https://sillbrowser.com/devlog.htmlFeatures, fixes and development of Sill by Hamelton Software.en-ushttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-12.htmlhttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-12.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSill adds named tab workspaces, refines automatic autofill and Glide, and opens its development process to readers. Shipped before this entry: Beta15 replaced the network transport used for protection-list updates after a reported main-process assertion. Existing filters remain available if a refresh fails. Beta16 added viewport context tools and local chrome artwork. Beta17 introduced preferred automatic autofill and the form-anchored saved-choice dropdown, and clipped Glide throughout reveal and retreat. New in beta18: Sill Workspaces groups tabs into named spaces, restores each space’s last active tab, and supports moving tabs and merging spaces. Safe tabs in an inactive workspace sleep. Forms, editors, uploads, active media and uncertain pages stay in memory to preserve ongoing work. Workspace names and tab addresses restore after restart; unsaved page contents are not written to disk. Eight illustrated themes: Tiger, Circuit Board, Tire Tread and Water Ripples join Contour, Blueprint, Aurora and Constellation. These eight coordinated image themes use transparent artwork over their palette colors, with separate top, left and right canvases. The original twenty plain themes remain available. Building in public: Meet Sill introduces the current browser and links to this development journal. Dated entries, RSS and confirmed email subscriptions make progress easier to follow. Earlier entries are retrospective summaries based on release and test records. Still to resolve: Microsoft signing verification remains pending. A reported beta16 startup popup was not reproduced in a fresh beta17 launch; its cause is unconfirmed. Windows 10 and broader platform validation remain launch work. The eight initial image themes are included in beta18. Beta19 follow-up: A report exposed a workspace-dialog layering issue: the modal dimmed the toolbar while the native webpage remained above it. The fix expands and raises the shell while the manager is open and restores the previous page or menu when closed. Five integration checks cover the actual shortcut and all Glide edges. A separate Windows history-file sharing error led to unique atomic temporary names, bounded lock retries and deferred background history saving. Obsolete extracted beta8–beta17 builds were removed locally; current builds and user profiles were retained. Older ZIP archives remain downloadable from the official site; the latest local rollback archive was kept.https://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-11.htmlhttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-11.htmlSun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNo new packaged release or completed development milestone is recorded for this date. What the record shows: The retained artifacts jump from the installer work to the October 12 releases. This entry marks that gap rather than assigning accomplishments to a day without evidence. What remained open: Signing, Windows 10 validation, real-world compatibility checks and representative memory measurements remained requirements before v1. They were not completed by the absence of a new release.https://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-10.htmlhttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-10.htmlSat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA quiet day in the release history, with launch requirements still open. Retrospective note: No dated release artifact or completed milestone is available for this date. There is no new feature announcement to report. This placeholder keeps the daily chronology transparent. The next milestone: The browser still needed signing verification and broader testing. Windows 11 results alone would not establish Windows 10 compatibility, and the website did not represent a macOS or Linux build.https://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-09.htmlhttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-09.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTWindows 11 Sandbox testing exposed an uninstall issue and led to a corrected 32-check installer run. What failed first: Initial Sandbox checks covered installation, paths containing spaces, external URL handling and profile-file preservation. The executable remained after uninstall, so that run was not considered a pass. The correction: The installer’s process check was counting the uninstaller in the install folder. The NSIS check was narrowed to Sill.exe. Upgrade, uninstall and reinstall were retested; the recorded 32-check Windows 11 Enterprise run passed. A running browser is preserved rather than silently terminated. Scope of the evidence: Profile preservation used a synthetic Windows-encrypted fixture. This was not proof of migration of every real password or card. The unsigned installer remained local; signing, Windows 10 testing and real signed update validation remained pending.https://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-08.htmlhttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-08.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTGlide, responsive website navigation, recovery safeguards and release preparation became the focus. Making Glide practical: Top, left and right controls could overlay the page, reveal from a small indicator, delay retreat and pin in place. Pinned controls reserve room for the page. Hidden scrollbar fixes and actual browser captures documented that behavior. A clearer public website: The website expanded with feature, Glide, setup, privacy, screenshot and release pages. Desktop mega navigation and a mobile menu helped visitors find the product’s capabilities and current limits. Phone and tablet screenshots showed the website, not mobile browser builds. Protecting work: The release-candidate work added atomic local backups, tab/session recovery, conservative tab sleeping and more precise permission prompts. Restart recovery restores tab addresses and order, not unsaved drafts. Preparing to ship: A Windows installer and verified portable update path were prepared. Production signing and installation gates stayed open instead of treating a beta build as v1.https://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-07.htmlhttps://sillbrowser.com/devlog-2026-10-07.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe first Windows portable betas established the compact browser, its branding and the tools that would shape the product. The brief: Sill began as an independent browser owned by Hamelton Software: less frame around the page, clear controls, a compact workspace and a teal identity built around #087F83. The supplied brand assets shaped the browser and sillbrowser.com. The first foundation: Early betas established tab navigation, twenty color themes and custom colors, local password CSV import, encrypted saved data, a theme-matched Sill icon and a new-update indicator. Address and payment profiles broadened autofill beyond logins. Tools for everyday work: Viewport and tab menus, the keyboard-shortcut legend, site protection controls, hovered-link destinations, downloads, history import, developer tools and screenshots arrived during the first development sequence. Initial autofill issues were recorded rather than assumed solved. Glide takes shape: The requested hidden browser frame became Sill Glide: an overlay revealed from an edge indicator so the page could occupy the workspace. That direction became a defining product feature. Status at the time: The first releases were unsigned Windows portable betas. Speed and low memory were goals; comparative performance against Chrome had not been established.