v0.8.4

Release v0.8.4

Release Notes

Loadbars v0.8.4 simplifies platform support by removing macOS local monitoring and adds a GIF recording helper for creating demos.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• macOS local monitoring removed. Running loadbars localhost on macOS now exits with a clear error instead of using the Darwin-specific stats script. macOS remains fully supported as a client for monitoring remote Linux servers via SSH.

Features

• GIF recording script (scripts/record-gif.sh): New helper to capture animated GIFs of loadbars on both Wayland and X11, useful for documentation and demos.
• Animated GIF in README: The static screenshot has been replaced with an animated GIF showing loadbars in action.

Improvements

• Clearer error messaging: When running locally on an unsupported OS (no /proc filesystem), loadbars now prints an explicit error message rather than silently failing.
• Simplified codebase: Removed the embedded Darwin monitoring script (loadbars-remote-darwin.sh) and associated OS-detection logic, reducing binary size and maintenance surface.

Migration

If you previously ran loadbars localhost on macOS, you will need to either:

• Monitor from macOS by pointing at remote Linux hosts (loadbars user@linux-server)
• Run loadbars on a Linux machine instead