v1.2.1 is a compatibility and polish release. The biggest change is under the hood: Edge browser support, achieved by auditing every internal URL filter and browser deep-link in the codebase and adding edge:// alongside chrome://, plus UA detection for settings pages that link to browser internals. Three small user-facing fixes ship alongside it: the per-site pause shortcut moves to Alt+Shift+P to stop colliding with Chrome's built-in Task Manager, the new tab page gains a persistent restore button, and the 7 settings-card help icons now open dedicated feature pages instead of jumping to anchors in a single article.
Microsoft Edge support — same MV3 codebase runs on Edge without modification; dual chrome:// / edge:// URL scheme handles internal pages correctly across browsers
NTP "Restore default new tab" button added to the footer — inline escape hatch for users who missed the onboarding banner
Per-site pause rebound from Shift+Esc to Alt+Shift+P — Shift+Esc opens Chrome's Task Manager on Windows and Linux
Options help links (?) remapped from library article anchors to dedicated /features/ pages (7 cards)
Microsoft Edge Support
Nav now runs on Microsoft Edge. Same install, no separate version. The compatibility work was more involved than it sounds: Edge uses its own internal URL scheme (edge:// instead of chrome://), and Nav had to correctly handle that in several places — workspace snapshots, tab deduplication, and settings links that open browser pages.
Settings links in the options page now automatically detect which browser you are using and open the right place. On Chrome, the sync settings link opens Chrome’s sync preferences. On Edge, it opens Edge’s equivalent. This happens without any configuration on your part.
Sync itself still works on Edge. It routes through Edge’s built-in account system (Microsoft) rather than Google, but the Nav workspace sync feature behaves identically either way.
Glance/Peek works on Edge with one caveat: there is a known limitation in Edge’s MV3 implementation that affects how tab-specific rules are applied. Nav works around it automatically, so Glance opens normally. You will not notice anything different.
Two known gaps to be aware of:
The SuperchargePerformance companion upsell in Nav’s options is hidden on Edge for now. The two extensions can’t communicate cross-extension on Edge until Perf has an Edge Add-ons listing. That link will return once Perf ships to Edge.
The NTP search bar uses Google by default. A user-selectable search engine is planned for v1.3.
Nav on Edge is not yet submitted to Edge Add-ons. The v1.2.1 CWS build is Edge-compatible today — install from CWS if you want to try it on Edge before the Edge store submission.
Per-Site Pause: Shift+Esc → Alt+Shift+P
The old shortcut for per-site pause was Shift+Esc. On Windows and Linux, that combination opens Chrome’s built-in Task Manager, making the toggle unreachable without a fight.
The new shortcut is Alt+Shift+P. It works the same way across all platforms and is displayed correctly in the side-panel pill tooltip and the Alt+K palette.
The behavior is unchanged: one press pauses all Nav shortcuts on the current site. A second press re-enables them. The toggle is also reachable from the Alt+K palette and the pause pill in the side panel header.
If Shift+Esc was muscle memory: both shortcuts use a two-modifier structure. The transition is quick.
NTP Restore Button
If you wanted Nav’s new tab page gone and could not remember where the setting was, you had to open the options page and hunt for it. That was one step too many.
v1.2.1 adds a “Restore default new tab” button directly in the footer of the new tab page. It asks for confirmation before switching back to Chrome’s default. The button is always visible, not just on first install, so you always have a direct path out without opening settings.
Options Help Links
The ? icon on each settings card now opens a dedicated feature page instead of dropping you into the middle of a long article. Seven cards are remapped:
Card
Now opens
Keyboard click hints
/features/hint-mode/
Keyboard shortcuts
/features/keybindings/
Peek
/features/glance-peek/
Mouse shortcuts
/features/super-drag/
Tabs & side panel
/features/vertical-tabs/
Workspaces & sync
/features/workspaces/
New tab page
/features/new-tab-page/
Theme and accent cards have no feature page yet — those still link to the general guide.
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