Motrix 2.0.0-beta.51

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.51 enables Windows legacy BitTorrent recovery with the bundled aria2 1.37.0-motrix.18, fixes Windows task paths and closing animations, and adds terminal-based Extension pairing for Server operators.

Highlights

Windows can activate imported legacy BT tasks using native checkpoint and torrent metadata recovery. The bundled aria2 1.37.0-motrix.18 provides the required capabilities; the app preserves path identity, original file selection, durable authorization, and recovery after a lost response or restart. Native Windows consumer tests passed on Windows 2022 x64 and Windows 2025 x64/ia32; the Motrix desktop package remains x64 only (#2397, #2399).

Windows task paths use consistent native separators when displayed or copied. Opening files and revealing them in Explorer handles repeated separators, drive roots, and UNC paths, including existing task records (#2395).

Closing menus, dialogs, and task forms preserves their visible content and dimensions through the exit animation while immediately disabling actions. Switching activity charts between recent and lifetime ranges no longer replays the previous scale animation on the next sample. Rapidly reopened plugin input dialogs reject stale file preparation results (#2396).

Server Extension pairing no longer requires MOTRIX_PUBLIC_URL when the WS/WSS endpoint is fully configured. An authenticated operator can use motrix-admin extension pair in an interactive local terminal to select a pending request and view its short-lived code. Users still enter the code in the Extension to authorize pairing. Redirected/JSON code output is refused; Web delivery retains its HTTPS or explicit HTTP-consent requirements. Operator CLI translations also avoid duplicating complete application catalogs in the Server bundle (#2400).

Before testing

Back up the v1 profile and downloads, close the old app, and review the selected tasks. Migration imports paused records and does not start transfers or change original files. BT activation requires the original torrent metadata, original file selection and directory, and explicit authorization. Existing pieces are checked before transfer; after a restart, explicitly resume the paused task. Windows progress recovery requires a local fixed NTFS volume and appropriate file ownership and permissions. Network shares, FAT/exFAT, junctions, symlinks, cloud reparse points, hard-linked files, alternate data streams, and aliased paths are refused. HTTP records still download into a separate directory; the assistant does not reuse historical HTTP bytes in place. See the migration guide for the exact requirements and recovery behavior. Retain the engine's pre-schema5 database backup when upgrading.

Explorer behavior on a real Windows SMB share and native fnOS acceptance remain unverified. Full Chromium Extension download-submission E2E still encounters a baseline download.rejected failure with the available production Extension; this release does not claim that suite passes. Server protocol and real HTTP pairing/reconnect tests passed.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the beta.51 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.51-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.51-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.51 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, use docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.51 or ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.51. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Install each new bundle with flatpak install --user --or-update; these files do not configure a Motrix update remote. Update the Native Host companion separately. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting to a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit app packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen; use the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not change latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases. Snap publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(downloads): normalize windows task output paths by @agalwood in #2395
• fix(ui): prevent overlay exit flicker and chart range replay by @agalwood in #2396
• fix(legacy-import): enable native windows checkpoint activation by @agalwood in #2397
• chore(engine): bundle verified aria2 motrix.18 release by @agalwood in #2399
• fix(server): allow terminal extension pairing without web url by @agalwood in #2400
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.51 by @agalwood in #2401

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.50...v2.0.0-beta.51

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.50

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.50 adds live task activity charts and history navigation, improves torrent and download interactions, and makes configuration recovery, plugin diagnostics, and session persistence more reliable.

Highlights

Task activity now shows separate download and upload curves with a history overview, range selection, zoom, and keyboard navigation. Active downloads and seeding tasks follow the latest 60 seconds; completed tasks open their full history. Browsing history preserves your chosen range as new samples arrive, and completed history stays fixed across restarts (#2387).

Drop .torrent files onto the app window to open Add Task with the files ready. Drops respect sign-in and session changes. Download-list checkboxes return for touch-friendly selection, and failed file-opening actions provide clearer guidance (#2374, #2377, #2381, #2370).

Settings → Advanced shows the active configuration path. Desktop can reveal the configuration file in its folder; Server Web can copy its path. Invalid configuration files are backed up before defaults are restored, and a failed backup prevents replacement. Long paths use consistent middle truncation while preserving full values for copying and file operations (#2382, #2384).

Plugin failures remain available in persistent logs after restarting Motrix. Disabled plugins stop contributing task-menu actions, event subscriptions clean up reliably, and switching operation formats no longer flickers (#2380, #2376).

Media downloads, Server save-directory preparation, and legacy re-downloads accept existing volume roots without redundant directory creation. Empty engine IDs are stored as database NULL values, with existing empty entries repaired on upgrade, preventing uniqueness failures from interrupting task persistence (#2383, #2386).

Choosing Not now in migration hides its sidebar shortcut across restarts; migration remains available in Settings → Advanced. Settings cards and the startup overlay also receive visual feedback refinements (#2378).

Language changes preserve engine restart reminders and pending restart state. Late activation events during quit cleanup cannot reopen a window or briefly show the renderer recovery screen (#2385, #2391).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix data and downloads before installing it. When practical, test v2 with a separate OS account, machine or Docker data directory.

The Migration Assistant does not import or resume downloads automatically. Manual migration preserves original files and imports selected tasks as paused records; legacy progress import remains unavailable on Windows.

Persistent plugin logs cannot reconstruct errors that older versions never wrote to disk. Native Windows end-to-end verification of the expanded volume-root paths remains pending. Renderer recovery remains manual, with broader Windows/Linux sleep, GPU-fault and long-running recovery acceptance still pending.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the beta.50 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.50-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.50-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.50 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, use docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.50 or ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.50. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Install each new bundle with flatpak install --user --or-update; these files do not configure a Motrix update remote. Update the Native Host companion separately. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting to a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit app packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen; use the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not change latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases. Snap publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(downloads): explain file opening failures by @agalwood in #2370
• ci: stop persisting the checkout token, no job pushes with git by @Totara-thib in #2367
• fix(plugins): prevent operation format switch flicker by @agalwood in #2376
• feat(renderer): open add task from .torrent files dropped on the window by @mrbillr01 in #2374
• fix(renderer): guard torrent drops across session changes by @agalwood in #2377
• fix(renderer): refine migration dismissal and visual feedback by @agalwood in #2378
• fix(plugins): preserve diagnostics and dispose bridge subscriptions by @agalwood in #2380
• fix(downloads): restore checkboxes for touch-friendly selection by @agalwood in #2381
• fix(downloads): handle volume roots across download entry points by @agalwood in #2383
• feat(app): unify path display and protect configuration recovery by @agalwood in #2382
• fix(settings): reveal the configuration file in its folder by @agalwood in #2384
• feat(activity): add live charts and history navigation by @agalwood in #2387
• fix(session): persist an empty engine gid as NULL by @zkaeshjm in #2386
• test(settings): target advanced dialog in migration assertions by @agalwood in #2389
• fix(renderer): stop engine-restart-required listeners from leaking by @zkaeshjm in #2385
• fix(window): prevent reopening windows during shutdown by @agalwood in #2391
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.50 by @agalwood in #2392

New Contributors

• @Totara-thib made their first contribution in #2367
• @mrbillr01 made their first contribution in #2374
• @zkaeshjm made their first contribution in #2386

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.49...v2.0.0-beta.50

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.49

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.49 improves plugin installation and runtime setup, removes shadows from plugin installation cards, and shows the automatic v1 Migration Assistant only once.

Highlights

Compatible plugins can be installed before FFmpeg is configured. Missing or incompatible FFmpeg is explained when enabling or running the plugin, while the installation consent notice remains advisory. Signature, manifest, permission and host-version checks remain in place (#2368).

Configuring FFmpeg and refreshing detection updates plugin operations without restarting Motrix. Older detection results cannot replace newer runtime availability, and late enable checks cannot undo a subsequent disable, update or uninstall. Plugin switches follow the host state (#2368).

The uninstalled-plugin detail page uses flat, bordered cards without shadows (#2368).

Detecting Motrix v1 offers automatic migration once. If you leave or close the app without choosing import or skip, later starts no longer redirect to the assistant. Migration remains available from the sidebar (#2368).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix data and downloads before installing it. When practical, test v2 with a separate OS account, machine or Docker data directory.

Media Merge remains an optional plugin installed separately. Configure FFmpeg in Settings → Integration → Media Tools before enabling or running it.

Installing a plugin does not grant arbitrary file access: operations still require selected inputs and a confirmed output, and Web operations remain subject to Server operator policy. No plugin or SDK update is required for these host fixes.

The Migration Assistant does not import or resume downloads automatically. Manual migration preserves original files and imports selected tasks as paused records; legacy progress import remains unavailable on Windows.

Renderer recovery remains manual. Broader Windows/Linux sleep, GPU-fault and long-running recovery acceptance is still pending. This release does not add unsupported IPv6-literal SOCKS targets to plugin networking; such requests continue to fail without falling back to a direct connection.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the beta.49 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.49-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.49-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.49 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, use docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.49 or ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.49. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Install each new bundle with flatpak install --user --or-update; these files do not configure a Motrix update remote. Update the Native Host companion separately. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting to a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit app packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen; use the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not change latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases. Snap publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(app): defer plugin runtime checks and show migration once by @agalwood in #2368
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.49 by @agalwood in #2369

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.48...v2.0.0-beta.49

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.48

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.48 adds declarative plugin operations, task re-download, manual renderer recovery, compact desktop layouts, persistent speed-limit units, and dedicated plugin proxy support. It also improves download diagnostics, login-launch behavior, settings layout, and startup feedback.

Highlights

Plugins can declare bounded, localized operation forms that run through the existing QuickJS sandbox on desktop and Server. Host-owned jobs provide progress, cancellation, reconnect and resume, resource limits, and invocation-scoped file grants. Media merge now uses this generic interface; compatible operation plugins require Motrix 2.0.0-beta.48 or later (#2350).

Completed regular downloads have a Re-download action in the inspector and context menu. It reuses saved task options, asks before using an existing output path, and lets Alt-click open the options for editing. Plugin startup and optional-hook failures are isolated so they cannot block normal download finalization (#2363).

Motrix detects a failed or unresponsive renderer while downloads continue in the main process. Users can manually recover the affected window from the recovery surface, native menu, or tray without restarting the engine. This release observes renderer health but does not enable automatic recovery (#2349).

Configuration-only app.mainWindowMinWidth and app.mainWindowMinHeight settings allow compact desktop layouts while retaining the existing 914 × 672 defaults. Downloads, Settings, the sidebar, and the independent recovery screen adapt to narrow windows; operating-system minimums can still apply (#2356, #2359).

Upload and download limits can be entered independently in KB/s or MB/s, or KiB/s and MiB/s with binary units. Switching units preserves the exact byte limit, and each field remembers its unit after saving and restarting (#2362).

Plugin catalogs, packages, builtin updates, and security-policy requests now use a dedicated Plugin installation and updates proxy scope on desktop and Server. Last-good catalog data remains available during network failures, with sanitized diagnostics and retry controls (#2360).

Production logs retain bounded, redacted aria2 warning and error details, including HTTP status and aria2 error codes that could previously be hidden behind a generic No URI available. message. User-visible errors and retry behavior are unchanged (#2361).

Repeated Windows login launches preserve a running app's current visibility when Show window at login is disabled, while explicit launches still restore and focus the window (#2348).

The Mo startup logo has a reduced-motion-aware shimmer while the main renderer loads (#2364).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. When practical, test v2 using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory.

Renderer recovery is manual in this beta. Automatic crash or hang recovery is disabled pending broader cross-platform soak testing. Windows and Linux sleep, GPU-fault, and long-running recovery scenarios have not completed the same acceptance coverage as macOS.

Declarative operations depend on separately distributed compatible plugins. File access remains scoped to the plugin invocation, and Web operation access is additionally controlled by Server operator policy. Review every requested file and output location before starting an operation.

The plugin proxy transport safely refuses unsupported IPv6-literal SOCKS target URLs rather than falling back to a direct connection. Plugin catalog and package hosts normally use domain names. Windows proxy behavior has not been manually reverified for this beta.

Copied diagnostics redact signed URL queries, credentials, sensitive headers, and raw request targets, but review logs before sharing because arbitrary plugin text or URL paths may still contain sensitive data.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.48 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.48-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.48-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.48 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, use docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.48 or ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.48. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; these single-file bundles do not configure a Motrix update remote. Update the Native Host companion separately for browser integration.

See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Motrix application packages for Windows arm64 and all 32-bit targets are unavailable. Windows app packages are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap uses strict confinement. Its approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(window): preserve visibility on repeated login launches by @agalwood in #2348
• feat(renderer): add health monitoring and manual recovery by @agalwood in #2349
• feat(plugins): add declarative operation runtime and ui by @agalwood in #2350
• feat(window): support custom minimum sizes and compact layouts by @agalwood in #2356
• fix(settings): restore vertical card stretching on desktop by @agalwood in #2359
• fix(plugins): apply dedicated proxy scope to plugin networking by @agalwood in #2360
• fix(engine): preserve production download diagnostics by @agalwood in #2361
• feat(settings): add persistent speed limit unit selectors by @agalwood in #2362
• feat(downloads): add task re-download by @agalwood in #2363
• feat(renderer): add shimmer to the startup logo by @agalwood in #2364
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.48 by @agalwood in #2366

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.47...v2.0.0-beta.48

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.47

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.47 adds a desktop Migration Assistant for v1 tasks, signed official optional plugin installation, and host support for manual audio/video merging. It includes all updates since beta.46, with improved permission review, download finalization and storage recovery, window restoration, diagnostic logs, and the bundled aria2 1.37.0-motrix.17 engine.

Highlights

The desktop Migration Assistant discovers a v1 profile or accepts a chosen folder, previews tasks, and imports selected records in a paused state while preserving the original files. It supports metadata backups, duplicate detection, interrupted runs, retry, and report export. Compatible BitTorrent tasks can be verified and activated separately with explicit directory authorization (#2331).

The bundled aria2 1.37.0-motrix.17 provides native legacy checkpoint import and durable paused BitTorrent recovery. It preserves a complete pre-upgrade SQLite snapshot before upgrading the engine database to schema 5 (#2342).

Signed official optional plugins can be installed from the marketplace on desktop and Server. Motrix verifies their signed archives, retains normal permission consent and uninstall behavior, and explains incompatible host versions before installation (#2312).

Manual media merging can combine separate local video and audio files into MP4 or MKV through a compatible, enabled motrix.media-merge plugin and configured FFmpeg. The form appears in the plugin's Operations tab and in the action menu for two completed single-file downloads. Source files are preserved, and existing output files are not replaced. The companion plugin is installed separately; this host release does not bundle it or automatically merge downloads (#2308).

Plugin package preparation stays in the install button until permissions are ready to review. Required and optional permissions are grouped, optional access starts disabled, and consent remains stable during confirmation, cancellation, and dialog exit (#2333, #2335).

Download finalization handles macOS exFAT suffix removal, actual cross-mount move failures, and unavailable storage recovery more reliably. Pending journals survive offline storage while other tasks can recover; changed or uncertain files retain conflict protection (#2330, #2339).

Startup activation and minimized-window restoration are preserved. The Downloads scrollbar stays below its column header, signed macOS releases restore the permission needed for shutdown after completion, and production bundles and deferred desktop loading are optimized (#2325, #2323, #2337, #2316).

Plugin diagnostics preserve ordinary URL query values while masking common credential names. Correlated task-creation entries make URL rewrites easier to inspect. Verbose mode expires after one hour, and copying logs applies stricter redaction (#2340).

Signed plugin security policy enforcement is implemented, but production trust and the signed feed remain unconfigured in this release. Synchronization is dormant; this beta does not provide live security advisory blocking (#2326).

Electron, pnpm, packaging tools, dependency locks, GitHub Actions, and regression coverage are refreshed (#2336, #2341, #2344).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. When practical, test v2 using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory.

Migration imports records without automatically resuming them. HTTP tasks use the explicit new-download flow in a separate destination. In-place BitTorrent continuation requires compatible original metadata, file selection, engine support, and explicit authorization. The assistant is desktop-only; Windows explicitly refuses unsupported legacy progress import. Keep the v1 profile and original files backed up. Older engines refuse schema 5, so an engine downgrade requires the compatible pre-upgrade database snapshot.

Manual media merging requires a separately published signed companion plugin compatible with beta.47 and configured FFmpeg. Availability depends on its signed release and registry listing. To install FFmpeg, open Settings → Integration → Media tools. Active plugins need a Motrix restart to detect a new managed installation. See the FFmpeg manual.

The macOS exFAT publication fallback assumes application ownership of the reserved target name during publication; it cannot guarantee atomic no-overwrite against an external process replacing that reservation. Unsupported or ambiguous filesystem operations remain safe refusals or conflicts.

Copied diagnostics mask all URL query values and omit structured headers and bodies. Review logs before sharing: arbitrary plugin text or URL paths may still contain sensitive data, and existing verbose log files remain after expiry.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.47 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.47-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.47-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.47 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, use docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.47 or ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.47. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; these single-file bundles do not configure a Motrix update remote. Update the Native Host companion separately for browser integration. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Motrix application packages for Windows arm64 and all 32-bit targets are unavailable. Windows app packages are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap uses strict confinement. Its approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• feat(plugins): add manual audio and video merging by @agalwood in #2308
• feat(plugins): support signed official optional installs by @agalwood in #2312
• perf(build): optimize bundles and desktop deferred loading by @agalwood in #2316
• fix(downloads): keep scrollbar below the column header by @agalwood in #2323
• fix(finalize): allow exfat directory roots without file ids by @agalwood in #2330
• fix(window): preserve startup activation and restore minimized windows by @agalwood in #2325
• feat(plugins): add signed security policy enforcement by @agalwood in #2326
• feat(migration): add the v1 migration assistant by @agalwood in #2331
• docs(plugins): update scraper-hook release and host requirements by @agalwood in #2332
• fix(plugins): streamline installation and permission review by @agalwood in #2333
• fix(plugins): preserve consent during dialog exit by @agalwood in #2335
• fix(macos): restore shutdown permission in signed releases by @agalwood in #2337
• fix(plugins): preserve url queries in diagnostic logs by @agalwood in #2340
• fix(finalize): support cross-platform publication and storage recovery by @agalwood in #2339
• chore: upgrade dependencies and improve regression tests by @agalwood in #2336
• fix(ci): reconcile toolchain pins and package size budget by @agalwood in #2341
• chore(engine): bundle aria2 motrix.17 by @agalwood in #2342
• ci: update github actions dependencies by @agalwood in #2344
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.47 by @agalwood in #2345

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.46...v2.0.0-beta.47

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.46

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.46 adds verified one-click FFmpeg installation with a more compact interface, progress inside the install button, and clearer executable paths. It includes all updates since beta.44: safe Motrix app links, shutdown after downloads finish, Hungarian, Safari extension discovery, and download, NAT, and inspector fixes.

Highlights

Media tools can install an official FFmpeg build on supported macOS, Windows, and Linux targets. Motrix authenticates the release manifest and validates redirects, hashes, archive contents, executable architecture, and platform trust requirements before atomically activating it. FFmpeg remains a separate, user-initiated download rather than part of the app package (#2299).

Managed FFmpeg installations now live under binaries/ffmpeg-verified in Motrix's application data directory. The parent directory is created safely without overwriting manually installed tools. Detection shows the actual executable path; long paths keep their filename visible, with the full path available on hover and when copied. The compact, horizontal layout includes button progress and a link to the online manual (#2302).

The Downloads footer can shut down the computer once all downloads and finalization work finish, with a cancellable 60-second countdown. This opt-in action is unavailable in Web, Snap, and Flatpak builds (#2284).

A bounded set of motrix:// links can navigate to views or prefill a new task while still requiring explicit submission. The old mo:// scheme and links that directly control tasks or reveal local paths are retired (#2300).

Hungarian joins the interface languages. Integration now links to the separately distributed Safari extension, and translations are improved (#2117, #2283).

Browser-submitted downloads accept IP addresses, localhost, and local hostnames, avoid a synthesized empty Authorization header, and preserve filenames across cross-origin redirects (#2282, #2276, #2295).

Download rows remain reachable while the inspector drawer is open, including after compact-layout resizing. Blank toolbar space is draggable only in compact layouts, so an empty search can be dismissed in an expanded window (#2288, #2290, #2281).

Automatic port mapping accepts valid Unicode router descriptions such as Huawei AX3 advertisements (#2297).

Electron, pnpm, signing dependencies, and security locks are refreshed (#2287).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta. When practical, test v2 using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory.

To install FFmpeg, open Settings → Integration → Media tools. Active plugins need a Motrix restart to detect a new managed installation. The project manifest signature does not replace Windows Authenticode; Windows FFmpeg builds may show SmartScreen warnings. macOS builds must pass Motrix's pinned signing identity and online notarization checks. See the FFmpeg manual.

Shutdown is a one-time action. Paused, failed, queued, or metadata-pending work blocks it, and a new task or state change cancels the countdown. Save open work in other applications before testing it.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.46 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.46-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.46-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.46 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, use docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.46 or ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.46. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; these single-file bundles do not configure a Motrix update remote. Update the Native Host companion separately for browser integration. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Motrix application packages for Windows arm64 and all 32-bit targets are unavailable. Windows app packages are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap uses strict confinement. Its approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(downloads): omit synthesized authorization headers by @agalwood in #2276
• fix(panels): restrict toolbar dragging to compact headers by @agalwood in #2281
• feat(i18n): add Hungarian localization by @dankovicsjanos in #2117
• feat(integration): add safari extension install entry by @agalwood in #2283
• fix(bridge): accept ip and local download urls by @agalwood in #2282
• feat(downloads): add shutdown after all downloads finish by @agalwood in #2284
• chore(deps): refresh npm packages and security locks by @agalwood in #2287
• fix(downloads): keep list rows reachable under the inspector drawer by @a0666660 in #2288
• fix(downloads): refresh inspector inset after inner layout changes by @agalwood in #2290
• fix(downloads): preserve filenames across browser redirects by @agalwood in #2295
• fix(nat): support Huawei AX3 Unicode device descriptions by @agalwood in #2297
• feat(ffmpeg): add verified one-click installation by @agalwood in #2299
• fix(protocol): restore safe motrix deep links and retire mo by @agalwood in #2300
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.45 by @agalwood in #2301
• fix(ffmpeg): polish verified installation and settings by @agalwood in #2302
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.46 by @agalwood in #2303

New Contributors

• @dankovicsjanos made their first contribution in #2117
• @a0666660 made their first contribution in #2288

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.44...v2.0.0-beta.46

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.44

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.44 packages the Safari desktop bootstrap in signed macOS builds, improves registration when upgrading or switching installed copies, and makes unavailable download metrics easier to distinguish. The Safari extension remains independently distributed.

Highlights

Download rows distinguish a real zero transfer speed, an unknown value, and a metric that does not apply. Paused, completed, queued, and other inactive tasks leave speed and ETA cells blank; seeding keeps upload speed, and media merging clears transfer metrics. Zero speeds now participate in numeric sorting (#2275).

macOS signing now signs Safari helpers before the main executable seals the app, fixing the unsigned x64 registrar failure. The complete signature, entitlement, and notarization checks remain required (#2273).

macOS arm64 and x64 packages now include the Safari bootstrap service, registrar, and LaunchAgent. The helpers receive their required signatures and App Group entitlement before the app passes the existing notarization and package-verification gates (#2271).

Opening the installed Motrix app verifies that the registered service belongs to that app. Stale or mismatched registrations are rebound with bounded retries, while a matching service stays running. If macOS requires background item approval, Motrix preserves that state instead of overriding your choice (#2271).

Safari bootstrap stops after one nonce request when a running bridge refuses it, avoiding unnecessary launch attempts and retries. A stopped bridge can still trigger the cold-launch path. The extension-facing protocol remains compatible, with regression coverage using the production Swift/Rust adapter (#2271).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.

When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory.

For Safari integration, install or update the signed macOS app, then open the intended Motrix.app once to register its bootstrap service. Approve the background item if macOS requests it. Downloading the app alone does not change registration; opening another signed copy can change the registered owner.

Use a compatible, separately distributed Safari extension and test cold launch and paired reconnection after the upgrade. Do not delete your database or pairing credentials to resolve an old launch target.

Automated package and Swift/Rust integration checks do not replace clean-Mac upgrade and cold-launch acceptance testing.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, testers can install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Existing installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.44 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.44-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.44-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.44 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.44 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.44. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; no Motrix update remote is configured by these single-file bundles. Update the Native Host companion separately when using browser integration. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger Windows SmartScreen warnings; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap packages use strict confinement. The approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• feat(safari): ship signed desktop bootstrap and upgrade registration by @agalwood in #2271
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.43 by @agalwood in #2272
• fix(downloads): distinguish unavailable task metrics by @agalwood in #2275
• fix(macos): sign safari helpers before the main executable by @agalwood in #2273
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.44 by @agalwood in #2277

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.42...v2.0.0-beta.44

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.42

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.42 makes Tracker refreshes and task updates recoverable, fixes desktop notification delivery and Linux startup guidance, and improves localized units, download controls, and file completion reliability.

Highlights

Tracker subscriptions refresh independently of the download engine, retain bounded last-good source snapshots, and expose source, selection, and update history details. Supplemental selection uses enabled sources and recent health evidence. Existing BT tasks can preview and confirm Tracker changes while preserving original and manually added addresses, manual exclusions, and pause intent. Interrupted updates can recover; periodic source refreshes do not automatically rewrite existing tasks. Private torrents and torrents with unknown privacy stay outside public automatic injection (#2269).

Desktop download notifications respect the selected system/in-app display mode, including system delivery while Motrix is focused. Foreground completion bursts share a success toast. Linux replaces nonfunctional login-startup switches with desktop-managed setup guidance and a manual link (#2254, #2261).

Information units and decimal formatting follow the interface language while preserving the selected byte-unit system. Appearance adds a flat Cloud White sidebar color. Download column separators align with their boundaries, scrollbar tracks reduce content bleed-through, and toolbar window dragging is limited to compact headers (#2259, #2255, #2247, #2248, #2263).

File completion handles temporary Windows sharing conflicts with bounded retries, preserves filesystem diagnostics, and distinguishes a completed rename from a later directory-sync failure. Duplicate directory flushes are avoided when the native helper reports a recognized completion outcome (#2265).

Paired browser clients can discover configured download directories over MDXP. Safari Origins are accepted by pairing and identity handling, with a macOS native bootstrap foundation. The signed desktop packages do not yet include the Swift registrar and launch service required for complete Safari cold-start support; the Safari extension is distributed separately (#2244, #2267).

Windows AppX/MSIX runtime support isolates packaged profiles and delegates application updates to the installation source. This release does not add a Microsoft Store package. Plugin detail links use the website's current paths, and Electron updates to 44.4.5 with matching offline packaging inputs (#2242, #2268).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.

When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory. Check Tracker source refreshes and task-change previews, notification modes, localized units, Linux login startup, and file completion on Windows and network filesystems.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, testers can install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Existing installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.42 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.42-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.42-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.42 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.42 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.42. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; no Motrix update remote is configured by these single-file bundles. Update the Native Host companion separately when using browser integration. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger Windows SmartScreen warnings; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap packages use strict confinement. The approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• feat(windows): isolate packaged profiles and application updates by @agalwood in #2242
• fix(downloads): align column separators with column boundaries by @agalwood in #2247
• fix(ui): reduce content bleed through scrollbar tracks by @agalwood in #2248
• feat(bridge): expose configured download directories over mdxp by @agalwood in #2244
• fix(notifications): honor desktop download notification modes by @agalwood in #2254
• feat(i18n): localize information units across the interface by @agalwood in #2259
• feat(appearance): add flat cloud white sidebar color by @agalwood in #2255
• fix(linux): replace login startup switches with manual guidance by @agalwood in #2261
• fix(downloads): limit toolbar dragging to compact headers by @agalwood in #2263
• fix(finalize): bound rename retries and report durable completion by @agalwood in #2265
• feat(bridge): support safari pairing and native bootstrap by @agalwood in #2267
• feat(trackers): make selection and task updates recoverable by @agalwood in #2269
• chore(deps): align upgrades with offline and release packaging by @agalwood in #2268
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.42 by @agalwood in #2270

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.41...v2.0.0-beta.42

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.41

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.41 expands the interface to 25 languages with right-to-left support, refreshes preferences and desktop notifications, and improves download recovery and file publication across local disks and network filesystems.

Highlights

The application now ships 25 interface languages, including Arabic and Persian with right-to-left layouts. Language selection keeps Follow System first; shared dialogs, sidebar controls, and download status headings are localized. Windows uses native Japanese and Korean font fallbacks (#2211–#2236).

Preferences gain a clearer layout and desktop notification display controls. Download preferences and directory edits save together, GeoIP edits remain in the dialog draft, and saved settings synchronize when WebSocket is unavailable. Startup respects hidden maximized windows, and Appearance hides an empty menu bar section (#2198, #2204, #2210, #2227).

Settings use new glass icons, the sidebar adapts its colors with a cyan default, and file lists show column labels and file types. Scrollbars have improved contrast (#2180, #2188, #2206, #2208).

Completed files publish more reliably on NFS and NTFS mounts and across filesystems. Final names are sanitized and deduplicated, cross-device copies preserve timestamps, Windows sharing conflicts are retried, and existing download volume roots no longer fail directory creation (#2179, #2192, #2205, #2219).

Interrupted downloads can resume from engine checkpoints when retried. Repeatedly failing plugin hooks are handled by the circuit breaker, and the optional scraper hook is removed from the bundled set. The updated aria2 engine opens Windows paths beyond MAX_PATH. Single-file torrent metadata stays outside the downloads directory (#2194, #2195, #2209).

Packaging removes unused dependency files and ships distribution-specific license bundles while retaining attribution. Electron updates to 44.4.3, and Snap packaging no longer declares a desktop entry that its build does not produce (#2188, #2191).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.

When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory. Check language switching and right-to-left layouts, notification preferences, interrupted download retries, long Windows paths, and completed files saved to network shares or NTFS mounts.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, testers can install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Existing installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.41 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.41-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.41-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.41 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.41 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.41. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; no Motrix update remote is configured by these single-file bundles. Update the Native Host companion separately when using browser integration. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger Windows SmartScreen warnings; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap packages use strict confinement. The approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(finalize): publish completed files safely on NFS by @agalwood in #2179
• fix: stabilize linux ci and improve scrollbar contrast by @agalwood in #2180
• feat: label file list columns, record directories main-side, bump deps by @agalwood in #2188
• fix(snap): stop declaring a desktop entry the prime step never produces by @agalwood in #2191
• fix(finalize): harden artifact publication across filesystems by @agalwood in #2192
• fix: unblock task creation, resume retried downloads, explain long paths by @agalwood in #2194
• fix(engine): open windows paths past MAX_PATH by @agalwood in #2195
• fix(window): keep maximized windows hidden during startup by @agalwood in #2198
• fix(settings): synchronize saved preferences without websocket by @agalwood in #2204
• fix(finalize): support ntfs mount masks during cleanup by @agalwood in #2205
• feat(appearance): add glass icons and adaptive sidebar colors by @agalwood in #2206
• fix(sidebar): unify selection and default to cyan by @agalwood in #2208
• fix(bt): keep single-file torrent metadata out of downloads by @agalwood in #2209
• feat(settings): refine preferences and desktop notifications by @agalwood in #2210
• feat(i18n): add bundled french translations by @agalwood in #2211
• fix(i18n): localize shared dialog and sidebar controls by @agalwood in #2212
• feat(i18n): pin follow-system language preference first by @agalwood in #2213
• feat(i18n): add German interface translations by @agalwood in #2214
• test(i18n): cover saved onboarding language preference by @agalwood in #2216
• feat(i18n): add Spanish interface translations by @agalwood in #2217
• fix(i18n): translate complete download status headings by @agalwood in #2218
• feat(i18n): add japanese interface translations by @agalwood in #2220
• fix(finalize): handle existing download volume roots by @agalwood in #2219
• feat(i18n): add korean interface translations by @agalwood in #2221
• feat(i18n): add brazilian portuguese translations by @agalwood in #2224
• feat(i18n): add indonesian translations by @agalwood in #2226
• fix(settings): hide empty menu bar section in appearance by @agalwood in #2227
• feat(i18n): add italian locale by @agalwood in #2229
• feat(i18n): add polish locale by @agalwood in #2230
• fix(windows): use native japanese and korean font fallbacks by @agalwood in #2228
• test(renderer): await async graph nodes and geoip options by @agalwood in #2232
• feat(i18n): add russian locale by @agalwood in #2231
• feat(i18n): add turkish locale by @agalwood in #2233
• feat(i18n): add vietnamese locale by @agalwood in #2234
• feat(i18n): add ten locales and rtl support by @agalwood in #2236
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.41 by @agalwood in #2237

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.40...v2.0.0-beta.41

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.40

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.40 improves Dashboard monitoring and download controls, defaults desktop file removal to the system Trash, and adds verified Flatpak application bundles. It also fixes media progress, Server task updates, browser-provided filenames, and NAT socket lifecycle errors.

Highlights

Upload and download charts scroll continuously with stable vertices and continue moving back to zero after transfers finish. Dashboard task rows provide inline pause, resume, and retry actions; reduced-motion preferences remain supported (#2176).

Desktop task-file removal now defaults to the system Trash. Download settings offer an explicit permanent-deletion preference. Shift-remove preselects file deletion while keeping the confirmation dialog, and failed file cleanup preserves the task and torrent metadata for retry (#2176).

Dashboard controls, engine diagnostics, tray speed displays, and download labels are clearer. Speed columns fit the minimum window size while custom column layouts are retained. Clearing a selection closes its task inspector (#2168, #2174, #2175, #2176).

Media download progress follows the full segment plan and keeps download progress separate from processing. Segment metadata is stored outside the task database, and the file list exposes all segments. FFmpeg support can refresh without restarting ongoing downloads (#2156, #2158, #2160).

Download sources are validated before side effects. URL entry preserves source bytes, explains malformed input, and requires confirmation for ambiguous corrections. Browser handoff preserves the proposed filename (#2154, #2155).

Server recovers task updates and preserves magnet file selection. Shared navigation handles task links and notifications for removed tasks, Linux tray icons support color preferences, and NAT avoids UDP socket lifecycle crashes (#2162, #2163, #2166, #2167).

The release pipeline now builds and validates Flatpak application bundles for x86_64 and aarch64 before publication. Browser integration uses the separately installed Native Host companion from the same release (#2172).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.

When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory. Check speed charts after a download finishes, task actions, Trash and permanent file removal, media download/processing progress, and Server recovery after a connection interruption.

After the protected Snap workflow completes, testers can install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Existing installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.40 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak application x86_64, aarch64 Motrix-2.0.0-beta.40-<arch>.flatpak Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.40-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.40 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.40 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.40. See the Docker Server guide for storage, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

Flatpak bundles use application ID app.motrix.native and the beta branch. Download each new bundle and install it with flatpak install --user --or-update; no Motrix update remote is configured by these single-file bundles. Update the Native Host companion separately when using browser integration. See the Flatpak guide.

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit packages are unavailable. Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger Windows SmartScreen warnings; download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap packages use strict confinement. The approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• fix(downloads): refine list, inspector, and menu interactions by @agalwood in #2149
• refactor(ui): unify toolbars, notifications, and scrolling by @agalwood in #2153
• fix(downloads): validate sources and stabilize url entry by @agalwood in #2154
• fix(bridge): preserve browser download filenames by @agalwood in #2155
• feat(media): store segment metadata outside task database by @agalwood in #2156
• fix(media): calculate progress across the full segment plan by @agalwood in #2158
• fix(media): refresh ffmpeg support and clarify settings activation by @agalwood in #2160
• fix(tray): allow linux icon colors and restore activity updates by @agalwood in #2162
• fix(navigation): unify task links and notification fallbacks by @agalwood in #2163
• fix(nat): prevent udp socket lifecycle crashes and update nat by @agalwood in #2166
• fix(web): recover task updates and preserve magnet file selection by @agalwood in #2167
• feat(ui): refine dashboard controls and engine diagnostics by @agalwood in #2168
• chore(test): consolidate playwright artifacts by @agalwood in #2173
• ci(release): publish validated flatpak application bundles by @agalwood in #2172
• fix(downloads): close inspector when selection clears by @agalwood in #2174
• fix(ui): polish dashboard metrics, tray speeds and download labels by @agalwood in #2175
• feat(ui): refine dashboard charts and download task controls by @agalwood in #2176
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.40 by @agalwood in #2177

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.39...v2.0.0-beta.40

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.39

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.39 adds folder browsing and an application menu to Server, improves download controls and BitTorrent seeding, and fixes restart recovery for conflicting magnet sessions. It also refreshes dependencies and restores the macOS Menu Bar Only behavior after closing the main window.

Highlights

Server can browse and create download folders with breadcrumbs, direct path editing, keyboard navigation, sorting, and hidden-folder controls. Favorites and recent directories use shared preferences across New Task and General settings; Desktop retains its native folder chooser (#2144).

The Server logo opens an application menu for settings, task commands, local torrent files, help, and cookie-session sign-out. Torrent request limits default to 8 MiB and can be configured from 2–64 MiB with MOTRIX_TORRENT_BODY_LIMIT_MIB; changes require a restart (#2146).

Downloads retain sorting and column preferences, support queue reordering, and provide consistent selection, keyboard actions, compact menus, speed limits, and a resizable task inspector. Clicking a completed-download notification reveals the downloaded file when supported (#2143).

A seeding time limit of 0 now means unlimited time. Task details retain cumulative upload totals, share ratio, and recorded seeding duration across pause, re-seed, and restart. Existing history is not assigned invented seeding time (#2143).

New torrents and resolved magnets write payloads to their final paths and finish in place, preserving the active seeder's engine identity. Legacy temporary layouts remain recoverable, and HTTP/FTP keep their temporary-file lifecycle (#2139).

Startup can recover eligible conflicting magnet session identities while retaining task identity, progress, and pause state. Session input handling avoids loading both SQLite and text sessions (#2141).

On macOS, closing the main window or pressing Cmd+W re-hides the Dock icon when Menu Bar Only mode is active (#2138).

Updates include Vitest 5.0.1, React Virtual 3.14.13, Lucide 1.46.0, react-i18next 17.0.14, Zod 4.6.5, and pnpm 12.4.2. The lockfile, CI, Docker, Snap, and Flatpak inputs use matching versions and verified digests.

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.

When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory. Check paused and partially downloaded torrents after restarting, unlimited seeding and upload statistics, saved download-list preferences, and Server folder selection within configured download roots. Also check Menu Bar Only mode after dismissing the macOS main window.

After the protected release completes, Snap testers can install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Existing installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.39 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) Signed and notarized DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.39-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.39 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.39 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.39. See the Docker Server guide for storage, directory browsing, torrent limits, networking, and upgrades.

Distribution notes

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch requires the separately enabled Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; reconnecting with a saved pairing also requires a compatible Extension.

Flatpak is validated separately and is not published by the release tag; this GitHub prerelease includes its Native Host companion archives.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit packages are unavailable.

Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger Windows SmartScreen warnings. Download them only from the official published GitHub prerelease.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable-channel aliases.

Snap packages use strict confinement. The approved personal-files interface is limited to Native Messaging host registration for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only.

Feedback

Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues, including your OS, architecture, package type, and reproduction steps.

What's Changed

• refactor(bt): retire suffixes and hidden payload staging by @agalwood in #2139
• fix(engine): recover conflicting magnet session identities by @agalwood in #2141
• feat(downloads): refine task controls and seeding lifecycle by @agalwood in #2143
• fix(tray): restore menu bar only dock state by @tahazarif10 in #2138
• feat(server): add logo menu and configurable torrent limits by @agalwood in #2146
• feat(directories): add server picker and shared folder preferences by @agalwood in #2144
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.39 by @agalwood in #2147

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.38...v2.0.0-beta.39

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.38

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.38 preserves the macOS menu-bar icon position, improves Windows SMB download finalization and recovery, and refreshes the dependency stack. It also includes the settings and connection-feedback improvements prepared for beta.37.

Beta.37 was abandoned: its desktop, update-feed, and container release workflow was cancelled before publication. Snap latest/edge had already received beta.37; beta.38 supersedes that build set. The beta.37 tag remains unchanged.

Highlights

On macOS, the menu-bar icon keeps its saved position across normal app exits and transitions through Dock-only Run Mode (#2131).

Windows download finalization supports SMB shares, including UNC and mapped drive paths. Recovery retries eligible failed finalization journals while preserving file-identity and replacement safeguards (#2132).

Dependencies are refreshed from a clean install, including Electron 44.3.0, React 19.3, Vite 8.3, Vitest 5, and pnpm 12.4.1. Compatible Zod dependencies share one version, and Flatpak source generation retains both documents in pnpm 12's lockfile. CI, signing inputs, and offline packaging use the matching pinned tool versions and checksums.

Invalid settings show localized field errors and block saving. Download, network, proxy, BitTorrent, media-tool, and GeoIP settings use shared validation constraints while preserving the compact form layout (#2126).

Download settings distinguish maximum connections from active connections, add 20/30 concurrent-download presets, and default new settings to 10 concurrent downloads. Existing saved values are preserved. Custom values support 1–100 concurrent downloads and 1–128 connections per file (#2126).

Empty or stale tracker lists can synchronize three seconds after persisted consent and engine readiness. Synchronization progress remains visible after opening the page or reconnecting, in both Desktop and Server (#2126).

Tracker sources distinguish Direct and CDN addresses. Optional animeTrackerList sources and its default-enabled CDN blacklist are added without overwriting existing source choices (#2126).

Unavailable NAT mapping uses a neutral status with download-impact guidance, retained retry counts, and links to retry, network settings, and the manual. This changes the feedback; router mapping availability is unchanged (#2126).

The bilingual bridge protocol now explicitly retains pairing through app exit, browser restart, and failed discovery, and separates app wake from first pairing. This is a documentation clarification; browser reconnect behavior depends on the companion Extension update (#2129).

Before testing

This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.

When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory. Check invalid settings and custom connection limits, tracker progress after first-run consent and navigation, existing tracker source choices after upgrading, and NAT recovery guidance. Also check macOS tray position after restarting or changing Run Mode, and completing or recovering downloads on Windows SMB shares after a restart or a temporary share disconnection.

Browser reconnect after app exit requires a compatible companion Extension. The bridge documentation change in this beta does not itself alter the App runtime or the wire protocol.

After the protected release completes, Snap testers can install the strictly confined build with sudo snap install motrix --edge. Existing installations tracking latest/edge should upgrade to the same beta.38 revision set.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution Architectures Planned output macOS 13 or later arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) DMG and ZIP Windows x64 Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP Linux x64, arm64 AppImage, DEB, RPM, and pacman Flatpak Native Host companion linux/x64, linux/arm64 Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.38-linux-<arch>.tar.gz Docker Hub / GHCR linux/amd64, linux/arm64 Immutable 2.0.0-beta.38 tag in both registries Snap Store amd64, arm64 Verified build set on latest/edge

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.38 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.38. See the Docker Server deployment guide for storage, networking, remote Extension pairing, and upgrade guidance.

Distribution notes

AppImage desktop integration remains opt-in. Browser cold launch uses a separately enabled stable Native Messaging host and a registered AppImage path; saved-pairing reconnect needs the compatible companion Extension update.

Flatpak is validated separately and is not published by the release tag; the GitHub prerelease includes its Native Host companion archives.

Windows arm64 and all 32-bit packages are not available.

Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger a Windows SmartScreen warning. Download them only from the official GitHub prerelease after it is published.

Beta container tags are immutable and do not update latest, stable, or other stable floating tags.

The Snap package is strictly confined. Its approved personal-files interface is limited to registering Native Messaging host manifests for supported browsers. Beta publication updates latest/edge only; it does not promote the build to candidate or stable.

Feedback

Please report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues. Include your operating system, architecture, package type, and the steps needed to reproduce the issue.

What's Changed

• fix(settings): clarify validation and connection feedback by @agalwood in #2126
• docs(bridge): clarify retained pairing and app wake lifecycle by @agalwood in #2129
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.37 by @agalwood in #2130
• fix(tray): preserve macos menu bar position by @agalwood in #2131
• fix(finalize): support smb shares and recover failed journals by @agalwood in #2132
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.38 by @agalwood in #2133

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.36...v2.0.0-beta.38

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