Releases

Releases & Changelog

Where to get Genie 5 and what changed in each build. Downloads live on the Releases page; the latest release is always the one to grab. For how to install each download, see Installation; for staying current after that, Keeping Up to Date.

Genie 5 is alpha. Versions are tagged v5.0.0-alpha.N. Builds are unsigned for now (Windows/macOS show a first-launch warning — see Installation); signed Windows builds are expected from an upcoming release.

Latest: v5.0.0-alpha.3.1 — cross-platform companion (Linux + macOS)

The headline: Genie 5 now has native downloads for all three platforms. This is the cross-platform companion to alpha.3 — the same codebase, plus the Linux and macOS binaries that weren't ready when alpha.3 first shipped. It adds platforms, not features.

First-ever native Genie client on Linux and macOS:

• 🐧 Linux x64 — Genie5.AppImage, a single-file executable for Ubuntu / Fedora / Debian / Arch / etc.
• 🍎 macOS Apple Silicon (M1+) — Genie5-osx-Setup.pkg installer, or Genie5-osx-Portable.zip.
• 🍎 macOS Intel (pre-2020) — Genie5-osx-x64-Setup.pkg / Genie5-osx-x64-Portable.zip.

On each of these platforms the in-app updater handles subsequent releases, just like Windows. Pick your download in the Installation tables.

Already on Windows alpha.3? This is offered to you as a tiny delta through the in-app updater — nothing changes behaviourally.

Read before you run:

• macOS — unsigned, so Gatekeeper blocks the first launch. Right-click → Open, or xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <path>. (details)
• Linux — chmod +x Genie5.AppImage first; install FUSE (sudo apt install libfuse2) if you see a FUSE error; minimal distros may need fontconfig. (details)
• Windows — unchanged from alpha.3; SmartScreen still warns until builds are signed (code-signing is planned for an upcoming release).

⚠️ Linux and macOS are brand-new, alpha-tier platforms here. CI builds them cleanly, but no live-app smoke test has happened on either OS yet. First-tester reports — what works, what's broken, what renders with a weird font — are very welcome: file an issue or post in Discord.

Full release notes →

v5.0.0-alpha.3 — Integrated updater

The release that made Genie 5 self-updating — no more downloading a fresh zip every version.

• Integrated updater — one Help → Check for Updates dialog with three channels: Core (the app, via Velopack binary-diff updates that install and restart from inside the app), Maps (zone XML from the community repo), and Plugins (DLLs from configured feeds, with a new #plugin command to inspect / install / remove). The Help menu shows a badge when an update is available. It's an in-process system — distinct from Genie 4's separate Lamp.exe. See Keeping Up to Date.
• Windows installer — Genie5-win-Setup.exe registers the app for auto-updates; from an alpha.3 install onward, new releases arrive in-app.
• Code-signing pipeline (in progress) — a tag-triggered workflow that submits the Windows build to the SignPath Foundation for approval and signing. This build is still unsigned; code-signing is expected to land in an upcoming release.

Full release notes →

Earlier milestones

These predate the current download/updater setup but mark where major subsystems landed:

• alpha.2 — Plugin system shipped: load plugins from Plugins/ with no rebuild, per-plugin isolation, the #plugin command, and the Experience-tracker example. See Plugins.
• alpha.1 — first public alpha: SGE + Lich + replay connections, the StormFront XML parser, the GameState engine, the full Genie 4 .cmd script engine and all the rule engines, the mapper with click-to-walk, per-character encrypted profiles, and dockable panels.

Roadmap

For what's planned versus shipped, see the project roadmap. Wiki pages flag still-unshipped features with 🚧.

Related

• Installation — pick and install the right download.
• Keeping Up to Date — the in-app updater.
• Troubleshooting & FAQ — first-launch and platform gotchas.