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Octoweb 0.15 adds page memory search, keyboard link hints, and private tabs

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Octoweb version 0.15.0 was released nine days after its predecessor, marking the browser's largest update since launch with changes across 46 files and roughly 5,100 lines of new code. A key addition is page memory search, which lets users query the text content of previously visited pages — not just titles or URLs — by prefixing a palette search with a forward slash. The release also introduces a 'Later' queue that saves pages for reading, automatically expiring them after 14 days if unopened, while still keeping them findable via text search. A new keyboard-driven link-hint feature, activated with a shortcut, overlays short labels on all clickable elements in the viewport so users can navigate pages entirely without a mouse. Two new MCP tools allow AI agents to access both the page-memory search and the Later queue, enabling automated workflows such as summarising saved but unread content.

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