NowPilot Extension v1.3.0 Release Notes



New Features

Welcome Page Redesign

• Complete redesign with proper Chrome UI mockups and ADHD-friendly styling
• Firefox-specific welcome page (welcome-firefox.html) with Firefox pin instructions
• Reduced motion support for animations (a11y)

Unstuck Button

• New feature to help users overcome task paralysis
• Distinguishes first-time users from signed-out returning users

Status Widget Improvements

• Server-side settings now control widget visibility
• Anchor-based positioning for consistent placement
• Silently removes widgets on load failure

UX Refinements

• Multiple overlay UX improvements per user feedback
• Chat widget visibility now controlled via settings
• Improved welcome flow and settings redirect
• Fixed stuck button behavior
• Unified branding and widget positioning

Popup Navigation

• Refactored to 6-screen navigation flow
• Fixed upgrade flow edge cases (stale user state, disabled email verification)
• Proper token validation and dead code cleanup
• Graceful handling of refresh token failures

Major Changes

🏗️ Build System Migration: Vite → WXT

Completely migrated from custom Vite configuration to the https://wxt.dev/, providing:
- Unified build pipeline for Chrome (MV3) and Firefox (MV2)
- Automatic manifest generation with browser-specific adjustments
- Hot module replacement in development
- Simplified multi-browser targeting



🖼️ New Overlay Architecture

Complete migration of the extension's widgets to a separately-hosted overlay.



🎤 Voice Input with Whisper

Client-side speech-to-text using the Whisper ML model via Transformers.js:
- Works entirely in-browser (no server transcription)
- Firefox support with native sample rate capture

Fixed import error in background script.