v1.6.3 — Windows one-file fix

Windows one-file build

Fixes the v1.6.2 Windows release where running the loose .exe outside its _internal/ folder failed with:

Failed to load Python DLL '_internal\python312.dll'. LoadLibrary: The specified module could not be found.

The Windows build is now PyInstaller one-file mode: a single self-contained .exe that bundles python312.dll, all pip deps, templates, and the WebView2 backend. Double-click from anywhere — Desktop, Downloads, USB drive — no extraction step.

Cold start adds ~2 seconds (the bootloader extracts to %TEMP%/_MEIxxxx once per launch). Subsequent UI is unchanged.

What's in this release

• Bitaxe-Baller-Windows.exe (~16 MB) — new one-file build, fixes the DLL error
• Bitaxe-Baller-Mac.dmg (~18 MB) — unchanged from v1.6.2 (signed + notarized)

No functional changes from v1.6.2 — purely a Windows packaging fix.

Still unsigned

Windows SmartScreen will still fire on first launch ("Windows protected your PC"). Click More info → Run anyway. A signing cert is on the roadmap.