updated the (Privacy Policy) to clarify locally stored website choices, picker positions and usage data, plus no-referrer protection for remote images.

See the full changes here.

extension
- added an in-page emote picker for text fields, text areas, and editable content
- added optional website access; <all_urls> is no longer required during installation
- added a four-step first-run onboarding experience with live previews
- added On / Off default website controls to the header
- every remote emote and channel image now uses referrerPolicy="no-referrer"

added
- added searchable emote and channel picker
- added vertical sidebar and horizontal tab picker layouts
- added Favorites, Frequently Used, Global 7TV, and per-channel sections
- added channel avatars with names shown in hover tooltips
- added right-click to favorite or unfavorite an emote
- added distinct styling and layer badges for zero-width overlay emotes
- added close button, outside-click dismissal, and trigger-button toggling
- added direct browser permission requests for all websites or the current website
- denied permissions now show an explanation the next time the popup opens
- onboarding progress is preserved if the browser closes the popup during a permission request
- onboarding can be restarted from Settings while keeping or erasing existing data

improved
- improved picker performance with a fully virtualized fake-height emote grid
- only visible and nearby emote cards are rendered and hydrated
- offscreen emote images are unloaded to reduce unnecessary CDN requests
- picker navigation uses compact channel icons instead of oversized empty sidebar space
- popup width now remains consistent in extension and debug views
- website-access controls now explain why permission is needed before requesting it

internal
- added dynamic content-script registration based on granted website permissions
- added on-demand runtime injection for individually enabled websites
- added background sync for permission and website-access changes
- channel lookup and emote cache data now retain channel avatar metadata
- the virtual picker disposes offscreen image sources and limits concurrent hydration
- added regression tests for optional permissions, dynamic injection, picker interaction, onboarding persistence, and virtual scrolling
- added popup and runtime harness coverage for the new access and picker interfaces
- Chrome and Firefox builds now validate the picker, onboarding, and website-access modules
- updated README and privacy documentation for optional access and locally stored picker data

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.7...v1.0.8

extension

• (added) support for 7TV zero-width overlay emotes (enabled by default)
• adjacent emotes now connect without visible gaps
• (added) optional overlays on text (disabled by default)
• (added) customizable hover details with a solid 7TV-style card or native browser tooltip
• hover previews now appear beside the details by default
• (reworked) settings into searchable Emotes and Extension sections
• all emote settings now wait for Save changes
• (improved) Browse search priority and emote previews
• (improved) performance mode descriptions and confirmations
• maintainer guidance can now be disabled completely, preventing background (sites.jsonc) requests

added

• (added) hover preview positions: (right), (left), (above), or (hidden)
• (added) customizable hover template using {original}, {emote}, and {channel}
• (added) multiline auto-growing template field
• (added) adjustable hover delay from 0 to 1500 ms
• (added) fuzzy settings search
• (added) touch-friendly help modals with examples
• (added) dismiss buttons for notices and channel lookup errors
• (added) native titles to emote preview images
• (added) confirmation before changing maintainer guidance

fixed

• (fixed) multiline autocomplete merging separate lines
• (fixed) autocomplete using an outdated cursor position
• (fixed) gaps between emotes intended to connect
• (fixed) emote spacing beside normal text and across newlines
• (fixed) wide emotes being clipped inside hover cards
• (fixed) Browse filters remaining visible inside Channels
• (fixed) stale virtual-list heights after searching
• (fixed) short searches matching every emote through channel metadata
• Browse search now prioritizes exact names, prefixes, name matches, then channel and set metadata
• (fixed) lookup error (!) badges remaining after the error expired
• (fixed) some emote settings applying before Save changes
• emote (alt) text now preserves the exact original typed text

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.6...v1.0.7

extension
- make save panels sticky

that it thank you...

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.5...v1.0.6

extension
- replaced old excluded page with channel-first browse
- replaced "show more" with smooth scrolling list
- browse now goes channels > sets > emotes
- emote blocking is now per-channel (not global)
- duplicate emotes now show per-channel controls
- simplified single-source emote display
- improved performance (no full reload on every action)
- improved autocomplete (shows source channel)
- improved version handling

added

• added per-site mode added next to hostname
• added force reinitialize option
• added preview for disabled sets
• added "browse emotes" from channel manager
• added clearer active set labels and warnings
• added apply/discard for set changes
• added "normal (follow default)" option
• added fallback when 7TV is down

fixed

• fixed first-time setup issues with channel config
• fixed badge showing ? incorrectly
• fixed blinking when searching or blocking emotes
• fixed overlap handling between sets
• fixed site mode not working in some pages
• fixed emote spacing issues
• set order now matches 7TV correctly
• setup now completes cleanly and no longer gets stuck

internal

• improved caching for faster loading
• improved performance for multiple channels
• improved observer behavior (less unnecessary updates)
• reduced repeated work in search and rendering
• fixed text processing to avoid re-running work
• split browse code into smaller parts
• split browse styles into separate file
• updated tests for new browse and set system
• added real functional tests (not just code checks)

full changelog: https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.5

this update includes all changes made between versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.5

• correctly add "s" when displaying plural messages
• move emote size and reload emotes from the emotes tab to the settings tab
• reorder some settings for a clearer and more comfortable experience
• add a new emote priority setting:
• "use channel order first" (default)
• "use closest letter case first"
• completely redesigned the popup with better spacing, mobile support, sticky Save/Discard controls, themed scrollbars, and clearer button states
• added persistent drafts, so channel changes continue even after closing the popup
• added separate Save and Discard actions with confirmation dialogs and accurate change detection
• merged duplicate banners into a single notification area with loading, success, warning, and error states
• added toolbar badges for fetching, saving, errors, unsaved changes, and available updates
• expanded channel and emote-set management with refresh controls, drag priority, active-set tracking, and larger previews
• added settings import/export, update controls, storage information, and compatibility-rule refresh
• made case-insensitive matching the default, with an optional case-sensitive mode
• added closest-capitalization matching, using channel priority as the tie-breaker
• improved dynamic emote rendering for Twitch chat, YouTube chat, iframes, and open shadow roots
• improved autocomplete in rich-text editors and fixed stale text in Twitch chat inputs
• added support for emotes inside maintainer notes
• added per-site controls with host, subdomain, wildcard, and path-pattern matching
• improved Firefox for Android support and overall popup responsiveness
• paused observers, autocomplete listeners, and emote lookup data while tabs are hidden to reduce CPU and memory usage
• automatically resumes processing when the tab becomes visible again
• improved user-facing descriptions and added a full privacy policy
• clarified that all data stays local, with no analytics and no advertising

full changelog: v1.0.2...v1.0.3

• shift-clicking an excluded emote suggestion now closes it without changing the text you typed https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/commit/11c45a6ae5397ced7ec15d170a587362ca444eb4
• shift-clicking an autocomplete result now closes it without changing the text you typed https://github.com/aitji/7tv-anywhere/commit/ecd965e511e3c685cf966d79b945f880c2551640