CURATOR Changelog

A complete end-user record of improvements, fixes, and known limitations in every public CURATOR release.

v1.0.0-beta.2

July 28, 2026

This beta focuses on faster preparation of large collections, safer recovery, clearer progress reporting, and documentation that is easier to use and keep with the application.

Added

Added a changelog to the application folder so each release clearly explains what changed.
Added stronger release-package checks against the approved application inventory, excluding development, temporary, and operator-owned files.
Added CURATOR-owned Atari 8-Bit and Atari ST routing definitions for a ready-to-use installation. Operator-supplied platform and DAT files remain outside the package.

Changed

Large Stage 5 preparation jobs now copy ordinary files and process archives in controlled parallel groups for substantially faster, predictably ordered preparation.
Stage 5 recovery records are written more efficiently, reducing repeated bookkeeping for collections containing thousands of files.
Archive progress is smoother and less noisy, with one continuous display covering the complete workload.
Matching passes the exact verified game data forward when supported normalization was needed to establish the match.
The Admin Guide, End User Manual, Quick Start Guide, and Core API Developer Handbook are now supplied as PDF files.
The developer handbook now documents all 144 current Core programming interfaces.

Fixed

Fixed Stage 5 archive preparation when the selected Workspace folder is outside the CURATOR application folder.
Fixed interrupted archive recovery so unfinished results are removed before retrying while already committed files remain protected.
Fixed empty or unusable archives so they can be reported and skipped without ending the entire preparation stage.
Fixed Stage 5 error reporting so the original problem remains visible even after logging services close.
Fixed supported disc matching when cue-sheet and track evidence is required.
Fixed later stages receiving the original file instead of the normalized data that established an authoritative match.
Added a clear, safe cancellation path to both advanced Nuclear cleanup confirmations; only the exact phrase performs cleanup.
Fixed the completion screen shown after generating the Core API handbook.

Known limitations

In a pause-enabled multi-stage Gateway run, the final selected stage may not show its promised acknowledgement before the separate overall timing summary. Both results are still produced.
A very large interrupted Stage 5 recovery record can delay Gateway startup while CURATOR validates saved work before showing the main menu.

v1.0.0-beta.1

July 26, 2026

Added

Published the first public beta of CURATOR.
Added guided Prepare DAR, Organize, and Reporting workflows for LaunchBox-compatible collections.
Added platform and DAT discovery, authority preparation, source discovery, staging, matching, DAT validation, assembly, completeness analysis, physical organization, and reporting.
Added authority-based processing of loose files and supported archive and disc-image workflows.
Added recoverable staging and output transactions that can resume from valid committed progress.
Added Clear and Append destination choices.
Added visible progress, structured logs, validation evidence, and final collection reports.
Included an Admin Guide, End User Manual, Quick Start Guide, and Core API Developer Handbook.
Added path safeguards separating source, output, working, and application folders.

Known limitations

In pause-enabled Gateway sequences, the final selected stage may not show its promised acknowledgement before the separate Gateway timing summary. The timing summary is still produced.