v1.0.0-beta.6

Installing on Windows

Download STL-Studio-Setup-<version>.exe below and run it.

Windows will warn you on first run. STL Studio is not code-signed yet, so
SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC" with an unknown publisher.
Choose More info → Run anyway. This is expected for every current release
and is not a malware detection.

If there is no More info link, or your browser refused the download, see
Windows blocked the installer.

Verifying this download

Because the installer is unsigned, you can confirm it is exactly what CI
published:

# Checksum — compare against the SHA256SUMS asset below
Get-FileHash .\STL-Studio-Setup-<version>.exe -Algorithm SHA256

# Build provenance — proves it came from this repo's workflow (requires gh CLI)
gh attestation verify .\STL-Studio-Setup-<version>.exe --repo RBStephenson/STL-Studio

Full install guide: Getting started

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What's Changed

• docs: add ARCHITECTURE.md technical summary by @RBStephenson in #1217
• fix(STUDIO-336): own the backend sidecar from spawn, not from health by @RBStephenson in #1219
• fix(STUDIO-348): clear combo blur timers on unmount by @RBStephenson in #1220
• fix(STUDIO-337): bail quietly when the window closes during boot by @RBStephenson in #1221
• docs(STUDIO-350): variant group side panel in the Library mockup by @RBStephenson in #1222
• docs(STUDIO-99): document the unsigned-installer SmartScreen path by @RBStephenson in #1223
• feat(STUDIO-338): recover when the backend dies after a successful boot by @RBStephenson in #1224
• feat(STUDIO-350): variant group side panel in the Library by @RBStephenson in #1225
• fix(STUDIO-351): package Windows sidecar one-dir instead of one-file by @RBStephenson in #1226
• fix(STUDIO-339): dedupe main-process failure dialogs by @RBStephenson in #1227
• fix(STUDIO-341): raise health-poll ceiling for post-update AV scans by @RBStephenson in #1228
• fix(STUDIO-340): stop a wedged taskkill from blocking quit forever by @RBStephenson in #1229
• fix(STUDIO-352): add an env-var bypass for persistent diagnostics by @RBStephenson in #1230
• perf(STUDIO-342): stop persistent logger blocking the main thread per line by @RBStephenson in #1231

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-beta.5...v1.0.0-beta.6