Sill 0.1.0-beta.14 focuses on the continuity of a browser workspace: recovering tab addresses, preserving local backups and checking update downloads. The work also refines permission prompts and tab sleeping, with the browser runtime updated to Electron 44.7.0.
Recover the addresses you were working with.
The update adds recovery of tab addresses after a restart or crash. This helps users return to the sites that made up their workspace rather than having to reconstruct the list from memory.
Recovery restores tab addresses. It does not restore unsaved drafts or guarantee that a page will return to its previous in-page state. A recovered address may still require signing in again or reopening the relevant content on that site.
Let inactive tabs rest carefully.
Conservative tab sleeping keeps active work awake while allowing eligible inactive tabs to sleep. The emphasis is on protecting ongoing activity as the browser manages its workspace.
Clearer permission prompts also make the browser’s requests easier to understand when a website needs access to a capability.
Strengthen local backups and update checks.
Atomic local backups are part of this release’s work on preserving browser data. Update ZIP downloads are checked against their expected file size and SHA-256 metadata before being used.
These checks help detect a download that is incomplete or does not match its expected metadata. They are distinct from production code signing and signed-update validation, which remain in progress.
Availability and next steps.
Sill remains a public Windows beta. Production signing and signed-update testing are still in progress, so this update should be read as a beta development milestone.
Visit the official Sill release notes for build-specific details. If you report a problem, include your Sill version, Windows version and the steps that led to it. For recovery reports, describe whether the browser was restarted normally or after a crash.
