Browser News, Week Ending April 18, 2026

Browser News is a weekly feature that covers all browsers equally. If your favorite browser isn't listed, either it didn't publish an article this week or I don't know about it. If you know of something I should over, drop me a line using the form at the bottom of the page. Check back on Wednesday for the AI view.

Adblock Plus

Heads Up: A new way to keep up with Adblock Plus releases! Adblock Plus is transitioning away from individual blog posts for every extension update to a more streamlined notification method. From: Adblock Plus (October 23) Read article

Agregore

Agregore: A Distributed Web-Weaver Agregore is a browser designed to load and author content locally using peer-to-peer protocols like Hyper instead of relying solely on HTTP. From: Agregore (No date) Read article

Angelfish

Angelfish - KDE Applications Angelfish is a mobile-friendly web browser for the KDE ecosystem featuring built-in adblocking and a minimalist interface. From: KDE Angelfish (No date) Read article

Edge

Protect your enterprise from shadow AI and more Microsoft announced new Edge security features at RSAC 2026 to help organizations manage and secure the use of AI tools. From: Microsoft Edge Dev (April 15) Read article

Monitor and improve your web app’s load performance This guide explores tools and best practices within Microsoft Edge for developers to optimize their web applications' speed. From: Microsoft Edge Dev (April 15) Read article

Mozilla

The web should remain anonymous by default Mozilla discusses its ongoing commitment to privacy and the technical steps it is taking to ensure user anonymity online. From: Mozilla (No date) Read article

Old habits die hard: Microsoft tries to limit our options Mozilla critiques recent moves by Microsoft to steer users toward specific AI services and browser defaults. From: Mozilla (No date) Read article

0DIN is open-sourcing AI security Mozilla highlights 0DIN, a project dedicated to open-sourcing AI security knowledge and frameworks for safer development. From: Mozilla (No date) Read article

Opera

Stop copy-pasting: Opera’s new Browser Connector Opera's new feature allows users to plug Claude and ChatGPT directly into the browser workflow via a dedicated connector. From: Opera (April 16) Read article

Personal Computer Is Here Perplexity introduces "Personal Computer," a multi-model orchestration tool that operates across local files, apps, and the web. From: Perplexity (April 18) Read article

Tor

Code audit for Tor VPN completed by Cure53 A security audit of the Tor VPN for Android was completed, confirming the integrity of its Arti-based tunnel interface. From: Tor Project (April 15) Read article

New Release: Tails 7.6.2 This emergency release for Tails fixes a critical security vulnerability found in the confinement of the Tor Browser. From: Tor Project (April 15) Read article

Vivaldi

Minor update (6) for Vivaldi Desktop Browser 7.9 This update brings minor UI tweaks, a mail fix, and security patches inherited from the latest Chromium upstream. From: Vivaldi (April 16) Read article

Easier panel customization — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4007.3 The latest development snapshot introduces a new panel editor to give users more control over their browser's sidebar layout. From: Vivaldi (April 15) Read article

Minor update (3) for Vivaldi Android Browser 7.9 An autofill fix and Chromium bump deliver stability improvements to the Vivaldi Android browser. From: Vivaldi Blog (April 16) Read article

Easier panel customization — Vivaldi Browser snapshot 4007.3 Vivaldi introduces a new panel editor to make sidebar panel setup simpler and more intuitive. From: Vivaldi Blog (April 15) Read article

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