an <item> with title, URL, and folder as category; subscribable in any RSS reader; enables automations (Slack, IFTTT, n8n); works as live feed via GitHub Pages or raw URL
Generated files mode selector: Each generated file (README.md, bookmarks.html, feed.xml) can be set to Off, Manual, or Auto individually; "Generate now" button triggers manual generation and push; backward-compatible with existing boolean settings
Settings sync to Git: Optional encrypted settings file in the repo — syncs extension settings (profiles, tokens, preferences) across devices; AES-256-GCM encrypted with user password; password stored locally per device; auto-push on every sync, auto-pull on pull/sync; supports Global mode (shared settings.enc) and Individual mode (device-specific settings-{id}.enc); import settings from other devices in individual mode
Backlog voting awareness: "Vote on backlog" button in Help tab quick links; poll link in README
Changed
Options reorganized: Reduced from 6 tabs to 5 — Backup and Automation merged into new Files tab; sub-tab navigation for GitHub (Profile, Connection, Repos) and Files (Generated, Settings, Export/Import, Git Add); Help quick links restyled as pill buttons
Debug Log moved: Debug Log section moved from Help tab to Sync tab (where sync diagnostics belong)
Generated files UI: Checkbox toggles replaced by dropdown selectors (Off / Manual / Auto) with per-file control; dashy-conf.yml added as fourth generated file
GitHub Repos Folder: Moved to GitHub tab → Repos sub-tab

Added

• Encrypted settings export: Password-protected export for secure backup; PBKDF2 + AES-256-GCM; two buttons (plain JSON / encrypted .enc); import supports both formats and prompts for password when needed

Changed

• Options tab label: "Synchronization" tab shortened to "Sync" in all languages (en, de, fr, es)
• Store screenshots: Popup uses crop method (left-half only) to avoid stretching; Options tabs use default resize; light/dark mode displayed correctly side by side (1280×800)
• Import hints: Bookmark import clarifies it affects the active profile; Settings import clarifies it affects all profiles
• Popup: Force push/pull buttons disabled during sync; conflict detection uses result.conflict (language-independent)
• Options: Profile buttons DRY helper setProfileButtonsEnabled()
• Automation tab: Copy buttons (JSON, gh command); "Create file in repo" block; parameter table; subfolder example; Raw workflow link; section/folder terminology
• Help tab: Quick Links (Documentation, Discussions, Report Issue) as button row at top; removed redundant Links accordion; aligned card styling with other tabs
• Theme selector: Single cycle button (A → Dark → Light → A) replaces three separate buttons; icon and tooltip reflect current mode; A and moon icon in white for dark mode
• Auto-save: GitHub tab (token, owner, repo, branch, filepath, profile switch) and Sync tab (all dropdowns, toggles, generated files) save automatically on change; Save buttons removed
• GitHub Repos Folder: Moved from GitHub tab to Sync tab
• Save feedback layout: Save result integrated into cards with top border instead of standalone area

Added

• Debug Log commit hashes: Sync diagnostics now include 7-char commit SHAs (base, remote, saved) at key points for easier troubleshooting of state-regression and stale-fetch issues

Fixed

• Sync feedback message: After a merge with push or pull, the popup now shows "Push success" or "Pull success" instead of "All in sync"
• State regression: Prevented overwriting local state with stale cached remote data; added verification before path-8 pull and cache: no-store for GitHub API requests

Added

Auto-save on switches: Toggles (GitHub Repos, auto-sync, sync on startup/focus, profile switch without confirm) save automatically on change; no need to click Save for switch changes
Auto-save before actions: "Update GitHub Repos" and "Test Connection" save current settings before running, so state is never lost
GitHub Repos folder: Auto-generated folder with all user repos as bookmarks (public/private); toggle, configurable position (toolbar/other), manual refresh; folder preserved on pull when not in Git; changes synced via normal bookmark sync
Multiple profiles: Work and personal bookmark sets with separate GitHub repos; up to 10 profiles; switching replaces local bookmarks with the selected profile's data
Onboarding: Test Connection checks the target path; offers to create the folder structure when empty, or to pull existing bookmarks when found
Profile Add: When adding a new profile, automatically switch to it for immediate configuration
Spinner: Loading indicators during profile switch and Test Connection
Keyboard shortcuts: Quick sync (Ctrl+Shift+.), open options (Ctrl+Shift+,); customizable in browser extension settings
Help tab: New tab in options with keyboard shortcuts and main features overview (popup, profiles, auto-sync, conflicts)
French and Spanish: New languages (Français, Español) in the language selector
Profile limit display: Shows current/max profiles (e.g. 3/10) in the Profile card; Add button disabled when limit reached

Fixed

Settings import: Restores profileSwitchWithoutConfirm and per-profile GitHub Repos fields (githubReposEnabled, githubReposParent, githubReposUsername) on round-trip

Changed

Backup tab: Compact design matching Automation (single card, automation-block style); shorter i18n texts (EN/DE/FR/ES); equal spacing for Import/Export buttons
Help tab: Collapsible accordion sections; "Why does sync sometimes take long?" moved to position 2; only Getting Started and Links open by default; compact styling
Options tabs: All tabs (GitHub, Sync, Backup, Automation, Help, About) use consistent compact styling — reduced padding, margins, font sizes
Contributors: Updated Special Thanks to Patrick W., Gernot B.
Profile switch: Inline confirmation instead of confirm(); optional toggle "Switch without confirmation"
Profile layout: Redesigned Profile card (label, dropdown, actions, toggle, inline confirmation)
Popup: Restructured layout — profile dropdown in header; simplified status area (status line + meta); theme-aware spinner; compact footer; auto-sync and countdown on one line
Pull success message: Shortened to "Loaded from GitHub." / "Von GitHub geladen."
Options header: Language label removed; dropdown only

Bugfix for Firefox Android.

[2.1.1] - TBD

Changed

• New icon: Updated logo (blue bookmark + green sync arrow on black background) across extension, store assets, and favicons

[2.1.0] - 2025-02-10

Added

• Sync profiles: Presets for real-time (1 min), frequent (5 min), normal (15 min), and power-save (60 min) sync — each with tuned debounce delay
• Custom sync profile: Manual interval and debounce settings
• Sync on browser start: Optional automatic sync when the browser starts
• Sync when browser gains focus: Optional sync when switching back to the browser (with 60s cooldown)
• Commit link in popup: Last commit hash shown as a clickable link to GitHub
• Next sync countdown: Countdown timer until the next periodic sync (when auto-sync is on)
• Theme selector: Light, dark, or auto (system) — applies to options page and popup
• Pre-release workflow: Tags like v2.1.0-pre.1, v2.1.0-alpha.1, v2.1.0-beta.1, v2.1.0-rc.1 create GitHub Pre-releases
• Language selector in options header (moved from Settings tab)

Changed

• Project renamed: BookHub → GitSyncMarks
• Firefox: New extension ID gitsyncmarks@d0dg3r — existing Firefox users must uninstall the old extension and install the new one
• IndexedDB migration: Automatic migration from bookhub-keys to gitsyncmarks-keys — existing users keep their token without re-entering it
• Options tabs: Reorganized into GitHub, Synchronization, Backup, Automation, About
• Backup tab: Redesigned with clearer block layout, descriptions per action, file picker with chosen filename display
• Last data change: Popup shows "Last data change" instead of "Last sync" when changes were pushed
• Debounce: Configurable per profile; max-wait cap prevents indefinite deferral (30s or 6× debounce)
• package.json: Version kept in sync with manifest for releases