AnInsomniacy/motrix-next v3.3.0

v3.3.0 — Feature-Complete BT Experience

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What's Changed

This is a major update that brings Motrix Next's BitTorrent experience to feature parity with mature clients like qBittorrent and Transmission. From magnet file selection to download history, task lifecycle management, and self-healing database integrity — every layer has been hardened.

✨ New Features

• Magnet link file selection — After metadata resolves, a file selection dialog lets you pick exactly which files to download. Respects the "Automatically download magnet links and torrent contents" preference: when checked, downloads start immediately; when unchecked (new default), you choose files first.
• Download history with DB-primary architecture — Stopped tasks are now persisted to a SQLite database. History survives engine restarts and provides a reliable completed/errored task list.
• Task restart action — Re-download any completed or errored task with one click. Preserves original download options and re-triggers magnet file selection when appropriate.
• Open file action — Open downloaded files directly from the task card. Actions are disabled when files are missing or tasks cannot be restarted.
• Database integrity checks — History DB is validated on startup with automatic rebuild on corruption, preventing data loss from unexpected shutdowns.
• macOS dock badge speed preference — Choose whether the dock badge shows download speed.

🛠 Improvements

• GitHub-style alert blocks in release notes — [!CAUTION], [!WARNING], [!NOTE] etc. now render correctly in the update dialog.
• Status-aware magnet confirm/cancel — File selection dialog now handles all aria2 task states defensively (active, paused, waiting, error, complete, removed) instead of blindly calling resume.
• Task list sorted by GID descending — Newest tasks appear at the top.
• Permanent task list watermark — Stale tasks are cleared on tab switch to prevent visual glitches.
• Task lifecycle scanning — Always checks stopped tasks for completion/errors and persists errored tasks to history.
• Seeding stop uses force-pause — More reliable than graceful pause for BT tasks.
• Preference sections reorganized — Clearer grouping with new localization keys.
• Correct single-task stop-seeding toast — No longer shows "All seeding stopped" when stopping a single task.

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