Project Kestrel release sparrow-2026.02.12

[SanjaySoniLV]

Announcing Project Kestrel release sparrow-2026.02.12!

Kestrel is now available for download on both Windows and MacOS (arm)!

Windows Users

Download Kestrel Sparrow-2026.02.12 Windows Setup.exe to install Kestrel on your computer.

If you would prefer to directly run Kestrel executables, download Kestrel Analyzer sparrow-2026.02.12 Windows.exe and Kestrel Visualizer sparrow-2026.02.12 Windows.exe

MacOS (arm) Users

Download Kestrel Sparrow-2026.02.12 MacOS Setup.pkg to install Kestrel on your computer.

NOTE: Kestrel is not currently signed and MacOS security may block installation. It may be easier to download Kestrel Analyzer sparrow-2026.02.12 MacOS.app and Kestrel Visualizer sparrow-2026.02.12 MacOS.app and directly run the executables.

• If directly running the .app files does not work, try right-clicking them and clicking "Open"
• Kestrel Analyzer may take 1-2 minutes to load on MacOS

Key Release Notes

• macOS Release
• Full Removal of ImageMagick dependency
• Upgrade to PyQt6 and rawpy leading to significant performance improvements
• Several bug fixes and behavioral tweaks

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