1.12.6
2024-02-16
- Improved compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.
- Other small improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.12.5
2024-02-06
- Improved compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.
- Other small improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.12.3
2023-10-08
This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.12.2
2023-09-18
- On iOS 17 you can now drag links into Opener's app icon to show options for opening them!
- Added ability to join TestFlight to app settings.
- Reduced the amount of space used for caching.
- Improved accuracy of cache size shown in app settings.
- Small performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.12.1
2023-06-30
- Improved offline support, many requests will wait for the network to become available now.
- Improvements when running on Apple Silicon Macs and prerelease versions of iOS.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.12
2023-05-03
- You can now disable the iOS 16 paste prompt in Opener's settings.
- This update fixes some visual bugs when running on Apple Silicon Macs.
- Minor bug fixes and other improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.11.12
2023-04-05
- Opener's been on a bit of a weight loss plan. The app is about 20% smaller once installed.
- Fixed a bug causing two finger swiping to not dismiss screens on Apple Silicon Macs.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the rating prompt to show up too often on Apple Silicon Macs.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.11.11
2023-03-08
This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.11.10
2023-02-21
- Improved support for Dynamic Type, especially very large font sizes.
- Improved support for "Bold Text" accessibility settings.
- Small bug fixes.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @opener@mastodon.social on Mastodon.
1.11.5
2022-10-27
This update to Opener makes it better at handling certain types of short URLs.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.11.4
2022-10-21
- Reduced app size slightly.
- Improved speed of feedback you receive in some error conditions.
- Small bug fixes and performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.11.3
2022-09-28
- Fixes a bug where the in-app "Paste" button would sometimes stop working.
- Opener will now use up to 150 KB less space on your device.
- Other small bug fixes.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.11.2
2022-09-17
This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.11.1
2022-09-12
This update is built for iOS 16!
- When running on iOS 16 or higher, Opener will ask for permission before reading from your device's clipboard using iOS 16's new paste button.
As of iOS 15, Opener is no longer able to check if some apps are installed.
- In the event you try to open a link in an unavailable app from Opener's action extension Opener will send you a notification explaining the error.
- Since Opener is no longer able to check if some browsers are installed, those browsers are tucked into a "More browsers" list.
Other changes
- Opener can now act as your computer's default browser when running on Apple Silicon Macs! This is especially useful used in tandem with apps like Choosy for macOS.
- Opener is even better at opening links from files in some circumstances where it would previously fail.
- This update contains many small bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Opener no longer supports iOS 12 or 13.
1.10.14
2022-02-09
- Adds support for iPadOS 15's new keyboard shortcuts. This new shortcut layout also applies to people running Opener on Apple Silicon Macs.
- Adds an option to reset the app to default settings in the settings menu.
- Fixes some bugs related to keyboard shortcuts.
- Other small bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.10.13
2021-12-17
This update improves Opener's ability to handle links from some kinds of marketing emails that services like Reddit use.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.10.10
2021-10-19
This update contains small bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.10.9
2021-07-31
- Opener now supports opening Dropbox .web shortcut files. You can learn more about these files at bit.ly/dropbox-shortcuts.
- You can now drag .webarchive files from other apps into Opener.
- Other small refinements.
Tip: If Opener is missing from the share sheet try restarting your device to bring it back!
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9.6
2020-12-15
Happy holidays from the developer of Opener!
This update's primary focus is some small performance refinements. I like performance :)
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9.5
2020-11-21
- If you've enabled the "Detect deep links in page markup" setting, Opener is now better at fetching results from Branch.io links.
- Many improvements have been made to make Opener run better on the new M1 Macs.
- Fixed a bug where scrolling then quickly closing the app could lead to a jumpy title when you resumed it.
- Fixed a bug where opening context menus on iPad then resizing the window could lead to incorrectly colored cells.
- Small performance optimizations.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9.4
2020-10-31
- Fixed a bug where the action extension setup flow wouldn't show that setup had occurred successfully.
- Small data consumption improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9.3
2020-10-20
This update has some small performance improvements and prepares Opener for the iPhone 12.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9.2
2020-09-30
iPad improvements!
- UI refinements when Opener is running in 50/50 split view on iPads with 11" screens or smaller.
- Improved performance when switching browsers in the action extension on iPad.
- Fixed bug where sometimes browser expand/collapse buttons would briefly show on more rows than expected.
Other refinements
- Auto-open preferences are acknowledged every time a link is opened from Opener's URL scheme or Shortcuts action instead of only the first time.
- Improved error handling for apps that aren't installed.
- Improvements to the way Opener stores files, specifically should be lighter on device backups.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9.1
2020-09-19
This version of Opener is built for iOS 14!
- Auto-open is now *significantly* faster in most cases, especially when used from the iOS share sheet. Give it a try!
- When you open the Safari app from an in-app Safari view in Opener the in-app Safari view will be closed.
- Saving photo previews now uses iOS 14 add-only photo library permission.
- Many performance improvements have been made throughout the app.
- Improved support for low power mode.
- Fixed a bug where using large font sizes could sometimes cause the browser list to render incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where certain rare actions couldn't be added as auto-open preferences.
- Opener can now open links contained in .inetloc files.
1.9.1:
- Fixed some smol bugs from 1.9. Whoopsies.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.9
2020-09-17
This version of Opener is built for iOS 14!
- Auto-open is now *significantly* faster in most cases, especially when used from the iOS share sheet. Give it a try!
- When you open the Safari app from an in-app Safari view in Opener the in-app Safari view will be closed.
- Saving photo previews now uses iOS 14 add-only photo library permission.
- Many performance improvements have been made throughout the app.
- Improved support for low power mode.
- Fixed a bug where using large font sizes could sometimes cause the browser list to render incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where certain rare actions couldn't be added as auto-open preferences.
- Opener can now open links contained in .inetloc files.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.9
2020-07-12
- Improved support for low power mode.
- Fixed some minor bugs when using a trackpad or mouse with Opener on an iPad.
- Performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.8
2020-06-01
This update contains minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.7
2020-05-12
- Fixed a crash occurring in iOS 13.4 betas.
- Many minor improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.6
2020-04-03
- New languages: This update to Opener includes support for Korean and Brazilian Portuguese!
- This update is built for iOS and iPadOS 13.4! Opener supports the new iPadOS adaptive cursor, and quick browser switching via keyboard shortcuts should be more responsive.
- Lots of minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.5
2020-02-07
- Opener can now open links from .webarchive files, just like it can with .webloc, vCard, and .url files.
- Small performance improvements to scrolling and image loading.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.4
2020-01-23
- Layout improvements on the 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros.
- iPad layout improvements on iOS versions prior to 13.
- Small visual refinements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.3
2019-12-31
Happy New Year from Opener! This update includes
- Performance optimizations.
- App size reduction.
- Other minor improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.2
2019-12-09
- You can now save content preview images from some websites including Imgur and GIPHY in Opener.
- Opener uses new and improved icons for its home screen shortcuts in iOS 13.
- As always, other minor bug fixes and improvements!
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store or follow us at @OpenerApp on Twitter.
1.8.1
2019-10-01
Opener 1.8.1 refines the app's use of context menus a bit.
Opener 1.8 is built for iOS 13!
- Full support for dark mode and new iOS 13 style.
- Support for iOS 13's new contextual long press menus. This enables content previews via long press on iPad!
- Supports animated GIF previews for links from GIPHY, Imgur, and Gfycat. Long press to see GIFs play inline!
- Supports home screen quick actions on iPad.
- Improved hardware keyboard support.
- As always, bug fixes and performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.8
2019-09-19
Opener 1.8 is built for iOS 13!
- Full support for dark mode and new iOS 13 style.
- Support for iOS 13's new contextual long press menus. This enables content previews via long press on iPad!
- Supports animated GIF previews for links from GIPHY, Imgur, and Gfycat. Long press to see GIFs play inline!
- Supports home screen quick actions on iPad.
- Improved hardware keyboard support.
- As always, bug fixes and performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.9
2019-07-15
- This update fixes a small issue that would cause quick browser switching to appear as available in the share extension in situations where it isn't.
- Other small polish.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.8
2019-06-20
- This update makes Opener show a loading indicator when synching the clipboard via Handoff.
- This update also makes a small performance improvement when showing the browser list in the app's settings.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.7
2019-05-16
This update fixes an issue causing Opener to not be able to open .webloc and .url files through the share sheet.
In the last update:
- Improved handling for some types of news links.
- Fixed an issue causing app launches via x-callback-url to quickly have their values overwritten by handoff.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.6
2019-05-13
- Improved handling for some types of news links.
- Fixed an issue causing app launches via x-callback-url to quickly have their values overwritten by handoff.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.5
2019-04-30
- Improved launch performance of Opener's action extension.
- Updated all of the links in the Settings/About list to use https instead of http.
- Improvements to how Opener clears its image cache.
- Other small improvements and optimizations.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.4
2019-03-18
This update includes a bunch of accessibility improvements!
- Opener now has much better support for VoiceOver including improved annotations on actions and buttons throughout the app, an intro and setup flow that's now accessible, and accessibility escape gesture support throughout the app.
- Improved support for larger system fonts throughout the app.
- Improved Smart Invert support in content previews and the intro and setup flows.
This update also includes
- Larger app cells throughout the app when running on iPad.
- Better handling of locations detected in text.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.3
2019-02-08
- Updated to use a more standard settings icon.
- Other small refinements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.2
2019-01-15
- Quick browser switching is now even quicker! You can long press on the browser switching button and drag to the browser you'd like to open in a single gesture!
- Other minor improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7.1
2018-12-10
Opener 1.7.1:
• Fixed an issue causing Opener to not support some of the languages it's intended to.
• Restores in-app iTunes content previews for users running iOS 12.1.1 and above.
Opener 1.7:
• Quick browser switching! You can now switch browsers in just two taps — tap the browser caret button and pick a browser to launch it! No more jumping in and out of menus to switch.
• Performance improvements and bug fixes galore! The action extension will now load up to 250ms faster, and lists of actions will load faster as well.
• Refined keyboard feedback highlights the actions you've chosen when using keyboard shortcuts on the iPad Pro.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.7
2018-12-07
• Quick browser switching! You can now switch browsers in just two taps — tap the browser caret button and pick a browser to launch it! No more jumping in and out of menus to switch.
• Performance improvements and bug fixes galore! The action extension will now load up to 250ms faster, and lists of actions will load faster as well.
• Refined keyboard feedback highlights the actions you've chosen when using keyboard shortcuts on the iPad Pro.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.6.4
2018-11-14
Opener is ready for the all new iPad Pro!
Version 1.6.4 adds some small refinements
• Changes the keyboard shortcut to close menus from escape to command + W to better handle the iPad Pro Smart Keyboard.
• Fixes a small missing animation when using drag & drop on the iPad.
• Improved error handling when links can't be opened in some situations.
• Other small enhancements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.6.3
2018-11-02
This update prepares Opener for the all new iPad Pro!
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.6.2
2018-10-26
• Fixed a crash on app startup that started occurring recently.
• Fixed a bug causing the action extension to not be localized introduced in 1.6.1.
• Other minor improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.6.1
2018-10-18
• Reduced the app's size.
• Fixed a bug causing deep link detection to sometimes detect links that wouldn't work.
• Improved error handling and performance in iTunes Store content previews.
• Other minor improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.6
2018-09-25
- This update brings 3D Touch content previews for some types of links to Opener on the iPhone! YouTube, Instagram, Amazon, Pixiv, eBay, and Imgur are currently supported.
- This update also includes a new dark icon option. You can update to this new icon in the app's settings.
- Performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.9
2018-07-03
This update improves Opener's ability to open links from Facebook.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.8
2018-06-22
This update improves Opener's ability to open links from Facebook and some other popular websites.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.7
2018-06-19
- Performance improvements.
- Improved simplified Chinese translations.
- Other small refinements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.6
2018-05-26
This app fixes a small crash introduced in the last update.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.5
2018-05-22
We always love making Opener faster for you. This update makes a couple refinements to improve Opener's scrolling performance.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.4
2018-04-30
- This update makes a small performance improvement. Previously, if URLs were passed in with uppercase characters in the scheme or host (i.e. HTTPS://mysite.com or http://MySite.com), we'd do a roundtrip to that URL to resolve it to be lowercase. Now the app sanitizes those locally so we don't have to make a trip over the network. tl;dr -- it's faster in some situations :)
- Other small refinements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.3
2018-04-23
This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.2
2018-04-17
- When opening a link in a browser or copying a link from Opener, common tracking values are removed.
- Small enhancements and performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5.1
2018-03-29
- Fixes a crash occurring for folks running iOS 9. Sorry about that!
- The app's cache size is now shown the settings screen.
- Performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.5
2018-03-26
- Opener is now localized! You can now use Opener in the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
- Fixed a long standing bug causing auto-open preferences to sometimes not work for shortened links.
- Made it so that you can long press on the browser row to shortcut to common actions that used to only be available via 3D touch.
- Made it so that you can copy Opener's support email address if you don't have the Mail app configured.
- Other small bug fixes and improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.4.13
2018-02-21
- This update to Opener adds vCard and address support, which means Opener will work much better with the Maps app and Contacts app as well as locations and contacts shared via iMessage.
- Many small performance improvements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.4.12
2018-01-29
- Full support for opening .webloc and .url files from the iOS 11 Files app! You can open web location files using the share extension, copy/paste, or by dragging files into Opener on the iPad!
- Full support for dynamic type! Opener now adapts all text in the app to the system's text size setting.
1.4.11
2018-01-11
This update makes many little performance improvements, which should help folks using older devices.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.
1.4.10
2017-12-30
- Fixes a minor issue with 3D touch previews in the browser list on the iPhone X.
- Other small refinements.
If you like using Opener we'd love to hear about it! Please leave us a quick review on the App Store.