Brief 2.7.7 is dedicated to internal optimization and reduces CPU and power use of Brief during feed update (and possibly disk writes too) that were unreasonably high.

Brief 2.7.6 is a bugfix release fixing a couple regressions:
- handling of RDF / RSS 0.9 feeds (broken in 2.7.4)
- too frequent updates of rarely modified feeds

Brief 2.7.5 is a bugfix release fixing a couple regressions:
- handling of feeds that have entries with no links (broken in 2.7.4)
- switching between full and headlines view in preview mode.

Brief 2.7.4 is a minor release with a few user-facing features / fixes:
- fix loading legacy feeds with HTML entities and outdated DTD URLs;
- in Private Browsing open feed preview page instead of subscribing;
- consider same-site links ending in .rss to be likely feeds;
- allow opening feeds in new tabs with middle click from the multiple feeds subscribe popup;
- add year to really old dates in Brief's feed view;
- fix some cases of Brief UI not updating when it should.
This release also includes some internal improvements to pay off accumulated technical debt and make further development more feasible.

Brief 2.7 is an intermediate release series including a number of minor changes:

• Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
• Handle more rich feeds correctly
• Minor speedups
• Internal improvements

Brief 2.7.3 fixes permission prompts in Firefox 128 after clearing recent history.

Brief 2.7.2 fixes unstarring entries regression in Brief 2.7.0.

Brief 2.7.1 fixes custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0.

Brief 2.7 is an intermediate release series including a number of minor changes:

• Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
• Handle more rich feeds correctly
• Minor speedups
• Internal improvements

Brief 2.7.2 fixes unstarring entries regression in Brief 2.7.0.

Brief 2.7.1 fixes custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0.

Brief 2.7 is an intermediate release series including a number of minor changes:

• Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
• Handle more rich feeds correctly
• Minor speedups
• Internal improvements

Fixed in Brief 2.7.1:

• Fix custom CSS regression in Brief 2.7.0

Brief 2.7.0 is an intermediate release including a number of minor changes:

• Removed database storage migration as it became broken in modern Firefox versions
• Handle more rich feeds correctly
• Minor speedups
• Internal improvements

Brief 2.6.1 is a bug fix release fixing two problems:

• "Organize feeds" broken in recent Firefox versions
• Database storage migration broken in current Firefox Nightly

Brief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.

New in the 2.6 series are:

• New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
• Four times faster feed updates
• Fixed shortcuts for full view / headlines view that were the other way round
• Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, feed updates, unread counter and feed properties window

Brief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.

New in the 2.6 series are:

• New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
• Four times faster feed updates
• Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, unread counter and feed properties window

Beta 3: reduced flickering on feed refresh.
Beta 2: fixed duplication of entries in feeds without entry URLs.

Brief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.

New in the 2.6 series are:

• New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
• Four times faster feed updates
• Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, unread counter and feed properties window

Beta 2: fixed duplication of entries in feeds without entry URLs.

Brief 2.6 series has the new feed subscription UI, as well as many internal improvements.

New in the 2.6 series are:

• New feed preview/subscription page instead of the one Firefox dropped (requires new permissions)
• Four times faster feed updates
• Minor fixes to shortcuts, middle-click detection, OPML export, unread counter and feed properties window

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:

2.5.9 supports subscribing to feeds from XML view in Firefox 64 (no preview yet; download can happen instead), hides the subscribe button for PDFs and source view, and drops unused localization-related data

2.5.8 fixes one more bug with feeds without entry IDs and provides better error messages when unable to open the database

2.5.7 fixes processing feeds without entry IDs, implements some migration corner cases and ensures that losing preferences does not drop your feed list anymore

2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons

2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).

2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.

2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.

2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.

2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.8 fixes one more bug with feeds without entry IDs and provides better error messages when unable to open the database
2.5.7 fixes processing feeds without entry IDs, implements some migration corner cases and ensures that losing preferences does not drop your feed list anymore
2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.7 fixes processing feeds without entry IDs, implements some migration corner cases and ensures that losing preferences does not drop your feed list anymore
2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.6 migrates data to the "default" storage, fixes incorrect entry starring, integrates once again with Firefox feed preview and supports more website favicons
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.5 fixes bugs in tutorial, feed list and OPML import/export, and feed parsing (entry order, permalinks, feeds with duplicate URLs).
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.4 fixes bugs in favicon update, OPML export, starring/unstarring, Brief page and feed properties dialog.
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the WebExtensions release series. Tagging and full-text search are still missing, but everything else should work. If something does not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 can reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. OPML export/import can be used otherwise.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.3 greatly improves update performance.
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the first Brief release based on WebExtensions. This was a difficult migration and it's not complete yet, but Brief is already usable for most cases.

There are some known omissions in this release. Brief 2.5.0 does not yet support full-text search and entry tagging, but they're coming back in a later release. However, everything else should work; if you see anything that's not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 will reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. If you had an earlier version, you can import an OPML backup if you have one. Direct import from an old `brief.sqlite` is not yet possible.

There were no significant feature changes in Brief, except for the new Organize mode of the feed list.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.2 does not count excluded feeds for the Brief button counter, keeps favicon if update fails and works around blank windows on Linux.
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the first Brief release based on WebExtensions. This was a difficult migration and it's not complete yet, but Brief is already usable for most cases.

There are some known omissions in this release. Brief 2.5.0 does not yet support full-text search and entry tagging, but they're coming back in a later release. However, everything else should work; if you see anything that's not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 will reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. If you had an earlier version, you can import an OPML backup if you have one. Direct import from an old `brief.sqlite` is not yet possible.

There were no significant feature changes in Brief, except for the new Organize mode of the feed list.

Changes in minor versions:
2.5.1 fixes item starring, Atom feeds with relative links and unexpected errors during feed update.

Brief 2.5 is the first Brief release based on WebExtensions. This was a difficult migration and it's not complete yet, but Brief is already usable for most cases.

There are some known omissions in this release. Brief 2.5.0 does not yet support full-text search and entry tagging, but they're coming back in a later release. However, everything else should work; if you see anything that's not, please file bug reports or comment on existing ones.

Brief 2.5 will reuse data saved by Brief 2.4, but not by earlier versions. If you had an earlier version, you can import an OPML backup if you have one. Direct import from an old `brief.sqlite` is not yet possible.

There were no significant feature changes in Brief, except for the new Organize mode of the feed list.