Some addresses were never going to work: a website name (which belongs under ipns://), a lowercased Qm… CID, or a typo. Companion used to rewrite or forward them silently, so broken links kept spreading. Now each one stops on a page that says what is wrong and, where it can, offers one click to the corrected address. Valid addresses, in any CID base or IPNS form, are untouched.


Quick Upload now has a Pick a folder button beside Pick a file, and dropping a folder works too. The folder tree is preserved and imported as one directory, so you get a single CID that mirrors your local layout. Files with the same name in different subfolders no longer overwrite each other.


You can copy native ipfs:// and ipns:// addresses instead of always routing people through a third-party gateway. Clear the gateway URLs, or turn off the new Use Public Gateways for Shareable Links toggle, and shared links switch to native addresses. Defaults are unchanged: ipfs.io and dweb.link stay prefilled.


Companion now redirects only top-level navigation by default. Embedded subresources (images, scripts, iframes) are no longer sent to your local gateway unless you opt in, so Chrome stops asking for Local Network Access on IPFS pages and sites with a strict CSP no longer break. DNSLink is two clear toggles, and the first visit upgrades the tab on its own, so no more F5. The legacy X-Ipfs-Path value redirect is off by default.


Under Manifest V3 the background worker is torn down when idle, and the old timer stopped with it, so on Chrome and Firefox the toolbar button could get stuck showing inactive after the browser had been open a while, even with the node running fine. Status checks now run on an alarm that survives the worker being torn down, back off

• fix: honor ?x-ipfs-companion-no-redirect again, and redirect service worker gateways to your local node under MV3/Chrome (#1382, closes #1299 #1152 #1336)
• chore: modernize deps and overhaul build with rspack, vitest, Playwright and eslint 9; installed tree cut from 1745 to 1099 packages (#1365)
• chore(deps): take the safe dependabot bumps (#1372)
• fix(ci): repair release-please automation (#1383)
• docs: refresh outdated content and changelog title (#1385, #1386)
• chore(i18n): locale sync (#1354, #1357, #1359, #1360)

What's Better

🔒 Privacy improvements

You no longer send DNS queries to external services when your node is offline. Previously, DNSLink lookups would fall back to ipfs.io when your local node wasn't running. Now the extension properly detects offline status and skips external lookups entirely, keeping your DNS browsing patterns limited to DNS resolvers configured in your local IPFS node.

🔄 More reliable in Chrome and Edge

The extension now stays responsive even when Chrome's service worker goes dormant. We implemented hybrid polling using Chrome's alarms API, so your node status and badge icon update reliably without draining battery. If you previously saw stale "online" indicators when your node was actually offline, this is fixed.

⚡ Faster and lighter

The extension now deduplicates concurrent DNSLink lookups for the same domain, reducing redundant requests from 2-4 down to 1. We also removed leftover telemetry code that was logging every request type even though telemetry was already disabled.

👋 Better welcome experience

When you first install the extension or don't have a node running, the welcome page now has:
- Updated links to current IPFS resources and documentation
- Tutorial videos about content addressing and routing
- Faster loading with local video thumbnails instead of external embeds
- Clearer language explaining what "Kubo RPC API" means

🎨 UI polish

Long version strings from your IPFS Kubo node no longer break the popup layout. The version display now handles strings up to 128 characters without affecting the icon positioning.

Full Changelog

See: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/releases/tag/v3.3.0

What's Changed

• fix(test): 🚧 Making e2e Tests work again. by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1308
• fix: ipfs.dns → ipfs.resolve by @lidel in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1302
• chore: update upload-artifact action to v4 by @galargh in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1325
• fix: remove countly by @2color in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1327
• chore: update actions/cache from v3.2.4 to v4 by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1329
• chore(main): Release v3.2.0 by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1328

New Contributors

• @2color made their first contribution in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1327

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v3.1.0...v3.2.0

## What's Changed
* fix(release-automation): :wrench: removing default command and skippi github release by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1291
* fix(release-automation): :wrench: Skip Labels by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1293
* chore(readme): update header by @lidel in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1295
* feat: show full rpc backend version by @lidel in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1294
* fix(telemetry): :arrow_down: Reduce event syncs by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1296
* chore(main): release 3.1.0 by @github-actions in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1292
* fix(version): Fixing version number by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1297


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v3.0.1...v3.1.0

## What's Changed
* fix(release-automation): :alien: Tags are not being created. by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1287
* Revert "fix(release-automation): :alien: Tags are not being created." by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1289
* fix(firefox): :wrench: Min FF Version by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1290
* chore(main): release 3.0.1 by @github-actions in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1288
* feat(MV3)!: MV3 Implementation Collector Branch. by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1182
* fix(options): :wastebasket: Fix target URLs. by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1280
* fix(brave): not updating tab to the new redirect url in some cases. by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1285
* feat(i18n): :arrow_down: Pulling Translations by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1286
* chore(main): release 3.0.0 by @github-actions in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1229

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v2.22.1...v3.0.1

## What's Changed
* fix(release-automation): :construction_worker: should no longer be needed by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1158
* Fixing Release PR by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1160
* fix(recovery): :bug: false-positive for non-gateway URLs by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1163
* fix: replace IPFS API with Kubo RPC by @lidel in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1164
* fix(release-automation): :green_heart: stupid hack to add tag in CI by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1161
* Revert "fix(release-automation): :green_heart: stupid hack to add tag in CI" by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1167
* chore(main): release 2.22.1 by @github-actions in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1166


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v2.22.0...v2.22.1

### Features

* Adding Release Automation ([#1122](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/issues/1122)) ([1ed411e](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/commit/1ed411e5006a5a477c8002765977f16e1ff755a5))
* recovery page when local gateway is unreachable ([#1125](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/issues/1125)) ([a74fbb3](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/commit/a74fbb3736e6f29d337b6046b088f25a2d86e5b0))

### Bug Fixes

* :fire: Allow automation to run from manual triggers. ([#1143](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/issues/1143)) ([a61e081](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/commit/a61e081a75cee6d2a6c66d1c58819e9d63656a51))
* **release-automation:** :bug: Semver Path ([7036f6d](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/commit/7036f6de0c9876e35d1ea0a9b1a5a25e6364d894))
* **release-automation:** Release Please Using Manifests ([#1149](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/issues/1149)) ([f360ff8](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/commit/f360ff8f2b132904e74ad551f32eaf07395c048c))

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v2.21.0...v2.22.0

## What's Changed
* feat: Moving from ipfs-http-client -> kubo-rpc-client by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1124
* fix: removed state change notifications by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1123
* feat: add E2E tests for chromium and firefox by @galargh in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1121
* chore: CODEOWNER meandavejustice->whizzzkid by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1135
* fix: :bug: waiting for test to finish for longer by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1136
* chore: add sourceMaps to dev-builds by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1134

## New Contributors
* @galargh made their first contribution in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1121

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v2.20.1...v2.21.0

## What's Changed
* feat: Moving from ipfs-http-client -> kubo-rpc-client by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1124
* fix: removed state change notifications by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1123
* feat: add E2E tests for chromium and firefox by @galargh in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1121
* chore: CODEOWNER meandavejustice->whizzzkid by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1135
* fix: :bug: waiting for test to finish for longer by @whizzzkid in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1136
* chore: add sourceMaps to dev-builds by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1134
* chore: update PRIVACY-POLICY.md by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1137
* feat: add telemetry to companion by @SgtPooki in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1117

## New Contributors
* @galargh made their first contribution in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/pull/1121

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/compare/v2.20.1...v2.21.0