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Install these (portable-first). Other assets on this release are Velopack update feed files.

Quiver v3.0.0-rc.1 (prerelease)

Major packaging release: Quiver now ships with Velopack for self-update across Windows / Linux / macOS. Marked as a GitHub pre-release for testing. Not promoted to /releases/latest.

Breaking: upgrading from 2.4.x

In-app update from 2.4.2 or older cannot install Velopack 3.0. Download a fresh portable from this release and copy your library over manually.

See MIGRATING.md for what to copy (apps.json, settings.json, Apps/) and per-OS folder layouts.

Why Velopack?

  • Standard self-updates across Windows, Linux, and macOS (replaces the custom zip-and-helper-script flow).
  • Fewer false threat detections. The old helper script (for example a .cmd on Windows) often tripped OS / antivirus heuristics. Velopack applies updates without that script.
  • Signed Windows builds. Packages are digitally signed. As reputation builds, SmartScreen warnings should become less common — though you may still see some early on.

Distribution

  • Windows (primary): Quiver-win-Portable.zip. Extract anywhere. Self-updating. Library data stays in the folder root (sibling of current/).
  • Linux: Quiver-linux-*.tar.gz (x64 / ARM64) containing the AppImage in a folder. Extract, then run the AppImage. Library beside the AppImage when that folder is writable. Otherwise ~/.local/share/Quiver/.
  • macOS: Quiver-osx-*-Portable.zip (x64 / ARM64). Library beside Quiver.app when that folder is writable. Otherwise ~/Library/Application Support/Quiver/.

Also includes Velopack feed files (releases.*.json, .nupkg) required for in-app updates. Setup installers are omitted (portable-first). Bare Linux AppImages are not published — use the .tar.gz.

Updates (3.0 and later)

  • Self-update via Velopack and GitHub Releases (no separate Quiver.Updater.exe or apply scripts)
  • Prerelease Quiver updates: opt-in in Settings → Advanced (Include prerelease Quiver updates). RC builds (version with -) already follow prereleases automatically.
  • User data is never stored inside the replaced app content (current/, AppImage mount, or .app bundle)

App releases from GitLab

  • Optional repositorySource on app entries (github default when omitted, or gitlab)
  • Add/Edit App includes a Repository Source dropdown (GitHub first)
  • GitLab apps use gitlab.com release asset links hosted on GitLab only
  • Optional GitLab API Token in Settings → Advanced

Windows signing

When Azure Artifact Signing is enabled, CI signs Windows packages during vpk pack using the GitHub Environment signing (OIDC subject repo:…/quiver:environment:signing).

Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\Quiver.exe
# Expect Status = Valid when signed builds are published
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