What shipped and what comes next

Roadmap

Recently delivered improvements and public plans for the next versions of Mist.

Recently shipped

Shipped · August 4, 2026

Official domain and search indexing

ShippedWebsiteSEO

Mist now uses https://www.mistnewtab.com as its primary domain with HTTPS, domain-wide Google Search Console verification, a production robots.txt file and a generated sitemap.

Shipped · August 4, 2026

External SEO foundation

ShippedSEO

Search-intent landing pages, practical guides, transparent comparisons, structured data, canonical URLs, internal linking and automated SEO checks are now deployed on the official domain.

Shipped · July 26, 2026

Website security and installation actions

ShippedSecurityDesign

The website dependency tree now passes npm audit with no findings, and every Chrome installation action uses the same readable high-contrast design.

Shipped · July 25, 2026

Private analytics dashboard

ShippedAnalytics

Invite-only administration combines Umami website analytics, Chrome Web Store CSV reporting, Netlify Blobs storage and GitHub feedback metrics.

Shipped in 1.6.1

Clock and weather preferences

ShippedProduct

A persisted 12 or 24-hour clock and weather lookup by city or postal code, with automatic location as a fallback.

Shipped in 1.6.1

Official Mist website

ShippedWebsite

The public website includes the product overview, privacy policy, support, changelog, comparisons, practical guides and this roadmap.

Coming next

Priority 1 · Planned

Theme sharing and one-click import

PlannedGrowthProductPrivacy

Users will be able to publish a safe share link for a theme. Friends can preview it on the Mist website, install the extension and apply the visual configuration in one click. Shared data will exclude personal shortcuts, browsing data, weather locations and other private settings.

Priority 2 · Planned

Community Theme Hall of Fame

PlannedCommunityEngagement

A public gallery will showcase community themes with previews, creator attribution, likes and discovery views such as popular, trending and recent. Visitors will be able to copy a featured configuration into Mist while reporting inappropriate or unlicensed content.

Priority 3 · Planned

Onboarding and ready-made presets

PlannedActivationProduct

A first-run flow will help new users reach a useful setup in under a minute with Minimal, Student, Developer and Atmosphere presets, including themes discovered through shared links.

Priority 4 · Planned

Product video and interactive demonstration

PlannedConversionContent

A concise walkthrough and focused animations will show shortcut groups, themes, wallpaper palettes, search, optional weather and the community sharing flow directly on the website and store listings.

Priority 5 · Planned

Chrome Web Store conversion refresh

PlannedTrustConversion

The listing will receive clearer benefit-led screenshots, the official website association, stronger proof of privacy and a respectful review prompt after repeated use.

Priority 6 · Planned

Microsoft Edge release

PlannedBrowsers

The existing Chromium-compatible package will be validated, documented and submitted to Microsoft Edge Add-ons with a dedicated store listing.

Research

Firefox release

ResearchBrowsers

Compatibility differences, permissions and packaging will be reviewed before a Firefox Add-ons submission. Mist remains officially available on Chrome for now.

Research

Optional browser-based synchronization

ResearchPrivacyProduct

An opt-in sync mode may use the browser’s own synchronized storage so settings can follow users across devices without creating a Mist account.

Research

Keyboard command palette

ResearchPower users

A keyboard-first command palette may provide fast access to shortcuts, groups, themes and settings while keeping the interface visually quiet.

Plans can change as Mist evolves and as retention, store performance and user feedback reveal the highest-impact work. Published functionality is documented in thechangelog.