Velork Alpha 0.1.9

Fixes a macOS bug where installing an update could show "'Velork' is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash." — even though the update was properly signed and notarized.

What was wrong

The macOS release packaging step compressed the app in a way that didn't preserve internal symlinks used by bundled frameworks (Electron Framework, Squirrel, and others). That silently corrupted the app bundle's structure, and macOS Gatekeeper correctly — if confusingly — flagged the result as damaged.

What's fixed

• The macOS release archive now preserves symlinks correctly, so the app bundle's internal structure matches exactly what was signed and notarized
• The in-app updater's own unpacking step was hardened to always recreate symlinks correctly, as a second line of defense

If you hit this

If you saw the "damaged" dialog on a previous update, that install was corrupted — nothing on your end. Download a fresh copy from velork.com/download (or reinstall the DMG) and updates from here on will apply cleanly.

Install

Download from velork.com/download, or update in-app once you see the "Update ready" notification.

July 2026. The Velork team.