Beta download status

Private beta downloads are live.

Invited testers can open the download gate, enter the beta password from their private invite, and download the current macOS beta. This first beta is intentionally informal: install it, try the basic flow, and send back what happened.

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Invited testers only macOS 0.1.1 is live; password required

Access model for the first beta

The public website explains the install path, but the actual app file stays behind the private download gate. The shared password is sent privately and is not published on this page.

  1. Open https://downloads.lexishift.app/beta/.
  2. Enter the beta password from the private invite.
  3. Download the macOS installer.
  4. Use the unsigned-app instructions below if macOS blocks first launch.

Beta download slots

Platform Installer Status Verification
macOS LexiShift-0.1.1.dmg Live beta Gated download, SHA-256 checksum, unsigned, not notarized
Windows Not published Planned Gate, SHA-256, and signing status pending

Before installing a beta build

The current macOS 0.1.1 beta is unsigned and not notarized. That is expected for this first casual test, but it means macOS may show a warning the first time the app is opened.

  1. Download LexiShift-0.1.1.dmg from the beta gate.
  2. Open the DMG and drag LexiShift into Applications if prompted.
  3. If macOS blocks the app, Control-click LexiShift and choose Open.
  4. If it still will not open, check System Settings -> Privacy & Security for the allow/open option.

How downloads will be published

Gated beta link

The private beta uses a shared password checked before the installer object is returned from private storage.

Versioned installers

Installer URLs will include channel, version, platform, and filename so a build can be referenced and verified after newer builds ship.

Short-cache manifest

latest.json points to the current beta or stable build and should be treated as release metadata, not an installer.

Browser Extension

The matching Chrome extension version is 0.1.1. It has been submitted to the Chrome Web Store as an unlisted family-and-friends beta. Invited testers will receive the Store link after review is complete. Install the desktop app first so the extension can connect to its local helper.

The beta release manifest is:

https://downloads.lexishift.app/releases/beta/latest.json

The private beta gate is:

https://downloads.lexishift.app/beta/

The planned stable release manifest is:

https://downloads.lexishift.app/releases/stable/latest.json

Verification

Each published installer should have:

For casual invited testers, checksum verification is optional. If the file was downloaded from the beta gate, the most important check is whether the app opens and the setup flow is understandable.