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-# tek
-
-[![Please don't upload to GitHub](https://nogithub.codeberg.page/badge.svg)](https://nogithub.codeberg.page)
+# tek [![Please don't upload to GitHub](https://nogithub.codeberg.page/badge.svg)](https://nogithub.codeberg.page)
 
 a music making program for your terminal
 
-## project status
-
-for roadmap, see https://codeberg.org/unspeaker/tek/milestones
-
-> [!WARNING]
->
-> As of 2024-10-25, I'm on track to release `tek 0.2.0` sometime in December 2024.
-> I plan to tag the previous working prototype (as seen in the demos published in the
-> [tek channel at basspistol's peertube](https://v.basspistol.org/c/tek/videos)) as `0.1.0`—
-> once I've identified the appropriate commit!
->
-> I've been dreaming of this project for a decade, and finally had the experience and peace of mind
-> to start building it in late May 2024.  I quickly reached the limit of how much of the UI I can
-> write imperatively, so I started refactoring it in a more declarative style. The new interface
-> logic is holding out pretty well, though it's not presently without its warts.
->
-> Your moral support means a lot to me. Feel free to [contact me on Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@unspeaker)!
-> (Especially if you know how to host LV2 plugin UIs in `winit`; or how to relink abandoned Win32
-> VST2s into LV2 or CLAP monoliths 😁)
->
-> Love,
->
-> (a rogue knowledge worker in a cyberpunk dystopia)
+![Screenshot](https://codeberg.org/unspeaker/tek/attachments/549efab7-f46b-438b-9508-cd499d044b41)
 
 ## what it does
 
@@ -34,6 +10,33 @@ Tek is a [MIDI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI) sequencer, sampler, and plug
 for the Linux terminal. It's written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), and targets
 [JACK](https://jackaudio.org/) (or [Pipewire](https://www.pipewire.org/)'s JACK implementation).
 
+> [!NOTE]
+>
+> I've been dreaming of this project for a decade, and finally had the experience and peace of mind
+> to start building it in late May 2024.
+>
+> I quickly reached the limit of how much of the UI I can write imperatively,
+> so I started refactoring... and refactoring... and refactoring... you know
+> how it is.
+
+## project status
+
+for roadmap, see https://codeberg.org/unspeaker/tek/milestones
+
+> [!NOTE]
+>
+> As of 2024-12-25, the release window has been open since 2024-12-10.
+> [6 alpha/beta versions have been published on the Releases page](https://codeberg.org/unspeaker/tek/releases).
+
+> [!NOTE]
+>
+> I still want to tag the first working prototypes (as seen in the demos published in the
+> [tek channel at basspistol's peertube](https://v.basspistol.org/c/tek/videos)) as `0.1.0`—
+> once I've identified the appropriate commit!
+
+[^0]: (Especially if you know how to host LV2 plugin UIs in `winit`;
+or how to relink abandoned Win32 VST2s into LV2 or CLAP monoliths 😁)
+
 ## design goals
 
 ### lightweight
@@ -76,10 +79,7 @@ looking for an excuse to embed a
 
 ### downloads
 
-> [!WARNING]
->
-> Binaries are currently unavailable. Right now your only option is to build from source.
-> In the future I plan to integrate Forgejo Actions / Codeberg CI.
+See the [releases page](https://codeberg.org/unspeaker/tek/releases).
 
 ### building from source
 
@@ -114,3 +114,13 @@ Ardour, and probably others. The main view consists of three sections:
 > Use `Tab` to switch focus between views. Use `Enter` to exclusively focus the highlighted view,
 > and `Esc` to unfocus it. When a view is focused, use the `Arrow Keys` and `Enter` to navigate.
 > Use `;` (semicolon) to open the command palette, which will list the remaining keybindings.
+
+---
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Your moral support means a lot to me. 
+> Feel free to [contact me on Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@unspeaker)![^0]
+>
+> Love,
+> 🤫
+> (a rogue knowledge worker in a cyberpunk dystopia)