Updating the App

Updating the App

HZN Queue Console tells you when a new version is out, and you install it by replacing the app with the new download. There is no background auto-update — nothing is downloaded or changed without you asking.

In-app Notifications

The app checks for a newer version on startup, and again every few hours while it is running. When one is available, a green bar appears at the top of the window with the new version number, a link to the release notes, and a Download button that fetches the build for your platform.

Dismissing the bar hides it until the next release — it will not reappear for the version you dismissed.

You can also check whenever you like: open the About dialog and click Check for updates.

If the app cannot reach the update server, it stays silent and keeps working. An update check is never required to use the app.

How to Update

  1. Download the latest build for your platform from the download page, or via the Download button in the update bar.
  2. Quit HZN Queue Console.
  3. Unzip the download and replace your existing copy:
    • macOS — drag the app into /Applications, replacing the old one.
    • Windows — unzip over your existing installation folder.
    • Linux — unzip over your existing installation directory.
  4. Launch the app. Your server connections, settings, and license are preserved automatically.

No reinstall or re-activation is required when updating.

Verifying a Download

Every release publishes a SHA-256 checksum for each file, listed under Verify your download on the download page. To check a file you downloaded:

# macOS and Linux
shasum -a 256 hzn-queue-console-mac-arm64.zip
# Windows
Get-FileHash hzn-queue-console-win-x64.zip

The output should match the checksum shown on the download page. On macOS the app is also signed and notarized by Huzen Software B.V., so Gatekeeper verifies it for you on first launch.

What Is Preserved

All of the following survive an update:

  • Saved server connections (~/.hzn-queue-console/servers.json)
  • Passwords in your OS keychain
  • Active license activation
  • App preferences

These live outside the app itself, so replacing the application never touches them.

Checking Your Current Version

The version number is shown in the About dialog, next to the update check.

Downloading an Older Version

Releases stay available at a stable, version-specific address:

https://hzn-queue-console.app/downloads/<version>/hzn-queue-console-<platform>.zip

For example .../downloads/0.8.2/hzn-queue-console-mac-arm64.zip. Platform ids are mac-arm64, mac-x64, win-x64, and linux-x64.