Husk 0.1.5 — Auto-update from Settings

Husk

A privacy-first browser written in Rust for Windows. Encrypts your profile
at rest, spoofs your fingerprint, blocks ads and trackers at the DNS layer,
and shreds itself when you close it.

Website: husk.run
Contact: contact@husk.run · Security: security@husk.run
Crypto source (auditable): github.com/runhusk/husk-crypto

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Why this repo

Husk's source lives on a private NAS — only the trust-critical crypto
modules are open source (see husk-crypto).
This repo exists to host the public binary releases: portable zips,
installers, and SHA-256 checksums, all served via GitHub Releases.

Why a separate repo:

• Encryption / decryption code is auditable, the rest stays closed
• GitHub Releases give every download a stable, immutable URL
• Each release ships a SHA-256 the user can verify locally before running

Download

Always grab the latest release at:

→ github.com/runhusk/husk/releases/latest

The website's "Download" button redirects there.

Updating Husk

From v0.1.5 onward, Husk can update itself. Open
Settings → About inside Husk, click Check for updates, and if a
newer version is available, click Download & install. Husk pulls
the new husk.exe from the GitHub Release, swaps the running binary
in place, and asks you to restart. Your HuskData/ folder (bookmarks,
profiles, vault entries, history) is preserved.

• The check only fires when you click the button — Husk does not
  auto-poll, does not run a background updater, does not phone
  home on launch.
• The downloaded husk.exe is the exact asset published in this repo,
  not relayed through any third-party update server.
• If you'd rather update by hand (or you're on v0.1.4 or older), the
  standalone husk.exe is still on the download page — drop it next
  to your existing HuskData/.

Verify the binary before running

Husk is a privacy tool — you should verify any privacy-sensitive binary
you download. After downloading the zip, open PowerShell in the folder
and run:

Get-FileHash .\Husk-Portable-0.1.5.zip -Algorithm SHA256

Compare the output to the SHA-256 listed next to the asset on the release
page. If they don't match, do not run the file — open an issue or
email security@husk.run.

What's in the portable build

A single husk.exe (~6 MB) plus a husk.portable marker file. Drop both
in any folder, run the .exe, and everything Husk writes (profiles, history,
bookmarks, vault, WebView cache) lives in a HuskData/ directory next to
the binary. USB-stick friendly, no installer, no registry write, no trace
on the host machine.

Bug reports

• General: contact@husk.run
• Security disclosure: security@husk.run (responsible disclosure credited
  in the changelog unless you opt out)

Issues on this repo are open for binary-related questions (download fails,
SHA-256 mismatches, install issues). For browser features / behaviour, email
contact@husk.run — the source lives elsewhere so we can't accept code PRs
here.