add handlers and setting for nightly release

.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Nightly builds published to Cloudflare R2 with date versioning (e.g. 1.0.0-nightly-20260205).
+# Alpha builds published to Cloudflare R2 with date versioning (e.g. 1.0.0-alpha-20260205).
 # Required repo secrets: R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID, R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (from R2 API token in Cloudflare dashboard).
-name: Publish Nightly
+name: Publish Alpha
 
 on:
     workflow_dispatch:
         inputs:
             version:
-                description: 'Semantic version number (e.g., 1.0.0) - nightly suffix will be added automatically'
+                description: 'Semantic version number (e.g., 1.0.0) - alpha suffix will be added automatically'
                 required: false
                 type: string
     schedule:
@@ -14,7 +14,27 @@ on:
         - cron: '0 11 * * *'
 
 jobs:
+    check-new-commits:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        outputs:
+            has_new_commits: ${{ steps.manual.outputs.has_new_commits || steps.check.outputs['has-new-commits'] }}
+        steps:
+            - name: Set has new commits (manual trigger)
+              id: manual
+              if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+              run: echo "has_new_commits=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+            - name: Check for new commits (24 hr interval)
+              id: check
+              if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
+              uses: adriangl/check-new-commits-action@v1
+              with:
+                  token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  seconds: 86400
+
     prepare:
+        needs: check-new-commits
+        if: needs.check-new-commits.outputs.has_new_commits == 'true'
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         outputs:
             version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
@@ -30,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: pnpm install
 
-            - name: Set date-based nightly version
+            - name: Set date-based alpha version
               id: version
               shell: pwsh
               run: |
@@ -70,15 +90,15 @@ jobs:
                   $pst = [TimeZoneInfo]::FindSystemTimeZoneById('America/Los_Angeles')
                   $dateInPst = [TimeZoneInfo]::ConvertTimeFromUtc([DateTime]::UtcNow, $pst)
                   $dateStr = $dateInPst.ToString("yyyyMMdd")
-                  $nightlyVersion = "$inputVersion-nightly-$dateStr"
+                  $alphaVersion = "$inputVersion-alpha-$dateStr"
-                  Write-Host "Nightly version: $nightlyVersion"
+                  Write-Host "Alpha version: $alphaVersion"
 
                   # Update package.json
                   $packageJson = Get-Content package.json | ConvertFrom-Json
-                  $packageJson.version = $nightlyVersion
+                  $packageJson.version = $alphaVersion
                   $packageJson | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 | Set-Content package.json
 
-                  echo "version=$nightlyVersion" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "version=$alphaVersion" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     cleanup:
         needs: prepare
@@ -132,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
                   max_attempts: 3
                   retry_on: error
                   command: |
-                      pnpm run publish:win:nightly
+                      pnpm run publish:win:alpha
                   on_retry_command: pnpm cache delete
 
             - name: Build and Publish to R2 (macOS)
@@ -143,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
                   max_attempts: 3
                   retry_on: error
                   command: |
-                      pnpm run publish:mac:nightly
+                      pnpm run publish:mac:alpha
                   on_retry_command: pnpm cache delete
 
             - name: Build and Publish to R2 (Linux)
@@ -154,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
                   max_attempts: 3
                   retry_on: error
                   command: |
-                      pnpm run publish:linux:nightly
+                      pnpm run publish:linux:alpha
                   on_retry_command: pnpm cache delete
 
             - name: Build and Publish to R2 (Linux ARM64)
@@ -165,5 +185,5 @@ jobs:
                   max_attempts: 3
                   retry_on: error
                   command: |
-                      pnpm run publish:linux-arm64:nightly
+                      pnpm run publish:linux-arm64:alpha
                   on_retry_command: pnpm cache delete

package.json

@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@
         "package:win:pr": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --win --publish never",
         "publish:linux": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --publish always --linux",
         "publish:linux-arm64": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --publish always --linux --arm64",
+        "publish:linux-arm64:alpha": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-alpha.yml --publish always --linux --arm64",
         "publish:linux-arm64:beta": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-beta.yml --publish always --linux --arm64",
-        "publish:linux-arm64:nightly": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-nightly.yml --publish always --linux --arm64",
+        "publish:linux:alpha": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-alpha.yml --publish always --linux",
         "publish:linux:beta": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-beta.yml --publish always --linux",
-        "publish:linux:nightly": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-nightly.yml --publish always --linux",
         "publish:mac": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --publish always --mac",
+        "publish:mac:alpha": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-alpha.yml --publish always --mac",
         "publish:mac:beta": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-beta.yml --publish always --mac",
-        "publish:mac:nightly": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-nightly.yml --publish always --mac",
         "publish:win": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --publish always --win",
+        "publish:win:alpha": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-alpha.yml --publish always --win",
         "publish:win:beta": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-beta.yml --publish always --win",
-        "publish:win:nightly": "pnpm run build && electron-builder --config electron-builder-nightly.yml --publish always --win",
         "start": "electron-vite preview",
         "typecheck": "pnpm run typecheck:node && pnpm run typecheck:web",
         "typecheck:node": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.node.json --composite false",

src/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -448,6 +448,11 @@
         "radioList": {
             "title": "radio stations"
         },
+        "releasenotes": {
+            "commitsSinceStable": "commits since {{stable}}",
+            "noNewCommits": "no new commits in this range",
+            "noStableReleaseToCompare": "no stable release available to compare with"
+        },
         "favorites": {
             "title": "$t(entity.favorite, {\"count\": 2})"
         },
@@ -745,10 +750,11 @@
         "customFontPath_description": "sets the path to the custom font to use for the application",
         "customFontPath": "custom font path",
         "disableAutomaticUpdates": "disable automatic updates",
+        "releaseChannel_optionAlpha": "alpha (nightly)",
         "releaseChannel_optionBeta": "beta",
         "releaseChannel_optionLatest": "latest",
         "releaseChannel": "release channel",
-        "releaseChannel_description": "choose between stable releases or beta releases for automatic updates",
+        "releaseChannel_description": "choose between stable, beta, or alpha (nightly) releases for automatic updates",
         "disableLibraryUpdateOnStartup": "disable checking for new versions on startup",
         "discordApplicationId_description": "the application id for {{discord}} rich presence (defaults to {{defaultId}})",
         "discordApplicationId": "{{discord}} application id",

src/main/index.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from 'electron';
 import electronLocalShortcut from 'electron-localshortcut';
 import log from 'electron-log/main';
-import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
+import { AppImageUpdater, autoUpdater, MacUpdater, NsisUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
 import { access, constants } from 'fs';
 import path, { join } from 'path';
 
@@ -40,40 +40,111 @@ import './features';
 
 import { PlayerType, TitleTheme } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
-export default class AppUpdater {
+const ALPHA_UPDATER_CONFIG: {
+    bucket: string;
+    channel: string;
+    endpoint: string;
+    provider: 's3';
+} = {
+    bucket: '',
+    channel: 'alpha',
+    endpoint: 'https://feishin-nightly-bucket.jeffvli.org',
+    provider: 's3',
+};
+
+type UpdaterInstance = AppImageUpdater | MacUpdater | NsisUpdater | typeof autoUpdater;
+
+class AlphaAppUpdater {
     constructor() {
+        const updater = createAlphaUpdaterInstance();
         log.transports.file.level = 'info';
-        autoUpdater.logger = autoUpdaterLogInterface;
+        updater.logger = autoUpdaterLogInterface;
+        updater.channel = ALPHA_UPDATER_CONFIG.channel;
+        updater.allowPrerelease = true;
+        updater.disableDifferentialDownload = true;
+        updater.allowDowngrade = true;
+        updater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = true;
+        updater.autoRunAppAfterInstall = true;
+        updater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+    }
+}
 
-        const isBetaVersion = packageJson.version.includes('-beta');
+class AppUpdater {
-        const releaseChannel = store.get('release_channel');
+    constructor() {
-        const isNotConfigured = !releaseChannel;
+        const effectiveChannel = store.get('release_channel') as string;
-
+        console.log('Effective update channel:', effectiveChannel);
-        console.log('Release channel: ', releaseChannel);
+        if (effectiveChannel === 'alpha') {
-        console.log('Is beta version: ', isBetaVersion);
+            return new AlphaAppUpdater();
-
-        if (isNotConfigured) {
-            console.log(
-                'Release channel not configured, setting to ',
-                isBetaVersion ? 'beta' : 'latest',
-            );
-            store.set('release_channel', isBetaVersion ? 'beta' : 'latest');
-        }
-
-        if (releaseChannel === 'beta') {
-            autoUpdater.channel = 'beta';
-            autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = true;
-            autoUpdater.disableDifferentialDownload = true;
-        } else if (releaseChannel === 'latest') {
-            autoUpdater.channel = 'latest';
-            autoUpdater.allowDowngrade = true;
-            autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = false;
         }
 
+        configureAndGetUpdater();
         autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
     }
 }
 
+function configureAndGetUpdater(): UpdaterInstance {
+    const isBetaVersion = packageJson.version.includes('-beta');
+    const isAlphaVersion = packageJson.version.includes('-alpha');
+    let releaseChannel = store.get('release_channel');
+    const isNotConfigured = !releaseChannel;
+
+    console.log('Release channel:', releaseChannel);
+    console.log('Is beta version:', isBetaVersion);
+    console.log('Is alpha version:', isAlphaVersion);
+    console.log('Is not configured:', isNotConfigured);
+
+    if (isNotConfigured) {
+        console.log('Release channel not configured, setting default channel');
+        const defaultChannel = isAlphaVersion ? 'alpha' : isBetaVersion ? 'beta' : 'latest';
+        store.set('release_channel', defaultChannel);
+        releaseChannel = defaultChannel;
+    }
+
+    const effectiveChannel = store.get('release_channel') as string;
+
+    if (effectiveChannel === 'alpha') {
+        const updater = createAlphaUpdaterInstance();
+        log.transports.file.level = 'info';
+        updater.logger = autoUpdaterLogInterface;
+        updater.channel = ALPHA_UPDATER_CONFIG.channel;
+        updater.allowPrerelease = true;
+        updater.disableDifferentialDownload = true;
+        updater.allowDowngrade = true;
+        updater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = true;
+        updater.autoRunAppAfterInstall = true;
+        return updater;
+    }
+
+    log.transports.file.level = 'info';
+    autoUpdater.logger = autoUpdaterLogInterface;
+    autoUpdater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = true;
+    autoUpdater.autoRunAppAfterInstall = true;
+
+    if (effectiveChannel === 'beta') {
+        autoUpdater.channel = 'beta';
+        autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = true;
+        autoUpdater.disableDifferentialDownload = true;
+    } else {
+        autoUpdater.channel = 'latest';
+        autoUpdater.allowDowngrade = true;
+        autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = false;
+    }
+
+    return autoUpdater;
+}
+
+function createAlphaUpdaterInstance(): AppImageUpdater | MacUpdater | NsisUpdater {
+    if (isMacOS()) {
+        return new MacUpdater(ALPHA_UPDATER_CONFIG);
+    }
+
+    if (isLinux()) {
+        return new AppImageUpdater(ALPHA_UPDATER_CONFIG);
+    }
+
+    return new NsisUpdater(ALPHA_UPDATER_CONFIG);
+}
+
 protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([{ privileges: { bypassCSP: true }, scheme: 'feishin' }]);
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', (error: any) => {
@@ -359,6 +430,36 @@ async function createWindow(first = true): Promise<void> {
         return mainWindow?.webContents.session.clearCache();
     });
 
+    ipcMain.handle(
+        'app-check-for-updates',
+        async (): Promise<{ updateAvailable: boolean; version?: string }> => {
+            if (disableAutoUpdates()) {
+                console.log('Auto updates are disabled');
+                return { updateAvailable: false };
+            }
+
+            try {
+                console.log('Checking for updates');
+                const updater = configureAndGetUpdater();
+                const result = await updater.checkForUpdates();
+                const updateAvailable = result?.isUpdateAvailable ?? false;
+                console.log('Update available:', updateAvailable);
+                if (updateAvailable && store.get('disable_auto_updates') !== true) {
+                    console.log('Downloading update');
+                    updater.downloadUpdate();
+                }
+
+                return {
+                    updateAvailable,
+                    version: result?.updateInfo?.version,
+                };
+            } catch {
+                console.log('Error checking for updates');
+                return { updateAvailable: false };
+            }
+        },
+    );
+
     ipcMain.on('app-restart', () => {
         // Fix for .AppImage
         if (process.env.APPIMAGE) {

src/preload/utils.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ const download = (url: string) => {
     ipcRenderer.send('download-url', url);
 };
 
+const checkForUpdates = (): Promise<{ updateAvailable: boolean; version?: string }> => {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('app-check-for-updates');
+};
+
 const forceGarbageCollection = (): boolean => {
     try {
         if (typeof global.gc === 'function') {
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ const forceGarbageCollection = (): boolean => {
 };
 
 export const utils = {
+    checkForUpdates,
     disableAutoUpdates,
     download,
     forceGarbageCollection,

src/renderer/app.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { lazy, Suspense, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import i18n from '/@/i18n/i18n';
 import { WebAudioContext } from '/@/renderer/features/player/context/webaudio-context';
+import { useCheckForUpdates } from '/@/renderer/hooks/use-check-for-updates';
 import { useSyncSettingsToMain } from '/@/renderer/hooks/use-sync-settings-to-main';
 import { AppRouter } from '/@/renderer/router/app-router';
 import { useCssSettings, useHotkeySettings, useLanguage } from '/@/renderer/store';
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export const App = () => {
     const cssRef = useRef<HTMLStyleElement | null>(null);
 
     useSyncSettingsToMain();
+    useCheckForUpdates();
 
     const [webAudio, setWebAudio] = useState<WebAudio>();
 

src/renderer/features/settings/components/window/update-settings.tsx

@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ export const UpdateSettings = memo(() => {
                             }),
                             value: 'beta',
                         },
+                        {
+                            label: t('setting.releaseChannel', {
+                                context: 'optionAlpha',
+                                postProcess: 'titleCase',
+                            }),
+                            value: 'alpha',
+                        },
                     ]}
                     defaultValue={
                         (localSettings?.get('release_channel') as string | undefined) || 'latest'
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ export const UpdateSettings = memo(() => {
                         localSettings?.set('release_channel', value);
                         setSettings({
                             window: {
-                                releaseChannel: value as 'beta' | 'latest',
+                                releaseChannel: value as 'alpha' | 'beta' | 'latest',
                             },
                         });
                     }}

src/renderer/hooks/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './use-app-focus';
+export * from './use-check-for-updates';
 export * from './use-container-query';
 export * from './use-fast-average-color';
 export * from './use-hide-scrollbar';

src/renderer/hooks/use-check-for-updates.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import isElectron from 'is-electron';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+const CHECK_FOR_UPDATES_INTERVAL_MS = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+const utils = isElectron() ? window.api?.utils : null;
+
+export const useCheckForUpdates = () => {
+    const [enablePeriodicCheck, setEnablePeriodicCheck] = useState(false);
+
+    // We want to skip the first check since it's already checked in the main process when the app is started
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const timer = setTimeout(() => setEnablePeriodicCheck(true), CHECK_FOR_UPDATES_INTERVAL_MS);
+        return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, []);
+
+    const isEnabled =
+        enablePeriodicCheck &&
+        Boolean(isElectron() && utils?.checkForUpdates && !utils?.disableAutoUpdates?.());
+
+    return useQuery({
+        enabled: isEnabled,
+        queryFn: () => utils?.checkForUpdates?.(),
+        queryKey: ['app-check-for-updates'],
+        refetchInterval: CHECK_FOR_UPDATES_INTERVAL_MS,
+        refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
+    });
+};

src/renderer/release-notes-modal.tsx

@@ -20,11 +20,27 @@ import { Text } from '/@/shared/components/text/text';
 import { useLocalStorage } from '/@/shared/hooks/use-local-storage';
 
 const GITHUB_RELEASES_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/jeffvli/feishin/releases';
+const GITHUB_COMPARE_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/jeffvli/feishin/compare';
 const RELEASES_TO_FETCH = 30;
 
+interface GitHubCompareCommit {
+    commit: {
+        author: { date: string; name: string };
+        message: string;
+    };
+    html_url: string;
+    sha: string;
+}
+
+interface GitHubCompareResponse {
+    commits: GitHubCompareCommit[];
+    total_commits: number;
+}
+
 interface GitHubRelease {
     body: null | string;
     name: null | string;
+    prerelease: boolean;
     published_at: string;
     tag_name: string;
 }
@@ -34,13 +50,22 @@ interface ReleaseNotesContentProps {
     version: string;
 }
 
+function isAlphaVersion(version: string): boolean {
+    return version.includes('-alpha');
+}
+
 function parseVersionFromTag(tagName: string): string {
     return tagName.startsWith('v') ? tagName.slice(1) : tagName;
 }
 
+function toTag(version: string): string {
+    return version.startsWith('v') ? version : `v${version}`;
+}
+
 const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
     const [selectedVersion, setSelectedVersion] = useState(version);
+    const isAlpha = isAlphaVersion(selectedVersion);
 
     // Fetch list of recent releases for the selector
     const { data: releasesList = [] } = useQuery({
@@ -54,6 +79,10 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
         retry: 2,
     });
 
+    const latestStableRelease = useMemo(() => {
+        return releasesList.find((r) => !r.prerelease);
+    }, [releasesList]);
+
     const releaseOptions = useMemo(() => {
         const options = releasesList.slice(0, RELEASES_TO_FETCH).map((r) => {
             const v = parseVersionFromTag(r.tag_name);
@@ -70,14 +99,36 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
         return options;
     }, [releasesList, version]);
 
+    // For alpha: fetch commits between latest stable and current alpha
+    const {
+        data: compareData,
+        isError: isCompareError,
+        isLoading: isCompareLoading,
+    } = useQuery({
+        enabled: isAlpha && !!latestStableRelease,
+        queryFn: async () => {
+            const base = latestStableRelease!.tag_name;
+            const head = toTag(selectedVersion);
+            const response = await axios.get<GitHubCompareResponse>(
+                `${GITHUB_COMPARE_URL}/${base}...${head}`,
+                { params: { per_page: 100 } },
+            );
+            return response.data;
+        },
+        queryKey: ['github-compare', latestStableRelease?.tag_name, selectedVersion],
+        retry: 2,
+    });
+
+    // For non-alpha: fetch release by tag
     const {
         data: releaseData,
         isError,
         isLoading,
     } = useQuery({
+        enabled: !isAlpha,
         queryFn: async () => {
             const response = await axios.get<GitHubRelease>(
-                `${GITHUB_RELEASES_URL}/tags/v${selectedVersion}`,
+                `${GITHUB_RELEASES_URL}/tags/${toTag(selectedVersion)}`,
             );
             return response.data;
         },
@@ -87,7 +138,7 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
 
     // Convert markdown to HTML using GitHub's markdown API
     const { data: htmlContent, isLoading: isConverting } = useQuery({
-        enabled: !!releaseData?.body,
+        enabled: !isAlpha && !!releaseData?.body,
         queryFn: async () => {
             const response = await axios.post(
                 'https://api.github.com/markdown',
@@ -136,7 +187,10 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
         });
     }, [htmlContent]);
 
-    if (isLoading || isConverting) {
+    const isLoadingState = isAlpha ? isCompareLoading : isLoading || isConverting;
+    const isErrorState = isAlpha ? isCompareError : isError || !releaseData;
+
+    if (isLoadingState) {
         return (
             <Center h={400}>
                 <Spinner />
@@ -144,7 +198,8 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
         );
     }
 
-    if (isError || !releaseData) {
+    if (isErrorState) {
+        const showCompareError = isAlpha && latestStableRelease;
         return (
             <Stack gap="md">
                 {releaseOptions.length > 1 && (
@@ -158,7 +213,11 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
                 <Group justify="flex-end">
                     <Button
                         component="a"
-                        href={`https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/releases/tag/v${selectedVersion}`}
+                        href={
+                            showCompareError
+                                ? `https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/compare/${latestStableRelease.tag_name}...${toTag(selectedVersion)}`
+                                : `https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/releases/tag/${toTag(selectedVersion)}`
+                        }
                         onClick={onDismiss}
                         rightSection={<Icon icon="externalLink" />}
                         target="_blank"
@@ -174,6 +233,128 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
         );
     }
 
+    if (isAlpha && !latestStableRelease) {
+        return (
+            <Stack gap="md">
+                {releaseOptions.length > 1 && (
+                    <Select
+                        data={releaseOptions}
+                        onChange={(v) => v && setSelectedVersion(v)}
+                        value={selectedVersion}
+                    />
+                )}
+                <Text isMuted size="sm">
+                    {t('page.releasenotes.noStableReleaseToCompare', {
+                        postProcess: 'sentenceCase',
+                    })}
+                </Text>
+                <Group justify="flex-end">
+                    <Button
+                        component="a"
+                        href={`https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/releases/tag/${toTag(selectedVersion)}`}
+                        onClick={onDismiss}
+                        rightSection={<Icon icon="externalLink" />}
+                        target="_blank"
+                        variant="subtle"
+                    >
+                        {t('action.viewMore', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })}
+                    </Button>
+                    <Button onClick={onDismiss} variant="filled">
+                        {t('common.dismiss', { postProcess: 'titleCase' })}
+                    </Button>
+                </Group>
+            </Stack>
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (isAlpha && compareData) {
+        const commits = compareData.commits ?? [];
+        const compareUrl = `https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/compare/${latestStableRelease?.tag_name}...${toTag(selectedVersion)}`;
+        return (
+            <Stack gap="md">
+                {releaseOptions.length > 1 && (
+                    <Select
+                        data={releaseOptions}
+                        onChange={(v) => v && setSelectedVersion(v)}
+                        value={selectedVersion}
+                    />
+                )}
+                <Text isMuted size="sm">
+                    {t('page.releasenotes.commitsSinceStable', {
+                        postProcess: 'sentenceCase',
+                        stable: latestStableRelease
+                            ? parseVersionFromTag(latestStableRelease.tag_name)
+                            : '',
+                    })}
+                </Text>
+                <ScrollArea
+                    style={{
+                        height: '400px',
+                    }}
+                >
+                    <Stack gap="xs">
+                        {commits.length === 0 ? (
+                            <Text isMuted size="sm">
+                                {t('page.releasenotes.noNewCommits', {
+                                    postProcess: 'sentenceCase',
+                                })}
+                            </Text>
+                        ) : (
+                            commits.map((c) => {
+                                const firstLine = c.commit.message.split('\n')[0];
+                                return (
+                                    <Group
+                                        gap="sm"
+                                        key={c.sha}
+                                        style={{ alignItems: 'flex-start' }}
+                                        wrap="nowrap"
+                                    >
+                                        <Text
+                                            size="sm"
+                                            style={{ flex: 1 }}
+                                            title={c.commit.message}
+                                            truncate
+                                        >
+                                            {firstLine}
+                                        </Text>
+                                        <Text isMuted size="xs">
+                                            {formatHrDateTime(c.commit.author.date)}
+                                        </Text>
+                                        <Button
+                                            component="a"
+                                            href={c.html_url}
+                                            rightSection={<Icon icon="externalLink" />}
+                                            size="compact-xs"
+                                            target="_blank"
+                                            variant="subtle"
+                                        >
+                                            {t('common.view', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })}
+                                        </Button>
+                                    </Group>
+                                );
+                            })
+                        )}
+                    </Stack>
+                </ScrollArea>
+                <Group justify="flex-end">
+                    <Button
+                        component="a"
+                        href={compareUrl}
+                        onClick={onDismiss}
+                        rightSection={<Icon icon="externalLink" />}
+                        target="_blank"
+                        variant="subtle"
+                    >
+                        {t('action.viewMore', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })}
+                    </Button>
+                    <Button onClick={onDismiss} variant="filled">
+                        {t('common.dismiss', { postProcess: 'titleCase' })}
+                    </Button>
+                </Group>
+            </Stack>
+        );
+    }
+
     return (
         <Stack gap="md">
             {releaseOptions.length > 1 && (
@@ -198,7 +379,7 @@ const ReleaseNotesContent = ({ onDismiss, version }: ReleaseNotesContentProps) =
             <Group justify="flex-end">
                 <Button
                     component="a"
-                    href={`https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/releases/tag/v${selectedVersion}`}
+                    href={`https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/releases/tag/${toTag(selectedVersion)}`}
                     onClick={onDismiss}
                     rightSection={<Icon icon="externalLink" />}
                     target="_blank"

src/renderer/store/settings.store.ts

@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ const WindowSettingsSchema = z.object({
     exitToTray: z.boolean(),
     minimizeToTray: z.boolean(),
     preventSleepOnPlayback: z.boolean(),
-    releaseChannel: z.enum(['beta', 'latest']),
+    releaseChannel: z.enum(['alpha', 'beta', 'latest']),
     startMinimized: z.boolean(),
     tray: z.boolean(),
     windowBarStyle: z.nativeEnum(Platform),