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Zerene Stacker Beta Testing Downloads
Looking for an explanation of how our “beta channel” works? See HERE for an explanation.
Note: Because these beta versions are downloaded relatively few times, they are sometimes not recognized as known good software by anti-malware packages. You may have to override your anti-malware's behavior of refusing to run unrecognized software.
If you have other security concerns about the beta installers, please see How To Validate A Download.
Windows users: The current beta is built using a new code signing certificate that has not yet seen enough usage to be trusted by Microsoft. When you run the installer, you will probably be shown a dialog that says “Windows protected your PC”, and the only button says “Don't run”. But notice there is also a link in the upper left corner, saying “More info”. Click on “More info”, and you'll see “Publisher: Zerene Systems LLC”, and at the bottom of the dialog there's a new button “Run anyway”. Click on “Run anyway” to install the Zerene Stacker beta. (After enough uses, Microsoft will learn to trust this certificate and not require the workaround. Thank you for your assistance!)
Current beta is:
- 64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.exe
Length 33,985,456 bytes
MD5 checksum c71a18ffe3310b2149198f2d3369359b
SHA-1 checksum f354abade340af3bb4c56172707cdb8913429999
- 32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.exe
Length 49,560,208 bytes
MD5 checksum ac4f7f84d043c99c889acc0b4d3b4341
SHA-1 checksum 78d25976fac2af77880bd40475f2740781ae1537
- macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.zip, downloads as a .zip file that automatically expands into an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This is the recommended bundle for modern Intel Macs running macOS 10.14 or above. It is self-contained and includes its own Java 11 runtime environment.
Length 45,913,112 bytes
MD5 checksum c65009aaa204d91f4f196539cebfbda0
SHA-1 checksum 89cf15626630cc559005cd31d1cdd8311cdc086b
- macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.zip, downloads as a .zip file that automatically expands into an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This is the recommended bundle for modern Macs with ARM cpu (“Apple silicon”). It is self-contained and includes its own ARM-native Java 11 runtime environment. Rosetta is required for the launch program and a few helper programs – so macOS will report the package as “Intel” – but all the heavy computation runs ARM-native.
Length 45,024,391 bytes
MD5 checksum 6f55f1b06a8f1854a5d0538d60bd2497
SHA-1 checksum fe34cbd386dc5e929063c47ee8de6e684f3a3d7a
- macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.zip, downloads as a .zip file that automatically expands into an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This bundle is suitable for Macs running macOS 10.9 through 10.14. It is self-contained and includes its own Java runtime environment.
Length 52,532,732 bytes
MD5 checksum 3cefcfeacc183724c1badfac0acebf95
SHA-1 checksum bf6233402d0905dfd54d2db443f52a298b798286
- Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.zip, downloads as an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This bundle is not self-contained. It requires a Java runtime environment installed by Apple, and will prompt for installation of Java if one is not already installed. It runs as 64-bit where the processor and operating system support it, and as 32-bit otherwise.
Length 8,654,149 bytes
MD5 checksum 5a0b14f917735bbc68e4acb452161b29
SHA-1 checksum 961770bfdf0f8783e1859d331a0726a215d7c9f8
- 64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.zip
See Linux Installation Instructions for details.
Length 52,479,409 bytes
MD5 checksum 46d5ed34ef5f5078c4621bddec586169
SHA-1 checksum 1b0e4d9e412634707b2aaf59f8909ed34da18aa8
- 32-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-05-29-1631-beta.zip
See Linux Installation Instructions for details.
Length 47,735,510 bytes
MD5 checksum b2182c01173c66ada5b6ad79a64b1cc2
SHA-1 checksum 23518f22e5c83e4cdc2b7607bdfdc63b3ad1e96c
Note: On Macintosh and Linux, if you already have Zerene Stacker installed and are downloading a new version to update it, then you need to manually move the old version to trash, and move or rename the new version to replace it. Otherwise both versions will continue to be available, and you will run whichever one you happen to click on. For further information, see the FAQS on “Installing and Updating”. On Mac, when trashing out the old version, do NOT allow any third party uninstaller or cleanup applications like “AppCleaner” to run. In their enthusiasm to eliminate files that they think are not used, they're likely to also delete files you really do need, like your license key and Zerene Stacker configuration files.
Improvements
Compared to the previously announced T2021-05-05-1700-beta, this T2021-05-29-1631-beta adds one major feature:
- DMap speedup:
- Options > Preferences > DMap Settings: “Cache DMap pass 1 info for faster work with multiple thresholds”
Other changes include:
- Code signing: use new certificate for beta builds on Windows.
- Bug fixes in license management.
Please immediately inform support@zerenesystems.com if you encounter any difficulties or odd behavior with this beta version. Be sure to send a console log if appropriate – instructions for that are provided HERE.
A complete list of modifications can be read in the Modification History.
Immediately previous beta was:
- 64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.exe
Length 33,983,328 bytes
MD5 checksum 59787df2128c4525d935323723811154
SHA-1 checksum 792e6e108073e83416140b12ca260fd98070ee2f
- 32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.exe
Length 49,558,448 bytes
MD5 checksum fda3f21476095768248dbe16d979ab63
SHA-1 checksum 56e4b7373ffc053f68216cef5cf2c8a72bfb824a
- macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.zip
Length 45,909,333 bytes
MD5 checksum 8be505168ab640a1c6b6894970f0bd99
SHA-1 checksum 7fdf6cf11220f49ac58d325d862764c5d017f420
- macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.zip
Length 45,021,383 bytes
MD5 checksum 99b0541f3538a379d6bef670d876a791
SHA-1 checksum cd45a766d1528266311be4af65a100ef56f51d68
- macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.zip
Length 52,529,379 bytes
MD5 checksum 8ef035e54cbac01fa8e05b85aff600f1
SHA-1 checksum 5612d91dfa2bc4d250693bd5a23af9b4c51654e5
- Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.zip
Length 8,650,773 bytes
MD5 checksum c761b97b2f10c1f80d3538f6899cc0af
SHA-1 checksum a0a30f291b1dbfca3f0a6afea3323de171ea9aa3
- 64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.zip
Length 52,476,045 bytes
MD5 checksum 340a059b4fa95ccfbc96e399eb1ae381
SHA-1 checksum 9d0b143e35e758c1555a59257dccd4f4aac057af
- 32-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-05-28-1930-beta.zip
Length 47,732,146 bytes
MD5 checksum 25bf675db657ebccdd82bd703ee24859
SHA-1 checksum 4e094dab8c8724ed39e1b1619e4b129d6d80e803