v1.2.1

What's new in 1.2.1

• Windows fix: the zips now bundle the Visual C++ runtime DLLs (msvcp140, vcruntime140, vcruntime140_1), so Clean Mind launches on machines that don't already have the redistributable installed. Previously, a fresh Windows install failed with "VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found".

Nothing else changed since 1.2.0 — macOS and Linux builds are identical apart from the version number.

Install

macOS (universal — Apple silicon + Intel)

Easiest via Homebrew (no Gatekeeper hoops):

brew install --cask MS-Teja/clean-mind/clean-mind

Or download the DMG, open it, drag Clean Mind to Applications. One DMG covers both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

This free app is not notarized (there is no paid Apple Developer account behind it), so the first launch needs one extra step:

• macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later: open the app once (it will be blocked), then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to "Clean Mind" was blocked, and click Open Anyway.
• macOS 14 and earlier: right-click the app in Applications and choose Open, then Open again.
• Terminal alternative: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Clean Mind.app"

Linux

On Debian/Ubuntu/Kali/Pop!_OS/Mint: first download the .deb for your CPU from the assets below — amd64 (Intel/AMD) or arm64 (Raspberry Pi 5, Ampere, VMs on Apple-silicon Macs; not sure, run dpkg --print-architecture). Then install it from the folder you downloaded it to (keep the ./ — it tells apt this is a local file):

sudo apt install ./clean-mind_1.2.1_arm64.deb   # or _amd64.deb

This adds a launcher entry and a clean-mind command. Requires GTK 3 (pulled in automatically).

No root, or not on a Debian-based distro? Download the linux-x64/linux-arm64 tarball instead, extract it, then either run ./clean-mind/clean_mind directly or run ./clean-mind/install.sh to install it for your user (launcher entry + icon, no root needed).

Windows

Easiest via Scoop:

scoop bucket add clean-mind https://github.com/MS-Teja/scoop-clean-mind
scoop install clean-mind

Or download the zip for your CPU from the assets below — windows-x64 (Intel/AMD) or windows-arm64 (Snapdragon X and other Arm PCs) — extract it, and run clean_mind.exe. If SmartScreen warns, click More info → Run anyway.

Issue reports for Linux and Windows are very welcome.

What's Changed

• Refresh README screenshots and demo for the 1.2 landing screen by @MS-Teja in #17
• Tighten the README install section by @MS-Teja in #16
• Bump the winget manifest to 1.2.0 by @MS-Teja in #18
• Bundle the VC++ runtime in Windows zips (v1.2.1) by @MS-Teja in #19
• Add a security policy, issue templates, and a PR template by @MS-Teja in #20
• Bump tokio past the broadcast-channel advisory by @MS-Teja in #21

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.2.1