From 50ad5e63fbbbd069f2f525d459c5ffe71f2ccc32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Rosser <danoli3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 15:03:43 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Downloads tab: core libs by release tag, modular libs
 with per-platform status

---
 frontend/app.js               | 244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 frontend/index.html           |  69 +++++++-
 frontend/index.js             | 290 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 frontend/locales/de.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/en.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/es.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/fr.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/ja.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/ko.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/pt.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/ru.json      |  37 ++++-
 frontend/locales/zh-CN.json   |  37 ++++-
 frontend/static/css/index.css |   5 +-
 13 files changed, 886 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index fef36728..65726fd4 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let templates;
 let lastGeneratedProject = null;
 
 // var platforms = {
-//     "osx": "OS X (Xcode)",
+//     "osx": "macOS (OSX) (Xcode)",
 //     "vs": "Windows (Visual Studio)",
 //     "ios": "iOS (Xcode)",
 //     "linux": "Linux 32-bit (Code::Blocks)",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function applyTranslations() {
     const rescanLink = '<a href="#rescanAddons" onclick="rescanAddons()">' + t('msgBox.missingAddons.linkText') + '</a>';
     $('#missingAddonBody2').html(t('msgBox.missingAddons.body2Suffix', { link: rescanLink }));
 
-    $('#ofMenuDescription').html(t('ofMenu.description', { script: '<span class="monospace">scripts/of.sh</span>' }));
+    if (libReleases) renderModularLibs();
 
     $('#ofPathSierraEasyFix').html(`<strong>${t('msgBox.sierra.easyFixLabel')}</strong> ${t('msgBox.sierra.easyFix')}`);
     $('#ofPathSierraPermanentFix').html(`<strong>${t('msgBox.sierra.permanentFixLabel')}</strong> ${t('msgBox.sierra.permanentFix')}`);
@@ -669,6 +669,31 @@ function setup() {
             }
         });
 
+        $('#coreReleaseDropdown, #corePlatformDropdown').dropdown();
+        $('#modularReleaseDropdown').dropdown({ onChange: () => fillModularTargets() });
+        $('#modularTargetDropdown').dropdown({ onChange: () => renderModularLibs() });
+        $('#modularSelectAll').on('change', function () {
+            const release = currentModularRelease();
+            const target = $('#modularTargetDropdown').dropdown('get value');
+            modularSelection = new Set(this.checked && release ? release.modular.filter((l) => l.target === target).map((l) => l.asset) : []);
+            renderModularLibs();
+        });
+
+        $("#ofMenuButton").tab({
+            'onVisible': () => {
+                if (isOfPathGood !== true) {
+                    $('#settingsMenuButton').click();
+                    $('#ofPathError').modal({
+                        onHide: () => {
+                            $('#settingsMenuButton').click();
+                        }
+                    }).modal("show");
+                    return;
+                }
+                loadLibReleases(false);
+            }
+        });
+
         $("#settingsMenuButton").tab({
             'onVisible': () => {
                 console.log("settings!! ");
@@ -856,6 +881,11 @@ function setup() {
         });
 
         // the console dock is always present as a collapsed peek strip - only
+        // keep the page scrollable past the console at any height
+        new ResizeObserver(([entry]) => {
+            document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--console-height', entry.target.offsetHeight + 'px');
+        }).observe(document.getElementById('consoleContainer'));
+
         // whether it's expanded (showConsole) is a persisted preference
         if (defaultSettings['showConsole']) { $("body").addClass('showConsole'); }
         $("#showConsole").on('click', function(){
@@ -1613,18 +1643,214 @@ ipcRenderer.on('buildEmscriptenDone', () => {
     $("#EmscriptenPreviewButton").removeClass('loading disabled').text(t('button.buildPreview'));
 });
 
-function ofMenuButtonFor(command) {
-    return command === 'status' ? $('#ofMenuStatusButton') : $('#ofMenuUpdateLibsButton');
-}
-
 function runOfMenuCommand(command) {
-    ofMenuButtonFor(command).addClass('loading disabled');
+    $('#ofMenuStatusButton').addClass('loading disabled');
     openConsoleForOperation();
     ipcRenderer.send('runOfMenu', { command, ofPath: $("#ofPath").val() });
 }
 
-ipcRenderer.on('ofMenuDone', (event, { command }) => {
-    ofMenuButtonFor(command).removeClass('loading disabled');
+ipcRenderer.on('ofMenuDone', () => {
+    $('#ofMenuStatusButton').removeClass('loading disabled');
+});
+
+//----------------------------------------
+// downloads tab
+let libReleases = null;
+let modularSelection = new Set();
+
+function loadLibReleases(refresh) {
+    $('#refreshLibReleasesButton').addClass('loading disabled');
+    $('#libReleasesError').hide();
+    ipcRenderer.send('getLibReleases', { ofPath: $("#ofPath").val(), refresh: !!refresh });
+}
+
+function formatSize(bytes) {
+    return bytes >= 1048576 ? (bytes / 1048576).toFixed(1) + ' MB' : Math.max(1, Math.round(bytes / 1024)) + ' KB';
+}
+
+function releaseLabel(r) {
+    const date = r.published ? ' (' + r.published.slice(0, 10) + ')' : '';
+    return r.tag + date + (r.prerelease ? ' - ' + t('downloads.prerelease') : '');
+}
+
+function fillDropdown(selector, values, selected, labelFor) {
+    const menu = $(selector + ' .menu');
+    menu.empty();
+    for (const v of values) {
+        menu.append($('<div class="item">').attr('data-value', v).text(labelFor ? labelFor(v) : v));
+    }
+    $(selector).dropdown('refresh');
+    if (selected != null && values.includes(selected)) {
+        $(selector).dropdown('set selected', selected);
+    }
+}
+
+ipcRenderer.on('libReleases', (event, data) => {
+    $('#refreshLibReleasesButton').removeClass('loading disabled');
+    if (data.error) {
+        $('#libReleasesError').text(t('downloads.releasesError', { error: data.error })).show();
+        return;
+    }
+    const previous = libReleases;
+    libReleases = data;
+
+    const byTag = {};
+    for (const r of data.releases) byTag[r.tag] = r;
+    const coreTags = data.releases.filter((r) => r.hasCore).map((r) => r.tag);
+    const modularTags = data.releases.filter((r) => r.modular.length).map((r) => r.tag);
+    const keep = (sel, fallback, list) => {
+        const cur = previous ? $(sel).dropdown('get value') : '';
+        return list.includes(cur) ? cur : fallback;
+    };
+
+    fillDropdown('#coreReleaseDropdown', coreTags, keep('#coreReleaseDropdown', 'latest', coreTags), (tag) => releaseLabel(byTag[tag]));
+    const corePlatforms = sortCorePlatforms(data.corePlatforms);
+    fillDropdown('#corePlatformDropdown', corePlatforms, keep('#corePlatformDropdown', data.hostPlatform, corePlatforms), corePlatformLabel);
+    fillDropdown('#modularReleaseDropdown', modularTags, keep('#modularReleaseDropdown', 'latest-modular', modularTags), (tag) => releaseLabel(byTag[tag]));
+    fillModularTargets();
+});
+
+function currentModularRelease() {
+    const tag = $('#modularReleaseDropdown').dropdown('get value');
+    return libReleases && libReleases.releases.find((r) => r.tag === tag);
+}
+
+// scripts/<platform>/download_libs.sh folder -> readable name, in dropdown order
+const CORE_PLATFORM_LABELS = {
+    osx: 'macOS (OSX only)',
+    macos: 'macOS (including iOS, tvOS, catOS)',
+    ios: 'iOS',
+    tvos: 'tvOS',
+    vs: 'Windows (Visual Studio)',
+    msys2: 'Windows (MSYS2)',
+    linux: 'Linux',
+    linux64: 'Linux (x86_64)',
+    linuxaarch64: 'Linux (arm64)',
+    linuxarmv6l: 'Linux (armv6l)',
+    linuxarmv7l: 'Linux (armv7l)',
+    android: 'Android',
+    emscripten: 'Emscripten (Web)',
+};
+
+function corePlatformLabel(platform) {
+    return CORE_PLATFORM_LABELS[platform] || platform;
+}
+
+function sortCorePlatforms(platforms) {
+    const order = Object.keys(CORE_PLATFORM_LABELS);
+    const rank = (p) => (order.includes(p) ? order.indexOf(p) : order.length);
+    return [...platforms].sort((a, b) => rank(a) - rank(b) || a.localeCompare(b));
+}
+
+// osx_64 is one universal xcframework, so both archs share an entry
+function modularTargetLabel(target) {
+    const named = {
+        osx_64: 'macOS (OSX) (x86_64 / arm64)',
+        ios_64: 'iOS (arm64)',
+        vs_64: 'Windows (x64)',
+        vs_arm64: 'Windows (arm64)',
+        vs_arm64ec: 'Windows (arm64ec)',
+        emscripten_64: 'Emscripten (wasm64)',
+        emscripten_32: 'Emscripten (wasm32)',
+    };
+    if (named[target]) return named[target];
+    const linux = /^linux_([^_]+)(?:_(gcc\d+))?$/.exec(target);
+    if (linux) {
+        const arch = { '64': 'x86_64', aarch64: 'arm64', arm64: 'arm64' }[linux[1]] || linux[1];
+        return 'Linux (' + arch + ')' + (linux[2] ? ' ' + linux[2] : '');
+    }
+    return target;
+}
+
+// which installedPlatforms() name a package target fills - matches LIB_DIR_PLATFORMS in index.js
+function modularTargetPlatform(target) {
+    if (target.startsWith('osx')) return 'macOS';
+    if (target.startsWith('ios')) return 'iOS';
+    if (target.startsWith('tvos')) return 'tvOS';
+    if (target.startsWith('emscripten')) return 'Emscripten';
+    if (target.startsWith('vs')) return 'Windows';
+    const linux = /^linux_([^_]+)/.exec(target);
+    if (linux) return { '64': 'Linux', aarch64: 'Linux arm64', arm64: 'Linux arm64' }[linux[1]] || 'Linux ' + linux[1];
+    return target;
+}
+
+function fillModularTargets() {
+    const release = currentModularRelease();
+    const targets = release ? [...new Set(release.modular.map((l) => l.target))].sort() : [];
+    const current = $('#modularTargetDropdown').dropdown('get value');
+    const host = libReleases ? libReleases.hostModularTarget : '';
+    const selected = targets.includes(current) ? current : (targets.includes(host) ? host : targets[0]);
+    fillDropdown('#modularTargetDropdown', targets, selected, modularTargetLabel);
+    renderModularLibs();
+}
+
+function renderModularLibs() {
+    const release = currentModularRelease();
+    const target = $('#modularTargetDropdown').dropdown('get value');
+    const libs = release ? release.modular.filter((l) => l.target === target) : [];
+    libs.sort((a, b) => a.lib.toLowerCase().localeCompare(b.lib.toLowerCase()));
+
+    const names = new Set(libs.map((l) => l.asset));
+    modularSelection = new Set([...modularSelection].filter((n) => names.has(n)));
+
+    const body = $('#modularLibTable tbody');
+    body.empty();
+    if (!libs.length) {
+        body.append($('<tr>').append($('<td colspan="5">').text(release ? t('downloads.noneForTarget') : t('downloads.loading'))));
+    }
+    for (const l of libs) {
+        const checkbox = $('<input type="checkbox">').prop('checked', modularSelection.has(l.asset)).on('change', function () {
+            if (this.checked) modularSelection.add(l.asset); else modularSelection.delete(l.asset);
+            updateModularButton();
+        });
+        const current = modularTargetPlatform(target);
+        const status = l.platforms.length
+            ? l.platforms.map((p) => $('<span class="ui tiny label">').toggleClass('green', p === current).text(p))
+            : $('<span class="ui tiny basic label">').text(t('downloads.notInstalled'));
+        body.append($('<tr>').append(
+            $('<td>').append($('<div class="ui fitted checkbox">').append(checkbox, $('<label>'))),
+            $('<td>').append($('<strong>').text(l.lib)),
+            $('<td class="monospace">').text(l.installTo),
+            $('<td style="white-space: nowrap">').text(formatSize(l.size) + (l.verifiable ? ' ✓' : '')).attr('title', l.verifiable ? 'SHA-256' : ''),
+            $('<td>').append(status),
+        ));
+    }
+    $('#modularSelectAll').prop('checked', libs.length > 0 && modularSelection.size === libs.length);
+    updateModularButton();
+}
+
+function updateModularButton() {
+    $('#downloadModularLibsButton')
+        .text(t('button.downloadSelected', { count: modularSelection.size }))
+        .toggleClass('disabled', modularSelection.size === 0);
+}
+
+function downloadCoreLibs() {
+    const tag = $('#coreReleaseDropdown').dropdown('get value');
+    const platform = $('#corePlatformDropdown').dropdown('get value');
+    if (!tag || !platform) return;
+    $('#downloadCoreLibsButton').addClass('loading disabled');
+    openConsoleForOperation();
+    ipcRenderer.send('downloadCoreLibs', { ofPath: $("#ofPath").val(), tag, platform });
+}
+
+ipcRenderer.on('downloadCoreLibsDone', () => {
+    $('#downloadCoreLibsButton').removeClass('loading disabled');
+    loadLibReleases(false);
+});
+
+function downloadModularLibs() {
+    const release = currentModularRelease();
+    if (!release || modularSelection.size === 0) return;
+    $('#downloadModularLibsButton').addClass('loading disabled');
+    openConsoleForOperation();
+    ipcRenderer.send('downloadModularLibs', { ofPath: $("#ofPath").val(), tag: release.tag, names: [...modularSelection] });
+}
+
+ipcRenderer.on('downloadModularLibsDone', () => {
+    $('#downloadModularLibsButton').removeClass('loading');
+    modularSelection.clear();
+    loadLibReleases(false);
 });
 
 function getOFVersion() {
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 9d56e001..32c96d21 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 				<a class="item updateMultiMenuOption menuItem" data-tab="updateMulti" style="display: none" id="updateMenuButton">
 					<div style="padding:6px;" data-i18n="nav.updateMultiple">update multiple</div>
 				</a>
-				<a class="item updateMultiMenuOption menuItem" data-tab="ofMenu" style="display: none" id="ofMenuButton">
-					<div style="padding:6px;" data-i18n="nav.ofMenu">oF Menu</div>
+				<a class="item menuItem" data-tab="ofMenu" id="ofMenuButton">
+					<div style="padding:6px;" data-i18n="nav.ofMenu">downloads</div>
 				</a>
 				<a class="item right floated menuItem" data-tab="settings" id="settingsMenuButton">
 					<div style="-webkit-app-region: no-drag !important; padding:6px;"><i class="setting link icon"></i>
@@ -333,15 +333,72 @@
 			</div>
 			<!------------------------------- oF Menu -------------------------------->
 			<div class="ui tab" data-tab="ofMenu">
-				<div class="ui message">
-					<p id="ofMenuDescription">Runs <span class="monospace">scripts/of.sh</span> against the configured openFrameworks path. Output streams to the console below.</p>
-				</div>
 				<div class="ui form">
+					<h4 class="ui dividing header" data-i18n="downloads.coreHeader">Core libraries</h4>
+					<p data-i18n="downloads.coreDescription">Downloads the prebuilt openFrameworks libraries from apothecary. Pick latest, or a tagged release to match an older openFrameworks.</p>
+					<div class="two fields">
+						<div class="field">
+							<label data-i18n="downloads.release">Release:</label>
+							<div class="ui selection dropdown" id="coreReleaseDropdown">
+								<input type="hidden">
+								<i class="dropdown icon"></i>
+								<div class="default text" data-i18n="downloads.loading">Loading releases...</div>
+								<div class="menu"></div>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+						<div class="field">
+							<label data-i18n="field.platform">Platform:</label>
+							<div class="ui selection dropdown" id="corePlatformDropdown">
+								<input type="hidden">
+								<i class="dropdown icon"></i>
+								<div class="default text" data-i18n="placeholder.platform">Platform...</div>
+								<div class="menu"></div>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					</div>
 					<div class="field">
+						<div class="ui orange button" id="downloadCoreLibsButton" data-i18n="button.downloadCoreLibs" onclick="downloadCoreLibs()">Download core libraries</div>
 						<div class="ui olive button" id="ofMenuStatusButton" data-i18n="button.checkStatus" onclick="runOfMenuCommand('status')">Check Status</div>
 					</div>
+
+					<h4 class="ui dividing header" data-i18n="downloads.modularHeader">Modular libraries</h4>
+					<p data-i18n="downloads.modularDescription">Optional single-library packages (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Each installs into libs/ or the addon that uses it, without touching the rest.</p>
+					<div class="ui negative message" id="libReleasesError" style="display: none"></div>
+					<div class="two fields">
+						<div class="field">
+							<label data-i18n="downloads.release">Release:</label>
+							<div class="ui selection dropdown" id="modularReleaseDropdown">
+								<input type="hidden">
+								<i class="dropdown icon"></i>
+								<div class="default text" data-i18n="downloads.loading">Loading releases...</div>
+								<div class="menu"></div>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+						<div class="field">
+							<label data-i18n="downloads.target">Target:</label>
+							<div class="ui selection dropdown" id="modularTargetDropdown">
+								<input type="hidden">
+								<i class="dropdown icon"></i>
+								<div class="default text" data-i18n="downloads.target">Target:</div>
+								<div class="menu"></div>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+					<table class="ui compact celled unstackable table" id="modularLibTable">
+						<thead>
+							<tr>
+								<th class="collapsing"><div class="ui fitted checkbox"><input type="checkbox" id="modularSelectAll"><label></label></div></th>
+								<th data-i18n="downloads.library">Library</th>
+								<th data-i18n="downloads.installsTo">Installs to</th>
+								<th class="collapsing" data-i18n="downloads.size">Size</th>
+								<th class="collapsing" data-i18n="downloads.status">Status</th>
+							</tr>
+						</thead>
+						<tbody></tbody>
+					</table>
 					<div class="field">
-						<div class="ui orange button" id="ofMenuUpdateLibsButton" data-i18n="button.downloadUpdateLibraries" onclick="runOfMenuCommand('update-libs')">Download / Update Libraries</div>
+						<div class="ui orange button disabled" id="downloadModularLibsButton" onclick="downloadModularLibs()">Download selected</div>
+						<div class="ui basic button" id="refreshLibReleasesButton" data-i18n="button.refresh" onclick="loadLibReleases(true)">Refresh</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/frontend/index.js b/frontend/index.js
index 9ee72ab2..727a2867 100644
--- a/frontend/index.js
+++ b/frontend/index.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const hostplatform = getCurrentPlatform();
  */
 function getDefaultTemplateForPlatform(platformId) {
     const defaultTemplates = {
-        "osx": "OS X (Xcode)",
+        "osx": "macOS (OSX) (Xcode)",
         "vs": "Windows (Visual Studio)",
         "msys2": "Windows (msys2/mingw)",
         "ios": "iOS (Xcode)",
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ const addonsToSkip = [
 ];
 
 const platforms = {
-    "osx": "OS X (Xcode)",
+    "osx": "macOS (OSX) (Xcode)",
     "vs": "Windows (Visual Studio)",
     "msys2": "Windows (msys2/mingw)",
     "ios": "iOS (Xcode)",
@@ -1230,6 +1230,292 @@ ipcMain.on('runOfMenu', (event, { command, ofPath }) => {
     });
 });
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------- library downloads
+const APOTHECARY_REPO = 'openframeworks/apothecary';
+
+// libs installed into an addon, same as scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
+const ADDON_LIBS = {
+    poco: 'ofxPoco',
+    opencv: 'ofxOpenCv',
+    ippicv: 'ofxOpenCv',
+    libusb: 'ofxKinect',
+    assimp: 'ofxAssimpModelLoader',
+    libxml2: 'ofxSvg',
+    svgtiny: 'ofxSvg',
+};
+
+const HOST_LIB_PLATFORM = {
+    osx: 'osx',
+    windows: 'vs',
+    linux: 'linux',
+    linux64: 'linux64',
+    linuxaarch64: 'linuxaarch64',
+    linuxarmv6l: 'linuxarmv6l',
+};
+
+// default modular package target (oF_<lib>_<target>.tar.bz2) for this host
+const HOST_MODULAR_TARGET = {
+    osx: 'osx_64',
+    windows: 'vs_64',
+    linux64: 'linux_64_gcc14',
+    linuxaarch64: 'linux_arm64_gcc14',
+    linuxarmv6l: 'linux_armv6l_gcc10',
+};
+
+let apothecaryReleases = null;
+
+function githubJSON(url) {
+    return fetch(url, {
+        headers: { 'User-Agent': 'openFrameworks-projectGenerator', 'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json' },
+    }).then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`GitHub API ${res.status} ${res.statusText} (${url})`);
+        return res.json();
+    });
+}
+
+function fetchApothecaryReleases(refresh) {
+    if (apothecaryReleases && !refresh) return Promise.resolve(apothecaryReleases);
+    return githubJSON(`https://api.github.com/repos/${APOTHECARY_REPO}/releases?per_page=50`).then((releases) => {
+        apothecaryReleases = releases.map((r) => ({
+            tag: r.tag_name,
+            name: r.name || r.tag_name,
+            prerelease: r.prerelease,
+            published: r.published_at,
+            assets: r.assets.map((a) => ({
+                name: a.name,
+                size: a.size,
+                url: a.browser_download_url,
+                digest: a.digest || null,
+            })),
+        }));
+        return apothecaryReleases;
+    });
+}
+
+function modularLibDest(ofPath, lib) {
+    const addon = ADDON_LIBS[lib];
+    return addon ? path.join(ofPath, 'addons', addon, 'libs') : path.join(ofPath, 'libs');
+}
+
+const LIB_DIR_PLATFORMS = {
+    osx: 'macOS',
+    ios: 'iOS',
+    tvos: 'tvOS',
+    xros: 'visionOS',
+    emscripten: 'Emscripten',
+    linux: 'Linux',
+    linux64: 'Linux',
+    linuxaarch64: 'Linux arm64',
+    linuxarmv6l: 'Linux armv6l',
+    linuxarmv7l: 'Linux armv7l',
+    vs: 'Windows',
+    msys2: 'MSYS2',
+    android: 'Android',
+};
+
+const XCFRAMEWORK_SLICE_PLATFORMS = { macos: 'macOS', ios: 'iOS', tvos: 'tvOS', xros: 'visionOS' };
+
+function nonEmptyDir(dir) {
+    try {
+        return fs.statSync(dir).isDirectory() && fs.readdirSync(dir).some((f) => !f.startsWith('.'));
+    } catch (e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+// lib/macos is read per xcframework slice so iOS/tvOS show separately
+function installedPlatforms(libDir) {
+    const found = new Set();
+    if (!nonEmptyDir(libDir)) return [];
+    for (const dir of fs.readdirSync(libDir)) {
+        const full = path.join(libDir, dir);
+        if (!nonEmptyDir(full)) continue;
+        if (dir === 'macos') {
+            const xcframeworks = fs.readdirSync(full).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.xcframework'));
+            for (const xc of xcframeworks) {
+                for (const slice of fs.readdirSync(path.join(full, xc))) {
+                    if (slice.includes('simulator') || !nonEmptyDir(path.join(full, xc, slice))) continue;
+                    const name = XCFRAMEWORK_SLICE_PLATFORMS[slice.split('-')[0]];
+                    if (name) found.add(name);
+                }
+            }
+            if (!xcframeworks.length) found.add('macOS');
+        } else {
+            found.add(LIB_DIR_PLATFORMS[dir.toLowerCase()] || dir);
+        }
+    }
+    return [...found].sort();
+}
+
+// oF_<lib>_<target>.(tar.bz2|zip) assets of a release, plus where each would install
+function modularLibsFor(release, ofPath) {
+    const libs = [];
+    const platformsByLib = {};
+    for (const asset of release.assets) {
+        const m = /^oF_([^_]+)_(.+)\.(tar\.bz2|zip)$/.exec(asset.name);
+        if (!m) continue;
+        const [, lib, target] = m;
+        const destParent = ofPath ? modularLibDest(ofPath, lib) : '';
+        libs.push({
+            lib,
+            target,
+            asset,
+            installTo: path.join(ADDON_LIBS[lib] ? `addons/${ADDON_LIBS[lib]}/libs` : 'libs', lib),
+            platforms: ofPath ? (platformsByLib[lib] ||= installedPlatforms(path.join(destParent, lib, 'lib'))) : [],
+        });
+    }
+    return libs;
+}
+
+function corePlatformsFor(ofPath) {
+    const scriptsDir = path.join(ofPath || '', 'scripts');
+    if (!ofPath || !fs.existsSync(scriptsDir)) return [];
+    return fs.readdirSync(scriptsDir).filter((dir) => dir !== 'dev' && fs.existsSync(path.join(scriptsDir, dir, 'download_libs.sh')));
+}
+
+ipcMain.on('getLibReleases', (event, { ofPath, refresh }) => {
+    fetchApothecaryReleases(refresh).then((releases) => {
+        event.sender.send('libReleases', {
+            releases: releases.map((r) => ({
+                tag: r.tag,
+                name: r.name,
+                prerelease: r.prerelease,
+                published: r.published,
+                hasCore: r.assets.some((a) => a.name.startsWith('openFrameworksLibs_')),
+                modular: modularLibsFor(r, ofPath).map(({ asset, ...lib }) => ({ ...lib, asset: asset.name, size: asset.size, verifiable: !!asset.digest })),
+            })),
+            corePlatforms: corePlatformsFor(ofPath),
+            hostPlatform: HOST_LIB_PLATFORM[hostplatform] || '',
+            hostModularTarget: HOST_MODULAR_TARGET[hostplatform] || '',
+        });
+    }).catch((error) => {
+        event.sender.send('libReleases', { error: error.message });
+    });
+});
+
+// drop curl/wget progress-bar redraws (bare \r)
+function stripProgressRedraws(text) {
+    return text.replace(/[^\n]*\r(?!\n)/g, '');
+}
+
+ipcMain.on('downloadCoreLibs', (event, { ofPath, tag, platform }) => {
+    const send = (msg) => { if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('consoleMessage', msg); };
+    const done = (ok) => { if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('downloadCoreLibsDone', { ok }); };
+
+    const script = path.join(ofPath || '', 'scripts', platform || '', 'download_libs.sh');
+    if (!ofPath || !platform || !fs.existsSync(script)) {
+        send(`<br><strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong> ${t('downloads.scriptMissing', { script })}<br>`);
+        done(false);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const args = [script];
+    if (tag && tag !== 'latest') args.push('-t', tag);
+    send(`<br><em>${t('downloads.coreStarting', { tag: tag || 'latest', platform })}</em><br>`);
+
+    let child;
+    try {
+        child = spawn('bash', args, { cwd: path.dirname(script), windowsHide: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+        send(`<strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong> ${error.message}<br>`);
+        done(false);
+        return;
+    }
+    child.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => send(stripProgressRedraws(chunk.toString())));
+    child.stderr.on('data', (chunk) => send(stripProgressRedraws(chunk.toString())));
+    child.on('error', (error) => {
+        send(`<strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong> ${t('downloads.bashMissing')} (${error.message})<br>`);
+        done(false);
+    });
+    child.on('close', (code) => {
+        send(`<br><em>(command used: bash ${args.join(' ')})</em><br>`);
+        if (code !== 0) {
+            event.sender.send('sendUIMessage',
+                `<!--modal-context:none:-->\n<strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong><br>${t('downloads.coreFailed', { code })}`);
+        }
+        done(code === 0);
+    });
+});
+
+function runTool(cmd, args, options) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        execFile(cmd, args, { windowsHide: true, maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024, ...options }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+            if (error) reject(new Error(`${cmd} ${args.join(' ')}: ${stderr || error.message}`));
+            else resolve(stdout);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+async function installModularLib(ofPath, lib, asset, send) {
+    const downloadDir = path.join(ofPath, 'libs', 'download');
+    fs.mkdirSync(downloadDir, { recursive: true });
+    const archive = path.join(downloadDir, asset.name);
+
+    send(`<em>${t('downloads.fetching', { name: asset.name })}</em><br>`);
+    const res = await fetch(asset.url, { headers: { 'User-Agent': 'openFrameworks-projectGenerator' } });
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText} - ${asset.url}`);
+    const data = Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer());
+
+    if (asset.digest && asset.digest.startsWith('sha256:')) {
+        const actual = require('crypto').createHash('sha256').update(data).digest('hex');
+        if (actual !== asset.digest.slice('sha256:'.length)) {
+            throw new Error(t('downloads.shaMismatch', { name: asset.name }));
+        }
+        send(`&nbsp;&nbsp;SHA-256 ✓<br>`);
+    } else {
+        send(`&nbsp;&nbsp;${t('downloads.noDigest')}<br>`);
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(archive, data);
+
+    const destParent = modularLibDest(ofPath, lib);
+    fs.mkdirSync(destParent, { recursive: true });
+
+    // keep existing Info.plist so ios/tvos slices stay linked, as download_libs.sh does
+    const plist = path.join(destParent, lib, 'lib', 'macos', `${lib}.xcframework`, 'Info.plist');
+    const plistBackup = fs.existsSync(plist) ? fs.readFileSync(plist) : null;
+
+    if (asset.name.endsWith('.zip') && process.platform !== 'win32') {
+        await runTool('unzip', ['-qo', archive, '-d', destParent]);
+    } else {
+        await runTool('tar', ['-xf', archive, '-C', destParent]);
+    }
+
+    if (plistBackup) fs.writeFileSync(plist, plistBackup);
+    send(`&nbsp;&nbsp;${t('downloads.installedTo', { path: path.join(destParent, lib) })}<br>`);
+}
+
+ipcMain.on('downloadModularLibs', async (event, { ofPath, tag, names }) => {
+    const send = (msg) => { if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('consoleMessage', msg); };
+    const failed = [];
+    try {
+        // latest-modular is re-uploaded in place, so re-read digests
+        const release = (await fetchApothecaryReleases(true)).find((r) => r.tag === tag);
+        if (!release) throw new Error(t('downloads.releaseMissing', { tag }));
+        send(`<br><em>${t('downloads.modularStarting', { count: names.length, tag })}</em><br>`);
+        for (const name of names) {
+            const asset = release.assets.find((a) => a.name === name);
+            const m = /^oF_([^_]+)_/.exec(name);
+            try {
+                if (!asset || !m) throw new Error(t('downloads.assetMissing', { name, tag }));
+                await installModularLib(ofPath, m[1], asset, send);
+            } catch (error) {
+                failed.push(name);
+                send(`<strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong> ${error.message}<br>`);
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        failed.push(...names);
+        send(`<strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong> ${error.message}<br>`);
+    }
+    if (failed.length) {
+        event.sender.send('sendUIMessage',
+            `<!--modal-context:none:-->\n<strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong><br>${t('downloads.modularFailed', { names: failed.join(', ') })}`);
+    } else {
+        send(`<strong>${t('msg.success')}</strong> ${t('downloads.modularDone', { count: names.length })}<br>`);
+    }
+    if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('downloadModularLibsDone', { failed });
+});
+
 /** @typedef {{
  *     projectName: string,
  *     projectPath: string,
diff --git a/frontend/locales/de.json b/frontend/locales/de.json
index 2fd7ff18..0dbbfb81 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/de.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "erstellen / aktualisieren",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "mehrere aktualisieren",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "oF-Menü",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "Downloads",
   "statusBar.targeting": "Ziel:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(kein openFrameworks-Pfad festgelegt)",
   "field.projectName": "Projektname:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "Aktualisierungspfad existiert nicht",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "Lege den Pfad zum Stammverzeichnis der zu aktualisierenden Ordner fest. Der Ordner muss existieren.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "Mehrere aktualisieren",
-  "ofMenu.description": "Führt {{script}} mit dem konfigurierten openFrameworks-Pfad aus. Die Ausgabe erscheint in der Konsole unten.",
   "button.checkStatus": "Status prüfen",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "Bibliotheken herunterladen / aktualisieren",
   "field.ofPath": "openFrameworks-Pfad:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "openFrameworks-Pfad...",
   "field.platform": "Plattform:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "Wird kompiliert...",
   "button.updating": "Wird aktualisiert...",
   "placeholder.platform": "Plattform...",
-  "placeholder.version": "Version..."
+  "placeholder.version": "Version...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "Kernbibliotheken",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "Lädt die vorkompilierten openFrameworks-Bibliotheken von apothecary herunter. Wähle latest oder ein getaggtes Release passend zu einer älteren openFrameworks-Version.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "Modulare Bibliotheken",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "Optionale Einzelbibliothek-Pakete (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Jedes wird in libs/ oder das zugehörige Addon installiert, ohne den Rest zu verändern.",
+  "downloads.release": "Release:",
+  "downloads.target": "Ziel:",
+  "downloads.loading": "Releases werden geladen...",
+  "downloads.library": "Bibliothek",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "Installiert nach",
+  "downloads.size": "Größe",
+  "downloads.status": "Status",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "Vorabversion",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "nicht installiert",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "Keine modularen Bibliotheken für dieses Ziel in diesem Release.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "apothecary-Releases konnten nicht geladen werden: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "Download-Skript nicht gefunden: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "bash konnte nicht gestartet werden - unter Windows Git for Windows oder MSYS2 installieren und bash in den PATH aufnehmen",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "Lade Kernbibliotheken {{tag}} für {{platform}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "Download der Kernbibliotheken fehlgeschlagen (Exit-Code {{code}}). Details in der Konsole.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "Lade {{count}} modulare(s) Paket(e) aus {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "Lade {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "SHA-256 stimmt nicht für {{name}} - nicht installiert",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "kein veröffentlichter SHA-256 - nicht verifiziert",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "installiert nach {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "Release {{tag}} nicht gefunden",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "{{name}} nicht in Release {{tag}} gefunden",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "Einige modulare Bibliotheken konnten nicht installiert werden: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} modulare(s) Paket(e) installiert.",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Kernbibliotheken herunterladen",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "Auswahl herunterladen ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "Aktualisieren"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/en.json b/frontend/locales/en.json
index 0a3d313c..f5bfef80 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "create / update",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "update multiple",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "oF Menu",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "downloads",
   "statusBar.targeting": "Targeting:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(no openFrameworks path set)",
   "field.projectName": "Project name:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "Update path doesn't exist",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "Please set the path to the root of the folders you want to update. The folder needs to exists.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "Update multiple",
-  "ofMenu.description": "Runs {{script}} against the configured openFrameworks path. Output streams to the console below.",
   "button.checkStatus": "Check Status",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "Download / Update Libraries",
   "field.ofPath": "openFrameworks path:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "openFrameworks path...",
   "field.platform": "Platform:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "Building...",
   "button.updating": "Updating...",
   "placeholder.platform": "Platform...",
-  "placeholder.version": "Version..."
+  "placeholder.version": "Version...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "Core libraries",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "Downloads the prebuilt openFrameworks libraries from apothecary. Pick latest, or a tagged release to match an older openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "Modular libraries",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "Optional single-library packages (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Each installs into libs/ or the addon that uses it, without touching the rest.",
+  "downloads.release": "Release:",
+  "downloads.target": "Target:",
+  "downloads.loading": "Loading releases...",
+  "downloads.library": "Library",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "Installs to",
+  "downloads.size": "Size",
+  "downloads.status": "Status",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "pre-release",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "not installed",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "No modular libraries for this target in this release.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "Couldn't load apothecary releases: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "download script not found: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "couldn't start bash - on Windows install Git for Windows or MSYS2 and make sure bash is on PATH",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "Downloading core libraries {{tag}} for {{platform}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "Core library download failed (exit code {{code}}). See the console for details.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "Downloading {{count}} modular package(s) from {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "Fetching {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "SHA-256 mismatch for {{name}} - not installed",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "no published SHA-256 digest - not verified",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "installed to {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "release {{tag}} not found",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "{{name}} not found in release {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "Some modular libraries failed to install: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} modular package(s) installed.",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Download core libraries",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "Download selected ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "Refresh"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/es.json b/frontend/locales/es.json
index a72b81bd..a7bd71de 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/es.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/es.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "crear / actualizar",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "actualizar varios",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "Menú oF",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "descargas",
   "statusBar.targeting": "Destino:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(sin ruta de openFrameworks configurada)",
   "field.projectName": "Nombre del proyecto:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "La ruta de actualización no existe",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "Configura la ruta a la raíz de las carpetas que quieres actualizar. La carpeta debe existir.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "Actualizar varios",
-  "ofMenu.description": "Ejecuta {{script}} usando la ruta de openFrameworks configurada. La salida se muestra en la consola de abajo.",
   "button.checkStatus": "Comprobar estado",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "Descargar / actualizar librerías",
   "field.ofPath": "Ruta de openFrameworks:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "Ruta de openFrameworks...",
   "field.platform": "Plataforma:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "Compilando...",
   "button.updating": "Actualizando...",
   "placeholder.platform": "Plataforma...",
-  "placeholder.version": "Versión..."
+  "placeholder.version": "Versión...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "Bibliotecas principales",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "Descarga las bibliotecas precompiladas de openFrameworks desde apothecary. Elige latest o una versión etiquetada para coincidir con un openFrameworks anterior.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "Bibliotecas modulares",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "Paquetes opcionales de una sola biblioteca (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Cada uno se instala en libs/ o en el addon que lo usa, sin tocar el resto.",
+  "downloads.release": "Versión:",
+  "downloads.target": "Destino:",
+  "downloads.loading": "Cargando versiones...",
+  "downloads.library": "Biblioteca",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "Se instala en",
+  "downloads.size": "Tamaño",
+  "downloads.status": "Estado",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "prelanzamiento",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "no instalada",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "No hay bibliotecas modulares para este destino en esta versión.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "No se pudieron cargar las versiones de apothecary: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "no se encontró el script de descarga: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "no se pudo iniciar bash - en Windows instala Git for Windows o MSYS2 y asegúrate de que bash esté en el PATH",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "Descargando bibliotecas principales {{tag}} para {{platform}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "Falló la descarga de las bibliotecas principales (código {{code}}). Revisa la consola.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "Descargando {{count}} paquete(s) modular(es) de {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "Descargando {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "SHA-256 no coincide para {{name}} - no se instaló",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "sin SHA-256 publicado - no verificado",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "instalado en {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "no se encontró la versión {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "{{name}} no está en la versión {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "Algunas bibliotecas modulares no se instalaron: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} paquete(s) modular(es) instalado(s).",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Descargar bibliotecas principales",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "Descargar seleccionadas ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "Actualizar"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/fr.json b/frontend/locales/fr.json
index f1cb3d42..1fc3a1eb 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/fr.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "créer / mettre à jour",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "mise à jour multiple",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "Menu oF",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "téléchargements",
   "statusBar.targeting": "Cible :",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(aucun chemin openFrameworks défini)",
   "field.projectName": "Nom du projet :",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "Le chemin de mise à jour n'existe pas",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "Définissez le chemin vers la racine des dossiers que vous voulez mettre à jour. Le dossier doit exister.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "Mettre à jour plusieurs",
-  "ofMenu.description": "Exécute {{script}} avec le chemin openFrameworks configuré. La sortie s'affiche dans la console ci-dessous.",
   "button.checkStatus": "Vérifier l'état",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "Télécharger / mettre à jour les librairies",
   "field.ofPath": "Chemin openFrameworks :",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "Chemin openFrameworks...",
   "field.platform": "Plateforme :",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "Compilation...",
   "button.updating": "Mise à jour...",
   "placeholder.platform": "Plateforme...",
-  "placeholder.version": "Version..."
+  "placeholder.version": "Version...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "Bibliothèques principales",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "Télécharge les bibliothèques précompilées d'openFrameworks depuis apothecary. Choisissez latest ou une version taguée pour correspondre à un openFrameworks plus ancien.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "Bibliothèques modulaires",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "Paquets optionnels d'une seule bibliothèque (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Chacun s'installe dans libs/ ou dans l'addon qui l'utilise, sans toucher au reste.",
+  "downloads.release": "Version :",
+  "downloads.target": "Cible :",
+  "downloads.loading": "Chargement des versions...",
+  "downloads.library": "Bibliothèque",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "Installé dans",
+  "downloads.size": "Taille",
+  "downloads.status": "État",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "préversion",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "non installée",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "Aucune bibliothèque modulaire pour cette cible dans cette version.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "Impossible de charger les versions d'apothecary : {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "script de téléchargement introuvable : {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "impossible de lancer bash - sous Windows, installez Git for Windows ou MSYS2 et vérifiez que bash est dans le PATH",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "Téléchargement des bibliothèques principales {{tag}} pour {{platform}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "Échec du téléchargement des bibliothèques principales (code {{code}}). Voir la console.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "Téléchargement de {{count}} paquet(s) modulaire(s) depuis {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "Téléchargement de {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "SHA-256 incorrect pour {{name}} - non installé",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "aucun SHA-256 publié - non vérifié",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "installé dans {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "version {{tag}} introuvable",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "{{name}} absent de la version {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "Certaines bibliothèques modulaires n'ont pas pu être installées : {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} paquet(s) modulaire(s) installé(s).",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Télécharger les bibliothèques principales",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "Télécharger la sélection ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "Actualiser"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ja.json b/frontend/locales/ja.json
index 38f7ff54..95150613 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ja.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ja.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "作成 / 更新",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "複数を更新",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "oF メニュー",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "ダウンロード",
   "statusBar.targeting": "対象:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(openFrameworksのパスが未設定)",
   "field.projectName": "プロジェクト名:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "更新パスが存在しません",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "更新したいフォルダのルートへのパスを設定してください。フォルダは存在している必要があります。",
   "button.updateMultiple": "複数を更新",
-  "ofMenu.description": "設定されたopenFrameworksパスに対して{{script}}を実行します。出力は下のコンソールに表示されます。",
   "button.checkStatus": "状態を確認",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "ライブラリのダウンロード / 更新",
   "field.ofPath": "openFrameworksパス:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "openFrameworksパス...",
   "field.platform": "プラットフォーム:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "ビルド中...",
   "button.updating": "更新中...",
   "placeholder.platform": "プラットフォーム...",
-  "placeholder.version": "バージョン..."
+  "placeholder.version": "バージョン...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "コアライブラリ",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "apothecary からビルド済みの openFrameworks ライブラリをダウンロードします。latest か、古い openFrameworks に合わせたタグ付きリリースを選んでください。",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "モジュラーライブラリ",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "任意の単体ライブラリパッケージ (Poco、OpenCV、Dawn など)。それぞれ libs/ または使用するアドオンにインストールされ、他には影響しません。",
+  "downloads.release": "リリース:",
+  "downloads.target": "ターゲット:",
+  "downloads.loading": "リリースを読み込み中...",
+  "downloads.library": "ライブラリ",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "インストール先",
+  "downloads.size": "サイズ",
+  "downloads.status": "状態",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "プレリリース",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "未インストール",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "このリリースにはこのターゲット用のモジュラーライブラリがありません。",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "apothecary のリリースを読み込めませんでした: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "ダウンロードスクリプトが見つかりません: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "bash を起動できません - Windows では Git for Windows か MSYS2 をインストールし、bash を PATH に追加してください",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "{{platform}} 用のコアライブラリ {{tag}} をダウンロード中...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "コアライブラリのダウンロードに失敗しました (終了コード {{code}})。詳細はコンソールを確認してください。",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "{{tag}} から {{count}} 個のモジュラーパッケージをダウンロード中...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "{{name}} を取得中...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "{{name}} の SHA-256 が一致しません - インストールしませんでした",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "SHA-256 が公開されていません - 未検証",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "{{path}} にインストールしました",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "リリース {{tag}} が見つかりません",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "リリース {{tag}} に {{name}} がありません",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "一部のモジュラーライブラリをインストールできませんでした: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} 個のモジュラーパッケージをインストールしました。",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "コアライブラリをダウンロード",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "選択項目をダウンロード ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "更新"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ko.json b/frontend/locales/ko.json
index 357fd272..39fc5c56 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ko.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ko.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "생성 / 업데이트",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "여러 개 업데이트",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "oF 메뉴",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "다운로드",
   "statusBar.targeting": "대상:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(openFrameworks 경로가 설정되지 않음)",
   "field.projectName": "프로젝트 이름:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "업데이트 경로가 존재하지 않습니다",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "업데이트할 폴더의 루트 경로를 설정하세요. 폴더가 존재해야 합니다.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "여러 개 업데이트",
-  "ofMenu.description": "설정된 openFrameworks 경로에 대해 {{script}}를 실행합니다. 출력은 아래 콘솔에 표시됩니다.",
   "button.checkStatus": "상태 확인",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "라이브러리 다운로드 / 업데이트",
   "field.ofPath": "openFrameworks 경로:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "openFrameworks 경로...",
   "field.platform": "플랫폼:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "빌드 중...",
   "button.updating": "업데이트 중...",
   "placeholder.platform": "플랫폼...",
-  "placeholder.version": "버전..."
+  "placeholder.version": "버전...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "코어 라이브러리",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "apothecary에서 미리 빌드된 openFrameworks 라이브러리를 다운로드합니다. latest 또는 이전 openFrameworks에 맞는 태그 릴리스를 선택하세요.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "모듈형 라이브러리",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "선택적 단일 라이브러리 패키지 (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn 등). 각각 libs/ 또는 사용하는 애드온에 설치되며 나머지는 건드리지 않습니다.",
+  "downloads.release": "릴리스:",
+  "downloads.target": "대상:",
+  "downloads.loading": "릴리스 불러오는 중...",
+  "downloads.library": "라이브러리",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "설치 위치",
+  "downloads.size": "크기",
+  "downloads.status": "상태",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "프리릴리스",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "설치 안 됨",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "이 릴리스에는 이 대상용 모듈형 라이브러리가 없습니다.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "apothecary 릴리스를 불러올 수 없습니다: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "다운로드 스크립트를 찾을 수 없습니다: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "bash를 시작할 수 없습니다 - Windows에서는 Git for Windows 또는 MSYS2를 설치하고 bash가 PATH에 있는지 확인하세요",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "{{platform}}용 코어 라이브러리 {{tag}} 다운로드 중...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "코어 라이브러리 다운로드 실패 (종료 코드 {{code}}). 콘솔을 확인하세요.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "{{tag}}에서 모듈형 패키지 {{count}}개 다운로드 중...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "{{name}} 가져오는 중...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "{{name}}의 SHA-256이 일치하지 않음 - 설치하지 않음",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "게시된 SHA-256 없음 - 검증 안 됨",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "{{path}}에 설치됨",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "릴리스 {{tag}}을(를) 찾을 수 없음",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "릴리스 {{tag}}에 {{name}}이(가) 없음",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "일부 모듈형 라이브러리를 설치하지 못했습니다: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "모듈형 패키지 {{count}}개를 설치했습니다.",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "코어 라이브러리 다운로드",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "선택 항목 다운로드 ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "새로 고침"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/pt.json b/frontend/locales/pt.json
index b63d3805..0531025d 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/pt.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/pt.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "criar / atualizar",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "atualizar vários",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "Menu oF",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "downloads",
   "statusBar.targeting": "Destino:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(nenhum caminho do openFrameworks definido)",
   "field.projectName": "Nome do projeto:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "O caminho de atualização não existe",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "Defina o caminho para a raiz das pastas que deseja atualizar. A pasta precisa existir.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "Atualizar vários",
-  "ofMenu.description": "Executa {{script}} usando o caminho do openFrameworks configurado. A saída aparece no console abaixo.",
   "button.checkStatus": "Verificar status",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "Baixar / atualizar bibliotecas",
   "field.ofPath": "Caminho do openFrameworks:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "Caminho do openFrameworks...",
   "field.platform": "Plataforma:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "Compilando...",
   "button.updating": "Atualizando...",
   "placeholder.platform": "Plataforma...",
-  "placeholder.version": "Versão..."
+  "placeholder.version": "Versão...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "Bibliotecas principais",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "Baixa as bibliotecas pré-compiladas do openFrameworks a partir do apothecary. Escolha latest ou uma versão com tag para combinar com um openFrameworks mais antigo.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "Bibliotecas modulares",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "Pacotes opcionais de uma única biblioteca (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Cada um é instalado em libs/ ou no addon que o usa, sem alterar o resto.",
+  "downloads.release": "Versão:",
+  "downloads.target": "Alvo:",
+  "downloads.loading": "Carregando versões...",
+  "downloads.library": "Biblioteca",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "Instala em",
+  "downloads.size": "Tamanho",
+  "downloads.status": "Estado",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "pré-lançamento",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "não instalada",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "Nenhuma biblioteca modular para este alvo nesta versão.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "Não foi possível carregar as versões do apothecary: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "script de download não encontrado: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "não foi possível iniciar o bash - no Windows instale o Git for Windows ou MSYS2 e garanta que o bash esteja no PATH",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "Baixando bibliotecas principais {{tag}} para {{platform}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "Falha ao baixar as bibliotecas principais (código {{code}}). Veja o console.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "Baixando {{count}} pacote(s) modular(es) de {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "Baixando {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "SHA-256 não confere para {{name}} - não instalado",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "sem SHA-256 publicado - não verificado",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "instalado em {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "versão {{tag}} não encontrada",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "{{name}} não encontrado na versão {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "Algumas bibliotecas modulares não foram instaladas: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} pacote(s) modular(es) instalado(s).",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Baixar bibliotecas principais",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "Baixar selecionadas ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "Atualizar"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ru.json b/frontend/locales/ru.json
index 6f6d7f0a..81e11370 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ru.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "создать / обновить",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "обновить несколько",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "Меню oF",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "загрузки",
   "statusBar.targeting": "Цель:",
   "statusBar.noPath": "(путь к openFrameworks не задан)",
   "field.projectName": "Имя проекта:",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "Путь обновления не существует",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "Укажите путь к корню папок, которые нужно обновить. Папка должна существовать.",
   "button.updateMultiple": "Обновить несколько",
-  "ofMenu.description": "Выполняет {{script}} с использованием настроенного пути к openFrameworks. Вывод отображается в консоли ниже.",
   "button.checkStatus": "Проверить статус",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "Скачать / обновить библиотеки",
   "field.ofPath": "Путь к openFrameworks:",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "Путь к openFrameworks...",
   "field.platform": "Платформа:",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "Сборка...",
   "button.updating": "Обновление...",
   "placeholder.platform": "Платформа...",
-  "placeholder.version": "Версия..."
+  "placeholder.version": "Версия...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "Основные библиотеки",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "Загружает готовые библиотеки openFrameworks из apothecary. Выберите latest или релиз с тегом, соответствующий более старой версии openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "Модульные библиотеки",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "Необязательные пакеты из одной библиотеки (Poco, OpenCV, Dawn, ...). Каждый устанавливается в libs/ или в использующий его аддон, не затрагивая остальное.",
+  "downloads.release": "Релиз:",
+  "downloads.target": "Цель:",
+  "downloads.loading": "Загрузка релизов...",
+  "downloads.library": "Библиотека",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "Куда",
+  "downloads.size": "Размер",
+  "downloads.status": "Статус",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "предрелиз",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "не установлена",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "В этом релизе нет модульных библиотек для этой цели.",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "Не удалось загрузить релизы apothecary: {{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "скрипт загрузки не найден: {{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "не удалось запустить bash - в Windows установите Git for Windows или MSYS2 и добавьте bash в PATH",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "Загрузка основных библиотек {{tag}} для {{platform}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "Не удалось загрузить основные библиотеки (код {{code}}). Подробности в консоли.",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "Загрузка модульных пакетов ({{count}}) из {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "Загрузка {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "SHA-256 не совпадает для {{name}} - не установлено",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "SHA-256 не опубликован - не проверено",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "установлено в {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "релиз {{tag}} не найден",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "{{name}} нет в релизе {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "Некоторые модульные библиотеки не установлены: {{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "Установлено модульных пакетов: {{count}}.",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Загрузить основные библиотеки",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "Загрузить выбранные ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "Обновить"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json b/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
index 6d7c8d89..8b5bddcb 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nav.create": "创建 / 更新",
   "nav.updateMultiple": "批量更新",
-  "nav.ofMenu": "oF 菜单",
+  "nav.ofMenu": "下载",
   "statusBar.targeting": "目标：",
   "statusBar.noPath": "（未设置 openFrameworks 路径）",
   "field.projectName": "项目名称：",
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.header": "更新路径不存在",
   "msgBox.updatePathWrong.body": "请将路径设置为你想要更新的文件夹的根目录。该文件夹必须存在。",
   "button.updateMultiple": "批量更新",
-  "ofMenu.description": "针对已配置的 openFrameworks 路径运行 {{script}}。输出将显示在下方控制台中。",
   "button.checkStatus": "检查状态",
-  "button.downloadUpdateLibraries": "下载 / 更新库",
   "field.ofPath": "openFrameworks 路径：",
   "placeholder.ofPath": "openFrameworks 路径...",
   "field.platform": "平台：",
@@ -105,5 +103,36 @@
   "button.building": "正在构建...",
   "button.updating": "正在更新...",
   "placeholder.platform": "平台...",
-  "placeholder.version": "版本..."
+  "placeholder.version": "版本...",
+  "downloads.coreHeader": "核心库",
+  "downloads.coreDescription": "从 apothecary 下载预编译的 openFrameworks 库。选择 latest，或选择带标签的版本以匹配旧版 openFrameworks。",
+  "downloads.modularHeader": "模块化库",
+  "downloads.modularDescription": "可选的单库软件包（Poco、OpenCV、Dawn 等）。每个包安装到 libs/ 或使用它的插件中，不影响其他内容。",
+  "downloads.release": "版本：",
+  "downloads.target": "目标：",
+  "downloads.loading": "正在加载版本...",
+  "downloads.library": "库",
+  "downloads.installsTo": "安装到",
+  "downloads.size": "大小",
+  "downloads.status": "状态",
+  "downloads.prerelease": "预发布",
+  "downloads.notInstalled": "未安装",
+  "downloads.noneForTarget": "此版本中没有该目标的模块化库。",
+  "downloads.releasesError": "无法加载 apothecary 版本：{{error}}",
+  "downloads.scriptMissing": "找不到下载脚本：{{script}}",
+  "downloads.bashMissing": "无法启动 bash - 在 Windows 上请安装 Git for Windows 或 MSYS2，并确保 bash 在 PATH 中",
+  "downloads.coreStarting": "正在为 {{platform}} 下载核心库 {{tag}}...",
+  "downloads.coreFailed": "核心库下载失败（退出码 {{code}}）。详情请查看控制台。",
+  "downloads.modularStarting": "正在从 {{tag}} 下载 {{count}} 个模块化包...",
+  "downloads.fetching": "正在获取 {{name}}...",
+  "downloads.shaMismatch": "{{name}} 的 SHA-256 不匹配 - 未安装",
+  "downloads.noDigest": "未发布 SHA-256 - 未验证",
+  "downloads.installedTo": "已安装到 {{path}}",
+  "downloads.releaseMissing": "找不到版本 {{tag}}",
+  "downloads.assetMissing": "版本 {{tag}} 中没有 {{name}}",
+  "downloads.modularFailed": "部分模块化库安装失败：{{names}}",
+  "downloads.modularDone": "已安装 {{count}} 个模块化包。",
+  "button.downloadCoreLibs": "下载核心库",
+  "button.downloadSelected": "下载所选 ({{count}})",
+  "button.refresh": "刷新"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/static/css/index.css b/frontend/static/css/index.css
index 5720959c..39efe3e8 100644
--- a/frontend/static/css/index.css
+++ b/frontend/static/css/index.css
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ body.showConsole #hideConsole {
   display: inline;
 }
 
-body.showConsole {
-  padding-bottom: 100px; /* same height as console */
+/* --console-height is set from app.js; body doesn't grow, so pad the container */
+body.showConsole .main.ui.container {
+  padding-bottom: calc(var(--console-height, 100px) + 50px) !important;
 }
 body.showConsole #consoleContainer {
   margin-bottom: 0;

From a315f60fae8b3406a1d2c9b5832afbe68439ed20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Rosser <danoli3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 15:08:28 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] bump version

---
 frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json | 4 ++--
 frontend/package.json        | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index edb2d4e2..4b90b129 100644
--- a/frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "projectGenerator",
-  "version": "0.96.0",
+  "version": "0.98.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "projectGenerator",
-      "version": "0.96.0",
+      "version": "0.98.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/jquery": "^3.5.32",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index d8a4d664..0ad6705a 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "projectGenerator",
   "productName": "projectGenerator",
-  "version": "0.97.0",
+  "version": "0.98.0",
   "description": "Build electron GUI openFrameworks projectGenerator",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",

From 58f0a7eb92006b40cd3255c4c59b9a2a8fdd1323 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Rosser <danoli3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 21:09:59 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Downloads: core lib source picker - apothecary, ofLibs,
 libs.danoli3.com archive

---
 frontend/app.js             | 35 +++++++++++++++---
 frontend/index.html         | 16 ++++++++-
 frontend/index.js           | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 frontend/locales/de.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/en.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/es.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/fr.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/ja.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/ko.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/pt.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/ru.json    | 10 +++++-
 frontend/locales/zh-CN.json | 10 +++++-
 12 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index 65726fd4..9524528b 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ function setup() {
         });
 
         $('#coreReleaseDropdown, #corePlatformDropdown').dropdown();
+        $('#coreSourceDropdown').dropdown({ onChange: () => fillCoreSource(false) });
         $('#modularReleaseDropdown').dropdown({ onChange: () => fillModularTargets() });
         $('#modularTargetDropdown').dropdown({ onChange: () => renderModularLibs() });
         $('#modularSelectAll').on('change', function () {
@@ -1696,20 +1697,42 @@ ipcRenderer.on('libReleases', (event, data) => {
 
     const byTag = {};
     for (const r of data.releases) byTag[r.tag] = r;
-    const coreTags = data.releases.filter((r) => r.hasCore).map((r) => r.tag);
     const modularTags = data.releases.filter((r) => r.modular.length).map((r) => r.tag);
     const keep = (sel, fallback, list) => {
         const cur = previous ? $(sel).dropdown('get value') : '';
         return list.includes(cur) ? cur : fallback;
     };
 
-    fillDropdown('#coreReleaseDropdown', coreTags, keep('#coreReleaseDropdown', 'latest', coreTags), (tag) => releaseLabel(byTag[tag]));
-    const corePlatforms = sortCorePlatforms(data.corePlatforms);
-    fillDropdown('#corePlatformDropdown', corePlatforms, keep('#corePlatformDropdown', data.hostPlatform, corePlatforms), corePlatformLabel);
+    data.sources.apothecary = { releases: data.releases.filter((r) => r.hasCore), platforms: data.corePlatforms };
+    fillCoreSource(previous);
     fillDropdown('#modularReleaseDropdown', modularTags, keep('#modularReleaseDropdown', 'latest-modular', modularTags), (tag) => releaseLabel(byTag[tag]));
     fillModularTargets();
 });
 
+function coreSource() {
+    return $('#coreSourceDropdown').dropdown('get value') || 'apothecary';
+}
+
+function fillCoreSource(keepSelection) {
+    if (!libReleases) return;
+    const source = coreSource();
+    const { releases, platforms, error } = libReleases.sources[source];
+    const tags = releases.map((r) => r.tag);
+    const byTag = {};
+    for (const r of releases) byTag[r.tag] = r;
+    const sorted = sortCorePlatforms(platforms);
+    const pick = (sel, fallback, list) => {
+        const cur = keepSelection ? $(sel).dropdown('get value') : '';
+        return list.includes(cur) ? cur : (list.includes(fallback) ? fallback : list[0]);
+    };
+    $('#coreReleaseDropdown').dropdown('clear');
+    fillDropdown('#coreReleaseDropdown', tags, pick('#coreReleaseDropdown', 'latest', tags), (tag) => releaseLabel(byTag[tag]));
+    $('#corePlatformDropdown').dropdown('clear');
+    fillDropdown('#corePlatformDropdown', sorted, pick('#corePlatformDropdown', libReleases.hostPlatform, sorted), corePlatformLabel);
+    const note = error ? t('downloads.releasesError', { error }) : t('downloads.sourceNote.' + source);
+    $('#coreSourceNote').text(note);
+}
+
 function currentModularRelease() {
     const tag = $('#modularReleaseDropdown').dropdown('get value');
     return libReleases && libReleases.releases.find((r) => r.tag === tag);
@@ -1826,12 +1849,14 @@ function updateModularButton() {
 }
 
 function downloadCoreLibs() {
+    const source = coreSource();
     const tag = $('#coreReleaseDropdown').dropdown('get value');
     const platform = $('#corePlatformDropdown').dropdown('get value');
     if (!tag || !platform) return;
+    if (source === 'archive' && !confirm(t('downloads.archiveConfirm', { tag }))) return;
     $('#downloadCoreLibsButton').addClass('loading disabled');
     openConsoleForOperation();
-    ipcRenderer.send('downloadCoreLibs', { ofPath: $("#ofPath").val(), tag, platform });
+    ipcRenderer.send('downloadCoreLibs', { ofPath: $("#ofPath").val(), source, tag, platform });
 }
 
 ipcRenderer.on('downloadCoreLibsDone', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 32c96d21..5661fae8 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -336,7 +336,20 @@
 				<div class="ui form">
 					<h4 class="ui dividing header" data-i18n="downloads.coreHeader">Core libraries</h4>
 					<p data-i18n="downloads.coreDescription">Downloads the prebuilt openFrameworks libraries from apothecary. Pick latest, or a tagged release to match an older openFrameworks.</p>
-					<div class="two fields">
+					<div class="three fields">
+						<div class="field">
+							<label data-i18n="downloads.source">Source:</label>
+							<div class="ui selection dropdown" id="coreSourceDropdown">
+								<input type="hidden" value="apothecary">
+								<i class="dropdown icon"></i>
+								<div class="text">Apothecary</div>
+								<div class="menu">
+									<div class="item" data-value="apothecary" data-i18n="downloads.sourceApothecary">Apothecary (recommended)</div>
+									<div class="item" data-value="oflibs" data-i18n="downloads.sourceOfLibs">ofLibs (experimental)</div>
+									<div class="item" data-value="archive" data-i18n="downloads.sourceArchive">Archive (libs.danoli3.com)</div>
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						</div>
 						<div class="field">
 							<label data-i18n="downloads.release">Release:</label>
 							<div class="ui selection dropdown" id="coreReleaseDropdown">
@@ -356,6 +369,7 @@ <h4 class="ui dividing header" data-i18n="downloads.coreHeader">Core libraries</
 							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					<p class="ui small grey text" id="coreSourceNote"></p>
 					<div class="field">
 						<div class="ui orange button" id="downloadCoreLibsButton" data-i18n="button.downloadCoreLibs" onclick="downloadCoreLibs()">Download core libraries</div>
 						<div class="ui olive button" id="ofMenuStatusButton" data-i18n="button.checkStatus" onclick="runOfMenuCommand('status')">Check Status</div>
diff --git a/frontend/index.js b/frontend/index.js
index 727a2867..3b740e6e 100644
--- a/frontend/index.js
+++ b/frontend/index.js
@@ -1373,9 +1373,57 @@ function corePlatformsFor(ofPath) {
     return fs.readdirSync(scriptsDir).filter((dir) => dir !== 'dev' && fs.existsSync(path.join(scriptsDir, dir, 'download_libs.sh')));
 }
 
-ipcMain.on('getLibReleases', (event, { ofPath, refresh }) => {
+const OFLIBS_REPO = 'ofWorks/ofLibs';
+const ARCHIVE_BASE = 'https://libs.danoli3.com';
+
+// platforms lib_sources.sh can map for each non-apothecary source (ofLibsPlatform / archivePlatformToken)
+const SOURCE_PLATFORMS = {
+    oflibs: ['osx', 'macos', 'linux', 'linux64', 'linuxaarch64', 'vs', 'msys2', 'emscripten'],
+    archive: ['osx', 'macos', 'ios', 'android', 'vs', 'msys2', 'linux'],
+};
+
+let ofLibsReleases = null;
+let archiveVersions = null;
+
+function fetchOfLibsReleases(refresh) {
+    if (ofLibsReleases && !refresh) return Promise.resolve(ofLibsReleases);
+    return githubJSON(`https://api.github.com/repos/${OFLIBS_REPO}/releases?per_page=30`).then((releases) => {
+        ofLibsReleases = releases.map((r) => ({ tag: r.tag_name, prerelease: r.prerelease, published: r.published_at }));
+        return ofLibsReleases;
+    });
+}
+
+// same directory-listing scrape as listArchiveVersions in lib_sources.sh, newest first
+function fetchArchiveVersions(refresh) {
+    if (archiveVersions && !refresh) return Promise.resolve(archiveVersions);
+    return fetch(`${ARCHIVE_BASE}/?dir=versions`, { headers: { 'User-Agent': 'openFrameworks-projectGenerator' } }).then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText} (${ARCHIVE_BASE})`);
+        return res.text();
+    }).then((html) => {
+        const versions = [...new Set([...html.matchAll(/versions\/(v\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)/g)].map((m) => m[1]))];
+        const key = (v) => v.slice(1).split('.').map(Number);
+        versions.sort((a, b) => {
+            const [x, y] = [key(a), key(b)];
+            for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) if ((y[i] || 0) !== (x[i] || 0)) return (y[i] || 0) - (x[i] || 0);
+            return 0;
+        });
+        archiveVersions = versions.map((tag) => ({ tag, prerelease: false, published: null }));
+        return archiveVersions;
+    });
+}
+
+const settle = (promise) => promise.then((value) => ({ value }), (error) => ({ value: [], error: error.message }));
+
+ipcMain.on('getLibReleases', async (event, { ofPath, refresh }) => {
+    const [oflibs, archive] = await Promise.all([settle(fetchOfLibsReleases(refresh)), settle(fetchArchiveVersions(refresh))]);
+    const corePlatforms = corePlatformsFor(ofPath);
+    const sources = {
+        oflibs: { releases: oflibs.value, platforms: corePlatforms.filter((p) => SOURCE_PLATFORMS.oflibs.includes(p)), error: oflibs.error },
+        archive: { releases: archive.value, platforms: corePlatforms.filter((p) => SOURCE_PLATFORMS.archive.includes(p)), error: archive.error },
+    };
     fetchApothecaryReleases(refresh).then((releases) => {
         event.sender.send('libReleases', {
+            sources,
             releases: releases.map((r) => ({
                 tag: r.tag,
                 name: r.name,
@@ -1398,20 +1446,29 @@ function stripProgressRedraws(text) {
     return text.replace(/[^\n]*\r(?!\n)/g, '');
 }
 
-ipcMain.on('downloadCoreLibs', (event, { ofPath, tag, platform }) => {
+ipcMain.on('downloadCoreLibs', (event, { ofPath, source, tag, platform }) => {
     const send = (msg) => { if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('consoleMessage', msg); };
     const done = (ok) => { if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('downloadCoreLibsDone', { ok }); };
 
-    const script = path.join(ofPath || '', 'scripts', platform || '', 'download_libs.sh');
-    if (!ofPath || !platform || !fs.existsSync(script)) {
+    const script = source === 'oflibs' || source === 'archive'
+        ? path.join(ofPath || '', 'scripts', 'dev', 'lib_sources.sh')
+        : path.join(ofPath || '', 'scripts', platform || '', 'download_libs.sh');
+    if (!ofPath || !platform || !tag || !fs.existsSync(script)) {
         send(`<br><strong>${t('msg.error')}</strong> ${t('downloads.scriptMissing', { script })}<br>`);
         done(false);
         return;
     }
 
-    const args = [script];
-    if (tag && tag !== 'latest') args.push('-t', tag);
-    send(`<br><em>${t('downloads.coreStarting', { tag: tag || 'latest', platform })}</em><br>`);
+    let args;
+    if (source === 'oflibs') {
+        args = ['-c', 'source "$1" && downloadOfLibs "$2" "$3" "$4" core', 'bash', script, ofPath, tag, platform];
+    } else if (source === 'archive') {
+        args = ['-c', 'source "$1" && downloadArchiveRelease "$2" "$3" "$4" "" libs', 'bash', script, ofPath, tag, platform];
+    } else {
+        args = [script];
+        if (tag !== 'latest') args.push('-t', tag);
+    }
+    send(`<br><em>${t('downloads.coreStarting', { tag: `${source || 'apothecary'} ${tag}`, platform })}</em><br>`);
 
     let child;
     try {
diff --git a/frontend/locales/de.json b/frontend/locales/de.json
index 0dbbfb81..97fcc3b6 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/de.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} modulare(s) Paket(e) installiert.",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Kernbibliotheken herunterladen",
   "button.downloadSelected": "Auswahl herunterladen ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "Aktualisieren"
+  "button.refresh": "Aktualisieren",
+  "downloads.source": "Quelle:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (empfohlen)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (experimentell)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "Archiv (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "Vorkompilierte Pakete von openframeworks/apothecary - das Standard-Layout von openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "ofWorks/ofLibs-Zips pro Bibliothek, installiert nach libs/<lib>. Auf ofWorks ausgerichtet, manche Bibliotheken brauchen evtl. Pfadanpassungen.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "Historische openFrameworks-Releases von libs.danoli3.com - führt das libs/ dieses Releases in diesen Checkout zusammen.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "Archiv {{tag}} ersetzt ganze libs/-Ordner (einschließlich libs/openFrameworks) durch die aus diesem Release. Fortfahren?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/en.json b/frontend/locales/en.json
index f5bfef80..5088f318 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/en.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} modular package(s) installed.",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Download core libraries",
   "button.downloadSelected": "Download selected ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "Refresh"
+  "button.refresh": "Refresh",
+  "downloads.source": "Source:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (recommended)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (experimental)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "Archive (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "openframeworks/apothecary prebuilt packages - the standard openFrameworks layout.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "ofWorks/ofLibs per-library zips, installed into libs/<lib>. ofWorks-oriented, some libs may need path tweaks.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "Historical openFrameworks releases from libs.danoli3.com - merges that release's libs/ into this checkout.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "Archive {{tag}} replaces whole libs/ folders (including libs/openFrameworks) with the ones from that release. Continue?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/es.json b/frontend/locales/es.json
index a7bd71de..4d2d4719 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/es.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/es.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} paquete(s) modular(es) instalado(s).",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Descargar bibliotecas principales",
   "button.downloadSelected": "Descargar seleccionadas ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "Actualizar"
+  "button.refresh": "Actualizar",
+  "downloads.source": "Origen:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (recomendado)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (experimental)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "Archivo (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "Paquetes precompilados de openframeworks/apothecary - la estructura estándar de openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "Zips por biblioteca de ofWorks/ofLibs, instalados en libs/<lib>. Orientado a ofWorks, algunas bibliotecas pueden necesitar ajustes de rutas.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "Versiones históricas de openFrameworks desde libs.danoli3.com - combina el libs/ de esa versión con esta copia.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "El archivo {{tag}} reemplaza carpetas completas de libs/ (incluida libs/openFrameworks) por las de esa versión. ¿Continuar?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/fr.json b/frontend/locales/fr.json
index 1fc3a1eb..8a80a8ba 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/fr.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} paquet(s) modulaire(s) installé(s).",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Télécharger les bibliothèques principales",
   "button.downloadSelected": "Télécharger la sélection ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "Actualiser"
+  "button.refresh": "Actualiser",
+  "downloads.source": "Source :",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (recommandé)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (expérimental)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "Archive (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "Paquets précompilés openframeworks/apothecary - la structure standard d'openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "Zips par bibliothèque d'ofWorks/ofLibs, installés dans libs/<lib>. Orienté ofWorks, certaines bibliothèques peuvent nécessiter des ajustements de chemins.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "Versions historiques d'openFrameworks depuis libs.danoli3.com - fusionne le libs/ de cette version dans ce dépôt.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "L'archive {{tag}} remplace des dossiers libs/ entiers (y compris libs/openFrameworks) par ceux de cette version. Continuer ?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ja.json b/frontend/locales/ja.json
index 95150613..5b656c9e 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ja.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ja.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} 個のモジュラーパッケージをインストールしました。",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "コアライブラリをダウンロード",
   "button.downloadSelected": "選択項目をダウンロード ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "更新"
+  "button.refresh": "更新",
+  "downloads.source": "ソース:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (推奨)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (実験的)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "アーカイブ (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "openframeworks/apothecary のビルド済みパッケージ - 標準の openFrameworks 構成です。",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "ofWorks/ofLibs のライブラリ単位の zip を libs/<lib> にインストールします。ofWorks 向けのため、一部のライブラリはパス調整が必要な場合があります。",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "libs.danoli3.com の過去の openFrameworks リリース - そのリリースの libs/ をこのチェックアウトにマージします。",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "アーカイブ {{tag}} は libs/ 内のフォルダ (libs/openFrameworks を含む) をそのリリースのものに丸ごと置き換えます。続行しますか?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ko.json b/frontend/locales/ko.json
index 39fc5c56..512501bd 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ko.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ko.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "모듈형 패키지 {{count}}개를 설치했습니다.",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "코어 라이브러리 다운로드",
   "button.downloadSelected": "선택 항목 다운로드 ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "새로 고침"
+  "button.refresh": "새로 고침",
+  "downloads.source": "소스:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (권장)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (실험적)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "아카이브 (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "openframeworks/apothecary 미리 빌드된 패키지 - 표준 openFrameworks 구조입니다.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "ofWorks/ofLibs 라이브러리별 zip을 libs/<lib>에 설치합니다. ofWorks 중심이라 일부 라이브러리는 경로 조정이 필요할 수 있습니다.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "libs.danoli3.com의 이전 openFrameworks 릴리스 - 해당 릴리스의 libs/를 이 체크아웃에 병합합니다.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "아카이브 {{tag}}은(는) libs/ 폴더 전체(libs/openFrameworks 포함)를 해당 릴리스의 것으로 교체합니다. 계속할까요?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/pt.json b/frontend/locales/pt.json
index 0531025d..59577da6 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/pt.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/pt.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "{{count}} pacote(s) modular(es) instalado(s).",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Baixar bibliotecas principais",
   "button.downloadSelected": "Baixar selecionadas ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "Atualizar"
+  "button.refresh": "Atualizar",
+  "downloads.source": "Origem:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (recomendado)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (experimental)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "Arquivo (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "Pacotes pré-compilados do openframeworks/apothecary - a estrutura padrão do openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "Zips por biblioteca do ofWorks/ofLibs, instalados em libs/<lib>. Voltado ao ofWorks, algumas bibliotecas podem precisar de ajustes de caminho.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "Versões históricas do openFrameworks em libs.danoli3.com - mescla o libs/ dessa versão neste checkout.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "O arquivo {{tag}} substitui pastas inteiras de libs/ (incluindo libs/openFrameworks) pelas dessa versão. Continuar?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/ru.json b/frontend/locales/ru.json
index 81e11370..5e716fbe 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/ru.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "Установлено модульных пакетов: {{count}}.",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "Загрузить основные библиотеки",
   "button.downloadSelected": "Загрузить выбранные ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "Обновить"
+  "button.refresh": "Обновить",
+  "downloads.source": "Источник:",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary (рекомендуется)",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs (экспериментально)",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "Архив (libs.danoli3.com)",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "Готовые пакеты openframeworks/apothecary - стандартная структура openFrameworks.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "Zip-архивы ofWorks/ofLibs по одной библиотеке, устанавливаются в libs/<lib>. Ориентировано на ofWorks, некоторым библиотекам могут понадобиться правки путей.",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "Старые релизы openFrameworks с libs.danoli3.com - объединяет libs/ этого релиза с текущей копией.",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "Архив {{tag}} полностью заменит папки в libs/ (включая libs/openFrameworks) папками из этого релиза. Продолжить?"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json b/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
index 8b5bddcb..94f236af 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -134,5 +134,13 @@
   "downloads.modularDone": "已安装 {{count}} 个模块化包。",
   "button.downloadCoreLibs": "下载核心库",
   "button.downloadSelected": "下载所选 ({{count}})",
-  "button.refresh": "刷新"
+  "button.refresh": "刷新",
+  "downloads.source": "来源：",
+  "downloads.sourceApothecary": "Apothecary（推荐）",
+  "downloads.sourceOfLibs": "ofLibs（实验性）",
+  "downloads.sourceArchive": "归档（libs.danoli3.com）",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.apothecary": "openframeworks/apothecary 预编译包 - 标准的 openFrameworks 目录结构。",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.oflibs": "ofWorks/ofLibs 单库 zip，安装到 libs/<lib>。面向 ofWorks，部分库可能需要调整路径。",
+  "downloads.sourceNote.archive": "来自 libs.danoli3.com 的历史 openFrameworks 版本 - 将该版本的 libs/ 合并到当前目录。",
+  "downloads.archiveConfirm": "归档 {{tag}} 会用该版本的内容整体替换 libs/ 下的文件夹（包括 libs/openFrameworks）。是否继续？"
 }