Ascendara 12.1: four new debrid services and a lighter app

Ascendara 12.1 is mostly about debrid. TorBox is no longer the only option: Real-Debrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize and Debrid-Link now work too, and you can use more than one at the same time. The app also got lighter on your PC, with less work in the background and a new way to turn off heavy effects.

Four new debrid services

You can now connect Real-Debrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize and Debrid-Link alongside TorBox. Each one handles both direct links from supported hosts and torrents. When a cloud torrent finishes, Ascendara downloads and extracts it like any other game.

• Real-Debrid: sign in with a short code on real-debrid.com instead of pasting a private token. Your sign-in renews itself
• AllDebrid: sign in with a PIN
• Premiumize: see how much of your fair use you have left
• Debrid-Link: hosts that are offline are skipped automatically
• TorBox keeps working as before, and stays turned on after you update

A Debrid page in Settings

Debrid now has its own page in Settings. The main toggle is at the top, followed by the priority order, which decides which service Ascendara tries first. You can pause a service without signing out, and each one links to its own guide in the docs.

Downloads from every service now share one page, with a picker to switch between them. It lists torrents that are still being prepared, and you can choose to remove finished torrents from AllDebrid, Premiumize and Debrid-Link. Torrents that haven't made progress in 3 days are no longer waited on.

Pick a service for one download

The download panel has a new service picker. Leave it on Default to follow your priority order, pick a specific service, or choose No debrid. The choice only applies to that download and never changes your saved order. If the service you picked can't handle that link, Ascendara tells you before you start.

A lighter app

Ascendara uses less CPU while it sits in the background, and it starts faster. Covers load more quickly, download folders are read at the same time, and the achievement watcher starts after the app is on screen.

The new Motion & Effects section in Settings has a Reduce Effects toggle. It turns off blur, page transitions and looping animations, and stops the home carousel from scrolling by itself. It's useful on lower-end PCs or while you're playing.

• The navigation bar can shrink to colored dots while you scroll. You can turn this off in Settings
• Optional pages slide in and out of the navigation bar when you turn them on or off
• A redesigned highlighted game card in Search

Safer API keys

Saved API keys are now stored in your system's keychain on Windows, macOS and Linux where it's available. Your existing keys move over automatically, and keys are no longer copied into recovery points.

Also in 12.1

• Ascendara warns you and explains what to do when antivirus removes a game's Online-Fix files
• Ascendara can repair itself when some of its own files are missing
• A redesigned support dialog
• A new Ascend lifetime member badge and a celebration after you sign up
• Upcoming Ascend release dates show on the right day
• A more compact personalize step when setting up Ascendara
• The app waits for the game index to sync before it opens
• The game info spinner stops when Steam doesn't answer

The full list of changes is in the 12.1.0 changelog.