Wave Hub 0.2.3

Wave Hub 0.2.3

Wave Hub is free, and always will be: one place to install, update and open the Wave apps
(BigWave Radio, ChipWave Tracker and StreamWave). No account, no ads, no tracking.

What's new

• ChipWave Tracker on Mac. ChipWave now has a Mac version, and Wave Hub installs it in one click. Like BigWave Radio, it goes into the Applications folder in your home folder, so no admin password is needed.
• Ready for StreamWave on Mac. StreamWave's Mac card still says "Not available on Mac yet". As soon as a StreamWave release includes a Mac download, the card switches to Install by itself. You won't need a new Wave Hub for it.
• Ready for new kinds of downloads. Wave Hub can now look for an app under more than one file name and uses the first one the release actually has. If a release has no download for your computer, the card says so instead of failing halfway.
• Checksums from either file name. Before installing, Wave Hub checks each download against the release's checksum list, whether it's called SHA256SUMS.txt or SHA256SUMS. If an app's release has no checksum list (ChipWave doesn't have one yet), the download is installed without that check.
• StreamWave on Windows has now been tested on a real Windows PC. It installs quietly through its own setup and uninstalls with its own uninstaller.
• Small fix: an app card with little text no longer overlaps the community banner below it.

Which file do I download?

Windows (10 and 11, 64-bit)

• WaveHub-0.2.3-setup-x64.exe: the easy one. Installs Wave Hub just for you (no admin password), with a Start menu shortcut and an uninstaller.
• WaveHub-0.2.3-windows-x64.zip: no install. Unzip it anywhere and double-click WaveHub.exe.

Linux, regular PCs (x86_64)

• WaveHub-0.2.3-linux-x86_64.deb: Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Pop!_OS.
• WaveHub-0.2.3-linux-x86_64.rpm: Fedora, openSUSE.
• WaveHub-0.2.3-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst: Arch, CachyOS, Manjaro, EndeavourOS (sudo pacman -U …).
• WaveHub-0.2.3-linux-x86_64.AppImage: any Linux. Make it runnable (chmod +x), then run it.
• WaveHub-0.2.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz: any Linux, no package. Unpack it and run ./install.sh.

Linux, 64-bit ARM (Raspberry Pi 4/5 with a 64-bit OS, ARM laptops)

• The same five files with aarch64 in the name.

macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel)

• WaveHub-0.2.3-macos-universal.dmg: open it and drag Wave Hub into Applications. The first time, right-click Wave Hub and choose Open (it isn't notarised by Apple yet).
• WaveHub-0.2.3-macos-universal.zip: the same app, zipped.

Checking your download: SHA256SUMS.txt lists a checksum for every file.

WaveHub.exe and WaveHub-linux-x86_64 are the bare programs under 0.1.0's names, so older
copies' "Check for updates" links still work. New downloads should use the files above.

Windows may say it "protected your PC" because Wave Hub isn't code-signed yet: choose
More info → Run anyway.

Known limits

• ChipWave Tracker has no Linux download yet. On Linux, Wave Hub links to its build-from-source instructions.
• ChipWave's releases don't include a checksum list yet, so Wave Hub can't check ChipWave downloads against one.
• Wave Hub tells you when a newer Wave Hub is out and links to the download; it doesn't replace itself yet.
• Wave Hub isn't code-signed (Windows) or notarised (macOS) yet.

Tried it? Please say how it went in Discussions or open an issue. Thank you!

Thank you, storytold

Wave Hub was inspired by storytold's ArtCraft Launcher and their Craft apps such as PhotoCraft. Their one-click install and update flow showed the way. Wave Hub's code and artwork are its own.

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