Fix LuxTTS + Chatterbox in prod: bundle espeak/perth data, fix multiprocessing

- collect-all piper_phonemize to bundle espeak-ng-data for LuxTTS phonemization
- Set ESPEAK_DATA_PATH in frozen builds so the C library finds bundled data
- collect-all perth to bundle pretrained watermark model for Chatterbox
- Add multiprocessing.freeze_support() to fix resource_tracker subprocess crash

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.1
+current_version = 0.2.3
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = v{new_version}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller
           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install --no-deps chatterbox-tts
 
       - name: Install MLX dependencies (Apple Silicon only)
         if: matrix.backend == 'mlx'
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           p12-file-base64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
           p12-password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0.6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller
           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install --no-deps chatterbox-tts
 
       - name: Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.1
         run: |

app/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/app",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

app/src/components/ServerSettings/GpuAcceleration.tsx

@@ -246,13 +246,18 @@ export function GpuAcceleration() {
         {/* CUDA download section - only show when no GPU is active (native or CUDA) */}
         {!hasNativeGpu && !isCurrentlyCuda && (
           <>
-            {/* Download progress */}
+            {/* Download progress (manual download or auto-update) */}
             {cudaDownloading && downloadProgress && (
               <div className="space-y-2">
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm">
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                     <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
-                    <span>{downloadProgress.filename || 'Downloading CUDA backend...'}</span>
+                    <span>
+                      {downloadProgress.filename ||
+                        (cudaAvailable
+                          ? 'Updating CUDA backend...'
+                          : 'Downloading CUDA backend...')}
+                    </span>
                   </div>
                   {downloadProgress.total > 0 && (
                     <span className="text-muted-foreground">

backend/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Backend package
 
-__version__ = "0.2.1"
+__version__ = "0.2.3"

backend/backends/chatterbox_backend.py

@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ class ChatterboxTTSBackend:
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))
             raise
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
             if not is_cached:
                 progress_manager.mark_error(model_name, str(e))
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))

backend/backends/chatterbox_turbo_backend.py

@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class ChatterboxTurboTTSBackend:
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))
             raise
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox Turbo: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load Chatterbox Turbo: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
             if not is_cached:
                 progress_manager.mark_error(model_name, str(e))
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))

backend/backends/luxtts_backend.py

@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ class LuxTTSBackend:
             logger.info("LuxTTS loaded successfully")
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to load LuxTTS: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load LuxTTS: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
             if not is_cached:
                 progress_manager.mark_error(model_name, str(e))
                 task_manager.error_download(model_name, str(e))

backend/build_binary.py

@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ def build_server(cuda=False):
     args = [
         'server.py',  # Use server.py as entry point instead of main.py
         '--onefile',
-        '--noconsole',  # No visible console window on Windows
         '--name', binary_name,
     ]
 
+    # Hide console window on Windows only. On macOS/Linux the sidecar needs
+    # stdout/stderr for Tauri to capture logs.
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        args.append('--noconsole')
+
     # Add local qwen_tts path if specified (for editable installs)
     qwen_tts_path = os.getenv('QWEN_TTS_PATH')
     if qwen_tts_path and Path(qwen_tts_path).exists():
@@ -68,6 +72,16 @@ def build_server(cuda=False):
         '--hidden-import', 'backend.utils.effects',
         '--hidden-import', 'backend.versions',
         '--hidden-import', 'pedalboard',
+        '--hidden-import', 'chatterbox',
+        '--hidden-import', 'chatterbox.tts_turbo',
+        '--hidden-import', 'chatterbox.mtl_tts',
+        '--hidden-import', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_backend',
+        '--hidden-import', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_turbo_backend',
+        '--hidden-import', 'backend.backends.luxtts_backend',
+        '--hidden-import', 'zipvoice',
+        '--hidden-import', 'zipvoice.luxvoice',
+        '--collect-all', 'zipvoice',
+        '--collect-all', 'linacodec',
         '--hidden-import', 'torch',
         '--hidden-import', 'transformers',
         '--hidden-import', 'fastapi',
@@ -82,11 +96,27 @@ def build_server(cuda=False):
         '--hidden-import', 'qwen_tts.core',
         '--hidden-import', 'qwen_tts.cli',
         '--copy-metadata', 'qwen-tts',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'requests',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'transformers',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'huggingface-hub',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'tokenizers',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'safetensors',
+        '--copy-metadata', 'tqdm',
+        '--hidden-import', 'requests',
         '--collect-submodules', 'qwen_tts',
         '--collect-data', 'qwen_tts',
         # Fix for pkg_resources and jaraco namespace packages
         '--hidden-import', 'pkg_resources.extern',
         '--collect-submodules', 'jaraco',
+        # inflect uses typeguard @typechecked which calls inspect.getsource()
+        # at import time — needs .py source files, not just .pyc bytecode
+        '--collect-all', 'inflect',
+        # perth ships pretrained watermark model files (hparams.yaml, .pth.tar)
+        # in perth/perth_net/pretrained/ — needed by chatterbox at runtime
+        '--collect-all', 'perth',
+        # piper_phonemize ships espeak-ng-data/ (phoneme tables, language dicts)
+        # needed by LuxTTS for text-to-phoneme conversion
+        '--collect-all', 'piper_phonemize',
     ])
 
     # Add CUDA-specific hidden imports

backend/cuda_download.py

@@ -199,6 +199,56 @@ async def download_cuda_binary(version: Optional[str] = None):
         raise
 
 
+def get_cuda_binary_version() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Get the version of the installed CUDA binary, or None if not installed."""
+    import subprocess
+    cuda_path = get_cuda_binary_path()
+    if not cuda_path:
+        return None
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [str(cuda_path), "--version"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30,
+        )
+        # Output format: "voicebox-server 0.2.0"
+        for line in result.stdout.strip().splitlines():
+            if "voicebox-server" in line:
+                return line.split()[-1]
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Could not get CUDA binary version: {e}")
+    return None
+
+
+async def check_and_update_cuda_binary():
+    """Check if the CUDA binary is outdated and auto-download if so.
+
+    Called on server startup. If a CUDA binary exists but its version
+    doesn't match the current app version, triggers a background download
+    of the updated CUDA binary. The download progress is visible to the
+    frontend via the existing SSE progress endpoint.
+    """
+    cuda_path = get_cuda_binary_path()
+    if not cuda_path:
+        return  # No CUDA binary installed, nothing to update
+
+    cuda_version = get_cuda_binary_version()
+    current_version = __version__
+
+    if cuda_version == current_version:
+        logger.info(f"CUDA binary is up to date (v{current_version})")
+        return
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"CUDA binary version mismatch: binary=v{cuda_version}, app=v{current_version}. "
+        f"Auto-downloading updated CUDA backend..."
+    )
+
+    try:
+        await download_cuda_binary()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Auto-update of CUDA binary failed: {e}")
+
+
 async def delete_cuda_binary() -> bool:
     """Delete the downloaded CUDA binary. Returns True if deleted."""
     path = get_cuda_binary_path()

backend/main.py

@@ -3104,6 +3104,10 @@ async def startup_event():
     print(f"Backend: {backend_type.upper()}")
     print(f"GPU available: {_get_gpu_status()}")
 
+    # Auto-update CUDA binary if installed but outdated
+    from .cuda_download import check_and_update_cuda_binary
+    _create_background_task(check_and_update_cuda_binary())
+
     # Initialize progress manager with main event loop for thread-safe operations
     try:
         progress_manager = get_progress_manager()

backend/server.py

@@ -6,6 +6,39 @@ absolute imports instead of relative imports.
 """
 
 import sys
+import os
+
+# On Windows with --noconsole (PyInstaller), sys.stdout/stderr are None.
+# They can also be broken file objects in some edge cases.
+# Redirect to devnull to prevent crashes from print()/tqdm/logging.
+def _is_writable(stream):
+    """Check if a stream is usable for writing."""
+    if stream is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        stream.write("")
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+if not _is_writable(sys.stdout):
+    sys.stdout = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+if not _is_writable(sys.stderr):
+    sys.stderr = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+
+# PyInstaller + multiprocessing: child processes re-execute the frozen binary
+# with internal arguments. freeze_support() handles this and exits early.
+import multiprocessing
+multiprocessing.freeze_support()
+
+# In frozen builds, piper_phonemize's espeak-ng C library falls back to
+# /usr/share/espeak-ng-data/ which doesn't exist.  Point it at the bundled
+# data directory instead.
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+    _meipass = getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS', os.path.dirname(sys.executable))
+    _espeak_data = os.path.join(_meipass, 'piper_phonemize', 'espeak-ng-data')
+    if os.path.isdir(_espeak_data):
+        os.environ.setdefault('ESPEAK_DATA_PATH', _espeak_data)
 
 # Fast path: handle --version before any heavy imports so the Rust
 # version check doesn't block for 30+ seconds loading torch etc.

backend/utils/hf_progress.py

@@ -64,11 +64,17 @@ class HFProgressTracker:
                     if key in tqdm_kwargs:
                         filtered_kwargs[key] = value
                 
+                # Force-enable the progress bar — we're tracking progress ourselves,
+                # we don't need tqdm to render to a terminal, but we DO need
+                # self.n to be updated when update() is called.
+                filtered_kwargs['disable'] = False
+
                 # Try to initialize with filtered kwargs, fall back to all kwargs if that fails
                 try:
                     super().__init__(*args, **filtered_kwargs)
                 except TypeError:
                     # If filtering failed, try with all kwargs (maybe tqdm version accepts them)
+                    kwargs['disable'] = False
                     super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
                 
                 self._tracker_filename = filename or "unknown"

backend/voicebox-server.spec

@@ -6,13 +6,23 @@ from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import copy_metadata
 
 datas = []
 binaries = []
-hiddenimports = ['backend', 'backend.main', 'backend.config', 'backend.database', 'backend.models', 'backend.profiles', 'backend.history', 'backend.tts', 'backend.transcribe', 'backend.platform_detect', 'backend.backends', 'backend.backends.pytorch_backend', 'backend.utils.audio', 'backend.utils.cache', 'backend.utils.progress', 'backend.utils.hf_progress', 'backend.utils.validation', 'backend.cuda_download', 'backend.effects', 'backend.utils.effects', 'backend.versions', 'pedalboard', 'torch', 'transformers', 'fastapi', 'uvicorn', 'sqlalchemy', 'librosa', 'soundfile', 'qwen_tts', 'qwen_tts.inference', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_model', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_tokenizer', 'qwen_tts.core', 'qwen_tts.cli', 'pkg_resources.extern', 'backend.backends.mlx_backend', 'mlx', 'mlx.core', 'mlx.nn', 'mlx_audio', 'mlx_audio.tts', 'mlx_audio.stt']
+hiddenimports = ['backend', 'backend.main', 'backend.config', 'backend.database', 'backend.models', 'backend.profiles', 'backend.history', 'backend.tts', 'backend.transcribe', 'backend.platform_detect', 'backend.backends', 'backend.backends.pytorch_backend', 'backend.utils.audio', 'backend.utils.cache', 'backend.utils.progress', 'backend.utils.hf_progress', 'backend.utils.validation', 'backend.cuda_download', 'backend.effects', 'backend.utils.effects', 'backend.versions', 'pedalboard', 'chatterbox', 'chatterbox.tts_turbo', 'chatterbox.mtl_tts', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_backend', 'backend.backends.chatterbox_turbo_backend', 'backend.backends.luxtts_backend', 'zipvoice', 'zipvoice.luxvoice', 'torch', 'transformers', 'fastapi', 'uvicorn', 'sqlalchemy', 'librosa', 'soundfile', 'qwen_tts', 'qwen_tts.inference', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_model', 'qwen_tts.inference.qwen3_tts_tokenizer', 'qwen_tts.core', 'qwen_tts.cli', 'requests', 'pkg_resources.extern', 'backend.backends.mlx_backend', 'mlx', 'mlx.core', 'mlx.nn', 'mlx_audio', 'mlx_audio.tts', 'mlx_audio.stt']
 datas += collect_data_files('qwen_tts')
 datas += copy_metadata('qwen-tts')
+datas += copy_metadata('requests')
+datas += copy_metadata('transformers')
+datas += copy_metadata('huggingface-hub')
+datas += copy_metadata('tokenizers')
+datas += copy_metadata('safetensors')
+datas += copy_metadata('tqdm')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('qwen_tts')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('jaraco')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('mlx')
 hiddenimports += collect_submodules('mlx_audio')
+tmp_ret = collect_all('zipvoice')
+datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
+tmp_ret = collect_all('linacodec')
+datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
 tmp_ret = collect_all('mlx')
 datas += tmp_ret[0]; binaries += tmp_ret[1]; hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
 tmp_ret = collect_all('mlx_audio')

landing/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/landing",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "description": "Landing page for voicebox.sh",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "bun --bun next dev --turbo",

landing/src/app/api/releases/route.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { getLatestRelease } from '@/lib/releases';
 
 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
-export const revalidate = 600; // Revalidate every 10 minutes
 
 export async function GET() {
   try {

landing/src/app/globals.css

@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@
   animation: fadeUp 0.6s ease-out forwards;
 }
 
+.hero-glow-fade {
+  opacity: 0;
+  animation: fadeIn 2s ease-out 0.3s forwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Noise texture overlay for hero glow */
 /* .hero-glow::after {
   content: "";

landing/src/app/linux-install/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import type { Metadata } from 'next';
+import { Footer } from '@/components/Footer';
+import { Navbar } from '@/components/Navbar';
+import { GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  title: 'Linux Install - Voicebox',
+  description: 'Build Voicebox from source on Linux. Clone, setup, and build in three commands.',
+};
+
+export default function LinuxInstall() {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Navbar />
+
+      <section className="relative pt-32 pb-24">
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-6">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-foreground">Install on Linux</h1>
+
+          <p className="mt-4 text-muted-foreground">
+            We&apos;re currently working through CI issues that prevent us from shipping a reliable
+            pre-built binary for Linux. In the meantime, building from source is straightforward and
+            takes just a few minutes.
+          </p>
+
+          <div className="mt-10 space-y-6">
+            {/* Prerequisites */}
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">
+                Prerequisites
+              </h2>
+              <ul className="list-disc list-inside text-sm text-muted-foreground space-y-1">
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://git-scm.com"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Git
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Rust
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://github.com/casey/just#installation"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    just
+                  </a>{' '}
+                  — install via{' '}
+                  <code className="text-xs bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">cargo install just</code>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <a
+                    href="https://bun.sh"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Bun
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  Tauri system deps —{' '}
+                  <a
+                    href="https://v2.tauri.app/start/prerequisites/#linux"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    see Tauri docs
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Steps */}
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">
+                Build from source
+              </h2>
+              <div className="space-y-3">
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                  <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none"># Clone the repo</div>
+                  <div>git clone https://github.com/jamiepine/voicebox.git</div>
+                  <div>cd voicebox</div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                  <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none">
+                    # Install all dependencies (Python venv, JS deps, etc.)
+                  </div>
+                  <div>just setup</div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                  <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none"># Build the app</div>
+                  <div>just build</div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                The built app will be in{' '}
+                <code className="text-xs bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">
+                  tauri/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/
+                </code>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Dev mode */}
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">
+                Or run in dev mode
+              </h2>
+              <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/60 p-4 font-mono text-sm">
+                <div className="text-muted-foreground select-none">
+                  # Start the dev server with hot reload
+                </div>
+                <div>just dev</div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Links */}
+          <div className="mt-12 pt-8 border-t border-border flex flex-wrap gap-4 text-sm">
+            <a
+              href={GITHUB_REPO}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              GitHub Repo
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href={`${GITHUB_REPO}/issues`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              Report an issue
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href={`${GITHUB_REPO}/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+            >
+              Contributing guide
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <Footer />
+    </>
+  );
+}

landing/src/app/page.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import type { DownloadLinks } from '@/lib/releases';
 
 export default function Home() {
   const [downloadLinks, setDownloadLinks] = useState<DownloadLinks>(DOWNLOAD_LINKS);
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [totalDownloads, setTotalDownloads] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetch('/api/releases')
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ export default function Home() {
       })
       .then((data) => {
         if (data.downloadLinks) setDownloadLinks(data.downloadLinks);
+        if (data.version) setVersion(data.version);
+        if (data.totalDownloads != null) setTotalDownloads(data.totalDownloads);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed to fetch release info:', error);
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       {/* ── Hero Section ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
       <section className="relative pt-32 pb-16">
         {/* Background glow */}
-        <div className="hero-glow pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -top-32">
+        <div className="hero-glow hero-glow-fade pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -top-32">
           <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-0 -translate-x-1/2 w-[800px] h-[600px] rounded-full bg-accent/15 blur-[150px]" />
           <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-12 -translate-x-1/2 w-[500px] h-[400px] rounded-full bg-accent/10 blur-[80px]" />
         </div>
@@ -44,23 +48,19 @@ export default function Home() {
           {/* Logo */}
           <div
             className="fade-in mx-auto mb-8 h-[120px] w-[120px] md:h-[160px] md:w-[160px]"
-            style={{
-              animationDelay: '0ms',
-              filter:
-                'drop-shadow(0 0 20px hsl(43 60% 50% / 0.4)) drop-shadow(0 0 60px hsl(43 60% 50% / 0.2))',
-            }}
+            style={{ animationDelay: '0ms' }}
           >
             {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
             <img
               src="/voicebox-logo-app.webp"
               alt="Voicebox"
-              className="h-full w-full object-contain mix-blend-lighten"
+              className="h-full w-full object-contain"
             />
           </div>
 
           {/* Headline */}
           <div className="fade-in relative" style={{ animationDelay: '100ms' }}>
-            <h1 className="text-5xl font-bold tracking-tighter leading-[0.9] text-foreground drop-shadow-[0_16px_50px_rgba(0,0,0,0.95)] md:text-7xl lg:text-8xl">
+            <h1 className="text-5xl font-bold tracking-tighter leading-[0.9] text-foreground md:text-7xl lg:text-8xl">
               Your voice, your machine.
             </h1>
           </div>
@@ -96,12 +96,16 @@ export default function Home() {
             </a>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Version */}
+          {/* Version + downloads */}
           <p
             className="fade-in mt-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground/50"
             style={{ animationDelay: '400ms' }}
           >
-            Free and open source &middot; macOS, Windows, Linux
+            {version ?? ''}
+            {version && totalDownloads != null ? ' \u00b7 ' : ''}
+            {totalDownloads != null ? `${totalDownloads.toLocaleString()} downloads` : ''}
+            {version || totalDownloads != null ? ' \u00b7 ' : ''}
+            macOS, Windows, Linux
           </p>
         </div>
 
@@ -290,14 +294,13 @@ export default function Home() {
 
             {/* Linux */}
             <a
-              href={downloadLinks.linux}
-              download
+              href="/linux-install"
               className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 transition-all hover:border-accent/30 hover:bg-card group"
             >
               <LinuxIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground group-hover:text-foreground transition-colors" />
               <div className="ml-4">
                 <div className="text-sm font-medium">Linux</div>
-                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">AppImage (x64)</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Build from source</div>
               </div>
             </a>
           </div>

landing/src/components/LandingAudioPlayer.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export function unlockAudioContext() {
   audioUnlocked = true;
 
   // Unlock WaveSurfer's internal audio element
-  if (sharedWaveSurfer) {
+  // Skip if already playing — the context is already unlocked and the
+  // play/pause/reset dance would destroy the active playback.
+  if (sharedWaveSurfer && !sharedWaveSurfer.isPlaying()) {
     const media = sharedWaveSurfer.getMediaElement();
     if (media) {
       media.muted = true;

landing/src/lib/releases.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface DownloadLinks {
 export interface ReleaseInfo {
   version: string;
   downloadLinks: DownloadLinks;
+  totalDownloads: number;
 }
 
 const GITHUB_REPO = 'jamiepine/voicebox';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const GITHUB_API_BASE = 'https://api.github.com';
 // Cache for release info (in-memory cache, resets on server restart)
 let cachedReleaseInfo: ReleaseInfo | null = null;
 let cacheTimestamp: number = 0;
-const CACHE_DURATION = 1000 * 60 * 10; // 10 minutes
+const CACHE_DURATION = 1000 * 60 * 5; // 5 minutes
 
 // Cache for star count
 let cachedStarCount: number | null = null;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
 
   try {
     const response = await fetch(`${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/latest`, {
-      next: { revalidate: 600 }, // Revalidate every 10 minutes
+      cache: 'no-store',
       headers: {
         Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
       },
@@ -72,11 +73,15 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
       }
     }
 
+    // Fetch total downloads across ALL releases
+    const totalDownloads = await getTotalDownloads();
+
     // Fallback: construct URLs if not found in assets
     const baseUrl = `https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/download/${version}`;
 
     const releaseInfo: ReleaseInfo = {
       version,
+      totalDownloads,
       downloadLinks: {
         macArm: downloadLinks.macArm || `${baseUrl}/voicebox_aarch64.app.tar.gz`,
         macIntel: downloadLinks.macIntel || `${baseUrl}/voicebox_x64.app.tar.gz`,
@@ -97,6 +102,57 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
   }
 }
 
+// Cache for total download count
+let cachedTotalDownloads: number | null = null;
+let downloadsCacheTimestamp: number = 0;
+
+/**
+ * Fetches download counts across ALL releases (paginated)
+ */
+async function getTotalDownloads(): Promise<number> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cachedTotalDownloads !== null && now - downloadsCacheTimestamp < CACHE_DURATION) {
+    return cachedTotalDownloads;
+  }
+
+  let total = 0;
+  let page = 1;
+
+  try {
+    while (true) {
+      const response = await fetch(
+        `${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases?per_page=100&page=${page}`,
+        {
+          cache: 'no-store',
+          headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      if (!response.ok) break;
+
+      const releases = await response.json();
+      if (!Array.isArray(releases) || releases.length === 0) break;
+
+      for (const release of releases) {
+        for (const asset of release.assets || []) {
+          total += asset.download_count || 0;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (releases.length < 100) break;
+      page++;
+    }
+
+    cachedTotalDownloads = total;
+    downloadsCacheTimestamp = now;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to fetch total downloads:', error);
+    if (cachedTotalDownloads !== null) return cachedTotalDownloads;
+  }
+
+  return total;
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetches the star count for the repo from GitHub
  */

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "voicebox",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [
     "app",

tauri/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/tauri",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

tauri/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "voicebox"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.3"
 description = "A production-quality desktop app for Qwen3-TTS voice cloning and generation"
 authors = ["you"]
 license = ""

tauri/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Voicebox",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "identifier": "sh.voicebox.app",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "bun run dev",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
     "targets": "all",
-    "createUpdaterArtifacts": false,
+    "createUpdaterArtifacts": "v1Compatible",
     "externalBin": ["binaries/voicebox-server"],
     "icon": [
       "icons/32x32.png",

tauri/src/platform/updater.ts

@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ class TauriUpdater implements PlatformUpdater {
       }
       this.notifySubscribers();
     } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      // Tauri updater throws on 404 / no published release / network errors.
+      // Treat "no update available" style errors as up-to-date, not failures.
+      const isNoUpdate = /404|not found|no update|up.to.date/i.test(message);
       this.status = {
         checking: false,
         available: false,
         downloading: false,
         installing: false,
         readyToInstall: false,
-        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to check for updates',
+        error: isNoUpdate ? undefined : message,
       };
       this.notifySubscribers();
     }

web/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@voicebox/web",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",