Motrix v2.0.0-beta.19

Motrix 2.0.0-beta.19

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.19 makes the in-app updater hand off to the installer reliably, restores clipboard link autofill in New Task, tightens plugin and task-removal safety, and fixes tray and window-control behavior across platforms. It is intended for public distribution only after every protected release gate passes.

Highlights

• Restart and install now completes the update handoff reliably: the updater prepares the quit policy before installing, so hide-to-tray windows close instead of leaving the old version running. The About dialog's update action and channel selector are consolidated into one compact control.
• Opening New Task on the Links tab with an empty URL field reads the clipboard once and autofills it when every non-empty line is a downloadable link (http/https/ftp/magnet). This restores the v1 behavior, is gated by a new General setting (default on), and never watches the clipboard in the background.
• Each line pasted on the Links tab now creates its own independent task instead of being submitted as mirrors of one file. Partial failures are reported with created/failed counts.
• Removing tasks never pre-checks Delete downloaded files based on task status. Deleting data is always an explicit opt-in; only the Shift shortcut pre-checks the box.
• Plugins' HTTP access is now limited to the hostPermissions declared in their manifest, enforced on the initial URL and on every redirect hop.
• The Pieces tab now covers HTTP downloads as well as BitTorrent tasks, piece length survives restore, and duplicate aria2 rows are reconciled by GID during session restore so stale history cannot overwrite a paused task.
• Downloads handed over from the browser extension are deduplicated by idempotency key, so bridge retries cannot create duplicate tasks.
• Tray behavior is fixed: left-clicking the tray icon toggles the window again, and macOS preserves the tray icon position.
• Window controls follow Motrix's own theme: Windows caption symbols use the app's resolved light/dark theme and refresh on theme change, Linux caption controls use the theme foreground color, and title-bar alignment is refined on both platforms.
• The dashboard activity tooltip no longer triggers a resize loop when moving quickly across cells.

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. Do not rely on this beta for your only copy of important downloads.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

Distribution	Architectures	Planned output
macOS 12 or later	arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel)	DMG and ZIP
Windows	x64	Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP
Linux	x64, arm64	DEB and RPM
Flatpak Native Host companion	linux/x64, linux/arm64	Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.19-linux-<arch>.tar.gz
Docker Hub / GHCR	linux/amd64, linux/arm64	Immutable 2.0.0-beta.19 tag in both registries
Snap Store	—	Not published for this beta

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.19 and ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.19. See the Docker Server deployment guide for storage, networking, and upgrade guidance.

Distribution notes

• AppImage is not published for this beta.
• 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.
• Snap is not published for this beta. Prerelease Snap runs stop after source validation, so they do not build Snap artifacts, upload Store revisions, or change latest/edge.

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(tray): preserve macos icon position by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1874
• feat(bridge): idempotent download/add via IdempotencyCache by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1877
• feat(downloads): show HTTP piece progress reliably by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1878
• fix: improve window controls and refresh dependencies by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1886
• fix(tray): restore window toggle on left click by @tahazarif10 in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1885
• fix: enforce plugin host permissions, per-line task creation, safe remove default by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1888
• feat(add-task): autofill clipboard link when the dialog opens by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1889
• fix(updater): make update flow reliable by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1890
• fix(dashboard): prevent activity tooltip resize loop by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1893
• fix: sync and align window controls by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1894
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.19 by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1895

New Contributors

• @tahazarif10 made their first contribution in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1885

Full Changelog: https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/compare/v2.0.0-beta.18...v2.0.0-beta.19