Join the Beta Channels

Mindwtr publishes beta and release-candidate builds before the final stable release. Betas get new features and bug fixes earlier, and they help catch platform-specific issues before the same build reaches everyone on stable.

You can stay on a beta channel long term. Stable releases are also published to the beta channels, so beta testers do not need to switch back after a test cycle just to stay current.

If you need the lowest-risk build, use the stable installation pages instead:

• Desktop installation
• Mobile installation

Android - Google Play Open Testing

Join the Google Play open testing track, then update through the Play Store as normal:

• Join on Android
• Join on the web

To leave the beta later, return to the same testing link and choose Leave the test.

iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - TestFlight

Install TestFlight, then join the Mindwtr beta:

• Mindwtr TestFlight beta

To leave TestFlight, remove Mindwtr from TestFlight and reinstall the stable version from the App Store or Mac App Store.

Windows - Microsoft Store Beta

To join Mindwtr Beta, send the email address of the Microsoft account you use in Microsoft Store to [email protected], or share it in the beta discussion if you are comfortable posting it publicly. I will add that account to the testing group.

After I add you and Microsoft publishes the flight, open Microsoft Store, check for updates in Library, and update Mindwtr from its usual Store listing. Group changes can take up to 30 minutes. Microsoft calls this a package flight: you use the regular Store app, with no separate TestFlight app.

Update your existing Store installation to keep your tasks and attachments in place. You do not need to uninstall Mindwtr or move your data to a GitHub build. Stable releases also go to this beta group.

To leave, email the same support address and ask to be removed. The Store will not downgrade an installed beta; you receive stable once a newer eligible package is available.

Linux - AUR Beta

Arch Linux and derivative users can install the dedicated beta package:

yay -S mindwtr-beta-bin

Package page:

• mindwtr-beta-bin on AUR

If you installed the beta before the rename, you are on the legacy package mindwtr-bin-beta. It still receives the same updates during the transition, but you can switch to the current name at any time:

sudo pacman -R mindwtr-bin-beta
paru -S mindwtr-beta-bin

Removing the package does not remove your Mindwtr data.

To go back to stable, install mindwtr-bin instead.

Linux - Flathub Beta

Add the Flathub beta remote once, then install the beta branch:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub-beta tech.dongdongbh.mindwtr//beta

Run the beta build explicitly:

flatpak run --branch=beta tech.dongdongbh.mindwtr

You can keep stable and beta installed side by side. To make the desktop launcher open the beta branch:

flatpak make-current tech.dongdongbh.mindwtr beta

To switch the launcher back to stable later:

flatpak make-current tech.dongdongbh.mindwtr stable

Linux - APT and RPM Beta Repos

Debian and Ubuntu users can add the beta APT repo (the signing key is shared with the stable repo):

curl -fsSL https://dongdongbh.github.io/Mindwtr/mindwtr.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/mindwtr-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mindwtr-archive-keyring.gpg] https://dongdongbh.github.io/Mindwtr/deb-beta ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mindwtr-beta.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mindwtr

Fedora, RHEL, and openSUSE users can add the beta DNF/YUM repo:

cat <<'EOF' | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/mindwtr-beta.repo
[mindwtr-beta]
name=Mindwtr Beta Repository
baseurl=https://dongdongbh.github.io/Mindwtr/rpm-beta
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://dongdongbh.github.io/Mindwtr/mindwtr.gpg.key
EOF

sudo dnf install mindwtr

Stable releases are published to the beta repos too. Release candidates are versioned as 1.2.0~rc.3 in the package metadata, which both APT and DNF sort below the final 1.2.0, so regular upgrades move you from a release candidate to the matching stable build automatically.

To leave the beta repo, remove /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mindwtr-beta.list (or /etc/yum.repos.d/mindwtr-beta.repo) and reinstall from the stable repo.

Docker - Beta Tag

Every release lands on GHCR with its version tag, and the floating beta tag always points at the newest release (release candidate or stable), so beta users never switch tags. latest stays on the newest stable release:

docker pull ghcr.io/dongdongbh/mindwtr-app:beta
docker pull ghcr.io/dongdongbh/mindwtr-cloud:beta

A specific pre-release can be pinned by version, for example ghcr.io/dongdongbh/mindwtr-app:1.2.0-rc.1. See Docker Deployment for compose setup.

Windows, AppImage, FOSS APK, and Other Direct Downloads

Pre-release builds are published on GitHub Releases and marked as pre-release:

• Mindwtr Releases

Look for versions with a pre-release suffix such as -rc or -beta. Stable releases are still available from the same page.

Reporting Beta Issues

If you hit a bug, please open an issue and include:

• your platform
• the version from Settings -> About
• what you expected to happen
• what happened instead

Beta feedback is most useful when it includes the platform and exact version, because release-candidate fixes often vary by channel.