Zerene Stacker

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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.

Current beta is:

  • Mac OS X (newest): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2019-08-01-1422-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 running macOS 10.14 or 10.15 (Catalina). It is self-contained and includes its own Java 12 runtime environment.
    Length 52,868,213 bytes
    MD5 checksum 1643daa9a9fbc12167e9dacd7d18f5e1
    SHA-1 checksum b7ba6cb76c889169f43e2a84400afeede05818ed
  • Mac OS X (newest): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2019-08-01-1422-beta.pkg, downloads as a standard Mac installer that automatically puts the Zerene Stacker package into the \Applications folder.
    This is an alternative to the .zip file provided above, for users who don't need as much control as the .zip provides.
    Again, this is suitable for modern Macs running macOS 10.14 or 10.15 (Catalina). It is self-contained and includes its own Java 12 runtime environment.
    Length 51,704,689 bytes
    MD5 checksum ccc6e44f6aa6d40cd4761170bd05bcfb
    SHA-1 checksum 4033f107380590207b4f07029c71c26100f9c9c3
  • Mac OS X (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2019-08-01-1422-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 12 runtime environment.
    Length 52,313,299 bytes
    MD5 checksum c886aaa7386c725da1f68d879ded1bac
    SHA-1 checksum 8640a1348a9e1f76113f37031fa4217d3326d305
  • Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2019-08-01-1422-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 8,585,774 bytes
    MD5 checksum 4f7b528178f90f7acb4cc2dc440d89a1
    SHA-1 checksum 186b63cad0c3172addcd00314a1241493600582c

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.

Compared to the current full release Build T2018-07-19-1515 and the corresponding T2018-07-19-1515_beta, this T2019-08-01-1422-beta contains the following improvements:

  • Macintosh: compatibility with macOS 10.15 “Catalina”
    • Notarized the standard .zip bundle so as to avoid issues with Gatekeeper.
    • Introduced a notarized .pkg installer to easily and automatically install in Applications.
    • Switched to Java Cross-Platform look-and-feel, for improved performance.
    • Faster automatic switch to JFileChooser if system native filechooser (Finder) does not open.
  • Bug fixes
    • Avoid invalid index using Nearest Neighbor interpolator in “edge streak” areas.
    • StackShot 3x, activate Shutter 2 in addition to Shutter 1.
  • Embedded JRE
    • Upgraded to AdoptOpenJDK JRE 12.0.1+12 on all 64-bit platforms and 32-bit Windows.

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.

Previous beta was:

  • Mac OS X: ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2018-07-19-1515-beta.zip, downloads as an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
    Length 86,739,521 bytes
    MD5 checksum 5f527d1c9440ead31eb34e079b1d9530
    SHA-1 checksum 43a7d650233b951d13ced6ee956c0185645da6f3
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