Panic Button 4.2 release candidate 1 released!

The next minor release of Panic Button, version 4.2, is planned for release in a few days, and a release candidate is being made available for testers and early adopters who want to get their hands on it sooner. Unless there are any last-minute showstopper bugs, this release may become the official 4.2 release.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Panic Button 4.2, and how to get the release candidate.

What's New

• New option for the Minimize All Windows action to open a new browser window after all browser windows are minimized. If this option is turned on, you can restore the minimized browser windows by clicking the Panic Button again from the new window.
• The extension preferences page now uses the Dark Mode colors on macOS and Windows.

Things You Should Know About

• Panic Button 4.2 requires Firefox 68 or newer.
• Known Issue: On latest versions of Firefox starting with version 71, the Hide and Replace action doesn't work if more than one browser window was open at the time the Panic Button action was triggered. If you normally browse with multiple browser windows, consider changing the Panic Button action to Minimize All Windows. Users on Firefox 68 ESR aren't affected.

How To Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Panic Button 4.2 release candidate 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to panicbutton-4.2rc1.xpi, then click on it to install.


Help and Support

Questions and comments about Panic Button should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

If you find a bug, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.