How to use Shift's browser

Shift's built-in web browser is Chromium-based. There is no way to change the integrated browser in Shift.

Each time you start a new search or click to open a web link in Shift, it will open in whatever email account or app instance you were originally in. Your searches and page navigations will also appear in your history and Quick Switcher tool.

This article covers searching and browsing, how to view and clear your history and browsing data, and how to view and clear your download history.

Check out this article to learn about Epic Search in Shift

How to start a new browser search

To start a new search, simply click on the "+" towards the upper right part of your screen:

Important: open tabs are stored in your local data, meaning they are temporary in nature! Open tabs are not synced with Shift's servers and will not transfer over to computer B if they were opened on computer A. Read more about using Shift Ultra across multiple computers here.

How to view and clear browser history

To view your itemized history in Shift, in the top menu, click Window History (or type chrome://history/ in the search bar at the top of Shift)
To clear part or all of your history, click Clear browsing data at the top right of this page and make selections in the Clear browsing data pop-up under either the Basic or Advanced tabs

Alternatively, go to Quick Settings (top-right corner) Scroll down to Advanced Settings click Clear browsing data under the Privacy and security heading Select the time range for the data you want to clear and select "Clear data"

How to view and clear your download history

To view your itemized download history in Shift, in the top menu, click Window Downloads (or type chrome://downloads/ in the search bar at the top of Shift)
To clear any items from your downloads history, click the x on the right-hand side of the file you want to clear
To clear all items from your downloads history, go to Quick Settings (top-left corner) Scroll down to Advanced Settings Privacy and security Clear browsing data Advanced select Download history and select the desired time range, then click Clear data in the pop-up

Video Walkthrough

Want to have a quick demo video of Shift? For a more accessible version of this video with subtitles, please click the link to view in YouTube where subtitle settings can be turned on.

Check out this video on Shift's Browser on YouTube.