Release Notes

Version 1.1.1

Released: 2026-09-07

• Added Workflows so you can save a group of bookmarks and reopen them together
• Improved performance throughout the extension for a faster, smoother experience
• Added dedicated support for more search engines and social media platforms

Tab Snapshots & A New Popup

Released: 2026-08-16

• Added tab snapshots. Save every tab you have open in one click, then reopen the whole session later from the popup
• The popup has a new look, with quick action buttons for snapshotting your tabs and bookmarking the current page
• Middle clicking a favorite on the dashboard now opens it in a background tab instead of doing nothing

Cave Header Redesign & Fixes

Released: 2026-08-15

• Redesigned the cave page header with a larger cave icon and a reorganized toolbar
• Added a clock to the cave toolbar
• Hiding a cave that was set as your startup cave now clears that setting automatically
• Hiding the cave you're currently viewing no longer sends you back to the dashboard if you already have hidden caves showing
• New caves, and caves created by converting a chest, are now placed at the top of the cave list
• The screensaver no longer appears while viewing a hidden cave. It sends you to the dashboard instead, and automatically hides any caves, chests, or bookmarks you'd temporarily revealed
• Refreshing the page now correctly returns you to your startup cave instead of replaying whatever page you last opened from the toolbar menu

Toby Import, Chest to Cave & Icon Cleanup

Released: 2026-08-15

• Import bookmarks from a Toby export file, alongside the existing Chrome import
• The Import Bookmarks popup now walks you through picking a source, then shows a proper loading and result screen with counts of what was imported
• Deleting a cave or chest now shows a result screen with counts of everything removed
• Added a button to convert a chest into its own cave, moving everything inside it up a level
• Added a button to remove a cave's custom icon and a button to remove a bookmark's custom icon
• Chest names are now capped at 50 characters everywhere they can be edited
• Fixed dragging a bookmark sometimes opening a different bookmark it was dropped on
• Fixed the dashboard Speed Dial not refreshing after hiding a cave
• Fixed the cave icon glow option not showing up correctly
• Fixed chests created from the popup menu not getting the correct layout

Screensaver, Cave Effects & Sync Fixes

Released: 2026-08-09

• Added an idle screensaver. After a period of inactivity, cave content flies out and the background grows full screen with a gradual unblur, and restores instantly on mouse movement. The trigger delay is configurable in Preferences.
• Selected and hovered caves now get a jittery lightning spark border effect.
• Added Bookmark Info and Share popups for viewing bookmark details and sharing.
• Fixed Speed Dial keyboard shortcuts opening a bookmark in multiple tabs.
• Fixed Favorites and Speed Dial double listing the same bookmark.
• Fixed cave background blur incorrectly disabling parallax at zero blur.
• Consolidated the per-cave background controls (glow, change, remove) into a single Background Settings dropdown.
• Split account settings into a dedicated Security & Privacy panel, with Screensaver settings folded into Preferences.
• Fixed the Support Hub occasionally leaving behind a stale background image.
• Various fixes to icon uploading, sidebar behavior, and data sync reliability.

Speed Dial, Parallax & More

• Pin favorite bookmarks to quick access keyboard shortcuts from the dashboard, with a dedicated Favorites section (Speed Dial)
• Added subtle mouse parallax to cave background images
• Upload animated GIFs as bookmark icons
• Added a chest map button for quickly navigating your chest folder tree

Introducing the Support Hub

• New Support Hub page with Feature Announcements, How-Tos, Feature Requests, Release Notes, and Contact Us, all in one place
• Fixed a display issue in Account Details where a divider would show even when nothing was below it

Easier Bookmark Importing

• Chrome bookmark import now merges everything into a single Imported cave, with folders mapped to chests automatically
• Added a manual Import Bookmarks button with a confirmation and progress popup

Hidden Content Settings, Simplified

• Hidden bookmarks now have their own password setting, separate from hidden chests
• Hiding and unhiding a cave now updates the list instantly, with a smooth animation
• Unhiding a cave restores it to its original position in the list

Sync Reliability Fixes

• Fixed a sync issue that could reset a bookmark's icon to the default during sync
• Fixed bookmark ordering occasionally getting scrambled after syncing
• General stability improvements to background sync

A Softer Dashboard

• Chest and bookmark counts now shown right on the cave page

Welcome to Caves of Wonders

The first full release of CoW, a complete rethink of how your bookmarks are organized and protected.

• Organize bookmarks into nested caves and chests instead of one flat list, with drag and drop reordering and moving between chests
• Switch between compact list view and icon view per chest
• Hide individual caves, chests, or bookmarks, and require a password to reveal or delete protected content
• Instantly lock down and hide all protected content with one shortcut (Fort Knox mode)
• Fast search across bookmark names, paths, chest names, and tags, with keyboard shortcuts
• Tag bookmarks and filter or search by tag
• Redesigned bookmark editor for titles, icons, and tags, with custom icon upload
• Set a custom background per cave, with adjustable blur, brightness, and hue
• Automatically bring in your existing Chrome bookmarks, organized into an Imported cave
• Keep your caves, chests, bookmarks, and settings up to date across all your devices