Read what changed in the new version via live GitHub release notes¶
View the release notes for your current AetherSDR version, fetched live from GitHub. The dialog also appears automatically on first launch after installing an update.
Before you start¶
- A working internet connection is required to fetch release notes from GitHub's API.
Steps¶
- Open the What's New dialog:
Help > What's New...
The dialog shows a branded header with your current AetherSDR version and either "Welcome!" (first install) or "What's New".
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The release notes load automatically from GitHub. A status label below the header shows the release title and published date.
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(Optional) Click Find to search within the release notes. Enter your search text and press Enter; matches are highlighted and wrap around.
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Click Close to dismiss the dialog.
What each control does¶
| Control | Default | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Header (AETHERSDR V<version>) | — | Shows current version and "Welcome!" or "What's New" heading |
| Status label | — | Shows GitHub release title and published date, or a loading/error message |
| Release notes browser | Scrollable QTextBrowser rendering release notes as GitHub-flavored Markdown. Issue/PR numbers and @mentions are hyperlinked to GitHub. Clicking links opens the default browser. | Refactored in v26.5.3 (#2979) to fetch live notes from api.github.com. Shows 'Loading...' state, error state with suggestions, or the rendered release body. |
| Find | — | Opens a search dialog; highlights matching text in the release notes |
| Upgrade | Shown only when showUpgrade is true; opens the latest release page on GitHub and closes the dialog. | Styled as secondary button. |
| Skip this version | Shown only when showUpgrade is true; persists current version as seen so the dialog is not shown on next launch. | Styled as secondary button. |
| Close | — | Dismisses the dialog |
| AETHERSDR V |
Branded header showing the current AetherSDR version and either 'Welcome!' or 'What's New' heading. | Rendered as styled HTML in a QLabel with padding. |
| ## Troubleshooting |
- "GitHub is rate-limiting requests from your network" — GitHub's unauthenticated API is limited to 60 requests per hour per IP. Wait a few minutes and try again, or visit github.com/aethersdr/AetherSDR/releases directly.
- "GitHub returned HTTP ..." — The API request failed. Check your internet connection and try again later.