Orbit [Beta]: AI Assistant and Content Summarizer version history - 7 versions
Orbit [Beta]: AI Assistant and Content Summarizer by Firefox
Orbit [Beta]: AI Assistant and Content Summarizer version history - 7 versions
Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 2.0.0
Released 5 Jun 2025 - 5.61 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later** Important Update: Orbit will shut down on June 26, 2025. **
On June 26, you will no longer be able to use Orbit. Thanks for supporting our journey.
Learn how to uninstall. [Add On KB Article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons]
This version of the add-on simply displays a warning message with this information to the user.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
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Version 1.3.3
Released 3 Apr 2025 - 5.6 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterNew Features:- Open PDF documents in Orbit to summarize their contents
- Right click a link to summarize it without leaving the current page
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Version 1.3.2
Released 18 Feb 2025 - 5.06 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterNew Features:- Keyboard Shortcuts are Here!
- Set your preferred Keyboard Shortcut to open Orbit
- New Onboarding/Tour is now available to better guide new users
Bug Fixes:- Fixed issue where responses to some Suggested Prompts were not displayed
- Fixed issue where user could Ask Orbit a question in the middle of a summarization
- Fixed issue where right click summarization was not returning a response
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- Keyboard Shortcuts are Here!
Version 1.3.1
Released 22 Jan 2025 - 5.05 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterYou've asked, we've listened.
- Dark Mode is here!
- More ways to configure Orbit to your Needs
- Minimalist View is the new default
- Right click to Summarize
- More ways to hide orbit
- You can hide orbit from minimalist and dynamic formats
- You can now fully hide Orbit
- Access via Toolbar once you Pin it
- Or you can Right Click on a page or selected text
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Version 1.2.2
Released 21 Nov 2024 - 4.04 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterNew Features- Added the option to highlight and summarize selected text via right click
- Added the option to summarize the entire page via right click
Bug Fixes- Fixed issue where keyboard shortcuts on select sites prevented typing in Orbit Sidebar
- Orb should now be disabled when viewing an image
- Orb position should now remain fixed where the user last left it
- Fixed issue with numbered lists displaying incorrectly
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Version 1.2.0
Released 21 Oct 2024 - 4.04 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later- New minimalist view to hide Orbit orb
- Orbit should no longer display when "snoozed"
- Updated copy so errors are easier to understand
- Enter + Shift should now add a new line instead of initiating a summary request
- Fixed inconsistent "refresh" behavior
- Improved suggested questions
- Suggested questions should be present on all pages nowSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.1.38
Released 13 Sep 2024 - 3.62 MBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterSource code released under All Rights Reserved