HamsterWeazle downloads now live on meanhamster.com

HamsterWeazle has a new home

HamsterWeazle downloads now live on the Mean Hamster website instead of public GitHub releases. The Windows build for v1.5.9 is now available directly from the HamsterWeazle product page and the downloads page.

The in-app updater has been switched over too, so future HamsterWeazle update checks will look to meanhamster.com for Windows builds instead of GitHub release assets.

What is live right now

• Windows download hosted on meanhamster.com
• Apple Silicon Mac download hosted on meanhamster.com
• Intel Mac download hosted on meanhamster.com
• Updated product page with release details and download links
• Website-based update manifest for HamsterWeazle itself

The current Windows release is v1.5.9. Use Check for Updates on the main window to check for a newer version. The app tells you when it is already current or when the check cannot complete.

The track map starts off and can be toggled whenever you need it. Capture reports save automatically while the Inbox lists only disk images. Rescue Read combines eligible captures into a new image while preserving the original captures and their good sectors. A separate Tools window lets you browse and extract FAT12 files, create DOS images, and import files into a new copy. Format detection and write geometry checks are also improved.

Drive handling retains consistent --drive=B-style arguments, correct drive and COM-port selection for cleaning, and no unsupported drive option on device-info commands.

This release also includes Tandy / TRS-80 DMK reading and writing, queued DMK writes, and persistent diagnostic logs. Install the optional gw2dmk tools from Settings > Software Updates. The DMK read profile captures one side for the Model II workflow; writes are marked not verified and should be checked with a separate read-back. Apple Silicon and Intel Mac downloads remain on v1.5.5.

Mac builds

Apple Silicon and Intel Mac builds are now posted to the same website location, so both platforms finally come from one place.