An update-experience release: the whole check → download → install pipeline got an overhaul, plus a fix for a bug that could make installs and upgrades fail.
✨ Improved
- The About panel is now the update hub: a "Check for updates" button sits next to the version number; when a new version is found, one click on "Install & restart" downloads (with live progress), installs, and restarts — no extra steps
- Leaner Settings: the manual check entry moved to About; Settings keeps the auto-check / auto-download switches and the download & install area
- Auto-download now notifies you: with "download updates automatically" on, a toast appears when the download finishes — installing is still up to you
- About panel layout: copyright and font licensing condensed into two clean lines pinned to the bottom
🐛 Fixed
- "Can't open file for writing" during reinstall/uninstall: the voice service process (whisper-server) used to outlive the app and lock its files, breaking installs. The app now shuts it down on exit, and the installer clears any leftover process before extracting
- Running from a dev/unpacked folder was misreported as a "portable build" that can't check for updates
- Update checks are now pinned to GitHub only, removing queries to a third-party mirror resource (security hardening)
- The "portable build" error message rewritten to describe the actual situation
⬆️ Upgrade notes
- From v1.4.0: Settings → General → Updates → "Check for updates" to upgrade in place. Quit the app from the tray once before upgrading (v1.4.0's voice service doesn't exit with the app — the very bug this release fixes — and a running one may fail the install)
- If the installer still reports "can't open file for writing": end
whisper-server.exein Task Manager and click Retry - Your data is fully compatible — no migration needed