# Floorp v12.17.0 — Floorp 12.17.0

- Product: Floorp (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/floorp)
- Vendor: Ablaze
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Version: v12.17.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/releases/tag/v12.17.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/floorp/releases/v12.17.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Improve Floorp browser test runner compatibility
- **fixed** — Restore Noraneko about strings in ja-JP
- **fixed** — Shut down dev servers when the launched browser exits
- **fixed** — Guard SessionStore.persistTabAttribute for runtimes that removed it
- **fixed** — Persist config-store writes
- **fixed** — Handle nullish props before decoding in solid-xul
- **fixed** — Use locked Runtime by default in initializer
- **added** — Add opt-in hover reload affordance to tabbar
- **fixed** — Make request lifecycle fail-safe in modal-parent
- **fixed** — Preserve typing in editable content for shortcuts
- **added** — Add opt-in native-group foundation to tab-stacks
- **added** — Add opt-in inline tab URL editing to tabbar
- **changed** — Make chrome overlays and state window-scoped in zen-mode
- **added** — Add pref-gated wheel guard against strip snap-back to tabbar
- **added** — Add chord-drag window move to shortcuts
- **added** — Add Alt-chord zen-mode toggle with schema v2 config migration to shortcuts
- **added** — Add canonical icon registry and searchable icon picker to workspaces
- **fixed** — Keep TabManager instances alive when ownerGlobal is transiently null
- **fixed** — Restore multi-tab switching via wheel gestures
- **fixed** — Keep last-shown tab marker unique per workspace

Release Note: https://blog.floorp.app/release/12.17.0

This draft was assembled from an immutable, natively verified release manifest set.


##### What's Changed
* [codex] Improve Floorp browser test runner compatibility by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2520
* fix(i18n): restore Noraneko about strings in ja-JP by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2623
* fix(feles-build): shut down dev servers when the launched browser exits by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2596
* fix(workspaces): guard SessionStore.persistTabAttribute for runtimes that removed it by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2597
* fix(workspaces): persist config-store writes by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2598
* fix(solid-xul): handle nullish props before decoding by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2599
* fix(initializer): use locked Runtime by default by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2602
* feat(tabbar): add opt-in hover reload affordance by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2600
* fix(modal-parent): make request lifecycle fail-safe by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2603
* fix(shortcuts): preserve typing in editable content by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2604
* feat(tab-stacks): add opt-in native-group foundation by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2607
* feat(tabbar): add opt-in inline tab URL editing by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2610
* feat(zen-mode): make chrome overlays and state window-scoped by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2614
* feat(tabbar): add pref-gated wheel guard against strip snap-back by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2624
* feat(shortcuts): add chord-drag window move by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2627
* feat(shortcuts): add Alt-chord zen-mode toggle with schema v2 config migration by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2625
* feat(workspaces): add canonical icon registry and searchable icon picker by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2626
* fix(os-api): keep TabManager instances alive when ownerGlobal is transiently null by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2630
* fix(mouse-gesture): restore multi-tab switching via wheel gestures by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2632
* fix(workspaces): keep last-shown tab marker unique per workspace by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2631
* fix(ci): restore ja-JP i18n keys and refresh generated docs by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2633
* docs(sync): approve Floorp Notes cross-client contract by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2635
* chore(runtime): pin Floorp-Runtime nora-0.2.0 with Floorp Notes tests by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2636
* docs(sync): authorize production Notes contract by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2639
* chore(runtime): pin production TPS validation head by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2641
* test(notes): add isolated desktop browser launch foundation by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2647
* test(notes): require owned isolated browser lifecycle by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2648
* test(sync): add non-live G5 executor safety boundary by @Ryosuke-Asano in https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/pull/2652
* test(sync): require canonical JSON G5 boundary fac

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