DeskRipple v0.1.1 (beta)
DeskRipple v0.1.1 (beta)
A small maintenance update to the v0.1.0 beta. If DeskRipple is already installed, it updates itself in the background — there's nothing to do. New here? Grab DeskRipple-beta-Setup.exe below.
⚠️ This is a beta. Things may break or behave unexpectedly. Please report anything you hit (see Feedback below). A paid version is planned later, with a founder discount for beta testers.
⏳ Free beta — this build stops working after September 1, 2026. It keeps itself updated automatically (you can turn that off in Settings → Updates). By downloading you agree to the beta license (EULA).
🔧 What's new in 0.1.1
- Steadier profiles — hardened the profile-migration path against edge-case data loss and made profile deletion safer (you can no longer delete the active or last profile, and the migration won't silently drop folders on an unusual config).
- Security hardening — the developer-only update-source override is now disabled in release builds, so a shipped install can't be pointed at a different update feed.
- Opt-in usage diagnostics are now active — if (and only if) you turned on anonymous diagnostics on first run or in Settings, the app can now send its once-a-day anonymous summary. It remains off by default and sends nothing unless you opted in. See the privacy note below.
Everything from v0.1.0 — desktop folder docks, five expand styles, drag-and-drop, desktop-icon displacement, acrylic panels, multi-monitor/mixed-DPI — is unchanged.
📦 Install / update
- Already installed: nothing to do — DeskRipple checks this repo in the background and applies the update silently at an idle moment. A tray notification confirms it. (Or force it now from Settings → Updates.)
- New install: download
DeskRipple-beta-Setup.exebelow and run it. It installs per-user (no admin prompt), adds a Start Menu entry, and launches.
🛡️ SmartScreen prompt on the installer. DeskRipple is code-signed (Microsoft Trusted Signing). Because it's a new app still building download reputation, Windows SmartScreen may show a prompt — if it does, click More info → Run anyway.
🔎 Can't find the tray icon? On Windows 11 it starts hidden in the
^overflow chevron near the clock. Drag it onto the taskbar, then right-click → Open Manager.
System requirements are unchanged: Windows 11, 64-bit. Full details. (The .nupkg, releases.beta.json, and meta.json assets are the updater's feed; DeskRipple-beta-Portable.zip is an unsupported convenience — the installer is the supported path.)
🐛 Feedback
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Report it here — no login required. The easiest path is right-click the tray icon → Send feedback (it pre-fills your version, OS, and DPI scale, which makes reports far easier to act on).
🔒 Privacy: DeskRipple runs locally — no account, no login. Out of the box its only network traffic is the background update check against GitHub (no identifiers; can be turned off). Anonymous usage diagnostics are strictly opt-in and off by default — you choose on first run and can change it anytime in Settings. Privacy policy.