What's New.
Every update, improvement, and fix — documented. We ship continuously and are committed to making ExToTools better with every release.
Major Performance Overhaul
Rewrote the extension engine core for a 60% reduction in memory footprint and near-instant activation.
- Rewrote background service worker for Manifest V3 compliance
- Reduced cold-start time from ~420ms to under 80ms
- Eliminated all deprecated Chrome API calls
- New subscription sync system — status now updates in real time
- Dashboard UI redesign with new Analytics panel
Security Patch & Auth Hardening
Critical security update hardening the authentication flow and eliminating a potential session token exposure edge case.
- Patched session token expiry edge case on inactive tabs
- Added CSRF protection to all server actions
- Upgraded NextAuth.js to latest stable release
- Extension now validates user subscription server-side on every launch
CSS Inspector Pro: Side Panel Mode
The CSS Inspector extension now supports Chrome's new Side Panel API, letting you inspect and copy styles without covering the page.
- New Side Panel mode — inspect without blocking your viewport
- Live edit mode: change styles and see them update in real time
- Added copy-to-clipboard for full computed style objects
- Improved element targeting with visual highlight overlay
Screenshot & Capture Engine v2
Fully rebuilt the screen capture pipeline for higher fidelity output and new export formats.
- Full-page scrolling capture now works on dynamically loaded content
- Added PDF export with configurable page sizing
- New annotation layer with arrows, text, and blur tools
- JPEG/WebP/PNG export with quality slider
Stability & Bug Fixes
Resolved a set of user-reported issues across the tab manager and scraper extensions.
- Fixed tab group sync failing when Chrome was in energy-saver mode
- Resolved scraper pagination breaking on single-page applications
- Fixed tooltip rendering glitch in popup on Windows Chrome 120+
- Corrected subscription badge not showing after payment on Firefox
ExToTools Suite — Full Release
The complete ExToTools suite launched publicly with four flagship extensions and a unified subscription platform.
- Launched four extensions: Tab Manager, Web Scraper, CSS Inspector, Screenshot Tool
- Unified ExToTools account system — one login for all extensions
- Subscription tiers: Individual and All-Access Bundle
- Chrome Web Store free tier for all extensions
- Real-time license validation across all tools
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