Freed v26.4.3002-dev

(AI Generated).

Freed v26.4.3002-dev

Integrated AI pack ladder, adaptive social scrape memory handling, and global animation controls

Features

• Integrated AI pack ladder
• An Appearance animation control with None, Light, and Detailed options, so app motion can be reduced or disabled across controlled fades, slides, layout transitions, shimmers, and theme changes
• Give story cards the same shared feed layout transition as regular cards, so opening a story can animate from the primary list into the compact sidebar rail instead of snapping

Fixes

• Social scrapes now measure Freed-owned WebKit memory, reclaim stale scraper windows and oversized network cache, and keep provider errors scoped to the right settings panel
• Show desktop feed thumbnails
• Scope social provider error copy
• Constrain settings list growth
• Scale desktop settings dialog with viewport
• Renderer recovery and model installs are now more stable
• Main window reopen after renderer recovery restored
• Rebuild the main window through a hidden keepalive window during renderer recovery, so watchdog recovery no longer quits the app before the replacement window opens
• Batch local AI model file writes and throttle progress updates during model pack installs to keep Settings responsive during large downloads
• Keep Pause available while an AI model download is active

Follow-ups

• Freed Desktop now keeps the app alive while rebuilding a stalled main window, and large AI model pack downloads put less pressure on the interface
• Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn scraping should keep moving for larger libraries unless Freed itself remains under unsafe memory pressure after cleanup
• Motion preferences now have a synced default of Detailed, while None removes app-controlled animation for users who need a quiet interface

Downloads

macOS: .dmg (Apple Silicon or Intel, signed + notarized)
Windows: .exe (NSIS installer)
Linux: .AppImage

macOS downloads are signed and notarized for normal Gatekeeper installation.