Release Notes - DigitalZen

2026

May 2026

Features

Website Block Actions — users can now choose what happens when a website is blocked (e.g. redirect vs. hard block); block handling now respects user preferences
Multi-Profile Browser Detection — extension can detect multiple Chrome profiles; warnings shown in settings for outdated extensions; toggle added (currently disabled pending experiment)
Browser Blocked Modal — new modal shown when the browser is blocked, replacing silent blocking
Proxy Block Data Retrieval — block data is now fetched through the proxy layer for improved reliability
Extension Log Retrieval — extension logs can now be fetched remotely via websocket; log level management added
LocalAppFeatures Enum — standardized feature flags for local app ↔ extension websocket communication (e.g. log retrieval, browser name reset)
Student Verification & Good Karma Coupons — student email verification flow; “Good Karma” system coupons for students and community members
Universities Management (Admin) — full CRUD for universities in the admin panel, integrated into admin routes
Growth Pricing & Referral Unlock — tiered pricing system based on country tier; referral unlock with discounts; paywall modal updated with community/student discount options
Country Tier System — CountryTier enum and per-user country tier field for pricing and feature gating
Linux Installed Apps Overlay — overlay now shows warnings for focus mode and block mode state
Electron Browser Integration Test — integration test added to the development build process
Tauri App — initial Tauri app scaffolding, JS engine integration, and sync runtime baseline tests

Fixes & Internal

LocalAppFeatures-based websocket route cleanup; removed unnecessary windowsData from sync payload
Improved timeout handling in tryToGetWhoAmIFromApp window enumeration and long-poll detection
Build release lock mechanism to prevent concurrent builds
Extension production build: skip integration tests on port conflict
Subscription status handling cleanup in electron app engine

April 2026

Features

Wayland KDE Support — full KDE Plasma / KWin support via D-Bus scripting; dbus-next integration; warns users about experimental Wayland support
Wayland GNOME Support — gnome-window-list integration; GNOME extension install/reinstall helper; smoke tests for GNOME and KDE Wayland
Active Guard Overlay in LockModal — shows next schedule inactive time (next unlock window) when a schedule is active; countdown banner
Clock Tamper Protection — TrustedTime API now detects startup clock shift; ClockDriftWarning updated; frictions model and live usage model hardened against clock manipulation
LevelDB Caching — replaced lowDb with LevelDB for the app cache layer (cacheEngine); in-memory cache connector added for testing
Linux User Session Management — initUserSwitchListener to handle Linux user session switches and trigger service lifecycle events
Referral Install Rewards — referral bonus credited on first-time Electron login; invite-by-link feature; extended referral subscription durations
Subscription Sweep Endpoint — manual endpoint to run expired subscription sweep; midnight tasks enhanced
User Tier Snapshot — admin endpoint and display for current/active user tier snapshots
Tag Promotion — promote_tag functionality for version management in the build system
Integration Tests for Built Apps — smoke tests for macOS and Linux built applications; listRunningApps exposed to integration test environment
macOS Window Manager Refactor — system connectors now use a local macWindowManager module; comprehensive smoke tests added
Windows Smoke Tests — smoke tests for windowsManager and processListLib
Wayland Memory Leak Detection — enhanced KDE/GNOME Wayland smoke tests with memory leak benchmarking and soak tests
closeWindow / closeAppByWindowObj — new closeWindow function; UWP safety checks in closeAppByWindowObj
Focus Session Enhancements — premium feature indicators in focus session menu; FocusSessionStoreData extended with additional properties; default session duration updated
isScheduleActiveNow Function — calculates whether a schedule is currently active; used in LockModal active guard logic
Platform Settings → Client Settings Migration — platform settings model removed; all config unified under IClientSettings
Logger Interface Update — key parameter added; old DB log methods deprecated

Fixes

Clock tamper protection messaging and loading state handling
Unlock button disabled in LockModal while countdown is in progress
Memory management improvements in countdown window
PromisifiedAppEngine type corrected to use DeepPromisifyMethods
Build: notarization error handling improved (notarize.sh)
Wayland: WM_CLASS construction from WM_NAME/_NET_WM_NAME when missing
macOS: dock icon visibility and app name assignment fixes
macOS: Swift process management cleanup; utility window removal and process restart
Windows: winVersionInfo dynamic import cleanup

March 2026

Stabilization and internal improvements period — no major feature releases.

February 2026

Features

Apple Sign-In — full Apple authentication support; Apple login button in UI; Safari download restriction handling
Team Focus Rooms — room creation with name; recent teams tracking; share goals and last session summary; leave/cancel room; real-time WebSocket sync via Cloudflare Durable Objects
Team Invite by Link — shareRefId replaces teamInviteId; team member invite link generation
“Who Am I” Browser Identification — extension identifies itself to the desktop app via window title; browser name stored and synced; incognito status sent on connection
Focus Duration Picker & Team Focus Header — FocusDurationPicker and TeamFocusHeaderBar components added
Cancel Countdown Button — users can cancel the cooldown lock countdown from the LockModal
Wayland GNOME Extension Install — installWaylandExtension method; accordion UI for OS warnings; Wayland support messaging improvements
Stop Media on Block — audio and video are paused and picture-in-picture is exited when a block is shown
Throttled Window Reload — renderer window reloads are now throttled to reduce redundant state resets
Extension Installation Logic Refactor — moved from a standalone service into the store; IPC integration improved; key-value storage for extension state
FocusPrepPanel Integration — focus prep panel integrated into TeamFocus flow
Add-on Status Refactoring — improved browser add-on state machine; initAndPopulateBrowsersStatus renamed and streamlined
getInitials Helper — added to shared_js for generating initials from a name (used in team avatars)
Socket.io Upgrade — updated to socket.io-client 4.8.3 / engine.io-client 6.6.4

Fixes

Extension install: fixed double-registration of event listeners; init order fixed to prevent dropped events
initExtensionInstallLogic now runs before initWebServer
refreshTray method: tray menu now updates after session changes
Fixed browser pop-back-up bug when closing browser while blocked
Fixed cron file path reference (blockerCronLogic)
Email regex escaped to handle special characters safely
Apple OAuth: state mismatch logged as warning (not thrown)
Safari: download prevented with user alert
New user banner: suppressed on first day

January 2026

Features

Team Focus (initial) — room creation and management via Cloudflare Durable Objects; FocusPrepPanel component
Cloudflare Workers Integration — Wrangler config; RoomDO Durable Object for real-time room state
Windows Installer Improvements — preInit macro; file readiness check before launching updated executable; timeout handling
Extension Blocking Speed — iframe proxy registration for tab blocking; service worker registration moved into load event
Minimized State Component — MinimizedComponent and minimized route added; app switches to a low-resource mode when minimized to tray
Connectivity Test Page — local companion connectivity test page with logging and diagnostics; /health and /version endpoints on internal web server
Auto-Renewal Status Display — yearly subscription cards now show auto-renewal status
Country Flags in Admin — countryFlagEmoji function; country flags shown in user registration and payment notifications
Country Info in User Table — admin user table shows country column
AppImage Improvements — desktop entry integration; consistent install path; logging for environment variables; NixOS support message
Wayland Chromium App Identifier Handling — improved detection for Wayland Chromium processes
IPv4/IPv6 Support in URL Helpers — is-ip dependency added; IP address handling in URL utilities
safeCall / safeCallWithLogger — new utilities for safe async calls with structured error logging
OS Debug Info Display — DevConsoleModal enhanced to show OS debug info
Launch on Startup Improvements — better error handling and logging across platforms; AppImage startup alignment with test function
Decrypt CLI Tool — decrypt.js added for CLI decryption of encrypted log files

Fixes

throttleWindowActivationChecks: prevented refresh loops on window activation
First run logic: improved backup restore and main window visibility handling
Linux: WM_CLASS constructed from WM_NAME when missing; pkill used for spawned process cleanup
Updater: electron-updater bumped to 6.7.3; auto-install on quit
closeAppByWindowObj: process termination handling refactored
Content security policy: 127.0.0.1 and localhost added for development
Download button visibility logic simplified in TopHeader
ua-parser-js downgraded to 1.0.38 for stability
Build: npm ci replaces npm install for consistent installs; --no-audit flag added