Releases · Desktop & Android

What’s new

Complete release notes from the snipe-x64-base GitHub tags (with publish dates), plus Archive.org follow-ups and Chromium 140 web-platform features kept in Snipe. Newer entries first.

Publish order

Release timeline

GitHub dates from steve12345585/snipe-x64-base · UTC publish times

Same Chromium version string does not mean same ship date. Legacy platforms were cut later with their own compatibility layers. Linux and Android packages live on Archive.org (not tagged on that Windows GitHub repo).

Date	Version	Platform	GitHub tag / notes
2026-07	140.0.7339.129	Windows 10/11 · 64-bit & 32-bit	Archive.org rollup (no GitHub release). Win 10/11 GUI bug fixes only.
17 Jun 2026	140.0.7339.127	Windows XP SP3	`v140xp` — Deep NT 5.1 backport, One-Core-API recommended
16 Jun 2026	140.0.7339.127	Windows 7 SP1	`v140win7` — Win7 kernel compatibility patch set
14 Jun 2026	140.0.7339.127	Windows 9 TP	`v140win9` — resource-constrained W9TP profile
14 Jun 2026	140.0.7339.127	Windows 8 / 8.1	`v140win8+81` — legacy kernel wrapper / API shims
12 Jun 2026	140.0.7339.127	Windows 10/11 · 32-bit	`v140-32bit` — x86 / WOW64 modern desktop
9 Jun 2026	140.0.7339.127	Windows 10/11 · 64-bit	`v140.0.7339.127` — first public desktop build
—	140.0.7339.127	Ubuntu / openSUSE	Same engine line on Archive.org (`.deb` / Flatpak / `.rpm`) — not a snipe-x64-base tag
—	147.0.7727.56	Android 10+ · arm64	Separate Chromium 147 track · Archive.org APK

Maintenance · Windows 10 & 11 only · July 2026

Snipe 140.0.7339.129

Windows 10/11 64-bit and 32-bit · Chromium 140.0.7339.129 · V8 14.0.365.4 · Archive.org

A Win 10/11-only follow-up to the first public desktop release. This rollup exists because specific GUI bugs showed up only on Windows 10 and 11; other OS channels did not need the same fixes and stay on .127. No GitHub release tag — installer and portable are on Archive.org.

What changed

GUI fixes for Windows 10 & 11 only: Addresses UI bugs that reproduced on Win 10/11 and not on the legacy Windows or Linux channels, which is why those platforms did not receive this rollup.
Windows 10/11 64-bit and 32-bit move to Chromium 140.0.7339.129 (installer + portable on Archive.org).
Unchanged product surface: core adblocker, Ruffle, SnipeSearch default, local passwords/dictionaries, no telemetry, no AI, no forced background processes.

Still on 140.0.7339.127: Windows XP, 7, 8/8.1, 9, Ubuntu, openSUSE. Android remains on the separate 147.0.7727.56 track.

First public desktop line · June 2026

Snipe 140.0.7339.127

Chromium 140.0.7339.127 · V8 14.0.365.4 · based on ungoogled-chromium · platform builds shipped over 9–17 June 2026

Every build is a de-Googled Chromium: Google telemetry, sync, crash-report uploads, and cloud-connected extras removed or replaced. Self-contained install; no account required. Shared product surface below; each GitHub tag then adds platform-specific compatibility work.

Shared across all desktop .127 builds

What’s included in this release

Core Adblocker: Native, compiled-in privacy protection (uBlock Origin on desktop) designed to minimize script overhead, including on legacy CPUs. Curated allowlist of non-intrusive, privacy-respecting networks; fully user-editable.
Ruffle Integration: Built-in Flash emulation compiled into the core. No separate plugins. Desktop x86/x64 targets include audio.
SnipeSearch Default: Out-of-the-box private search routing without heavy background telemetry scripts. Address-bar searches go to SnipeSearch, not Google.
Local Identity Storage: Offline password management and spell-check dictionaries. No forced account syncs or AI components.
Server-respecting HTTP/HTTPS: Uses the protocol you type and follows the server’s own redirects. No forced HTTPS upgrades that break HTTP-only hosts.
Background processes off by default: Closing the window stops Snipe processes cleanly and returns RAM to the OS.
No AI features of any kind.
Extensions: Chrome Web Store does not recognise Snipe; install via SnipeSearch Ark (Snipe platform filter) or side-load CRX in Developer mode.
Widevine: Not bundled. Optional manual copy of a matching Chromium 140 WidevineCdm folder for DRM sites.

9 June 2026 · GitHub v140.0.7339.127

Windows 10 / 11 · 64-bit

First public Snipe desktop release — establishes the shared core above for all later .127 ports.
Official installer + portable for Windows 10/11 x64 (Version 1903+).
Ruffle as Rust/WebAssembly x64 target with audio.

GitHub release · Download page · later superseded on this channel by .129

12 June 2026 · GitHub v140-32bit

Windows 10 / 11 · 32-bit

Same product surface as the 64-bit first release, built for Win10/11 x86 (including WOW64).
Ruffle as Rust/WebAssembly x86 target with audio.
Install path note: Program Files (x86); optional 32-bit WidevineCdm copy-in.

GitHub release · Download page · later superseded on this channel by .129

14 June 2026 · GitHub v140win8+81

Windows 8 / 8.1 · 32-bit legacy

Legacy kernel wrapper build — API shims restoring compatibility dropped in upstream Chromium after version 109 (NT 6.2 / 6.3).
Tuned for single-core / ~1 GB RAM boxes; closing the window kills process trees immediately.
Ultra-low-footprint allowlist profile for the compiled-in blocker.

GitHub release · Download page

14 June 2026 · GitHub v140win9

Windows 9 Technical Preview

Resource-constrained V8 profile for community W9TP builds (9838 / 9845).
Serialized threading and instant thread termination on window close to protect experimental W9TP multitasking / Aero Snap behaviour.
Expect limits under ~1 GB RAM on heavy JS sites; low-footprint native blockers to avoid secondary process load.

GitHub release · Download page

16 June 2026 · GitHub v140win7

Windows 7 SP1

Win7 kernel compatibility patch set on ungoogled-chromium 140.0.7339.127-1 (32-bit and 64-bit Win7 SP1).
Requires SP1, KB3080149, and KB4019990 (d3dcompiler_47.dll) before install.
Ruffle as Rust/WebAssembly x86 target with audio.

GitHub release · Download page

17 June 2026 · GitHub v140xp

Windows XP SP3 · NT 5.1 backport

Shipped last among the Windows .127 GitHub tags — deep NT 5.1 backport engine with ultra-low memory V8 profile.
XP compatibility layers: kernel compatibility work aimed at NT 5.1; One-Core-API (OneCoreAPI) strongly recommended for modern system calls; majority of heavy translation paths rewritten or replaced in-core rather than pure shims.
Optimized for XP SP3 only (not unofficial SP4). GPU acceleration off by default for legacy drivers; can be enabled in settings if your stack supports it.
First-run “unsupported command-line switch” warning on some hardware is harmless and does not return after dismiss.
Minimum footprint: 512 MB RAM class hardware.

GitHub release · Download page

Linux · same .127 engine · Archive.org packages

Ubuntu & openSUSE

Same Chromium 140.0.7339.127 / V8 line as the Windows .127 family, distributed as Linux packages (not tags on snipe-x64-base).
.deb for Ubuntu 18.04+, Flatpak for Ubuntu 16.x, .rpm for openSUSE Leap 15.6–16.
Distro markers (Ubuntu/…, OpenSUSE/…) identify the channel for updates.

Ubuntu 18.04+ · Ubuntu 16.x · openSUSE

Chromium security carried in .127

Desktop .127 aligns with Chrome’s September 2025 stable security cut for the 140.0.7339.x line, including fixes for:

CVE-2025-10200 — Use-after-free in Service Worker (Critical).
CVE-2025-10201 — Inappropriate implementation in Mojo that could bypass site isolation (High).

Sources: Chrome stable advisory, GitHub releases for snipe-x64-base.

From upstream Chromium 140

Web platform features kept

Stable Chromium 140 · September 2025 · available in Snipe desktop 140.x builds

Snipe removes Google services and telemetry, but keeps normal Chromium web-platform work that is not Google-account or Google-cloud dependent. Notable Chromium 140 items that remain available to sites (see Chrome 140 release notes):

CSS & rendering

CSS typed arithmetic in calc()
caret-animation (auto / manual)
scrollIntoView({ container: 'nearest' })
View Transitions: more inherited animation properties, nested groups, finished-promise timing fix
font-variation-settings in @font-face
scroll-target-group and related scroll-marker work
counter() / counters() in content alt text
Root-propagated overscroll-behavior (spec-aligned)

JS, DOM & APIs

Uint8Array base64 / hex helpers
highlightsFromPoint for custom highlights
ToggleEvent.source
ReadableStreamBYOBReader.read min option
HTTP cookie prefixes __Http / __HostHttp
Service Worker static-router timing info
SharedWorker blob-URL controller inheritance fix

Not carried as Google product features: Chrome-only cloud sync, Google Safe Browsing cloud lookups, Google account / Gemini / AI surfaces, field trials, and other services stripped in the de-Googling process. Origin-trial-only Chrome experiments may be absent unless enabled in our build configuration.

Separate track

Snipe for Android 147.0.7727.56

Android 10+ · arm64 APK · package org.snipesearch.snipebrowser · Chromium 147 line

Android is not on the desktop 140 channel. Current public APK is 147.0.7727.56 for Android 10 and up (Archive.org sideload, arm64). Same privacy posture: no developer telemetry collection, local data, Adblock Plus with updatable lists, shared trusted-sites allowlist, SnipeSearch default, no automatic APK updates (manual check only).

Android 10+ download page