Update Log

Auto Downloader Release V1.0.0 Update Log

This release marks the transition from early development builds into the first stable major release of the application.

✨ Major Improvements

• Improved overall application stability
• Reworked internal download handling system
• Improved UI responsiveness and consistency
• Better state management across downloads and restarts
• Cleaner and more organized settings structure
• Improved handling for edge cases and failed operations

⬇️ Download System

• Added configurable parallel downloads
• Added support for active download tracking
• Improved failed download recovery handling
• Improved handling for already downloaded files
• Download queue now behaves more reliably
• Better async download processing
• Improved download progress updates

⚙️ Config System

• Added support for configurable maximum parallel downloads
• Improved config parsing and validation
• Better handling for invalid config entries
• Cleaner default config structure
• Added clearer explanations and comments in config
• Improved config save/load reliability

🖥 UI & UX

• Added controls for adjusting max parallel downloads
• Added increase/decrease settings buttons
• Improved button update behavior
• Better handling for download states
• Improved settings menu descriptions
• Improved download list organization
• Cleaner visual layout and interactions

🔄 Restart Features

• Added improved “Download All + Restart” flow
• Added more reliable manual restart handling
• Restart behavior is now more consistent after downloads complete

🛡 Security

• Upgraded virus scanning system
• Improved VirusTotal integration
• Better scan configuration handling
• Improved file verification workflow

🛠 Internal Changes

• Refactored download manager structure
• Improved internal synchronization handling
• Better file tracking logic
• Cleaner backend architecture
• Improved async task management
• General performance optimizations
• Large-scale internal code cleanup

📦 Version Milestone

• Transitioned from beta-style development builds to the first stable v1.0.0 release
• Improved reliability and maintainability across the entire project

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Auto Downloader Pre-Release V0.3.0 Update Log

✨ Improvements

• Added support for comments in the config file (// and #)
• Config file now includes a clearer header with usage notes
• Improved overall stability and internal state handling

⬇️ Download System

• “Download All” now tracks progress better
• Improved handling for failed downloads
• Improved handling for already-downloaded files
• Download buttons now update more reliably during download states

🔄 Restart Features

• Added “Download All + Restart” button
• Added a manual “Restart” button after downloads finish
• Restart behavior is now handled more consistently

🛠 Internal

• Better config parsing and comment stripping
• Improved download tracking
• Improved button state updates

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Auto Downloader Pre-Release V0.2.0 Update Log

✨ Improvements

• Added support for comments in the config file (// and # now work)
• Config file now includes a clearer header with guidance

⬇️ Download System

• “Download All” now properly tracks progress
• Improved handling of failed or already-downloaded files

🔄 Restart Features

• Added “Download All + Restart” button
• Added manual “Restart” option after downloads complete

🧠 Behavior Changes

-Buttons now enable/disable correctly based on download status -Better detection of active and pending downloads

🛠 Internal

• Improved stability and state tracking during downloads