BriskBard

What is new in this release:

Version 1.9 :

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 81.0.4044.92
• New 64 bits version of BriskBard.
• Added mouse gestures to the web browser tabs using the Blink engine.
• Improved user agent selection and dynamic user agent per domain for web browser tabs using the Blink engine.
• Added tasks in the context menu shown in the Windows task bar icon.
• The task bar icon now shows the loading progress when BriskBard starts.
• Now the button to open the downloads directory in the download manager is always enabled.
• Added a new option to the uninstaller to keep the user data.
• The web browser configuration has been modified to save user credentials for system proxies.
• Performance has been improved in the web browser tabs that use the Trident engine.
• The Indy and SQLite components have been updated to the latest version.
• Fixed some graphical glitches when a web browser tab with the Trident engine was used.
• The URL port number is now checked to see if it's valid before navigating to a web site.

What is new in version 1.6.8:

Version 1.6.8:

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 70.0.3538.102
• Now BriskBard can save usernames and passwords from web pages that require authentication.
• A new "Host configuration" manager has been added to the security section in the web browser settings.
• Added several new options to clear the cache, cookies, navigation history and login information inside the "Clear private data" menu option.
• The procedure to detect RSS feeds and favicon links has been improved.
• The Indy and SQLite components have been updated to the latest version.
• The delay opening MS Excel when BriskBard was running has been fixed.

What is new in version 1.6.7:

Version 1.6.7:

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 69.0.3497.100
• The media player has new audio visualizers and the existing ones have been greatly improved.
• Added support for XSPF and WPL playlists in the media player.
• Now the media player allows you to open streams and playlists from the "Open URI" button.
• The installer now checks the Windows version.
• Added a new "Autoplay policy" option in web browser tabs that use the Blink engine.
• The private data deletion tasks have been optimized to start BriskBard faster.
• The OpenSSL, Indy and SQLite components have been updated to the latest version.
• Bug fixes :
  • Some of the black zones that appeared when you opened new Blink web browser tabs with hardware acceleration have been removed.
  • Fixed the delay opening downloaded files with the web browser tabs.
  • The developer tool can be resized again.
  • Fixed some performance and lockup issues in the media player.
  • The downloaded files with the web browser have unique names.
  • Now the "Default programs" button sets the right file types for each tab type in Windows 7.

What is new in version 1.6.6:

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 68.0.3440.84
• The strict site isolation option is now enabled by default in web browser tabs that use the Blink rendering engine.
• Now it's possible to select the tabs by moving the mouse wheel when the pointer is over the tabs.
• Added a configuration option to select the languages used by the spell checker in web browser tabs that use the Blink rendering engine.
• Removed the configuration option to use an online service for the spell checker.
• The Indy components have been updated to the latest version.
• Opening and editing emails and Usenet articles have been improved.
• Added a warning about large files when they are attached to emails or Usenet articles.
• Bug fixes :
  • The message to import web bookmarks is no longer shown multiple times.
  • The mouse wheel can now be used to scroll bookmarks.
  • Users in Windows 10 can now use the mouse wheel to scroll the web browsing history panel.
  • Fixed the video playback flickering with the media player.
  • Now the attached JPG images in emails or Usenet articles have no white dots.
  • Fixed a rare bug in the application startup due to an incorrect CEF initialization.
  • Fixed the bug where the message editor was shown when the user right-clicked over an email or Usenet article.
  • Fixed a bug in the message editor that introduced line breaks incorrectly.
  • The image or contact photo in the message editor has the right size at all times.
  • The email editor now saves the destination address when you click on the save or send buttons while editing said address.
  • The email and Usenet article editor have been modified to add soft line breaks automatically when you reach the editor border.

What is new in version 1.6.2:

Version 1.6.2:

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 64.0.3282.119
• New "Site per process" security option in web browser tabs using the Blink engine.
• Now you can use HTTP, SOCKS v4 and SOCKS v5 proxy servers in web browser tabs using the Blink engine.
• New context menu options to duplicate tabs and reopen closed tabs.
• New section in the web browser configuration window for all tab related settings.
• New web browser settings option to open the same tabs the user was using when BriskBard was closed.
• New web browser settings option to open a set of web pages on startup.
• Added the enhanced video renderer (EVR) to the media player tabs.
• SQLite has been updated to the latest version.
• Fixed a bug downloading files with BLOB addresses used by Mega.nz

What is new in version 1.6.1:

Version 1.6.1 is a maintenance release.

What is new in version 1.6.0:

Version 1.6.0 :

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 62.0.3202.75.
• SQLite has been updated to the latest version.
• Added a portable version to run BriskBard from an external device without OS installation.
• Now the web browser has a new private mode.
• The keyboard shortcut Control+Shift+N has been activated to open new web browser tabs in private mode.
• Added a context menu option to open web links in private mode.
• The IRC-Hispano bookmarks have been updated.
• Bug fixes :
  • The application initialization has been improved.
  • Fixed a bug reading the server information in popup windows.
  • Now the phishing threat updates will be disabled when the user disables the phishing protection in the configuration.
  • Improved scroll using the mouse wheel in the browsing history, search suggestions, etc in Windows 7.
  • Flickering removed from the downloads window.

What is new in version 1.5.1:

Version 1.5.1:

• The Blink rendering engine has been upgraded to 61.0.3163.91.
• Added a menu option to open PDF files, images, etc from the web browser tabs that use the Blink rendering engine.
• Added a menu option to save the current URL as an Internet shortcut from the web browser tabs.
• Now BriskBard can be set as the default application to open PDF files and Internet shortcuts.
• There's a new option in web browser tabs using the Blink rendering engine to open all links in new tabs.
• Bug fixes :
  • Now the full screen image viewer works correctly and can be closed pressing any key.
  • The PDF files generated in the "Print as PDF" option have a valid name.
  • The option to add new bookmarks is now enabled correctly.
  • Improved scroll using the mouse wheel in the browsing history, search suggestions, etc in Windows 7.
  • Automatic tab scroll when you close or open new tabs.

What is new in version 1.5.0:

Version 1.5.0:

• The Blink rendering engine is now updated to 60.0.3112.113.
• SQLite and Indy have been updated to the latest version.
• BriskBard is now built with Delphi 10.2 Tokyo.
• Added an ad blocker thanks to the data from the AdAway project.
• The user interface has been modified and now it works correctly in high resolution monitors with high dot density.
• A new web browser bookmark import wizard is shown the first time BriskBard runs.
• The media player allows to drag and drop media files over BriskBard to play them.
• New configuration option in the email messages viewer and newsgroups article viewer to show attached images with higher quality.
• Added a forum link in the main menu.
• Now BriskBard shows a translucent tab image when you move tabs.
• The web browser pop-up windows using the Blink engine can now drag and drop elements.
• New configuration option to disable the microphone and camera in the web browser using the Blink engine.
• New configuration option to disable hardware acceleration in the web browser using the Blink engine.
• Now you can restore BriskBard by clicking in the system tray icon.
• BriskBard task bar icon flashes when there's a new notification.
• Now notifications also show communication errors.
• The bookmark icon has been changed by a star.
• Bug fixes :
  • Now there's an error message when a downloaded file doesn't exist.
  • The sound produced when you hit enter in the web browser's address box has been removed.
  • The Internet connection window with the external IP now shows all the information.
  • The whole certificate chain is now shown when a website uses a bad certificate.
  • Fixed an app freeze when a web page has several redirections.
  • The mouse wheel scroll in the bookmarks now work correctly.

What is new in version 1.4.2:

Version 1.4.2:

• The Blink rendering engine is now updated to 59.0.3071.82.
• SQLite, OpenSSL and Indy have been updated to the latest version..
• Bug fixes :
  • Now there's an error message when a downloaded file doesn't exist.
  • The sound produced when you hit enter in the web browser's address box has been removed.
  • Improved web browser tab destruction.
  • Sometimes popup windows didn't open.
  • Now an error message is shown when a website certificate is incorrect.

What is new in version 1.4:

• The Blink rendering engine is now updated to 57.0.2987.110.
• Added a new manual option to check for phishing threats using Yandex Safe Browsing.
• Improved text search in web browser tabs that use the Blink rendering engine.
• New option to connect to private newsgroups servers that require a username and a password.
• New status bar icon in the web browser to quickly select if popup windows are open or blocked automatically.
• Added a keyboard shortcut to refresh a web page ignoring the cache data : control + F5.
• Now you can select if the spelling service is active in web browser tabs that use the Blink rendering engine.
• SQLite, OpenSSL and Indy have been updated to the latest version.
• Added the total media length in the media player.
• Updated list of public newsgroups servers.
• Bug fixes.

What is new in version 1.3.2:

• Support for Delphi 7 thanks to Raelb.
• New TCEFApplication.AddCustomCommandLine procedure to add multiple switches with or without values thanks to rubinho241180.
• TCEFApplication.CheckCEFLibrary enhancements and fixes. It now checks all the CEF3 files even if you use custom file paths.
• Added support for CEF 3.2924.1569.g067d915. This version of CEF 3 fixes a very nasty bug if you use Adobe Flash Player.

What is new in version 1.2:

Version 1.2:

• The option to send suggestions and bug reports from the main menu now opens a web browser tab to the BriskBard's webpage.
• Added an error message when the user tries to send an email without a fully configured email account.
• Added an error message when the user tries to download a file to a directory without write privileges in the FTP client.
• The user interface of the IRC server tab has been changed.
• The extra spaces of the Telnet server address in the connection form are now trimmed.
• SQLite updated to the latest version.

What is new in version 1.0.1:

• The option to send suggestions and bug reports from the main menu now opens a web browser tab to the BriskBard's webpage.
• Added an error message when the user tries to send an email without a fully configured email account.
• Added an error message when the user tries to download a file to a directory without write privileges in the FTP client.
• The user interface of the IRC server tab has been changed.
• The extra spaces of the Telnet server address in the conection form are now trimmed.
• SQLite updated to the latest version.

Limitations:

30-day trial