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1. Post2026-11-06

   Downlink v0.5.0: the steps stop lying

   Once the unlock has expired, the checklist goes back to to do instead of lighting up a button the server is about to refuse.

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2. Version2026-11-06

   v0.5.0

   • A download page no longer shows steps as done once the unlock has expired: they go back to to do, with the SoundCloud button one tap away
   • The locked download page says an unlock lasts a day, so a link that worked yesterday explains itself today
3. Version2026-10-31

   v0.4.1

   • Downloads work again: the storage holding the audio files had stopped answering on 28 October
   • When a download cannot be served, the page now says so in your language and sends you back to the track, instead of a bare error string
4. Post2026-10-29

   Downlink v0.4.0: a page that explains, a gate that leads, a directory that holds

   The site finally says how it works, the download page leads with the move to make, and the directory reads as a grid again.

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5. Version2026-10-29

   v0.4.0

   • A "How it works" page, with a diagram per mechanism, linked from the footer
   • The download page leads with the action to take, and the download button only lights up once every step is done
   • The directory of links reads as a grid again: full titles, no grey band, and a download count only when there is one
   • Two self-hosted fonts, a wider column, a simpler wordmark, and buttons a thumb can hit
   • The legal notice and the privacy page say where the audio files really live
6. Version2026-08-27

   v1.3.0

   • A new site icon in browser tabs, bookmarks and on the mobile home screen
   • The site installs as an app, and its window takes the colour the page actually paints
   • The privacy policy states that linking a SoundCloud account stores the tokens letting Downlink read your tracks, and that unlinking deletes them
7. Version2026-08-23

   v1.2.0

   • New legal notice page; the privacy policy now spells out who processes what, where the data lives (EU servers) and your GDPR rights.
   • Fonts are served from the site itself: visitor IPs no longer reach Google.
   • SoundCloud profile pictures and names display correctly, including on accounts created earlier.
   • A cleaner sign-in screen, one centred column, with the legal links at hand.
8. Post2026-08-06

   Why Downlink exists

   A download gate running on my own server, with no account for fans to create and no ceiling on file size.

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9. Version2026-08-06

   v1.1.0

   • A new blog at /blog: posts and release notes, in French and English.
   • The same header on every page: once signed in, the shortcuts to your dashboard and profile follow you everywhere.
   • One footer across the whole site, carrying the published version and the portfolio link.
   • The Terms and Privacy pages now wear the site header and a comfortable reading width.
   • The footer no longer disappears while a page loads or on error screens.