Fruit Bat Docs

Bookmarks, history & downloads

Bookmarks, importing, history, clearing data, downloads and QR codes.

Bookmarks#

  • Bookmarking a page: click the ☆ in the address bar or press Ctrl+D. A popup lets you rename it or remove it.
  • Bookmarks toolbar under the address bar (toggle with Ctrl+Shift+B, or in Settings):
    • Click a bookmark to open it; Ctrl-click or middle-click opens it in a new tab.
    • Right-click for open in a new tab, window or private window, copy link, edit, or delete.
  • about:bookmarks (Ctrl+Shift+O) lets you search, edit and delete bookmarks, and:
    • Import directly from Chrome, Edge or Brave when they're installed on this computer.
    • Import from an HTML bookmarks file (Firefox, Safari or any browser can export one).
    • Export to HTML.
  • New Tab shortcuts use your first 8 bookmarks.

History#

  • about:history (Ctrl+H):
    • Visits grouped by day (Today, Yesterday, then by date).
    • Search that matches every word you type.
    • "Show older" to page back through time.
    • On hover, ✕ deletes a page and Forget site deletes every page from that site, including subdomains.
  • Clear history… (Ctrl+Shift+Del, or ☰ › Clear recent history): last hour, today, or everything. Bookmarks, passwords and logins aren't touched.
  • Address bar suggestions as you type:
    • A "Go to" row when you've typed an address, then the search row, then matching bookmarks, then history.
    • History is ranked by how often and how recently you visited.
    • Use ↑/↓ to pick and Enter to open.
  • Right-click Back or Forward to jump anywhere in that tab's history.
  • New Tab shortcuts use your bookmarks first, then fill the rest with your most-visited sites.
  • Privacy:
    • Private windows are never recorded.
    • Settings › Privacy can pause history or clear it every time Fruit Bat closes.
    • Error pages (4xx/5xx), quick reloads and #anchor jumps aren't counted; single-page-app navigation is.

Downloads#

  • Saving: files go straight to your download folder with no dialog. Names are made safe and nothing is ever overwritten; a second report.pdf becomes report (1).pdf. To choose a location each time, turn on Settings › General › Always ask where to save files.
  • Toolbar button:
    • Appears once you've downloaded something.
    • Shows a count and a progress bar while files download, and a little lime bounce when they finish.
    • The popup opens on its own when a download starts.
    • Each row has pause/resume and cancel. Click a finished file to open it; the folder button shows it in your file manager. Failed downloads get Try again.
  • about:downloads (Ctrl+J): the full list, with search, show in folder, delete file, remove from list, and clear list (your files stay).
  • Safety: programs and scripts (.exe, .msi, .bat, .ps1, .dmg, .sh…) are flagged, and Fruit Bat asks before opening one.
  • Private windows:
    • The files themselves are kept, as in other browsers.
  • Interruptions: downloads cut off by closing Fruit Bat come back as "Try again".
  • Notifications: you get a desktop notification when a download finishes while Fruit Bat isn't in front.
  • Torrents: .torrent files still go to Colony instead.

QR codes#

  • Ways to open it:
    • click the QR button in the address bar
    • ☰ › Create QR code for this page
    • right-click a page, link or image › Create QR code for this…
  • Centre image: the Fruit Bat logo (default), none, or your own image. Pick any PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or SVG; Fruit Bat remembers it.
  • Editing: you can change the link or text in the popup and the code updates as you type.
  • Saving: Copy puts the image on the clipboard. Download saves a PNG.