Version 1.9 introduces the latest models — Zhipu GLM-5.3 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro — along with support for DeepSeek Harness, delivering a comprehensive upgrade across three dimensions: conversation experience, tab management, and local file handling.
The desktop home dialog now shows model introductions and usage coefficients, supports dragging folders to reference them, and parses .doc files. In Settings, a new "Tabs & Tab Groups" module has been added, and the former "Actions & Shortcuts" has been upgraded to "Shortcuts & Gestures" for more granular personalization.
Local file preview and editing has been overhauled — PDF, Markdown, JSON and other formats are deeply optimized, with new content preview support for archive files.
Mobile syncs with version 0.44, introducing a brand-new web channel matrix, one-tap login for the three major carriers, and improved pinch animations plus history conversation search.
Here are the full details:
▍Desktop 1.9
Added support for DeepSeek Harness — you can download and install Tabbit through DeepSeek Harness, and invoke Tabbit to perform web operations and tasks;
Introduced the latest Zhipu GLM-5.3 model, and DeepSeek-V4-Pro is now integrated in the official release;
View each model's introduction and usage coefficient from the model list in the home dialog;
Drag folders from the file manager into the dialog to reference them;
Conversations can now parse .doc files;
A new "Tabs & Tab Groups" module in Settings makes tab bar and tab operations more flexible and personal:
- "Show Tab Search Button" — turn it off to hide the tab search entry;
- Settings for opening or creating new tabs: customize where tabs open, how web links open when clicked, and the default focus position of new tabs;
- Settings for closing tabs: customize what page appears after closing a tab, and new prompts when closing windows with multiple tabs;
- Tab display settings: choose whether the close button always stays visible, and whether hovering over a tab shows a preview image and the tab's memory usage;
- Tab switching settings: customize the Ctrl+Tab shortcut, switch tabs with the mouse wheel, and auto-switch on hover;
- New tab group settings: multiple ways to create groups, such as Command + clicking a link, choosing "Open in New Tab" from the context menu, or auto-creating groups via tasks;
In Settings, "Actions & Shortcuts" has been upgraded to "Shortcuts & Gestures", with these new capabilities:
- Shortcut search — press a key to quickly find the matching action;
Shortcuts for tab split view;
- Window management shortcuts (boss key) — minimize the current window, hide or restore all Tabbit windows;
- Shortcuts for web content: copy the current page link, copy the link as Markdown, open or close reading mode;
Shortcut to focus the address bar;
- A plugin shortcuts entry to view and manage plugin shortcuts in one place.
Fixed an issue where generated files couldn't be viewed in some task modes;
A brand-new local file preview and editing experience:
- Improved the top navigation design and the edit/preview mode toggle;
- File edits auto-save. Undo and redo supported, along with common editing operations like multi-line indent and select-all;
- Toggle between Chrome preview and Tabbit preview for local files from the address bar;
Preview and operations for more file types:
- The PDF reader is upgraded to the latest pdf.js v6, with improved performance, search, and multi-page layout;
- Markdown supports fixed-width and full-width views plus common editing features; the table-of-contents panel can collapse/expand subtrees by heading;
- JSON supports more preview and edit views, with JSON format validation added;
- Content preview for archive files, covering .zip/.jar/.apk/.crx/.skill and more;
- Subtitle files like .srt/.ass/.vtt can be previewed and edited as plain text;
Syntax highlighting for many programming languages;
Focused improvements to the tab experience:
- In the vertical tab bar, the new-tab button scrolls naturally with the list after closing a tab;
- Tab search works across all windows;
- Fixed the vertical tab bar width resetting to default after restarting the browser in some scenarios;
- Fixed shadow residue or stale refresh when switching tab-group home pages;
Other known issues fixed.
▍Mobile 0.44
The web interface has been revamped with new web channels, including Workflows, AI Tools, AI News, and Life Services, making it easier to browse and discover quality content on your phone;
One-tap login with China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile numbers;
Improved pinch animations — pinch the screen while browsing to quickly start an AI conversation or use a workflow;
Added history conversation search to find previous conversations faster;
Conversation read-aloud now supports more voice options;
Android and iOS now support partial copy of AI conversation content
Improved iOS background audio playback for more stable conversation read-aloud.
Some of the optimizations and improvements in this release came from feedback and suggestions by these Tabbit users:
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