Announcements
Announcements come in two kinds. Notices are about the project itself and are worth interrupting you for once; release notes are what changed in a version. This page carries the same text the app shows, newest first, and the app keeps it under Toolbox → Announcements.
Notices
Where to download this
We have had reports of unofficial, seemingly repackaged copies of the Beanfun launcher circulating.
For every release, the development team gives out one thing: a link to that version's exe on GitHub. What we hand over is always a link, never a file.
So if someone sent you the executable itself, or you got it from a file locker, a forum repost or a chat attachment, it did not come from us. MapleLink and Beanfun publish separately, and neither hands out files on the other's behalf.
Before you download it and before you run it, make sure the source is one you can trust. If it did not come from a recognised source, delete it and download it again. A repackaged build can carry anything, and your account and password go through it.
Project status and dual-track development
MapleLink is developed side by side with the original Beanfun to give players more flexibility. Each project has a clear role:
- MapleLink (this project): built for MapleStory players only, rewritten from scratch on a lightweight architecture, and serving as the proving ground for new techniques and fast diagnosis of sign-in problems.
- Beanfun: aims to support every Gamania game, with continued optimisation and broad compatibility.
On the dual-track development of Beanfun and MapleLink (pungin/Beanfun#323)
Release notes
What changed in each version is listed below; the full history and downloads are on GitHub Releases. Release notes never ride the ticker at the top of the page and never open on launch — the ticker carries notices only.
MapleLink v0.6.1
New
- The game client manager works behind accelerators: the official manifest comes straight from beanfun over HTTPS, and connections follow the Windows system proxy
- Choose where the manifest comes from — Automatic, beanfun or the HiNet catalog; Automatic remembers the source that works, and Test sources compares both
- Repairs show a progress bar per file, the list updates live, and finished files are unticked
- Set how many files download at once
- The window header shows the official version, the installed client, disk space and network status
- Extra files can be picked and moved to the Recycle Bin
Safer
- Only a manifest whose download address is beanfun's official CDN over HTTPS is accepted; an edited copy is refused
- Cleaning up extra files never follows a link and never moves a file listed in the official manifest
Fixed
- A dropped connection on one file is retried instead of failing the whole repair
- Dropdown lists were unreadable on the dark theme
- A settings dropdown was cut off by its card
- The onboarding Skip button could not be clicked
- Error messages said [object Object] instead of what went wrong
- Secondary text lacked contrast and was hard to read
Other
- The website's game client page and UI demo are up to date
MapleLink v0.6.0
New
- Game client manager: check, repair and install the client from the official manifest
- Built-in beanfun browser with an address bar and connection details
- Add game accounts straight from the account list
- Compact mode, with a reorganised toolbox
- Custom accent colour
- The official website is live, with the guide, downloads and playable UI demos
Safer
- Auto-update verifies a signature we hold; the download is saved to a file and checked before anything is replaced
- Every connection verifies its certificate, and reads from outside sources are capped
- The WebView renderer sandbox is no longer turned off
Fixed
- OTP auto-paste no longer lands in the account field
- QR sign-in refresh, copy and countdown, and the window size
- Paths when the Windows user name contains non-ASCII characters
- Tab close and new-tab buttons were too small
- A browser toolbar tooltip covered the address bar
Other
- The bundled font keeps only the characters the UI uses, so it is smaller
- Dead code removed, and one path after sign-in
- Dependency security updates