Motrix 2.0.0-beta.26

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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.26 makes interrupted direct-download recovery safer, adds
system default-app controls on Windows and Linux, uses each platform's
Downloads directory for new installations, and refreshes several Settings
details. It is intended for public distribution only after every protected
release gate passes.

Highlights

• Interrupted HTTP and FTP downloads now persist a non-sensitive replay
  recipe and remote resource validators. On restart, Motrix inspects the
  partial file, aria2 checkpoint, final-path conflicts, range support, and the
  remote ETag or modification time before resuming. If identity or credentials
  cannot be verified safely, the partial file is preserved and Motrix reports
  why manual recovery is required
  (#1959).
• Integration settings now report whether Motrix owns .torrent files and
  magnet: links on Windows and Linux. Windows opens the appropriate Default
  Apps page without rewriting protected UserChoice values. Native Linux
  packages can set the .torrent default through xdg-mime, while AppImage
  integration preserves and restores verified previous handlers
  (#1957).
• New installations now default downloads to the operating system's Downloads
  directory instead of assuming <home>/Downloads. Existing saved paths are
  preserved, and confined Snap packages retain their stable real-home default
  (#1958).
• Compact selectors in Settings expand to fit localized labels instead of
  clipping longer translations
  (#1955).
• Built-in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Transmission User-Agent presets have
  been refreshed (#1960).

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.

To test recovery, interrupt an HTTP or FTP download after it has written both a
partial file and an aria2 checkpoint, then restart Motrix and confirm that the
task resumes without discarding progress. Also test a changed remote resource
or missing checkpoint and confirm that Motrix preserves the partial file rather
than combining incompatible bytes. On Windows and Linux, review the default-app
status under Integration settings and verify .torrent and magnet: hand-off.

Planned downloads after release gates pass

After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be
docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.26 and
ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.26. See the
Docker Server deployment guide
for storage, networking, and upgrade guidance.

Distribution notes

• AppImage desktop integration is opt-in and confined to the current user's
  XDG data directory. Browser-extension hand-off is not yet available from the
  AppImage package because its Native Messaging host does not have a stable
  path outside the mounted image.
• 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(settings): adapt select widths to localized text by @agalwood in #1955
• feat(platform): add system default app controls by @agalwood in #1957
• fix(settings): use platform downloads directory by @agalwood in #1958
• fix(downloads): harden interrupted task recovery by @agalwood in #1959
• fix(settings): refresh user-agent presets by @agalwood in #1960
• chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.26 by @agalwood in #1962

Full Changelog: v2.0.0-beta.25...v2.0.0-beta.26