Atlas Browser: Feature requests from the Developer Community

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Show bookmarks bar only on new tabs

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Add multiple profiles: personal, work, customer “A”, customer “B”, etc.

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Hide and unhide bookmark bar :backhand_index_pointing_right: [ Command + Shift + B ]

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  1. Option to move (x) to tabs’ and miniwindows’ LHS, like in Safari
  2. Rework Search: show immediate list of web results on LHS, like in Bing/Google (no LLM, <0.5 sec latency target), and do chat in RHS: most times I use search I don’t want a chat answer, I want quick set of links, and I have to quickly rerun it in Google every time I forget to switch to it beforehand — :white_check_mark: (now Google can be set as default, that solves it for me)
  3. Return back “/thinking” command for quick switching from GPT-5 to -Thinking
  4. Add “Think” icon to the end of plain GPT-5 result as a shorthand for “Try again → Switch model → GPT-5 Thinking” — I would like to try GPT-5 plain more often, but it’s often bad and it’s quite a hassle to switch it every time I forget to
  5. Deep app agentic integration (e.g., ask it to so analysis of my GMail with it working for a long time like in Deep Research topic, I’m ok with using my Codex credits for it if that would help to do a complex thorough job using my apps)
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i want to add another request, an option to choose the news provider for the start page feed, or to turn it off entirely. while i do appreciate seeing quick one-liner snippets of important news, but the current feed shows stories that don’t feel very relevant to me.

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  1. YouTube Picture-in-Picture working again (the mini window you can drag out of Chrome into other screens, et,c and overlaps (right click, then right click on the video then show on desktop seems to get us there but it is easier with an active media icon in the top right)
  2. Open all tabs in a folder
  3. Quickly see a list of previously closed tabs and pick back up where I left off in the browsing session from that tab
  4. Better Chrome extension support - been super strange with some extensions (i.e., login pop-ups not showing up because it calls a 2nd window in Gmail, etc.)
  5. Better download menu & support - show the download icon for 5 mins or so after a download, then hide back into the menu
  6. Allow access to atlas://flags
  7. Settings in the browser, not the weird pop-up window
  8. When I open in the morning based on day/time/location, it should learn (it seems to now maybe) and open tabs I use most often at that date and time - if it is wrong, I have a way to let it know.
  9. Improve the Agent - sorry, but God, I cringe watching it fumble about a page and turn back 3 tasks done right and find I spent more time using the Agent than doing it myself.
  10. Improve extension folder handling and structure - seems to be structured differently from other Chromium browsers.
  11. Better handling of mic/speaker/camera site settings
  12. Fix key 13 on magic keyboard to receive enter input on pages
{
 "key": "Enter",
 "keyCode": 13,
 "which": 13,
 "code": "NumpadEnter",
 "location": 3,
 "altKey": false,
 "ctrlKey": false,
 "metaKey": false,
 "shiftKey": false,
 "repeat": false
}
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Here are several bugs and feature requests I’ve been running into with Atlas:

  1. Handoff from iPhone → Atlas is broken.
    When handing off a tab from my iPhone to Atlas (macOS), Atlas never responds. No tab opening, nothing happens.

  2. Sidebar model should allow persistent model locking.
    The main window correctly preserves the last model I used, but the sidebar always resets. I want the same “model persistence” toggle for the sidebar so I don’t have to manually switch to the Thinking model every time.

  3. macOS global hotkeys don’t work inside Atlas.
    System-level macOS hotkeys that work in every other app fail inside Atlas. Looks like an input-event capture bug in the browser layer.

  4. Pasting is unreliable (likely tied to the hotkey issue).
    When I paste text from MacWhisper(transcription app) into Atlas text boxes, paste fails entirely. Appears to be the same underlying keyboard-event issue.

  5. Certain shortcut phrases / key combos aren’t recognized at all.
    Some keyboard shortcut sequences simply never trigger inside Atlas, while they work everywhere else on macOS.

  6. Dictation button does not persist across chat contexts (inconsistent UX).
    In the main ChatGPT chat window while I’m in the middle of the convo, dictation works properly: I can start dictation, pause, see my text, and then resume dictation again using the button.
    But in the sidebar chat and the main initial tab, the dictation button disappears after one dictation session. Once you stop dictation, that’s it, microphone icon is gone forever.
    This inconsistency makes dictation extremely frustrating. Please make the dictation button persist in all chat contexts.

Would love to see these addressed, I love atlas and been using it daily, but these are blocking my daily workflow pretty heavily.

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The only thing currently holding me back from switching to Atlas from Chrome is the ability to Command-Click a folder of bookmarks in the bookmark bar and have all of the links within open into new tabs. That would be great in Atlas.

More minor: too much space between the icons in the bookmark bar. It would be great to be able to customize and add other items there, too, maybe some that can incorporate agent tasks with certain bookmarks, etc.

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I used to rely a lot on having my CustomGPTs available directly in the Atlas sidebar while chatting with a page. That quick model switching was super convenient — no need to open a separate window or break the flow.

Now the option is gone on my side as well. Looks like it’s not a settings issue but a broader change in Atlas. The feature was genuinely useful, and I hope it returns or gets an alternative workflow.

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Here’s an update on the current feature implementations:

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  1. Cmd+C / Cmd+V don’t work when keyboard layout is not English (Russian/Chinese). Works only after switching to EN

  2. Sometimes Cmd+F activates but the search bar doesn’t appear. Highlight shows it triggered, but no UI. Only full browser restart fixes it

Reproducible daily

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  1. Can’t open the bookmarks with “command+option+{bookmark order}”
  2. When I open multiple links in new tabs from a single page, the most recently opened tab appears immediately next to my current tab. As a result, when I use Shift+Tab, I end up viewing the last link I opened. It would be preferable if the tabs were created in the order they were selected, so that the most recently opened link would appear at the far end of the tab list.
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I’d love to see a persistent left-side bookmarks panel added to Atlas—similar to the one in legacy Chrome/Edge. A vertical panel makes it much faster to navigate large bookmark collections and is far more efficient than relying solely on the bookmarks bar or the bookmark manager tab.

Currently, extensions that normally provide a sidebar can’t display one because Atlas doesn’t expose a sidebar UI surface, so a native implementation would be ideal.

A bookmark sidebar would make Atlas a complete daily-driver browser for users like me who manage many bookmarks.

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Hi, I have a couple of Chrome Extensions that no longer seem to work on the page chatgpt.com or New Tab however they work everywhere else - is this something that can be fixed i.e. to run Chrome Extensions on the New Tab/chatgpt.com page?

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I’m experiencing the same issue — hotkeys stop working when the keyboard is set to Russian.

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I’m the developer of a popular tab management extension. The call to “chrome.tabs.update” is being ignored in Atlas, so my extension doesn’t work. Would be great to see that fixed or provide a workaround

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I’m really enjoying using Atlas, and I’d love to see a few more “power user” and workflow features over time. Sharing a wishlist below in case it’s useful for the product team.

1. Layout, tabs, and workspaces

  1. Extended sidebar layout

    • Expand the existing sidebar so it can also hold:

      • Bookmarks and folders

      • Media/audio controls (for anything playing in any tab)

    • Goal: keep everything for navigation and context in one place and make heavy tab use easier to manage.

  2. Separate workspaces / “Spaces”

    • Multiple workspaces in a single window (for example: Work, Personal, Study, Projects).

    • Each workspace can have:

      • Its own set of tabs and pinned items

      • Its own theme/color

    • Fast keyboard shortcuts to jump between workspaces.

  3. Pinned tabs behaving like mini-apps

    • Pinned sites at the top of the sidebar that:

      • Can be grouped into folders

      • Can optionally auto-open on browser launch

      • Can have custom icons or labels

    • This would make pinned items feel like a small, persistent “app dock”.

  4. Split view / multi-tab view

    • Ability to view two or more tabs side-by-side in the same window.

    • Simple layouts (left/right or top/bottom).

    • Treat each split configuration as something I can return to later (like a combined tab).

  5. Tab lifecycle / auto-archiving

    • Option to automatically archive or “snooze” inactive tabs after a certain time.

    • Keep the sidebar clean without fully losing those pages.

    • Archived tabs should remain searchable from a global search/command bar.

  6. Profiles linked to workspaces

    • Make it easy to tie browser profiles to specific workspaces (for example, one profile per workspace, or a profile shared across several workspaces).

    • Smooth switching when moving between different accounts or roles.

2. Power tools and keyboard-first workflows

  1. Command bar / command palette

    • A powerful command bar that can:

      • Open websites and search the web

      • Search open tabs, history, and bookmarks

      • Run browser actions (pin/close/duplicate tabs, move to workspace, change profile, etc.)

    • Optimised for keyboard-first use.

  2. Smart routing from the command bar

    • The command bar decides intelligently whether a query should:

      • Go to a normal search engine

      • Open a specific site directly

      • Be handled as an AI question

    • Goal: the fastest path from intent to action, without the user having to think about which mode to use.

  3. Deeper keyboard-centric interaction

    • Broad shortcut coverage for:

      • Switching workspaces

      • Moving tabs between workspaces

      • Opening/closing split views

      • Triggering AI actions

    • Clear, discoverable shortcut list plus a “show shortcuts” command in the command bar.

3. Per-site customization and focus tools

  1. Per-site customization (visual & behavioral)

    • Simple UI to define per-site tweaks without needing extensions:

      • Hide distracting elements

      • Change fonts, sizes, and colors

      • Small layout adjustments

    • Exposed in a friendly way (for example, an “Edit this site” option in the UI).

  2. Quick preview / “peek” views

    • Option to open links in a small temporary view instead of a full tab.

    • Ideal for quickly checking a page without leaving the current context.

    • Option to make this the default behavior for links from pinned tabs or certain sites.

  3. Built-in notes / visual boards

    • Lightweight note-taking built into the browser:

      • Save clips, screenshots, and text snippets

      • Organize research visually on boards/canvases

    • Notes/boards should be attachable to a workspace or to specific groups of tabs.

  4. Integrated ad/tracker blocking and focus mode

    • Built-in blocking for ads, pop-ups, and common trackers.

    • Optional “focus mode” that hides extra UI and distractions for reading and writing.

4. AI and writing experiences

  1. Reusable prompt “skills” / templates

    • Ability to save frequently used prompts/workflows as reusable items:

      • Email response templates

      • Summary formats

      • Research checklists

      • Localisation / translation styles

    • One-click reuse from the command bar or from AI menus.

  2. Multi-tab AI context

    • When several tabs are visible (for example, in split view), AI should be able to draw from all of them at once.

    • Use cases:

      • “Compare these three product pages.”

      • “Summarise the differences between these two documents.”

  3. Mention tabs directly in chat

    • Use an “@” style mention to refer to another open tab by its title.

    • AI can then pull information from that tab without manually copying content.

5. Sync and cross-device

  1. Cross-device sync

    • Sync for:

      • Workspaces

      • Tabs and pinned items

      • Notes/boards

      • AI “skills” and preferences

    • So that starting on one device and continuing on another feels seamless.

  2. Mobile companion

    • A companion app that at minimum lets me:

      • View and open tabs from my desktop

      • Capture links, notes, and screenshots into a specific workspace

      • Trigger quick AI actions on saved content.

I’m sharing this as a consolidated wishlist so the Atlas team can see the kinds of workflows and power features that would make the browser a complete daily driver for people who live in it all day (research, writing, coding, and operations). Even if only a subset of these ideas are feasible, they would make a big difference to usability and stickiness.

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I would love to use Atlas, but I refuse to use any browser without Tab Groups. I know I’m not alone on this, they’re too crucial to my team’s daily work/life/convenience. Seems like a minor addition, not sure why this feature was nerfed.

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Honestly, the only 3 reasons why Atlas is not my default browser today are:
Tab Grouping, Vertical tabs, and multi account/profile/workspace

Now you guys did an amazing job with the vertical tabbing especially with the CMD + Click to select for bulk move.

Now I am only waiting for the Tab grouping to be live to move my work account here. And then I will wait for the multiple workspace feature to move my private account here aswell.

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Hello team,

Maybe it is a bit late, but there is 1 very important feature that cannot make Atlas as my main browser, as this is a deal breaker for me.

  • Could you make an automatic picture in picture when the video is playing and you switch tabs, but the picture in picture should be controllable by trackpack gesture like in Arc browser. For ex:
    • 2 finger position on the PiP and swipe will change it position
    • 2 finger pinch in and out will change PiP’s size

I never seen any other browser than Arc implementing this, since Atlas has so many attention to details I appreciate, please, could you implement this feature too? I think many would appreciate.