v0.16.0

Install

# One-line install (auto-detects GPU, pinned to this release)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/utensils/mold/v0.16.0/install.sh | MOLD_VERSION=v0.16.0 sh

# From crates.io (CPU-only, no GPU acceleration)
cargo install mold-ai

# From source with GPU support
cargo install --git https://github.com/utensils/mold --tag v0.16.0 --features metal,preview,discord,expand,tui,webp,mp4,metrics,mdns  # macOS
cargo install --git https://github.com/utensils/mold --tag v0.16.0 --features cuda,preview,discord,expand,tui,webp,mp4,metrics,mdns   # Linux

# Nix
nix run github:utensils/mold/v0.16.0

Download pre-built binaries

Platform	GPU	File
macOS Apple Silicon	Metal	mold-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
Linux x86_64	CUDA — RTX 40-series (Ada)	mold-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-cuda-sm89.tar.gz
Linux x86_64	CUDA — RTX 50-series (Blackwell)	mold-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-cuda-sm120.tar.gz

Desktop app (macOS)

Mold-macos-arm64.dmg (also attached with its versioned name) — signed, notarized, and stapled. Drag Mold to Applications; no quarantine dance needed. Stable link to the newest build: https://github.com/utensils/mold/releases/latest/download/Mold-macos-arm64.dmg

What's Changed

• fix(website): shrink LTX gallery demos so the flake fits FlakeHub's limit by @jamesbrink in #358
• fix(devshell): reap stale Vite listeners before desktop-dev starts by @jamesbrink in #357
• feat(website): direct desktop-app download link by @jamesbrink in #359
• fix(website): call out Apple Silicon on the download CTA by @jamesbrink in #361
• feat(website): link the macOS DMG from the Metal feature card by @jamesbrink in #365
• fix(server): ship the real web UI in release binaries by @jamesbrink in #363
• ci: path-aware gating — skip Rust gates on non-code changes by @jamesbrink in #362
• chore: release v0.16.0 by @release-plz-mold[bot] in #368

Full Changelog: v0.15.0...v0.16.0