r/zen_browser • • 1h ago

Question How to disable seeing YT play in the lower left corner?

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When I have YT playing in a window, that isn't currently open, it will show YT playing in the lower left corner. Like in the image.

I tried looking in the settings, but couldn't find anything that sounded like a setting that would disable this.

I am using Zen 1.23.4b and my only extensions are uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger and I still don't care about cookies.


r/zen_browser • • 4h ago

Question Container cookie syncing, should it work?

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I've been using Zen for the last couple of weeks with sync for everything on including sidebar and non pinned tabs. This is working well.

I also use two separate profiles for Spaces (Work/Personal) and have stopped using Default profile entirely and cleared its cookies.

What I'm seeing now is that the cookies for the profiles assigned to the spaces do not sync, for example if I log in to reddit on one device in a Personal container tab within a Home sidebar, my other devices will get that tab in the correct space but it will not be logged in. Is this how it's supposed to work?

v.1.23.4b


r/zen_browser • • 4h ago

Question WebUSB support

6 Upvotes

Is there any chance to add WebUSB support to Zen? It's very helpful to install firmwares for some devices from browser, but Firefox has some limitations for this feature.


r/zen_browser • • 5h ago

Some Love I'm still in love with the boosts. I can't even look at regular reddit UI at this point lol

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r/zen_browser • • 5h ago

Question How to hide the long string of words on the bottom of the brower?

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This might be a stupid question and is easily fix able but idk how to turn it off or even let you turn it off


r/zen_browser • • 18h ago

Question How do I sync tab routing between my Macbook and my PC?

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Getting used to Zen and have managed to get most of my stuff in sync between my laptop and desktop. However, I spent a few hours this weekend getting all of my arc ATC rules ported over as tab routing in Zen... only to find that none of them synchronized over to my laptop. Is there an extension/sine mod/zen mod that does this? Or am I going to have to manually manage this on both platforms?


r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Question How to make Zen on Windows look better?

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Hello everyone,

I recently tried Zen while borrowing a friends MacBook and ended up liking it a lot, I tried installing it on my Windows 11 machine but was disappointed at how it looked. It has none of the same transparency effects as MacOS, and I also can't seem to find a way to make it completely "dark' per se (such as how it looks in Incognito Mode).

I've seen some talk around Sine mods, are they safe? I'm just worried about needing to install something else alongside Zen which could break it, alongside the possibility of malicious mods. (if that's even a thing?)

Any tips would be appreciated! I love the flow of this browser and want to (hopefully) daily drive it.


r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Bug Sidebar not hiding? (1.23.4b)

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r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Discussion HOW TO REMOVE THIS

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Does anyone know how to remove these website shortcuts in zen browser , i installed the browser via flat-hub. Kindly do advise


r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Question Weird blue border on tabs

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Hi, I just migrated from Arc to Zen yesterday. One thing I'm wondering is the blue border on all my tabs (in all spaces and all containers), I see on the right side:

Any idea what it is and how to get rid of it?


r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Question Dia like Ai sidebar?

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I'm going to sound like the most annoying person ever but i was wondering if theses an easy way to get an ai sidebar in zen like there is in dia. I have just moved over from arc but i tried dia for a few days and i used it more than i would have originally thought.


r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Question How to Solve this

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UI Bug


r/zen_browser • • 1d ago

Question Buttery Smooth in Windows, Stuttery in MacOS

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I have Zen installed on both Windows (13900K/RTX 5080) and Macbook (M4 Pro).

Zen in Windows is buttery smooth. Switching spaces, Glance and every other animation is moves with an elegant flow and is a joy to use.

On the Macbook, switching profiles drops frame rates, Glance is significantly choppy (so much so that I vibecoded an extension to provide an alternate), scrolling is poor and slow, and there are lots of animation stutter here and there.

I have tried all sorts of solutions, including layout.frame_rate to 9999, and gfx.webrender.compositor to false, but they haven't helped.

This has been my biggest problem with Zen, even though I enjoy the browser a lot and now that it has sync, I want to make it my default browser across the board. Is there a fix for this?

I know my PC is significantly faster than the M4, but a browser should be smooth. Dia and Crest are both buttery smooth.


r/zen_browser • • 2d ago

Question How do I import my bookmarks and browsing history from Arc to Zen?

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Jumped (the sinking) Arc ship. Need a way to copy my history to Zen.
The import option in Zen settings only has Chrome and Safari.
I don't really want to use a 3rd party tool, unless it's super safe and reliable.


r/zen_browser • • 2d ago

Question Different sessions in each space? (Containers, Spaces & Profiles)

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UPDATE: After multiple tests, I made it work. The problem is, I have no clue how because I did not do anything new, nor I haven't changed anything. Before that, it constantly showed the same account in multiple spaces.

I come from Arc and I'm slightly confused about this container situation.

I have 4 different spaces in Zen and 4 different containers created. I've assigned a different container for each of those spaces (set it as its profile). The thing is, when I sign into the same site in 2 different spaces, they share the session????

I must be missing something here. What I want to accomplish is each space having its own session through those containers. I checked multiple times and the spaces are indeed assigned to separate containers so I dont get why are the sessions shared?


r/zen_browser • • 2d ago

Bug help trojan detected

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should i be worried?


r/zen_browser • • 2d ago

Bug What is causing my URL/tabs to change colour, how can I fix it?

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I tried a bunch of different flags in about:config related to theming, the only thing that stopped it was setting layers.acceleration.disabled to true, but that makes scrolling feel horrid and would not be something I could tolerate long term.

Eventually got to the point where I lost track of everything I'd changed so I set everything back to default.

It seems to be related to the on screen content? I can replicate it on youtube too, when the video is showing the url/tabs are brighter, and when scrolling down to the comments they darken.

Apologies for the phone recording, the issue actually doesn’t show up when screen recording the browser - perhaps that actually helps narrow down the issue? It'll show if I record my whole screen, but not the application window.

Edit: Further weirdness, if I switch on the top toolbar, the issue is isolated to the URL bar and no longer touches the sidebar at all.


r/zen_browser • • 2d ago

Question Sidebar blur effect

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Ciao a tutti,
Can anyone tell me how to set the blur effect of the Zen sidebar?


r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question How can I prevent the sidebar from appearing every time I switch tabs?

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Well, as you can see, every time I search for something, the sidebar appears for a few seconds, and I’d like it not to appear.

version 1.23.4b flatpack


r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question Social Media blocker?

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Hi!

I've been using Zen for about 8 months now and I absolutely love it.

I'd like to know if any of you are using any social media blockers (I use one built in for Brave).

Thanks in advance! :)


r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question Full-screening videos have a tab bar removal delay

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Hello I have been struggling with full-screening videos in my workspace tabs, whenever I do it seems like the tab bar (I have full tab bar, not compact or anything) delays in disappearing meaning that the video attempts to full-screen but has to wait on the tab bar to like close out.

I'm wondering if I am doing something wrong because I already know about the animation delay and all that in the config site but its not that. My theory is that its because my other workspaces have a lot of tabs so whenever I have to full-screen a video it has to like draw the tab bar and what not because I test in private window where of course no workspaces affect it and its all alone and the same videos full-screen immediately

I am on Version 1.23.4b and just need to know if its over for me thank you


r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question Problem to play Prime Video with Zen on Fedora

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Hi, everyone
when i try to play Prime Video stuff the play button still loading and when i scroll doesn't upload the other thumbnail. Do you have the same problem or did you solve it?


r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question Is it possible to have this feauture in Zen as on Helium?

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r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question my top bar refuse to hide

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my top bar refuse to hide (open to see)


r/zen_browser • • 3d ago

Question Is there a way to make the url bar more like arc?

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Is there any possible way to make it like arc, where it is smaller, and blends into the current site?

edit: nvm figured it out