[ui] turn the reconnect action into a button

.github/scripts/update_version_manifest.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def sign_update(payload, private_key, expected_public_key):
         return {"payload": payload, "signature": signature.hex()}
 
 
-def version_info(version, fallback_date=None):
+def version_fields(version):
     version = version.removeprefix("v")
     base = r"[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+){1,3}"
     for pattern in (
@@ -60,18 +60,41 @@ def version_info(version, fallback_date=None):
     ):
         match = re.fullmatch(pattern, version)
         if match:
-            fields = match.groupdict()
+            return match.groupdict()
-            date = fields.get("date")
-            release_date = (datetime.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y%m%d").date().isoformat()
-                            if date else fallback_date)
-            if not release_date:
-                raise ValueError(f"Release date is missing for {version}")
-            datetime.date.fromisoformat(release_date)
-            return {"latest_version": version, "version": version,
-                    "releaseDate": release_date, "patch": int(fields.get("patch") or 0)}
     raise ValueError(f"Invalid release version: {version}")
 
 
+def version_info(version, fallback_date=None):
+    fields = version_fields(version)
+    version = version.removeprefix("v")
+    date = fields.get("date")
+    release_date = (datetime.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y%m%d").date().isoformat()
+                    if date else fallback_date)
+    if not release_date:
+        raise ValueError(f"Release date is missing for {version}")
+    datetime.date.fromisoformat(release_date)
+    return {"latest_version": version, "version": version,
+            "releaseDate": release_date, "patch": int(fields.get("patch") or 0)}
+
+
+def release_order(metadata):
+    """Match client ordering: zero-padded numeric components, then patch, never date."""
+    version = metadata.get("latest_version") or metadata.get("version")
+    if not version:
+        return None
+    fields = version_fields(version)
+    numbers = tuple(int(part) for part in fields["base"].split("."))
+    inline_patch = fields.get("patch") or "0"
+    patch = int(inline_patch) if len(inline_patch) <= 4 else 0
+    # Legacy manifests may store the effective patch outside the version string.
+    explicit_patch = metadata.get("patch")
+    if isinstance(explicit_patch, str) and re.fullmatch(r"[0-9]+", explicit_patch):
+        explicit_patch = int(explicit_patch)
+    if type(explicit_patch) is int and 0 <= explicit_patch <= 2147483647:
+        patch = explicit_patch
+    return numbers + (0,) * (4 - len(numbers)) + (patch,)
+
+
 def artifact_downloads(directory):
     downloads = {}
     private_key = os.environ.get("CROSSDESK_UPDATE_PRIVATE_KEY", "")
@@ -129,10 +152,34 @@ def merge_release(current, tag, name, notes, downloads, published_date=None):
         if not tag.startswith("v"):
             raise ValueError(f"Expected a version tag, got {tag!r}")
         metadata = version_info(tag, published_date)
+        # Clients require the full artifact version to match the advertised
+        # desktop version, including its date and patch spelling.
+        for platform, download in downloads.items():
+            if (platform.startswith(("windows-", "macos-", "linux-"))
+                    and download["version"] != metadata["version"]):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Desktop release {tag} expects version {metadata['version']}, "
+                    f"but {platform} artifact {download['filename']} "
+                    f"has version {download['version']}")
+        current_order = release_order(current)
+        if current_order is not None and release_order(metadata) < current_order:
+            current_version = current.get("latest_version") or current.get("version")
+            print(f"Skipping {tag}: older than current desktop release {current_version}")
+            return dict(current)
+
+    accepted_downloads = {}
+    for platform, download in downloads.items():
+        previous_order = release_order(current["downloads"].get(platform, {}))
+        if previous_order is not None and release_order(download) < previous_order:
+            print(f"Skipping {tag} download for {platform}: a newer version is already published")
+            continue
+        accepted_downloads[platform] = download
+    if mobile and not accepted_downloads:
+        return dict(current)
 
     result = dict(current)
     result.pop("platforms", None)
-    result["downloads"] = {**current["downloads"], **downloads}
+    result["downloads"] = {**current["downloads"], **accepted_downloads}
     if not mobile:
         result.update({**metadata, "releaseName": name, "releaseNotes": notes, "tagName": tag})
     return result
@@ -159,11 +206,16 @@ def main():
             parser.error("Supply --release-json or --tag, --name and --notes")
         tag, name, notes = args.tag, args.name, args.notes.read_text()
         published_date = None
-    current = json.loads(args.current.read_text())
+    current_text = args.current.read_text()
+    current = json.loads(current_text)
     downloads = artifact_downloads(args.artifacts)
     result = merge_release(current, tag, name, notes, downloads, published_date)
-    args.output.write_text(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) + "\n")
+    if result == current:
-    print(f"Updated {tag}: {', '.join(downloads)}")
+        args.output.write_text(current_text)
+        print(f"No changes to version.json for {tag}")
+    else:
+        args.output.write_text(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) + "\n")
+        print(f"Updated version.json for {tag}")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -36,9 +36,68 @@ env:
   CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION: ${{ inputs.desktop_version }}
 
 jobs:
+  prepare-version:
+    name: Resolve desktop version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+    # Resolve the date once for every desktop build and the release job.
+    steps:
+      - name: Resolve desktop version
+        id: version
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PATCH_NUMBER: ${{ inputs.patch || '0' }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION_REF="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
+            VERSION_REF="${CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION:-0.0.0}"
+            if [[ ! "${VERSION_REF}" =~ ^v?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}$ ]]; then
+              echo "::error::desktop_version must be a numeric version such as 1.7.2"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          elif [[ -n "${CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION}" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::desktop_version is only supported for branch builds; tags determine release versions"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          VERSION_BASE="${VERSION_REF#v}"
+          BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=Asia/Shanghai date +%Y%m%d)
+
+          if [[ ! "${PATCH_NUMBER}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            PATCH_NUMBER=0
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
+            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})-([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
+            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)$ && "${PATCH_NUMBER}" == "0" ]]; then
+            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${PATCH_NUMBER}" != "0" ]]; then
+            VERSION_NUM="v${VERSION_BASE}-${PATCH_NUMBER}-${BUILD_DATE}"
+          else
+            VERSION_NUM="v${VERSION_BASE}-${BUILD_DATE}"
+          fi
+
+          echo "version=${VERSION_NUM}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Desktop version: ${VERSION_NUM}"
+
   build-linux:
     name: Build Linux (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    needs: prepare-version
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    env:
+      LEGAL_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -58,69 +117,6 @@ jobs:
       options: --user root
 
     steps:
-      - name: Extract version number
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          VERSION_REF="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
-            VERSION_REF="${CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION:-0.0.0}"
-            if [[ ! "${VERSION_REF}" =~ ^v?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}$ ]]; then
-              echo "::error::desktop_version must be a numeric version such as 1.7.2"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          elif [[ -n "${CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION}" ]]; then
-            echo "::error::desktop_version is only supported for branch builds; tags determine release versions"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          VERSION_BASE="${VERSION_REF#v}"
-          PATCH_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.patch }}"
-          BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE=""
-
-          if [[ ! "${PATCH_NUMBER}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            PATCH_NUMBER=0
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-            BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})-([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)$ && "${PATCH_NUMBER}" == "0" ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-          fi
-
-          echo "VERSION_BASE=${VERSION_BASE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "PATCH_NUMBER=${PATCH_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE=${BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Set legal Debian version
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          BUILD_DATE="${BUILD_DATE_OVERRIDE}"
-          if [[ -z "${BUILD_DATE}" ]]; then
-            BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=Asia/Shanghai date +%Y%m%d)
-          fi
-
-          if [[ ! "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^[0-9] ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="0.0.0-${VERSION_BASE}"
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "${PATCH_NUMBER}" != "0" ]]; then
-            LEGAL_VERSION="v${VERSION_BASE}-${PATCH_NUMBER}-${BUILD_DATE}"
-          else
-            LEGAL_VERSION="v${VERSION_BASE}-${BUILD_DATE}"
-          fi
-
-          echo "LEGAL_VERSION=${LEGAL_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
@@ -218,8 +214,10 @@ jobs:
   # macOS
   build-macos:
     name: Build on macOS
+    needs: prepare-version
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     env:
+      VERSION_NUM: ${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "14.0"
       EXPECTED_MACOS_SDK: "26.5"
     strategy:
@@ -239,56 +237,6 @@ jobs:
             package_script: ./apps/desktop/scripts/macos/pkg_arm64.sh
 
     steps:
-      - name: Extract version number
-        id: version
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          VERSION_REF="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
-            VERSION_REF="${CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION:-0.0.0}"
-            if [[ ! "${VERSION_REF}" =~ ^v?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}$ ]]; then
-              echo "::error::desktop_version must be a numeric version such as 1.7.2"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          elif [[ -n "${CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION}" ]]; then
-            echo "::error::desktop_version is only supported for branch builds; tags determine release versions"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          VERSION_BASE="${VERSION_REF#v}"
-          BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=Asia/Shanghai date +%Y%m%d)
-          PATCH_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.patch }}"
-
-          if [[ ! "${PATCH_NUMBER}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            PATCH_NUMBER=0
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})-([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)$ && "${PATCH_NUMBER}" == "0" ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "${PATCH_NUMBER}" != "0" ]]; then
-            VERSION_NUM="v${VERSION_BASE}-${PATCH_NUMBER}-${BUILD_DATE}"
-          else
-            VERSION_NUM="v${VERSION_BASE}-${BUILD_DATE}"
-          fi
-
-          echo "VERSION_NUM=${VERSION_NUM}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "VERSION_NUM=${VERSION_NUM}"
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "PATCH_NUMBER=${PATCH_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Select Xcode 26.6
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -380,62 +328,12 @@ jobs:
   # Windows
   build-windows-x64:
     name: Build on Windows x64
+    needs: prepare-version
     runs-on: windows-2022
     env:
+      VERSION_NUM: ${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}
       XMAKE_GLOBALDIR: D:\xmake_global
     steps:
-      - name: Extract version number
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $ref = $env:GITHUB_REF
-          $version = $ref -replace '^refs/(tags|heads)/', ''
-          if ($ref.StartsWith("refs/heads/")) {
-            $version = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION)) {
-              "0.0.0"
-            } else {
-              $env:CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION
-            }
-            if ($version -notmatch '^v?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}\z') {
-              throw "desktop_version must be a numeric version such as 1.7.2"
-            }
-          } elseif (![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:CROSSDESK_DESKTOP_VERSION)) {
-            throw "desktop_version is only supported for branch builds; tags determine release versions"
-          }
-          $version = $version -replace '^v', ''
-          $version = $version -replace '/', '-'
-          $BUILD_DATE = ([System.TimeZoneInfo]::ConvertTimeBySystemTimeZoneId((Get-Date), "China Standard Time")).ToString("yyyyMMdd")
-          $PATCH_NUMBER = "${{ github.event.inputs.patch }}"
-
-          if ($PATCH_NUMBER -notmatch '^[0-9]+$') {
-            $PATCH_NUMBER = "0"
-          }
-
-          if ($version -match '^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)-([0-9]{8})$') {
-            $version = $Matches[1]
-            $PATCH_NUMBER = $Matches[3]
-            $BUILD_DATE = $Matches[4]
-          } elseif ($version -match '^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})-([0-9]+)$') {
-            $version = $Matches[1]
-            $BUILD_DATE = $Matches[3]
-            $PATCH_NUMBER = $Matches[4]
-          } elseif ($version -match '^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})$') {
-            $version = $Matches[1]
-            $BUILD_DATE = $Matches[3]
-          } elseif ($version -match '^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)$' -and $PATCH_NUMBER -eq "0") {
-            $version = $Matches[1]
-            $PATCH_NUMBER = $Matches[3]
-          }
-
-          if ($PATCH_NUMBER -ne "0") {
-            $VERSION_NUM = "v$version-$PATCH_NUMBER-$BUILD_DATE"
-          } else {
-            $VERSION_NUM = "v$version-$BUILD_DATE"
-          }
-
-          echo "VERSION_NUM=$VERSION_NUM" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=$BUILD_DATE" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "PATCH_NUMBER=$PATCH_NUMBER" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Cache xmake dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
@@ -636,7 +534,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Publish Release
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-    needs: [build-linux, build-macos, build-ios, build-android, sign-android, build-windows-x64]
+    needs: [prepare-version, build-linux, build-macos, build-ios, build-android, sign-android, build-windows-x64]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     concurrency:
       group: publish-release-metadata
@@ -651,50 +549,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
-      - name: Extract version number
-        id: version
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          VERSION_REF="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          VERSION_BASE="${VERSION_REF#v}"
-          BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=Asia/Shanghai date +%Y%m%d)
-          PATCH_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.patch }}"
-
-          if [[ ! "${PATCH_NUMBER}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            PATCH_NUMBER=0
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})-([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]{8})$ ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            BUILD_DATE="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-          elif [[ "${VERSION_BASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})-([0-9]+)$ && "${PATCH_NUMBER}" == "0" ]]; then
-            VERSION_BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            PATCH_NUMBER="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-          fi
-
-          BUILD_DATE_ISO="${BUILD_DATE:0:4}-${BUILD_DATE:4:2}-${BUILD_DATE:6:2}"
-          if [[ "${PATCH_NUMBER}" != "0" ]]; then
-            VERSION_NUM="${VERSION_BASE}-${PATCH_NUMBER}-${BUILD_DATE}"
-          else
-            VERSION_NUM="${VERSION_BASE}-${BUILD_DATE}"
-          fi
-
-          VERSION_WITH_V="v${VERSION_NUM}"
-          echo "VERSION_NUM=${VERSION_NUM}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "VERSION_WITH_V=${VERSION_WITH_V}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "VERSION_BASE=${VERSION_BASE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "BUILD_DATE_ISO=${BUILD_DATE_ISO}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "PATCH_NUMBER=${PATCH_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Prepare release notes
         run: |
           cat > "$RUNNER_TEMP/release-notes.md" << EOF
@@ -724,18 +578,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Rename artifacts
         run: |
           mkdir -p release
-          cp artifacts/crossdesk-macos-x64-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}/* release/crossdesk-macos-x64-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}.pkg
+          cp artifacts/crossdesk-macos-x64-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}/* release/crossdesk-macos-x64-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}.pkg
-          cp artifacts/crossdesk-macos-arm64-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}/* release/crossdesk-macos-arm64-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}.pkg
+          cp artifacts/crossdesk-macos-arm64-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}/* release/crossdesk-macos-arm64-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}.pkg
           for ARCH in amd64 arm64; do
             for PACKAGE in crossdesk crossdesk-virtual-desktop-xfce; do
-              FILE="${PACKAGE}-linux-${ARCH}-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}.deb"
+              FILE="${PACKAGE}-linux-${ARCH}-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}.deb"
-              cp "artifacts/crossdesk-linux-${ARCH}-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}/${FILE}" "release/${FILE}"
+              cp "artifacts/crossdesk-linux-${ARCH}-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}/${FILE}" "release/${FILE}"
             done
           done
           cp artifacts/crossdesk-ios-arm64-unsigned-${{ needs.build-ios.outputs.version }}/* release/crossdesk-ios-arm64-unsigned-${{ needs.build-ios.outputs.version }}.zip
           cp artifacts/crossdesk-android-arm64-${{ needs.build-android.outputs.version }}/*.apk release/crossdesk-android-arm64-${{ needs.build-android.outputs.version }}.apk
-          cp artifacts/crossdesk-win-x64-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}/* release/crossdesk-win-x64-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}.exe
+          cp artifacts/crossdesk-win-x64-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}/* release/crossdesk-win-x64-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}.exe
-          cp artifacts/crossdesk-win-x64-portable-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}/* release/crossdesk-win-x64-portable-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}.zip
+          cp artifacts/crossdesk-win-x64-portable-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}/* release/crossdesk-win-x64-portable-${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}.zip
 
       - name: List release files
         run: ls -lh release/
@@ -743,10 +597,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload to Versioned GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}
           # The pushed tag already determines the release source commit.
           target_commitish: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-          name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}
+          name: Release ${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
           files: release/*
@@ -789,7 +643,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate version.json for all platforms
         env:
-          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_WITH_V }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.prepare-version.outputs.version }}
           CROSSDESK_UPDATE_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CROSSDESK_UPDATE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
           python3 .github/scripts/update_version_manifest.py \

apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "crossdesk_ui.h"
 #include "fa_solid_900.h"
+#include "features/about/about_catalog.h"
 #include "features/file_transfer/transfer_notification_layout.h"
 #include "features/gallery/gallery_fullscreen_transition.h"
 #include "features/gallery/gallery_window_state.h"
@@ -1785,6 +1786,11 @@ void GuiApplication::BindMainCallbacks(bool gallery_window) {
       window->set_update_install_busy(updater_->busy());
 #endif
   });
+  about::Populate(ui_->Window(gallery_window));
+  main->on_open_about_link([this](slint::SharedString url) {
+    const std::string link(url);
+    if (link.starts_with("https://")) OpenUrl(link);
+  });
   main->on_open_website([this] { OpenUrl("https://crossdesk.cn"); });
   main->on_open_afdian_sponsor([this] {
     OpenUrl("https://afdian.com/a/kunkundi");

apps/desktop/src/gui/features/about/about_catalog.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * @Author: DI JUNKUN
+ * @Date: 2026-10-21
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by DI JUNKUN, All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "about_catalog.h"
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+#include <iterator>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "about_resources.h"
+
+namespace crossdesk::about {
+namespace {
+
+slint::SharedString Text(const nlohmann::json& object, const char* key) {
+  return slint::SharedString(object.value(key, std::string{}));
+}
+
+std::string_view TrimLayoutWhitespace(std::string_view line) {
+  const auto first = line.find_first_not_of(" \t\r");
+  if (first == std::string_view::npos) return {};
+  return line.substr(first, line.find_last_not_of(" \t\r") - first + 1);
+}
+
+slint::SharedString DocumentText(const nlohmann::json& document) {
+  const auto title = document.value("title", std::string{});
+  const auto text = document.value("text", std::string{});
+  if (title != "GNU GPL v3" && title != "GNU LGPL v3") {
+    return slint::SharedString(text);
+  }
+
+  // GNU's plain-text copies use fixed-width wrapping and space-aligned headings.
+  // Reflow prose for the reader, retaining paragraph boundaries, notice examples,
+  // and every non-whitespace character. The embedded source stays untouched.
+  std::string formatted;
+  std::vector<std::string_view> paragraph;
+  auto append_paragraph = [&] {
+    if (paragraph.empty()) return;
+    if (!formatted.empty()) formatted += "\n\n";
+    const bool preserve_lines = paragraph.front().starts_with("GNU ") ||
+                                paragraph.front().starts_with("<");
+    for (size_t index = 0; index < paragraph.size(); ++index) {
+      if (index > 0) {
+        const bool after_copyright =
+            paragraph[index - 1].starts_with("Copyright (C)");
+        formatted += preserve_lines || after_copyright ? '\n' : ' ';
+      }
+      formatted += paragraph[index];
+    }
+    paragraph.clear();
+  };
+  std::string_view remaining(text);
+  while (!remaining.empty()) {
+    const auto end = remaining.find('\n');
+    const auto line = TrimLayoutWhitespace(remaining.substr(0, end));
+    if (line.empty()) {
+      append_paragraph();
+    } else {
+      paragraph.push_back(line);
+    }
+    if (end == std::string_view::npos) break;
+    remaining.remove_prefix(end + 1);
+  }
+  append_paragraph();
+  return slint::SharedString(formatted);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+void Populate(const slint::ComponentHandle<ui::MainWindow>& window) {
+  // Both the main window and DeskHub share the immutable, embedded catalog.
+  static const auto catalog = nlohmann::json::parse(
+      std::begin(kAboutResources), std::end(kAboutResources));
+  static const auto model = [] {
+    std::vector<ui::AboutComponent> components;
+    for (const auto& item : catalog.at("components")) {
+      ui::AboutComponent component;
+      component.id = Text(item, "id");
+      component.name = Text(item, "name");
+      component.version = Text(item, "version");
+      component.license = Text(item, "license");
+      component.source_url = Text(item, "sourceURL");
+      std::vector<ui::AboutDocument> documents;
+      for (const auto& document : item.at("documents")) {
+        ui::AboutDocument entry;
+        entry.title = Text(document, "title");
+        entry.text = DocumentText(document);
+        documents.push_back(std::move(entry));
+      }
+      component.documents =
+          std::make_shared<slint::VectorModel<ui::AboutDocument>>(documents);
+      components.push_back(std::move(component));
+    }
+    return std::make_shared<slint::VectorModel<ui::AboutComponent>>(components);
+  }();
+  window->set_about_components(model);
+  for (size_t index = 0; index < model->row_count(); ++index) {
+    if (model->row_data(index)->id == "openfec") {
+      window->set_about_openfec_index(static_cast<int>(index));
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  window->set_about_revision(Text(catalog, "revision"));
+  window->set_about_source_url(Text(catalog, "sourceURL"));
+  window->set_about_build_url(Text(catalog, "buildURL"));
+}
+
+}  // namespace crossdesk::about

apps/desktop/src/gui/features/about/about_catalog.h

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * @Author: DI JUNKUN
+ * @Date: 2026-10-21
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by DI JUNKUN, All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ABOUT_CATALOG_H_
+#define _ABOUT_CATALOG_H_
+
+#include "crossdesk_ui.h"
+
+namespace crossdesk::about {
+
+void Populate(const slint::ComponentHandle<ui::MainWindow>& window);
+
+}  // namespace crossdesk::about
+
+#endif

apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/about_panel.slint

@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import { ScrollView, TextEdit } from "std-widgets.slint";
+import { SettingsDialog, SettingsButton } from "settings_controls.slint";
+import { WorkbenchStyle } from "workbench_controls.slint";
+import { UiRadius } from "ui_radius.slint";
+import { GalleryStrings } from "device_strings.slint";
+import { FontAwesomeIcons } from "common.slint";
+import "../assets/fonts/message_spacing.ttf";
+
+export enum AboutPage { overview, components, component, document, source }
+export struct AboutDocument { title: string, text: string }
+export struct AboutComponent {
+    id: string,
+    name: string,
+    version: string,
+    license: string,
+    source-url: string,
+    documents: [AboutDocument],
+}
+
+export global AboutStrings {
+    out property <string> software-license: GalleryStrings.tr("软件许可", "Software license", "Лицензия программы");
+    out property <string> components: GalleryStrings.tr("开源组件", "Open-source components", "Компоненты с открытым кодом");
+    out property <string> source: GalleryStrings.tr("源码与构建说明", "Source code and build instructions", "Исходный код и сборка");
+    out property <string> notices: GalleryStrings.tr("许可与版权声明", "Licenses and copyright notices", "Лицензии и авторские права");
+    out property <string> view-source: GalleryStrings.tr("查看源码", "View source code", "Открыть исходный код");
+    out property <string> back: GalleryStrings.tr("返回", "Back", "Назад");
+}
+
+export component AboutNavigationGroup inherits Rectangle {
+    height: rows.preferred-height + 2px;
+    background: WorkbenchStyle.surface;
+    border-radius: UiRadius.control;
+    border-width: 1px; border-color: WorkbenchStyle.separator;
+    clip: true;
+    rows := VerticalLayout {
+        x: 1px; y: 1px; width: parent.width - 2px;
+        height: self.preferred-height; padding: 0px; spacing: 0px;
+        @children
+    }
+}
+
+export component AboutRowSeparator inherits Rectangle {
+    height: 1px;
+    Rectangle {
+        x: 14px; width: parent.width - 30px; height: 1px;
+        background: WorkbenchStyle.separator;
+    }
+}
+
+export component AboutNavigationRow inherits Rectangle {
+    in property <string> title;
+    in property <string> subtitle;
+    in property <string> icon;
+    in property <string> detail;
+    in property <bool> grouped: false;
+    in property <bool> external: false;
+    callback clicked;
+    min-width: 0px;
+    min-height: max(44px, labels.preferred-height + 20px);
+    background: touch.pressed ? WorkbenchStyle.pressed-surface
+        : touch.has-hover ? WorkbenchStyle.hover-surface : WorkbenchStyle.surface;
+    border-radius: root.grouped ? 0px : UiRadius.control;
+    border-width: root.grouped ? 0px : 1px; border-color: WorkbenchStyle.separator;
+    accessible-role: button;
+    accessible-label: root.title + (root.subtitle != "" ? ", " + root.subtitle : "")
+        + (root.detail != "" ? ", " + root.detail : "");
+    accessible-action-default => { root.clicked(); }
+    if root.icon != "": Rectangle {
+        x: 12px; y: (parent.height - self.height) / 2;
+        width: 28px; height: 28px;
+        border-radius: UiRadius.control;
+        background: WorkbenchStyle.field-surface;
+        Text {
+            text: root.icon; font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free"; font-weight: 900;
+            font-size: 13px; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted;
+            horizontal-alignment: center; vertical-alignment: center;
+            accessible-role: none;
+        }
+    }
+    labels := VerticalLayout {
+        x: root.icon != "" ? 52px : 14px;
+        y: (parent.height - self.height) / 2;
+        width: parent.width - self.x - 36px - (root.detail != "" ? detail-label.width + 12px : 0px);
+        height: self.preferred-height; spacing: 4px;
+        Text { text: root.title; color: WorkbenchStyle.text; font-size: 13px; wrap: word-wrap; }
+        if root.subtitle != "": Text {
+            text: root.subtitle; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 11px; wrap: word-wrap;
+        }
+    }
+    detail-label := Text {
+        x: parent.width - self.width - 36px; height: parent.height;
+        width: min(100px, self.preferred-width);
+        text: root.detail; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 11px;
+        vertical-alignment: center; overflow: elide;
+        accessible-role: none;
+    }
+    Text {
+        x: parent.width - 30px; width: 18px; height: parent.height;
+        text: root.external ? FontAwesomeIcons.arrow-up-right-from-square : FontAwesomeIcons.angle-right;
+        font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free"; font-weight: 900;
+        color: touch.has-hover ? WorkbenchStyle.accent : WorkbenchStyle.muted;
+        font-size: 11px; vertical-alignment: center; horizontal-alignment: center;
+        accessible-role: none;
+    }
+    touch := TouchArea { mouse-cursor: pointer; clicked => { root.clicked(); } }
+}
+
+export component AboutPanel inherits SettingsDialog {
+    show-close-button: false;
+    in-out property <AboutPage> page: AboutPage.components;
+    in-out property <int> component-index: 0;
+    private property <int> document-index: 0;
+    in property <[AboutComponent]> components;
+    in property <int> openfec-index: -1;
+    in property <string> revision;
+    in property <string> source-url;
+    in property <string> build-url;
+    private property <AboutComponent> selected: root.components[root.component-index];
+    callback back;
+    callback open-link(string);
+    title: root.page == AboutPage.components ? AboutStrings.components
+        : root.page == AboutPage.source ? AboutStrings.source
+        : root.page == AboutPage.document ? AboutStrings.notices
+        : root.selected.name;
+
+    if root.page != AboutPage.document: ScrollView {
+        x: 24px; y: root.content-top; width: parent.width - 48px + 22px;
+        height: footer.y - self.y - 16px;
+        viewport-width: self.visible-width;
+        viewport-height: content.preferred-height;
+        horizontal-scrollbar-policy: always-off;
+        vertical-scrollbar-policy: as-needed;
+        content := VerticalLayout {
+            width: parent.width; height: self.preferred-height;
+            padding: 0px; padding-right: 22px; spacing: 10px;
+            if root.page == AboutPage.components: VerticalLayout {
+                padding: 0px; spacing: 10px;
+                Text {
+                    text: GalleryStrings.tr("以下列出本版本的主要开源组件。各组件遵循各自的开源许可。", "Main open-source components used in this build. Each component is covered by its own license.", "Основные открытые компоненты этой сборки. Каждый распространяется по своей лицензии.");
+                    color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 12px; wrap: word-wrap;
+                }
+                Rectangle {
+                    height: notice.preferred-height + 32px;
+                    background: WorkbenchStyle.field-surface; border-radius: UiRadius.control;
+                    notice := VerticalLayout {
+                        x: 16px; y: 16px; width: parent.width - 32px;
+                        height: self.preferred-height; spacing: 12px;
+                        Text { text: GalleryStrings.tr("OpenFEC 告知", "OpenFEC notice", "Уведомление OpenFEC"); color: WorkbenchStyle.text; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; }
+                        Text {
+                            text: GalleryStrings.tr("本应用使用 OpenFEC 提供前向纠错功能，遵循 CeCILL-C 1.0 许可。该许可规定了有限保证及责任限制，详情见许可全文。", "This application uses OpenFEC for forward error correction under CeCILL-C 1.0, which provides limited warranties and limits liability. See the full license for details.", "Приложение использует OpenFEC для прямого исправления ошибок по лицензии CeCILL-C 1.0 с ограниченной гарантией и ответственностью. Подробности — в тексте лицензии.");
+                            color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 13px; wrap: word-wrap;
+                            font-family: "CrossDesk Message Spacing";
+                        }
+                        Text {
+                            text: "(c) Copyright 2009 - 2012 INRIA - All rights reserved";
+                            color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 11px; wrap: word-wrap;
+                            font-family: "CrossDesk Message Spacing";
+                        }
+                        if root.openfec-index >= 0: AboutNavigationRow {
+                            title: GalleryStrings.tr("OpenFEC 许可与源码", "OpenFEC license and source", "Лицензия и исходный код OpenFEC");
+                            clicked => { root.component-index = root.openfec-index; root.page = AboutPage.component; }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                for component[index] in root.components: VerticalLayout {
+                    padding: 0px; spacing: 0px;
+                    if component.id != "crossdesk" && component.id != "openfec": AboutNavigationRow {
+                        title: component.name;
+                        subtitle: component.version + " · " + component.license;
+                        clicked => { root.component-index = index; root.page = AboutPage.component; }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if root.page == AboutPage.component: VerticalLayout {
+                padding: 0px; spacing: 12px;
+                Text { text: root.selected.version + " · " + root.selected.license; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 12px; wrap: word-wrap; }
+                AboutNavigationRow {
+                    title: AboutStrings.view-source; external: true;
+                    clicked => { root.open-link(root.selected.source-url); }
+                }
+                Text { text: AboutStrings.notices; color: WorkbenchStyle.text; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; }
+                for document[index] in root.selected.documents: AboutNavigationRow {
+                    title: document.title;
+                    clicked => { root.document-index = index; root.page = AboutPage.document; }
+                }
+                if root.selected.documents.length == 0: Text {
+                    text: GalleryStrings.tr("本组件未内置许可文本，请通过“查看源码”查阅许可与版权声明。", "License text is not bundled for this component. Use View source code to read its license and copyright notices.", "Текст лицензии не включён. Откройте исходный код для просмотра лицензии и авторских прав.");
+                    color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 12px; wrap: word-wrap;
+                }
+            }
+            if root.page == AboutPage.source: VerticalLayout {
+                padding: 0px; spacing: 12px;
+                Text {
+                    text: root.revision != "" ? GalleryStrings.tr("源码版本：", "Source revision: ", "Ревизия исходного кода: ") + root.revision
+                        : GalleryStrings.tr("本版本源码信息暂不可用。", "Source revision is unavailable for this build.", "Ревизия исходного кода этой сборки недоступна.");
+                    color: WorkbenchStyle.text; font-size: 13px; wrap: word-wrap;
+                }
+                AboutNavigationRow { title: AboutStrings.view-source; external: true; clicked => { root.open-link(root.source-url); } }
+                AboutNavigationRow {
+                    title: GalleryStrings.tr("构建说明", "Build instructions", "Инструкции по сборке"); external: true;
+                    clicked => { root.open-link(root.build-url); }
+                }
+                AboutNavigationRow {
+                    title: GalleryStrings.tr("项目主页", "Project website", "Сайт проекта"); external: true;
+                    clicked => { root.open-link("https://crossdesk.cn"); }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if root.page == AboutPage.document: VerticalLayout {
+        x: 24px; y: root.content-top; width: parent.width - 48px;
+        height: footer.y - self.y - 16px; spacing: 12px;
+        Text { text: root.selected.documents[root.document-index].title; color: WorkbenchStyle.text; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; wrap: word-wrap; }
+        TextEdit {
+            text: root.selected.documents[root.document-index].text;
+            read-only: true; wrap: word-wrap; font-size: 14px;
+            // Use the same 1.5em line spacing as other long-form reading views.
+            font-family: "CrossDesk Message Spacing";
+            vertical-stretch: 1;
+            key-pressed(event) => {
+                if event.text == Key.Escape { root.back(); return accept; }
+                return reject;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    footer := VerticalLayout {
+        x: 24px; y: parent.height - self.height - 24px;
+        width: parent.width - 48px; height: self.preferred-height; spacing: 12px;
+        Rectangle { height: 1px; background: WorkbenchStyle.separator; }
+        HorizontalLayout {
+            alignment: end;
+            SettingsButton { text: AboutStrings.back; clicked => { root.back(); } }
+        }
+    }
+}

apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/common.slint

@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ export global FontAwesomeIcons {
     out property <string> angle-right: "\u{f105}";
     out property <string> angle-up: "\u{f106}";
     out property <string> arrow-right-long: "\u{f178}";
+    out property <string> arrow-up-right-from-square: "\u{f35d}";
     out property <string> bars: "\u{f0c9}";
     out property <string> check: "\u{f00c}";
     out property <string> circle-arrow-up: "\u{f0aa}";
+    out property <string> code: "\u{f121}";
     out property <string> compress: "\u{f066}";
     out property <string> computer-mouse: "\u{f8cc}";
     out property <string> copy: "\u{f0c5}";
@@ -42,8 +44,10 @@ export global FontAwesomeIcons {
     out property <string> expand: "\u{f065}";
     out property <string> eye: "\u{f06e}";
     out property <string> eye-slash: "\u{f070}";
+    out property <string> file-lines: "\u{f15c}";
     out property <string> folder-open: "\u{f07c}";
     out property <string> keyboard: "\u{f11c}";
+    out property <string> layer-group: "\u{f5fd}";
     out property <string> minus: "\u{f068}";
     out property <string> pen: "\u{f304}";
     out property <string> rotate: "\u{f2f1}";

apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/crossdesk_ui.slint

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Single AOT entry point. Generating one header for the entire UI avoids
 // duplicate imported-component definitions when C++ uses all three windows.
 export { AnnouncementItem, MessageStrings } from "message_panel.slint";
+export { AboutComponent, AboutDocument, AboutPage } from "about_panel.slint";
 export { MainWindow, RecentConnection, UpdateCheckStatus, AutostartStatus, UiStrings } from "main_window.slint";
 export { StreamWindow, StreamTab, FileTransferEntry, NetworkStatsRow, StreamStrings } from "stream_window.slint";
 export { ServerWindow, ServerStatusBar, ServerStrings, ControllerEntry } from "server_window.slint";

apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/main_window.slint

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { AboutPanel, AboutPage, AboutComponent, AboutStrings, AboutNavigationRow, AboutNavigationGroup, AboutRowSeparator } from "about_panel.slint";
 import { UiRadius } from "ui_radius.slint";
 import { WorkbenchStyle, WorkbenchButton, WorkbenchCard, WorkbenchNotice } from "workbench_controls.slint";
 import { GalleryStrings } from "device_strings.slint";
@@ -536,6 +537,20 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
         if !root.self-host-settings-open { root.self-host-settings-error = ""; }
     }
     in-out property <bool> about-open: false;
+    in-out property <AboutPage> about-page: overview;
+    private property <length> about-scroll-y: 0px;
+    in-out property <int> about-component-index: 0;
+    in property <[AboutComponent]> about-components;
+    in property <int> about-openfec-index: -1;
+    in property <string> about-revision;
+    in property <string> about-source-url;
+    in property <string> about-build-url;
+    callback open-about-link(string);
+    function about-back() {
+        if root.about-page == AboutPage.document { root.about-page = AboutPage.component; }
+        else if root.about-page == AboutPage.component && root.about-component-index != 0 { root.about-page = AboutPage.components; }
+        else { root.about-page = AboutPage.overview; }
+    }
     in-out property <bool> sponsorship-open: false;
     // Automatic prompts must not interrupt another dialog or menu.
     private property <bool> sponsorship-unobstructed: !root.gallery-mode
@@ -627,6 +642,15 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
 
     changed about-open => {
         if root.about-open { root.dialog-focus-pending = true; }
+        else {
+            root.about-page = AboutPage.overview;
+            root.about-component-index = 0;
+            root.about-scroll-y = 0px;
+        }
+    }
+    changed about-page => {
+        // Restore dialog shortcuts after leaving the selectable license text.
+        if root.about-open { root.dialog-focus-pending = true; }
     }
 
     changed sponsorship-open => {
@@ -855,7 +879,10 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
                     return accept;
                 }
                 if root.about-open && !root.update-open {
-                    if event.text == Key.Escape { root.about-open = false; }
+                    if event.text == Key.Escape {
+                        if root.about-page != AboutPage.overview { root.about-back(); }
+                        else { root.about-open = false; }
+                    }
                     return accept;
                 }
                 if root.sponsorship-open && root.sponsorship-unobstructed {
@@ -1459,25 +1486,24 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
                 text: root.current-version;
                 font-size: 11px; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; vertical-alignment: center;
             }
-            if !root.signal-connected && !root.signal-tls-error: Rectangle {
+            if !root.signal-connected && !root.signal-tls-error: WorkbenchButton {
-                    x: parent.width - self.width - 20px;
+                x: parent.width - self.width - 20px;
-                    y: 0px;
+                y: (parent.height - self.height) / 2;
-                    height: parent.height;
+                width: max(64px, reconnect-label-metrics.preferred-width + 22px);
-                    width: reconnect-label.preferred-width;
+                height: 22px;
-                    reconnect-label := Text {
+                text: UiStrings.signal-reconnect;
-                            text: UiStrings.signal-reconnect;
+                text-size: 11px;
-                            color: WorkbenchStyle.accent;
+                text-color: WorkbenchStyle.accent;
-                            font-size: 11px;
+                clicked => {
-                            horizontal-alignment: center;
+                    root.copy-feedback = CopyFeedback.idle;
-                            vertical-alignment: center;
+                    root.signal-reconnect-requested();
-                    }
+                }
-                    TouchArea {
+                reconnect-label-metrics := Text {
-                            mouse-cursor: pointer;
+                    visible: false;
-                            clicked => {
+                    text: UiStrings.signal-reconnect;
-                                root.copy-feedback = CopyFeedback.idle;
+                    font-size: 11px;
-                                root.signal-reconnect-requested();
+                    font-weight: 500;
-                            }
+                }
-                    }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2365,17 +2391,36 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
     }
 
     if root.about-open: Rectangle {
+        // Use the same bounds throughout the About navigation stack.
+        private property <length> dialog-width: min(480px, self.width - 40px);
+        private property <length> dialog-height: min(520px, self.height - 32px);
         background: #15223850;
         z: 46;
         TouchArea { clicked => { focus-sink.focus(); } }
-        SettingsDialog {
+        if root.about-page != AboutPage.overview: AboutPanel {
             x: (parent.width - self.width) / 2;
             y: (parent.height - self.height) / 2;
-            width: min(480px, parent.width - 40px);
+            width: parent.dialog-width;
+            min-height: 0px; max-height: parent.height - 32px;
+            height: parent.dialog-height;
+            page <=> root.about-page;
+            component-index <=> root.about-component-index;
+            components: root.about-components;
+            openfec-index: root.about-openfec-index;
+            revision: root.about-revision;
+            source-url: root.about-source-url;
+            build-url: root.about-build-url;
+            back => { root.about-back(); }
+            open-link(url) => { root.open-about-link(url); }
+        }
+        if root.about-page == AboutPage.overview: SettingsDialog {
+            x: (parent.width - self.width) / 2;
+            y: (parent.height - self.height) / 2;
+            width: parent.dialog-width;
             // The overlay excludes any custom titlebar on every platform.
             min-height: 0px; max-height: parent.height - 32px;
             // Keep the dialog stable as update status and release details change.
-            height: min(488px, parent.height - 32px);
+            height: parent.dialog-height;
             title: UiStrings.about;
             close-label: MessageStrings.close;
             close => { root.about-open = false; }
@@ -2388,6 +2433,8 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
                 height: about-footer.y - self.y - 16px;
                 viewport-width: self.visible-width;
                 viewport-height: about-content.preferred-height;
+                // Keep the position when navigation recreates the overview.
+                viewport-y <=> root.about-scroll-y;
                 horizontal-scrollbar-policy: always-off;
                 vertical-scrollbar-policy: as-needed;
                 about-content := VerticalLayout {
@@ -2465,6 +2512,26 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
                         Text { text: UiStrings.copyright; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 11px; wrap: word-wrap; }
                         Text { text: UiStrings.license; color: WorkbenchStyle.muted; font-size: 11px; wrap: word-wrap; }
                     }
+                    AboutNavigationGroup {
+                        AboutNavigationRow {
+                            grouped: true;
+                            title: AboutStrings.software-license;
+                            detail: "GPL v3";
+                            clicked => { root.about-component-index = 0; root.about-page = AboutPage.component; }
+                        }
+                        AboutRowSeparator { }
+                        AboutNavigationRow {
+                            grouped: true;
+                            title: AboutStrings.components;
+                            clicked => { root.about-page = AboutPage.components; }
+                        }
+                        AboutRowSeparator { }
+                        AboutNavigationRow {
+                            grouped: true;
+                            title: AboutStrings.source;
+                            clicked => { root.about-page = AboutPage.source; }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             about-footer := VerticalLayout {
@@ -2472,17 +2539,14 @@ export component MainWindow inherits Window {
                 width: parent.width - 48px; height: self.preferred-height;
                 spacing: 16px;
                 Rectangle { height: 1px; background: WorkbenchStyle.separator; }
+                if root.update-status-text != "": Text {
+                    text: root.update-status-text;
+                    color: root.update-check-status == UpdateCheckStatus.failed ? #b3261e
+                        : root.update-check-status == UpdateCheckStatus.up-to-date ? WorkbenchStyle.success : WorkbenchStyle.muted;
+                    font-size: 12px; wrap: word-wrap;
+                }
                 HorizontalLayout {
                     alignment: end; spacing: 8px;
-                    // Status updates use the spare footer space without reflowing the content.
-                    Text {
-                        min-width: 0px; height: 32px; horizontal-stretch: 1;
-                        text: root.update-status-text;
-                        color: root.update-check-status == UpdateCheckStatus.failed ? #b3261e
-                            : root.update-check-status == UpdateCheckStatus.up-to-date ? WorkbenchStyle.success : WorkbenchStyle.muted;
-                        font-size: 12px; wrap: word-wrap; overflow: elide;
-                        vertical-alignment: center;
-                    }
                     if root.update-available: WorkbenchButton {
                         width: max(80px, about-update-button-metrics.preferred-width + 24px);
                         height: 32px;

apps/desktop/xmake/options.lua

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ function setup_options_and_dependencies()
     end
 
     add_requireconfs("**.python", {version = "3.12", override = true, configs = {pgo = false}})
+    -- Keep application and build-tool dependencies on the same OpenSSL release.
+    add_requireconfs("**.openssl", "**.openssl3",
+        {version = "3.3.2", system = false, override = true})
     add_requires("spdlog 1.14.1", {system = false})
     add_requires("slint 1.17.1", {configs = {shared = true}})
     add_requires("libsdl3 3.2.26", {configs = {shared = false}})

apps/desktop/xmake/rules/about_resources.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+-- Embed notices so the About pages also work in offline/portable installations.
+rule("crossdesk.about_resources")
+    after_load(function(target)
+        target:add("includedirs", path.join(target:autogendir(), "about"))
+    end)
+
+    before_build(function(target)
+        import("core.base.json")
+        import("core.project.config")
+
+        local root = os.projectdir()
+        local function read(relative)
+            return assert(io.readfile(path.join(root, relative)))
+        end
+        local function git(directory, args)
+            local result
+            try {function() result = os.iorunv("git", table.join({"-C", directory}, args)) end}
+            return result and result:trim() or ""
+        end
+        local repository = "https://github.com/kunkundi/crossdesk"
+        local revision = git(root, {"rev-parse", "HEAD"})
+        local source = repository .. (revision ~= "" and "/tree/" .. revision or "")
+        local mini_root = path.join(root, "deps/submodules/minirtc")
+        local mini_revision = git(mini_root, {"rev-parse", "HEAD"})
+        local mini_source = "https://github.com/kunkundi/minirtc" ..
+            (mini_revision ~= "" and "/tree/" .. mini_revision or "")
+        local catalog = json.decode(read("apps/ios/CrossDeskMobile/Resources/ThirdPartyLicenses.json"))
+        local known = {}
+        for _, component in ipairs(catalog.components) do known[component.id] = component end
+
+        -- These desktop dependencies are not part of the shared mobile catalog.
+        local desktop = {
+            slint = {"Slint", "https://github.com/slint-ui/slint/tree/v"},
+            libsdl3 = {"SDL", "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/tree/release-"},
+            tinyfiledialogs = {"tinyfiledialogs", "https://sourceforge.net/projects/tinyfiledialogs/"},
+            ["cpp-httplib"] = {"cpp-httplib", "https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/tree/v"},
+            openh264 = {"OpenH264", "https://github.com/cisco/openh264/tree/v"},
+            miniaudio = {"miniaudio", "https://github.com/mackron/miniaudio/tree/"},
+            aom = {"libaom", "https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/v"}
+        }
+        local components = {{
+            id = "crossdesk", name = "CrossDesk", version = config.get("CROSSDESK_VERSION") or "0.0.0",
+            license = "GPL-3.0-only", sourceURL = source,
+            documents = {{title = "GNU GPL v3", text = read("LICENSE")}}
+        }, {
+            id = "minirtc", name = "MiniRTC", version = mini_revision:sub(1, 12),
+            license = "LGPL-3.0-only", sourceURL = mini_source,
+            documents = {{title = "GNU LGPL v3", text = read("deps/submodules/minirtc/LICENSE")},
+                         {title = "GNU GPL v3", text = read("LICENSE")}}
+        }}
+        local seen = {}
+        for _, dependency in ipairs(table.join({target}, target:orderdeps())) do
+            for _, package in ipairs(dependency:orderpkgs()) do
+                local name = package:name()
+                if not seen[name] then
+                    seen[name] = true
+                    local version = package:get("version") or ""
+                    local shared = known[name]
+                    local extra = desktop[name]
+                    local item = {id = name, name = shared and shared.name or extra and extra[1] or name,
+                        version = version, license = package:license() or "",
+                        sourceURL = "https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo/tree/master/packages/" ..
+                            name:sub(1, 1) .. "/" .. name,
+                        documents = json.mark_as_array({})}
+                    if shared and shared.version:gsub("^v", "") == version:gsub("^v", "") then
+                        item.license = shared.license
+                        item.sourceURL = shared.sourceURL
+                        item.documents = shared.documents
+                    elseif extra then
+                        item.sourceURL = extra[2] .. (name == "tinyfiledialogs" and "" or version:gsub("^v", ""))
+                    end
+                    -- Prefer installed notices when a package is absent from the shared catalog.
+                    if #item.documents == 0 then
+                        local install = package:installdir()
+                        if install then
+                            for _, file in ipairs(os.files(path.join(install, "share/licenses/**"))) do
+                                local text = io.readfile(file)
+                                if text and not text:find("\0", 1, true) then
+                                    table.insert(item.documents, {title = path.relative(file, install), text = text})
+                                end
+                            end
+                            local notice_header = name == "tinyfiledialogs" and "include/tinyfiledialogs.h"
+                                or name == "openh264" and "include/wels/codec_api.h"
+                            if notice_header then
+                                local header_path = path.join(install, notice_header)
+                                local header = os.isfile(header_path) and io.readfile(header_path)
+                                local notice = header and header:match("^/%*.-%*/")
+                                if notice then
+                                    table.insert(item.documents, {title = notice_header, text = notice})
+                                end
+                            end
+                        end
+                    end
+                    if name == "slint" then
+                        table.insert(item.documents, {title = "GNU GPL v3", text = read("LICENSE")})
+                    end
+                    table.insert(components, item)
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        table.sort(components, function(a, b)
+            if a.id == b.id then return false end
+            if a.id == "crossdesk" then return true end
+            if b.id == "crossdesk" then return false end
+            return a.name:lower() < b.name:lower()
+        end)
+        local data = json.encode({components = components, revision = revision:sub(1, 12),
+            sourceURL = source,
+            buildURL = repository .. "/blob/" .. (revision ~= "" and revision or "main") .. "/docs/BUILD_EN.md"},
+            {pure = true, orderkeys = true})
+        -- A byte array avoids MSVC's limit on individual/concatenated string literals.
+        local bytes = {}
+        for index = 1, #data do
+            bytes[index] = tostring(data:byte(index)) .. (index % 32 == 0 and "\n" or "")
+        end
+        local output = [[/*
+ * @Author: DI JUNKUN
+ * @Date: 2026-10-21
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by DI JUNKUN, All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ABOUT_RESOURCES_H_
+#define _ABOUT_RESOURCES_H_
+
+// Generated by the desktop build. Do not edit.
+inline constexpr unsigned char kAboutResources[] = {
+]] .. table.concat(bytes, ",") .. "\n};\n\n#endif\n"
+        local destination = path.join(target:autogendir(), "about", "about_resources.h")
+        if not os.isfile(destination) or io.readfile(destination) ~= output then
+            os.mkdir(path.directory(destination))
+            io.writefile(destination, output)
+        end
+    end)
+rule_end()

apps/desktop/xmake/targets.lua

@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ function setup_targets()
 
     target("gui")
         set_kind("object")
+        add_rules("crossdesk.about_resources")
         set_languages("c++20")
         -- spdlog 1.14 bundles fmt 10, whose consteval parser is rejected by
         -- current Apple Clang in C++20 mode. Keep the established dependency
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ function setup_targets()
         add_files("apps/desktop/src/gui/render.cpp", "apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp",
             "apps/desktop/src/gui/rendering/*.cpp",
             "apps/desktop/src/gui/runtime/*.cpp",
+            "apps/desktop/src/gui/features/about/*.cpp",
             "apps/desktop/src/platform/common/gui/service_status_runtime.cpp",
             "apps/desktop/src/gui/features/devices/*.cpp", "apps/desktop/src/gui/features/input/*.cpp",
             "apps/desktop/src/gui/features/clipboard/*.cpp", "apps/desktop/src/gui/features/file_transfer/*.cpp",

apps/harmony/scripts/build_desktop.py

@@ -43,6 +43,58 @@ def write_json(path, value):
     write(path, json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) + '\n')
 
 
+def write_about_resources(output, version):
+    """Supply the embedded catalog required by the shared desktop About UI."""
+    def git(directory, *args):
+        try:
+            return subprocess.check_output(['git', '-C', str(directory), *args],
+                                           text=True, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).strip()
+        except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+            return ''
+
+    revision = git(ROOT, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD')
+    mini = git(ROOT / 'deps/submodules/minirtc', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD')
+    repository = 'https://github.com/kunkundi/crossdesk'
+    source = repository + (f'/tree/{revision}' if revision else '')
+    gpl = {'title': 'GNU GPL v3', 'text': (ROOT / 'LICENSE').read_text()}
+    components = [
+        {'id': 'crossdesk', 'name': 'CrossDesk', 'version': version,
+         'license': 'GPL-3.0-only', 'sourceURL': source, 'documents': [gpl]},
+        {'id': 'minirtc', 'name': 'MiniRTC', 'version': mini[:12],
+         'license': 'LGPL-3.0-only',
+         'sourceURL': 'https://github.com/kunkundi/minirtc' + (f'/tree/{mini}' if mini else ''),
+         'documents': [{'title': 'GNU LGPL v3',
+                        'text': (ROOT / 'deps/submodules/minirtc/LICENSE').read_text()}, gpl]},
+        {'id': 'slint', 'name': 'Slint', 'version': '1.17.1', 'license': 'GPL-3.0-only',
+         'sourceURL': 'https://github.com/slint-ui/slint/tree/v1.17.1',
+         'documents': [{'title': 'Slint license', 'text': (SOURCE / 'LICENSE.md').read_text()}, gpl]},
+        {'id': 'cpp-httplib', 'name': 'cpp-httplib', 'version': 'v0.26.0', 'license': 'MIT',
+         'sourceURL': 'https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/tree/v0.26.0', 'documents': []}]
+    shared = json.loads((ROOT / 'apps/ios/CrossDeskMobile/Resources/ThirdPartyLicenses.json').read_text())['components']
+    shared += json.loads((ROOT / 'apps/android/licenses/additional-notices.json').read_text())
+    seen = {item['id'] for item in components}
+    for item in shared:
+        name = item['id']
+        package = APP / '.native/packages' / name[0] / name
+        if name not in seen and any((package / tag).is_dir() for tag in
+                                    [item['version'], item['version'].removeprefix('v'),
+                                     'v' + item['version'].removeprefix('v')]):
+            components.append(item)
+            seen.add(name)
+    components.sort(key=lambda item: (item['id'] != 'crossdesk', item['name'].lower()))
+    data = json.dumps({'components': components, 'revision': revision[:12],
+                       'sourceURL': source,
+                       'buildURL': f'{repository}/blob/{revision or "main"}/apps/harmony/README.md'},
+                      ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=True).encode()
+    body = '\n'.join(','.join(str(byte) for byte in data[i:i + 32]) + ','
+                     for i in range(0, len(data), 32))
+    write(output, '/*\n * @Author: DI JUNKUN\n * @Date: 2026-10-21\n'
+          ' * Copyright (c) 2026 by DI JUNKUN, All Rights Reserved.\n */\n\n'
+          '#ifndef _ABOUT_RESOURCES_H_\n#define _ABOUT_RESOURCES_H_\n\n'
+          '// Generated by the Harmony desktop build. Do not edit.\n'
+          'inline constexpr unsigned char kAboutResources[] = {\n' + body + '\n};\n\n#endif\n')
+
+
 def main():
     bundle = json.loads((APP / 'AppScope/app.json5').read_text())['app']['bundleName']
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
@@ -157,6 +209,7 @@ def main():
         urllib.request.urlretrieve('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/v0.26.0/httplib.h', header)
     if hashlib.sha256(header.read_bytes()).hexdigest() != '4a42da28ce477d06f53942c172197d3b83b4fe42b7e37b8af78c70e063c06da7':
         raise SystemExit('cpp-httplib source checksum mismatch')
+    write_about_resources(generated / 'about_resources.h', args.version)
     legacy_types = PROJECT / 'entry/src/main/cpp/types/libslint_probe'
     if legacy_types.exists():
         run([studio / 'tools/hvigor/bin/hvigorw', 'clean', '--no-daemon'], cwd=PROJECT, env=env)

deps/thirdparty/openssl/xmake.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Python's recipe looks up its dependency as "openssl". Keep that name while
+-- using the OpenSSL 3 recipe, including its sources, patches and build scripts.
+package("openssl")
+    set_base("openssl3")
+    -- Rebuild consumers cached against the old OpenSSL 1.x ABI.
+    set_policy("package.strict_compatibility", true)
+package_end()

deps/thirdparty/xmake.lua

@@ -1 +1 @@
-includes("cpp-httplib", "rust", "slint")
+includes("cpp-httplib", "openssl", "rust", "slint")

docs/UPDATER.md

@@ -54,11 +54,27 @@ GitHub Actions 从分支手动打包时，在 `Build and Release` 的
 构建使用 `0.0.0-日期`；版本标签构建继续使用标签中的版本号。
 `desktop_version` 只影响桌面安装包，不改变移动端版本。
 
+`prepare-version` 前置任务统一生成完整桌面版本，通过 job outputs 传给
+Linux、macOS、Windows 和发布任务。无日期标签使用前置任务运行当天的
+北京时间日期，显式日期标签使用标签中的日期；后续任务不再重新计算。
+构建跨午夜或单独重跑发布任务时，继续使用前置任务确定的版本。
+
 不要使用 `vauto-update-20261020` 这类分支名作为版本号验证升级。
 新版本必须增加数字版本或 patch；只改变日期不视为升级。例如先手动安装
 `v1.7.2-20261020`，再验证到 `v1.7.3-20261020` 的升级。
 分支手动构建只上传 Actions 构建产物，不会自动发布版本清单。
 
+发布脚本按数字版本和 patch 比较版本，忽略构建日期。编辑或重新发布旧的
+桌面 Release 时，保留服务器现有清单并在 Actions 日志中说明跳过原因；
+同版本仍可更新发布说明，新版本正常发布。各平台下载记录也不会被较低
+版本覆盖，包括独立移动端发布和桌面 Release 附带的移动端安装包。
+
+桌面 Release 中所有桌面安装包及便携包的完整版本必须与标签去掉 `v`
+前缀后的版本一致，包括日期和 patch 的位置；不能只按数字版本比较。
+任一包不匹配时，脚本报告标签、平台、文件名及双方版本，终止清单生成，
+不写入输出文件。手动发布时应使用与安装包一致的完整版本标签，例如
+`v1.7.4-20261021`。iOS、Android 安装包保持独立版本。
+
 本地构建可以设置同名环境变量，或使用：
 
 ```sh

xmake.lua

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if desktop_platform then
     includes(path.join(source_dir, "apps/desktop/xmake/options.lua"))
     includes(path.join(source_dir, "apps/desktop/xmake/platform.lua"))
     includes(path.join(source_dir, "apps/desktop/xmake/rules/slint.lua"))
+    includes(path.join(source_dir, "apps/desktop/xmake/rules/about_resources.lua"))
     includes(path.join(source_dir, "apps/desktop/xmake/targets.lua"))
 
     setup_options_and_dependencies()