Freed v26.4.3005-dev

(AI Generated).

Freed v26.4.3005-dev

Integrated AI pack ladder, constrained settings lists, calmer background AI fetching, and animation controls that let app motion be reduced or disabled across controlled fades, slides, layout transitions, shimmers, and theme changes

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

• 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
• Background AI summarization now runs through one paced fetcher worker with randomized delay, capped backoff, and 60-second AI timeouts, so slow local models cannot stack overlapping work
• Keep Pause available while an AI model download is active
• Constrain settings list growth
• Feed card max width and desktop feed thumbnails so dense feeds stay readable restored
• Scale the desktop Settings dialog with the viewport so tall settings lists remain usable on smaller displays
• 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
• Renderer recovery and model installs are now more stable
• Main window reopen after renderer recovery restored
• Expanded provider rows now draw wider highlights, shift social icons left, and keep unread and total counts pinned in place
• Primary search suggestions now rank useful scopes, actions, and recent destinations more clearly
• Channel avatar fallbacks are shared across feed cards, Friends, and map markers for more consistent identity cues
• Cloud sync nudges now show a countdown before a delayed reminder becomes active
• Scope social provider error copy by provider, so Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X setup states say what actually failed

Follow-ups

• Freed Desktop now keeps the app alive while rebuilding a stalled main window, and large AI model pack downloads plus background summarization put less pressure on the interface
• Motion preferences now have a synced default of Detailed, while None removes app-controlled animation for users who need a quiet interface
• Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn scraping should keep moving for larger libraries unless Freed itself remains under unsafe memory pressure after cleanup
• Source action menus and provider status surfaces now have tighter geometry coverage in the desktop E2E suite

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.