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Captain Kill Switch: all versions and old releases

Close every running application in one click from the system tray.

17 versions of Captain Kill Switch are listed here, from July 21, 2026 to the current 0.4.16. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2026: 17 17 26
VersionDateSizeFiles
0.4.16Latest October 22, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Captain Kill Switch 0.4.16

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.16
0.4.15 October 12, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Arch/AUR installs get their update from their package manager

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.15
0.4.14 October 8, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
honest signature telemetry from the first event; site never serves unsigned Windows downloads

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.14
0.4.13 October 7, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Windows updates from a site download land immediately, even with launch-at-login off

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.13
0.4.12 October 7, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Windows updates from a site download actually land; Macs check while running; Linux tray waits for login

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.12
0.4.11 October 2, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
updates that finish on macOS, and Linux .deb installs that update at all

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.11
0.4.10 October 1, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
the Mac app comes back after updating; no console flash on Windows (#203)

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.10
0.4.9 October 1, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
the Windows app is now signed inside the installer; signed macOS pkg (#191)

Full notes: https://github.com/captainkillswitch/downloads/releases/tag/v0.4.9
0.4.8 September 20, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
- Fixes a bug that could stop the app starting at all: a single running copy
could mistake itself for a second one and exit silently, with no window and
no tray icon.
- An update that fails now says so. Previously a failed update was invisible,
so an install could sit behind for weeks with nobody aware, and a failed
attempt could retry in a loop.
0.4.6 September 19, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
- Windows self-update is rebuilt: it now asks for elevation explicitly,
records what the installer actually returned, and restarts the app only
on a genuine success. Declining the prompt is treated as a choice - no
retry loop, and the app stays usable.
- No other user-visible change in this release.
0.4.5 September 16, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
- Windows: apps that hide to the tray on close (Discord, Slack, Steam,
Spotify, browsers in background mode) are now asked to end their
session instead of being force-terminated; close requests go only to
real application windows.
- Launch at login is on by default for new installs and can be turned
off from the tray menu. Existing installs are unchanged.
- New "Send Feedback..." item in the tray menu.
- The one-time "ways to help" note appears after three sweeps.
0.4.4 August 28, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
The Windows installer is now code-signed. It shows a verified publisher
(Dragon Hedge Pty Ltd) instead of an unknown-publisher warning.
- No functional changes since 0.4.3.
0.4.3 August 23, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Fixes a Windows auto-update retry loop. A machine that failed to apply an
update could relaunch, report the update as installed, come back on the old
version and repeat every few seconds.
- The automatic check no longer retries the same target version within an
hour, and reports the failure instead of a false success.
- Manual update checks are never affected.
- No change to tray behavior, kill behavior, exclusions or the two-second
force floor.
0.4.2 August 12, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Windows: the app no longer needs the WebView2 runtime at all. The tray is
now a native Windows implementation, so machines without (or with a broken)
WebView2 runtime start correctly instead of failing silently.
- Same tray menu, kill behavior, exclusions and two-second force floor.
- Installs upgrade in place; auto-update from 0.3.x works unchanged.
- macOS: the installer now correctly states the macOS 10.15 minimum.
0.4.1 August 9, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Windows: the app no longer needs the WebView2 runtime at all. The tray is
now a native Windows implementation, so machines without (or with a broken)
WebView2 runtime start correctly instead of failing silently.
- Same tray menu, kill behavior, exclusions and two-second force floor.
- Installs upgrade in place; auto-update from 0.3.x works unchanged.
- macOS: the installer now correctly states the macOS 10.15 minimum.
0.3.3 July 31, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
macOS-only feature release; the Windows build carries the shared changes.
- The sweep's one-time "ways to help" note now appears on the tenth sweep of an install, once, and never opens anything by itself.
- No change to Windows targeting, exclusions or the two-second force floor.
0.2.98 July 21, 2026 — 64-bit MSI
Release notes
Immutable installer mirror for v0.2.98. Checksums in SHA256SUMS.txt.
End users should install from https://captainkillswitch.com — these fixed-version assets exist for package managers (winget/AUR/Chocolatey).

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