Bee Launcher v2.7.0

chore(release): bump version to 2.7.0

Bee Launcher v2.6.0

BeeLauncher 2.6.0

Bee Launcher v2.5.3

chore(release): bump version to 2.5.3

Bee Launcher v2.5.2

Bee Launcher 2.5.2

Bee Launcher v2.5.1

Fixes

• Linux AppImage and portable tarball now bundle the Qt Quick modules, so the new interface loads instead of falling back to the classic window
• CI now boots the packaged Linux builds headless and fails unless the Qt Quick shell renders
• Windows and macOS packages now deploy the QML modules too
• Fixed the shell test running without a display in CI

Notes

• Windows and macOS packages have not been launched on real machines yet. If the new interface does not appear, run with --classic-ui and report it
• Everything from 2.5.0 still applies: Discover, Accounts and Settings in the new interface open the classic dialogs for now

Bee Launcher v2.5.0

Highlights

• New Qt Quick main window ("Bee Shell"): navigation rail, Home page with a continue playing hero, Library with grouped instance cards, detail panel with Play, search and sorting, light and dark themes
• If the new interface cannot load, Bee Launcher falls back to the classic interface automatically
• Use --classic-ui to force the classic interface for one run, or set UiMode to classic in the settings
• Screenshot clipboard fix from upstream Freesm: waits for a complete PNG before copying
• Instance quick play shortcuts, crash analysis, repair, backups and migration polish
• Updated dependencies: Qt 6.10.3 in CI, newer vcpkg baseline and meson overlay, refreshed GitHub Actions
• arm64 builds are no longer published
• New website: https://sudo-ivan.github.io/BeeLauncher/

Notes

• Discover, Accounts and Settings in the new interface still open the classic dialogs. New instance and instance editing also use the classic windows for now
• The new interface needs Qt Quick at runtime. Packaged builds have not yet been verified on every platform, so report any launch problems and use --classic-ui as a workaround

Bee Launcher v2.4.0

test(backups): canonicalize temp paths for macOS extractor

Bee Launcher v2.3.1

Bee Launcher 2.3.1 "Honey" - first Bee Launcher release, forked from FreesmLauncher.

• Bee Launcher branding and honey-colored theme, dark mode default
• Removed cat/anime content, Discord integration, news feed and social links
• Updater and telemetry-related network calls disabled
• Download reliability: resume via .part files and HTTP Range, automatic retries with backoff for transient failures
• Hardened CI/CD: pinned actions, least-privilege permissions, clean zizmor scan