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How do I turn this off? If I open a new window from the start menu, it's because I want a new window, not a duplicate of the same window. Genuinely can't see the use case for this, but clearly from the replies people want it. It's a blocker for use for me...

about:config then zen.window-sync.prefer-unsynced-windows set to true, in case anyone cares. Why this is the default I've no idea.

Thank you so insanely much. You're saving lives out here.

This is awesome! Manifesting “Sync between devices” 🙏

omg yesssss i thought synced windows meant this at first it's already great but devicewide sync would be SUCH a banger, considering how many ads i open from instagram to "check it out later" but never do cuz it stays in the void that is mobile browser's tabs

This kiiiinda works already if you use Firefox on mobile just by Zen being built on top of Firefox; Just need to enable the "Synced Tabs" toolbar item and as long as you are signed in to Mozilla on both then it works. I just dump those into a Read Later bookmark folder which also sync okay also.

initially, I tough this would be good. I thought that finally the tabs above the "new tab" button would be synced, so that my most accessed stuff would be in place, while the other tabs would continue to behave. that, in my opinion, would be very good.

the way it syncs eight now, however, is not good. I'm on youtube, and I open a video I might want to watch later in a new tab, now I have that tab open below my current tab and on the top of my list of tabs on my other window, and since both DOMs are independent, it uses double the ram..

also the fixed tabs, I added a new link to the end of my list, and in the other window, it was added to the top, first link. this is not real sync if it messes up the order of everything.. Also, I already had two windows open, and apparently, I can't make them unsync.

We also added a new 'Blank Window' option as an alternative to synced windows. Please read more on that here — docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/...

ohh nice! This is a big update! any updates for scrolling with a trackpad planned? can’t tell if it’s Firefox, Linux or zen but it feels really bad to scroll with finger gestures 😅

Works just fine for me, are you talking about some mechanical/technical errors? For example, if you're expecting kinetic scroll it should be enabled in system settings.

but why? I'm trying your browser now. This is fucking annoying.

Previously, users lost their tabs after closing windows. This is now fixed thanks to our implementation of syncing windows. We understand that it might be weird at first, but promise that it is worth it for the long-term. We'll add a follow up post in the coming days explaining the vision.

Lost their tabs after closing windows? Isn't that the whole idea behind having (different) windows? Why have multiple windows, if they all show the same anyways?

How on earth do I turn this off? ;-; I don't understand why you'd want this. It removes the point of having separate windows in the first place. I'm so close to going back to firefox which is a shame because Zen has been amazing until now

Previously, users lost their tabs after closing windows. This is now fixed thanks to our implementation of syncing windows. We understand that it might be weird at first, but promise that it is worth it for the long-term. We'll add a follow up post in the coming days explaining the vision.

please surface the "want-unsynced-windows" and/or the "window-sync.enabled" setting in the main UI. this is a massive and utterly unintuitive change to just force on your users. browser windows are delineations between groups of tabs; if theyre not, i have no reason to open any new ones.

I wasn’t getting the update through the browser like normal. I had to download it again from the website. Just wanted to let people know Incase they weren’t getting it.