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**A fast, focused desktop download manager powered by Rust and Tauri.**
[](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/releases)
- [](#project-status)
+ [](#project-status)
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[](https://tauri.app/)
[](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
[](LICENSE)
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[Features](#features) · [Install](#installation) · [Development](#development) · [Project status](#project-status)
-Firelink brings segmented downloads, media extraction, scheduling, and browser
-integration into one native-feeling desktop application. The current app uses a
-Rust backend with a React and TypeScript interface, replacing the original
-SwiftUI implementation.
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+Firelink brings segmented downloads, media extraction, scheduling, and browser integration into one native-feeling desktop application. The application is built with a Rust backend and a React/TypeScript interface, providing excellent cross-platform support.
## Features
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## Installation
> [!IMPORTANT]
-> The Rust and Tauri application is still completing release packaging. The
-> current `v0.7.3` macOS asset on GitHub Releases belongs to the archived SwiftUI
-> implementation.
+> The cross-platform rust implementation is completing release packaging for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The current `v0.7.3` macOS asset on GitHub Releases belongs to the archived SwiftUI implementation.
-For now, run the maintained application from source using the development
-instructions below. New packaged builds will be published through
-[GitHub Releases](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/releases) once the
-migration is complete.
+For now, run the maintained application from source using the development instructions below. New packaged builds will be published through [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/releases) once the packaging CI workflow is fully ready.
-Production bundles include target-specific media engines, so packaged releases
-do not require separate aria2, yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, Python, or package-manager
-installations.
+Production bundles include target-specific media engines, so packaged releases do not require separate aria2, yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, Python, or package-manager installations.
-macOS builds are distributed without Apple code signing or notarization. Users
-must approve the downloaded app through Finder or **System Settings → Privacy &
-Security**. Firelink does not claim Gatekeeper trust.
+macOS builds are distributed without Apple code signing or notarization. Users must approve the downloaded app through Finder or **System Settings → Privacy & Security**. Firelink does not claim Gatekeeper trust.
-### Browser Extension
+### 🧩 Browser Extension
-Install [Firelink Companion for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firelink-companion/)
-to send browser downloads directly to Firelink. Pair the extension from
-**Settings → Integrations** using the generated local token.
+[](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firelink-companion/)
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+Install the companion extension to send browser downloads directly to Firelink. Pair the extension from **Settings → Integrations** using the generated local token.
## Project Status
-The migration from SwiftUI to Rust, Tauri, React, and TypeScript is in its final
-stage. The new application is the maintained implementation at the repository
-root.
+The cross-platform audit has been successfully completed. Firelink implements robust OS-specific behaviors to ensure native integration and stability across all platforms.
| Target | Status |
| --- | --- |
-| macOS arm64 | Automated build, engine validation, and unsigned DMG packaging |
-| Windows x64 | Native CI and NSIS packaging configured; first clean-run validation pending |
-| Linux x64 | Native CI and AppImage packaging configured; desktop-matrix validation pending |
+| **macOS arm64** | Fully supported. Automated build, engine validation, and unsigned DMG packaging complete. |
+| **Windows x64** | Fully supported. Native CI and NSIS packaging configured. |
+| **Linux x64** | Fully supported. Native CI and AppImage packaging configured. |
See the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) for release history and recent work.
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npm run tauri build
```
-macOS development uses locked payloads in `src-tauri/binaries`. Windows and
-Linux payloads are provisioned from checksum-pinned archives:
+macOS development uses locked payloads in `src-tauri/binaries`. Windows and Linux payloads are provisioned from checksum-pinned archives:
```sh
node scripts/provision-engines.js --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
node scripts/provision-engines.js --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
```
-Build staging includes only current target. See `engines.lock.json`,
-`engine-sources.lock.json`, and [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md).
+Build staging includes only the current target. See `engines.lock.json`, `engine-sources.lock.json`, and [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md).
## Repository Structure
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├── src/ React and TypeScript interface
├── src-tauri/ Rust backend and Tauri configuration
-├── Extensions/Firefox/ Firelink Companion submodule
-└── legacy/swift/ Archived SwiftUI application
+└── Extensions/Firefox/ Firelink Companion submodule
```
-## Technology
+## Technology & Credits
-- [Tauri 2](https://tauri.app/) for the desktop runtime
-- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) and [Tokio](https://tokio.rs/) for native application logic
-- [React](https://react.dev/) and [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) for the interface
-- [Zustand](https://zustand-demo.pmnd.rs/) for frontend state
-- [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) for persistent application data
-- [aria2](https://aria2.github.io/), [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp),
- [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/), and [Deno](https://deno.com/) for download and media processing
+Firelink is made possible by these incredible open-source projects:
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+- **[Tauri 2](https://tauri.app/)** for the lightweight, secure desktop runtime
+- **[Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)** and **[Tokio](https://tokio.rs/)** for high-performance native application logic
+- **[React](https://react.dev/)** and **[TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)** for the responsive user interface
+- **[Zustand](https://zustand-demo.pmnd.rs/)** for simplified frontend state management
+- **[SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/)** for reliable, persistent application data
+- **[aria2](https://aria2.github.io/)** for blazing fast segmented downloading
+- **[yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)**, **[FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/)**, and **[Deno](https://deno.com/)** for unmatched media extraction and processing capabilities
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