AnswerCue v2.8.3

Release date: 2026-10-08

Summary

AnswerCue v2.8.3 fixes macOS packaging defects that can cause the app to be reported as damaged. It retains the OpenAI response-tier settings from v2.8.2.

What's New

• Verified Mac packages: Signature checks cover the built app, the app inside each DMG, and the app extracted from each updater ZIP.

Improvements

• Creates ad-hoc DMGs from pristine app bundles using ditto and hdiutil.
• Preserves nested signatures and native-module entitlements during packaging.
• Release uploads stop when signature, disk-image, or updater-manifest checks fail.

Fixes

• Reseals the outer app after native modules are signed.
• Native-module signing failures now stop the build.
• Avoids electron-builder's signature-changing DMG layout in the ad-hoc packaging path.

Technical

• Bumped package version to 2.8.3.
• Signing regression checks passed locally. Actual macOS package verification runs in GitHub Actions before upload.
• This release is ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized. Valid signatures do not provide automatic Gatekeeper approval; Apple signing/notarization credentials are required for that.
• Manual launch, audio, and permission checks on an installed Mac remain necessary.

Platform Downloads

macOS

• Apple Silicon: AnswerCue-2.8.3-arm64.dmg or AnswerCue-2.8.3-arm64-mac.zip.
• Intel: AnswerCue-2.8.3-x64.dmg or AnswerCue-2.8.3-mac.zip.
• Auto-update metadata: latest-mac.yml and generated blockmaps.

Drag AnswerCue into Applications and replace the earlier app. Saved app data and settings are retained. macOS may require approval in System Settings → Privacy & Security for this trusted fork build. If Gatekeeper still blocks it after copying to Applications, remove the quarantine flag for this app only:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/AnswerCue.app

This does not turn off Gatekeeper for other apps.

Windows

No Windows installer is included in this macOS packaging-fix release.

Linux

No Linux package is included in this release.