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BrickSuite v0.2.0 — Initial Public Release

BrickSuite v0.2.0 is the first public release of BrickSuite, a desktop application for managing the physical and digital sides of a brick workshop.

BrickSuite brings storage, loose inventory, Sets, MOCs, Builds, missing parts, and reference catalogs together in one local application backed by SQLite.

Highlights

Inventory & Storage

  • Organize physical storage using hierarchical locations such as areas, cabinets, drawers, bins, trays, compartments, dividers, and shelves.
  • Maintain My Loose Inventory with location, quantity, color, manufacturer, and provenance information.
  • Track inventory movement history, including lost and found parts.
  • Import and manage large Rebrickable-based Parts, Colors, Categories, and Sets catalogs.

Sets, MOCs & Builds

  • Create and manage LEGO Sets and custom MOC Builds.
  • Create Complete Set Builds directly from Set inventory data.
  • Track regular and spare pieces separately.
  • Release spare pieces from Complete Sets into My Loose Inventory for use in other Builds.
  • Disassemble completed Sets and return their parts to loose inventory while preserving history.
  • Allocate available inventory to Build requirements and identify missing pieces.

Rebrickable Integration

  • Import Rebrickable inventory data.
  • Compare BrickSuite inventory with Rebrickable.
  • Append, Replace, Subtract, or perform Compare Only synchronization workflows.
  • Export reconciliation files for inventory updates.
  • Resolve part identities using aliases, alternates, older/superseded numbers, and Rebrickable relationship data.

Brickset Integration

  • Optional Brickset API integration for enriched Set information.
  • View additional Set metadata and ratings.
  • Access available LEGO instruction information.
  • Automatic fallback to Rebrickable when Brickset is unavailable or configured usage limits are reached.

Missing Parts

  • Identify missing Build requirements.
  • Prepare missing-parts procurement/export data for external store workflows.

Security

Provider API credentials are stored using the operating system's secure credential facility:

  • Windows Credential Manager
  • macOS Keychain
  • Linux Secret Service / keyring

Legacy plaintext API-key settings are migrated to secure storage when possible.

Help & Updates

  • Comprehensive built-in BrickSuite Help.
  • Online User Guide published through GitHub Pages.
  • Built-in Help → Check for Updates support.
  • Light and Dark application themes.

Windows Release

The Windows installer attached to this release was generated using BrickSuite's automated Release/Deploy packaging workflow and tested on a separate Windows computer.

Testing included:

  • a fresh installation with no existing BrickSuite database
  • an existing-user scenario using a populated BrickSuite database and image cache
  • application startup and normal operation after installation

Download the attached Windows installer and run Setup to install BrickSuite.

BrickSuite user data is stored separately from the application installation. Uninstalling BrickSuite does not intentionally remove your local BrickSuite database or other user-managed application data.

Other Platforms

BrickSuite source builds have been validated on:

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Ubuntu Linux

Pre-built macOS and Linux packages are not included in v0.2.0. Packaging for those platforms is planned for future releases.

API Keys

Rebrickable and Brickset integrations require users to provide their own applicable API credentials. BrickSuite does not include shared provider credentials.

Documentation

The repository README provides an overview and build instructions, and the full BrickSuite User Guide is available through the project's Online Help site.

For the detailed list of additions, changes, fixes, security improvements, and distribution work included in this release, see CHANGELOG.md.

Project Status

BrickSuite remains under active development. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome through GitHub Issues.

Security-sensitive issues should follow the reporting guidance in SECURITY.md.

LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse BrickSuite.

BrickSuite is developed by RF StateSide, LLC and distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.

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