Karcytics v2.0.0

Karcytics v2.0.0

An open-source platform for biological data analysis and visualization, built around a modular plugin architecture for reproducible lab workflows.

📦 Install

New here? Start with the Installation Guide.

• macOS: download Karcytics-macOS.tar.gz, extract, drag Karcytics.app into Applications.
• Windows: download Karcytics-Windows.zip, extract, run Karcytics.exe.

🛡️ Security & Supply Chain

Every release ships cryptographic attestations to verify what you're running:

• Checksums — verify the download itself: shasum -a 256 -c Karcytics-macOS.tar.gz.sha256 (swap in the Windows filename as needed).
• SBOM (sbom.json) — full dependency manifest: shasum -a 256 -c sbom.json.sha256.
• SLSA Provenance (*.intoto.jsonl) — cryptographic proof of build origin: slsa-verifier verify-artifact Karcytics-macOS.tar.gz --provenance-path multiple.intoto.jsonl --source-uri github.com/KalaimaranB/Karcytics.

📝 What's Changed

See the auto-generated changelog below. Found a bug? Open an issue.

What's Changed

• chore: bootstrap main+develop git workflow and self-published core registry by @KalaimaranB in #21
• docs: fix mermaid gitGraph self-merge error in branching engine doc by @KalaimaranB in #23
• ci: add docs-lint pipeline with mermaid validation and fix branching diagram by @KalaimaranB in #25
• chore: resolve back-merge conflict manually by @KalaimaranB in #30
• feat: prep release 1.5.2 by @KalaimaranB in #31
• chore: add auto-merge to back-merge script by @KalaimaranB in #33
• chore: resolve conflict between main and develop by @KalaimaranB in #34
• chore: back-merge main into develop (b88ade6) by @github-actions[bot] in #37
• chore: add BOT_TOKEN fallback to back-merge workflow by @KalaimaranB in #38
• chore: use standard merge for automated back-merges by @KalaimaranB in #39
• docs: rewrite contribution guide by @KalaimaranB in #40
• chore: back-merge main into develop (f9b3201) by @github-actions[bot] in #41
• docs: extend contribution guide with UI instructions by @KalaimaranB in #42
• chore: back-merge main into develop (0b7f481) by @github-actions[bot] in #43
• fix: sync back-merge script from develop by @KalaimaranB in #44
• chore: back-merge main into develop (2c1030f) by @KalaimaranB in #45
• docs: update branching engine documentation by @KalaimaranB in #46
• chore: back-merge main into develop (1f119a1) by @KalaimaranB in #47
• docs: update various user facing documentation by @KalaimaranB in #48
• chore: back-merge main into develop (1e262e1) by @KalaimaranB in #49
• feat: upgraded UI dashboard by @KalaimaranB in #50
• feat: Updated file menu by @KalaimaranB in #51
• feat: Upgraded plugin engine to utilize module data by @KalaimaranB in #52
• feat: Optimize marketplace UI and fix related bugs by @KalaimaranB in #53
• feat: Added new developer details and improved about page by @KalaimaranB in #54
• chore: Organized menu bar themes by @KalaimaranB in #55
• feat: Improved core tutorial and overall tutorial style by @KalaimaranB in #56
• feat: Improved help menu options by @KalaimaranB in #57
• docs: Added new internal documentation and updated README & Contribution docs by @KalaimaranB in #58
• fix: Disabled SDK Hot Patch & fixed font bug by @KalaimaranB in #59
• chore: remove docs-to-main bypass, fix version-retry deadlock, polish release notes & CodeRabbit by @KalaimaranB in #60
• feat: Minor theme improvements and cyto upgrades by @KalaimaranB in #61
• chore: rebrand BioPro to Karcytics by @KalaimaranB in #62
• chore: integrate Karcytics-SDK, drop the biopro/ compat shim by @KalaimaranB in #63
• chore: add ™ to Karcytics brand marks, drop stale biopro cruft by @KalaimaranB in #64
• chore: migrate legacy app data from biopro to karcytics by @KalaimaranB in #65
• chore: relabel Karcytics Core Authority and rename plugin manifest key by @KalaimaranB in #66
• chore: rename authorities to karcytics_core and point at Karcytics-Distribution by @KalaimaranB in #67
• chore: rotate Core Authority root key + restore smoke-test trust check by @KalaimaranB in #68
• fix: update plugin import paths to karcytics_plugins in main by @KalaimaranB in #69
• feat: Completed support for V3 plugins with isolated engine by @KalaimaranB in #70
• chore: promote v2.0.0 by @KalaimaranB in #71
• chore: back-merge main into develop (60cd21b) by @KalaimaranB in #72
• fix: remove stale galactic_loader.qml datas entry from PyInstaller spec by @KalaimaranB in #73
• chore: promote v2.0.0 by @KalaimaranB in #74
• chore: back-merge main into develop (69c229a) by @KalaimaranB in #75
• fix: pin docs deploy workflow to Python 3.12 to match requires-python by @KalaimaranB in #76
• fix: resolve plugin download URLs from GitHub Releases, not registry.json by @KalaimaranB in #77
• chore: promote v2.0.0 by @KalaimaranB in #79
• fix: update double-signing tests to expect raised SecurityValidationError by @KalaimaranB in #81
• fix: keep QApplication alive in isolated-plugin smoke test by @KalaimaranB in #83
• fix: harden Generate Checksum step with explicit diagnostics by @KalaimaranB in #85
• fix: don't quote the multi-word HASH_CMD in Generate Checksum by @KalaimaranB in #87

New Contributors

• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #37

Full Changelog: v1.5.2...v2.0.0