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ronen1n Posts: 27
1 days ago
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[Plugin] GitHub SPS Updater & Community Publisher
A plugin for SyMenu that automatically finds and applies updates to apps in your custom suites, lets you add new apps easily, and allows UGMFree uploaders to sync and publish community .sps packages directly to SyMenu servers.
Plugin Features
Adding apps:- Add from GitHub: Paste a repo or release link (owner/repo or full URL) — auto-detects version, release date, asset, main .exe, and extracts the icon.
- Add by direct download link: Paste any .zip, .7z, or .exe URL.
- Add from PortableApps library: Search and add apps directly from the offline PortableApps catalog into your custom suite.
- Icon support: Auto-extracts icons from executables/archives, or browse any custom image (.ico, .png, .jpg, .bmp — auto-converted to 16×16 Base64).
- Auto-configured metadata: Automatically fills in publisher, description, and SPS schema fields (Creative Commons 4.0 license, category).
Updating apps:- Auto check & update via GitHub: Tracks upstream releases, tags, and asset naming patterns.
- Auto update via Webscrape rules: Regex-based scraping for apps without GitHub (scrapes version from download page + downloads via template).
- NirSoft & JetBrains updates: Built-in update tracking for NirSoft tools and JetBrains standalone products.
- Background startup check: Can check for updates quietly on SyMenu startup (configurable interval) with tray notifications.
- 100% Native SyMenu updates: The plugin only updates the local .sps definition files. SyMenu's native updater handles the actual downloading, unpacking, and installing.
UGMFree SPS Publisher (for uploaders):- Check uploader apps: Compares your local custom suite packages against the packages currently live on UGMFree servers under your account.
- One-click publish: Push updated .sps definitions directly to UGMFree without needing external tools.
- Schema validator: Pre-checks categories, packer formats, executable paths, and required metadata before uploading to prevent server errors.
Security & Verification:- VirusTotal integration: Automatically queries VirusTotal API v3 for scan ratios and embeds report permalinks.
- Detection limit guard: Blocks updating a package if VirusTotal detections exceed your threshold.
Menu & Suite Tools:- Prune menu shortcuts: Keep alternative executables you don't use (e.g. 32-bit versions, CLI variants, or secondary companion tools in the same app) from being re-added to your menu every time the app updates.
- Remove duplicate shortcuts: Clean up duplicate entries across suites.
- Merge PortableApps: Import and link apps from an existing PortableApps directory structure.
RequirementsInstallationDownload.Extract the folder into:<SyMenu>\Plugin\SyMenuGitHubUpdater\ Restart SyMenu.Access via Plugin → GitHub SPS updater.
Optional Settings
Inside the plugin window, click Settings...:
- GitHub Token: Recommended to increase rate limits from 60 requests/hour to 5,000/hour.
- VirusTotal API Key: If you want automated malware scanning before updating.
- UGMFree Account: Enter your forum username & password if you want to publish community .sps packages.
This post and most of the plugin done by AI so if you need any other explanation for what the plugin doing or want any change that will make sense please let me know
This plugin approved by SyMenu author for pro users
This plugin still has some bugs so use at your own risk
The idea for this plugin is to make adding and updating apps to SyMenu easier
Please tell me what you think
Edit:
- Auto-detect vendor APIs & direct releases: Out of the box, popular standalone tools (such as JetBrains' dotPeek, IntelliJ Community, PyCharm Community, NirSoft tools, etc.) are automatically mapped to their official vendor update APIs by name without requiring a GitHub link or manual regex configuration.
### Changelog — Version 2.0.1
**Fixes & UI Improvements:**
* **SyMenu Auto-Hide Fixed:** Resolved an issue where SyMenu stayed stuck on-screen and stopped auto-hiding on losing focus. The plugin now explicitly dismisses the SyMenu dropdown upon launching and runs its window on an isolated thread, leaving SyMenu's taskbar auto-hide behavior completely untouched.
* **Settings Dialog Layout:** Fixed a layout issue where the "Save" and "Cancel" buttons were cut off at the bottom on initial opening. The dialog now defaults to a taller size and includes vertical auto-scrolling for smaller displays.
* **PortableApps Directory Layout & New Suite Creation:**
* Fixed an issue where the "Visit website" button was pushed to an invisible second row under high-DPI scaling.
* Added the ability to enter a **new suite name directly** in the "Target Suite" dropdown (selecting an existing suite or typing a new suite to install to).
* Fixed dark theme rendering for editable dropdowns (eliminated white background flashing/selection glitches and restored the dropdown arrow).
* **SPS Community Publisher:** Fixed overlapping text between the account status label (`Account: (not configured)`) and the `(Settings)` link.
* **Expanded Archive Compatibility (RAR / ZIP / 7Z):** Fixed check error `PackerFormat 'zip' does not match the download '.rar'`. SyMenu extracts RAR, ZIP, and 7Z interchangeably with 7-Zip; the updater now treats archive formats interchangeably and automatically updates the `<PackerFormat>` tag in the definition to match upstream.
* **Expanded Vendor API Rules:** Added automatic JetBrains API tracking for dotPeek, IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, PyCharm Community Edition, and JetBrains Gateway.
Download SyMenuGitHubUpdater-2.0.2.zip:
https://f2h.io/on7d4h1ca0ct
edited by ronen1n on 11/11/2026
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