Free Sound Recorder 8.9.0 — Brand / Light-Dark preview, 2026-10-17

Build: open PowerShell in this folder and run .\BUILD-PREVIEW.ps1
Requires .NET SDK 10 and NuGet restore of the pinned package versions.
Output: ../01-Run/AudioToolSoundRecorder.exe, brand.ini, web/, www/, license notices.
Keep the entire output folder together. The .NET runtime is included.
Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime must be available on the preview computer.
This command does not sign, create Setup, install RK, or upload anything.

Branding: edit the UTF-8 brand.ini beside the executable and restart.
[Brand] Name and WebsiteUrl control visible identity and the About/homepage link.
ProductId selects the per-user LocalAppData directory; keep it stable for upgrades.
IconFile optionally names a valid .ico next to the exe for the window icon.
The compiled exe filename, assembly identity, and PE icon require a rebuild to change.
[Appearance] DefaultTheme is light or dark and is used before a user chooses a theme.
The user's theme choice is persisted in LocalAppData/<ProductId>/appearance.json.
Do not put secrets or passwords in brand.ini. It is public deployment configuration.

The original recording and audio-editing engine is preserved. Source and old signed
3.1.0 Setup are separately archived in ../07-Archive/Original-3.1.0.
