Download Folder Checks, Store Game Launching & Companion Redesign
Ascendara 11.5.3 · October 21, 2026
Ascendara now checks that your download folders actually work, during setup and whenever you change or add one in Settings. Games from connected stores can be launched straight from their executable with playtime tracking, managed like the rest of your library and selected in bulk. This update also redesigns the Companion page, syncs your live library to Companion and fixes disk space checks and download progress reporting.
Download
| Platform | Version | File | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 64-bit | Ascendara.Setup.11.5.3.exe | 207 MB |
| macOS | Apple Silicon | Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-arm64.dmg | 250 MB |
| macOS | Intel | Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-x64.dmg | 261 MB |
| Linux | 64-bit | Ascendara-11.5.3.AppImage | 352 MB |
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All files and checksums
| File | Size | SHA-256 |
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-arm64.dmg | 250 MB | 937080f87b2924a16443d3d9e65dc662b806b2d80bc6783defdbf4cee19cc4cf
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-arm64.dmg.blockmap | 245 KB | 32f1d2c200048c70ab7f898885c8ffd905708ecbc84f3eb05de2ccdb1773b0ee
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-arm64.zip | 249 MB | 401cd7e005d5ad137cfec7fbe37b2c39bb489828073a267a86c2aae05d5764b7
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-arm64.zip.blockmap | 261 KB | 6a385ec828ad98fc306c0231f64de3d63dae81f8026dd755e32fc800a13bab9a
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-x64.dmg | 261 MB | e5737025c1066d6ed616537a979b97eae7bb2d792db74804ef64bcb1ce8d2f1d
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-x64.dmg.blockmap | 256 KB | 1c256d7373d2442928f6d1dd91cc0287bd8bee148e0a3790620d072b2bf4a14c
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-x64.zip | 260 MB | 4269038ed783eb5701a739db2cd15f33427d183f196580b56f8777f14a57e034
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| Ascendara-11.5.3-mac-x64.zip.blockmap | 275 KB | ff8831ab757d1c9fc580a0a4099a2a0bb3cb5cefe4f1a8fe0f8831acf81251f7
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| Ascendara-11.5.3.AppImage | 352 MB | 9bc3a1877ac9e23ef96e531cc68c26633ae3057e02f9e25db3d426eb87e7069e
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| Ascendara.Setup.11.5.3.exe | 207 MB | 3821f36bd9633d039f850473aa57081ad50be0a04ab61c37a53207293bdf8a51
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| Ascendara.Setup.11.5.3.exe.blockmap | 218 KB | c9bb5ac7c6483773800390951ed75b07101833a780fbc76e2192bccb670e3d1d
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What's new
➕ Added
Ascendara Core
- Launch connected-store games from their executable and track their playtime
- Select multiple connected-store games at once in the library
- Add management actions for connected-store games
Ascend
- Move Discord verification to its own page
System Center
- Add a download folder verification check
- Verify the download folder during the welcome setup, with a link to the docs if it fails
- Check download locations right away when they are changed or added in Settings
Companion
- Sync your live library to Companion
🛠 Improved
Ascendara Core
- Make connected-store game cards and pages match the rest of the library
- Tidy the library selection toolbar
- Speed up installed games size calculation with caching and parallel scanning
- Remove card borders for a cleaner look
- Refine spacing and wording in Settings
- Refresh app translations
System Center
- Start download location checks instantly and stream test downloads
Companion
- Redesign the Companion page
🐛 Fixed
Ascendara Core
- Fix incorrect disk space checks before downloads
- Show drive space immediately in the library and count shared volumes only once
- Improve download progress reporting and sync reliability
- Keep Steam image links stable so the download banner stops reloading
- Keep light game logos legible in the library context menu header
- Only ask for a game rating after real play sessions that did not crash
Ascend
- Resolve cloud game artwork from local assets and the image proxy
- Keep user presence and preferences in sync
Full list of code changes: 11.5.2 → 11.5.3