V Browser Roadmap: Ecosystem 2.0

The new features are split into major modules: we start with interface customization, move on to productivity and communication, and then connect everything into a single ecosystem.

This roadmap shows what we are planning, in order of priority and without dates. Items may change, be postponed or gain new details as we learn from the people who use the browser.

Already shipped

What has already come out in V Browser releases and is available to everyone.

  • App opened beside the page: The app opens on the same side as the app bar (left or right), with a width you can adjust by dragging a handle.
  • Smarter address bar: The address autocompletes inline as you type, and “Search” in the right-click menu looks up the selected text.
  • Lighter background tabs: Tabs opened in the background only load when you open them, and messaging apps no longer start on their own.
  • Video ad protection: Ad blocking on YouTube, with up-to-date filter lists.
  • Truly fullscreen video: Video fullscreen fills the whole window with no bars, and the layout returns to normal when you exit.

Interface customization and navigation

The first module lets everyone shape the interface to match the way they work.

  • Smart sidebar (P0): Three display modes for the sidebar:
  • Configurable vertical tabs (P0): Switch between horizontal tabs and vertical tabs on the left, with:
  • Customization center: People choose which modules appear, in what order and how they open: as a side panel, a floating window or an internal workspace, depending on the feature. Planned path: Settings → Appearance → Sidebar and navigation.

V Browser’s own modules

This is where the browser starts turning into a workspace.

  • VNotes: sticky notes (P0): A sticky-note system inside the browser:
  • VTasks: quick tasks: Create tasks without leaving your browsing, with due dates, priorities, reminders and lists per project. Turn a note into a task and link a task to a site or workspace.
  • VCalendar: built-in calendar: A calendar for appointments, reminders and meetings. Create a meeting, invite a contact and join it directly from V Browser.
  • VClipboard: copy history: A searchable history of copied text, links and work snippets, with pinned items and shortcut access. Collection is explicit and configurable: nothing is captured in secret.
  • VCollections: collections: Save pages, links, notes and reference files into collections such as “Website project”, “Studies” or “Trip”. A workspace can gather several related collections.

VMessenger: a messenger inside the browser

One of the modules with the greatest potential to turn V Browser into an ecosystem of its own.

  • Account and profile: Unique username, photo, status, description and privacy settings.
  • Friends list: Send requests, accept or decline them, remove contacts, block and report users.
  • Persistent messages: Send messages to online or offline contacts, keeping them on the server until they are delivered.
  • Presence and notifications: Show online, away, busy or offline, with privacy and notification controls.
  • Advanced conversations: Replies, controlled editing and deletion, search, sending images and files, and read indicators.
  • Groups and communities: Create private groups, add friends, set administrators and control invitations.
  • Browser integration: Open a conversation from the sidebar, share a page with a friend and start a meeting straight from the chat.

Other ideas to expand the ecosystem

Possibilities for future versions, once the core modules are stable.

  • VLauncher: A quick command, triggered by a shortcut, to open tabs, search bookmarks, start conversations, create notes and run actions. One place to reach everything.
  • VDrop: File sending between contacts, with sharing links, configurable expiration, size limits and access control.
  • VWorkspace: A workspace that combines a project’s tabs, notes, tasks and conversations. When you reopen the workspace, you pick up the context where you left it.
  • Notification center: One place to see received messages, reminders, invitations, friend requests and meeting alerts, with controls to avoid notification overload.
  • VStore: A possible store for modules and integrations. At first, modules will be built and distributed by the team itself, with a more open extension system in the future.

Delivery order

To avoid a huge project that is hard to maintain, the next deliveries follow this order.

  • Automatic, pinned or hidden sidebar (P0)
  • Vertical tabs and layout settings (P0)
  • VNotes: persistent sticky notes (P0)
  • VMessenger: accounts, friendships and offline messages (P1)
  • Notification center and presence (P1)
  • VTasks and VCollections (P1)
  • VLauncher and integrated VWorkspace (P2)
  • VCalendar, VDrop and groups (P2)
  • VStore and third-party integrations (P3)