chore(release): prepare Firelink 1.2.0

2026-07-26 12:08:27 +00:00 · 2026-07-22 16:49:39 +03:30
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@@ -5,22 +5,36 @@ All notable changes to Firelink will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
-## [1.1.2] - 2026-07-21
+## [1.2.0] - 2026-07-22
-This patch release hardens download lifecycle handling, localization, and packaged release checks.
+This release makes everyday download management easier to organize, review, and trust across the desktop app and browser extension.
-### New
+### New features
 - Add localized desktop UI coverage for Persian, Hebrew, Russian, Ukrainian, and Simplified Chinese.
 - Add optional batch folders and safer reuse of unfinished downloads with matching filenames.
-### Improved
+- **Localized desktop interface** for Persian, Hebrew, Russian, Ukrainian, and Simplified Chinese, including RTL layouts. These translations are currently produced with help from LLMs and need user review; please report corrections so they can improve.
- Make pause, resume, remove, redownload, queue, scheduler, and settings actions safer when operations overlap.
+- **Customizable download table** with selectable columns, drag-to-reorder controls, sorting, clearer size alignment, and better bulk actions.
- Improve first-open navigation, RTL layout, browser-cookie recovery, and download metadata handling.
+- **Optional batch folders** for multi-link downloads, addressing [#27](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/issues/27). Firelink can suggest an editable folder name from the page title or common filename while keeping the existing category-based behavior as the default.
- Strengthen packaged engine, Windows portable, Linux package, and release-asset verification.
+- **Remember the last Add-window directory**, with an opt-in setting so users remain in control of where it applies.
 - **Per-download connection controls** for normal and media transfers, with the active aria2 connection count shown in the download table.
 - **Latest Firelink Companion 2.0.6** in the `Extensions/Browser` submodule, including selected-link batch context and safer automatic capture recovery.
-### Fixed
+### Improvements
- Prevent stale or duplicate lifecycle work from deleting or resurrecting the wrong download.
+
- Keep missed completion events, localized state, and browser handoffs from leaving misleading UI state.
+- Make pause, resume, retry, remove, redownload, queue, scheduler, and settings actions safer when several operations overlap or background events arrive late.
 - Reuse unfinished downloads when their filenames match, while reducing the chance of stale state creating duplicate or misleading rows.
 - Improve first-open navigation, lazy page loading, table layout, drag interactions, sorting, and window-control placement.
 - Improve RTL behavior while keeping the download table's physical file columns readable.
 - Handle locked browser cookie databases more gracefully and keep browser metadata and authenticated captures on the correct path.
 - Enforce startup consent before accessing saved credentials and make keychain-related startup behavior more predictable.
 - Refresh dependencies and bundled engines, and strengthen checks for macOS, Windows portable, Linux packages, release assets, and release version identity.
 - Refine localized wording, including Persian status labels.
 ### Fixes
 - Prevent stale lifecycle work, duplicate terminal events, and overlapping controls from deleting, reviving, or leaving the wrong download in a misleading state.
 - Keep missed completion events and connection-limit updates from leaving a finished or active download visually stuck.
 - Bound backend connection counts so user-selected limits are respected instead of allowing overlapping settings to exceed them.
 - Keep extension handoffs in the Add window and make selected-link batches retain their page context for folder suggestions.
 ## [1.1.1] - 2026-07-17
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
  **A fast, focused desktop download manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux.**
-  [![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.1.2-6f42c1?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/releases)
+  [![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.2.0-6f42c1?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/releases)
-  [![macOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS-111111?style=flat-square&logo=apple&logoColor=white)](#platforms)
+  [![macOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS-111111?style=flat-square&logo=apple&logoColor=white)](#supported-platforms)
-  [![Windows](.github/badges/windows.svg)](#platforms)
+  [![Windows](.github/badges/windows.svg)](#supported-platforms)
-  [![Linux](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linux-FCC624?style=flat-square&logo=linux&logoColor=black)](#platforms)
+  [![Linux](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linux-FCC624?style=flat-square&logo=linux&logoColor=black)](#supported-platforms)
  [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/nimbold/Firelink?style=flat-square)](LICENSE)
  [![CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/nimbold/Firelink/ci.yml?branch=main&style=flat-square&label=CI)](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
-  [Features](#features) · [Install](#installation) · [Browser Extension](#browser-extension) · [Development](#development) · [Release Notes](CHANGELOG.md)
+  [Features](#features) · [Install](#installation) · [Browser Extension](#browser-extension) · [Development](#development) · [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
 </div>
 <br/>
@@ -31,27 +31,25 @@
  </details>
 </div>
-## Why Firelink
+## Overview
-Firelink is a cross-platform desktop download manager for direct transfers, browser capture, media extraction, scheduling, and clear file placement.
+Firelink manages direct downloads, browser captures, media extraction, playlists, scheduling, and file placement from one desktop app. It uses a Rust/Tauri backend with a React and TypeScript interface, and bundles the engines needed for its download and media workflows.
-It combines a Rust/Tauri backend with a React and TypeScript interface. Bundled aria2, yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, and SQLite support the download and media workflows.
+The current desktop release is **1.2.0**, paired with [Firelink Companion 2.0.6](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension/releases). The release focuses on a more dependable download table and queue, better browser handoffs, broader localization, and safer packaged builds.
 The current desktop release is **1.1.2**, paired with Firelink Companion **2.0.5**.
 This patch release hardens download lifecycle handling, localization, and packaged release checks.
 ## Features
 - **Segmented downloads** with aria2, retries, speed limits, and connection controls.
 - **Media downloads** with yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, live progress, speed, and ETA.
- **Playlist downloads** for YouTube playlists with queueing and efficient large-list rendering.
+- **Playlist downloads** for YouTube playlists with queueing and efficient rendering for large lists.
- **Add window** for metadata, duplicates, location choices, captured links, clipboard-prefilled URLs, and live connection limits.
+- **Customizable download table** with selectable columns, sorting, drag-to-reorder, and bulk actions.
- **Persistent queues** with pause, resume, retry, redownload, sorting, multi-select, and bulk actions.
+- **Add window** for metadata, duplicate handling, captured links, clipboard-prefilled URLs, save locations, and live connection limits.
- **Scheduling** with start/stop windows, speed rules, and post-queue actions.
+- **Persistent queues** with pause, resume, retry, redownload, scheduling, and multi-select actions.
- **File organization** with categories, default folders, a collapsible Folders section, per-download overrides, and reveal/trash actions.
+- **Optional batch folders** for grouping related multi-link downloads in a new, editable folder.
- **Browser handoff** through local pairing, signed requests, Add window review, replay protection, and server checks.
+- **File organization** with categories, default folders, per-download overrides, and reveal/trash actions.
 - **Browser handoff** through local pairing, signed requests, Add-window review, replay protection, and server checks.
 - **Desktop integration** with tray controls, notifications, sounds, sleep prevention, and secure credential storage.
 - **Localization** for English, Simplified Chinese, Hebrew, Persian, Ukrainian, and Russian, with RTL support. Non-English translations are LLM-assisted and welcome user review.
 - **Diagnostics** with engine health checks, structured logs, and package verification.
 ## Installation
@@ -62,24 +60,22 @@ Download desktop builds from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/nimbold/Fireli
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | **macOS Apple silicon** | `.dmg` | Not notarized. If macOS blocks the first launch, approve Firelink in **System Settings -> Privacy & Security**. |
 | **Windows x64** | NSIS `.exe` installer | Unsigned. Windows SmartScreen may warn until code signing is added. |
-| **Windows x64 portable** | `.zip` archive | Extract to a writable folder and launch `firelink.exe`. See the expandable notes below. |
+| **Windows x64 portable** | `.zip` archive | Extract to a writable folder and launch `firelink.exe`. See the notes below. |
-| **Linux x64** | `.deb`, `.rpm`, or `.AppImage` | Use `.deb` for Debian-family systems, `.rpm` for Fedora/RPM-family systems, or AppImage as the self-contained package. AppImage may need executable permission. |
+| **Linux x64** | `.deb`, `.rpm`, or `.AppImage` | Choose the package for your distribution, or use AppImage as the self-contained option. |
-Bundles include the required engines. Users do not need aria2, yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, Python, Homebrew, or another package manager.
+All packages include aria2, yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, and SQLite support. You do not need to install those engines separately.
 The native packages use the distribution's normal desktop runtime dependencies. AppImage is self-contained but uses the normal per-user application-data locations.
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Windows portable ZIP notes</strong></summary>
-The portable ZIP is an opt-in secondary distribution. Extract it to a writable folder and launch `firelink.exe`:
+The portable ZIP is a secondary distribution. Extract it to a writable folder and launch `firelink.exe`:
- Keep the extracted folder writable; avoid `Program Files`, read-only media, and folders that block SQLite or WebView writes.
+- Keep it out of `Program Files`, read-only media, and folders that block SQLite or WebView writes.
- Settings, queues, logs, and WebView data stay beside `firelink.exe` under `data/`.
+- Settings, queues, logs, and WebView data stay beside the executable under `data/`.
 - Close Firelink before moving or copying the folder, and close the installed app before launching the portable copy.
- Credentials, browser cookies, and URL query/fragment data are not saved in portable queue records. Active downloads that depend on them must be added again after restart.
+- Credentials, browser cookies, and URL query or fragment data are not saved in portable queue records.
 - Saved site passwords remain in the Windows credential store and are not copied into the archive.
- The folder contains the extension pairing credential, so treat it as sensitive and do not share it.
+- The folder contains the extension pairing credential. Treat it as sensitive and do not share it.
 - Saved absolute download locations may need to be selected again after moving the folder to another drive.
 - The installer remains the supported path for `firelink://` browser launch registration.
@@ -87,35 +83,25 @@ The portable ZIP is an opt-in secondary distribution. Extract it to a writable f
 ## Browser Extension
 [Firelink Companion](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension) connects browser downloads, links, and media pages to Firelink. Captured downloads always open Firelink's Add window so you can review them before starting or queuing them.
 It provides automatic capture for regular downloads, explicit **Fetch media** actions, link and selected-text context menus, Firefox and Chromium support, signed local requests, and a safe browser fallback when Firelink is unavailable.
 <p align="center">
  <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firelink-companion/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Install%20from-Firefox%20Add--ons-FF7139?style=for-the-badge&logo=firefox-browser&logoColor=white" alt="Install Firelink Companion from Firefox Add-ons" /></a>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;
  <a href="https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension#manual-chromium-installation"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Manual%20install-Chromium-4285F4?style=for-the-badge&logo=googlechrome&logoColor=white" alt="Read manual Chromium install instructions" /></a>
 </p>
-Firelink Companion connects browser links and downloads to the desktop app.
+Install the extension, open Firelink, and pair it from **Settings -> Integrations**. Use the latest [Firelink Companion 2.0.6 release](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension/releases) with Firelink 1.2.0. Chromium users can load `firelink-chromium.zip` by following the [manual installation instructions](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension#manual-chromium-installation).
-What it adds:
+## Supported Platforms
 - Automatic capture for regular browser downloads.
 - Explicit Fetch media actions from the popup and page context menu.
 - Context-menu actions for links and selected text.
 - Firefox and Chromium support.
 - Signed local requests using the token from **Settings -> Integrations**.
 - Fallback to the browser download when Firelink is closed or rejects a handoff.
 - Captured links always open Firelink's Add window before anything is added to the download list.
 Install the extension, open Firelink, then pair it from **Settings -> Integrations**. Firefox users can install it from Mozilla Add-ons. Chromium users can load `firelink-chromium.zip` from the [extension releases](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension/releases) with the [manual Chromium instructions](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension#manual-chromium-installation).
 Use the latest [Firelink Companion release](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension/releases) with Firelink 1.1.2. The source is in the [Firelink-Extension repository](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink-Extension), which this repo vendors as the `Extensions/Browser` submodule.
 ## Platforms
 | Target | Status |
 | --- | --- |
-| **macOS arm64** | Supported. Native build, engine checks, launch smoke test, ad-hoc-signed DMG workflow. |
+| **macOS arm64** | Supported with a native build, bundled-engine checks, launch smoke test, and ad-hoc-signed DMG workflow. |
-| **Windows x64** | Supported. Native build, engine checks, silent installer smoke test, NSIS installer. |
+| **Windows x64** | Supported with a native build, engine checks, installer smoke test, NSIS installer, and portable ZIP. |
-| **Linux x64** | Supported. Native build, bundled-engine checks, package/AppImage launch smoke tests, `.deb`, `.rpm`, and AppImage. |
+| **Linux x64** | Supported with native builds, bundled-engine checks, package/AppImage smoke tests, `.deb`, `.rpm`, and AppImage packages. |
 ## Development
@@ -131,16 +117,10 @@ Clone the repository with its browser-extension submodule:
 ```sh
 git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink.git
 cd Firelink
 ```
 Install dependencies and launch the desktop app:
 ```sh
 npm install
 npm run tauri dev
 ```
-Run the core checks:
+Launch the app with `npm run tauri dev`. Run the core checks with:
 ```sh
 node --test scripts/*.node-test.js
@@ -150,49 +130,16 @@ cd src-tauri
 cargo test --all-targets
 ```
-Create a production bundle:
+See [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md) for engine provisioning, packaging, and release verification.
 ```sh
 npm run tauri build
 ```
 macOS uses locked payloads in `src-tauri/binaries`. Provision Windows and Linux payloads 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 the current target. See `engines.lock.json`, `engine-sources.lock.json`, and [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md).
 ## Repository Structure
 ```text
 .
 ├── src/                  React and TypeScript interface
 ├── src-tauri/            Rust backend, Tauri config, and native tests
 ├── scripts/              Engine provisioning, release, and smoke-test tooling
 └── Extensions/Browser/   Firelink Companion submodule
 ```
 ## Help and Project Status
 - Report bugs or request improvements in [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink/issues).
 - Read [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for release history.
- Review [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md) for packaging policy and release verification.
+- The project is actively maintained, but macOS builds are not notarized and Windows installers are not code-signed yet.
-## Technology & Credits
+## Technology and License
-Firelink is made possible by these open-source projects:
+Firelink is built with [Tauri 2](https://tauri.app/), [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), [Tokio](https://tokio.rs/), [React](https://react.dev/), [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/), [Zustand](https://zustand-demo.pmnd.rs/), [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/), [aria2](https://aria2.github.io/), [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp), [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/), and [Deno](https://deno.com/).
 - **[Tauri 2](https://tauri.app/)** for the lightweight 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 management
 - **[SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/)** for persistent local data
 - **[aria2](https://aria2.github.io/)** for segmented downloading
 - **[yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)**, **[FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/)**, and **[Deno](https://deno.com/)** for media extraction and processing
 ## License
 Firelink is available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
  "name": "firelink",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
  "lockfileVersion": 3,
  "requires": true,
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "name": "firelink",
-      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
        "@formkit/auto-animate": "^0.10.0",
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "firelink",
  "private": true,
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
  "description": "A fast cross-platform desktop download manager powered by Rust, Tauri, React, aria2, and yt-dlp.",
  "license": "MIT",
  "homepage": "https://github.com/nimbold/Firelink",
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ checksum = "5baebc0774151f905a1a2cc41989300b1e6fbb29aff0ceffa1064fdd3088d582"
 [[package]]
 name = "firelink"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "apple-native-keyring-store",
 "async-trait",
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "firelink"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "A fast cross-platform desktop download manager powered by Rust and Tauri"
 authors = ["NimBold"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
  "productName": "Firelink",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
  "identifier": "com.nimbold.firelink",
  "build": {
    "beforeDevCommand": "node scripts/stage-engines.js && npm run dev",