Gewu Insight 1.1.0 — Windows

Gewu Insight 1.1.0 for Windows brings the Zotero companion, copied-library import and in-app update checks to the Windows edition. Its application version matches macOS 1.1.0; Windows and macOS retain separate branches and installers.

Upgrade from Windows 1.0.0

Download Gewu-Insight-Windows-1.1.0-x64-Setup.exe below. Close Gewu tabs in Zotero, then exit the standalone Gewu App before running Setup. Keep the existing program folder and choose Use existing Gewu Database. The installer retains the separate database, managed files and settings. Keep a current backup before upgrading.

Version 1.0.0 does not have the updater, so this first upgrade is a manual installation. In 1.1.0, Help → Check for Updates checks a dedicated Windows stable channel. Optional daily checks notify about available versions; downloads and installations require your action. Downloads are checked against the release's size and SHA-256 before Setup opens.

Zotero and shared workflows

• Plugin → Zotero Integration includes the guided installation and update controls for companion 0.4.2. Zotero displays the existing Gewu workspace through one Gewu installation and background service. It does not create a second Gewu library. Save to Zotero remains an explicit copy into Zotero's separate library.
• Loader → Import from Zotero previews and copies a Zotero library or selected collections into Gewu. Collection hierarchy and empty directories follow Gewu's existing local Library/Associated Files rules. Zotero records and originals are not moved or rewritten. Available stored/linked files are copied and verified; missing files require review.
• Manual DOI conflicts in Paper Details can be reviewed without discarding the current PDF or folder placement. The update also includes the scoped folder-rename improvements and Paper Files/website fixes brought over from the Mac edition.
• Windows Zotero launch links and the companion menu's UTF-8 text are corrected. The bundled HTML and 113-page PDF User Guide include Windows update and import screenshots.

Requirements and validation scope

Windows 10 x64 version 1607/build 14393 or later, or Windows 11 x64-compatible systems. Python and .NET are bundled. Setup reuses Microsoft WebView2 when present or uses Microsoft's official bootstrapper when it is missing. The Windows installer is unsigned and does not change Windows security settings.

Development is primarily on macOS. This Windows edition was exercised in a Parallels Windows 11 ARM virtual machine running the x64 application, with Zotero 10.0.6. Windows 10 was not retested in-house; hardware and third-party Zotero file-manager configurations are not comprehensively covered.

Validation includes isolated import/copy-safety and DOI/rename regressions, native file previews and browser capture, installed Zotero handoff and PDF preview, real public update lookup/download checks, guarded background shutdown, normal Setup installation with automatic App restart, exact source-revision/payload verification, and retained original/recovery data. The connected import screenshot uses the VM's empty Zotero library; it is not evidence of a populated-library migration. The initial updater-enabled release has no older public updater-enabled Windows version for a full public-feed upgrade comparison.

Source and artifacts

Windows source: 190a9689b92e4594ede10042bedc1c45b9324a52 on the Windows branch. The installer is built from that clean committed source, including its guide and packaging scripts. The macOS main branch is unchanged.

Installer SHA-256: 3d8a271de45e1d8d872313d270653e4cbac8666185895722c8d8cad19167fdae (93,365,506 bytes). See the build and validation JSON files for the exact artifact provenance and checks. Previous releases remain available.