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Auto-update

When a new version is out, a titlebar accent pill announces it. Click it to install via download → restart. It checks once automatically when you launch the app, and you can also check directly from the About window.

New-version notification (titlebar pill)

When a new version is detected, an accent pill appears on the right of the titlebar. Click it to proceed to install; press close to hide just that notification.

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Download icon + update version label + close — in the slot left of the window controls.

The pill label changes with progress.

Download · restart install

Clicking the pill opens a confirmation dialog before installing. If you agree, it downloads and installs the new version and restarts the app. Cancel and nothing is downloaded — you return to the notification state.

Install update — confirm
Install confirmation dialog. Cancel touches no network.
Installing restarts the app. Save any work in progress first.

Boot check · manual About check

Update checks come in two paths — once automatically when the app launches, and directly via the Check for Updates button in the About window. The two share their result, so a new version found in About also appears in the titlebar pill.

About — manual update check
Pressing Check for Updates shows a result message — up to date / new version available / check failed.

Signing · release notes

Updates are verified by signature, so a tampered build won't install. Release notes (the changes) are generated automatically from commits and shown in both the GitHub release and the in-app notification — they're not written by hand.

DEV unsupported · platform constraints

Auto-update is for release builds only. Development (dev) builds have no automatic boot check, and pressing Check for Updates only shows an unsupported notice.

About — dev build
In dev builds, even the manual button only shows an unsupported notice (no network calls).

Installers ship as a Windows setup program (.exe · MSI) and a macOS .dmg.