From 367b96df0f003e1e75db44e4f859bee7541d7007 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gykes <24581046+Gykes@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:06:25 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Bug Fix: Update Macos Version Check (#6289)

---
 internal/api/check_version.go | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/internal/api/check_version.go b/internal/api/check_version.go
index 6279997d7..f4c2950f1 100644
--- a/internal/api/check_version.go
+++ b/internal/api/check_version.go
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sys/cpu"
@@ -36,6 +38,24 @@ var stashReleases = func() map[string]string {
 	}
 }
 
+// isMacOSBundle checks if the application is running from within a macOS .app bundle
+func isMacOSBundle() bool {
+	exec, err := os.Executable()
+	return err == nil && strings.Contains(exec, "Stash.app/")
+}
+
+// getWantedRelease determines which release variant to download based on platform and bundle type
+func getWantedRelease(platform string) string {
+	release := stashReleases()[platform]
+
+	// On macOS, check if running from .app bundle
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" && isMacOSBundle() {
+		return "Stash.app.zip"
+	}
+
+	return release
+}
+
 type githubReleasesResponse struct {
 	Url              string
 	Assets_url       string
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@ func GetLatestRelease(ctx context.Context) (*LatestRelease, error) {
 	}
 
 	platform := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, arch)
-	wantedRelease := stashReleases()[platform]
+	wantedRelease := getWantedRelease(platform)
 
 	url := apiReleases
 	if build.IsDevelop() {