WRL Forge 1.4.0 (Beta)

WRL Forge Releases

Every WRL Forge release, newest first. WRL Forge is a desktop tool for classic
VRML97 .wrl content. It runs on Linux and Windows (x64), and on macOS (Apple
Silicon).

All releases live on GitHub:
https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases

About these versions

• It's a beta. Every version here is marked Beta / Prerelease. None is a
  stable or production release, so expect rough edges and changes between
  builds.
• Signing depends on the platform. Linux and Windows builds aren't
  code-signed. That's deliberate for the beta. SmartScreen or Defender may warn
  the first time you launch on Windows. macOS builds carry a Developer ID
  Application signature and are notarized with the ticket stapled, so Gatekeeper
  should let them through normally.
• Architectures. Linux x64, Windows x64 and macOS Apple Silicon (arm64).
  There's no Intel macOS build, no ARM64 build for Linux or Windows, and no
  Snap, Flatpak or Store package.
• License: GPL-3.0-or-later. WRL Forge is free software under the GNU
  General Public License, version 3 or any later version. See LICENSE,
  COPYRIGHT.md and
  OPEN_SOURCE_PROVENANCE.md. Third-party
  components keep their own licenses. Releases through
  v1.3.0-beta.3 shipped under the MIT License, and those copies keep the
  permissions they came with.

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1.4.0 (Beta)

Status: Beta · Prerelease

The machine version is 1.4.0, the tag is v1.4.0, and the release name is
WRL Forge 1.4.0 (Beta). It's flagged as a GitHub prerelease. The release
workflow only assembles a draft. The owner decides whether and when it goes
public.

Linux and Windows artifacts are unsigned. The macOS artifacts are signed with a
Developer ID Application certificate and notarized, with the ticket stapled.

The version numbering changes with this release. The machine version drops
the -beta.N suffix, so it's 1.4.0, not 1.4.0-beta.1. "Beta" moves out of
the SemVer string and into the release name (WRL Forge 1.4.0 (Beta)) and the
GitHub prerelease flag. The project hasn't left beta. The [1.4.0] entry in
CHANGELOG.md covers the source changes since
1.3.0-beta.3.

Once published, 1.4.0 replaces 1.3.0-beta.5 as the current release. Older
releases further down stay available for reference.

This page doesn't repeat the hashes. The SHA-256 for every artifact is in
SHA256SUMS-1.4.0.txt, attached to the release. Check downloads against that
file.

1.4.0 release assets

Linux x64 (unsigned)

• WRL-Forge-1.4.0-linux-x64.AppImage (recommended)
• WRL-Forge-1.4.0-linux-x64.tar.gz (portable app directory)

Windows x64 (unsigned)

• WRL-Forge-Setup-1.4.0-x64.exe (recommended, NSIS installer)
• WRL-Forge-1.4.0-x64.msi (MSI installer)
• WRL-Forge-Portable-1.4.0-x64.exe (portable, no install)
• WRL-Forge-1.4.0-windows-x64.zip (portable unpacked app)

macOS Apple Silicon (arm64) (Developer ID Application signature, Hardened
Runtime, notarized and stapled)

• WRL-Forge-1.4.0-mac-arm64.dmg (recommended)
• WRL-Forge-1.4.0-mac-arm64.zip (zipped app bundle)

Checksums

• SHA256SUMS-1.4.0.txt

Nine assets in all: eight downloads plus the checksum manifest. Check anything
you download against SHA256SUMS-1.4.0.txt.

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1.3.0-beta.5: Cross-Platform Beta (Private, Unsigned)

Status: Beta · Prerelease · Unsigned. Private candidate, not a stable
release. Do not distribute publicly.

This refresh of the 1.3.0-beta series builds the same source for Linux
x64 and native Windows 11 x64. It adds no product features over
1.3.0-beta.4. The work since beta.3 includes:

• Crash recovery (Phase Beta 2, already in 1.3.0-beta.4). A debounced
  recovery snapshot is kept in userData/editor-recovery.json, and the next
  launch asks whether to Restore or Start Fresh. Recovery never changes source
  files on disk. See docs/PHASE_BETA_2_CRASH_RECOVERY.md.
• Accessibility and performance (D1 + D2). The Mall and World toolbars are
  keyboard accessible, with toolbar semantics and aria-keyshortcuts on
  Ctrl+R and Ctrl+E. Ctrl+R (Repack) and Ctrl+E (Open in Native Editor)
  call the same named actions as the buttons. The shortcuts do nothing inside
  text inputs, over modal backdrops, or while the matching button is disabled.
  The Inspector findings list has role=list semantics, and focus goes back
  once, to where it was. The perf gate passes (MEDIAN_GATE: every profile
  median is under the 250 ms ceiling). The renderer heap held at 45.20 MB
  over 30 edit/reparse cycles. See docs/ACCESSIBILITY_PERFORMANCE.md.

Checksums for public downloads: The authoritative SHA-256 manifest for
the published v1.3.0-beta.5 release is SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.5.txt,
attached to the GitHub Release. The hashes in the tables below come from the
pre-publication build that went through independent QA, and the later
GitHub Actions rebuild may not match them. For a public download, check
against SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.5.txt.

Linux x64 (unsigned)

File	Size	SHA-256
WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.5-linux-x64.AppImage	134,527,292 B (~128 MB)	45cb38735c814ffc14cb00b6002f7aa7505ac495d1b17b97a6bf99c554f47bec
WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.5-linux-x64.tar.gz	127,632,242 B (~122 MB)	8cb1c5a2d7fd0524ec075a6d61830d24b328db581d0c41d9dd39cd2c94953df4

Windows x64 (unsigned)

File	Size	SHA-256
WRL-Forge-Setup-1.3.0-beta.5-x64.exe (NSIS installer)	111,019,007 B (~106 MB)	35f0839816e294af3934e26afc318e74116c24846439b932c685acda186771
WRL-Forge-Portable-1.3.0-beta.5-x64.exe (portable)	110,799,995 B (~106 MB)	c8dca0ec6a6b0a3c4ddd87a9e8f46005bb98c87a938f1c0f06cd5527b5768e30
WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.5-x64.msi (MSI installer)	126,521,344 B (~121 MB)	a521e530887ca3582d703fbb8c507b8e6e0efa970010ca7b6f0997efef1ecf03

The checksums are in release/SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.5.txt, which git ignores,
like the artifacts. For public downloads, that manifest is the authority. The
tables show the pre-publication build that went through independent QA, and the
GitHub Actions rebuild may differ. All five files are unsigned. The PE
certificate table was empty when checked at build time. They are x64 only,
with no ARM64. There is no auto-update, store packaging or public release.

Lifecycle checked on Windows 11. The test machine was a libvirt/QEMU win11
guest at 192.168.122.170, working from local NTFS at C:\Projects\wrlforge
and driven headlessly over SSH. The NSIS installer ran. The installed exe
launched with WRL_FORGE_CAPTURE_SERVER=1 and printed WRL_FORGE_CAPTURE_READY
and WRL_FORGE_CAPTURE_OK. The Start-menu shortcut was there. Uninstall
removed the install directory, the shortcuts and the registry entry. The
SHA-256 of editor-session.json in userData didn't change across install and
uninstall. (window-state.json can change when the launched EXE saves its own
window state. That's expected.) The portable EXE auto-extracted and launched
cleanly in a scratch directory. Source SHA:
2f3591b3c56bee1de5ed38de609f22b11b4f5997.

The Tier-3 capture-server smoke test ran end to end against the installed EXE.
The full event stream came through: ready, capture:start, capture:done,
shutdown:, a graceful exit, leak:check with alive:false, and an empty
survivors list. Details are in docs/CROSS_PLATFORM_BETA.md §9, which also
holds the full cross-platform evidence record.

Known limitations carried over from beta.4 and beta.3

• Unsigned. SmartScreen or Defender may warn on the first Windows launch
  (More info → Run anyway). This is by design and won't go away in this
  release. See docs/SIGNING_READINESS.md.
• x64 only. No Linux ARM64, no Windows ARM64, no macOS, and no Snap,
  Flatpak or Store package.
• Upload is manual. The WRL Forge World Project Bundle is something to
  review, then upload yourself through the Cybertown website or the Mall
  workflow. WRL Forge doesn't upload anything directly (by design) and doesn't claim to
  produce a CTR server format.
• No auto-update, telemetry, ads, Microsoft Store packaging or public release.

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1.3.0-beta.4: Crash Recovery

Status: Beta · Prerelease · Unsigned. Not a stable release.

This refresh adds crash recovery (Phase Beta 2). If the app exits
abnormally, unsaved work in the native editor isn't lost. On the next launch a
prompt offers Restore or Start Fresh, and nothing is restored or thrown away
until you pick one. Recovery never changes source files on disk. The recovered
text opens as unsaved work, and you decide whether to keep it.

The GitHub release page shows the exact release commit:
https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases/tag/v1.3.0-beta.4

What changed since beta.3

• Crash recovery. A debounced recovery snapshot goes to
  userData/editor-recovery.json (schemaVersion 2). It records
  sourceStat { mtimeMs, size, sha1 } for the real source bytes, gzip included,
  and uses that to detect conflicts. The Mall, Editor and World pages all call
  the same shared WRLForgeRecoveryPrompt.maybePrompt on init, once per session
  through sessionStorage.
• When the recovery file is cleared. Only a successful Save, an explicit
  Discard or an explicit Start Fresh removes it. It stays on disk after a
  Restore, a failed Save, a missing source, a renderer reload or an app restart,
  so the next launch can offer it again. Independent final re-QA:
  PHASE_BETA_2_FINAL_REQA_PASS.
• External-change protection for plain and gzip files (B1). If the source
  changed on disk afte...

WRL Forge 1.3.0-beta.5 — Public Beta

WRL Forge Releases

This is the index of WRL Forge releases. WRL Forge is a Linux-first,
Windows-supported desktop tool for classic VRML97 .wrl content.

All releases are published on GitHub:
https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases

About these versions

• Public beta / prerelease. WRL Forge is in beta. Versions are marked
  Beta / Prerelease and are not stable or production releases. Expect rough
  edges and changes between builds.
• Unsigned. Windows builds are not code-signed (unsigned by design for
  the beta). SmartScreen/Defender may warn on first launch — this is expected.
• x64 only. Linux x64 and Windows x64. No ARM64, no macOS, no
  Snap/Flatpak/Store package.
• Free and open source (GPL-3.0-or-later). WRL Forge is licensed under the GNU
  General Public License, version 3 or any later version. See LICENSE,
  COPYRIGHT.md, and
  OPEN_SOURCE_PROVENANCE.md. Third-party components
  keep their own licenses. Releases through v1.3.0-beta.3 were distributed under the
  MIT License and those copies keep the permissions granted with them.

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1.3.0-beta.5 — Cross-Platform Beta (Private, Unsigned)

Status: Beta · Prerelease · Unsigned — private candidate. Not a stable
release. Do not distribute publicly.

This is the cross-platform refresh of the 1.3.0-beta series — the same
source built for Linux x64 and native Windows 11 x64, with no new
product features versus 1.3.0-beta.4. The included work since the beta.3 era:

• Phase Beta 2 — Crash Recovery (already in 1.3.0-beta.4): debounced
  recovery snapshot under userData/editor-recovery.json; Restore / Start Fresh
  prompt at next launch; source files on disk are NEVER mutated by recovery.
  See docs/PHASE_BETA_2_CRASH_RECOVERY.md.
• Phase: Accessibility + Performance (D1 + D2): keyboard accessibility for
  the Mall + World toolbars (toolbar semantics, aria-keyshortcuts on Ctrl+R /
  Ctrl+E), Ctrl+R Repack + Ctrl+E Open in Native Editor wired to the same
  named actions the buttons use, shortcut suppression in text inputs / modal
  backdrops / while the matching button is disabled, role=list semantics on
  the Inspector findings list, single-shot back-focus restoration. The perf gate
  is PASS (MEDIAN_GATE, all profile medians under the 250 ms ceiling), and
  45.20 MB stable renderer heap over 30 edit/reparse cycles. See
  docs/ACCESSIBILITY_PERFORMANCE.md.

Public-download checksums: the authoritative SHA-256 manifest for the
published v1.3.0-beta.5 release is SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.5.txt attached
to the GitHub Release. The hashes in the tables below are the
pre-publication independently QA-tested build and may differ from the
later GitHub Actions rebuild — verify against SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.5.txt
for public downloads.

Linux x64 — unsigned

File	Size	SHA-256
WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.5-linux-x64.AppImage	134,527,292 B (~128 MB)	45cb38735c814ffc14cb00b6002f7aa7505ac495d1b17b97a6bf99c554f47bec
WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.5-linux-x64.tar.gz	127,632,242 B (~122 MB)	8cb1c5a2d7fd0524ec075a6d61830d24b328db581d0c41d9dd39cd2c94953df4

Windows x64 — unsigned

File	Size	SHA-256
WRL-Forge-Setup-1.3.0-beta.5-x64.exe (NSIS installer)	111,019,007 B (~106 MB)	35f0839816e294af3934e26afc318e74116c24846439b932c685acda186771
WRL-Forge-Portable-1.3.0-beta.5-x64.exe (portable)	110,799,995 B (~106 MB)	c8dca0ec6a6b0a3c4ddd87a9e8f46005bb98c87a938f1c0f06cd5527b5768e30
WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.5-x64.msi (MSI installer)	126,521,344 B (~121 MB)	a521e530887ca3582d703fbb8c507b8e6e0efa970010ca7b6f0997efef1ecf03

Checksums in release/SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.5.txt (git-ignored, like the
artifacts). The SHA-256 values in that manifest are the public-download
authority; the values in the tables above are the pre-publication
independently QA-tested build and may differ from the GitHub Actions
rebuild. All five are unsigned (PE certificate table empty — verified at
build time) and x64 only (no ARM64). No auto-update, no store packaging,
no public release.

Verified lifecycle on Windows 11 (libvirt/QEMU win11 guest at
192.168.122.170, local NTFS C:\Projects\wrlforge, driven headlessly over SSH):
NSIS install → installed exe launches with WRL_FORGE_CAPTURE_SERVER=1 and
emits WRL_FORGE_CAPTURE_READY + WRL_FORGE_CAPTURE_OK → Start-menu shortcut
present → install dir + shortcuts + registry entry removed on uninstall;
userData editor-session.json SHA-256 unchanged across install/uninstall
(window-state.json may change when the launched EXE writes its own window
state — not a regression). Portable EXE launches cleanly via auto-extract in a
scratch directory. Source SHA: 2f3591b3c56bee1de5ed38de609f22b11b4f5997.

Cross-Platform-Beta Tier-3 capture-server smoke against the installed EXE was
emitted end-to-end (full event stream: ready, capture:start, capture:done,
shutdown:,exit graceful, leak:check alive:false, survivors empty) — see
docs/CROSS_PLATFORM_BETA.md §9.

See docs/CROSS_PLATFORM_BETA.md for the full cross-platform evidence record.

Known limitations (inherited from beta.4 + beta.3)

• Unsigned — SmartScreen/Defender may warn on first Windows launch
  (More info → Run anyway). Not eliminated by design. See
  docs/SIGNING_READINESS.md.
• x64 only — no Linux ARM64, no Windows ARM64, no macOS, no Snap/Flatpak/
  Store package.
• Review + manual upload — the WRL Forge World Project Bundle is a review
  artifact you upload through the Cybertown website / Mall workflow by hand.
  WRL Forge does no direct upload (by design) and makes no CTR server-format
  claim.
• No auto-update, telemetry, ads, Microsoft Store packaging, or public release.

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1.3.0-beta.4 — Crash Recovery

Status: Beta · Prerelease · Unsigned — not a stable release.

This refresh ships Phase Beta 2 — Crash Recovery so unsaved native-editor
work survives an abnormal exit. A Restore / Start Fresh prompt at next
launch offers the user a deliberate decision before any recovered text
is restored or discarded. Source files on disk are NEVER mutated by
recovery — the recovered buffer opens as unsaved work, and the user
decides whether to keep it.

The exact release commit is shown on the GitHub release page:
https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases/tag/v1.3.0-beta.4

What changed since beta.3

• Phase Beta 2 crash recovery. Debounced recovery snapshot under
  userData/editor-recovery.json (schemaVersion 2; carries
  sourceStat { mtimeMs, size, sha1 } of the real source bytes as the
  conflict anchor — gzip-aware). The three renderer pages (Mall, Editor,
  World) all invoke the same shared WRLForgeRecoveryPrompt.maybePrompt
  on init, idempotent per session via sessionStorage.
• Recovery lifecycle rule: the recovery file is cleared ONLY by
  successful Save / explicit Discard / explicit Start Fresh. Restore,
  Save failure, missing source, renderer reload, app restart — all keep
  it on disk so the next launch can offer it again. Independent final
  re-QA: PHASE_BETA_2_FINAL_REQA_PASS.
• B1 plain + gzip external-change protection. Save after Restore
  detects a post-snapshot external source change through the existing
  EEXTERNAL conflict path (no second conflict system). For gzip
  sources, the conflict anchor is the sha1 of the gzip bytes, NOT the
  decompressed text — the recovery snapshot carries the real disk
  identity at snapshot time.
• B2 missing-source viewer. When the original source is missing
  (or the recovery lacks a sourceStat anchor), the renderer shows a
  dedicated viewer with the recovered text in a selectable <pre> and
  a Copy-to-clipboard action. Recovery stays on disk; the viewer is
  non-destructive.
• B4 / M1 prompt pages. recovery-prompt.js script tag now loads
  BEFORE editor.js and world.js so the page init can call
  WRLForgeRecoveryPrompt.maybePrompt immediately. Deferred scripts
  run in document order.
• Third-party bundle unchanged: x_ite 15.1.10 (the only runtime
  dependency) and CodeMirror 6 (dev-time editor bundle).

Downloads

Start at https://wrlforge.com, or download directly from the
GitHub release.

Linux x64 — built locally on this machine

• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.4-linux-x64.AppImage — recommended
• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.4-linux-x64.tar.gz — portable app directory

Windows x64 — owner-routed (rebuild on the Win11 guest and update
the release page when the next lane lands)

• WRL-Forge-Setup-1.3.0-beta.4-x64.exe — recommended
• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.4-x64.msi
• WRL-Forge-Portable-1.3.0-beta.4-x64.exe
• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.4-windows-x64.zip

Checksums

• SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.4.txt

This release is still beta, prerelease, unsigned, and x64-only. There is
no auto-update, telemetry, direct Cybertown upload, or automatic
submission.

Known limitations

• Beta limits inherited from beta.3: unsigned (SmartScreen prompt on
  Windows); x64 only (no ARM64); no auto-update; not server-certified
  for direct Cybertown upload.
• Phase Beta 2 accepted limit: the renderer throttles dirty-buffer
  recovery pings at 1.5 s and main debounces at 5 s. In the 0–1.5 s
  window after a keystroke, the latest text can exist only in renderer
  memory. A renderer crash in that window may lose those characters.
  Crash survives — the user is still offered Restore on the next
  launch (possibly without the last typing burst).
• Phase 7D0 deferred: no automatic last-Mall-item restore, no
  automatic last-World-Project restore. Mall and World pages open
  empty after a fresh launch.

1.3.0-beta.3 — Desktop Open With Update

**Status: Be...

WRL Forge 1.3.0-beta.3 — Public Beta Update

WRL Forge 1.3.0-beta.3

This is a small maintenance update for the public beta. It makes WRL Forge work
properly when you open a .wrl or .wrz from the Linux desktop, a file manager,
or the command line.

What changed

• WRL Forge now appears as an Open With choice for VRML files on Linux.
• Opening a file can start WRL Forge or pass the file to the copy that is already
  running.
• Startup and later file-open requests are handled in order, so an older request
  cannot replace the file you opened most recently.
• Extracted Linux builds include a per-user shortcut installer and the approved
  cyan SVG icon. The installer discovers the app's location and does not contain
  a hardcoded home directory.
• The source launcher now forwards file arguments correctly.
• File URL handling is consistent across Linux and Windows.
• Public package metadata points to wrlforge.com.

Files opened from the desktop enter the Mall Item lane. World Projects still
open through their own workspace because WRL Forge needs the project root to scan
and authorize dependencies. The Linux helper adds WRL Forge as an option; it does
not take over as your default VRML application.

Downloads

• Linux x64: AppImage (recommended) or portable tar.gz
• Windows x64: Setup EXE (recommended), MSI, portable EXE, or ZIP
• Verification: SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.3.txt

You can also start at wrlforge.com, which reads the newest
published WRL Forge release from GitHub.

This release is still beta, prerelease, unsigned, and x64-only. Windows may
show an unknown-publisher warning. WRL Forge has no auto-update, telemetry, direct
Cybertown upload, or automatic submission.

WRL Forge is an independent community project. It is not affiliated with,
endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to Cybertown or its current
or former operators.

WRL Forge 1.3.0-beta.2 — First Public Beta

WRL Forge Releases

This is the index of WRL Forge releases. WRL Forge is a Linux-first,
Windows-supported desktop tool for classic VRML97 .wrl content.

All releases are published on GitHub:
https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases

About these versions

• Public beta / prerelease. WRL Forge is in beta. Versions are marked
  Beta / Prerelease and are not stable or production releases. Expect rough
  edges and changes between builds.
• Unsigned. Windows builds are not code-signed (unsigned by design for
  the beta). SmartScreen/Defender may warn on first launch — this is expected.
• x64 only. Linux x64 and Windows x64. No ARM64, no macOS, no
  Snap/Flatpak/Store package.
• Source available, not open source. The source is publicly viewable for
  inspection; the project is all rights reserved (package.json license =
  UNLICENSED). Third-party components keep their own licenses.

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1.3.0-beta.2 — First Public Beta

Status: Beta · Prerelease · Unsigned — not a stable release.

The first public beta of WRL Forge. (The earlier 1.3.0-beta.1 was a
private beta.) The exact release commit and tag v1.3.0-beta.2 are shown
on the GitHub release page (which displays the tagged commit SHA):
https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases/tag/v1.3.0-beta.2

Highlights

• Native editor (CodeMirror 6): syntax highlighting, document outline, live
  syntax diagnostics + advisories, line/column position, five themes
  including High Contrast, and zoom (Ctrl + / - / 0).
• Backups and conflict handling: saves are backup-first (a timestamped
  backup is written before the source is replaced), and WRL Forge detects
  external changes to a file so you don't silently clobber edits made outside
  the app.
• Unsaved live preview (X_ITE) for both the Mall and World lanes: a split
  view of your in-memory editor buffer with no temp file, ~700 ms debounce.
  It keeps the last valid scene during a temporary syntax error and recovers
  when you fix it.
• Mall Item inspection with Cybertown placement preview: Original mode
  and Fit mode, with placement guides and scale info. Preview transforms
  never modify your source.
• World Project lane: scans a multi-file world (nested Inline files,
  textures), reports missing / unsafe / case-mismatched assets, gives an
  embedded X_ITE world preview with a viewpoint selector, navigation
  mode, and reset view, and lets you edit a nested WRL with a full-world
  preview via an unsaved nested override.
• Nested WRL support and plain + gzip-compressed .wrl files, opened
  transparently.
• World Project Bundle: builds a portable ZIP for manual review and
  hand-off (deterministic in-repo ZIP writer). You upload it by hand through the
  Cybertown website — it is review + manual handoff only, not a direct upload
  and not a server-certified format.
• Optional VSCodium / VS Code integration, launched only by an explicit
  external-editor action (ordinary file opening never launches it).
• New cyan WRL Forge app icon.

Downloads

From the release page
(https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/releases/tag/v1.3.0-beta.2):

Linux x64

• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.2-linux-x64.AppImage — recommended
• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.2-linux-x64.tar.gz — portable app directory

Windows x64

• WRL-Forge-Setup-1.3.0-beta.2-x64.exe — recommended (NSIS installer)
• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.2-x64.msi — MSI installer
• WRL-Forge-Portable-1.3.0-beta.2-x64.exe — portable, no install
• WRL-Forge-1.3.0-beta.2-windows-x64.zip — portable unpacked app

Checksums

• SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.2.txt

Install instructions for each: INSTALLATION.md.

Known limitations

• Unsigned Windows builds → SmartScreen/Defender may warn (More info → Run
  anyway). Unsigned by design for this beta; signing would not by itself remove
  the warning.
• The portable EXE has a documented stdout-handshake limitation that
  affects automated visual capture only, not normal use.
• Historical nonstandard VRML extensions may not behave identically to the
  original platform.
• Parser advisories are advisory-only; the X_ITE runtime is authoritative
  for what actually renders.
• x64-only public beta (no ARM64, no macOS).
• No direct upload — the World Project Bundle is a manual hand-off package.
• No telemetry, analytics, ads, auto-update, code signing, or crash upload.

Verifying your download (SHA-256)

Every artifact's SHA-256 hash is in SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.2.txt on the release
page. Verify before running.

Linux:

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.2.txt

Run it from the folder holding both the checksum file and the artifacts; each
line should print OK.

Windows (PowerShell):

Get-FileHash .\WRL-Forge-Setup-1.3.0-beta.2-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Compare the printed hash to the matching line in SHA256SUMS-1.3.0-beta.2.txt.

Reporting problems

• Troubleshooting guide: TROUBLESHOOTING.md
• Bug reports (and what screenshots/evidence to attach): open an issue at
  https://github.com/DJAscendance/wrlforge/issues — see
  What to attach to a bug report.

Notes

• No direct upload / no Cybertown authentication / no automatic submission —
  these will not be built (a locked product decision).
• WRL Forge is an independent community project. It is not affiliated
  with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to Cybertown or its
  current/former operators. "Cybertown" and related names belong to their
  respective owners.

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1.3.0-beta.1 — Private beta

A private, unsigned beta that preceded the first public release. Not
distributed publicly; superseded by 1.3.0-beta.2.