Quirio 0.5.1

Released 2026-07-03 • macOS (Apple Silicon) • unsigned beta

A download-and-casting release: the installer now opens the way the install
steps promise, and sending a book to a speaker got a lot steadier.

First launch no longer claims “Quirio is damaged.” Earlier downloads
shipped with a broken code signature, so macOS refused them outright — with
no way forward but a Terminal command. The app is now properly signed at
build time: first launch shows the standard one-time “could not verify”
warning instead, and System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway
clears it, exactly as the install steps describe.
Casting holds up for big books and Apple Lossless. Apple Lossless books
now cast (Quirio quietly converts them first; your original file is never
touched), and a speaker that needs a while to read a long book is given that
while — no more silent give-ups or retry loops mid-handoff. A finished book
now ends its cast cleanly, and one press starts a re-listen.

Better company while a speaker gets ready. Casting a long book shows a
calm waiting state with a soft estimate, instead of leaving you to wonder
whether anything is happening.
Long books are served to Cast speakers index-first when the file keeps
its index at the tail, so the speaker never needs a second pass through a
large file. Nothing about your files changes.
Security hardening under the hood, from a top-to-bottom audit of how the
app’s windows and processes talk to each other.

Installing

Open the .dmg and drag Quirio into Applications.
First launch of an unsigned beta: if macOS blocks it, open
System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway.
(This is normal until the app is signed + notarized — see the README.)