v2.1.7.0

Specter Desktop v2.1.7 (StartOS package)

This release updates the Start9 package to Specter Desktop v2.1.7.

Changes

• Build Specter from the exact upstream git tag v2.1.7
• Avoid incorrect version reporting from the official GHCR image
• Prevent false in-app upgrade notifications
• Keep Start9 integration for Bitcoin Core and Electrs

Packaging improvements

• Multi-stage Docker build
• Small final image size
• Runtime dependency included for HWI support:
  • libusb-1.0-0

Verification

• Runtime version correctly reports v2.1.7
• Version check shows upgrade: False
• No upgrade notification in the Specter UI

v2.1.6.0

Specter Desktop v2.1.6 (Start9 package)

This release updates the Start9 package to Specter Desktop v2.1.6.

Changes

• Build Specter from the exact upstream git tag v2.1.6
• Avoid incorrect version reporting from the official GHCR image
• Prevent false in-app upgrade notifications
• Keep Start9 integration for Bitcoin Core and Electrs

Packaging improvements

• Multi-stage Docker build
• Reduced image size
• Added runtime dependency:
  • libusb-1.0-0 (required for HWI / hardware wallets)

Verification

• Runtime version correctly reports v2.1.6
• Version check shows upgrade: False
• No upgrade notification in the Specter UI

v2.1.5.6

This release provides a correct and reproducible build of Specter Desktop v2.1.5 for Start9.

🔧 Changes
Build Specter Desktop from source tag v2.1.5
Replace previous GHCR-based image (which reported 2.1.6.dev)
Ensure correct version detection (no false update notification)
🐳 Docker Improvements
Switched to multi-stage build
Reduced image size from ~1.2 GB → ~325 MB
Added required runtime dependency:
libusb-1.0-0 (for HWI / hardware wallet support)
⚠️ Notes
setuptools is pinned (<82) to maintain compatibility with pkg_resources
BLE-related warning (jade_ble) can be ignored (non-critical)
✅ Result
Correct version: v2.1.5
No upgrade notification inside Specter
Tested successfully on Start9.

v2.1.5.5

Build Specter v2.1.5 from source with multi-stage image

v2.1.5.4

Build Specter v2.1.5 from source tag

v2.1.5.3

Bump version to v2.1.5.3

v2.1.5.2

Bump version to v2.1.5.2

v2.1.1.2

Specter v2.1.1.2 for StartOS

This release updates Dockerfile to the multiplattform release lncm/specter-desktop:v2.1.1

Installation

Check File Integrity in Terminal:

sha256sum specter.s9pk

Output should be:
9becad5ea3d1585732a109922d88ce7cfeb9264defd84959ce9aedf88ba4ef52 specter.s9pk

Web UI:

Navigate to Settings → Sideload Service and upload specter.s9pk.

Command Line:

start-cli auth login
start-cli service sideload ./specter.s9pk
start-cli service start specter

v2.1.1.1

• Updated wrapper repository link in metadata
• Prepared full automatic build & release workflows for StartOS (GitHub workflows for build and release)

Installation

Check File Integrity in Terminal:

sha256sum specter.s9pk

Output should be:
aa6a6adec653b72a9a266f3cf4e48b6b488a332c9cc453f4f082805124b1a985 specter.s9pk

Web UI:

Navigate to Settings → Sideload Service and upload specter.s9pk.

Command Line:

start-cli auth login
start-cli service sideload ./specter.s9pk
start-cli service start specter

Specter v2.1.1 for StartOS

Specter v2.1.1 for StartOS

This release updates Specter Desktop to version v2.1.1, including compatibility with Bitcoin Core v28 and other upstream improvements.

• Uses official stable Docker image (lncm/specter-desktop) to suppress developer update notices
• Built and tested with the Start SDK
• Packaged for sideload via StartOS UI or start-cli

Installation

Check File Integrity in Terminal:

sha256sum specter.s9pk

Output should be:
cdf0c31c1fdfc99c9a7b79b10418a79061d9a5e8af964db622b27c518107777c specter.s9pk

Web UI:

Navigate to Settings → Sideload Service and upload specter.s9pk.

Command Line:

start-cli auth login
start-cli service sideload ./specter.s9pk
start-cli service start specter