# DarkMatter | DarkForge IDE / SDK 1.3.0 Beta

**Status:** Officially test ready  
**Distribution:** Private beta, no public download  
**Developer:** DarkMatter Software | K0NxT3D

DarkForge 1.3.0 Beta is an integrated Linux development package combining an IDE, SDK, project control center, module platform, environment manager, task runner, dependency store, documentation workflow, packaging tools, delivery tools, and selectable themes.

## Beta access

DarkForge is not currently offered as a public download. Developers and testers interested in joining the beta group can apply through the DarkMatter Software Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/DarkMatterSoftware

## What changed

The original 0.3.0 development release established the stable technical foundation: project scaffolding, source editing, isolated Python environments, project intelligence, build history, release preparation, SQLite-backed project metadata, and protection of system Python.

DarkForge 1.3.0 expands that foundation into an entirely new IDE / SDK package with:

- Project and module workspaces
- Kode source editor integration
- Local project environment creation
- Integrated task execution and console output
- Shared dependency, wheel, and package storage
- Manifest-driven plug-and-play modules
- Quick Launch module navigation with customizable ordering
- Documentation, packaging, testing, and delivery routes
- Theme selection and theme-aware interface components
- Icon-aware projects and modules with symbol fallback

## Default module ecosystem

- **Kode** — primary source development workspace
- **ModUI** — module manifest builder and module maintenance tool
- **LUX** — WYSIWYG documentation engine and CMS
- **CVE Explorer** — dependency-chain and vulnerability intelligence
- **Desktop Generator** — packaging and desktop launcher generation
- **SkinLab** — skin, background, and interface customization laboratory
- **PyCleaner** — Python environment discovery and maintenance
- **FlexHost** — portable local project hosting
- **VoidCrawler** — delivery, file serving, documentation, and downloads
- **Ikonify** — application icon creation and preparation

Modules are stored beneath `Modules/`, described through `darkforge.module.json`, discovered by DarkForge, and launched according to their manifest. Independent process launch keeps tools isolated while allowing them to behave as one coordinated development system.

## Environment and storage model

DarkForge keeps its own runtime separate from project environments. Project tasks use the selected project interpreter, while reusable downloads and wheels can be retained in shared storage. This protects system Python and reduces repeated dependency downloads.

```text
DarkForge/
├── IDE/
├── Modules/
├── Storage/
│   ├── wheels/
│   ├── package-cache/
│   └── requirements/
└── tools/
```

## Themes

The Beta includes DarkForge Default, Forge Light, and Dark Sorcerer. Theme-aware styling now carries across project spaces, module views, tabs, headers, controls, and navigation. SkinLab provides the path toward developer-created visual skins and image-backed interface areas.

## Project history

DarkForge grew through deliberate checkpoints. The stable early baseline was frozen when later experimentation damaged editing reliability. Those unsuccessful changes were rejected rather than normalized. The project was then rebuilt around a master control panel and a modular architecture, allowing useful DarkMatter applications to become independently maintainable default modules.

Version 1.3.0 is the first release formally designated **Beta** and **test ready**.