v0.9.7

juanfont/headscalev0.9.7Sep 4, 2026by tashfeenahmed

AI Summary

This release enhances the macOS Desktop app by adding a Dock icon and fixing a login issue for the `desktop@localhost` account. It also updates the release pipeline for macOS installer signing.

Key Highlights

App now shows in the Dock with a toggle option
Browser login for desktop installs now works correctly
macOS installers signed using GitHub's macos-26 runner

New Features

Dock icon visibility toggle in tray menu
Browser dashboard login support for desktop users

Full Release Notes

## Desktop
- **The app now shows in the Dock.** Until now the menu-bar icon was the only sign FreeLLMAPI was running, which is a weak signal normally and no signal when macOS 26 hides the icon or a notched display clips it. A new **Show in Dock** checkbox in the tray menu turns it off again for the menu-bar-only look; either way applies live, no relaunch. Clicking the Dock icon opens the dashboard. (#1151, #1153)
- **Signing in to the dashboard from a browser works on desktop installs.** The hidden account the app creates is `desktop@localhost`, and the login form rejected that address before checking the password, so no desktop user could ever sign in. Login now matches the address instead of validating its shape. Signup is unchanged. (#1152)

## Release pipeline
- macOS installers sign again on GitHub's current macos-26 runner image, and installers are attached to the release directly with `gh` rather than through a third-party action. (#1148, #1149, #1150)

Full changelog: https://github.com/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi/compare/v0.9.6...v0.9.7

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