14 June 2021

Panic Button 4.4 beta 2 released!

This is the second beta release of the next version of Panic Button. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest. This beta release is the most stable yet; nonetheless, expect to encounter a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.

What's New

Here are the new features coming to version 4.4:

  • New menu options added to the Panic Button toolbar button context menu, allowing you to change the toolbar button in just a few clicks, or go to the extension preferences page. To show the context menu, right-click on the Panic Button toolbar button (issue #61 and #70)
  • New option in extension preferences for snoozing inactive browser tabs when restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action (issue #64)
  • When restoring the browser session after invoking the Hide and Replace action, Panic Button will try to restore Reader Mode on those browser tabs that had it turned on (issue #65
  •  New in 4.4b2  The reverse contrast toolbar button icons now blends in better with the Dark Mode theme in Firefox 89 and newer (issue #71)

Things You Should Know About

  • Panic Button 4.4 requires Firefox 78 or newer.  
  • Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Panic Button 4.4 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to panic_button-4.4b2-fx.xpi, then click on it to install.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted 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.

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